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Defects in DNA degradation revealed in crystal structures of TREX1 exonuclease mutations linked to autoimmune disease.
DNA repair - 2 Jan 2012
Bailey Suzanna L, Harvey Scott, Perrino Fred W, Hollis Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Mutations within the human TREX1 3' exonuclease are associated with Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome (AGS) and familial chilblain lupus (FCL). Both AGS and FCL are autoimmune diseases that result in increased levels of interferon alpha and circulating antibodies to DNA. TREX1 is a member of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated SET complex and participates in granzyme A-mediated cell death to degrade nicked genomic...
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