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Dale A Ramsden1, Brett D Weed, Yeturu V R Reddy.
Abstract
Vertebrates employ V(D)J recombination to generate diversity for an adaptive immune response. Born of a transposon, V(D)J recombination could conceivably cause more trouble than its worth. However, of the two steps required for transposon mobility (excision and integration) this particular transposon's integration step appears mostly blocked in cells. The employment of a transposon as raw material to develop adaptive immunity was thus a less-risky choice than it might have been … but is it completely risk-free?Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20600921 PMCID: PMC2942997 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2010.06.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Cancer Biol ISSN: 1044-579X Impact factor: 15.707