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Figure 2 | Cell Division

Figure 2

From: Tying the loose ends together in DNA double strand break repair with 53BP1

Figure 2

Class-switch recombination is a NHEJ event involving the exchange of heavy chain constant regions with the previously assembled V(D)J exons. AID induces lesions at the switch regions (circles) upstream of a given IgH gene which are converted to DSBs. These DSBs recruit various factors, including Mre11/Nbs1/Rad50, that are important for the resolution of the break. The end result of CSR is the replacement of the mu exon with another constant region gene (IgG1 shown). 53BP1 performs an anchoring role at the IgH locus during this process that might involve interactions with nucleosomes near the break through various histone modifications (see text for details). This is thought to modulate chromatin in this area to facilitate DNA repair.

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