V (D) J recombination, somatic hypermutation and class switch recombination of immunoglobulins: mechanism and regulation

X Chi, Y Li, X Qiu - Immunology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Immunoglobulins emerging from B lymphocytes and capable of recognizing almost all kinds
of antigens owing to the extreme diversity of their antigen‐binding portions, known as …

Molecular mechanisms of somatic hypermutation and class switch recombination

SP Methot, JM Di Noia - Advances in immunology, 2017 - Elsevier
In order to promote an efficient humoral immune response, germinal center B cells modify
both the antigen recognition and effector domains by programmed genetic alterations of …

Mutations, kataegis and translocations in B cells: understanding AID promiscuous activity

R Casellas, U Basu, WT Yewdell, J Chaudhuri… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
As B cells engage in the immune response, they express activation-induced cytidine
deaminase (AID) to initiate the hypermutation and recombination of immunoglobulin genes …

[HTML][HTML] AID/APOBEC deaminases and cancer

S Rebhandl, M Huemer, R Greil, R Geisberger - Oncoscience, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mutations are the basis for evolution and the development of genetic diseases. Especially in
cancer, somatic mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes alongside the …

Regulation of Aicda expression and AID activity

H Zan, P Casali - Autoimmunity, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) is expressed in a B cell differentiation stage-
specific fashion and is essential for immunoglobulin (Ig) gene class switch DNA …

The role of APOBECs in viral replication

WK Xu, H Byun, JP Dudley - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide-like (APOBEC) proteins are a
diverse and evolutionarily conserved family of cytidine deaminases that provide a variety of …

Selective binding of HSC70 and its co-chaperones to structural hotspots on CFTR

I Baaklini, CC Gonçalves, GL Lukacs, JC Young - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) channel
cause cystic fibrosis. Chaperones, including HSC70, DNAJA1 and DNAJA2, play key roles …

Neuronal protein farnesylation regulates hippocampal synaptic plasticity and cognitive function

W Qu, KF Suazo, W Liu, S Cheng, A Jeong… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Protein prenylation is a post-translational lipid modification that governs a variety of
important cellular signaling pathways, including those regulating synaptic functions and …

DnaJA1/Hsp40 is co-opted by influenza A virus to enhance its viral RNA polymerase activity

M Cao, C Wei, L Zhao, J Wang, Q Jia, X Wang… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
The RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of influenza A virus is a heterotrimeric
complex composed of the PB1, PB2, and PA subunits. The interplay between host factors …

USP10 regulates B cell response to SARS-CoV-2 or HIV-1 nanoparticle vaccines through deubiquitinating AID

Y Luo, X Zhang, R Chen, R Li, Y Liu, J Zhang… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) initiates class-switch recombination and
somatic hypermutation (SHM) in antibody genes. Protein expression and activity are tightly …