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Review
. 2019:115:21-67.
doi: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2019.01.003. Epub 2019 Feb 10.

TFIIH: A multi-subunit complex at the cross-roads of transcription and DNA repair

Olga Kolesnikova  1 , Laura Radu  1 , Arnaud Poterszman  2
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Review

TFIIH: A multi-subunit complex at the cross-roads of transcription and DNA repair

Olga Kolesnikova et al. Adv Protein Chem Struct Biol. 2019.

Abstract

Transcription factor IIH (TFIIH) is a multiprotein complex involved in both eukaryotic transcription and DNA repair, revealing a tight connection between these two processes. Composed of 10 subunits, it can be resolved into a 7-subunits core complex with the XPB translocase and the XPD helicase, and the 3-subunits kinase complex CAK, which also exists as a free complex with a distinct function. Initially identified as basal transcription factor, TFIIH also participates in transcription regulation and plays a key role in nucleotide excision repair (NER) for opening DNA at damaged sites, lesion verification and recruitment of additional repair factors. Our understanding of TFIIH function in eukaryotic cells has greatly benefited from studies of the genetic rare diseases xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), Cockayne syndrome (CS) and trichothiodystrophy (TTD), that are not only characterized by cancer and aging predispositions but also by neurological and developmental defects. Although much remains unknown about TFIIH function, significant progresses have been done regarding the structure of the complex, the functions of its catalytic subunits and the multiple roles of the regulatory core-TFIIH subunits. This review provides a non-exhaustive survey of key discoveries on the structure and function of this pivotal factor, which can be considered as a promising target for therapeutic strategies.

Keywords: Multi-subunit complex; Nucleotide excision repair; Structural proteomics; TFIIH; Transcription.

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