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Genes, RAG-1
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Definition
: Genes involved in activating the enzyme VDJ recombinase. RAG-1 is located on chromosome 11 in humans (chromosome 2 in mice) and is expressed exclusively in maturing lymphocytes.
RAG stands for "Recombination-Activating Gene"
Other names
Recombination-
Activating Genes-
1; RAG-
1 Genes; Recombination Activating Genes 1; Recombination Activating Gene 1; RAG-
1 Gene; RAG 1 Genes; Genes, RAG 1; Gene, RAG-
1; Recombination-
Activating Gene-
1
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
RAG-
1 protein
128559-51-3
*Homeodomain Proteins
Genes, RAG-1
Transposases
Zebrafish Proteins
Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases.
Science 1990;248(4962):1517