Xeroderma pigmentosum group a proteinMeSH Descriptor
Preferred Label : xeroderma pigmentosum group a protein;
MeSH definition : A ZINC FINGER MOTIF protein that recognizes and interacts with damaged DNA. It is
a DNA-binding protein that plays an essential role in NUCLEOTIDE EXCISION REPAIR.
Mutations in this protein are associated with the most severe form of XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM.;
MeSH synonym : xeroderma pigmentosum a protein; xeroderma pigmentosum group a complementing protein; xpa repair protein; xpa nucleotide excision repair protein; xeroderma pigmentosum-a protein;
A ZINC FINGER MOTIF protein that recognizes and interacts with damaged DNA. It is
a DNA-binding protein that plays an essential role in NUCLEOTIDE EXCISION REPAIR.
Mutations in this protein are associated with the most severe form of XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM.