Asymmetric mutation around the recombination break point of immunoglobulin class switch sequences on extrachromosomal substrates.

AUTOR(ES)

Li, J

RESUMO

Junctions at class switch recombination sites in the genome are characterized by a unique sequence feature. Nucleotide substitutions and small deletions are common on either of the two sides of the switch junction, but not on both together. We have previously reported an extrachromosomal substrate assay system for analyzing the recombination of class switch sequences. Here we have sequenced nine junctions on each side of the break point and compared these to 17 recombination junctions of control substrates from the same cells. Five of the nine switch recombination junctions have nucleotide substitutions and deletions, with multiple nucleotide changes being more common. Furthermore, mutations were found only on a single side of the junction, just as for the recombination of switch sequences in the genome. In contrast, only one of 17 control substrate junctions had a mutation, and this was a single nucleotide insertion. This difference is highly significant (P < 0.00007) and indicates that the fundamental recombination mechanism is likely to be similar for switch sequences in the chromosome and on minichromosome substrates.

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