The specific aims of Core A are to provide informatics and statistics services, of which there are four:
Specific Aim 1 Human gene variant database: To maintain a database of human germline or somatic sequence variation in five enzymes involved in DNA repair and recombination: NTHL1, NEIL1-3 and RAD51 Specific Aim 2 Prediction of the functional consequences of genetic variation: To use computational methods to identify germline or somatic sequence variants having, with high probability, altered function.
Specific Aim 3 Enzyme kinetics: To identify sequence variants that have altered catalytic function by designing and analyzing enzyme kinetics experiments.
Specific Aim 4 l /lutation spectrum analysis: To identify sequence variants that show alter genomic stability in cellular studies by analyzing mutation spectra. Core A services are aligned with the test of our central hypothesis, that defects in the enzyme families we study result in aberrant base excision and homology-directed repair which is the engine driving human carcinogenesis. The gene variant database and predictions of the functional consequences of genetic variation (Aims 1-2) will be used by Projects 1-3 to identify enzyme sequence variants for biochemical and cellular studies. The projects will produce data from biochemical and cellular studies, which will then be used by Core A to evaluate the consequences of genetic variation for catalysis (Aim 3, Enzyme kinetics analysis) and genomic stability (Aim 4, Mutation spectrum analysis).

Public Health Relevance

Core A will play an integral role in studies proposed by each Project and Core, both in experiment design and data analysis. Informatics and statistical services will support Project 1 Aims 1-3, Project 2 Aims 2-3, Project 3 Aims 2-3, Project 4 Aims 1-2, and Core B Aims 1-2. We expect the results of the studies proposed to advance our understanding of how variants in repair enzymes contribute to cancer susceptibility and as well provide useful targets for cancer therapy

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Program Projects (P01)
Project #
5P01CA098993-10
Application #
8725062
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZCA1)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2014-09-01
Budget End
2015-08-31
Support Year
10
Fiscal Year
2014
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Vermont & St Agric College
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Burlington
State
VT
Country
United States
Zip Code
05405
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