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HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS
Volume 14, Issue 20, Pages 3027-3033Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddi334
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [1P01HL48546] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [5 T32 GM008617-08] Funding Source: Medline
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Fanconi anemia (FA) is a multigenic recessive disease resulting in bone marrow failure and increased cancer susceptibility. Cells from FA patients and mouse models are sensitive to DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) and FA mice are moderately sensitive to ionizing radiation (IR). Both kinds of damage induce DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). To date, nine genes in 11 complementation groups have been identified; however, the precise function of the FA pathway remains unclear. Many of the proteins form a nuclear complex necessary for the mono-ubiquitination of the downstream protein, Fancd2. To further investigate the role of the FA pathway in repair of DSBs, we generated Fancd2(-/-)/Prkdc(sc/sc) double mutant mice. Prkdc(sc/sc) mutant mice have a defect in non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) and are sensitive to IR-induced DNA damage. Double mutant animals and primary cells were more sensitive to IR than either single mutant, suggesting that Fancd2 operates in DSB repair pathway distinct from NHEJ. Fancd2(-/-)/Prkdc(sc/sc) double mutant cells were also more sensitive to DSBs generated by a restriction endonuclease. The role of Fancd2 in DSB repair may account for the moderate sensitivity of FA cells to irradiation and FA cells sensitivity to ICLs that are repaired via a DSB intermediate.
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