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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-10
pubmed:abstractText
A photosensitive form of trichothiodystrophy (TTD) results from mutations in the same XPD gene as the DNA-repair-deficient genetic disorder xeroderma pigmentosum group D (XP-D). Nevertheless, unlike XP, no increase in skin cancers appears in patients with TTD. Although the ability to repair ultraviolet (UV)-induced DNA damage has been examined to explain their cancer-free phenotype, the information accumulated to date is contradictory. In this study, we determined the repair kinetics of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPD) and (6-4)photoproducts (6-4PP) in three TTD cell strains using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. We found that all three TTD cell strains are deficient in the repair of CPD and of 6-4PP. UV sensitivity correlated well with the severity of repair defects. Moreover, accumulation of repair proteins (XPB and proliferating cell nuclear antigen) at localized DNA damage sites, detected using micropore UV irradiation combined with fluorescent antibody labeling, reflected their DNA repair activity. Importantly, mutations of the XPD gene affected both the recruitment of the TFIIH complex to DNA damage sites and the TFIIH expression. Our results suggest that there is no major difference in the repair defect between TTD and XP-D and that the cancer-free phenotype in TTD is unrelated to a DNA repair defect.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-202X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
122
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
526-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Trichothiodystrophy fibroblasts are deficient in the repair of ultraviolet-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers and (6-4)photoproducts.
pubmed:affiliation
Radioisotope Research Center and Department of Dermatology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro