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Gene Symbol DDB2
Synonyms DDBB | UV-DDB2 | XPE
Gene Description DDB2, damage specific DNA binding protein 2, is involved in DNA damage recognition and nucleotide excision repair through a protein complex with DDB1 and CUL4A (PMID: 19109893) and regulates transcription of genes involved in a variety of cellular processes including cell cycle progression and protein degradation (PMID: 31635251, PMID: 26205499) and regulation of reactive oxygen species and senescence (PMID: 23109835). Overexpression of DDB2 has been identified in colorectal cancer (PMID: 30054844) and ESR1 (ER)-positive breast cancer (PMID: 18431487) and decreased expression has been identified in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PMID: 36568213) and ovarian cancer (PMID: 24574518).
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