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Functional significance of XPD polymorphic variants: attenuated apoptosis in human lymphoblastoid cells with the XPD 312 Asp/Asp genotype.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11606376     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Recent molecular epidemiological studies have identified polymorphisms in the XPD gene that are associated with increased risk of brain gliomas and head, neck, lung, and skin cancers. However, the functional significance of these polymorphic variants in altering cell processes such as cell cycle checkpoints, DNA repair, and apoptosis is uncertain. We have cloned the XPD variants Lys751Gln, Asp312Asn, and Lys751Gln-Asp312Asn into a pcDNA-3.1-expression vector. Using these constructs, we did not find any detectable difference in either in vitro binding with wild-type p53 or in DNA repair proficiency as measured by host cell reactivation assay. We then genotyped 34 different lymphoblastoid cell lines from six Centre d'Etude du Polymorphisme Humaine (CEPH)/Utah pedigree families and a CEPH/French pedigree family for polymorphisms at codons 751 and 312 and assessed their apoptotic response after either UV or ionized radiation exposure. The lymphoblastoid cell lines with homozygous or heterozygous Asp at codon 312 have similar apoptotic rates, whereas cell lines with homozygous Asn at codon 312 showed a 2.5-fold increased response to UV (P = 0.005; Student's t test). This is the first report known to us of a functional polymorphism in a gene involved in DNA damage-induced apoptosis. However, the presence of Lys or Gln at codon 751 did not influence the apoptotic response to UV. The diminished apoptotic response of cells containing the 312 Asp allele could both allow the survival and selective clonal expansion of carcinogen-damaged cells and be a mechanistic explanation for the increased risk of cancer at diverse tissue sites.
Authors:
H Seker; D Butkiewicz; E D Bowman; M Rusin; M Hedayati; L Grossman; C C Harris
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cancer research     Volume:  61     ISSN:  0008-5472     ISO Abbreviation:  Cancer Res.     Publication Date:  2001 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-10-18     Completed Date:  2001-12-04     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2984705R     Medline TA:  Cancer Res     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  7430-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4255, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Substitution / physiology
Apoptosis / genetics*,  radiation effects
Ataxia Telangiectasia / genetics,  pathology
Cell Line
Codon / genetics
DNA Helicases*
DNA Repair
DNA-Binding Proteins*
Humans
Lymphocytes / pathology,  physiology
Polymorphism, Genetic*
Protein Binding
Proteins / genetics*,  metabolism,  physiology
Transcription Factors*
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / metabolism
Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group D Protein
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Codon; 0/DNA-Binding Proteins; 0/Proteins; 0/Transcription Factors; 0/Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; EC 3.6.1.-/DNA Helicases; EC 5.99.-/ERCC2 protein, human; EC 5.99.-/Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group D Protein

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