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Schilbach S, Hantsche M, Tegunov D, Dienemann C, Wigge C, Urlaub H, Cramer P. Structures of transcription pre-initiation complex with TFIIH and Mediator. Nature 2017; 551:204-209. [PMID: 29088706 PMCID: PMC6078178 DOI: 10.1038/nature24282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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For the initiation of transcription, RNA polymerase II (Pol II) assembles with general transcription factors on promoter DNA to form the pre-initiation complex (PIC). Here we report cryo-electron microscopy structures of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae PIC and PIC-core Mediator complex at nominal resolutions of 4.7 Å and 5.8 Å, respectively. The structures reveal transcription factor IIH (TFIIH), and suggest how the core and kinase TFIIH modules function in the opening of promoter DNA and the phosphorylation of Pol II, respectively. The TFIIH core subunit Ssl2 (a homologue of human XPB) is positioned on downstream DNA by the 'E-bridge' helix in TFIIE, consistent with TFIIE-stimulated DNA opening. The TFIIH kinase module subunit Tfb3 (MAT1 in human) anchors the kinase Kin28 (CDK7), which is mobile in the PIC but preferentially located between the Mediator hook and shoulder in the PIC-core Mediator complex. Open spaces between the Mediator head and middle modules may allow access of the kinase to its substrate, the C-terminal domain of Pol II.
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- S Schilbach
- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
- University Medical Center Göttingen, Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Bioanalytics Group, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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The cryo-electron microscopy structure of human transcription factor IIH. Nature 2017; 549:414-417. [PMID: 28902838 DOI: 10.1038/nature23903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Human transcription factor IIH (TFIIH) is part of the general transcriptional machinery required by RNA polymerase II for the initiation of eukaryotic gene transcription. Composed of ten subunits that add up to a molecular mass of about 500 kDa, TFIIH is also essential for nucleotide excision repair. The seven-subunit TFIIH core complex formed by XPB, XPD, p62, p52, p44, p34, and p8 is competent for DNA repair, while the CDK-activating kinase subcomplex, which includes the kinase activity of CDK7 as well as the cyclin H and MAT1 subunits, is additionally required for transcription initiation. Mutations in the TFIIH subunits XPB, XPD, and p8 lead to severe premature ageing and cancer propensity in the genetic diseases xeroderma pigmentosum, Cockayne syndrome, and trichothiodystrophy, highlighting the importance of TFIIH for cellular physiology. Here we present the cryo-electron microscopy structure of human TFIIH at 4.4 Å resolution. The structure reveals the molecular architecture of the TFIIH core complex, the detailed structures of its constituent XPB and XPD ATPases, and how the core and kinase subcomplexes of TFIIH are connected. Additionally, our structure provides insight into the conformational dynamics of TFIIH and the regulation of its activity.
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Speckmann C, Sahoo SS, Rizzi M, Hirabayashi S, Karow A, Serwas NK, Hoemberg M, Damatova N, Schindler D, Vannier JB, Boulton SJ, Pannicke U, Göhring G, Thomay K, Verdu-Amoros JJ, Hauch H, Woessmann W, Escherich G, Laack E, Rindle L, Seidl M, Rensing-Ehl A, Lausch E, Jandrasits C, Strahm B, Schwarz K, Ehl SR, Niemeyer C, Boztug K, Wlodarski MW. Clinical and Molecular Heterogeneity of RTEL1 Deficiency. Front Immunol 2017; 8:449. [PMID: 28507545 PMCID: PMC5410638 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Typical features of dyskeratosis congenita (DC) resulting from excessive telomere shortening include bone marrow failure (BMF), mucosal fragility, and pulmonary or liver fibrosis. In more severe cases, immune deficiency and recurring infections can add to disease severity. RTEL1 deficiency has recently been described as a major genetic etiology, but the molecular basis and clinical consequences of RTEL1-associated DC are incompletely characterized. We report our observations in a cohort of six patients: five with novel biallelic RTEL1 mutations p.Trp456Cys, p.Ile425Thr, p.Cys1244ProfsX17, p.Pro884_Gln885ins53X13, and one with novel heterozygous mutation p.Val796AlafsX4. The most unifying features were hypocellular BMF in 6/6 and B-/NK-cell lymphopenia in 5/6 patients. In addition, three patients with homozygous mutations p.Trp456Cys or p.Ile425Thr also suffered from immunodeficiency, cerebellar hypoplasia, and enteropathy, consistent with Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome. Chromosomal breakage resembling a homologous recombination defect was detected in patient-derived fibroblasts but not in hematopoietic compartment. Notably, in both cellular compartments, differential expression of 1243aa and 1219/1300aa RTEL1 isoforms was observed. In fibroblasts, response to ionizing irradiation and non-homologous end joining were not impaired. Telomeric circles did not accumulate in patient-derived primary cells and lymphoblastoid cell lines, implying alternative pathomechanisms for telomeric loss. Overall, RTEL1-deficient cells exhibited a phenotype of replicative exhaustion, spontaneous apoptosis and senescence. Specifically, CD34+ cells failed to expand in vitro, B-cell development was compromised, and T-cells did not proliferate in long-term culture. Finally, we report on the natural history and outcome of our patients. While two patients died from infections, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) resulted in sustained engraftment in two patients. Whether chemotherapy negatively impacts on the course and onset of other DC-related symptoms remains open at present. Early-onset lung disease occurred in one of our patients after HSCT. In conclusion, RTEL deficiency can show a heterogeneous clinical picture ranging from mild hypocellular BMF with B/NK cell lymphopenia to early-onset, very severe, and rapidly progressing cellular deficiency.
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- Carsten Speckmann
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics, Univeristy of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, Vienna, Austria
- CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children’s Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Biozentrum, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Biozentrum, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Telomere Replication and Stability Group, MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS), London, UK
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- Telomere Replication and Stability Group, MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS), London, UK
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Institute for Clinical Transfusion Medicine and Immunogenetics Ulm, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Wuerttemberg – Hessen, University Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Clinic of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hemato-Oncology Clinic Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pathology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Institute for Clinical Transfusion Medicine and Immunogenetics Ulm, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Wuerttemberg – Hessen, University Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, Vienna, Austria
- CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- St. Anna Kinderspital and Children’s Cancer Research Instutute, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Zanello P. The competition between chemistry and biology in assembling iron–sulfur derivatives. Molecular structures and electrochemistry. Part V. {[Fe4S4](SCysγ)4} proteins. Coord Chem Rev 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Stiban J, So M, Kaguni LS. Iron-Sulfur Clusters in Mitochondrial Metabolism: Multifaceted Roles of a Simple Cofactor. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2017; 81:1066-1080. [PMID: 27908232 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297916100059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Iron-sulfur metabolism is essential for cellular function and is a key process in mitochondria. In this review, we focus on the structure and assembly of mitochondrial iron-sulfur clusters and their roles in various metabolic processes that occur in mitochondria. Iron-sulfur clusters are crucial in mitochondrial respiration, in which they are required for the assembly, stability, and function of respiratory complexes I, II, and III. They also serve important functions in the citric acid cycle, DNA metabolism, and apoptosis. Whereas the identification of iron-sulfur containing proteins and their roles in numerous aspects of cellular function has been a long-standing research area, that in mitochondria is comparatively recent, and it is likely that their roles within mitochondria have been only partially revealed. We review the status of the field and provide examples of other cellular iron-sulfur proteins to highlight their multifarious roles.
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- Johnny Stiban
- Birzeit University, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, West Bank Birzeit, 627, Palestine.
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Lukyanchikova NV, Petruseva IO, Evdokimov AN, Silnikov VN, Lavrik OI. DNA with Damage in Both Strands as Affinity Probes and Nucleotide Excision Repair Substrates. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2017; 81:263-74. [PMID: 27262196 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297916030093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Nucleotide excision repair (NER) is a multistep process of recognition and elimination of a wide spectrum of damages that cause significant distortions in DNA structure, such as UV-induced damage and bulky chemical adducts. A series of model DNAs containing new bulky fluoro-azidobenzoyl photoactive lesion dC(FAB) and well-recognized nonnucleoside lesions nFlu and nAnt have been designed and their interaction with repair proteins investigated. We demonstrate that modified DNA duplexes dC(FAB)/dG (probe I), dC(FAB)/nFlu+4 (probe II), and dC(FAB)/nFlu-3 (probe III) have increased (as compared to unmodified DNA, umDNA) structure-dependent affinity for XPC-HR23B (Kdum > KdI > KdII ≈ KdIII) and differentially crosslink to XPC and proteins of NER-competent extracts. The presence of dC(FAB) results in (i) decreased melting temperature (ΔTm = -3°C) and (ii) 12° DNA bending. The extended dC(FAB)/dG-DNA (137 bp) was demonstrated to be an effective NER substrate. Lack of correlation between the affinity to XPC-HR23B and substrate properties of the model DNA suggests a high impact of the verification stage on the overall NER process. In addition, DNAs containing closely positioned, well-recognized lesions in the complementary strands represent hardly repairable (dC(FAB)/nFlu+4, dC(FAB)/nFlu-3) or irreparable (nFlu/nFlu+4, nFlu/nFlu-3, nAnt/nFlu+4, nAnt/nFlu-3) structures. Our data provide evidence that the NER system of higher eukaryotes recognizes and eliminates damaged DNA fragments on a multi-criterion basis.
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- N V Lukyanchikova
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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The excluded DNA strand is SEW important for hexameric helicase unwinding. Methods 2016; 108:79-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2016.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Function of Conserved Topological Regions within the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Basal Transcription Factor TFIIH. Mol Cell Biol 2016; 36:2464-75. [PMID: 27381459 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00182-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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TFIIH is a 10-subunit RNA polymerase II basal transcription factor with a dual role in DNA repair. TFIIH contains three enzymatic functions and over 30 conserved subdomains and topological regions. We systematically tested the function of these regions in three TFIIH core module subunits, i.e., Ssl1, Tfb4, and Tfb2, in the DNA translocase subunit Ssl2, and in the kinase module subunit Tfb3. Our results are consistent with previously predicted roles for the Tfb2 Hub, Ssl2 Lock, and Tfb3 Latch regions, with mutations in these elements typically having severe defects in TFIIH subunit association. We also found unexpected roles for other domains whose function had not previously been defined. First, the Ssl1-Tfb4 Ring domains are important for TFIIH assembly. Second, the Tfb2 Hub and HEAT domains have an unexpected role in association with Tfb3. Third, the Tfb3 Ring domain is important for association with many other TFIIH subunits. Fourth, a partial deletion of the Ssl1 N-terminal extension (NTE) domain inhibits TFIIH function without affecting subunit association. Finally, we used site-specific cross-linking to localize the Tfb3-binding surface on the Rad3 Arch domain. Our cross-linking results suggest that Tfb3 and Rad3 have an unusual interface, with Tfb3 binding on two opposite faces of the Arch.
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Samora CP, Saksouk J, Goswami P, Wade BO, Singleton MR, Bates PA, Lengronne A, Costa A, Uhlmann F. Ctf4 Links DNA Replication with Sister Chromatid Cohesion Establishment by Recruiting the Chl1 Helicase to the Replisome. Mol Cell 2016; 63:371-84. [PMID: 27397686 PMCID: PMC4980427 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Revised: 04/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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DNA replication during S phase is accompanied by establishment of sister chromatid cohesion to ensure faithful chromosome segregation. The Eco1 acetyltransferase, helped by factors including Ctf4 and Chl1, concomitantly acetylates the chromosomal cohesin complex to stabilize its cohesive links. Here we show that Ctf4 recruits the Chl1 helicase to the replisome via a conserved interaction motif that Chl1 shares with GINS and polymerase α. We visualize recruitment by EM analysis of a reconstituted Chl1-Ctf4-GINS assembly. The Chl1 helicase facilitates replication fork progression under conditions of nucleotide depletion, partly independently of Ctf4 interaction. Conversely, Ctf4 interaction, but not helicase activity, is required for Chl1's role in sister chromatid cohesion. A physical interaction between Chl1 and the cohesin complex during S phase suggests that Chl1 contacts cohesin to facilitate its acetylation. Our results reveal how Ctf4 forms a replisomal interaction hub that coordinates replication fork progression and sister chromatid cohesion establishment.
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MESH Headings
- Acetyltransferases/metabolism
- Acylation
- Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism
- Chromatids/enzymology
- Chromatids/genetics
- Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/genetics
- Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/metabolism
- Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/ultrastructure
- Chromosomes, Fungal/enzymology
- Chromosomes, Fungal/genetics
- DNA, Fungal/biosynthesis
- DNA, Fungal/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- DNA-Binding Proteins/ultrastructure
- Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
- Models, Molecular
- Multiprotein Complexes
- Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
- Protein Binding
- Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
- S Phase
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzymology
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/growth & development
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/ultrastructure
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Time Factors
- Cohesins
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- Catarina P Samora
- Chromosome Segregation Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London WC2A 3LY, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics (IGH), CNRS, 34396 Montpellier, France
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- Macromolecular Machines Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, South Mimms EN6 3LD, UK
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- Structural Biology of Chromosome Segregation Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London WC2A 3LY, UK
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- Structural Biology of Chromosome Segregation Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London WC2A 3LY, UK
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- Biomolecular Modelling Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London WC2A 3LY, UK
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- Macromolecular Machines Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, South Mimms EN6 3LD, UK
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- Chromosome Segregation Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London WC2A 3LY, UK.
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Wirth N, Gross J, Roth HM, Buechner CN, Kisker C, Tessmer I. Conservation and Divergence in Nucleotide Excision Repair Lesion Recognition. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:18932-46. [PMID: 27405761 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.739425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Nucleotide excision repair is an important and highly conserved DNA repair mechanism with an exceptionally large range of chemically and structurally unrelated targets. Lesion verification is believed to be achieved by the helicases UvrB and XPD in the prokaryotic and eukaryotic processes, respectively. Using single molecule atomic force microscopy analyses, we demonstrate that UvrB and XPD are able to load onto DNA and pursue lesion verification in the absence of the initial lesion detection proteins. Interestingly, our studies show different lesion recognition strategies for the two functionally homologous helicases, as apparent from their distinct DNA strand preferences, which can be rationalized from the different structural features and interactions with other nucleotide excision repair protein factors of the two enzymes.
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- Nicolas Wirth
- From the Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- From the Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- From the Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- From the Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- From the Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- From the Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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Wu CG, Spies M. G-quadruplex recognition and remodeling by the FANCJ helicase. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:8742-8753. [PMID: 27342280 PMCID: PMC5062972 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Guanine rich nucleic acid sequences can form G-quadruplex (G4) structures that interfere with DNA replication, repair and RNA transcription. The human FANCJ helicase contributes to maintaining genomic integrity by promoting DNA replication through G4-forming DNA regions. Here, we combined single-molecule and ensemble biochemical analysis to show that FANCJ possesses a G4-specific recognition site. Through this interaction, FANCJ targets G4-containing DNA where its helicase and G4-binding activities enable repeated rounds of stepwise G4-unfolding and refolding. In contrast to other G4-remodeling enzymes, FANCJ partially stabilizes the G-quadruplex. This would preserve the substrate for the REV1 translesion DNA synthesis polymerase to incorporate cytosine across from a replication-stalling G-quadruplex. The residues responsible for G-quadruplex recognition also participate in interaction with MLH1 mismatch-repair protein, suggesting that the FANCJ activity supporting replication and its participation in DNA interstrand crosslink repair and/or heteroduplex rejection are mutually exclusive. Our findings not only describe the mechanism by which FANCJ recognizes G-quadruplexes and mediates their stepwise unfolding, but also explain how FANCJ chooses between supporting DNA repair versus promoting DNA replication through G-rich sequences.
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- Colin G Wu
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 51 Newton Rd., 4-532 BSB, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 51 Newton Rd., 4-532 BSB, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Compe E, Egly JM. Nucleotide Excision Repair and Transcriptional Regulation: TFIIH and Beyond. Annu Rev Biochem 2016; 85:265-90. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-060815-014857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Emmanuel Compe
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale/Université de Strasbourg, 67404 Illkirch Cedex, Commune Urbaine Strasbourg, France; ,
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale/Université de Strasbourg, 67404 Illkirch Cedex, Commune Urbaine Strasbourg, France; ,
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Sugasawa K. Molecular mechanisms of DNA damage recognition for mammalian nucleotide excision repair. DNA Repair (Amst) 2016; 44:110-117. [PMID: 27264556 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2016.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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For faithful DNA repair, it is crucial for cells to locate lesions precisely within the vast genome. In the mammalian global genomic nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway, this difficult task is accomplished through multiple steps, in which the xeroderma pigmentosum group C (XPC) protein complex plays a central role. XPC senses the presence of oscillating 'normal' bases in the DNA duplex, and its binding properties contribute to the extremely broad substrate specificity of NER. Unlike XPC, which acts as a versatile sensor of DNA helical distortion, the UV-damaged DNA-binding protein (UV-DDB) is more specialized, recognizing UV-induced photolesions and facilitating recruitment of XPC. Recent single-molecule analyses and structural studies have advanced our understanding of how UV-DDB finds its targets, particularly in the context of chromatin. After XPC binds DNA, it is necessary to verify the presence of damage in order to avoid potentially deleterious incisions at damage-free sites. Accumulating evidence suggests that XPA and the helicase activity of transcription factor IIH (TFIIH) cooperate to verify abnormalities in DNA chemistry. This chapter reviews recent findings about the mechanisms underlying the efficiency, versatility, and accuracy of NER.
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- Kaoru Sugasawa
- Biosignal Research Center, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan.
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XPD, as part of the TFIIH complex, has classically been linked to the damage verification step of nucleotide excision repair (NER). However, recent data indicate that XPD, due to its iron-sulfur center interacts with the iron sulfur cluster assembly proteins, and may interact with other proteins in the cell to mediate a diverse set of biological functions including cell cycle regulation, mitosis, and mitochondrial function. In this perspective, after first reviewing the function and some of the key disease causing variants that affect XPD's interaction with TFIIH and the CDK-activating kinase complex (CAK), we investigate these intriguing cellular roles of XPD and highlight important unanswered questions that provide a fertile ground for further scientific exploration.
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- Bennett Van Houten
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States.
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- Rudolf-Virchow-Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
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- Rudolf-Virchow-Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
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He Y, Yan C, Fang J, Inouye C, Tjian R, Ivanov I, Nogales E. Near-atomic resolution visualization of human transcription promoter opening. Nature 2016; 533:359-65. [PMID: 27193682 PMCID: PMC4940141 DOI: 10.1038/nature17970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In eukaryotic transcription initiation, a large multi-subunit pre-initiation complex (PIC) that assembles at the core promoter is required for the opening of the duplex DNA and identification of the start site for transcription by RNA polymerase II. Here we use cryo-electron microscropy (cryo-EM) to determine near-atomic resolution structures of the human PIC in a closed state (engaged with duplex DNA), an open state (engaged with a transcription bubble), and an initially transcribing complex (containing six base pairs of DNA-RNA hybrid). Our studies provide structures for previously uncharacterized components of the PIC, such as TFIIE and TFIIH, and segments of TFIIA, TFIIB and TFIIF. Comparison of the different structures reveals the sequential conformational changes that accompany the transition from each state to the next throughout the transcription initiation process. This analysis illustrates the key role of TFIIB in transcription bubble stabilization and provides strong structural support for a translocase activity of XPB.
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- Yuan He
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrative Bio-Imaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.,Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.,Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrative Bio-Imaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Mutational analysis of FANCJ helicase. Methods 2016; 108:118-29. [PMID: 27107905 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2016.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2016] [Revised: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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FANCJ is a superfamily 2 DNA helicase, which also belongs to the iron-sulfur domain containing helicases that include XPD, ChlR1 (DDX11), and RTEL1. Mutations in FANCJ are genetically linked to Fanconi anemia (FA), breast cancer, and ovarian cancer. FANCJ plays a critical role in genome stability and participates in DNA interstrand crosslink and double-strand break repair. Enormous sequence alterations in exons and introns of FANCJ have been identified in patients, including 15 mutations in the coding region which are linked to breast cancer, 12 to FA, and two to ovarian cancer. We and other groups have characterized several FANCJ missense mutations, including M299I, A349P, R251C, and Q255H. As an increasing number of clinically relevant FANCJ mutations are identified, understanding the mechanism whereby FANCJ mutation leads to diseases is critical. Mutational analysis of FANCJ will help us elucidate the pathogenesis and potentially lead to therapeutic strategies by targeting FANCJ.
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Jullien L, Kannengiesser C, Kermasson L, Cormier-Daire V, Leblanc T, Soulier J, Londono-Vallejo A, de Villartay JP, Callebaut I, Revy P. Mutations of the RTEL1 Helicase in a Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson Syndrome Patient Highlight the Importance of the ARCH Domain. Hum Mutat 2016; 37:469-72. [PMID: 26847928 DOI: 10.1002/humu.22966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The DNA helicase RTEL1 participates in telomere maintenance and genome stability. Biallelic mutations in the RTEL1 gene account for the severe telomere biology disorder characteristic of the Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome (HH). Here, we report a HH patient (P4) carrying two novel compound heterozygous mutations in RTEL1: a premature stop codon (c.949A>T, p.Lys317*) and an intronic deletion leading to an exon skipping and an in-frame deletion of 25 amino-acids (p.Ile398_Lys422). P4's cells exhibit short and dysfunctional telomeres similarly to other RTEL1-deficient patients. 3D structure predictions indicated that the p.Ile398_Lys422 deletion affects a part of the helicase ARCH domain, which lines the pore formed with the core HD and the iron-sulfur cluster domains and is highly specific of sequences from the eukaryotic XPD family members.
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- Laurent Jullien
- INSERM UMR 1163, Laboratory of Genome Dynamics in the Immune System, Labellisé Ligue.,Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Bichat, Service de Génétique, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1163, Laboratory of Genome Dynamics in the Immune System, Labellisé Ligue.,Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France
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- Department of Genetics, INSERM UMR 1163, Paris Descartes University-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Imagine Institute, Necker enfants malades Hospital, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Service d'Hématologie Pédiatrique, Paris, France
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- Institute of Hematology (IUH), INSERM UMR944/CNRS UMR7212, Saint-Louis Hospital and University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, av Claude, Vellefaux, Paris, France
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- Telomeres and Cancer Laboratory, Labellisé Ligue, Department UMR3244, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1163, Laboratory of Genome Dynamics in the Immune System, Labellisé Ligue.,Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France
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- IMPMC, Sorbonne Universités, UMR CNRS 7590, UPMC Univ Paris06, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IRD UMR 206, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1163, Laboratory of Genome Dynamics in the Immune System, Labellisé Ligue.,Paris Descartes - Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France
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Constantinescu-Aruxandei D, Petrovic-Stojanovska B, Penedo JC, White MF, Naismith JH. Mechanism of DNA loading by the DNA repair helicase XPD. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:2806-15. [PMID: 26896802 PMCID: PMC4824113 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The xeroderma pigmentosum group D (XPD) helicase is a component of the transcription factor IIH complex in eukaryotes and plays an essential role in DNA repair in the nucleotide excision repair pathway. XPD is a 5′ to 3′ helicase with an essential iron–sulfur cluster. Structural and biochemical studies of the monomeric archaeal XPD homologues have aided a mechanistic understanding of this important class of helicase, but several important questions remain open. In particular, the mechanism for DNA loading, which is assumed to require large protein conformational change, is not fully understood. Here, DNA binding by the archaeal XPD helicase from Thermoplasma acidophilum has been investigated using a combination of crystallography, cross-linking, modified substrates and biochemical assays. The data are consistent with an initial tight binding of ssDNA to helicase domain 2, followed by transient opening of the interface between the Arch and 4FeS domains, allowing access to a second binding site on helicase domain 1 that directs DNA through the pore. A crystal structure of XPD from Sulfolobus acidocaldiarius that lacks helicase domain 2 has an otherwise unperturbed structure, emphasizing the stability of the interface between the Arch and 4FeS domains in XPD.
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK
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Nucleotide excision repair (NER) is a highly versatile and efficient DNA repair process, which is responsible for the removal of a large number of structurally diverse DNA lesions. Its extreme broad substrate specificity ranges from DNA damages formed upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation to numerous bulky DNA adducts induced by mutagenic environmental chemicals and cytotoxic drugs used in chemotherapy. Defective NER leads to serious diseases, such as xeroderma pigmentosum (XP). Eight XP complementation groups are known of which seven (XPA-XPG) are caused by mutations in genes involved in the NER process. The eighth gene, XPV, codes for the DNA polymerase ɳ, which replicates through DNA lesions in a process called translesion synthesis (TLS). Over the past decade, detailed structural information of these DNA repair proteins involved in eukaryotic NER and TLS have emerged. These structures allow us now to understand the molecular mechanism of the NER and TLS processes in quite some detail and we have begun to understand the broad substrate specificity of NER. In this review, we aim to highlight recent advances in the process of damage recognition and repair as well as damage tolerance by the XP proteins.
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Puumalainen MR, Rüthemann P, Min JH, Naegeli H. Xeroderma pigmentosum group C sensor: unprecedented recognition strategy and tight spatiotemporal regulation. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016; 73:547-66. [PMID: 26521083 PMCID: PMC4713717 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-015-2075-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The cellular defense system known as global-genome nucleotide excision repair (GG-NER) safeguards genome stability by eliminating a plethora of structurally unrelated DNA adducts inflicted by chemical carcinogens, ultraviolet (UV) radiation or endogenous metabolic by-products. Xeroderma pigmentosum group C (XPC) protein provides the promiscuous damage sensor that initiates this versatile NER reaction through the sequential recruitment of DNA helicases and endonucleases, which in turn recognize and excise insulting base adducts. As a DNA damage sensor, XPC protein is very unique in that it (a) displays an extremely wide substrate range, (b) localizes DNA lesions by an entirely indirect readout strategy, (c) recruits not only NER factors but also multiple repair players, (d) interacts avidly with undamaged DNA, (e) also interrogates nucleosome-wrapped DNA irrespective of chromatin compaction and (f) additionally functions beyond repair as a co-activator of RNA polymerase II-mediated transcription. Many recent reports highlighted the complexity of a post-translational circuit that uses polypeptide modifiers to regulate the spatiotemporal activity of this multiuse sensor during the UV damage response in human skin. A newly emerging concept is that stringent regulation of the diverse XPC functions is needed to prioritize DNA repair while avoiding the futile processing of undamaged genes or silent genomic sequences.
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- Marjo-Riitta Puumalainen
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich-Vetsuisse, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
- Science for Life Laboratory, Division of Translational Medicine and Chemical Biology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich-Vetsuisse, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich-Vetsuisse, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Constantinescu-Aruxandei D, Petrovic-Stojanovska B, Schiemann O, Naismith JH, White MF. Taking a molecular motor for a spin: helicase mechanism studied by spin labeling and PELDOR. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:954-68. [PMID: 26657627 PMCID: PMC4737156 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv1373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Revised: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The complex molecular motions central to the functions of helicases have long attracted attention. Protein crystallography has provided transformative insights into these dynamic conformational changes, however important questions about the true nature of helicase configurations during the catalytic cycle remain. Using pulsed EPR (PELDOR or DEER) to measure interdomain distances in solution, we have examined two representative helicases: PcrA from superfamily 1 and XPD from superfamily 2. The data show that PcrA is a dynamic structure with domain movements that correlate with particular functional states, confirming and extending the information gleaned from crystal structures and other techniques. XPD in contrast is shown to be a rigid protein with almost no conformational changes resulting from nucleotide or DNA binding, which is well described by static crystal structures. Our results highlight the complimentary nature of PELDOR to crystallography and the power of its precision in understanding the conformational changes relevant to helicase function.
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 12, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK
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Van Houten B. A tale of two cities: A tribute to Aziz Sancar's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his molecular characterization of NER. DNA Repair (Amst) 2016; 37:A3-A13. [PMID: 26861185 PMCID: PMC5068483 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2015.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Bennett Van Houten
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States.
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Tripartite DNA Lesion Recognition and Verification by XPC, TFIIH, and XPA in Nucleotide Excision Repair. Mol Cell 2015; 59:1025-34. [PMID: 26384665 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2015.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Transcription factor IIH (TFIIH) is essential for both transcription and nucleotide excision repair (NER). DNA lesions are initially detected by NER factors XPC and XPE or stalled RNA polymerases, but only bulky lesions are preferentially repaired by NER. To elucidate substrate specificity in NER, we have prepared homogeneous human ten-subunit TFIIH and its seven-subunit core (Core7) without the CAK module and show that bulky lesions in DNA inhibit the ATPase and helicase activities of both XPB and XPD in Core7 to promote NER, whereas non-genuine NER substrates have no such effect. Moreover, the NER factor XPA activates unwinding of normal DNA by Core7, but inhibits the Core7 helicase activity in the presence of bulky lesions. Finally, the CAK module inhibits DNA binding by TFIIH and thereby enhances XPC-dependent specific recruitment of TFIIH. Our results support a tripartite lesion verification mechanism involving XPC, TFIIH, and XPA for efficient NER.
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The Oncogenic Small Tumor Antigen of Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Is an Iron-Sulfur Cluster Protein That Enhances Viral DNA Replication. J Virol 2015; 90:1544-56. [PMID: 26608318 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02121-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) plays an important role in Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). MCPyV small T (sT) antigen has emerged as the key oncogenic driver in MCC carcinogenesis. It has also been shown to promote MCPyV LT-mediated replication by stabilizing LT. The importance of MCPyV sT led us to investigate sT functions and to identify potential ways to target this protein. We discovered that MCPyV sT purified from bacteria contains iron-sulfur (Fe/S) clusters. Electron paramagnetic resonance analysis showed that MCPyV sT coordinates a [2Fe-2S] and a [4Fe-4S] cluster. We also observed phenotypic conservation of Fe/S coordination in the sTs of other polyomaviruses. Since Fe/S clusters are critical cofactors in many nucleic acid processing enzymes involved in DNA unwinding and polymerization, our results suggested the hypothesis that MCPyV sT might be directly involved in viral replication. Indeed, we demonstrated that MCPyV sT enhances LT-mediated replication in a manner that is independent of its previously reported ability to stabilize LT. MCPyV sT translocates to nuclear foci containing actively replicating viral DNA, supporting a direct role for sT in promoting viral replication. Mutations of Fe/S cluster-coordinating cysteines in MCPyV sT abolish its ability to stimulate viral replication. Moreover, treatment with cidofovir, a potent antiviral agent, robustly inhibits the sT-mediated enhancement of MCPyV replication but has little effect on the basal viral replication driven by LT alone. This finding further indicates that MCPyV sT plays a direct role in stimulating viral DNA replication and introduces cidofovir as a possible drug for controlling MCPyV infection. IMPORTANCE MCPyV is associated with a highly aggressive form of skin cancer in humans. Epidemiological surveys for MCPyV seropositivity and sequencing analyses of healthy human skin suggest that MCPyV may represent a common component of the human skin microbial flora. However, much of the biology of the virus and its oncogenic ability remain to be investigated. In this report, we identify MCPyV sT as a novel Fe/S cluster protein and show that conserved cysteine clusters are important for sT's ability to enhance viral replication. Moreover, we show that sT sensitizes MCPyV replication to cidofovir inhibition. The discovery of Fe/S clusters in MCPyV sT opens new avenues to the study of the structure and functionality of this protein. Moreover, this study supports the notion that sT is a potential drug target for dampening MCPyV infection.
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Lye MS, Visuvanathan S, Chong PP, Yap YY, Lim CC, Ban EZ. Homozygous Wildtype of XPD K751Q Polymorphism Is Associated with Increased Risk of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Malaysian Population. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130530. [PMID: 26086338 PMCID: PMC4472930 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The xeroderma pigmentosum group D (XPD) gene encodes a DNA helicase, an important component in transcription factor IIH (TFIIH) complex. XPD helicase plays a pivotal role in unwinding DNA at the damaged region during nucleotide excision repair (NER) mechanism. Dysfunctional XPD helicase protein from polymorphic diversity may contribute to increased risk of developing cancers. This study aims to determine the association between XPD K751Q polymorphism (rs13181) and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in the Malaysian population. In this hospital-based matched case-control study, 356 controls were matched by age, gender and ethnicity to 356 cases. RFLP-PCR was used to genotype the XPD K751Q polymorphism. A significant association was observed between XPD K751Q polymorphism and the risk of NPC using conditional logistic regression. Subjects with homozygous Lys/Lys (wildtype) genotype have 1.58 times higher odds of developing NPC compared to subjects with recessive combination of heterozygous Lys/Gln and homozygous Gln/Gln genotypes (OR = 1.58, 95% CI = 1.05–2.38 p = 0.028) adjusted for cigarette smoking, alcohol and salted fish consumption. Our data suggests that Lys/Lys (wildtype) of XPD K751Q contributes to increased risk of NPC in the Malaysian population.
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- Munn-Sann Lye
- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- National Cancer Institute, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia
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- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Fuss JO, Tsai CL, Ishida JP, Tainer JA. Emerging critical roles of Fe-S clusters in DNA replication and repair. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2015; 1853:1253-71. [PMID: 25655665 PMCID: PMC4576882 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2015.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Revised: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Fe-S clusters are partners in the origin of life that predate cells, acetyl-CoA metabolism, DNA, and the RNA world. The double helix solved the mystery of DNA replication by base pairing for accurate copying. Yet, for genome stability necessary to life, the double helix has equally important implications for damage repair. Here we examine striking advances that uncover Fe-S cluster roles both in copying the genetic sequence by DNA polymerases and in crucial repair processes for genome maintenance, as mutational defects cause cancer and degenerative disease. Moreover, we examine an exciting, controversial role for Fe-S clusters in a third element required for life - the long-range coordination and regulation of replication and repair events. By their ability to delocalize electrons over both Fe and S centers, Fe-S clusters have unbeatable features for protein conformational control and charge transfer via double-stranded DNA that may fundamentally transform our understanding of life, replication, and repair. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Fe/S proteins: Analysis, structure, function, biogenesis and diseases.
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- Jill O Fuss
- Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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- Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Alekseev S, Coin F. Orchestral maneuvers at the damaged sites in nucleotide excision repair. Cell Mol Life Sci 2015; 72:2177-86. [PMID: 25681868 PMCID: PMC11113351 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-015-1859-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Revised: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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To safeguard the genome from the accumulation of deleterious effects arising from DNA lesions, cells developed several DNA repair mechanisms that remove specific types of damage from the genome. Among them, Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER) is unique in its ability to remove a very broad spectrum of lesions, the most important of which include UV-induced damage, bulky chemical adducts and some forms of oxidative damage. Two sub-pathways exist in NER; Transcription-Coupled Repair (TC-NER) removes lesion localized exclusively in transcribed genes while Global Genome Repair (GG-NER) removes lesions elsewhere. In TC- or GG-NER, more than 30 proteins detect, open, incise and resynthesize DNA. Intriguingly, half of them are involved in the detection of DNA damage, implying that this is a crucial repair step requiring a high level of regulation. We review here the complex damage recognition step of GG-NER with a focus on post-translational modifications that help the comings and goings of several protein complexes on the same short damaged DNA locus.
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- Sergey Alekseev
- Department of Functional Genomics and Cancer, IGBMC, Equipe Labellisée Ligue 2014, CNRS/INSERM/University of Strasbourg, BP 163, 67404 Illkirch Cedex, C. U. Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Functional Genomics and Cancer, IGBMC, Equipe Labellisée Ligue 2014, CNRS/INSERM/University of Strasbourg, BP 163, 67404 Illkirch Cedex, C. U. Strasbourg, France
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Kannengiesser C, Borie R, Ménard C, Réocreux M, Nitschké P, Gazal S, Mal H, Taillé C, Cadranel J, Nunes H, Valeyre D, Cordier JF, Callebaut I, Boileau C, Cottin V, Grandchamp B, Revy P, Crestani B. Heterozygous RTEL1 mutations are associated with familial pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir J 2015; 46:474-85. [PMID: 26022962 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00040115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Accepted: 04/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Pulmonary fibrosis is a fatal disease with progressive loss of respiratory function. Defective telomere maintenance leading to telomere shortening is a cause of pulmonary fibrosis, as mutations in the telomerase component genes TERT (reverse transcriptase) and TERC (RNA component) are found in 15% of familial pulmonary fibrosis (FPF) cases. However, so far, about 85% of FPF remain genetically uncharacterised.Here, in order to identify new genetic causes of FPF, we performed whole-exome sequencing, with a candidate-gene approach, of 47 affected subjects from 35 families with FPF without TERT and TERC mutations.We identified heterozygous mutations in regulator of telomere elongation helicase 1 (RTEL1) in four families. RTEL1 is a DNA helicase with roles in DNA replication, genome stability, DNA repair and telomere maintenance. The heterozygous RTEL1 mutations segregated as an autosomal dominant trait in FPF, and were predicted by structural analyses to severely affect the function and/or stability of RTEL1. In agreement with this, RTEL1-mutated patients exhibited short telomeres in comparison with age-matched controls.Our results provide evidence that heterozygous RTEL1 mutations are responsible for FPF and, thereby, extend the clinical spectrum of RTEL1 deficiency. Thus, RTEL1 enlarges the number of telomere-associated genes implicated in FPF.
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- Caroline Kannengiesser
- APHP Service de Génétique, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France These authors contributed equally to this work
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- APHP, Hôpital Bichat, Service de Pneumologie A, DHU FIRE Centre de compétence des maladies pulmonaires rares, Paris, France These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France Imagine Institute, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France Inserm, IAME, UMR 1137, Paris, France Plateforme de Génétique constitutionnelle-Nord (PfGC-Nord), Paris, France
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- APHP Service de Pneumologie B, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
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- APHP, Hôpital Bichat, Service de Pneumologie A, DHU FIRE Centre de compétence des maladies pulmonaires rares, Paris, France
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- APHP, Service de Pneumologie, Centre de compétence des maladies pulmonaires rares, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France Université paris 6, Paris, France
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- APHP, Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Avicenne, Centre de Compétence des Maladies Pulmonaires Rares, Bobigny, France Université Paris 13, Paris, France
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- APHP, Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Avicenne, Centre de Compétence des Maladies Pulmonaires Rares, Bobigny, France Université Paris 13, Paris, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France Service de Pneumologie, Centre national de référence des maladies pulmonaires rares, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Lyon, France
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- IMPMC, Sorbonne Universités - UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR CNRS 7590, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IRD UMR 206, IUC, Paris, France
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- APHP Service de Génétique, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France Service de Pneumologie, Centre national de référence des maladies pulmonaires rares, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Lyon, France
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- APHP Service de Génétique, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Imagine Institute, Paris, France Laboratory of Genome Dynamics in the Immune System, INSERM UMR1163, Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France APHP, Hôpital Bichat, Service de Pneumologie A, DHU FIRE Centre de compétence des maladies pulmonaires rares, Paris, France
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Vashisht AA, Yu CC, Sharma T, Ro K, Wohlschlegel JA. The Association of the Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group D DNA Helicase (XPD) with Transcription Factor IIH Is Regulated by the Cytosolic Iron-Sulfur Cluster Assembly Pathway. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:14218-25. [PMID: 25897079 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.650762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Xeroderma pigmentosum group D (XPD) helicase is a component of the transcription factor IIH (TFIIH) transcription complex and plays essential roles in transcription and nucleotide excision repair. Although iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster binding by XPD is required for activity, the process mediating Fe-S cluster assembly remains poorly understood. We recently identified a cytoplasmic Fe-S cluster assembly (CIA) targeting complex composed of MMS19, CIAO1, and FAM96B that is required for the biogenesis of extramitochondrial Fe-S proteins including XPD. Here, we use XPD as a prototypical Fe-S protein to further characterize how Fe-S assembly is facilitated by the CIA targeting complex. Multiple lines of evidence indicate that this process occurs in a stepwise fashion in which XPD acquires a Fe-S cluster from the CIA targeting complex before assembling into TFIIH. First, XPD was found to associate in a mutually exclusive fashion with either TFIIH or the CIA targeting complex. Second, disrupting Fe-S cluster assembly on XPD by either 1) depleting cellular iron levels or 2) utilizing XPD mutants defective in either Fe-S cluster or CIA targeting complex binding blocks Fe-S cluster assembly and prevents XPD incorporation into TFIIH. Finally, subcellular fractionation studies indicate that the association of XPD with the CIA targeting complex occurs in the cytoplasm, whereas its association with TFIIH occurs largely in the nucleus where TFIIH functions. Together, these data establish a sequential assembly process for Fe-S assembly on XPD and highlight the existence of quality control mechanisms that prevent the incorporation of immature apoproteins into their cellular complexes.
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- Ajay A Vashisht
- From the Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- From the Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- From the Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- From the Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- From the Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
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Tajedin L, Anwar M, Gupta D, Tuteja R. Comparative insight into nucleotide excision repair components of Plasmodium falciparum. DNA Repair (Amst) 2015; 28:60-72. [PMID: 25757193 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2015.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Revised: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Nucleotide excision repair (NER) is one of the DNA repair pathways crucial for maintenance of genome integrity and deals with repair of DNA damages arising due to exogenous and endogenous factors. The multi-protein transcription initiation factor TFIIH plays a critical role in NER and transcription and is highly conserved throughout evolution. The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum has been a challenge for the researchers for a long time because of emergence of drug resistance. The availability of its genome sequence has opened new avenues for research. Antimalarial drugs like chloroquine and mefloquine have been reported to inhibit NER pathway mediated repair reactions and thus promote mutagenesis. Previous studies have validated existence and implied possible association of defective or altered DNA repair pathways with development of drug resistant phenotype in certain P. falciparum strains. We conjecture that a compromised NER pathway in combination with other DNA repair pathways might be conducive for the emergence and sustenance of drug resistance in P. falciparum. Therefore we decided to unravel the components of NER pathway in P. falciparum and using bioinformatics based approaches here we report a genome wide in silico analysis of NER components from P. falciparum and their comparison with the human host. Our results reveal that P. falciparum genome contains almost all the components of NER but we were unable to find clear homologue for p62 and XPC in its genome. The structure modeling of all the components further suggests that their structures are significantly conserved. Furthermore this study lays a foundation to perform similar comparative studies between drug resistant and drug sensitive strains of parasite in order to understand DNA repair-related mechanisms of drug resistance.
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- Leila Tajedin
- Malaria Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 10504, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Malaria Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 10504, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Malaria Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 10504, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Malaria Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 10504, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India.
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Transcription of eukaryotic protein-coding genes commences with the assembly of a conserved initiation complex, which consists of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) and the general transcription factors, at promoter DNA. After two decades of research, the structural basis of transcription initiation is emerging. Crystal structures of many components of the initiation complex have been resolved, and structural information on Pol II complexes with general transcription factors has recently been obtained. Although mechanistic details await elucidation, available data outline how Pol II cooperates with the general transcription factors to bind to and open promoter DNA, and how Pol II directs RNA synthesis and escapes from the promoter.
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Kim JS, Saint-André C, Lim HS, Hwang CS, Egly JM, Cho Y. Crystal structure of the Rad3/XPD regulatory domain of Ssl1/p44. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:8321-30. [PMID: 25681444 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.636514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The Ssl1/p44 subunit is a core component of the yeast/mammalian general transcription factor TFIIH, which is involved in transcription and DNA repair. Ssl1/p44 binds to and stimulates the Rad3/XPD helicase activity of TFIIH. To understand the helicase stimulatory mechanism of Ssl1/p44, we determined the crystal structure of the N-terminal regulatory domain of Ssl1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Ssl1 forms a von Willebrand factor A fold in which a central six-stranded β-sheet is sandwiched between three α helices on both sides. Structural and biochemical analyses of Ssl1/p44 revealed that the β4-α5 loop, which is frequently found at the interface between von Willebrand factor A family proteins and cellular counterparts, is critical for the stimulation of Rad3/XPD. Yeast genetics analyses showed that double mutation of Leu-239 and Ser-240 in the β4-α5 loop of Ssl1 leads to lethality of a yeast strain, demonstrating the importance of the Rad3-Ssl1 interactions to cell viability. Here, we provide a structural model for the Rad3/XPD-Ssl1/p44 complex and insights into how the binding of Ssl1/p44 contributes to the helicase activity of Rad3/XPD and cell viability.
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- Jin Seok Kim
- From the Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea and
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- the Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/UdS, BP163, 67404 Illkirch Cedex, C.U. Strasbourg, France
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- From the Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea and
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- From the Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea and
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- the Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/UdS, BP163, 67404 Illkirch Cedex, C.U. Strasbourg, France
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- From the Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea and
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Fan L, DuPrez KT. XPB: An unconventional SF2 DNA helicase. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 117:174-181. [PMID: 25641424 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2014.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Revised: 12/24/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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XPB is a 3'-5' DNA helicase belonging to the superfamily 2 (SF2) of helicases. XPB is an essential core subunit of the eukaryotic basal transcription factor complex TFIIH which plays a dual role in transcription and DNA repair: 1) to facilitate the melting of the promoter during the initiation of RNA polymerase II transcription; 2) to unwind double stranded DNA (dsDNA) around a DNA lesion during nucleotide excision repair (NER). NER is a highly versatile DNA repair process which is able to remove a broad spectrum of structurally unrelated DNA helix-distorting lesions. The importance of a fully functional XPB is clearly illustrated by the severe clinical consequences associated with inherited defects in XPB including UV-hypersensitive syndromes xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), Cockayne syndrome (CS), combined XP and CS (XP/CS), and trichothiodystrophy (TTD). Here we discuss the structure and function of XPB in NER as well as the impact of a disease mutation in XP11BE patients with XP/CS complex manifestations.
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- Li Fan
- 900 University Ave, Biochemistry Department, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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- 900 University Ave, Biochemistry Department, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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The unique characteristics of DNA charge transport (CT) have prompted an examination of roles for this chemistry within a biological context. Not only can DNA CT facilitate long-range oxidative damage of DNA, but redox-active proteins can couple to the DNA base stack and participate in long-range redox reactions using DNA CT. DNA transcription factors with redox-active moieties such as SoxR and p53 can use DNA CT as a form of redox sensing. DNA CT chemistry also provides a means to monitor the integrity of the DNA, given the sensitivity of DNA CT to perturbations in base stacking as arise with mismatches and lesions. Enzymes that utilize this chemistry include an interesting and ever-growing class of DNA-processing enzymes involved in DNA repair, replication, and transcription that have been found to contain 4Fe-4S clusters. DNA repair enzymes containing 4Fe-4S clusters, that include endonuclease III (EndoIII), MutY, and DinG from bacteria, as well as XPD from archaea, have been shown to be redox-active when bound to DNA, share a DNA-bound redox potential, and can be reduced and oxidized at long-range via DNA CT. Interactions between DNA and these proteins in solution, in addition to genetics experiments within Escherichia coli, suggest that DNA-mediated CT can be used as a means of cooperative signaling among DNA repair proteins that contain 4Fe-4S clusters as a first step in finding DNA damage, even within cells. On the basis of these data, we can consider also how DNA-mediated CT may be used as a means of signaling to coordinate DNA processing across the genome.
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- Michael A Grodick
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Paul VD, Lill R. Biogenesis of cytosolic and nuclear iron-sulfur proteins and their role in genome stability. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2015; 1853:1528-39. [PMID: 25583461 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters are versatile protein cofactors that require numerous components for their synthesis and insertion into apoproteins. In eukaryotes, maturation of cytosolic and nuclear Fe-S proteins is accomplished by cooperation of the mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster (ISC) assembly and export machineries, and the cytosolic iron-sulfur protein assembly (CIA) system. Currently, nine CIA proteins are known to specifically assist the two major steps of the biogenesis reaction. They are essential for cell viability and conserved from yeast to man. The essential character of this biosynthetic process is explained by the involvement of Fe-S proteins in central processes of life, e.g., protein translation and numerous steps of nuclear DNA metabolism such as DNA replication and repair. Malfunctioning of these latter Fe-S enzymes leads to genome instability, a hallmark of cancer. This review is focused on the maturation and biological function of cytosolic and nuclear Fe-S proteins, a topic of central interest for both basic and medical research. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Fe/S proteins: Analysis, structure, function, biogenesis and diseases.
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- Viktoria Désirée Paul
- Institut für Zytobiologie und Zytopathologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 6, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Zytobiologie und Zytopathologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 6, 35032 Marburg, Germany; LOEWE Zentrum für Synthetische Mikrobiologie SynMikro, Hans-Meerwein-Str., 35043 Marburg, Germany.
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Feltes BC, Bonatto D. Overview of xeroderma pigmentosum proteins architecture, mutations and post-translational modifications. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2014; 763:306-20. [PMID: 25795128 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2014.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group proteins (XPs), which include XPA through XPG, play a critical role in coordinating and promoting global genome and transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair (GG-NER and TC-NER, respectively) pathways in eukaryotic cells. GG-NER and TC-NER are both required for the repair of bulky DNA lesions, such as those induced by UV radiation. Mutations in genes that encode XPs lead to the clinical condition xeroderma pigmentosum (XP). Although the roles of XPs in the GG-NER/TC-NER subpathways have been extensively studied, complete knowledge of their three-dimensional structure is only beginning to emerge. Hence, this review aims to summarize the current knowledge of mapped mutations and other structural information on XP proteins that influence their function and protein-protein interactions. We also review the possible post-translational modifications for each protein and the impact of these modifications on XP protein functions.
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- Bruno César Feltes
- Biotechnology Center of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Biotechnology Center of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Khan I, Suhasini AN, Banerjee T, Sommers JA, Kaplan DL, Kuper J, Kisker C, Brosh RM. Impact of age-associated cyclopurine lesions on DNA repair helicases. PLoS One 2014; 9:e113293. [PMID: 25409515 PMCID: PMC4237422 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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8,5′ cyclopurine deoxynucleosides (cPu) are locally distorting DNA base lesions corrected by nucleotide excision repair (NER) and proposed to play a role in neurodegeneration prevalent in genetically defined Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) patients. In the current study, purified recombinant helicases from different classifications based on sequence homology were examined for their ability to unwind partial duplex DNA substrates harboring a single site-specific cPu adduct. Superfamily (SF) 2 RecQ helicases (RECQ1, BLM, WRN, RecQ) were inhibited by cPu in the helicase translocating strand, whereas helicases from SF1 (UvrD) and SF4 (DnaB) tolerated cPu in either strand. SF2 Fe-S helicases (FANCJ, DDX11 (ChlR1), DinG, XPD) displayed marked differences in their ability to unwind the cPu DNA substrates. Archaeal Thermoplasma acidophilum XPD (taXPD), homologue to the human XPD helicase involved in NER DNA damage verification, was impeded by cPu in the non-translocating strand, while FANCJ was uniquely inhibited by the cPu in the translocating strand. Sequestration experiments demonstrated that FANCJ became trapped by the translocating strand cPu whereas RECQ1 was not, suggesting the two SF2 helicases interact with the cPu lesion by distinct mechanisms despite strand-specific inhibition for both. Using a protein trap to simulate single-turnover conditions, the rate of FANCJ or RECQ1 helicase activity was reduced 10-fold and 4.5-fold, respectively, by cPu in the translocating strand. In contrast, single-turnover rates of DNA unwinding by DDX11 and UvrD helicases were only modestly affected by the cPu lesion in the translocating strand. The marked difference in effect of the translocating strand cPu on rate of DNA unwinding between DDX11 and FANCJ helicase suggests the two Fe-S cluster helicases unwind damaged DNA by distinct mechanisms. The apparent complexity of helicase encounters with an unusual form of oxidative damage is likely to have important consequences in the cellular response to DNA damage and DNA repair.
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- Irfan Khan
- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, NIH Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, NIH Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, NIH Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, NIH Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
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- Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, Institute for Structural Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, Institute for Structural Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, NIH Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Brosh RM, Cantor SB. Molecular and cellular functions of the FANCJ DNA helicase defective in cancer and in Fanconi anemia. Front Genet 2014; 5:372. [PMID: 25374583 PMCID: PMC4204437 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 10/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The FANCJ DNA helicase is mutated in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer as well as the progressive bone marrow failure disorder Fanconi anemia (FA). FANCJ is linked to cancer suppression and DNA double strand break repair through its direct interaction with the hereditary breast cancer associated gene product, BRCA1. FANCJ also operates in the FA pathway of interstrand cross-link repair and contributes to homologous recombination. FANCJ collaborates with a number of DNA metabolizing proteins implicated in DNA damage detection and repair, and plays an important role in cell cycle checkpoint control. In addition to its role in the classical FA pathway, FANCJ is believed to have other functions that are centered on alleviating replication stress. FANCJ resolves G-quadruplex (G4) DNA structures that are known to affect cellular replication and transcription, and potentially play a role in the preservation and functionality of chromosomal structures such as telomeres. Recent studies suggest that FANCJ helps to maintain chromatin structure and preserve epigenetic stability by facilitating smooth progression of the replication fork when it encounters DNA damage or an alternate DNA structure such as a G4. Ongoing studies suggest a prominent but still not well-understood role of FANCJ in transcriptional regulation, chromosomal structure and function, and DNA damage repair to maintain genomic stability. This review will synthesize our current understanding of the molecular and cellular functions of FANCJ that are critical for chromosomal integrity.
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- Robert M Brosh
- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School - UMASS Memorial Cancer Center Worcester, MA, USA
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Ghoneim M, Spies M. Direct correlation of DNA binding and single protein domain motion via dual illumination fluorescence microscopy. NANO LETTERS 2014; 14:5920-31. [PMID: 25204359 PMCID: PMC4189620 DOI: 10.1021/nl502890g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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We report a dual illumination, single-molecule imaging strategy to dissect directly and in real-time the correlation between nanometer-scale domain motion of a DNA repair protein and its interaction with individual DNA substrates. The strategy was applied to XPD, an FeS cluster-containing DNA repair helicase. Conformational dynamics was assessed via FeS-mediated quenching of a fluorophore site-specifically incorporated into XPD. Simultaneously, binding of DNA molecules labeled with a spectrally distinct fluorophore was detected by colocalization of the DNA- and protein-derived signals. We show that XPD undergoes thermally driven conformational transitions that manifest in spatial separation of its two auxiliary domains. DNA binding does not strictly enforce a specific conformation. Interaction with a cognate DNA damage, however, stabilizes the compact conformation of XPD by increasing the weighted average lifetime of this state by 140% relative to an undamaged DNA. Our imaging strategy will be a valuable tool to study other FeS-containing nucleic acid processing enzymes.
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- Mohamed Ghoneim
- Center
for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- E-mail: . Phone +1-319-335-3221
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In TFIIH, XPD helicase is exclusively devoted to DNA repair. PLoS Biol 2014; 12:e1001954. [PMID: 25268380 PMCID: PMC4182028 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The eukaryotic XPD helicase is an essential subunit of TFIIH involved in both transcription and nucleotide excision repair (NER). Mutations in human XPD are associated with several inherited diseases such as xeroderma pigmentosum, Cockayne syndrome, and trichothiodystrophy. We performed a comparative analysis of XPD from Homo sapiens and Chaetomium thermophilum (a closely related thermostable fungal orthologue) to decipher the different molecular prerequisites necessary for either transcription or DNA repair. In vitro and in vivo assays demonstrate that mutations in the 4Fe4S cluster domain of XPD abrogate the NER function of TFIIH and do not affect its transcriptional activity. We show that the p44-dependent activation of XPD is promoted by the stimulation of its ATPase activity. Furthermore, we clearly demonstrate that XPD requires DNA binding, ATPase, and helicase activity to function in NER. In contrast, these enzymatic properties are dispensable for transcription initiation. XPD helicase is thus exclusively devoted to NER and merely acts as a structural scaffold to maintain TFIIH integrity during transcription.
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Kanchan S, Mehrotra R, Chowdhury S. Evolutionary pattern of four representative DNA repair proteins across six model organisms: an in silico analysis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s13721-014-0070-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Bhattacharyya B, Keck JL. Grip it and rip it: structural mechanisms of DNA helicase substrate binding and unwinding. Protein Sci 2014; 23:1498-507. [PMID: 25131811 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Maintenance and faithful transmission of genomic information depends on the efficient execution of numerous DNA replication, recombination, and repair pathways. Many of the enzymes that catalyze steps within these pathways require access to sequence information that is buried in the interior of the DNA double helix, which makes DNA unwinding an essential cellular reaction. The unwinding process is mediated by specialized molecular motors called DNA helicases that couple the chemical energy derived from nucleoside triphosphate hydrolysis to the otherwise non-spontaneous unwinding reaction. An impressive number of high-resolution helicase structures are now available that, together with equally important mechanistic studies, have begun to define the features that allow this class of enzymes to function as molecular motors. In this review, we explore the structural features within DNA helicases that are used to bind and unwind DNA. We focus in particular on "aromatic-rich loops" that allow some helicases to couple single-stranded DNA binding to ATP hydrolysis and "wedge/pin" elements that provide mechanical tools for DNA strand separation when connected to translocating motor domains.
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- Basudeb Bhattacharyya
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 53601
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Understanding nucleotide excision repair and its roles in cancer and ageing. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2014; 15:465-81. [PMID: 24954209 DOI: 10.1038/nrm3822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 776] [Impact Index Per Article: 77.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nucleotide excision repair (NER) eliminates various structurally unrelated DNA lesions by a multiwise 'cut and patch'-type reaction. The global genome NER (GG-NER) subpathway prevents mutagenesis by probing the genome for helix-distorting lesions, whereas transcription-coupled NER (TC-NER) removes transcription-blocking lesions to permit unperturbed gene expression, thereby preventing cell death. Consequently, defects in GG-NER result in cancer predisposition, whereas defects in TC-NER cause a variety of diseases ranging from ultraviolet radiation-sensitive syndrome to severe premature ageing conditions such as Cockayne syndrome. Recent studies have uncovered new aspects of DNA-damage detection by NER, how NER is regulated by extensive post-translational modifications, and the dynamic chromatin interactions that control its efficiency. Based on these findings, a mechanistic model is proposed that explains the complex genotype-phenotype correlations of transcription-coupled repair disorders.
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The N-terminal domain of human DNA helicase Rtel1 contains a redox active iron-sulfur cluster. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:285791. [PMID: 25147792 PMCID: PMC4131540 DOI: 10.1155/2014/285791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Human telomere length regulator Rtel1 is a superfamily II DNA helicase and is essential for maintaining proper length of telomeres in chromosomes. Here we report that the N-terminal domain of human Rtel1 (RtelN) expressed in Escherichia coli cells produces a protein that contains a redox active iron-sulfur cluster with the redox midpoint potential of −248 ± 10 mV (pH 8.0). The iron-sulfur cluster in RtelN is sensitive to hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide, indicating that reactive oxygen/nitrogen species may modulate the DNA helicase activity of Rtel1 via modification of its iron-sulfur cluster. Purified RtelN retains a weak binding affinity for the single-stranded (ss) and double-stranded (ds) DNA in vitro. However, modification of the iron-sulfur cluster by hydrogen peroxide or nitric oxide does not significantly affect the DNA binding activity of RtelN, suggesting that the iron-sulfur cluster is not directly involved in the DNA interaction in the N-terminal domain of Rtel1.
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Vannier JB, Sarek G, Boulton SJ. RTEL1: functions of a disease-associated helicase. Trends Cell Biol 2014; 24:416-25. [PMID: 24582487 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2014.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Revised: 01/25/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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DNA secondary structures that arise during DNA replication, repair, and recombination (3R) must be processed correctly to prevent genetic instability. Regulator of telomere length 1 (RTEL1) is an essential DNA helicase that disassembles a variety of DNA secondary structures to facilitate 3R processes and to maintain telomere integrity. The past few years have witnessed the emergence of RTEL1 variants that confer increased susceptibility to high-grade glioma, astrocytomas, and glioblastomas. Mutations in RTEL1 have also been implicated in Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome, a severe form of the bone-marrow failure and cancer predisposition disorder, dyskeratosis congenita. We review these recent findings and highlight its crucial link between DNA secondary-structure metabolism and human disease.
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- Jean-Baptiste Vannier
- DNA Damage Response Laboratory, London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, Clare Hall, South Mimms, EN6 3LD, UK
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- DNA Damage Response Laboratory, London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, Clare Hall, South Mimms, EN6 3LD, UK
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- DNA Damage Response Laboratory, London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, Clare Hall, South Mimms, EN6 3LD, UK.
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Grodick M, Segal HM, Zwang TJ, Barton JK. DNA-mediated signaling by proteins with 4Fe-4S clusters is necessary for genomic integrity. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:6470-8. [PMID: 24738733 PMCID: PMC4017601 DOI: 10.1021/ja501973c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Iron-sulfur clusters have increasingly been found to be associated with enzymes involved in DNA processing. Here we describe a role for these redox clusters in DNA-mediated charge-transport signaling in E. coli between DNA repair proteins from distinct pathways. DNA-modified electrochemistry shows that the 4Fe-4S cluster of DNA-bound DinG, an ATP-dependent helicase that repairs R-loops, is redox-active at cellular potentials and ATP hydrolysis increases DNA-mediated redox signaling. Atomic force microscopy experiments demonstrate that DinG and Endonuclease III (EndoIII), a base excision repair enzyme, cooperate at long-range using DNA charge transport to redistribute to regions of DNA damage. Genetics experiments, moreover, reveal that this DNA-mediated signaling among proteins also occurs within the cell and, remarkably, is required for cellular viability under conditions of stress. Silencing the gene encoding EndoIII in a strain of E. coli where repair by DinG is essential results in a significant growth defect that is rescued by complementation with EndoIII but not with an EndoIII mutant that is enzymatically active but unable to carry out DNA charge transport. This work thus elucidates a fundamental mechanism to coordinate the activities of DNA repair enzymes across the genome.
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- Michael
A. Grodick
- Division of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, California Institute
of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, California Institute
of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, California Institute
of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, California Institute
of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Over the past several years, structural studies have led to the unexpected discovery of iron–sulfur clusters in enzymes that are involved in DNA replication/repair and protein biosynthesis. Although these clusters are generally well-studied cofactors, their significance in the new contexts often remains elusive. One fascinating example is a tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase from the thermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima, TmTrpRS, that has recently been structurally characterized. It represents an unprecedented connection among a primordial iron–sulfur cofactor, RNA and protein biosynthesis. Here, a possible role of the [Fe4S4] cluster in tRNA anticodon-loop recognition is investigated by means of density functional theory and comparison with the structure of a human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase/tRNA complex. It turns out that a cluster-coordinating cysteine residue, R224, and polar main chain atoms form a characteristic structural motif for recognizing a putative 5′ cytosine or 5′ 2-thiocytosine moiety in the anticodon loop of the tRNA molecule. This motif provides not only affinity but also specificity by creating a structural and energetical penalty for the binding of other bases, such as uracil.
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- Martin T Stiebritz
- Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Guo M, Vidhyasagar V, Ding H, Wu Y. Insight into the roles of helicase motif Ia by characterizing Fanconi anemia group J protein (FANCJ) patient mutations. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:10551-10565. [PMID: 24573678 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.538892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Helicases are molecular motors that couple the energy of ATP hydrolysis to the unwinding and remodeling of structured DNA or RNA, which is coordinated by conserved helicase motifs. FANCJ is a DNA helicase that is genetically linked to Fanconi anemia, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer. Here, we characterized two Fanconi anemia patient mutations, R251C and Q255H, that are localized in helicase motif Ia. Our genetic complementation analysis revealed that both the R251C and Q255H alleles failed to rescue cisplatin sensitivity of a FANCJ null cell line as detected by cell survival or γ-H2AX foci formation. Furthermore, our biochemical assays demonstrated that both purified recombinant proteins abolished DNA helicase activity and failed to disrupt the DNA-protein complex. Intriguingly, R251C impaired DNA binding ability to single-strand DNA and double-strand DNA, whereas Q255H retained higher binding activity to these DNA substrates compared with wild-type FANCJ protein. Consequently, R251C abolished its DNA-dependent ATP hydrolysis activity, whereas Q255H retained normal ATPase activity. Physically, R251C had reduced ATP binding ability, whereas Q255H had normal ATP binding ability and could translocate on single-strand DNA. Although both proteins were recruited to damage sites in our laser-activated confocal assays, they lost their DNA repair function, which explains why they exerted a domain negative effect when expressed in a wild-type background. Taken together, our work not only reveals the structural function of helicase motif Ia but also provides the molecular pathology of FANCJ in related diseases.
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- Manhong Guo
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Health Sciences Building, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Health Sciences Building, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Health Sciences Building, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Health Sciences Building, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada.
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Spies M. Two steps forward, one step back: determining XPD helicase mechanism by single-molecule fluorescence and high-resolution optical tweezers. DNA Repair (Amst) 2014; 20:58-70. [PMID: 24560558 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2014.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Revised: 12/31/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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XPD-like helicases constitute a prominent DNA helicase family critical for many aspects of genome maintenance. These enzymes share a unique structural feature, an auxiliary domain stabilized by an iron-sulphur (FeS) cluster, and a 5'-3' polarity of DNA translocation and duplex unwinding. Biochemical analyses alongside two single-molecule approaches, total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy and high-resolution optical tweezers, have shown how the unique structural features of XPD helicase and its specific patterns of substrate interactions tune the helicase for its specific cellular function and shape its molecular mechanism. The FeS domain forms a duplex separation wedge and contributes to an extended DNA binding site. Interactions within this site position the helicase in an orientation to unwind the duplex, control the helicase rate, and verify the integrity of the translocating strand. Consistent with its cellular role, processivity of XPD is limited and is defined by an idiosyncratic stepping kinetics. DNA duplex separation occurs in single base pair steps punctuated by frequent backward steps and conformational rearrangements of the protein-DNA complex. As such, the helicase in isolation mainly stabilizes spontaneous base pair opening and exhibits a limited ability to unwind stable DNA duplexes. The presence of a cognate ssDNA binding protein converts XPD into a vigorous helicase by destabilizing the upstream dsDNA as well as by trapping the unwound strands. Remarkably, the two proteins can co-exist on the same DNA strand without competing for binding. The current model of the XPD unwinding mechanism will be discussed along with possible modifications to this mechanism by the helicase interacting partners and unique features of such bio-medically important XPD-like helicases as FANCJ (BACH1), RTEL1 and CHLR1 (DDX11).
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- Maria Spies
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, IA 52242, United States.
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Archaeal genome guardians give insights into eukaryotic DNA replication and damage response proteins. ARCHAEA-AN INTERNATIONAL MICROBIOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2014; 2014:206735. [PMID: 24701133 PMCID: PMC3950489 DOI: 10.1155/2014/206735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Revised: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 11/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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As the third domain of life, archaea, like the eukarya and bacteria, must have robust DNA replication and repair complexes to ensure genome fidelity. Archaea moreover display a breadth of unique habitats and characteristics, and structural biologists increasingly appreciate these features. As archaea include extremophiles that can withstand diverse environmental stresses, they provide fundamental systems for understanding enzymes and pathways critical to genome integrity and stress responses. Such archaeal extremophiles provide critical data on the periodic table for life as well as on the biochemical, geochemical, and physical limitations to adaptive strategies allowing organisms to thrive under environmental stress relevant to determining the boundaries for life as we know it. Specifically, archaeal enzyme structures have informed the architecture and mechanisms of key DNA repair proteins and complexes. With added abilities to temperature-trap flexible complexes and reveal core domains of transient and dynamic complexes, these structures provide insights into mechanisms of maintaining genome integrity despite extreme environmental stress. The DNA damage response protein structures noted in this review therefore inform the basis for genome integrity in the face of environmental stress, with implications for all domains of life as well as for biomanufacturing, astrobiology, and medicine.
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