Roles of Werner syndrome protein in protection of genome integrity
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Roles of Werner syndrome protein in protection of genome integrity. / Rossi, Marie L; Ghosh, Avik K; Bohr, Vilhelm A.
In: DNA Repair, Vol. 9, No. 3, 02.03.2010, p. 331-44.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Roles of Werner syndrome protein in protection of genome integrity
AU - Rossi, Marie L
AU - Ghosh, Avik K
AU - Bohr, Vilhelm A
N1 - (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/3/2
Y1 - 2010/3/2
N2 - Werner syndrome protein (WRN) is one of a family of five human RecQ helicases implicated in the maintenance of genome stability. The conserved RecQ family also includes RecQ1, Bloom syndrome protein (BLM), RecQ4, and RecQ5 in humans, as well as Sgs1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rqh1 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and homologs in Caenorhabditis elegans, Xenopus laevis, and Drosophila melanogaster. Defects in three of the RecQ helicases, RecQ4, BLM, and WRN, cause human pathologies linked with cancer predisposition and premature aging. Mutations in the WRN gene are the causative factor of Werner syndrome (WS). WRN is one of the best characterized of the RecQ helicases and is known to have roles in DNA replication and repair, transcription, and telomere maintenance. Studies both in vitro and in vivo indicate that the roles of WRN in a variety of DNA processes are mediated by post-translational modifications, as well as several important protein-protein interactions. In this work, we will summarize some of the early studies on the cellular roles of WRN and highlight the recent findings that shed some light on the link between the protein with its cellular functions and the disease pathology.
AB - Werner syndrome protein (WRN) is one of a family of five human RecQ helicases implicated in the maintenance of genome stability. The conserved RecQ family also includes RecQ1, Bloom syndrome protein (BLM), RecQ4, and RecQ5 in humans, as well as Sgs1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rqh1 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and homologs in Caenorhabditis elegans, Xenopus laevis, and Drosophila melanogaster. Defects in three of the RecQ helicases, RecQ4, BLM, and WRN, cause human pathologies linked with cancer predisposition and premature aging. Mutations in the WRN gene are the causative factor of Werner syndrome (WS). WRN is one of the best characterized of the RecQ helicases and is known to have roles in DNA replication and repair, transcription, and telomere maintenance. Studies both in vitro and in vivo indicate that the roles of WRN in a variety of DNA processes are mediated by post-translational modifications, as well as several important protein-protein interactions. In this work, we will summarize some of the early studies on the cellular roles of WRN and highlight the recent findings that shed some light on the link between the protein with its cellular functions and the disease pathology.
KW - Animals
KW - DNA
KW - DNA Repair
KW - DNA Replication
KW - Genome
KW - Humans
KW - RecQ Helicases
KW - Werner Syndrome
U2 - 10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.12.011
DO - 10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.12.011
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 20075015
VL - 9
SP - 331
EP - 344
JO - DNA Repair
JF - DNA Repair
SN - 1568-7864
IS - 3
ER -
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