Lack of WRN results in extensive deletion at nonhomologous joining ends.
Lack of WRN results in extensive deletion at nonhomologous joining ends.
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2002-01
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11.2
通讯作者:
J. Oshima;Shurong Huang;Chongwon Pae;J. Campisi;R. Schiestl
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作者:
J. Oshima;Shurong Huang;Chongwon Pae;J. Campisi;R. Schiestl
Loss of WRN causes the genomic instability progeroid syndrome, Werner syndrome. WRN encodes a multifunctional nuclear protein with 3'-->5' exonuclease and 3'-->5' helicase activities. Linear plasmids with noncompatible ends introduced to Werner syndrome cells underwent extensive deletions at nonhomologous joining ends, particularly at the 3' protruding single-stranded end. This extensive deletion phenotype was complemented by wild-type WRN. These results suggest that WRN can out-compete other exonucleases that participate in double-strand break repair or stabilize the broken DNA end.