Structural studies of the RAD6/RAD18 complex

描述(申请人提供)：紫外线损伤细胞DNA，主要是通过在嘧啶碱基对之间形成二聚体。紫外线诱导的DNA修复机制负责纠正这种DNA损伤并防止癌症形成。RAD6/RAD18复合体是这些紫外线诱导的DNA修复机制的中心指挥。RAD18结合受损的DNA，RAD6结合RAD18，该复合体诱导DNA修复的无错误和易错误机制。我的目标是用X射线结晶学方法确定RAD6/RAD18异二聚体的结构。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Ultraviolet light damages cellular DNA, primarily by forming dimers between pyrimidine base pairs. UV-induced DNA repair mechanisms are responsible for correcting this DNA damage and preventing cancer formation. The RAD6/RAD18 complex is the central director of these UV-induced DNA repair mechanisms. RAD18 binds damaged DNA, RAD6 binds RAD18, and the complex induces both error-free and error-prone mechanisms of DNA repair. My aim is to determine the structure of the RAD6/RAD18 heterodimeric complex using X-ray crystallographic methods.