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Modifications of histone cores and tails in V(D)J recombination

Kathrin Muegge email

Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, SAIC-Basic Science Program, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21701, USA

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Genome Biology 2003, 4:211doi:10.1186/gb-2003-4-4-211

Published: 31 March 2003

Subject areas: Molecular biology, Immunology, Genetics

Abstract

The organization of chromatin and modifications to the tails of histone proteins are thought to be important in regulating the rearrangement of V, D and J gene segments, which encode immunoglobulins and T-cell receptors. A recent study shows that methylated lysine 79 in the core region of histone H3 also plays a role by providing a euchromatic 'mark' that may regulate access of the V(D)J recombinase.


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