Carol E Schrader PHD
Title Research Assistant Professor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Microbiology & Physiological Systems
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Institution UMMS - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Department Immunology & Virology
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Research

Publications
1. Ucher AJ, Linehan EK, Teebor GW, Schrader CE, Stavnezer J. The DNA glycosylases ogg1 and nth1 do not contribute to Ig class switching in activated mouse splenic B cells. PLoS One. 2012; 7(4):e36061.
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2. Ranjit S, Khair L, Linehan EK, Ucher AJ, Chakrabarti M, Schrader CE, Stavnezer J. AID Binds Cooperatively with UNG and Msh2-Msh6 to Ig Switch Regions Dependent upon the AID C Terminus. J Immunol. 2011 Sep 1; 187(5):2464-75.
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3. Guikema JE, Gerstein RM, Linehan EK, Cloherty EK, Evan-Browning E, Tsuchimoto D, Nakabeppu Y, Schrader CE. Apurinic/Apyrimidinic endonuclease 2 is necessary for normal B cell development and recovery of lymphoid progenitors after chemotherapeutic challenge. J Immunol. 2011 Feb 15; 186(4):1943-50.
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4. Pei DS, Yang XJ, Liu W, Guikema JE, Schrader CE, Strauss PR. A novel regulatory circuit in base excision repair involving AP endonuclease 1, Creb1 and DNA polymerase {beta}. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Apr 1; 39(8):3156-65.
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5. Guikema JE, Schrader CE, Brodsky MH, Linehan EK, Richards A, El Falaky N, Li DH, Sluss HK, Szomolanyi-Tsuda E, Stavnezer J. p53 represses class switch recombination to IgG2a through its antioxidant function. J Immunol. 2010 Jun 1; 184(11):6177-87.
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6. Guikema JE, Stavnezer J, Schrader CE. The role of Apex2 in class-switch recombination of immunoglobulin genes. Int Immunol. 2010 Mar; 22(3):213; author reply 213-4.
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7. Eccleston J, Schrader CE, Yuan K, Stavnezer J, Selsing E. Class switch recombination efficiency and junction microhomology patterns in Msh2-, Mlh1-, and Exo1-deficient mice depend on the presence of mu switch region tandem repeats. J Immunol. 2009 Jul 15; 183(2):1222-8.
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8. Schrader CE, Guikema JE, Wu X, Stavnezer J. The roles of APE1, APE2, DNA polymerase beta and mismatch repair in creating S region DNA breaks during antibody class switch. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2009 Mar 12; 364(1517):645-52.
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9. Guikema JE, Schrader CE, Leus NG, Ucher A, Linehan EK, Werling U, Edelmann W, Stavnezer J. Reassessment of the role of Mut S homolog 5 in Ig class switch recombination shows lack of involvement in cis- and trans-switching. J Immunol. 2008 Dec 15; 181(12):8450-9.
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10. Stavnezer J, Guikema JE, Schrader CE. Mechanism and regulation of class switch recombination. Annu Rev Immunol. 2008; 26:261-92.
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11. Guikema JE, Linehan EK, Tsuchimoto D, Nakabeppu Y, Strauss PR, Stavnezer J, Schrader CE. APE1- and APE2-dependent DNA breaks in immunoglobulin class switch recombination. J Exp Med. 2007 Nov 26; 204(12):3017-26.
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12. Schrader CE, Guikema JE, Linehan EK, Selsing E, Stavnezer J. Activation-induced cytidine deaminase-dependent DNA breaks in class switch recombination occur during G1 phase of the cell cycle and depend upon mismatch repair. J Immunol. 2007 Nov 1; 179(9):6064-71.
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13. Stavnezer J, Schrader CE. Mismatch repair converts AID-instigated nicks to double-strand breaks for antibody class-switch recombination. Trends Genet. 2006 Jan; 22(1):23-8.
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14. Schrader CE, Linehan EK, Mochegova SN, Woodland RT, Stavnezer J. Inducible DNA breaks in Ig S regions are dependent on AID and UNG. J Exp Med. 2005 Aug 15; 202(4):561-8.
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15. Min IM, Rothlein LR, Schrader CE, Stavnezer J, Selsing E. Shifts in targeting of class switch recombination sites in mice that lack mu switch region tandem repeats or Msh2. J Exp Med. 2005 Jun 20; 201(12):1885-90.
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16. Schrader CE, Vardo J, Linehan E, Twarog MZ, Niedernhofer LJ, Hoeijmakers JH, Stavnezer J. Deletion of the nucleotide excision repair gene Ercc1 reduces immunoglobulin class switching and alters mutations near switch recombination junctions. J Exp Med. 2004 Aug 2; 200(3):321-30.
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17. Schrader CE, Bradley SP, Vardo J, Mochegova SN, Flanagan E, Stavnezer J. Mutations occur in the Ig Smu region but rarely in Sgamma regions prior to class switch recombination. EMBO J. 2003 Nov 3; 22(21):5893-903.
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18. Min IM, Schrader CE, Vardo J, Luby TM, D'Avirro N, Stavnezer J, Selsing E. The Smu tandem repeat region is critical for Ig isotype switching in the absence of Msh2. Immunity. 2003 Oct; 19(4):515-24.
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19. Schrader CE, Vardo J, Stavnezer J. Mlh1 can function in antibody class switch recombination independently of Msh2. J Exp Med. 2003 May 19; 197(10):1377-83.
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20. Drouin EE, Schrader CE, Stavnezer J, Hansen U. The ubiquitously expressed DNA-binding protein late SV40 factor binds Ig switch regions and represses class switching to IgA. J Immunol. 2002 Mar 15; 168(6):2847-56.
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21. Schrader CE, Vardo J, Stavnezer J. Role for mismatch repair proteins Msh2, Mlh1, and Pms2 in immunoglobulin class switching shown by sequence analysis of recombination junctions. J Exp Med. 2002 Feb 4; 195(3):367-73.
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22. Luby TM, Schrader CE, Stavnezer J, Selsing E. The mu switch region tandem repeats are important, but not required, for antibody class switch recombination. J Exp Med. 2001 Jan 15; 193(2):159-68.
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23. Schrader CE, Edelmann W, Kucherlapati R, Stavnezer J. Reduced isotype switching in splenic B cells from mice deficient in mismatch repair enzymes. J Exp Med. 1999 Aug 2; 190(3):323-30.
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24. Schrader CE, Stavnezer J, Kikutani H, Parker DC. Cognate T cell help for CD40-deficient B cells induces c-myc RNA expression, but DNA synthesis requires an additional signal through surface Ig. J Immunol. 1997 Jan 1; 158(1):153-62.
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25. Cebra JJ, Bos NA, Cebra ER, Kramer DR, Kroese FG, Schrader CE. Cellular and molecular biologic approaches for analyzing the in vivo development and maintenance of gut mucosal IgA responses. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1995; 371A:429-34.
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26. Schrader CE, Cebra JJ. Dendritic cell dependent expression of IgA by clones in T/B microcultures. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1993; 329:59-64.
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27. Schrader CE, George A, Kerlin RL, Cebra JJ. Dendritic cells support production of IgA and other non-IgM isotypes in clonal microculture. Int Immunol. 1990; 2(6):563-70.
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Brodsky, Michael
Gerstein, Rachel
Sluss, Hayla
Stavnezer, Janet
Tsuda, Eva
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