Molecular genetic characterization of XRCC4 function |
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Authors: | Mizuta R; Cheng HL; Gao Y; Alt FW |
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Institution: | Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. |
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Abstract: | XRCC4 is a generally expressed protein of 334 amino acids that is involved
in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks and in V(D)J recombination, but
its function is unknown. In this study, we have used a mutational approach
and the yeast two-hybrid method to perform an initial characterization of
this protein. We show that the XRCC4 protein is located in the nucleus. We
also demonstrate that several potential phosphorylation sites are not
required for XRCC4 function in a transient V(D)J recombination assay. In
addition, we show that XRCC4 forms a homodimer in vivo with the
homodimerization domain being located within amino acids 115-204. Finally,
we define a core domain of XRCC4 that functions in V(D)J recombination and
comprises amino acids 18-204. Potential functions of XRCC4 are discussed.
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