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. 2015 Oct-Dec;38(4):420–432. doi: 10.1590/S1415-475738420150019

Table 1. DNA repair and cell cycle control genes.

Gene Name Function Cromosomal location
AKT1 v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1 Serine/threonine kinase. Regulates components of the apoptotic machinery. 14q32.32
ATM Ataxia telangiectasia mutated Serine threonine protein kinase. Activates cell cycle checkpoints upon DSB induction acting as a DNA damage sensor. 11q22-q23
BAP1 BRCA1 associated protein-1 (ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase) Binds to BRCA1. Involved in cell cycle, response to DNA damage and chromatin dynamics. 3p21.1
BIRP1 BRCA1 protein interaction with c-terminal helicase Receptor-interacting protein forming a complex with BRCA1. Active during DSB repair. 17q22.2
BRCA1 Breast cancer 1 DNA repair,ubiquitination and transcriptional regulation to maintain genomic stability. Induces cell cycle arrests after ionizing irradiation. 17q21
BRCA2 Breast cancer 2 Involved in DSB repair and/or homologous recombination in meiosis. 13q12
CDKs Cell Division Protein Kinase Cell cycle kinases. 10q21.2
CDKN1B Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B Cell-cycle progression at G1. 12p13.1-p12
CCND1 Cyclin D1 Regulates cell cycle during G1/S, also interacts with a network of repair proteins including RAD51 to regulate HR 11q13
CCND3 Cyclin D3 Regulates G1/S transition in cell cycle 6p21.1
RBBP8 Retinoblastoma Binding Protein Endonuclease that functions with MRX complex in the first step of the DSB repair. 18q11.2
EP300 3 00 kDa E1A-Binding protein gene Regulates transcription via chromatin remodeling. Regulated by acetylation in DNA damage response. 22q13.2
EXO1 Exonuclease 1 5’-3’ Exonuclease 1q43
FGFR2 Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 Cell surface tyrosine kinase receptor regulating cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis. 10q25.3-q26
HIST1H2BC Histone cluster 1, H2BC Core histone playing roles in DNA repair, replication and chromosomal stability. 6p22.1
H2AX H2A Histone Family, Member X Required for checkpoint-mediated arrest of cell cycle progression in response to low doses of ionizing radiation and for efficient DSB repair when modified by C-terminal phosphorylation. 11q23.3
KU70 Thyroid Autoantigen 70 kDa Binding to DSB ends and inhibition of exonuclease activity at these ends. 22q13.2
LIG4 Ligase IV DNA ligase involved in DNA non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) required for DSB repair. 13q33.3
LSP1 Lymphocyte-specific protein 1 Actin binding protein F. 11p15.5
MDC1 Mediator of DNA Damage Checkpoint 1 Mediator-adaptor protein in response to DNA damage, active during the S and G2/M phases of cell cycle. 6p21.3
MLL3 Myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukaemia 3 Part of the ASCOM complex regulated by acetylation to induce expression of p53 targets such as p21 in DNA damage response. 7q36.1
MRE11 Meiotic Recombination 11 Endonuclease, exonuclease, MRN/X complex-5. 11q21
NBN1 Nibrin Component of the MRN/X complex. Plays a critical role in the cellular response to DNA damage and the maintenance of chromosome integrity. Regulator of cell cycle checkpoints in meiosis. 8q21.3
PALB2 Partner and localizer of BRCA Critical role in HR repair by recruiting BRCA2 and RAD51. 16p12.1
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homolog Tumor suppressor protein. Active in DNA repair through interactions with the Chk1 and the P53 pathways. Regulator of the RAD51 activity. 10q23.3
RAD50 RAD50 homolog Sacharomyces cerevisiae Protein involved in DSB repair, required for NHEJ and HR. 5q23-q31
RAP80 Ubiquitin Interaction Motif Containing 1 Recognize ubiquitinated H2A and H2AX histones and recruits the BRCA1/BARD1 heterodimer at DSB. 5q35.2
RB1 Retinoblastoma Tumor suppressor protein, mediates cell cycle arrest. 17q22.2
Rif1 RAP1 interacting factor homolog (yeast) Required for cell cycle arrest at S-phase in response to DNA damage. 2q23.3
RNF168 RING Finger Protein E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase required for recruiting repair proteins to DNA damage sites. 3q29
TGFβ1 Transforming growth factor β1 Multifunctional peptides that regulate cell proliferation, migration, adhesion, differentiation, and other functions. 19q13.1
TopBP1 Topoisomerase (DNA) II Binding Protein S-phase checkpoint regulator. 3q22.1
TOX3 Tox high mobility group box family member 3 Involved in alteration of chromatin structure. 16q12.1
TP53 Tumor protein p53 Tumor suppressor protein, cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, senescence and DNA repair. 17p13
XLF/Cernunnos Non homologous End-Joining Factor Scaffold protein. Serve as a bridge between XRCC4 and the other NHEJ factors. 2q35
XRCC4 X-Ray Repair Complementing Defective Scaffold protein involved in NHEJ. 5q14.2
53BP1 Tumor Protein P53 Binding Protein Adaptor protein, chromatin reader. Promotes NHEJ. 15q15.3