Cockayne syndrome (CS) is a rare recessive disorder characterized by progressive multisystem abnormalities such as postnatal growth deficiency, progressive pigmentary retinopathy, sensorineural hearing loss, dental caries and neurological degeneration. CS has thus been classified as a segmental premature-aging syndrome. Two complementation groups (CSA and CSB) have been identified so far in CS cases. CSA caused by mutation in the gene encoding the group 8 excision-repair cross-complementing protein (ERCC8) is early childhood onset in the second year of life. CSB caused by mutation in the ERCC6 gene is late childhood onset with mild symptoms. ERCC8 encodes a Walker domain (WD)-repeat protein involved in the transcription-coupled repair system of the actively transcribed DNA. ERCC6 protein is at the interface of transcription and DNA repair and is involved in transcription-coupled and global genome-DNA repair, as well as in general transcription.
Kashiyama K, Nakazawa Y, Pilz DT, Guo C, Shimada M, Sasaki K, Fawcett H, Wing JF, Lewin SO, Carr L, Li TS, Yoshiura K, Utani A, Hirano A, Yamashita S, Greenblatt D, Nardo T, Stefanini M, McGibbon D, Sarkany R, Fassihi H, Takahashi Y, Nagayama Y, Mitsutake N, Lehmann AR, Ogi T
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Malfunction of nuclease ERCC1-XPF results in diverse clinical manifestations and causes Cockayne syndrome, xeroderma pigmentosum, and Fanconi anemia.
