Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group A Protein

**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.

**Tree numbers:** - D12.776.157.687.875 - D12.776.260.975 - D12.776.660.720.875

**Synonyms:** - XPA Repair Protein - Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group A Complementing Protein - Xeroderma Pigmentosum-A Protein - XPA Nucleotide Excision Repair Protein