Abstract
ERCC1-XPF is a structure-specific endonuclease required for nucleotide excision repair, interstrand crosslink repair, and the repair of some double-strand breaks. Mutations in ERCC1 or XPF cause xeroderma pigmentosum, XFE progeroid syndrome or cerebro-oculo-facio-skeletal syndrome, characterized by increased risk of cancer, accelerated aging and severe developmental abnormalities, respectively. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the health impact of ERCC1-XPF deficiency, based on these rare diseases and mouse models of them. This offers an understanding of the tremendous health impact of DNA damage derived from environmental and endogenous sources.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 781-791 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | DNA Repair |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 15 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors are supported by the National Institutes of Health grants ES016114 and -03S1 . L.J.N. is also supported by the University of Pittsburgh Claude D. Pepper Center ( P30AG024827 ). The authors are extremely grateful to Dr. Lehmann and colleagues for contributing unpublished information and to the reviewers for critical additions to this manuscript.
Keywords
- Cancer
- Endogenous damage
- Genetic diseases
- Knockout mice
- Progeria