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AID and RPA: PKA makes the connection local

How immunoglobulin gene loci are specifically targeted by activation-induced cytidine deaminase while the rest of the genome avoids potentially mutagenic events is becoming clearer.

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Figure 1: Local activation of AID at S regions by PKA.

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Rada, C. AID and RPA: PKA makes the connection local. Nat Immunol 10, 367–369 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0409-367

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