CXPD: Cloning and characterization of the Chinese hamster XPD gene
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA (United States)
The Chinese hamster Xeroderma Pigmentosum group D (CXPD) nucleotide excision repair gene was cloned from the V79 cell line, and its nucleotide sequence was determined. The -15 kb gene is comprised of 23 exons with a 2283 base open reading frame. The predicted 760 amino acid protein is 98%, 51%, and 54% identical to the human ERCC2/XPD, the S. cerevisiae RAD3, and the S. pombe rad15 proteins, respectively. The promoter region of the CXPD gene contains a pyrimidine-rich stretch similar to sequences found in the promoter regions of two other nucleotide excision repair genes, a GC box, a putative {alpha}-Pal transcription factor binding site, and two CAAT boxes. We are creating mutants in CHO cell lines corresponding to those found in the rad3ts, rem-1 and rem-2 mutant alleles of S. cerevisiae, which do not cause UV-sensitivity. After modification of cloned CXPD fragments by site-directed mutagenesis, the DNAs will be targeted into UV-sensitive CHO group 2 cell lines. We have identified the mutation in the single CXPD alleles of UV5 and UVL-13. SInce the mutations in these lines are sufficiently near the sites of the rad3ts and both rem mutations, we will introduce the altered DNAs into these group 2 cell lines and select for UV-resistance. These new CHO mutants may provide insights into possible roles of CXPD in DNA replication fidelity, and mismatch repair and may confirm the predicted essential function.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 91981
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9405324--
- Journal Information:
- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, Journal Name: Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis Journal Issue: Suppl.23 Vol. 23; ISSN 0893-6692; ISSN EMMUEG
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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