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"Molecular cloning of the human gene, PNKP, encoding a polynucleotide kinase 3'-phosphatase and evidence for its role in repair of DNA strand breaks caused by oxidative damage." |
Jilani A, Ramotar D, Slack C, Ong C, Yang XM, Scherer SW, Lasko DD |
Published Aug. 20, 1999 in J Biol Chem volume 274 .
Pubmed ID: 10446192
Abstract:
| Mammalian polynucleotide kinases catalyze the 5'-phosphorylation of nucleic acids and can have associated 3'-phosphatase activity, predictive of an important function in DNA repair following ionizing radiation or oxidative damage. The sequences of three tryptic peptides from a bovine 60-kDa polypeptide that correlated with 5'-DNA kinase and 3'-phosphatase activities identified human and murine dbEST clones. The 57.1-kDa conceptual translation product of this gene, polynucleotide kinase 3'-phosphatase (PNKP), contained a putative ATP binding site and a potential 3'-phosphatase domain with similarity to L-2-haloacid dehalogenases. BLAST searches identified possible homologs in Caenorhabditis elegans, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and Drosophila melanogaster. The gene was localized to chromosome 19q13.3-13.4. Northern analysis indicated a 2-kilobase mRNA in eight human tissues. A glutathione S-transferase-PNKP fusion protein displayed 5'-DNA kinase and 3'-phosphatase activities. PNKP is the first gene for a DNA-specific kinase from any organism. PNKP expression partially rescued the sensitivity to oxidative damaging agents of the Escherichia coli DNA repair-deficient xth nfo double mutant. PNKP gene function restored termini suitable for DNA polymerase, consistent with in vivo removal of 3'-phosphate groups, facilitating DNA repair. |
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Last modification of this entry: Oct. 6, 2010
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