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Title: RAD51 paralogs promote homology-directed repair at diversifying immunoglobulin V regions

Journal Article · · BMC Molecular Biology
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  1. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). School of Medicine. Dept. of Biochemistry; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Life Sciences Division; DOE/OSTI
  2. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Immunology
  3. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). School of Medicine. Dept. of Biochemistry; Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Immunology

Background: Gene conversion depends upon the same factors that carry out more general process of homologous recombination, including homologous gene targeting and recombinational repair. Among these are the RAD51 paralogs, conserved factors related to the key recombination factor, RAD51. In chicken and other fowl, gene conversion (templated mutation) diversifies immunoglobulin variable region sequences. This allows gene conversion and recombinational repair to be studied using the chicken DT40 B cell line, which carries out constitutive gene conversion and provides a robust and physiological model for homology-directed repair in vertebrate cells. Results: We show that DT40 contains constitutive nuclear foci of the repair factors RAD51D and XRCC2, consistent with activated homologous recombination. Single-cell imaging of a DT40 derivative in which the rearranged and diversifying immunoglobulin λR light chain gene is tagged with polymerized lactose operator, DT40 PolyLacO-λR, showed that RAD51D and XRCC2 localize to the diversifying λR gene. Colocalizations correlate both functionally and physically with active immunoglobulin gene conversion. Ectopic expression of either RAD51D or XRCC2 accelerated the clonal rate of gene conversion, and conversion tracts were significantly longer in RAD51D than XRCC2 transfectants. Conclusion: These results demonstrate direct functions of RAD51D and XRCC2 in immunoglobulin gene conversion, and also suggest that modulation of levels of repair factors may be a useful strategy to promote gene correction in other cell types.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Institutes of Health (NIH); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Biological Systems Science Division
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1626498
Journal Information:
BMC Molecular Biology, Journal Name: BMC Molecular Biology Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 10; ISSN 1471-2199
Publisher:
BioMed CentralCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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