XPG: a multitasking genome caretaker

A Muniesa-Vargas, AF Theil, C Ribeiro-Silva… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
The XPG/ERCC5 endonuclease was originally identified as the causative gene for
Xeroderma Pigmentosum complementation group G. Ever since its discovery, in depth …

Human XPG nuclease structure, assembly, and activities with insights for neurodegeneration and cancer from pathogenic mutations

SE Tsutakawa, AH Sarker, C Ng… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Xeroderma pigmentosum group G (XPG) protein is both a functional partner in multiple DNA
damage responses (DDR) and a pathway coordinator and structure-specific endonuclease …

The crystal structure of human XPG, the xeroderma pigmentosum group G endonuclease, provides insight into nucleotide excision DNA repair

R González-Corrochano, FM Ruiz… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Nucleotide excision repair (NER) is an essential pathway to remove bulky lesions affecting
one strand of DNA. Defects in components of this repair system are at the ground of genetic …

Heterogeneous clinical features in Cockayne syndrome patients and siblings carrying the same CSA mutations

A Chikhaoui, I Kraoua, N Calmels… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Cockayne syndrome (CS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by
mutations in ERCC6/CSB or ERCC8/CSA that participate in the transcription-coupled …

Decoding Cancer Variants of Unknown Significance for Helicase–Nuclease–RPA Complexes Orchestrating DNA Repair During Transcription and Replication

SE Tsutakawa, A Bacolla, P Katsonis… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
All tumors have DNA mutations, and a predictive understanding of those mutations could
inform clinical treatments. However, 40% of the mutations are variants of unknown …

The clinical spectrum associated with ERCC5 mutations: Is there a relationship between phenotype and genotype?

J Zhang, J Ma, Y Luo, S Hong, L Jiang… - Pediatric Discovery, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mutations in the ERCC5 gene can lead to different clinical phenotypes, few articles have
reported the clinical phenotypes in detail and explained the relationship between genotype …

Case Report: Identification of Novel Variants in ERCC4 and DDB2 Genes in Two Tunisian Patients With Atypical Xeroderma Pigmentosum Phenotype

I Nabouli, A Chikhaoui, H Othman, S Elouej… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) is a rare genetic disorder affecting the nucleotide excision
repair system (NER). It is characterized by an extreme sensitivity to sunlight that induces …

COFS type 3 in an Indian family with antenatally detected arthrogryposis

I Panigrahi, BA Shankar Prasad… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fetal akinesia and contractures can be caused by mutations in various genes that lead to
overlapping phenotypes with contractures, rocker bottom feet, cerebellar hypoplasia …

Analysis of aggressive behavior in young Russian males using 250 SNP markers

OE Lazebny, AM Kulikov, PR Butovskaya… - Russian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Until not so long ago, the main area of genetic studies of aggressive behavior was
represented by associative analysis of candidate genes, which were identified according to …

A Rare MSH2 Variant as a Candidate Marker for Lynch Syndrome II Screening in Tunisia: A Case of Diffuse Gastric Carcinoma

M Kabbage, J Ben Aissa-Haj, H Othman… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several syndromic forms of digestive cancers are known to predispose to early-onset gastric
tumors such as Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer (HDGC) and Lynch Syndrome (LS). LSII is …