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Host response to EBV infection in X-linked lymphoproliferative disease results from mutations in an SH2-domain encoding gene

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A gene, SH2D1A, is identified that is mutated in XLP patients and encodes a novel protein composed of a single SH2 domain that is expressed in many tissues involved in the immune system.
Abstract
X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP or Duncan disease) is characterized by extreme sensitivity to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), resulting in a complex phenotype manifested by severe or fatal infectious mononucleosis, acquired hypogammaglobulinemia and malignant lymphoma. We have identified a gene, SH2D1A, that is mutated in XLP patients and encodes a novel protein composed of a single SH2 domain. SH2D1A is expressed in many tissues involved in the immune system. The identification of SH2D1A will allow the determination of its mechanism of action as a possible regulator of the EBV-induced immune response.

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Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome.

Eric S. Lander, +248 more
- 15 Feb 2001 - 
TL;DR: The results of an international collaboration to produce and make freely available a draft sequence of the human genome are reported and an initial analysis is presented, describing some of the insights that can be gleaned from the sequence.
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Activating receptors and coreceptors involved in human natural killer cell-mediated cytolysis.

TL;DR: The discovery of MHC-specific inhibitory receptors in mouse and in human clarified the molecular basis of this important NK cell function, and some of these receptors have now been identified in humans, thus shedding some light on the molecular mechanisms involved in NK cell activation during the process of natural cytotoxicity.
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The DNA sequence of the human X chromosome

Mark T. Ross, +282 more
- 17 Mar 2005 - 
TL;DR: This analysis illustrates the autosomal origin of the mammalian sex chromosomes, the stepwise process that led to the progressive loss of recombination between X and Y, and the extent of subsequent degradation of the Y chromosome.
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Epstein-Barr virus: exploiting the immune system

TL;DR: Two genes encoded by the virus — LMP1 and LMP2A — allow EBV to exploit the normal pathways of B-cell differentiation so that the EBV-infected B blast can become a resting memory cell.
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Cellular responses to viral infection in humans: lessons from Epstein-Barr virus.

TL;DR: This experiment of nature provides a system to advance understanding of immunological homeostasis in humans, illustrating how data obtained from the study of EBV have wider significance to the immunological community.
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Rapid production of full-length cDNAs from rare transcripts: amplification using a single gene-specific oligonucleotide primer

TL;DR: The efficacy of this cDNA cloning strategy was demonstrated by isolating cDNA clones of mRNA from int-2, a mouse gene that expresses four different transcripts at low abundance, the longest of which is approximately 2.9 kilobases.
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Prediction of Complete Gene Structures in Human Genomic DNA

TL;DR: A general probabilistic model of the gene structure of human genomic sequences which incorporates descriptions of the basic transcriptional, translational and splicing signals, as well as length distributions and compositional features of exons, introns and intergenic regions is introduced.
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RNA splice junctions of different classes of eukaryotes: sequence statistics and functional implications in gene expression.

TL;DR: A striking similarity among the rare splice junctions which do not contain AG at the 3' splice site or GT at the 5'splice site indicates the existence of special mechanisms to recognize them, and that these unique signals may be involved in crucial gene-regulation events and in differentiation.
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