AID promotes chromosomal translocations by inducing DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) at immunoglobulin (Ig) genes and oncogenes in G1. RPA is a ssDNA-binding protein that associates with resected DSBs in the S phase and facilitates the assembly of factors involved in homologous repair (HR) such as R...
In lupus autoimmunity, pathogenic IgG autoantibodies that fix complement and bind FcGammaR on inflammatory cells, are produced with help from T helper (Th1 and Th17) cells specific for peptides from nucleosomes of apoptotic cells; and these Th cells also infiltrate vital organs (1-9). Macrophages (...
Brca1 is required for DNA repair by homologous recombination (HR) and normal embryonic development. Here we report that deletion of the DNA damage responsefactor 53BP1 overcomes embryonic lethality in Brca1-nullizygous mice, and rescues HR deficiency, as measured by hypersensitivity to PARP (polyADP...
In lupus autoimmunity, pathogenic IgG autoantibodies that fix complement and bind FcGammaR on inflammatory cells, are produced with help from T helper (Th1 and Th17) cells specific for peptides from nucleosomes of apoptotic cells; and these Th cells also infiltrate vital organs (1-9). Macrophages (e...
