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SUBMITTER: Kim SY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6505963 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Sun-Yong SY Hakoshima Toshio T Kitano Ken K
Scientific reports 20131121
Bloom syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by genomic instability and cancer predisposition. The disease is caused by mutations of the Bloom syndrome protein (BLM). Here we report the crystal structure of a RecQ C-terminal (RQC) domain from human BLM. The structure reveals three novel features of BLM RQC which distinguish it from the previous structures of the Werner syndrome protein (WRN) and RECQ1. First, BLM RQC lacks an aromatic residue at the tip of the β-wing, a key element of ...[more]