FANCD2

By Jamshed Arslan Pharm.D., PhD.

Fanconi anemia (FA) is a genetically inherited disorder that yields cytogenetic instability, hypersensitivity to DNA crosslinking compounds and defective DNA repair. A variety of genes have been identified within the FA pathway that are referred to as the Fanconi anemia complementation group.  One member of this group, FANCD2, is monoubiquitinated in response to DNA damage.  At this point, FANCD2 specifically localizes to the nucleus to represent the site of DNA repair, often times to the DNA replication fork.

Fanconi anemia (FANC) is a rare, autosomal-recessive genetic disorder that is a heterogeneous cancer susceptibility condition that manifests with a wide range of symptoms such as congenital malformations, deteriorating bone marrow failure, DNA-damage hypersensitivity, genomic instability, and increased cancer incidence. FANCD2 is a component within the protein complex that is involved in a cell's resistance to DNA cross-linking and subsequent DNA synthesis arrest that is stimulated by the insult of ionizing radiation (IR).

The genetic disorder known as Fanconi anemia (FANC) is a heterogeneous, autosomal-recessive cancer susceptibility condition characterized by a wide array of symptoms. These include congenital malformations, progressive bone marrow failure, DNA-damage hypersensitivity, and genome instability. The protein FANCD2 is a subunit of the protein complex involved in cellular resistance to DNA cross-linking and DNA synthesis arrest triggered by ionizing radiation (IR).

Fanconi anemia (FANC) is a heterogenous, autosomal-recessive cancer susceptibility genetic disorder that is characterized by a wide array of symptoms, including congenital defects, progressive bone marrow failure due to DNA-damage hypersensitivity, chromosomal instability, and poor DNA repair. The protein FANCD2 is involved in mediating cellular resistance to DNA cross-linking and DNA synthesis arrest that is triggered by ionizing radiation (IR).

Mediating DNA damage is a crucial process, and one of the most important cellular guards against cancer. In response to DNA damage, sophisticated cellular machinery is recruited to repair the breaks, and if it fails, the cell is committed to death.

We at Novus Biologicals have an extensive antibody databasedevoted to the 13 Fanconi anaemia complementation (FANC) genes, which are involved in the recognition and repair of damaged DNA.