Publication Date:
1997-02-14
Description:
In normal human cells, damage due to ultraviolet light is preferentially removed from active genes by nucleotide excision repair (NER) in a transcription-coupled repair (TCR) process that requires the gene products defective in Cockayne syndrome (CS). Oxidative damage, including thymine glycols, is shown to be removed by TCR in cells from normal individuals and from xeroderma pigmentosum (XP)-A, XP-F, and XP-G patients who have NER defects but not from XP-G patients who have severe CS. Thus, TCR of oxidative damage requires an XPG function distinct from its NER endonuclease activity. These results raise the possibility that defective TCR of oxidative damage contributes to the developmental defects associated with CS.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Cooper, P K -- Nouspikel, T -- Clarkson, S G -- Leadon, S A -- CA40453/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- CA63503/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1997 Feb 14;275(5302):990-3.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Life Sciences Division, Building 934, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9020084" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Cockayne Syndrome/*genetics/metabolism
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DNA/biosynthesis
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DNA Damage
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*DNA Repair
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DNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry/*genetics/metabolism
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Endonucleases/chemistry/*genetics/metabolism
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Genetic Complementation Test
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Humans
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Hydrogen Peroxide/pharmacology
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Mutation
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Nuclear Proteins
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Oxidation-Reduction
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Transcription Factors
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*Transcription, Genetic
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Ultraviolet Rays
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Xeroderma Pigmentosum/*genetics/metabolism
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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