Evidence of G.O.D.'s Miracle: Unearthing a RAG Transposon.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2016.06.021 and PMC identifier 5428540.
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Abstract
Diversity of antibodies and T cell receptors is generated by gene rearrangement dependent on RAG1 and RAG2, enzymes predicted to have been derived from a transposable element (TE) that invaded an immunoglobulin superfamily gene early in the evolution of jawed vertebrates. Now, Huang et al. report the discovery of ProtoRAG in the lower chordate Amphioxus, the long-anticipated TE related to the RAG transposon.
Medical subject headings
- Evolution, Molecular
- Homeodomain Proteins