Frederick Alt, Ph.D.
Charles A. Janeway Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Genetics, Boston Children's Hospital
Charles A. Janeway Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics, Harvard Medical School
The Alt laboratory studies mechanisms that maintain genomic stability in mammalian cells. The programmed recombination and hypermutation events in lymphocytes and the general DNA repair mechanisms involved in these processes are a focus. The laboratory also studies mechanisms that promote and prevent oncogenic translocations. Approaches range from molecular genetics and biochemistry to animal models.
VDJ recombination.
Authors: Authors: Alt FW, Oltz EM, Young F, Gorman J, Taccioli G, Chen J.
Immunol Today
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Immunol Today
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A novel regulatory myosin light chain gene distinguishes pre-B cell subsets and is IL-7 inducible.
Authors: Authors: Oltz EM, Yancopoulos GD, Morrow MA, Rolink A, Lee G, Wong F, Kaplan K, Gillis S, Melchers F, Alt FW.
EMBO J
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EMBO J
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T helper cell membranes promote IL-4-independent expression of germ-line C gamma 1 transcripts in B cells.
Authors: Authors: Schultz CL, Rothman P, Kühn R, Kehry M, Müller W, Rajewsky K, Alt F, Coffman RL.
J Immunol
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J Immunol
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Surface IgM mediated regulation of RAG gene expression in E mu-N-myc B cell lines.
Authors: Authors: Ma A, Fisher P, Dildrop R, Oltz E, Rathbun G, Achacoso P, Stall A, Alt FW.
EMBO J
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EMBO J
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Functional homology between N-myc and c-myc in murine plasmacytomagenesis: plasmacytoma development in N-myc transgenic mice.
Authors: Authors: Wang Y, Sugiyama H, Axelson H, Panda CK, Babonits M, Ma A, Steinberg JM, Alt FW, Klein G, Wiener F.
Oncogene
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Oncogene
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Endoplasmic reticulum resident protein of 90 kilodaltons associates with the T- and B-cell antigen receptors and major histocompatibility complex antigens during their assembly.
Authors: Authors: Hochstenbach F, David V, Watkins S, Brenner MB.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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Function and control of recombination-activating gene activity.
Authors: Authors: Alt FW, Rathbun G, Oltz E, Taccioli G, Shinkai Y.
Ann N Y Acad Sci
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Ann N Y Acad Sci
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Transcriptional down-regulation of N-myc expression during B-cell development.
Authors: Authors: Smith RK, Zimmerman K, Yancopoulos GD, Ma A, Alt FW.
Mol Cell Biol
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Mol Cell Biol
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A family of beta 7 integrins on human mucosal lymphocytes.
Authors: Authors: Parker CM, Cepek KL, Russell GJ, Shaw SK, Posnett DN, Schwarting R, Brenner MB.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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High frequency of myelomonocytic tumors in aging E mu L-myc transgenic mice.
Authors: Authors: Möröy T, Fisher PE, Lee G, Achacoso P, Wiener F, Alt FW.
J Exp Med
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J Exp Med
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