Jeroen E J Guikema et al.
The Journal of experimental medicine, 204(12), 3017-3026 (2007-11-21)
Antibody class switch recombination (CSR) occurs by an intrachromosomal deletion requiring generation of double-stranded breaks (DSBs) in switch-region DNA. The initial steps in DSB formation have been elucidated, involving cytosine deamination by activation-induced cytidine deaminase and generation of abasic sites