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Facts about DNA excision repair protein ERCC-8.
It is required for the recruitment of XAB2, HMGN1 and TCEA1/TFIIS to a transcription- coupled repair complex which eliminates RNA polymerase II-blocking lesions from the transcribed strand of active genes. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | ERCC8 |
Uniprot: | Q13216 |
Entrez: | 1161 |
Belongs to: |
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No superfamily |
CKN1DNA excision repair protein ERCC-8; Cockayne syndrome 1 (classical); Cockayne syndrome WD repeat protein CSA; CSACockayne syndrome WD-repeat protein CSA; excision repair cross-complementing rodent repair deficiency, complementationgroup 8
Mass (kDA):
44.055 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 5q12.1 |
Sequence: | 5; NC_000005.10 (60866454..60945078, complement) |
Nucleus. Nucleus matrix. UV-induced translocation to the nuclear matrix is dependent on ERCC6.
PMID: 7664335 by Henning K.A., et al. The Cockayne syndrome group A gene encodes a WD repeat protein that interacts with CSB protein and a subunit of RNA polymerase II TFIIH.
PMID: 12732143 by Groisman R., et al. The ubiquitin ligase activity in the DDB2 and CSA complexes is differentially regulated by the COP9 signalosome in response to DNA damage.