DCLRE1B

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DNA cross-link repair 1B protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DCLRE1B gene.

DNA interstrand cross-links prevent strand separation, thereby physically blocking transcription, replication, and segregation of DNA. DCLRE1B is one of several evolutionarily conserved genes involved in repair of interstrand cross-links (Dronkert et al., 2000).[supplied by OMIM]

Function

The DCLRE1B/SNM1B/Apollo protein is a repair exonuclease that digests double-stranded and single-stranded DNA with a 5’ to 3’ directionality.

Using an SNM1B/Apollo knockout mouse model, evidence was obtained that SNM1B/Apollo protein is required to protect telomeres against illegitimate non-homologous end joining that can result in genomic instabilityy and consequently in multi-organ developmental failure.

In a human patient with Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome, a dominant negative mutation in the SNM1B/Apollo gene was discovered. This mutation hampered the proper replication of telomeres, leading to major telomeric dysfunction and cellular senescence. SNM1B/Apollo protein appears to be a crucial factor in telomere maintenance, independent of its function in repairing DNA inter-strand crosslinks.

Further reading

• Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH, et al. (2003). "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMC 139241. PMID 12477932.
• Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T, et al. (2004). "Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs". Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40–5. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMID 14702039.
• Demuth I, Digweed M, Concannon P (2004). "Human SNM1B is required for normal cellular response to both DNA interstrand crosslink-inducing agents and ionizing radiation". Oncogene. 23 (53): 8611–8. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1207895. PMID 15467758.
• Gerhard DS, Wagner L, Feingold EA, et al. (2004). "The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)". Genome Res. 14 (10B): 2121–7. doi:10.1101/gr.2596504. PMC 528928. PMID 15489334.
• Ishiai M, Kimura M, Namikoshi K, et al. (2004). "DNA cross-link repair protein SNM1A interacts with PIAS1 in nuclear focus formation". Mol. Cell. Biol. 24 (24): 10733–41. doi:10.1128/MCB.24.24.10733-10741.2004. PMC 533992. PMID 15572677.
• Freibaum BD, Counter CM (2006). "hSnm1B is a novel telomere-associated protein". J. Biol. Chem. 281 (22): 15033–6. doi:10.1074/jbc.C600038200. PMID 16606622.
• Gregory SG, Barlow KF, McLay KE, et al. (2006). "The DNA sequence and biological annotation of human chromosome 1". Nature. 441 (7091): 315–21. doi:10.1038/nature04727. PMID 16710414.
• Lenain C, Bauwens S, Amiard S, et al. (2006). "The Apollo 5' exonuclease functions together with TRF2 to protect telomeres from DNA repair". Curr. Biol. 16 (13): 1303–10. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2006.05.021. PMID 16730175.
• van Overbeek M, de Lange T (2006). "Apollo, an Artemis-related nuclease, interacts with TRF2 and protects human telomeres in S phase". Curr. Biol. 16 (13): 1295–302. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2006.05.022. PMID 16730176.