Homologous recombination between transferred and chromosomal immunoglobulin kappa genes.

Chromosomal location of human kappa and lambda immunoglobulin light chain constant region genes

The chromosomal location of human constant region light chain immunoglobulin (Ig) genes has been determined by analyzing a group of human fibroblast/rodent somatic cell hybrids with nucleic acid probes prepared from cloned human kappa and lambda constant region genes. Human chromosomes in each cell line were identified by isoenzyme analysis. The DNA from hybrid cells was digested with restricti...

Recombination Between Existing Homologous Chromosomes

Enchanced survival of ultraviolet-irradiated Escherichia coli dependent upon the recA + gene appears to result from the ability to seal gaps in newly synthesized deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) produced when DNA containing pyrimidine dimers is replicated (8). Strains which are recombination-deficient (recA) do not seal these gaps and degrade their DNA to a considerable extent. Rupp and Howard-Fland...

Creating Hybrid Genes by Homologous Recombination

Recombination of homologous genes is a powerful mechanism for generating sequence diversity, and can be applied to protein analysis and directed evolution. In vitro recombination methods such as DNA shuffling are very flexible and can give hybrid genes with multiple crossovers; they have been used extensively to evolve proteins with improved and novel properties. In vivo recombination in both E...

Interactive competition between homologous recombination and non-homologous end joining.

DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), composed of Ku70, Ku80, and the catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs), is involved in double-strand break (DSB) repair by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). DNA-PKcs defects confer ionizing radiation sensitivity and increase homologous recombination (HR). Increased HR is consistent with passive shunting of DSBs from NHEJ to HR. We therefore predicted that inhibitin...

Non-Allelic Homologous Recombination Gene Amplification Chromosomal Rearrangements