LongevityMap variant

Entry Details

Longevity Association
Non-significant
Population
Danish
Study Design
592 SNPs from 77 genes involved in nine sub-processes were analyzed in 1089 long-lived and 736 middle-aged Danes. Then, a replicated study was carried out in a German cohort.
Conclusions
The results did not remain significant after correction. The findings drawn from the Danish cohort were not replicated in German samples.
Identifier
rs705649
In Other Studies (IDs)
275
Cytogenetic Location
2q35
UCSC Genome Browser
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Gene details

HGNC symbol
XRCC5
Aliases
KU80; KUB2; Ku86; NFIV; KARP1; KARP-1 
Common name
X-ray repair cross complementing 5 
Description
The protein encoded by this gene is the 80-kilodalton subunit of the Ku heterodimer protein which is also known as ATP-dependant DNA helicase II or DNA repair protein XRCC5. Ku is the DNA-binding component of the DNA-dependent protein kinase, and it functions together with the DNA ligase IV-XRCC4 complex in the repair of DNA double-strand break by non-homologous end joining and the completion of V(D)J recombination events. This gene functionally complements Chinese hamster xrs-6, a mutant defective in DNA double-strand break repair and in ability to undergo V(D)J recombination. A rare microsatellite polymorphism in this gene is associated with cancer in patients of varying radiosensitivity. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Other longevity studies of this gene
21
OMIM
194364
Ensembl
ENSG00000079246
UniProt/Swiss-Prot
XRCC5_HUMAN
Entrez Gene
7520
UniGene
388739
HapMap
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Homologs in model organisms

Danio rerio
xrcc5
Drosophila melanogaster
Ku80
Mus musculus
Xrcc5
Rattus norvegicus
Xrcc5
Schizosaccharomyces pombe
pku80

In other databases

GenAge model organism genes
  • A homolog of this gene for Mus musculus is present as Xrcc5
GenAge human genes
  • This gene is present as XRCC5

References

Debrabant et al. (2014)

Other variants which are also part of this study