title: Genomic structure, chromosomal localization and identification of mutations in the xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XPV) gene.
abstract: The xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XP-V) is one of the most common forms of this cancer-prone syndrome. XP groups A through G are characterized by defective nucleotide excision repair, whereas the XP-V phenotype is proficient in this pathway. The XPV gene encodes DNA polymerase eta, which catalyzes an accurate translesion synthesis, indicating that the XPV gene contributes tumor suppression in normal individuals. Here we describe the genomic structure and chromosomal localization of the XPV gene, which includes 11 exons covering the entire coding sequence, lacks a TATA sequence in the upstream region of the transcription-initiation, and is located at the chromosome band 6p21.1-6p12. Analyses of patient-derived XP-V cell lines strongly suggested that three of four cell lines carried homozygous mutations in the XPV gene. The fourth cell line, XP1RO, carried heterozygous point mutations in the XPV gene, one of which was located at the splice acceptor site of exon 2, resulting in the omission of exon 2 from the mature mRNA. These findings provide a basis for diagnosis and therapy of XP-V patients.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osaka University and CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Suita.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yuasa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Masutani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eki
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hanaoka
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D022222:Chromosomes, Artificial, Human; D002896:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6 / Q000235:genetics*; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000235:genetics*; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014983:Xeroderma Pigmentosum / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D000099270:Y-Family DNA Polymerases
chemical_list: D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; C112338:Rad30 protein; D000099270:Y-Family DNA Polymerases