Article ; Online: The center of accessibility: Dβ control of V(D)J recombination.
Archivum immunologiae et therapiae experimentalis
2010 Volume 58, Issue 6, Page(s) 427–433
Abstract: ... with decondensation of the chromatin surrounding individual gene segments. Ongoing V(D)J recombination is associated ...
| Abstract | Developmental patterning of antigen receptor gene assembly in lymphocyte precursors correlates with decondensation of the chromatin surrounding individual gene segments. Ongoing V(D)J recombination is associated with hyperacetylation of histones H3 and H4 and the expression of sterile germline transcripts across the region of recombinational accessibility. Likewise, histone acetyltransferase and SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes each appear to be required for recombination, and the PHD-finger of RAG-2 preferentially associates with recombination signal sequence (RSS) chromatin that contains H3 trimethylated on lysine 4. However, the regulatory mechanisms that direct chromatin alteration and rearrangement have proven elusive, due in large part to the interdependency of individual stages in gene activation, our limited understanding of functional significance of changes to the histone code, and the difficulty of modeling recombinational accessibility in existing experimental systems. Examining Tcrb assembly in developing thymocytes, we review the central roles of RSS elements and germline promoters as foci for epigenetic reorganization of recombinationally accessible gene segments in light of recent findings and persistent questions. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Acetylation ; Animals ; Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly ; Epigenesis, Genetic ; Gene Rearrangement, T-Lymphocyte ; Genes, T-Cell Receptor beta ; Histones/metabolism ; Humans ; Protein Processing, Post-Translational ; Thymus Gland/enzymology ; Thymus Gland/immunology ; Transcription, Genetic ; VDJ Recombinases/metabolism |
| Chemical Substances | Histones ; VDJ Recombinases (EC 2.7.7.-) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2010-10-02 |
| Publishing country | Switzerland |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Review |
| ZDB-ID | 282209-x |
| ISSN | 1661-4917 ; 0004-069X |
| ISSN (online) | 1661-4917 |
| ISSN | 0004-069X |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00005-010-0101-2 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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