ERCC5 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human ERCC5 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 13q33.1 and is approximately 30 kb in length. This allele, which encodes DNA-repair protein complementing XP-G cells protein, is involved in the transcription-coupled repair of ultraviolet-induced DNA damage.

**Synonyms:** - COFS3 - Cockayne Syndrome Gene - ERCC Excision Repair 5, Endonuclease wt Allele - ERCM2 - ERCM2 Gene - Excision Repair Cross-Complementing Rodent Repair Deficiency, Complementation Group 5 (Xeroderma Pigmentosum, Complementation Group G (Cockayne syndrome)) Gene - Excision Repair Cross-Complementing Rodent Repair Deficiency, Complementation Group 5 Gene - Excision-Repair, Complementing Defective, In Chinese Hamster, 5 Gene - RAD2, Yeast, Homolog of Gene - UV Damage, Excision Repair of, UV-135 Gene - UVDR - UVDR Gene - XPG - XPG Gene - XPGC - XPGC Gene