The Crystal Structure of TREX1 Explains the 3' Nucleotide Specificity and Reveals a Polyproline II Helix for Protein Partnering.
de Silva, U., Choudhury, S., Bailey, S.L., Harvey, S., Perrino, F.W., Hollis, T.(2007) J.Biol.Chem. 282: 10537-10543
- PubMed: 17293595 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M700039200
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- PubMed Abstract: 
The TREX1 enzyme processes DNA ends as the major 3' --> 5' exonuclease activity in human cells. Mutations in the TREX1 gene are an underlying cause of the neurological brain disease Aicardi-Goutières syndrome implicating TREX1 dysfunction in an aberr ...