Functional analysis of naturally occurring DCLRE1C mutations and correlation with the clinical phenotype of ARTEMIS deficiency
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY, vol.136, no.1, pp.140-157, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 136 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2015
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.03.005
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.140-157
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: The endonuclease ARTEMIS, which is encoded by the DCLRE1C gene, is a component of the nonhomologous end-joining pathway and participates in hairpin opening during the V(D)J recombination process and repair of a subset of DNA double-strand breaks. Patients with ARTEMIS deficiency usually present with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and cellular radiosensitivity, but hypomorphic mutations can cause milder phenotypes (leaky SCID).