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A Non-random Mouse Model for Pharmacological Reactivation of Mecp2 on the Inactive X Chromosome
Published on: May 22, 2019
New insights into the combined Cockayne/xeroderma pigmentosum complex: human XPG protein can function in
Errol C Friedberg1, Richard D Wood
1Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9072, USA. errol.friedberg@utsouthwestern.edu
Abstract:
A new study provides evidence supporting a function for XPG protein in maintaining the integrity and function of TFIIH (Ito et al. [2007], this issue of Molecular Cell). This observation likely explains some of the clinical features of individuals with both defective DNA repair and development.
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