HUGO ID Detailed Result 12791


HUGO ID 12791
Symbol WRN
Name Werner syndrome
#Occurrence 71
#Paper 1

 


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17174478WRNWRN3.5Fig 6 WRN exonuclease structure and hexameric ring model 
17174478WRNWRN3.5a WRN protein is modular composed of an N-terminal exnuclease domain (blue), 
17174478WRNWRN3.5b The WRN exonuclease (more more ... 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Double-Strand Breaks Base Excision Repair and WRN 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Hereditary mutations in WRN are associated with Werner syndrome (WS), WS a rare autosomal 
17174478WRNWRN3.5WRN encodes a 1 432-residue protein that contains a C-terminal nuclear-localization 
17174478WRNWRN3.5WRN belongs to the RecQ helicase family that is widely distributed 
17174478WRNWRN3.5WRN has been implicated to function in multiple DNA metabolism steps 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Biochemical characterization of WRN helicase has shown ATPase activity and unwinding of partial-duplex DNA 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Significantly a unique feature of WRN among all the human RecQ helicases is the addition of 
17174478WRNWRN3.5WRN exonuclease functions on a variety of structured DNA substrates that 
17174478WRNWRN3.5WRN 3_amp_#x02032 -5_amp_#x02032 exonuclease activity shows substrate specificity similar to that 
17174478WRNWRN3.5similar to that for the helicase suggesting that the two WRN enzymatic activities may have coordinated functions on several classes of 
17174478WRNWRN3.5WRN has been implicated in certain DNA repair events as WS 
17174478WRNWRN3.5WRN links to BER include physical and functional interaction with pol_amp_#x003b2 
17174478WRNWRN3.5to the NHEJ pathway is indicated by in interactions of WRN with the NHEJ-essential protein kinase DNA-PK ( Yannone et al. 
17174478WRNWRN3.5WRN activity is regulated by holo _amp_#x02013 DNA-PK ( Yannone et 
17174478WRNWRN3.5DNA-PK ( Yannone et al. 2001 Karmakar et al. 2002a WRN is an in vivo substrate of DNA-PK ( Yannone et 
17174478WRNWRN3.5al. 2002a and the DNA-PK subunit Ku70/80 Ku70 80 stimulates WRN exonuclease activity in vitro ( Cooper et al. 2000 Li 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Furthermore WRN has been observed in an endogenous complex with the Ku70/80 
17174478WRNWRN3.5WRN has a modular composition ( Fig 6a and structural studies 
17174478WRNWRN3.5protein's domains and those of homologues are helping to define WRN mediated functions ( Killoran and Keck 2006 
17174478WRNWRN3.5The N-terminus of WRN contains the exonuclease domain the central core contains the helicase 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Crystallographic and structure based mutational studies on the WRN exonuclease domain have revealed a high degree of structural and 
17174478WRNWRN3.5These structural biochemistry studies on WRN exonuclease revealed a two metal ion mediated mechanism of nucleotide 
17174478WRNWRN3.5The lanthanide Eu 3 ions inhibit the WRN exonuclease activity probably due to either a greater charge state 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Ku70/80 Ku70 80 specifically stimulates this WRN exonuclease activity but inhibits the Klenow fragment exonuclease its closest 
17174478WRNWRN3.5This also suggests that the WRN exonuclease domain may help impart functions mediated by WRN_amp_#x02013;Ku70/80 WRN_amp_#x02013 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Additionally WRN exonuclease activity is required to fully compliment a Werner syndrome 
17174478WRNWRN3.5specific cellular pathway but the elevated microhomology-mediated repair observed in WRN exonuclease deficient cells is similar to the phenotypes associated with 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Melek et al. 1998 Verkaik et al. 2002 possibly linking WRN to this pathway 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Werner syndrome cells have mild radiation sensitivity which rules out WRN as an essential DSB repair protein but WRN exonuclease may 
17174478WRNWRN3.5rules out WRN as an essential DSB repair protein but WRN exonuclease may nevertheless be used for resolution of a limited 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Double-Strand Breaks Base Excision Repair and WRN 
17174478WRNWRN3.5This substantial functional divergence between WRN exonuclease and its structural homologs such as Klenow fragment exonuclease 
17174478WRNWRN3.5The WRN exonuclease domain construct that was defined by crystallography studies is 
17174478WRNWRN3.5However a similar WRN exonuclease construct forms homo-hexamers upon interaction with DNA or PCNA 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Also a larger WRN N-terminal construct residues 1-333 and containing the exonuclease domain forms 
17174478WRNWRN3.5potentially affects substrate specificities and enzymatic activities of the full-length WRN protein 
17174478WRNWRN3.5The multimerization state of WRN homologues is still under debate ( Sharma et al. 2006 
17174478WRNWRN3.5A WRN exonuclease hexameric ring model ( Fig 6c has been built 
17174478WRNWRN3.5This WRN exonuclease ring contains a positively charged central cavity with the 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Important insights into the molecular mechanisms of WRN have also been discovered from the structure of the conserved 
17174478WRNWRN3.5In WRN a mutation in Motif I in mice induces a Werner 
17174478WRNWRN3.52000 and regions of sequence similarity to SF1 indicates that WRN helicase may function a base-flipping mechanism proposed in SF1 despite 
17174478WRNWRN3.5a more recently determined NMR structure of this domain in WRN ( Hu et al. 2005 ( Fig 6g 
17174478WRNWRN3.5This domain in WRN binds several alternate DNA substructures including forks holding junctions 3_amp_#x02032 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Notably the WRN winged helix domain facilitates targeting of WRN to the nucleolus 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Notably the WRN winged helix domain facilitates targeting of WRN to the nucleolus ( von Kobbe and Bohr 2002 and 
17174478WRNWRN3.5and interactions of several of the potential protein partners of WRN have also been specifically mapped to this winged helix domain 
17174478WRNWRN3.5indicating the critical and versatile nature of this domain in WRN 
17174478WRNWRN3.5The remaining C-terminal domain of WRN is the HRDC ( H elicase R Nase D C 
17174478WRNWRN3.5In WRN the HRDC domain preferentially binds to forked duplex DNA and 
17174478WRNWRN3.5this domain is utilized in replication and recombination functions of WRN 
17174478WRNWRN3.5Significantly the interactions with the WRN C-terminus containing the winged helix and HRDC domains have been 
17174478WRNWRN3.5HRDC domains have been indicated to regulate the activity of WRN or of the partner protein 
17174478WRNWRN3.5The WRN exonuclease domain activity is regulated through the interaction of its 
17174478WRNWRN3.5While WRN helicase activity is regulated by C-terminal interactions that include TRF2 
17174478WRNWRN3.5An example of WRN stimulation of partner proteins includes the FEN-1 partner protein whose 
17174478WRNWRN3.5WRN interaction that was mapped to the winged helix domain stimulates 
17174478WRNWRN3.5interesting to define how these interactions are able to regulate WRN catalytic activities how key DNA and/or and or protein interactions 
17174478WRNWRN3.5or protein interactions may potentially allow for controlled handoffs during WRN mediated pathway progression and how the breakdown of this pathway 
17174478WRNWRN3.5breakdown of this pathway progression in the absence of functioning WRN gives rise to the disease phenotype 
17174478WRNWRN3.5This includes MRN complex or the WRN RecQ helicase which may prove to be suitable targets for 
17174478werner syndromewerner syndrome1.0additionally dna repair disorders that affect the brain to varying extents include ataxia telangiectasia like disorder cockayne syndrome or werner syndrome.  
17174478werner syndromewerner syndrome1.0keywords: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ataxia telangiectasia like disorder werner syndrome xeroderma pigmentosum nitric oxide synthase superoxide dismutase  
17174478werner syndromewerner syndrome1.0severe neurodegeneration is clearly apparent in some disorders such as cockayne syndrome lehmann 2003 while more aging related phenotypes are present in others including werner syndrome goto 1997 .  
17174478werner syndromewerner syndrome1.0omologous end joining ros reactive oxygen species sod superoxide dismutase ssbs single strand breaks tc ner transcription coupled nucleotide excision repair thm thumb domain ttd trichothiodystropy ws werner syndrome xp xeroderma pigmentosum  
17174478werner syndromewerner syndrome1.0hereditary mutations in wrn are associated with werner syndrome ws a rare autosomal recessive disorder that gives rise to multiple progeroid pathologies including osteoporosis atherosclerosis and a greatly increased cancer incidence goto 1997 .  
17174478werner syndromewerner syndrome1.0additionally wrn exonuclease activity is required to fully compliment a werner syndrome dna end joining phenotype in an in vivo plasmid based assay perry et al. 2006 .  
17174478werner syndromewerner syndrome1.0however werner syndrome cells have mild radiation sensitivity which rules out wrn as an essential dsb repair protein but wrn exonuclease may nevertheless be used for resolution of a limited class of dsbs.