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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
The xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group F (XPF) protein is a structure-specific endonuclease in a complex with ERCC1 and is essential for nucleotide excision repair (NER). We report a single cDNA of Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) encoding highly similar protein to human XPF and other XPF members. We propose to name the corresponding C. elegans gene xpf. Messenger RNA for C. elegans xpf is 5'-tagged with a SL2 splice leader, suggesting an operon-like expression for xpf. Using RNAi, we showed that loss of C. elegans xpf function caused hypersensitivity to ultra-violet (UV) irradiation, as observed in enhanced germ cell apoptosis and increased embryonic lethality. This study suggests that C. elegans xpf is conserved in evolution and plays a role in the repair of UV-damaged DNA in C. elegans.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1568-7864
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1375-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15336632-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-Biological Evolution, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-Caenorhabditis elegans, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-DNA Damage, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-DNA Repair, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-Embryo Loss, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-Genes, Lethal, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-Germ Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-RNA Interference, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-RNA Splicing, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:15336632-Ultraviolet Rays
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
A DNA repair gene of Caenorhabditis elegans: a homolog of human XPF.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Genetic Engineering, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, South Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't