A Coming-of-age Story: Activation-induced Cytidine Deaminase Turns 10

Overview

Journal Nat Immunol

Date 2009 Oct 21

PMID 19841648

Citations 62

Authors

Rebecca K Delker

Sebastian D Fugmann

F Nina Papavasiliou

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Abstract

The discovery and characterization of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) 10 years ago provided the basis for a mechanistic understanding of secondary antibody diversification and the subsequent generation and maintenance of cellular memory in B lymphocytes, which signified a major advance in the field of B cell immunology. Here we celebrate and review the triumphs in the mission to understand the mechanisms through which AID influences antibody diversification, as well as the implications of AID function on human physiology. We also take time to point out important ongoing controversies and outstanding questions in the field and highlight key experiments and techniques that hold the potential to elucidate the remaining mysteries surrounding this vital protein.

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