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Takemori C, Koyanagi-Aoi M, Fukumoto T, Kunisada M, Wakamatsu K, Ito S, Hosaka C, Takeuchi S, Kubo A, Aoi T, Nishigori C. Revealing the UV response of melanocytes in xeroderma pigmentosum group A using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells. J Dermatol Sci 2024; 115:111-120. [PMID: 39033075 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2024.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is characterized by photosensitivity that causes pigmentary disorder and predisposition to skin cancers on sunlight-exposed areas due to DNA repair deficiency. Patients with XP group A (XP-A) develop freckle-like pigmented maculae and depigmented maculae within a year unless strict sun-protection is enforced. Although it is crucial to study pigment cells (melanocytes: MCs) as disease target cells, establishing MCs in primary cultures is challenging. OBJECTIVE Elucidation of the disease pathogenesis by comparison between MCs differentiated from XP-A induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and healthy control iPSCs on the response to UV irradiation. METHODS iPSCs were established from a XP-A fibroblasts and differentiated into MCs. Differences in gene expression profiles between XP-A-iPSC-derived melanocytes (XP-A-iMCs) and Healthy control iPSC-derived MCs (HC-iMCs) were analyzed 4 and 12 h after irradiation with 30 or 150 J/m2 of UV-B using microarray analysis. RESULTS XP-A-iMCs expressed SOX10, MITF, and TYR, and showed melanin synthesis. Further, XP-A-iMCs showed reduced DNA repair ability. Gene expression profile between XP-A-iMCs and HC-iMCs revealed that, numerous gene probes that were specifically upregulated or downregulated in XP-A-iMCs after 150-J/m2 of UV-B irradiation did not return to basal levels. Of note that apoptotic pathways were highly upregulated at 150 J/m2 UV exposure in XP-A-iMCs, and cytokine-related pathways were upregulated even at 30 J/m2 UV exposure. CONCLUSION We revealed for the first time that cytokine-related pathways were upregulated even at low-dose UV exposure in XP-A-iMCs. Disease-specific iPSCs are useful to elucidate the disease pathogenesis and develop treatment strategies of XP.
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- Chihiro Takemori
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Related, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Stem Cell Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan; Division of Advanced Medical Science, Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan; Center for Human Resource development for Regenerative Medicine, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Related, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Related, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan; Department of Dermatology, Hyogo Prefectural Harima-Himeji General Medical Center, Himeji, Japan
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- Institute for Melanin Chemistry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Institute for Melanin Chemistry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Related, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Related, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Related, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Stem Cell Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan; Division of Advanced Medical Science, Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan; Center for Human Resource development for Regenerative Medicine, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Related, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan; Division of Advanced Medical Science, Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.
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Intracellular Biotransformation of Ultrasmall Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Effect in Cultured Human Cells and in Drosophila Larvae In Vivo. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158788. [PMID: 35955923 PMCID: PMC9369228 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A systematic investigation on the cellular uptake, intracellular dissolution, and in vitro biological effects of ultra-small (<10 nm) iron hydroxide adipate/tartrate coated nanoparticles (FeAT-NPs) was carried out in intestinal Caco-2, hepatic HepG2 and ovarian A2780 cells, and the nucleotide excision repair (NER) deficient GM04312 fibroblasts. Quantitative evaluation of the nanoparticles uptake, as well as their transformation within the cell cytosol, was performed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), alone or in combination with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The obtained results revealed that FeAT-NPs are effectively taken up in a cell type-dependent manner with a minimum dissolution after 3 h. These results correlated with no effects on cell proliferation and minor effects on cell viability and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production for all the cell lines under study. Moreover, the comet assay results revealed significant DNA damage only in GM04312 cells. In vivo genotoxicity was further studied in larvae from Drosophila melanogaster, using the eye-SMART test. The obtained results showed that FeAT-NPs were genotoxic only with the two highest tested concentrations (2 and 5 mmol·L−1 of Fe) in surface treatments. These data altogether show that these nanoparticles represent a safe alternative for anemia management, with high uptake level and controlled iron release.
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Takeuchi S, Matsuda T, Tsujimoto M, Fukumoto T, Ono R, Nishigori C. Replication-related genes are upregulated in XP-A cells after UV-C irradiation. J Dermatol Sci 2022; 105:152-158. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2022.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Lehmann AR, Fassihi H. Molecular analysis directs the prognosis, management and treatment of patients with xeroderma pigmentosum. DNA Repair (Amst) 2020; 93:102907. [PMID: 33087273 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2020.102907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a well-studied disorder of (in most cases) nucleotide excision repair. The establishment in 2010 of a multidisciplinary XP clinic in the UK has enabled us to make a detailed analysis of genotype-phenotype relationships in XP patients and in several instances to make confident prognostic predictions. Splicing mutations in XPA and XPD and a specific amino acid change in XPD are associated with mild phenotypes, and individuals assigned to the XP-F group appear to have reduced pigmentation changes and a lower susceptibility to skin cancer than XPs in other groups. In an XP-C patient with advanced metastatic cancer arising from an angiosarcoma, molecular analysis of the tumour DNA suggested that immunotherapy, not normally recommended for angiosarcomas, might in this case be successful, and indeed the patient showed a dramatic recovery following immunotherapy treatment. These studies show that molecular analyses can improve the management, prognoses and therapy for individuals with XP.
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- Alan R Lehmann
- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK.
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- National Xeroderma Pigmentosum Service, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust, London SE1 9RT, UK
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5',8-Cyclopurine Lesions in DNA Damage: Chemical, Analytical, Biological, and Diagnostic Significance. Cells 2019; 8:cells8060513. [PMID: 31141888 PMCID: PMC6628319 DOI: 10.3390/cells8060513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Revised: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Purine 5′,8-cyclo-2′-deoxynucleosides (cPu) are tandem-type lesions observed among the DNA purine modifications and identified in mammalian cellular DNA in vivo. These lesions can be present in two diasteroisomeric forms, 5′R and 5′S, for each 2′-deoxyadenosine and 2′-deoxyguanosine moiety. They are generated exclusively by hydroxyl radical attack to 2′-deoxyribose units generating C5′ radicals, followed by cyclization with the C8 position of the purine base. This review describes the main recent achievements in the preparation of the cPu molecular library for analytical and DNA synthesis applications for the studies of the enzymatic recognition and repair mechanisms, their impact on transcription and genetic instability, quantitative determination of the levels of lesions in various types of cells and animal model systems, and relationships between the levels of lesions and human health, disease, and aging, as well as the defining of the detection limits and quantification protocols.
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Sugasawa K. Mechanism and regulation of DNA damage recognition in mammalian nucleotide excision repair. DNA Repair (Amst) 2019; 45:99-138. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.enz.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Nishigori C, Nakano E, Masaki T, Ono R, Takeuchi S, Tsujimoto M, Ueda T. Characteristics of Xeroderma Pigmentosum in Japan: Lessons From Two Clinical Surveys and Measures for Patient Care. Photochem Photobiol 2018; 95:140-153. [PMID: 30565713 DOI: 10.1111/php.13052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disease caused by deficiency in repair of DNA lesions generated by ultraviolet radiation and other compounds. Patients with XP display pigmentary change and numerous skin cancers in sun-exposed sites, and some patients show exaggerated severe sunburns even upon minimum sun exposure as well as neurological symptoms. We conducted a nationwide survey for XP since 1980. In Japan, the frequency of the XP complementation group A is the highest, followed by the variant type; while in the Western countries, those of groups C or D are the highest. Regarding skin cancers in XP, basal cell carcinoma was the most frequent cancer that afflicted patients with XP, followed by squamous cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma. The frequency of these skin cancers in patients with XP has decreased in these 20 years, and the age of onset of developing skin cancers is higher than those previously observed, owing to early diagnosis and education to patients and care takers on strict prevention from sunlight for patients with XP. On the other hand, the effective therapy for neurological XP has not been established yet, and this needs to be done urgently.
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- Chikako Nishigori
- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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Hirai Y, Noda A, Kodama Y, Cordova KA, Cullings HM, Yonehara S, Fujihara M, Moriwaki SI, Nishigori C, Mabuchi K, Kraemer KH, Nakamura N. Increased risk of skin cancer in Japanese heterozygotes of xeroderma pigmentosum group A. J Hum Genet 2018; 63:1181-1184. [PMID: 30089811 PMCID: PMC8057111 DOI: 10.1038/s10038-018-0495-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This study was designed to learn if asymptomatic heterozygotes with mutations in a DNA repair gene are at an increased risk for cancer. To examine this, we focused on carriers of an XPA founder mutation because the frequency of xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) patients is much greater among Japanese than Caucasians, more than half of Japanese XP patients are affected at the XPA gene, and the majority of XP-A patients carry the same founder mutation in the XPA gene. Here we show that the frequency of XPA heterozygote was 14/1698 (0.8%) in cancer-free controls, and the corresponding frequency in patients with nonmelanocytic skin cancer that developed in sun-exposed areas was 11/440 (2.5%, OR = 3.08, p = 0.0097) for basal cell carcinoma, and 3/272 (1.1%, OR = 1.34, p = 0.72) for squamous cell carcinoma. These results suggest a moderately elevated risk for skin cancer among XPA heterozygotes.
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- Yuko Hirai
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Statistics, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Statistics, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Welfare Association Onomichi General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-Bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Molecular Medicine (Division of Dermatology), Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Hyogo, Japan
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- Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
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Espina M, Corte-Rodríguez M, Aguado L, Montes-Bayón M, Sierra MI, Martínez-Camblor P, Blanco-González E, Sierra LM. Cisplatin resistance in cell models: evaluation of metallomic and biological predictive biomarkers to address early therapy failure. Metallomics 2018; 9:564-574. [PMID: 28425536 DOI: 10.1039/c7mt00014f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cisplatin, one of the most extensively used metallodrugs in cancer treatment, presents the important drawback of patient resistance. This resistance is the consequence of different processes including those preventing the formation of DNA adducts and/or their quick removal. Thus, a tool for the accurate detection and quantitation of cisplatin-induced adducts might be valuable for predicting patient resistance. To prove the validity of such an assumption, highly sensitive plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) strategies were applied to determine DNA adduct levels and intracellular Pt concentrations. These two metal-relative parameters were combined with an evaluation of biological responses in terms of genomic stability (with the Comet assay) and cell cycle progression (by flow cytometry) in four human cell lines of different origins and cisplatin sensitivities (A549, GM04312, A2780 and A2780cis), treated with low cisplatin doses (5, 10 and 20 μM for 3 hours). Cell viability and apoptosis were determined as resistance indicators. Univariate linear regression analyses indicated that quantitation of cisplatin-induced G-G intra-strand adducts, measured 1 h after treatment, was the best predictor for viability and apoptosis in all of the cell lines. Multivariate linear regression analyses revealed that the prediction improved when the intracellular Pt content or the Comet data were included in the analysis, for all sensitive cell lines and for the A2780 and A2780cis cell lines, respectively. Thus, a reliable cisplatin resistance predictive model, which combines the quantitation of adducts by HPLC-ICP-MS, and their repair, with the intracellular Pt content and induced genomic instability, might be essential to identify early therapy failure.
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- Marta Espina
- Dpt. of Functional Biology (Genetic Area) and Oncology University Institute (IUOPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo 33006, Spain.
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Manandhar M, Lowery MG, Boulware KS, Lin KH, Lu Y, Wood RD. Transcriptional consequences of XPA disruption in human cell lines. DNA Repair (Amst) 2017; 57:76-90. [PMID: 28704716 PMCID: PMC5731452 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2017.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nucleotide excision repair (NER) in mammalian cells requires the xeroderma pigmentosum group A protein (XPA) as a core factor. Remarkably, XPA and other NER proteins have been detected by chromatin immunoprecipitation at some active promoters, and NER deficiency is reported to influence the activated transcription of selected genes. However, the global influence of XPA on transcription in human cells has not been determined. We analyzed the human transcriptome by RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq). We first confirmed that XPA is confined to the cell nucleus even in the absence of external DNA damage, in contrast to previous reports that XPA is normally resident in the cytoplasm and is imported following DNA damage. We then analyzed four genetically matched human cell line pairs deficient or proficient in XPA. Of the ∼14,000 genes transcribed in each cell line, 325 genes (2%) had a significant XPA-dependent directional change in gene expression that was common to all four pairs (with a false discovery rate of 0.05). These genes were enriched in pathways for the maintenance of mitochondria. Only 27 common genes were different by more than 1.5-fold. The most significant hits were AKR1C1 and AKR1C2, involved in steroid hormone metabolism. AKR1C2 protein was lower in all of the immortalized XPA-deficient cells. Retinoic acid treatment led to modest XPA-dependent activation of some genes with transcription-related functions. We conclude that XPA status does not globally influence human gene transcription. However, XPA significantly influences expression of a small subset of genes important for mitochondrial functions and steroid hormone metabolism. The results may help explain defects in neurological function and sterility in individuals with xeroderma pigmentosum.
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- Mandira Manandhar
- Department of Epigenetics & Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 389, Smithville, TX, 78957, USA; MD Anderson Cancer Center UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, TX, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics & Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 389, Smithville, TX, 78957, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics & Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 389, Smithville, TX, 78957, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics & Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 389, Smithville, TX, 78957, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics & Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 389, Smithville, TX, 78957, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics & Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 389, Smithville, TX, 78957, USA; MD Anderson Cancer Center UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, TX, USA.
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Distinctive features of single nucleotide alterations in induced pluripotent stem cells with different types of DNA repair deficiency disorders. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26342. [PMID: 27197874 PMCID: PMC4873825 DOI: 10.1038/srep26342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have been used as a model to analyze pathogenesis of disease. In this study, we generated iPSCs derived from a fibroblastic cell line of xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) group A (XPA-iPSCs), a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disease in which patients develop skin cancer in the areas of skin exposed to sunlight. XPA-iPSCs exhibited hypersensitivity to ultraviolet exposure and accumulation of single-nucleotide substitutions when compared with ataxia telangiectasia-derived iPSCs that were established in a previous study. However, XPA-iPSCs did not show any chromosomal instability in vitro, i.e. intact chromosomes were maintained. The results were mutually compensating for examining two major sources of mutations, nucleotide excision repair deficiency and double-strand break repair deficiency. Like XP patients, XPA-iPSCs accumulated single-nucleotide substitutions that are associated with malignant melanoma, a manifestation of XP. These results indicate that XPA-iPSCs may serve a monitoring tool (analogous to the Ames test but using mammalian cells) to measure single-nucleotide alterations, and may be a good model to clarify pathogenesis of XP. In addition, XPA-iPSCs may allow us to facilitate development of drugs that delay genetic alteration and decrease hypersensitivity to ultraviolet for therapeutic applications.
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Sethi M, Haque S, Fawcett H, Wing JF, Chandler N, Mohammed S, Frayling IM, Norris PG, McGibbon D, Young AR, Sarkany RPE, Lehmann AR, Fassihi H. A Distinct Genotype of XP Complementation Group A: Surprisingly Mild Phenotype Highly Prevalent in Northern India/Pakistan/Afghanistan. J Invest Dermatol 2015; 136:869-872. [PMID: 26743599 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2015.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Revised: 11/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Mieran Sethi
- King's College London, Kings Health Partners, Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom; National Xeroderma Pigmentosum Service, Department of Photodermatology, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Dermatology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Genetics Department, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Genetics Department, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Department of Dermatology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- National Xeroderma Pigmentosum Service, Department of Photodermatology, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- King's College London, Kings Health Partners, Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- National Xeroderma Pigmentosum Service, Department of Photodermatology, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- National Xeroderma Pigmentosum Service, Department of Photodermatology, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
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Ohnishi H, Kawasaki T, Deguchi T, Yuba S. Generation of Xeroderma Pigmentosum-A Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Line for Use As Future Disease Model. Cell Reprogram 2015; 17:268-74. [PMID: 26090552 DOI: 10.1089/cell.2014.0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Xeroderma pigmentosum group A (XP-A) is a genetic disorder in which there is an abnormality in nucleotide excision repair that causes hypersensitivity to sunlight and multiple skin cancers. The development of central and peripheral neurological disorders not correlated to ultraviolet light exposure is associated with XP-A. The genes responsible for XP-A have been identified and a XPA knockout mouse has been generated. These knockout mice exhibit cutaneous symptoms, but they do not show neurological disorders. The mechanism of pathogenesis of neurological disorders is still unclear and therapeutic methods have not been established. Therefore, we generated XP-A patient-derived human induced pluripotent stem cells (XPA-iPSCs) to produce in vitro models of neurological disorders. We obtained iPSC lines from fibroblasts of two patients carrying different mutations. Drugs screened using XPA-iPSC lines can be helpful for treating XP-A patients in Japan. Additionally, we revealed that these iPSCs have the potential to differentiate into neural lineage cells, including dopaminergic neurons, which decrease in XP-A patients. Our results indicate that expression of the normal XPA gene without mutations is not required for generation of iPSCs and differentiation of iPSCs into neural lineage cells. XPA-iPSCs may become useful models that clarify our understanding of neurological pathogenesis and help to establish therapeutic methods.
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- Hiroe Ohnishi
- 1 Tissue Engineering Research Group, Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Amagasaki, Hyogo 661-0974, Japan .,4 Present address: Department of Otolaryngology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University , Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- 2 Functional Biomolecular Research Group, Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Amagasaki, Hyogo 661-0974, Japan
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- 3 Stress Signal Research Group, Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Ikeda, Osaka 563-8577, Japan
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- 1 Tissue Engineering Research Group, Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Amagasaki, Hyogo 661-0974, Japan
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Lehmann J, Schubert S, Schäfer A, Laspe P, Haenssle HA, Ohlenbusch A, Gratchev A, Emmert S. A novel mutation in the XPA gene results in two truncated protein variants and leads to a severe XP/neurological symptoms phenotype. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014; 29:2479-82. [PMID: 25393472 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway repairs UV-induced DNA lesions in an accurate fashion and prevents UV-irradiated areas of the skin from tumour formation. The XPA protein plays a major role in DNA damage demarcation as well as stabilization of other NER factors and was found to be defective in xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) complementation group A patients. OBJECTIVE Characterization of four new XP-A patients. METHODS Genomic and cDNA sequencing, post-UV cell survival of living cells, host-cell reactivation of patients' fibroblasts and Western blotting. RESULTS One of the four investigated patients shows a novel mutation leading to two different truncated protein variants. Three patients contain the already described p.R228X mutation. All patient cell lines exhibit a strong UVC sensitivity and reduced NER capability. In most of the cases stable protein expression was detected. CONCLUSION We discovered four new XP-A patients and a novel XPA mutation resulting in two diverse patient alleles.
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- J Lehmann
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Neurology, University Medical Center, Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.,Institute of Carcinogenesis, NN Blokhin Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.,Laboratory for Translational Cellular and Molecular Biomedicine, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Kraemer KH, DiGiovanna JJ. Global contributions to the understanding of DNA repair and skin cancer. J Invest Dermatol 2014; 134:E8-17. [PMID: 25302472 PMCID: PMC6334767 DOI: 10.1038/skinbio.2014.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Kenneth H Kraemer
- Dermatology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Dermatology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Amr K, Messaoud O, El Darouti M, Abdelhak S, El-Kamah G. Mutational spectrum of Xeroderma pigmentosum group A in Egyptian patients. Gene 2013; 533:52-6. [PMID: 24135642 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.09.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Revised: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disease characterized by hyperphotosensitivity, DNA repair defects and a predisposition to skin cancers. The most frequently occurring type worldwide is the XP group A (XPA). There is a close relationship between the clinical features that ranged from severe to mild form and the mutational site in XPA gene. The aim of this study is to carry out the mutational analysis in Egyptian patients with XP-A. This study was carried out on four unrelated Egyptian XP-A families. Clinical features were examined and direct sequencing of the coding region of XPA gene was performed in patients and their parents. Direct sequencing of the whole coding region of the XPA gene revealed the identification of two homozygous nonsense mutations: (c.553C >T; p.(Gln185)) and (c.331G>T; p.(Glu111)), which create premature, stop codon and a homodeletion (c.374delC: p.Thr125Ilefs 15) that leads to frameshift and premature translation termination. We report the identification of one novel XPA gene mutation and two known mutations in four unrelated Egyptian families with Xermoderma pigmentosum. All explored patients presented severe neurological abnormalities and have mutations located in the DNA binding domain. This report gives insight on the mutation spectrum of XP-A in Egypt. This would provide a valuable tool for early diagnosis of this severe disease.
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- Khalda Amr
- Medical Molecular Genetics Department, Human Genetics & Genome Research Division, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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Imoto K, Nadem C, Moriwaki SI, Nishigori C, Oh KS, Khan SG, Goldstein AM, Kraemer KH. Ancient origin of a Japanese xeroderma pigmentosum founder mutation. J Dermatol Sci 2012. [PMID: 23194742 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2012.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Moriwaki S, Yamashita Y, Nakamura S, Fujita D, Kohyama J, Takigawa M, Ohmichi M. Prenatal diagnosis of xeroderma pigmentosum group A in Japan. J Dermatol 2011; 39:516-9. [PMID: 22168765 DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2011.01425.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We performed a prenatal diagnosis for 10 fetuses from nine unrelated Japanese xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group A (XP-A) families. All parents had at least one XP-A child (proband) with a homozygous founder mutation (IVS3-1G>C) in the XPA gene. A genetic analysis was performed by a restriction enzyme; AlwNI fragment length polymorphism of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified DNA, mostly from amniotic fluid (AF) and cultured cells established from AF. However, for the first family, we tried amniocentesis as well as chorionic villus sampling (CVS). Among the 10 cases, we confirmed the results of PCR-based genetic diagnosis by post-ultraviolet survival of amniotic cells in eight cases. Unfortunately, 6 weeks after CVS and 4 days after the amniocentesis in the first case we examined, the fetus died in utero, the reason for which remains unexplained. We prenatally determined two XP-A cases, six XP-A carriers and two wild-type fetuses, which appears to be consistent with Mendel's law.
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- Shinichi Moriwaki
- Department of Dermatology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.
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XPA Gene Mutations Resulting in Subtle Truncation of Protein in Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group A Patients with Mild Skin Symptoms. J Invest Dermatol 2010; 130:2481-8. [DOI: 10.1038/jid.2010.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Optimized gene silencing by co-expression of multiple shRNAs in a single vector. Methods Mol Biol 2010. [PMID: 20217547 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-588-0_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Currently, RNA interference technology is one of the most powerful tools in molecular biology and has been widely used in genetic manipulation. In addition to chemically synthesized small interfering RNA (siRNA), vector-based methods have been developed for stable gene silencing by the expression of a single short-hairpin RNA (shRNA). The artificially expressed RNA molecules are processed to form a silencing complex that causes the specific degradation of its target mRNA. However, silencing vectors containing a single shRNA-expressing sequence sometimes induce only poor knockdown. In order to improve the knockdown efficiency using shRNA, the multiple shRNA-expressing sequences were introduced into a single plasmid vector. Compared with the conventional single shRNA-expression vector, the multiple shRNA-expression vectors confer higher yields of stable clones with efficient knockdown and better correlations between knockdown level and the expression level of second marker gene, enhanced green fluorescent protein, in the vector. These features are very helpful for establishing stable knockdown clones and the detailed procedure is described in this chapter.
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Christen-Zaech S, Imoto K, Khan SG, Oh KS, Tamura D, Digiovanna JJ, Boyle J, Patronas NJ, Schiffmann R, Kraemer KH, Paller AS. Unexpected occurrence of xeroderma pigmentosum in an uncle and nephew. ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY 2009; 145:1285-91. [PMID: 19917958 PMCID: PMC3472955 DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2009.279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a decreased ability to repair DNA damaged by UV radiation and the early development of cutaneous and ocular malignant neoplasms. Approximately 20% of patients with XP also develop progressive neurologic degeneration. OBSERVATIONS We describe a boy who was found to have XP after a severe burn following minimal sun exposure. His maternal uncle, now age 20 years, had been diagnosed with XP after a similar sunburn in infancy. The uncle has the typical skin pigmentary findings of XP along with severe progressive neurologic involvement. Although the infant's parents were not known to be blood relatives, the infant and his affected uncle proved to be compound heterozygotes for the same 2 frameshift mutations in the XPA DNA repair gene (c.288delT and c.349_353del). After the diagnosis of XP in the infant, genealogic investigation identified a common Dutch ancestor for both of his grandfathers 5 generations back. CONCLUSIONS Counseling families at risk for a rare inherited disease is not always straightforward. The sociocultural and demographic backgrounds of the families must be considered for evaluation of risk assessment.
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- Stéphanie Christen-Zaech
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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The 8,5'-cyclopurine-2'-deoxynucleosides: candidate neurodegenerative DNA lesions in xeroderma pigmentosum, and unique probes of transcription and nucleotide excision repair. DNA Repair (Amst) 2008; 7:1168-79. [PMID: 18495558 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2008.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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It is a commonly held view that oxidatively induced DNA lesions are repaired by the base excision repair (BER) pathway, whereas DNA lesions induced by UV light and other "bulky" chemical adducts are repaired by the nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway. While this distinction is generally accurate, the 8,5'-cyclopurine deoxynucleosides represent an important exception, in that they are formed in DNA by the hydroxyl radical, but are specifically repaired by NER, not by BER. They are also strong blocks to nucleases and polymerases, including RNA polymerase II in human cells. In this review, I will discuss the evidence that these lesions are in part responsible for the neurodegeneration that occurs in some XP patients, and what additional evidence would be necessary to prove such a role. I will also consider other DNA lesions that might be involved in XP neurologic disease. Finally, I will also discuss how our recent studies of these lesions have generated novel insights into the process of transcriptional mutagenesis in human cells, as well as the value of studying these lesions not only for a better understanding of NER but also for other aspects of human health and disease.
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Multiple shRNA expressions in a single plasmid vector improve RNAi against the XPA gene. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 370:301-5. [PMID: 18367095 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.03.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2008] [Accepted: 03/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To improve the efficiency of stable knockdown with short hairpin RNA (shRNA), we inserted multiple shRNA expression sequences into a single plasmid vector. In this study, the DNA repair factor XPA was selected as a target gene since it is not essential for cell viability and it is easy to check the functional knockdown of this gene. The efficiency of knockdown was compared among single and triple expression vectors. The single shRNA-expressing vector caused limited knockdown of the target protein in stable transfectants, however, the multiple expression vectors apparently increased the frequency of knockdown transfectants. There were correlations between the knockdown level and marker expression in multiple-expressing transfectants, whereas poorer correlations were observed in single vector transfectants. Multiple-transfectants exhibited reduced efficiency of repair of UV-induced DNA damage and an increased sensitivity to ultraviolet light-irradiation. We propose that multiple shRNA expression vectors might be a useful strategy for establishing knockdown cells.
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Vorechovský I. Aberrant 3' splice sites in human disease genes: mutation pattern, nucleotide structure and comparison of computational tools that predict their utilization. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:4630-41. [PMID: 16963498 PMCID: PMC1636351 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The frequency distribution of mutation-induced aberrant 3' splice sites (3'ss) in exons and introns is more complex than for 5' splice sites, largely owing to sequence constraints upstream of intron/exon boundaries. As a result, prediction of their localization remains a challenging task. Here, nucleotide sequences of previously reported 218 aberrant 3'ss activated by disease-causing mutations in 131 human genes were compared with their authentic counterparts using currently available splice site prediction tools. Each tested algorithm distinguished authentic 3'ss from cryptic sites more effectively than from de novo sites. The best discrimination between aberrant and authentic 3'ss was achieved by the maximum entropy model. Almost one half of aberrant 3'ss was activated by AG-creating mutations and approximately 95% of the newly created AGs were selected in vivo. The overall nucleotide structure upstream of aberrant 3'ss was characterized by higher purine content than for authentic sites, particularly in position -3, that may be compensated by more stringent requirements for positive and negative nucleotide signatures centred around position -11. A newly developed online database of aberrant 3'ss will facilitate identification of splicing mutations in a gene or phenotype of interest and future optimization of splice site prediction tools.
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- Igor Vorechovský
- University of Southampton School of Medicine, Division of Human Genetics, Mailpoint 808, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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Hirai Y, Kodama Y, Moriwaki SI, Noda A, Cullings HM, Macphee DG, Kodama K, Mabuchi K, Kraemer KH, Land CE, Nakamura N. Heterozygous individuals bearing a founder mutation in the XPA DNA repair gene comprise nearly 1% of the Japanese population. Mutat Res 2006; 601:171-8. [PMID: 16905156 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2006.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2006] [Revised: 06/29/2006] [Accepted: 06/29/2006] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Individuals who are homozygotes for mutations in DNA repair genes are at high risk for cancer. It is not well documented, however, if the heterozygous carriers of the mutation are also predisposed to cancer. To address the issue, xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) in Japan is an interesting candidate because of three major reasons: XP is an autosomal recessive disorder with an enormously elevated risk of skin cancer, the frequency of XP patients is higher in Japan than in other parts of the world, and more than half of Japanese XP patients are homozygous for the same founder mutation in the XPA gene. We screened archival blood samples from Japanese individuals who resided in Hiroshima or Nagasaki. A simple PCR-RFLP method was developed that is highly specific for detection of XPA heterozygotes carrying the founder mutation. We identified nine XPA heterozygotes among 1,020 individuals screened for a prevalence of 0.88%. This rate, if representative, implies that there are about 1 million carriers of the XPA founder mutation in the Japanese population. Thus, investigation of their cancer risk may be warranted.
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- Yuko Hirai
- Department of Genetics, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, 5-2 Hijiyama Park, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Albertella MR, Green CM, Lehmann AR, O'Connor MJ. A role for polymerase eta in the cellular tolerance to cisplatin-induced damage. Cancer Res 2005; 65:9799-806. [PMID: 16267001 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-1095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mutation of the POLH gene encoding DNA polymerase eta (pol eta) causes the UV-sensitivity syndrome xeroderma pigmentosum-variant (XP-V) which is linked to the ability of pol eta to accurately bypass UV-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers during a process termed translesion synthesis. Pol eta can also bypass other DNA damage adducts in vitro, including cisplatin-induced intrastrand adducts, although the physiological relevance of this is unknown. Here, we show that independent XP-V cell lines are dramatically more sensitive to cisplatin than the same cells complemented with functional pol eta. Similar results were obtained with the chemotherapeutic agents, carboplatin and oxaliplatin, thus revealing a general requirement for pol eta expression in providing tolerance to these platinum-based drugs. The level of sensitization observed was comparable to that of XP-A cells deficient in nucleotide excision repair, a recognized and important mechanism for repair of cisplatin adducts. However, unlike in XP-A cells, the absence of pol eta expression resulted in a reduced ability to overcome cisplatin-induced S phase arrest, suggesting that pol eta is involved in translesion synthesis past these replication-blocking adducts. Subcellular localization studies also highlighted an accumulation of nuclei with pol eta foci that correlated with the formation of monoubiquitinated proliferating cell nuclear antigen following treatment with cisplatin, reminiscent of the response to UV irradiation and further indicating a role for pol eta in dealing with cisplatin-induced damage. Together, these data show that pol eta represents an important determinant of cellular responses to cisplatin, which could have implications for acquired or intrinsic resistance to this key chemotherapeutic agent.
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Královičová J, Christensen MB, Vořechovský I. Biased exon/intron distribution of cryptic and de novo 3' splice sites. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:4882-98. [PMID: 16141195 PMCID: PMC1197134 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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We compiled sequences of previously published aberrant 3′ splice sites (3′ss) that were generated by mutations in human disease genes. Cryptic 3′ss, defined here as those resulting from a mutation of the 3′YAG consensus, were more frequent in exons than in introns. They clustered in ∼20 nt region adjacent to authentic 3′ss, suggesting that their under-representation in introns is due to a depletion of AG dinucleotides in the polypyrimidine tract (PPT). In contrast, most aberrant 3′ss that were induced by mutations outside the 3′YAG consensus (designated ‘de novo’) were in introns. The activation of intronic de novo 3′ss was largely due to AG-creating mutations in the PPT. In contrast, exonic de novo 3′ss were more often induced by mutations improving the PPT, branchpoint sequence (BPS) or distant auxiliary signals, rather than by direct AG creation. The Shapiro–Senapathy matrix scores had a good prognostic value for cryptic, but not de novo 3′ss. Finally, AG-creating mutations in the PPT that produced aberrant 3′ss upstream of the predicted BPS in vivo shared a similar ‘BPS-new AG’ distance. Reduction of this distance and/or the strength of the new AG PPT in splicing reporter pre-mRNAs improved utilization of authentic 3′ss, suggesting that AG-creating mutations that are located closer to the BPS and are preceded by weaker PPT may result in less severe splicing defects.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +44 2380 796425; Fax: +44 2380 794264;
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Yang Y, Ding B, Wang K, Bu D, Tu P, Zhu X. DNA-based prenatal diagnosis in a Chinese family with xeroderma pigmentosum group A. Br J Dermatol 2004; 150:1190-3. [PMID: 15214909 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05938.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a group of autosomal recessive diseases characterized by hypersensitivity to ultraviolet rays. Among its eight complementation groups, XP group A (XPA) is the most severe type. The XPAC gene has been identified as the defective gene in XPA patients. OBJECTIVES To examine genomic DNA from a Chinese family with XPA, to determine the XPAC mutation and, after genetic counselling, to undertake DNA-based prenatal diagnosis in a subsequent pregnancy. METHODS Fetal DNA was extracted from amniotic fluid and used to amplify exon 5 of XPAC containing the potential mutation. Direct sequencing and restriction endonuclease digestion were used for prenatal diagnosis. RESULTS We identified a homozygous nonsense XPAC mutation of 631C-->T, which results in an R211X mutation in XPA protein, in the proband. Both her parents are heterozygous. Prenatal diagnosis demonstrated a heterozygous sequence predicting an unaffected child, and a healthy girl was born. CONCLUSIONS These data provide the first example of a DNA-based prenatal test for genodermatosis in China.
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- Y Yang
- Department of Dermatology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
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Iwata K, Takamura N, Nakashima M, Alipov G, Mine M, Matsumoto N, Yoshiura K, Prouglo Y, Sekine I, Katayama I, Yamashita S. Loss of heterozygosity on chromosome 9q22.3 in microdissected basal cell carcinomas around the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Testing Site, Kazakhstan. Hum Pathol 2004; 35:460-4. [PMID: 15116327 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2003.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A high incidence of skin cancers has been noted around the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Testing Site (SNTS) in Kazakhstan. Recently, basal cell carcinoma (BCC) susceptibility genes, human homolog of the Drosophila pathed gene (PTCH), and the xeroderma pigmentosa group A-complementing gene (XPA), have been cloned and localized on chromosome 9q22.3. To clarify the effect of low-dose irradiation on the occurrence of BCC, we used microdissection and polymerase chain reaction to identify loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at 9q22.3 using BCC samples obtained from this region. Ten Japanese samples were analyzed as controls. LOH with at least 1 marker was identified in 5 of 14 cases from around SNTS, whereas only 1 case with 1 marker was identified among the 10 Nagasaki cases. The total number of LOH alleles from SNTS (8 of 45) was significantly higher than the number from Nagasaki (1 of 26) (P = 0.03). The higher incidence of LOH on 9q22.3 in BCC from around SNTS suggests involvement of chronic low-dose irradiation by fallout from the test site as a factor in the cancers.
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- Kenji Iwata
- Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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As one part of a distinguished scientific career, Dr. Bryn Bridges focused his attention on the issue of DNA damage and repair in stationary phase bacteria. His work in this area led to his interest in DNA repair and mutagenesis in another non-dividing cell population, the neurons in the mammalian nervous system. He has specifically taken an interest in the magnocellular neurons of the central nervous system, and the possibility that somatic mutations may be occurring in these neurons. As part of this special issue dedicated to Bryn Bridges upon his retirement, I will discuss the various DNA repair pathways known to be active in the nervous system. The importance of DNA repair to the nervous system is most graphically illustrated by the neurological abnormalities observed in patients with hereditary diseases associated with defects in DNA repair. I will consider the mechanisms underlying the neurological abnormalities observed in patients with four of these diseases: xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), Cockayne's syndrome (CS), ataxia telangectasia (AT) and AT-like disorder (ATLD). I will also propose a mechanism for one of the observations indicating that somatic mutation can occur in the magnocellular neurons of the aging rat brain. Finally, as a parallel to Bridges inquiry into how much DNA synthesis is going on in stationary phase bacteria, I will address the question of how much DNA synthesis in going on in neurons, and the implications of the answer to this question for recent studies of neurogenesis in adult mammals.
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- P J Brooks
- Section on Molecular Neurobiology, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, 12420 Parklawn Drive, MSC 8110, Bethesda, MD 20892-8110, USA.
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Araújo SJ, Nigg EA, Wood RD. Strong functional interactions of TFIIH with XPC and XPG in human DNA nucleotide excision repair, without a preassembled repairosome. Mol Cell Biol 2001; 21:2281-91. [PMID: 11259578 PMCID: PMC86862 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.21.7.2281-2291.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In mammalian cells, the core factors involved in the damage recognition and incision steps of DNA nucleotide excision repair are XPA, TFIIH complex, XPC-HR23B, replication protein A (RPA), XPG, and ERCC1-XPF. Many interactions between these components have been detected, using different physical methods, in human cells and for the homologous factors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Several human nucleotide excision repair (NER) complexes, including a high-molecular-mass repairosome complex, have been proposed. However, there have been no measurements of activity of any mammalian NER protein complex isolated under native conditions. In order to assess relative strengths of interactions between NER factors, we captured TFIIH from cell extracts with an anti-cdk7 antibody, retaining TFIIH in active form attached to magnetic beads. Coimmunoprecipitation of other NER proteins was then monitored functionally in a reconstituted repair system with purified proteins. We found that all detectable TFIIH in gently prepared human cell extracts was present in the intact nine-subunit form. There was no evidence for a repair complex that contained all of the NER components. At low ionic strength TFIIH could associate with functional amounts of each NER factor except RPA. At physiological ionic strength, TFIIH associated with significant amounts of XPC-HR23B and XPG but not other repair factors. The strongest interaction was between TFIIH and XPC-HR23B, indicating a coupled role of these proteins in early steps of repair. A panel of antibodies was used to estimate that there are on the order of 10(5) molecules of each core NER factor per HeLa cell.
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- S J Araújo
- Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Clare Hall Laboratories, South Mimms, Hertfordshire EN6 3LD, United Kingdom
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States JC, McDuffie ER, Myrand SP, McDowell M, Cleaver JE. Distribution of mutations in the human xeroderma pigmentosum group A gene and their relationships to the functional regions of the DNA damage recognition protein. Hum Mutat 2000; 12:103-13. [PMID: 9671271 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1998)12:2<103::aid-humu5>3.0.co;2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A series of xeroderma pigmentosum group A cell lines from 19 patients and cell lines from 13 other family members were examined for XPA mutations to find previously unidentified mutations from American and European patients, to establish pedigrees in represented families, and to develop a database for XPA diagnosis. Most mutations were deletions and splice site mutations observed previously in other XPA patients, in exon III, intron III, or exon IV, that resulted in frameshifts within the DNA binding region-including an Afl III RFLP (G to C) in four unrelated families. One new mutation was a point mutation within intron III (A to G) creating a new splice acceptor site that may compete with the original splice acceptor site. Missplicing at this new site inserts 11 nucleotides in the mRNA creating a frameshift. A small amount of normal splicing to give wild-type XPA protein is the likely molecular mechanism for the relatively mild clinical features of this patient. In another patient, a new 2 bp deletion in the RPA70 binding region was identified in the same region as a 20 bp deletion previously characterized in an unrelated patient. Mutations in the DNA binding region of XPA were from patients with the more severe disease often associated with neurological complications, whereas mutations in the C-terminal end of the protein, which interacts with the TFIIH transcription factor, were from patients with milder skin disease only. The rarity of naturally occurring missense mutations in the DNA binding region of XPA suggests that amino acid changes might be sufficiently tolerated that patients would have mild symptoms and escape detection.
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- J C States
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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Kobayashi T, Kuraoka I, Saijo M, Nakatsu Y, Tanaka A, Someda Y, Fukuro S, Tanaka K. Mutations in the XPD gene leading to xeroderma pigmentosum symptoms. Hum Mutat 2000; 9:322-31. [PMID: 9101292 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1997)9:4<322::aid-humu4>3.0.co;2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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XP is a sun-sensitive and cancer-prone genetic disorder, consisting of eight (group A-G) genetically distinct complementation groups. Some XP group D patients exhibit clinical symptoms of other genetic disorders, CS, and TTD. The XP group D gene (XPD gene) product is required for nucleotide excision repair and is one of the components of basal transcription factor TFIIH as well. Therefore, different mutations in the XPD gene may result in a variety of clinical manifestations. Here we report on two causative mutations of the XPD gene in XP61OS, a Japanese XP group D patient who has only mild skin symptoms of XP without CS, TTD, or other neurological complications. One of the mutations was the 4-bp deletion at nucleotides 668-671, resulting in frameshift and truncation of the protein. The other was a nucleotide substitution leading to Ser-541 to Arg (S541R) in helicase domain IV of the XPD protein. The patient's father was heterozygous for the 4-bp deletion, while the mother was heterozygous for the S541R mutation. Thus, the parents were obligate carriers of the XP-D trait. The expression study showed that the XPD cDNA containing the deletion or the S541R missense mutation failed to restore the UV sensitivity of XP6BE, group DaXP cells, while the wild-type XPD cDNA restored it to the normal level. However, the transfectant expressing the XPD cDNA with the missense mutation was slightly more resistant than the parental XP6BE cells. These findings are consistent with the mild symptoms of the XP61OS patient.
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- T Kobayashi
- Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osaka University, Japan
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Cleaver JE, Thompson LH, Richardson AS, States JC. A summary of mutations in the UV-sensitive disorders: xeroderma pigmentosum, Cockayne syndrome, and trichothiodystrophy. Hum Mutat 2000; 14:9-22. [PMID: 10447254 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1999)14:1<9::aid-humu2>3.0.co;2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The human diseases xeroderma pigmentosum, Cockayne syndrome, and trichothiodystrophy are caused by mutations in a set of interacting gene products, which carry out the process of nucleotide excision repair. The majority of the genes have now been cloned and many mutations in the genes identified. The relationships between the distribution of mutations in the genes and the clinical presentations can be used for diagnosis and for understanding the functions and the modes of interaction among the gene products. The summary presented here represents currently known mutations that can be used as the basis for future studies of the structure, function, and biochemical properties of the proteins involved in this set of complex disorders, and may allow determination of the critical sites for mutations leading to different clinical manifestations. The summary indicates where more data are needed for some complementation groups that have few reported mutations, and for the groups for which the gene(s) are not yet cloned. These include the Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) variant, the trichothiodystrophy group A (TTDA), and ultraviolet sensitive syndrome (UVs) groups. We also recommend that the XP-group E should be defined explicitly through molecular terms, because assignment by complementation in culture has been difficult. XP-E by this definition contains only those cell lines and patients that have mutations in the small subunit, DDB2, of a damage-specific DNA binding protein.
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- J E Cleaver
- UCSF Cancer Center and Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0808, USA.
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Asahina H, Han Z, Kawanishi M, Kato T, Ayaki H, Todo T, Yagi T, Takebe H, Ikenaga M, Kimura SH. Expression of a mammalian DNA photolyase confers light-dependent repair activity and reduces mutations of UV-irradiated shuttle vectors in xeroderma pigmentosum cells. Mutat Res 1999; 435:255-62. [PMID: 10606816 DOI: 10.1016/s0921-8777(99)00051-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Photoreactivation is one of the DNA repair mechanisms to remove UV lesions from cellular DNA with a function of the DNA photolyase and visible light. Two types of photolyase specific for cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPD) and for pyrimidine (6-4) pyrimidones (6-4PD) are found in nature, but neither is present in cells from placental mammals. To investigate the effect of the CPD-specific photolyase on killing and mutations induced by UV, we expressed a marsupial DNA photolyase in DNA repair-deficient group A xeroderma pigmentosum (XP-A) cells. Expression of the photolyase and visible light irradiation removed CPD from cellular DNA and elevated survival of the UV-irradiated XP-A cells, and also reduced mutation frequencies of UV-irradiated shuttle vector plasmids replicating in XP-A cells. The survival of UV-irradiated cells and mutation frequencies of UV-irradiated plasmids were not completely restored to the unirradiated levels by the removal of CPD. These results suggest that both CPD and other UV damage, probably 6-4PD, can lead to cell killing and mutations.
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- H Asahina
- Radiation Biology Center, Kyoto University, Yoshida-konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Panchal RG, Wang S, McDermott J, Link CJ. Partial functional correction of xeroderma pigmentosum group A cells by suppressor tRNA. Hum Gene Ther 1999; 10:2209-19. [PMID: 10498252 DOI: 10.1089/10430349950017194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Genetic diseases are often caused by nonsense mutations. The resulting defect in protein translation can be restored by expressing suppressor tRNA in the mutant cells. Our goal was to demonstrate both protein restoration and phenotypic correction using these small transgenes. Functional activity of an arginine opal suppressor tRNA in cells expressing a nonsense mutated GFP gene was demonstrated by restored fluorescence. This suppressor tRNA was expressed in xeroderma pigmentosum group A cells, containing a homozygous nonsense mutation at Arg-207 in the XPA complementing gene. The transfected XPA cell population showed a twofold increase in cell survival after UV irradiation as determined by colony-forming assays compared with cell populations without the suppressor tRNA gene. The UV doses required for 37% survival of XP cells and XP cells expressing the suppressor tRNA were 0.6 and 1.2 J/m2. A similar twofold increase in the reactivation of UV-irradiated plasmid DNA was observed in XP cells expressing the suppressor tRNA. However, there was no detectable increase in XPA protein levels. Several potential limitations of this approach exist, including the availability of mutant RNA transcripts, the efficiency of suppression by the suppressor tRNA, and the abundance and availability and continued expression of the suppressor tRNA. The unique feature of this study is the relatively small size (88 bp) of the suppressor tRNA. Small-sized suppressor tRNAs can be synthetically constructed and subcloned into different viral vectors for delivery into the target cells. This approach may be useful for other genetic diseases caused by nonsense mutations.
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- R G Panchal
- Human Gene Therapy Research Institute, Des Moines, IA 50309, USA
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Chang LC, Sheu HM, Huang YS, Tsai TR, Kuo KW. A novel function of emodin: enhancement of the nucleotide excision repair of UV- and cisplatin-induced DNA damage in human cells. Biochem Pharmacol 1999; 58:49-57. [PMID: 10403518 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(99)00075-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Nucleotide excision repair (NER) is the main pathway by which mammalian cells remove carcinogenic DNA lesions caused by UV light and many other common mutagens. To explore the effect of emodin on NER, its influence on the repair of UV- and cisplatin-induced DNA damage in human fibroblast cells (WI38) was evaluated. Emodin increased unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) of UV-treated cells and reduced cisplatin-induced DNA adducts in WI38 in a concentration-dependent manner, indicating that emodin might promote NER capability in cells. The resultant NER complex is a cooperative assembly of XPF, ERCC1, XPA, RPA, and XPG subunits. The gene regulations of the subunits after emodin treatment were determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using specific primers. Among the subunits, the expression of ERCC1 in WI38 cells was up-regulated significantly after emodin treatment. All other expressions remained essentially unchanged. In addition, calcium influx in WI38 was increased in proportion to the concentration of emodin. Since UV-induced NER is Ca2+ dependent, elevation of calcium influx may be another mechanism by which emodin facilitates DNA repair. In conclusion, emodin can increase the repair of UV- and cisplatin-induced DNA damage in human cells, and elevated ERCC1 gene expression and Ca2+-mediated DNA repair processes may be involved in the repair mechanism of emodin.
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- L C Chang
- Department of Biochemistry, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan
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Miura M. Detection of chromatin-bound PCNA in mammalian cells and its use to study DNA excision repair. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 1999; 40:1-12. [PMID: 10408173 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.40.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Compelling evidence indicates that proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is an indispensable factor not only in DNA replication but in nucleotide excision repair (NER), alternative pathway of base excision repair (BER), and mismatch repair. The common function of PCNA in each of these is to assist in the initiation of DNA synthesis by providing a scaffolding clamp as a trimer catalyzed by RF-C at the 3'-OH terminus of a nascent DNA strand, to which DNA polymerase delta or epsilon can bind. Interestingly, DNA synthesis is reported to be ingeniously inhibited in replication, but not in NER owing to the interaction with CDKN1A (formerly known as p21/WAF1/CIP1). Furthermore, several proteins, XPG, FEN1, and DNA ligase I, recently were shown to competitively bind to the same region of PCNA, the interdomain connector loop, to which DNA polymerase delta or epsilon also binds. PCNA therefore seems to have a regulatory role in these DNA transactions. The in vitro reconstituted experimental system has been a powerful tool to obtain these lines of evidence, but another approach, immunofluorescence studies, also has been a contributor. In fact, the involvement of PCNA in DNA replication, NER, and BER has for the first time been indicated by a unique method that makes visible only in vivo chromatin-bound PCNA. The usefulness of this method and the importance of cooperative studies done with in vitro and in vivo experimental systems is discussed in terms of DNA excision repair.
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- M Miura
- Department of Dental Radiology and Radiation Research, Faculty of Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
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Sumitani S, Ishikawa Y, Ishikawa Y, Minami R. Molecular studies of Japanese patients with group A xeroderma pigmentosum using polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism and nonradioactive single strand conformation polymorphism analyses. J Child Neurol 1999; 14:168-72. [PMID: 10190268 DOI: 10.1177/088307389901400307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Xeroderma pigmentosum is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by extreme sensitivity of the skin to ultraviolet light, which results in a high incidence of early skin cancer. We report here the molecular analysis of the xeroderma pigmentosum group A complementing genes of five Japanese patients with group A xeroderma pigmentosum and their families, by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis, and by PCR and non-radioactive single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis using the Pharmacia PhastSystem. Four of the five patients were found to be homozygous for a known splicing mutation of intron 3. One patient was found to be heterozygous for the splicing mutation of intron 3 and a known nonsense mutation of exon 6. This nonradioactive PCR-SSCP technique was as useful for the molecular diagnosis of patients with group A xeroderma pigmentosum as was PCR-RFLP analysis.
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- S Sumitani
- Department of Pediatrics, National Yakumo Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
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Lacazette E, Pitiot G, Mallet J, Gachon AM. Dinucleotide repeat polymorphism near the tear lipocalin gene. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1998; 438:101-3. [PMID: 9634871 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5359-5_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- E Lacazette
- Laboratoire de Biochimie Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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States JC, McDuffie ER, Myrand SP, McDowell M, Cleaver JE. Distribution of mutations in the human xeroderma pigmentosum group A gene and their relationships to the functional regions of the DNA damage recognition protein. Hum Mutat 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1998)12:2%3c103::aid-humu5%3e3.0.co;2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Cleaver JE, States JC. The DNA damage-recognition problem in human and other eukaryotic cells: the XPA damage binding protein. Biochem J 1997; 328 ( Pt 1):1-12. [PMID: 9359827 PMCID: PMC1218880 DOI: 10.1042/bj3280001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The capacity of human and other eukaryotic cells to recognize a disparate variety of damaged sites in DNA, and selectively excise and repair them, resides in a deceptively small simple protein, a 38-42 kDa zinc-finger binding protein, XPA (xeroderma pigmentosum group A), that has no inherent catalytic properties. One key to its damage-recognition ability resides in a DNA-binding domain which combines a zinc finger and a single-strand binding region which may infiltrate small single-stranded regions caused by helix-destabilizing lesions. Another is the augmentation of its binding capacity by interactions with other single-stranded binding proteins and helicases which co-operate in the binding and are unloaded at the binding site to facilitate further unwinding of the DNA and subsequent catalysis. The properties of these reactions suggest there must be considerable conformational changes in XPA and associated proteins to provide a flexible fit to a wide variety of damaged structures in the DNA.
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- J E Cleaver
- Laboratory of Radiobiology and Environmental Health, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0750, USA
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Nouspikel T, Lalle P, Leadon SA, Cooper PK, Clarkson SG. A common mutational pattern in Cockayne syndrome patients from xeroderma pigmentosum group G: implications for a second XPG function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997; 94:3116-21. [PMID: 9096355 PMCID: PMC20331 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.7.3116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/1996] [Accepted: 01/14/1997] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) patients have defects in nucleotide excision repair (NER), the versatile repair pathway that removes UV-induced damage and other bulky DNA adducts. Patients with Cockayne syndrome (CS), another rare sun-sensitive disorder, are specifically defective in the preferential removal of damage from the transcribed strand of active genes, a process known as transcription-coupled repair. These two disorders are usually clinically and genetically distinct, but complementation analyses have assigned a few CS patients to the rare XP groups B, D, or G. The XPG gene encodes a structure-specific endonuclease that nicks damaged DNA 3' to the lesion during NER. Here we show that three XPG/CS patients had mutations that would produce severely truncated XPG proteins. In contrast, two sibling XPG patients without CS are able to make full-length XPG, but with a missense mutation that inactivates its function in NER. These results suggest that XPG/CS mutations abolish interactions required for a second important XPG function and that it is the loss of this second function that leads to the CS clinical phenotype.
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- T Nouspikel
- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University Medical Centre (CMU), Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Mimaki T, Nitta M, Saijo M, Tachi N, Minami R, Tanaka K. Truncated XPA protein detected in atypical group A xeroderma pigmentosum. Acta Paediatr 1996; 85:511-3. [PMID: 8740317 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14074.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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XPA protein from a patient with typical group A xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) and three atypical group-A XP patients were analysed. Immunoblot analysis of XPA proteins revealed that a typical group-A XP patient showed no XPA protein band, while a smaller, truncated XPA protein, which appears to be responsible for mid skin lesions and minimal neurological abnormalities, was detected in cells from three atypical group-A XP patients. Furthermore, the difference in the amount of truncated XPA protein correlated with the mildness of neurological manifestations in these three atypical group-A XP patients. The results suggest a correlation between clinical manifestations and qualitative and quantitative abnormalities of XPA protein products.
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- T Mimaki
- Department of Paediatrics, Osaka Medical College, National Sanatorium Yakumo Hospital, Japan
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Maeda T, Sato K, Minami H, Taguchi H, Yoshikawa K. Chronological difference in walking impairment among Japanese group A xeroderma pigmentosum (XP-A) patients with various combinations of mutation sites. Clin Genet 1995; 48:225-31. [PMID: 8825598 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1995.tb04094.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Almost all Japanese group A xeroderma pigmentosum (XP-A) patients have nonsense and/or nonsense codon-leading mutations in the XP group A (XPA) gene, and develop neurological abnormalities. Walking ability is one of the most important neuromuscular functions of the patients, because it determines their daily activities. We studied the correlation between the various combinations of mutations found by PCR-RFLP in Japanese XP-A patients and their chronological walking impairment. We classified these patients into six groups. Group I: A patient who was homozygous for the mutation at codon 116 in exon 3 (Type 1 mutation) could never walk unaided. Group III: Typical patients who were homozygous for the mutation at intron 3 (Type 2 mutation) could walk unaided till 7-16 years of age. Group V: Patients who were compound heterozygous for Type 2 mutation and for the mutation at codon 228 in exon 6 (Type 3 mutation) began to develop some walking difficulty at 5-13 years of age and became unable to walk at 25-28 years of age. Group VI: A patient who was homozygous for Type 3 mutation could walk unaided without any difficulty till the age of 21. The walking ability of group II and IV patients is not known yet.
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- T Maeda
- Department of Dermatology, Osaka University School of Medicine, Japan
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Matsumoto N, Saito N, Harada N, Tanaka K, Niikawa N. DNA-based prenatal carrier detection for group A xeroderma pigmentosum in a chorionic villus sample. Prenat Diagn 1995; 15:675-7. [PMID: 8532631 DOI: 10.1002/pd.1970150716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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DNA-based prenatal carrier detection of group A xeroderma pigmentosum (XP-A) is reported. Chorionic villus sampling was done at the tenth gestational week in a pregnant woman whose first child suffers from XP-A. Genomic DNAs from the villi, proband, and parents were PCR (polymerase chain reaction)-amplified using three sets of primers, because the PCR and a subsequent enzyme digestion with HphI, AlwNI, or MseI may detect the three most frequent mutations of the XP-A complementing gene (XPAC) in Japanese XP-A patients. The results showed that the proband is a homozygote and that the parents and fetus are heterozygotes for a base substitution at the 3' acceptor site of intron 3 of XPAC, indicating that the fetus is a healthy carrier of XP-A. This is the first case of prenatal carrier detection of the disorder.
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- N Matsumoto
- Department of Human Genetics, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan
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Thomas PM, Cote GJ, Wohllk N, Haddad B, Mathew PM, Rabl W, Aguilar-Bryan L, Gagel RF, Bryan J. Mutations in the sulfonylurea receptor gene in familial persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy. Science 1995; 268:426-9. [PMID: 7716548 DOI: 10.1126/science.7716548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 508] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Familial persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI), an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by unregulated insulin secretion, is linked to chromosome 11p14-15.1. The newly cloned high-affinity sulfonylurea receptor (SUR) gene, a regulator of insulin secretion, was mapped to 11p15.1 by means of fluorescence in situ hybridization. Two separate SUR gene splice site mutations, which segregated with disease phenotype, were identified in affected individuals from nine different families. Both mutations resulted in aberrant processing of the RNA sequence and disruption of the putative second nucleotide binding domain of the SUR protein. Abnormal insulin secretion in PHHI appears to be caused by mutations in the SUR gene.
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- P M Thomas
- Department of Medical Specialties, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA
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Kraemer KH, Levy DD, Parris CN, Gozukara EM, Moriwaki S, Adelberg S, Seidman MM. Xeroderma pigmentosum and related disorders: examining the linkage between defective DNA repair and cancer. J Invest Dermatol 1994; 103:96S-101S. [PMID: 7963692 DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12399329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Xeroderma pigmentosum, Cockayne syndrome, the xeroderma pigmentosum-Cockayne syndrome complex, and trichothiodystrophy cells have defects in DNA repair and are associated with clinical and cellular hypersensitivity to ultraviolet radiation (UV). Familial dysplastic nevus syndrome cells have UV hypermutability. Although xeroderma pigmentosum and dysplastic nevus syndrome have markedly increased cancer risk. Cockayne syndrome and trichothiodystrophy do not. At the molecular level, these disorders are associated with several different genetic defects as evidenced by the existence of multiple overlapping complementation groups. Recent progress has been made in identifying the chromosomal location and cloning the defective genes in these disorders. Using plasmid shuttle vectors we have shown abnormal repair and mutagenesis of DNA damaged by 254-nm (UVC) or 295-nm (UVB) radiation or the chemical carcinogen aflatoxin in cells from patients with xeroderma pigmentosum. Although xeroderma pigmentosum cells are defective in repair of all photoproducts, Cockayne syndrome cells appear to be defective in repair of cyclobutane dimers and have normal repair of nondimer photoproducts. DNS cells have post UV plasmid hypermutability. These diseases may serve as models for examining molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis in humans.
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- K H Kraemer
- Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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Klein JC, Bleeker MJ, Roelen HC, Rafferty JA, Margison GP, Brugghe HF, van den Elst H, van der Marel GA, van Boom JH, Kriek E. Role of nucleotide excision repair in processing of O4-alkylthymines in human cells. J Biol Chem 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)47280-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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