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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-27
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) occur at random upon genotoxic stresses and represent obligatory intermediates during physiological DNA rearrangement events such as the V(D)J recombination in the immune system. DSBs, which are among the most toxic DNA lesions, are preferentially repaired by the nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) pathway in higher eukaryotes. Failure to properly repair DSBs results in genetic instability, developmental delay, and various forms of immunodeficiency. Here we describe five patients with growth retardation, microcephaly, and immunodeficiency characterized by a profound T+B lymphocytopenia. An increased cellular sensitivity to ionizing radiation, a defective V(D)J recombination, and an impaired DNA-end ligation process both in vivo and in vitro are indicative of a general DNA repair defect in these patients. All five patients carry mutations in the Cernunnos gene, which was identified through cDNA functional complementation cloning. Cernunnos/XLF represents a novel DNA repair factor essential for the NHEJ pathway.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
124
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
287-99
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Cell Cycle, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Child, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-DNA Repair Enzymes, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-DNA Repair-Deficiency Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Fibroblasts, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Growth Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Immunoglobulin Joining Region, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Immunoglobulin Variable Region, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Lymphopenia, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Microcephaly, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Radiation Tolerance, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:16439204-T-Lymphocytes
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Cernunnos, a novel nonhomologous end-joining factor, is mutated in human immunodeficiency with microcephaly.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, U768 Unité Développement Normal et Pathologique du Système Immunitaire, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't