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	J. Immunol. Mar (1997); 158(5):2202-10
Definition of a large region of RAG1 that is important for coimmunoprecipitation of RAG2.
McMahan CJ, Sadofsky MJ, Schatz DG
Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Abstract: Interaction between the RAG1 and RAG2 proteins is probably critical for V(D)J recombination. Using a coimmunoprecipitation assay, we define a large region of RAG1 (amino acids 504-1008) that is sufficient for interaction with RAG2. This region comprises the C-terminal half of the RAG1 protein, and is within the region defined as the recombinationally active core. Deletion of either of two regions of RAG1 (amino acids 504-570 or 850-1008) causes a loss of interaction with RAG2. Loss of coimmunoprecipitation is also seen with RAG1 core proteins containing deletions of smaller stretches of amino acids (amino acids 506-511 or 545-550), emphasizing the importance of this region of RAG1 in forming a complex with RAG2. A variety of other small deletion mutations within the amino acid region 504-1008 also decrease coimmunoprecipitation of RAG2 with RAG1, indicating that much or all of this region is important for complex formation.
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