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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6449
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), a genetically heterogeneous human disease, results from a defect in nucleotide excision repair of ultraviolet-damaged DNA. XP patients are extremely sensitive to sunlight and suffer from a high incidence of skin cancers. Cell fusion studies have identified seven XP complementation groups, A-G. Group D is of particular interest as mutations in this gene can also cause Cockayne's syndrome and trichothiodystrophy. The XPD gene was initially named ERCC2 (excision repair cross complementing) as it was cloned using human DNA to complement the ultraviolet sensitivity of a rodent cell line. We have purified the XPD protein to near homogeneity and show that it possesses single-stranded DNA-dependent ATPase and DNA helicase activities. We tested whether XPD can substitute for its yeast counterpart RAD3, which is essential for excision repair and for cell viability. Expression of the XPD gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae can complement the lethality defect of a mutation in the RAD3 gene, suggesting that XPD is an essential gene in humans.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adenosine Triphosphatases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adenosine Triphosphate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA, Single-Stranded, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA, Viral, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA Helicases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ERCC2 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Rad3 protein, S cerevisiae, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group D...
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0028-0836
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
365
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
852-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Adenosine Triphosphatases, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Adenosine Triphosphate, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Bacteriophage M13, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Bacteriophage phi X 174, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-DNA, Single-Stranded, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-DNA Helicases, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-DNA Repair, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Genetic Complementation Test, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Xeroderma Pigmentosum, pubmed-meshheading:8413672-Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group D Protein
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Human xeroderma pigmentosum group D gene encodes a DNA helicase.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, University of Rochester, New York 14627.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.