title: Characterization of a human homolog of (6-4) photolyase.
abstract: (6-4)Photolyase catalyzes light-dependent repair of UV-induced pyrimidine (6-4) pyrimidone photoproducts. A human cDNA clone which has high sequence homology to the (6-4)photolyase gene (H64PRH gene) was identified. In this paper we also isolated a genomic clone corresponding to the H64PRH cDNA and mapped it to chromosome 12q24.1 by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Northern-blot analysis revealed transcription of this gene in all human tissues examined. The H64PRH protein was overproduced in E. coli, partially purified and characterized. Like (6-4)photolyase, the enzyme contains two chromophores, one of which is FAD. However, the enzyme does not show any detectable photolyase activity.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Biology Center, Kyoto University, Japan. Todo@house.rbc.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Todo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Otoshi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hitomi
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikenaga
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002881:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D004255:Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D009928:Organ Specificity / Q000235:genetics; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000737:chemistry; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D004247:DNA; C098727:pyrimidine(6-4)pyrimidone photolyase; D004255:Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase