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Identification of a stimulus-dependent DNase I hypersensitive site between the Ialpha and Calpha exons during immunoglobulin heavy chain class switch recombination. 2000

S J Ono, and G Zhou, and A K Tai, and M Inaba, and K Kinoshita, and T Honjo
Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Schepens Eye Research Institute and Committee on Immunology, Harvard University, 20 Staniford St., Boston, MA, USA. sjono@vision.eri.harvard.edu

The complete humoral response to foreign antigen depends upon two distinct recombination events within the heavy chain locus of immunoglobulin. The first recombination event takes place in what will become the antigen combining site of the antibody molecule, encoded by V, D and J segments. The second recombination event involves the looping-out of large spans of DNA which separate the various clusters of heavy chain exons which define the different immunoglobulin isotypes, or classes. While a great deal has been learned about the nature of the VDJ recombinase, very little is known about the nature of the class-switch recombinase. Using a cell system where class-switch recombination occurs primarily to the IgA locus, we have looked for stimulus-dependent changes in the chromatin structure of the IgA locus which might result from interactions between components of the recombinase and cis-elements within the region. We present evidence that strongly suggests that the class-switch recombinase interacts between the Ialpha and Calpha exons of IgA, just upstream of the highly reiterated DR1 and DR2 elements. However, although multiple potential SMAD-4 sites are located precisely within the DNase I hypersensitive site and 160 bp upstream of that site, we failed to detect any evidence of DNA/protein interactions near the hypersensitive site. Moreover, recombinant SMAD-3/4 proteins fail to interact with these sites with appreciable affinity in vitro. These data suggest that some other structural alteration at this site (e.g. RNA/DNA hybrid) may mediate the nuclease sensitivity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007070 Immunoglobulin A Represents 15-20% of the human serum immunoglobulins, mostly as the 4-chain polymer in humans or dimer in other mammals. Secretory IgA (IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY) is the main immunoglobulin in secretions. IgA,IgA Antibody,IgA1,IgA2,Antibody, IgA
D007134 Immunoglobulin Switch Region A site located in the INTRONS at the 5' end of each constant region segment of a immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene where recombination (or rearrangement) occur during IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS SWITCHING. Ig switch regions are found on genes encoding all five classes (IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES) of IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS. Ig Switch Region,Switch Region, Immunoglobulin,Heavy-Chain Mu Switch Region,Ig Switch Sequences,Ig Switch Regions,Ig Switch Sequence,Immunoglobulin Switch Regions,Region, Ig Switch,Region, Immunoglobulin Switch,Regions, Ig Switch,Regions, Immunoglobulin Switch,Sequence, Ig Switch,Sequences, Ig Switch,Switch Region, Ig,Switch Regions, Ig,Switch Regions, Immunoglobulin,Switch Sequence, Ig,Switch Sequences, Ig
D007143 Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains The largest of polypeptide chains comprising immunoglobulins. They contain 450 to 600 amino acid residues per chain, and have molecular weights of 51-72 kDa. Immunoglobulins, Heavy-Chain,Heavy-Chain Immunoglobulins,Ig Heavy Chains,Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain,Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH-I,Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH-III,Heavy Chain Immunoglobulins,Heavy Chain, Immunoglobulin,Heavy Chains, Ig,Heavy Chains, Immunoglobulin,Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH I,Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH III,Immunoglobulins, Heavy Chain
D008562 Membrane Glycoproteins Glycoproteins found on the membrane or surface of cells. Cell Surface Glycoproteins,Surface Glycoproteins,Cell Surface Glycoprotein,Membrane Glycoprotein,Surface Glycoprotein,Glycoprotein, Cell Surface,Glycoprotein, Membrane,Glycoprotein, Surface,Glycoproteins, Cell Surface,Glycoproteins, Membrane,Glycoproteins, Surface,Surface Glycoprotein, Cell,Surface Glycoproteins, Cell
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D002460 Cell Line Established cell cultures that have the potential to propagate indefinitely. Cell Lines,Line, Cell,Lines, Cell
D003850 Deoxyribonuclease I An enzyme capable of hydrolyzing highly polymerized DNA by splitting phosphodiester linkages, preferentially adjacent to a pyrimidine nucleotide. This catalyzes endonucleolytic cleavage of DNA yielding 5'-phosphodi- and oligonucleotide end-products. The enzyme has a preference for double-stranded DNA. DNase I,Streptodornase,DNA Endonuclease,DNA Nicking Enzyme,DNAase I,Dornavac,Endonuclease I,Nickase,Pancreatic DNase,T4-Endonuclease II,T7-Endonuclease I,Thymonuclease,DNase, Pancreatic,Endonuclease, DNA,T4 Endonuclease II,T7 Endonuclease I
D004254 DNA Nucleotidyltransferases Enzymes that catalyze the incorporation of deoxyribonucleotides into a chain of DNA. EC 2.7.7.-. Nucleotidyltransferases, DNA
D004268 DNA-Binding Proteins Proteins which bind to DNA. The family includes proteins which bind to both double- and single-stranded DNA and also includes specific DNA binding proteins in serum which can be used as markers for malignant diseases. DNA Helix Destabilizing Proteins,DNA-Binding Protein,Single-Stranded DNA Binding Proteins,DNA Binding Protein,DNA Single-Stranded Binding Protein,SS DNA BP,Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Protein,Binding Protein, DNA,DNA Binding Proteins,DNA Single Stranded Binding Protein,DNA-Binding Protein, Single-Stranded,Protein, DNA-Binding,Single Stranded DNA Binding Protein,Single Stranded DNA Binding Proteins
D005091 Exons The parts of a transcript of a split GENE remaining after the INTRONS are removed. They are spliced together to become a MESSENGER RNA or other functional RNA. Mini-Exon,Exon,Mini Exon,Mini-Exons

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