LongevityMap Gene

Gene details

HGNC symbol
ERCC6 
Aliases
CSB; CKN2; COFS; ARMD5; COFS1; POF11; RAD26; UVSS1 
Common name
ERCC excision repair 6, chromatin remodeling factor 
Description
This gene encodes a DNA-binding protein that is important in transcription-coupled excision repair. The encoded protein has ATP-stimulated ATPase activity, interacts with several transcription and excision repair proteins, and may promote complex formation at DNA repair sites. Mutations in this gene are associated with Cockayne syndrome type B and cerebrooculofacioskeletal syndrome 1. Alternative splicing occurs between a splice site from exon 5 of this gene to the 3' splice site upstream of the open reading frame (ORF) of the adjacent gene, piggyback-derived-3 (GeneID:267004), which activates the alternative polyadenylation site downstream of the piggyback-derived-3 ORF. The resulting transcripts encode a fusion protein that shares sequence with the product of each individual gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2016]
Cytogenetic Location
10q11.23
UCSC Genome Browser
View 10q11.23 on the UCSC genome browser
OMIM
609413
Ensembl
ENSG00000225830
UniProt/Swiss-Prot
A8K4Q3_HUMAN
Entrez Gene
2074
UniGene
49063
1000 Genomes
1000 Genomes

Homologs in model organisms

Danio rerio
ercc6
Mus musculus
Ercc6
Rattus norvegicus
Ercc6
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
RAD26
Schizosaccharomyces pombe
rhp26

In other databases

GenAge human genes
  • This gene is present as ERCC6

Studies (1)

Significant/Non-significant: 0/1

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.
Indentifier
rs3793784
Reference