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Sridalla K, Woodhouse MV, Hu J, Scheer J, Ferlez B, Crickard JB. The translocation activity of Rad54 reduces crossover outcomes during homologous recombination. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:7031-7048. [PMID: 38828785 PMCID: PMC11229335 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Homologous recombination (HR) is a template-based DNA double-strand break repair pathway that requires the selection of an appropriate DNA sequence to facilitate repair. Selection occurs during a homology search that must be executed rapidly and with high fidelity. Failure to efficiently perform the homology search can result in complex intermediates that generate genomic rearrangements, a hallmark of human cancers. Rad54 is an ATP dependent DNA motor protein that functions during the homology search by regulating the recombinase Rad51. How this regulation reduces genomic exchanges is currently unknown. To better understand how Rad54 can reduce these outcomes, we evaluated several amino acid mutations in Rad54 that were identified in the COSMIC database. COSMIC is a collection of amino acid mutations identified in human cancers. These substitutions led to reduced Rad54 function and the discovery of a conserved motif in Rad54. Through genetic, biochemical and single-molecule approaches, we show that disruption of this motif leads to failure in stabilizing early strand invasion intermediates, causing increased crossovers between homologous chromosomes. Our study also suggests that the translocation rate of Rad54 is a determinant in balancing genetic exchange. The latch domain's conservation implies an interaction likely fundamental to eukaryotic biology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Krishay Sridalla
- Deparment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Deparment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Deparment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Deparment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Deparment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Deparment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Leu YL, Cheng SF, Wang TH, Feng CH, Chen YJ, Hsieh YC, Lan YH, Chen CC. Increasing DNA damage sensitivity through corylin-mediated inhibition of homologous recombination. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 176:116864. [PMID: 38865847 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND DNA repair allows the survival of cancer cells. Therefore, the development of DNA repair inhibitors is a critical need for sensitizing cancers to chemoradiation. Sae2CtIP has specific functions in initiating DNA end resection, as well as coordinating cell cycle checkpoints, and it also greatly interacts with the DDR at different levels. RESULTS In this study, we demonstrated that corylin, a potential sensitizer, causes deficiencies in DNA repair and DNA damage checkpoints in yeast cells. More specifically, corylin increases DNA damage sensitivity through the Sae2-dependent pathway and impairs the activation of Mec1-Ddc2, Rad53-p and γ-H2A. In breast cancer cells, corylin increases apoptosis and reduces proliferation following Dox treatment by inhibiting CtIP. Xenograft assays showed that treatment with corylin combined with Dox significantly reduced tumor growth in vivo. CONCLUSIONS Our findings herein delineate the mechanisms of action of corylin in regulating DNA repair and indicate that corylin has potential long-term clinical utility as a DDR inhibitor.
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- Yann-Lii Leu
- Graduate Institute of Natural products, College of Medicine, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan, ROC; Biobank, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33305, Taiwan, ROC
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, Taiwan, ROC; Graduate Institute of Natural products, College of Medicine, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan, ROC
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- Biobank, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33305, Taiwan, ROC
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- Graduate Institute of Natural products, College of Medicine, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan, ROC
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- Graduate Institute of Natural products, College of Medicine, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan, ROC
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- Office of the Texas State Chemist, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, No.100, Section 1, Jingmao Rd., Beitun Dist., Taichung City 406040, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, Taiwan, ROC; Graduate Institute of Natural products, College of Medicine, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan, ROC; Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan, ROC; Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan, ROC; Biobank, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33305, Taiwan, ROC.
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Rothschild D, Susanto TT, Sui X, Spence JP, Rangan R, Genuth NR, Sinnott-Armstrong N, Wang X, Pritchard JK, Barna M. Diversity of ribosomes at the level of rRNA variation associated with human health and disease. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.01.30.526360. [PMID: 36778251 PMCID: PMC9915487 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.30.526360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Ribosomal DNA and RNA (rDNA and rRNA) sequences are usually discarded from sequencing analyses. But with hundreds of copies of rDNA genes it is unknown whether they possess sequence variations that form different types of ribosomes that affect human physiology and disease. Here, we developed an algorithm for variant-calling between paralog genes (termed RGA) and compared rDNA variations found in short- and long-read sequencing data from the 1,000 Genomes Project (1KGP) and Genome In A Bottle (GIAB). We additionally developed a novel protocol for long-read sequencing full-length rRNA (RIBO-RT) from actively translating ribosomes. Our analyses identified hundreds of rDNA variants, most of which, surprisingly, are short insertion-deletions (indels) and dozens of highly abundant rRNA variants that are incorporated into translationally active ribosomes. To visualize variant ribosomes at the single cell level, we developed an in-situ rRNA sequencing method (SWITCH-seq) which revealed that variants are co-expressed within individual cells. Strikingly, by analyzing rDNA, we found that variants assemble into distinct ribosome subtypes. We discovered that these subtypes acquire different rRNA structures by successfully employing dimethyl sulfate (DMS) probing of full length rRNA. With this atlas we investigated rRNA variation changes across human tissues and cancer types. This revealed tissue-specific rRNA subtype expression in endoderm/ectoderm-derived tissues. In cancer, low abundant rRNA variants can become highly expressed, which suggests the presence of cancer-specific ribosomes. Together, this study identifies and comprehensively characterizes the diversity of ribosomes at the level of rRNA variants which is dominated by indel variants, their chromosomal location and unique structure as well as the association of ribosome variation with tissue-specific biology and cancer.
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Westover KR, Jin P, Yao B. Bridging the gap: R-loop mediated genomic instability and its implications in neurological diseases. Epigenomics 2024; 16:589-608. [PMID: 38530068 PMCID: PMC11160457 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2023-0379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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R-loops, intricate three-stranded structures formed by RNA-DNA hybrids and an exposed non-template DNA strand, are fundamental to various biological phenomena. They carry out essential and contrasting functions within cellular mechanisms, underlining their critical role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. The specific cellular context that dictates R-loop formation determines their function, particularly emphasizing the necessity for their meticulous genomic regulation. Notably, the aberrant formation or misregulation of R-loops is implicated in numerous neurological disorders. This review focuses on the complex interactions between R-loops and double-strand DNA breaks, exploring how R-loop dysregulation potentially contributes to the pathogenesis of various brain disorders, which could provide novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underpinning neurological disease progression and identify potential therapeutic targets by highlighting these aspects.
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- Katherine R Westover
- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Hu J, Crickard JB. All who wander are not lost: the search for homology during homologous recombination. Biochem Soc Trans 2024; 52:367-377. [PMID: 38323621 PMCID: PMC10903458 DOI: 10.1042/bst20230705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
Abstract
Homologous recombination (HR) is a template-based DNA double-strand break repair pathway that functions to maintain genomic integrity. A vital component of the HR reaction is the identification of template DNA to be used during repair. This occurs through a mechanism known as the homology search. The homology search occurs in two steps: a collision step in which two pieces of DNA are forced to collide and a selection step that results in homologous pairing between matching DNA sequences. Selection of a homologous template is facilitated by recombinases of the RecA/Rad51 family of proteins in cooperation with helicases, translocases, and topoisomerases that determine the overall fidelity of the match. This menagerie of molecular machines acts to regulate critical intermediates during the homology search. These intermediates include recombinase filaments that probe for short stretches of homology and early strand invasion intermediates in the form of displacement loops (D-loops) that stabilize paired DNA. Here, we will discuss recent advances in understanding how these specific intermediates are regulated on the molecular level during the HR reaction. We will also discuss how the stability of these intermediates influences the ultimate outcomes of the HR reaction. Finally, we will discuss recent physiological models developed to explain how the homology search protects the genome.
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- Jingyi Hu
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A
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Al Zouabi L, Stefanutti M, Roumeliotis S, Le Meur G, Boumard B, Riddiford N, Rubanova N, Bohec M, Gervais L, Servant N, Bardin AJ. Molecular underpinnings and environmental drivers of loss of heterozygosity in Drosophila intestinal stem cells. Cell Rep 2023; 42:113485. [PMID: 38032794 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
Abstract
During development and aging, genome mutation leading to loss of heterozygosity (LOH) can uncover recessive phenotypes within tissue compartments. This phenomenon occurs in normal human tissues and is prevalent in pathological genetic conditions and cancers. While studies in yeast have defined DNA repair mechanisms that can promote LOH, the predominant pathways and environmental triggers in somatic tissues of multicellular organisms are not well understood. Here, we investigate mechanisms underlying LOH in intestinal stem cells in Drosophila. Infection with the pathogenic bacteria, Erwinia carotovora carotovora 15, but not Pseudomonas entomophila, increases LOH frequency. Using whole genome sequencing of somatic LOH events, we demonstrate that they arise primarily via mitotic recombination. Molecular features and genetic evidence argue against a break-induced replication mechanism and instead support cross-over via double Holliday junction-based repair. This study provides a mechanistic understanding of mitotic recombination, an important mediator of LOH, and its effects on stem cells in vivo.
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- Lara Al Zouabi
- Genetics and Developmental Biology Department, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne University, CNRS UMR 3215, INSERM U934, 75248 Paris, France
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- Genetics and Developmental Biology Department, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne University, CNRS UMR 3215, INSERM U934, 75248 Paris, France
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- Genetics and Developmental Biology Department, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne University, CNRS UMR 3215, INSERM U934, 75248 Paris, France
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- Genetics and Developmental Biology Department, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne University, CNRS UMR 3215, INSERM U934, 75248 Paris, France
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- Genetics and Developmental Biology Department, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne University, CNRS UMR 3215, INSERM U934, 75248 Paris, France
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- Genetics and Developmental Biology Department, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne University, CNRS UMR 3215, INSERM U934, 75248 Paris, France
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- Genetics and Developmental Biology Department, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne University, CNRS UMR 3215, INSERM U934, 75248 Paris, France; Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Computational Systems Unit, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, INSERM U900, 75005 Paris, France
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- ICGex Next-Generation Sequencing Platform, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 75005 Paris, France
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- Genetics and Developmental Biology Department, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne University, CNRS UMR 3215, INSERM U934, 75248 Paris, France
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- Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Computational Systems Unit, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, INSERM U900, 75005 Paris, France
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- Genetics and Developmental Biology Department, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne University, CNRS UMR 3215, INSERM U934, 75248 Paris, France.
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Hu J, Ferlez B, Dau J, Crickard JB. Rad53 regulates the lifetime of Rdh54 at homologous recombination intermediates. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:11688-11705. [PMID: 37850655 PMCID: PMC10681728 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Rdh54 is a conserved DNA translocase that participates in homologous recombination (HR), DNA checkpoint adaptation, and chromosome segregation. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rdh54 is a known target of the Mec1/Rad53 signaling axis, which globally protects genome integrity during DNA metabolism. While phosphorylation of DNA repair proteins by Mec1/Rad53 is critical for HR progression little is known about how specific post translational modifications alter HR reactions. Phosphorylation of Rdh54 is linked to protection of genomic integrity but the consequences of modification remain poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that phosphorylation of the Rdh54 C-terminus by the effector kinase Rad53 regulates Rdh54 clustering activity as revealed by single molecule imaging. This stems from phosphorylation dependent and independent interactions between Rdh54 and Rad53. Genetic assays reveal that loss of phosphorylation leads to phenotypic changes resulting in loss-of-heterozygosity (LOH) outcomes. Our data highlight Rad53 as a key regulator of HR intermediates through activation and attenuation of Rdh54 motor function.
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- Jingyi Hu
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Li B. Telomere maintenance in African trypanosomes. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 10:1302557. [PMID: 38074093 PMCID: PMC10704157 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1302557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Telomere maintenance is essential for genome integrity and chromosome stability in eukaryotic cells harboring linear chromosomes, as telomere forms a specialized structure to mask the natural chromosome ends from DNA damage repair machineries and to prevent nucleolytic degradation of the telomeric DNA. In Trypanosoma brucei and several other microbial pathogens, virulence genes involved in antigenic variation, a key pathogenesis mechanism essential for host immune evasion and long-term infections, are located at subtelomeres, and expression and switching of these major surface antigens are regulated by telomere proteins and the telomere structure. Therefore, understanding telomere maintenance mechanisms and how these pathogens achieve a balance between stability and plasticity at telomere/subtelomere will help develop better means to eradicate human diseases caused by these pathogens. Telomere replication faces several challenges, and the "end replication problem" is a key obstacle that can cause progressive telomere shortening in proliferating cells. To overcome this challenge, most eukaryotes use telomerase to extend the G-rich telomere strand. In addition, a number of telomere proteins use sophisticated mechanisms to coordinate the telomerase-mediated de novo telomere G-strand synthesis and the telomere C-strand fill-in, which has been extensively studied in mammalian cells. However, we recently discovered that trypanosomes lack many telomere proteins identified in its mammalian host that are critical for telomere end processing. Rather, T. brucei uses a unique DNA polymerase, PolIE that belongs to the DNA polymerase A family (E. coli DNA PolI family), to coordinate the telomere G- and C-strand syntheses. In this review, I will first briefly summarize current understanding of telomere end processing in mammals. Subsequently, I will describe PolIE-mediated coordination of telomere G- and C-strand synthesis in T. brucei and implication of this recent discovery.
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- Bibo Li
- Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, United States
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
- Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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Allison RM, Johnson DJ, Neale MJ, Gray S. Recombinase-independent chromosomal rearrangements between dispersed inverted repeats in Saccharomyces cerevisiae meiosis. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:9703-9715. [PMID: 37548404 PMCID: PMC10570019 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
Abstract
DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair by homologous recombination (HR) uses a DNA template with similar sequence to restore genetic identity. Allelic DNA repair templates can be found on the sister chromatid or homologous chromosome. During meiotic recombination, DSBs preferentially repair from the homologous chromosome, with a proportion of HR events generating crossovers. Nevertheless, regions of similar DNA sequence exist throughout the genome, providing potential DNA repair templates. When DSB repair occurs at these non-allelic loci (termed ectopic recombination), chromosomal duplications, deletions and rearrangements can arise. Here, we characterize in detail ectopic recombination arising between a dispersed pair of inverted repeats in wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae at both a local and a chromosomal scale-the latter identified via gross chromosomal acentric and dicentric chromosome rearrangements. Mutation of the DNA damage checkpoint clamp loader Rad24 and the RecQ helicase Sgs1 causes an increase in ectopic recombination. Unexpectedly, additional mutation of the RecA orthologues Rad51 and Dmc1 alters-but does not abolish-the type of ectopic recombinants generated, revealing a novel class of inverted chromosomal rearrangement driven by the single-strand annealing pathway. These data provide important insights into the role of key DNA repair proteins in regulating DNA repair pathway and template choice during meiosis.
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- Rachal M Allison
- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer BN1 9RQ, UK
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer BN1 9RQ, UK
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer BN1 9RQ, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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Liu S, Miné-Hattab J, Villemeur M, Guerois R, Pinholt HD, Mirny LA, Taddei A. In vivo tracking of functionally tagged Rad51 unveils a robust strategy of homology search. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2023; 30:1582-1591. [PMID: 37605042 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-023-01065-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
Abstract
Homologous recombination (HR) is a major pathway to repair DNA double-strand breaks (DSB). HR uses an undamaged homologous DNA sequence as a template for copying the missing information, which requires identifying a homologous sequence among megabases of DNA within the crowded nucleus. In eukaryotes, the conserved Rad51-single-stranded DNA nucleoprotein filament (NPF) performs this homology search. Although NPFs have been extensively studied in vitro by molecular and genetic approaches, their in vivo formation and dynamics could not thus far be assessed due to the lack of functional tagged versions of Rad51. Here we develop and characterize in budding yeast the first fully functional, tagged version of Rad51. Following induction of a unique DSB, we observe Rad51-ssDNA forming exceedingly long filaments, spanning the whole nucleus and eventually contacting the donor sequence. Emerging filaments adopt a variety of shapes not seen in vitro and are modulated by Rad54 and Srs2, shedding new light on the function of these factors. The filaments are also dynamic, undergoing rounds of compaction and extension. Our biophysical models demonstrate that formation of extended filaments, and particularly their compaction-extension dynamics, constitute a robust search strategy, allowing DSB to rapidly explore the nuclear volume and thus enable efficient HR.
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- Siyu Liu
- Institut Curie, Université PSL, Sorbonne University, CNRS, Nuclear Dynamics, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, Université PSL, Sorbonne University, CNRS, Nuclear Dynamics, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, Université PSL, Sorbonne University, CNRS, Nuclear Dynamics, Paris, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), University of Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Institut Curie, Université PSL, Sorbonne University, CNRS, Nuclear Dynamics, Paris, France
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Institut Curie, Université PSL, Sorbonne University, CNRS, Nuclear Dynamics, Paris, France.
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Visualizing the repair of broken DNA in living cells reveals a new mechanism for DNA homology search. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2023; 30:1409-1410. [PMID: 37612471 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-023-01068-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Previtali V, Myers SH, Poppi L, Wynne K, Casamassima I, Girotto S, Di Stefano G, Farabegoli F, Roberti M, Oliviero G, Cavalli A. Preomic profile of BxPC-3 cells after treatment with BRC4. J Proteomics 2023; 288:104983. [PMID: 37536521 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2023.104983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
Abstract
BRCA2 and RAD51 are two proteins that play a central role in homologous recombination (HR) and DNA double strand break (DSB) repair. BRCA2 assists RAD51 fibrillation and defibrillation through binding with its eight BRC repeats, with BRC4 being one of the most efficient and best characterized. RAD51 inactivation by small molecules has been proposed as a strategy to impair BRCA2/RAD51 binding and, ultimately, the HR pathway, with the aim of making cancer cells more sensitive to PARP inhibitors (PARPi). This strategy, which mimics a synthetic lethality (SL) approach, has been successfully performed in vitro by using the myristoylated derivative of BRC4 (myr-BRC4), designed for a more efficient cell entry. The present study applies a method to obtain a proteomic fingerprint after cellular treatment with the myr-BRC4 peptide using a mass spectroscopy (MS) proteomic approach. (Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD042696.) We performed a comparative proteomic profiling of the myr-BRC4 treated vs. untreated BxPC-3 pancreatic cancer cells and evaluated the differential expression of proteins. Among the identified proteins, we focused our attention on proteins shared by both the RAD51 and the BRCA2 interactomes, and on those whose reduction showed high statistical significance. Three downregulated proteins were identified (FANCI, FANCD2, and RPA3), and protein downregulation was confirmed through immunoblotting analysis, validating the MS approach. Our results suggest that, being a direct consequence of myr-BRC4 treatment, the detection of FANCD2, FANCI, and RPA3 downregulation could be used as an indicator for monitoring HR impairment. SIGNIFICANCE: RAD51's inhibition has gained increasing attention because of its possible implications in personalized medicine through the SL approach. Chemical disruption of protein-protein interactions (PPIs) between RAD51 and BRCA2, or some of its partner proteins, could potentiate PARPi DNA damage-induced cell death. This could have application for difficult to treat cancers, such as BRCA-competent and olaparib (PARPi) resistant pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Despite RAD51 being a widely studied target, researchers still lack detailed mechanistic information. This has stifled progress in the field with only a few RAD51 inhibitors having been identified, none of which have gained regulatory approval. Nevertheless, the peptide BRC4 is one of the most specific and best characterized RAD51 binder and inhibitor reported to date. Our study is the first to report the proteomic fingerprint consequent to cellular treatment of myr-BRC4, to offer a reference for the discovery of specific protein/pathway alterations within DNA damage repair. Our results suggest that, being a direct consequence of myr-BRC4 treatment, and ultimately ofBRCA2/RAD51 disruption, the detection of FANCD2, FANCI, and RPA3 downregulation could be used as an indicator for monitoring DNA damage repair impairment and therefore be used to potentiate the development of new effective therapeutic strategies.
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- Viola Previtali
- Computational & Chemical Biology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Computational & Chemical Biology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Systems Biology Ireland, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield Dublin 4, Ireland; Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Computational & Chemical Biology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Computational & Chemical Biology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genova, Italy; Structural Biophysics and Translational Pharmacology Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Systems Biology Ireland, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Computational & Chemical Biology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genova, Italy; Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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Maurer AC, Benyamini B, Fan VB, Whitney ON, Dailey GM, Darzacq X, Weitzman MD, Tjian R. Double-Strand Break Repair Pathways Differentially Affect Processing and Transduction by Dual AAV Vectors. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.09.19.558438. [PMID: 37790316 PMCID: PMC10542147 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.19.558438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors (rAAV) are a powerful tool for gene delivery but have a limited DNA carrying capacity. Efforts to expand this genetic payload have focused on engineering the vector components, such as dual trans-splicing vectors which double the delivery size by exploiting the natural concatenation of rAAV genomes in host nuclei. We hypothesized that inefficient dual vector transduction could be improved by modulating host factors which affect concatenation. Since factors mediating concatenation are not well defined, we performed a genome-wide screen to identify host cell regulators. We discovered that Homologous Recombination (HR) is inhibitory to dual vector transduction. We demonstrate that depletion or inhibition of HR factors BRCA1 and Rad51 significantly increase reconstitution of a large split transgene by increasing both concatenation and expression from rAAVs. Our results define new roles for DNA damage repair in rAAV transduction and highlight the potential for pharmacological intervention to increase genetic payload of rAAV vectors.
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- Anna C. Maurer
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- CIRM Center of Excellence, University of California, Berkeley, CA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical & Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical & Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical & Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Schroader JH, Handley MT, Reddy K. Inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase: A guardian of the cellular nucleotide pool and potential mediator of RNA function. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2023; 14:e1790. [PMID: 37092460 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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Inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase (ITPase), encoded by the ITPA gene in humans, is an important enzyme that preserves the integrity of cellular nucleotide pools by hydrolyzing the noncanonical purine nucleotides (deoxy)inosine and (deoxy)xanthosine triphosphate into monophosphates and pyrophosphate. Variants in the ITPA gene can cause partial or complete ITPase deficiency. Partial ITPase deficiency is benign but clinically relevant as it is linked to altered drug responses. Complete ITPase deficiency causes a severe multisystem disorder characterized by seizures and encephalopathy that is frequently associated with fatal infantile dilated cardiomyopathy. In the absence of ITPase activity, its substrate noncanonical nucleotides have the potential to accumulate and become aberrantly incorporated into DNA and RNA. Hence, the pathophysiology of ITPase deficiency could arise from metabolic imbalance, altered DNA or RNA regulation, or from a combination of these factors. Here, we review the known functions of ITPase and highlight recent work aimed at determining the molecular basis for ITPA-associated pathogenesis which provides evidence for RNA dysfunction. This article is categorized under: RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Disease RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Development.
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- Jacob H Schroader
- The RNA Institute, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA
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- Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- The RNA Institute, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA
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Sun JKL, Wong GCN, Chow KHM. Cross-talk between DNA damage response and the central carbon metabolic network underlies selective vulnerability of Purkinje neurons in ataxia-telangiectasia. J Neurochem 2023; 166:654-677. [PMID: 37319113 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Cerebellar ataxia is often the first and irreversible outcome in the disease of ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T), as a consequence of selective cerebellar Purkinje neuronal degeneration. A-T is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from the loss-of-function mutations of the ataxia-telangiectasia-mutated ATM gene. Over years of research, it now becomes clear that functional ATM-a serine/threonine kinase protein product of the ATM gene-plays critical roles in regulating both cellular DNA damage response and central carbon metabolic network in multiple subcellular locations. The key question arises is how cerebellar Purkinje neurons become selectively vulnerable when all other cell types in the brain are suffering from the very same defects in ATM function. This review intended to comprehensively elaborate the unexpected linkages between these two seemingly independent cellular functions and the regulatory roles of ATM involved, their integrated impacts on both physical and functional properties, hence the introduction of selective vulnerability to Purkinje neurons in the disease will be addressed.
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- Jacquelyne Ka-Li Sun
- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Gerald Choa Neuroscience Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Nexus of Rare Neurodegenerative Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Wang X, Zhang S, Zhang Z, Mazloum NA, Lee EYC, Lee MYW. The DHX9 helicase interacts with human DNA polymerase δ4 and stimulates its activity in D-loop extension synthesis. DNA Repair (Amst) 2023; 128:103513. [PMID: 37285751 PMCID: PMC10330758 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2023.103513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The extension of the invading strand within a displacement loop (D-loop) is a key step in homology directed repair (HDR) of doubled stranded DNA breaks. The primary goal of these studies was to test the hypotheses that 1) D-loop extension by human DNA polymerase δ4 (Pol δ4) is facilitated by DHX9, a 3' to 5' motor helicase, which acts to unwind the leading edge of the D-loop, and 2) the recruitment of DHX9 is mediated by direct protein-protein interactions between DHX9 and Pol δ4 and/or PCNA. DNA synthesis by Pol δ4 was analyzed in a reconstitution assay by the extension of a 93mer oligonucleotide inserted into a plasmid to form a D-loop. Product formation by Pol δ4 was monitored by incorporation of [α-32P]dNTPs into the 93mer primer followed by denaturing gel electrophoresis. The results showed that DHX9 strongly stimulated Pol δ4 mediated D-loop extension. Direct interactions of DHX9 with PCNA, the p125 and the p12 subunits of Pol δ4 were demonstrated by pull-down assays with purified proteins. These data support the hypothesis that DHX9 helicase is recruited by Pol δ4/PCNA to facilitate D-loop synthesis in HDR, and is a participant in cellular HDR. The involvement of DHX9 in HDR represents an important addition to its multiple cellular roles. Such helicase-polymerase interactions may represent an important aspect of the mechanisms involved in D-loop primer extension synthesis in HDR.
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- Xiaoxiao Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Medical College, 15 Dana Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Medical College, 15 Dana Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Medical College, 15 Dana Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Medical College, 15 Dana Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Medical College, 15 Dana Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Medical College, 15 Dana Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
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Liang P, Lister K, Yates L, Argunhan B, Zhang X. Phosphoregulation of DNA repair via the Rad51 auxiliary factor Swi5-Sfr1. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:104929. [PMID: 37330173 PMCID: PMC10366545 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023] Open
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Homologous recombination (HR) is a major pathway for the repair of DNA double-strand breaks, the most severe form of DNA damage. The Rad51 protein is central to HR, but multiple auxiliary factors regulate its activity. The heterodimeric Swi5-Sfr1 complex is one such factor. It was previously shown that two sites within the intrinsically disordered domain of Sfr1 are critical for the interaction with Rad51. Here, we show that phosphorylation of five residues within this domain regulates the interaction of Swi5-Sfr1 with Rad51. Biochemical reconstitutions demonstrated that a phosphomimetic mutant version of Swi5-Sfr1 is defective in both the physical and functional interaction with Rad51. This translated to a defect in DNA repair, with the phosphomimetic mutant yeast strain phenocopying a previously established interaction mutant. Interestingly, a strain in which Sfr1 phosphorylation was blocked also displayed sensitivity to DNA damage. Taken together, we propose that controlled phosphorylation of Sfr1 is important for the role of Swi5-Sfr1 in promoting Rad51-dependent DNA repair.
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- Pengtao Liang
- Section of Structural and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Section of Structural and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Section of Structural and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Section of Structural and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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- Section of Structural and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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Campos A, Ramos F, Iglesias L, Delgado C, Merino E, Esperilla-Muñoz A, Correa-Bordes J, Clemente-Blanco A. Cdc14 phosphatase counteracts Cdk-dependent Dna2 phosphorylation to inhibit resection during recombinational DNA repair. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2738. [PMID: 37173316 PMCID: PMC10182099 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38417-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) stimulates resection of DNA double-strand breaks ends to generate single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) needed for recombinational DNA repair. Here we show in Saccharomyces cerevisiae that lack of the Cdk-counteracting phosphatase Cdc14 produces abnormally extended resected tracts at the DNA break ends, involving the phosphatase in the inhibition of resection. Over-resection in the absence of Cdc14 activity is bypassed when the exonuclease Dna2 is inactivated or when its Cdk consensus sites are mutated, indicating that the phosphatase restrains resection by acting through this nuclease. Accordingly, mitotically activated Cdc14 promotes Dna2 dephosphorylation to exclude it from the DNA lesion. Cdc14-dependent resection inhibition is essential to sustain DNA re-synthesis, thus ensuring the appropriate length, frequency, and distribution of the gene conversion tracts. These results establish a role for Cdc14 in controlling the extent of resection through Dna2 regulation and demonstrate that the accumulation of excessively long ssDNA affects the accurate repair of the broken DNA by homologous recombination.
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- Adrián Campos
- Cell Cycle and Genome Stability Group, Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica (IBFG), CSIC-USAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- Cell Cycle and Genome Stability Group, Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica (IBFG), CSIC-USAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- Cell Cycle and Genome Stability Group, Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica (IBFG), CSIC-USAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- Cell Cycle and Genome Stability Group, Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica (IBFG), CSIC-USAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- Cell Cycle and Genome Stability Group, Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica (IBFG), CSIC-USAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Cell Cycle and Genome Stability Group, Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica (IBFG), CSIC-USAL, Salamanca, Spain.
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Frigerio C, Di Nisio E, Galli M, Colombo CV, Negri R, Clerici M. The Chromatin Landscape around DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Yeast and Its Influence on DNA Repair Pathway Choice. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043248. [PMID: 36834658 PMCID: PMC9967470 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are harmful DNA lesions, which elicit catastrophic consequences for genome stability if not properly repaired. DSBs can be repaired by either non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) or homologous recombination (HR). The choice between these two pathways depends on which proteins bind to the DSB ends and how their action is regulated. NHEJ initiates with the binding of the Ku complex to the DNA ends, while HR is initiated by the nucleolytic degradation of the 5'-ended DNA strands, which requires several DNA nucleases/helicases and generates single-stranded DNA overhangs. DSB repair occurs within a precisely organized chromatin environment, where the DNA is wrapped around histone octamers to form the nucleosomes. Nucleosomes impose a barrier to the DNA end processing and repair machinery. Chromatin organization around a DSB is modified to allow proper DSB repair either by the removal of entire nucleosomes, thanks to the action of chromatin remodeling factors, or by post-translational modifications of histones, thus increasing chromatin flexibility and the accessibility of repair enzymes to the DNA. Here, we review histone post-translational modifications occurring around a DSB in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and their role in DSB repair, with particular attention to DSB repair pathway choice.
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- Chiara Frigerio
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “C. Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “C. Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology (IBPM), National Research Council (CNR) of Italy, 00185 Rome, Italy
- Correspondence: (R.N.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
- Correspondence: (R.N.); (M.C.)
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Rotheneder M, Stakyte K, van de Logt E, Bartho JD, Lammens K, Fan Y, Alt A, Kessler B, Jung C, Roos WP, Steigenberger B, Hopfner KP. Cryo-EM structure of the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 complex reveals the molecular mechanism of scaffolding functions. Mol Cell 2023; 83:167-185.e9. [PMID: 36577401 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The DNA double-strand break repair complex Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 (MRN) detects and nucleolytically processes DNA ends, activates the ATM kinase, and tethers DNA at break sites. How MRN can act both as nuclease and scaffold protein is not well understood. The cryo-EM structure of MRN from Chaetomium thermophilum reveals a 2:2:1 complex with a single Nbs1 wrapping around the autoinhibited Mre11 nuclease dimer. MRN has two DNA-binding modes, one ATP-dependent mode for loading onto DNA ends and one ATP-independent mode through Mre11's C terminus, suggesting how it may interact with DSBs and intact DNA. MRNs two 60-nm-long coiled-coil domains form a linear rod structure, the apex of which is assembled by the two joined zinc-hook motifs. Apices from two MRN complexes can further dimerize, forming 120-nm spanning MRN-MRN structures. Our results illustrate the architecture of MRN and suggest how it mechanistically integrates catalytic and tethering functions.
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- Matthias Rotheneder
- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Toxicology, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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- Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany.
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Wu Y, Xu S, Cheng S, Yang J, Wang Y. Clinical application of PARP inhibitors in ovarian cancer: from molecular mechanisms to the current status. J Ovarian Res 2023; 16:6. [PMID: 36611214 PMCID: PMC9826575 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-023-01094-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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As a kind of gynecological tumor, ovarian cancer is not as common as cervical cancer and breast cancer, but its malignant degree is higher. Despite the increasingly mature treatment of ovarian cancer, the five-year survival rate of patients is still less than 50%. Based on the concept of synthetic lethality, poly (ADP- ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors target tumor cells with defects in homologous recombination repair(HRR), the most significant being the target gene Breast cancer susceptibility genes(BRCA). PARP inhibitors capture PARP-1 protein at the site of DNA damage to destroy the original reaction, causing the accumulation of PARP-DNA nucleoprotein complexes, resulting in DNA double-strand breaks(DSBs) and cell death. PARP inhibitors have been approved for the treatment of ovarian cancer for several years and achieved good results. However, with the widespread use of PARP inhibitors, more and more attention has been paid to drug resistance and side effects. Therefore, further research is needed to understand the mechanism of PARP inhibitors, to be familiar with the adverse reactions of the drug, to explore the markers of its efficacy and prognosis, and to deal with its drug resistance. This review elaborates the use of PARP inhibitors in ovarian cancer.
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- Yongsong Wu
- grid.24516.340000000123704535Department of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai200092, China ,grid.16821.3c0000 0004 0368 8293Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- grid.16821.3c0000 0004 0368 8293Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- grid.16821.3c0000 0004 0368 8293Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- grid.24516.340000000123704535Department of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai200092, China
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- grid.24516.340000000123704535Department of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai200092, China
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Zablon HA, VonHandorf A, Puga A. Mechanisms of chromate carcinogenesis by chromatin alterations. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2023; 96:1-23. [PMID: 36858770 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2022.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In a dynamic environment, organisms must constantly mount an adaptive response to new environmental conditions in order to survive. Novel patterns of gene expression, driven by attendant changes in chromatin architecture, aid in adaptation and survival. Critical mechanisms in the control of gene transcription govern new spatiotemporal chromatin-chromatin interactions that make regulatory DNA elements accessible to the transcription factors that control the response. Consequently, agents that disrupt chromatin structure are likely to have a direct impact on the transcriptional programs of cells and organisms and to drive alterations in fundamental physiological processes. In this regard, hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is of special interest because it interacts directly with cellular proteins, DNA, and other macromolecules, and is likely to upset cell functions that may cause generalized damage to the organism. Here, we will highlight chromium-mediated mechanisms that disrupt chromatin architecture and discuss how these mechanisms are integral to its carcinogenic properties. Emerging evidence indicates that Cr(VI) targets euchromatin, particularly in genomic locations flanking the binding sites of the essential transcription factors CTCF and AP1, and, in so doing, they disrupt nucleosomal architecture. Ultimately, the ensuing changes, if occurring in critical regulatory domains, may establish a new chromatin state, either toxic or adaptive, that will be governed by the corresponding gene transcription changes in key biological processes associated with that state.
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- Hesbon A Zablon
- Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, United States.
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Yu H, Zhang L, He X, Zhang T, Wang C, Lu J, He X, Chen K, Gu W, Cheng S, Hu Y, Yao B, Jian A, Yu X, Zheng H, You S, Wang Q, Lei D, Jiang L, Zhao Z, Wan J. OsPHS1 is required for both male and female gamete development in rice. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 325:111480. [PMID: 36183810 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Meiosis plays an essential role in the production of male and female gametes. Extensive studies have elucidated that homologous chromosome association and pairing are essential for crossing-over and recombination of chromosomal segments. However, the molecular mechanism of chromosome recognition and pairing remains elusive. Here, we identified a rice male-female sterility mutant plant. Cytological observations showed that the development of both pollen and embryo sacs of the mutant were abnormal due to defects in homologous chromosome recognition and pairing during prophase I. Map-based cloning revealed that Os06g0473000 encoding a poor homologous synapsis 1 (PHS1) protein is the candidate target gene, which was confirmed by knockout using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. Sequence analysis revealed a single base mutation (G > A) involving the junction of the fourth exon and intron of OsPHS1, which is predicted to alter splicing, resulting in an Osphs1 mutant. Expression pattern analysis indicated that OsPHS1 expression levels were mainly expressed in panicles at the beginning of meiosis. Subcellular localization analysis demonstrated that the OsPHS1 protein is situated in the nucleus and cytoplasm. Taken together, our results suggest an important role for OsPHS1 in homologous chromosome pairing in both male and female gametogenesis in rice.
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- Hao Yu
- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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Regulation Mechanisms of Meiotic Recombination Revealed from the Analysis of a Fission Yeast Recombination Hotspot ade6-M26. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12121761. [PMID: 36551189 PMCID: PMC9775316 DOI: 10.3390/biom12121761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Meiotic recombination is a pivotal event that ensures faithful chromosome segregation and creates genetic diversity in gametes. Meiotic recombination is initiated by programmed double-strand breaks (DSBs), which are catalyzed by the conserved Spo11 protein. Spo11 is an enzyme with structural similarity to topoisomerase II and induces DSBs through the nucleophilic attack of the phosphodiester bond by the hydroxy group of its tyrosine (Tyr) catalytic residue. DSBs caused by Spo11 are repaired by homologous recombination using homologous chromosomes as donors, resulting in crossovers/chiasmata, which ensure physical contact between homologous chromosomes. Thus, the site of meiotic recombination is determined by the site of the induced DSB on the chromosome. Meiotic recombination is not uniformly induced, and sites showing high recombination rates are referred to as recombination hotspots. In fission yeast, ade6-M26, a nonsense point mutation of ade6 is a well-characterized meiotic recombination hotspot caused by the heptanucleotide sequence 5'-ATGACGT-3' at the M26 mutation point. In this review, we summarize the meiotic recombination mechanisms revealed by the analysis of the fission ade6-M26 gene as a model system.
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Rad52's DNA annealing activity drives template switching associated with restarted DNA replication. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7293. [PMID: 36435847 PMCID: PMC9701231 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35060-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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It is thought that many of the simple and complex genomic rearrangements associated with congenital diseases and cancers stem from mistakes made during the restart of collapsed replication forks by recombination enzymes. It is hypothesised that this recombination-mediated restart process transitions from a relatively accurate initiation phase to a less accurate elongation phase characterised by extensive template switching between homologous, homeologous and microhomologous DNA sequences. Using an experimental system in fission yeast, where fork collapse is triggered by a site-specific replication barrier, we show that ectopic recombination, associated with the initiation of recombination-dependent replication (RDR), is driven mainly by the Rad51 recombinase, whereas template switching, during the elongation phase of RDR, relies more on DNA annealing by Rad52. This finding provides both evidence and a mechanistic basis for the transition hypothesis.
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McCarthy-Leo C, Darwiche F, Tainsky MA. DNA Repair Mechanisms, Protein Interactions and Therapeutic Targeting of the MRN Complex. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:5278. [PMID: 36358700 PMCID: PMC9656488 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14215278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Repair of a DNA double-strand break relies upon a pathway of proteins to identify damage, regulate cell cycle checkpoints, and repair the damage. This process is initiated by a sensor protein complex, the MRN complex, comprised of three proteins-MRE11, RAD50, and NBS1. After a double-stranded break, the MRN complex recruits and activates ATM, in-turn activating other proteins such as BRCA1/2, ATR, CHEK1/2, PALB2 and RAD51. These proteins have been the focus of many studies for their individual roles in hereditary cancer syndromes and are included on several genetic testing panels. These panels have enabled us to acquire large amounts of genetic data, much of which remains a challenge to interpret due to the presence of variants of uncertain significance (VUS). While the primary aim of clinical testing is to accurately and confidently classify variants in order to inform medical management, the presence of VUSs has led to ambiguity in genetic counseling. Pathogenic variants within MRN complex genes have been implicated in breast, ovarian, prostate, colon cancers and gliomas; however, the hundreds of VUSs within MRE11, RAD50, and NBS1 precludes the application of these data in genetic guidance of carriers. In this review, we discuss the MRN complex's role in DNA double-strand break repair, its interactions with other cancer predisposing genes, the variants that can be found within the three MRN complex genes, and the MRN complex's potential as an anti-cancer therapeutic target.
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- Claire McCarthy-Leo
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
- Molecular Therapeutics Program, Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Kang Y, An S, Min D, Lee JY. Single-molecule fluorescence imaging techniques reveal molecular mechanisms underlying deoxyribonucleic acid damage repair. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:973314. [PMID: 36185427 PMCID: PMC9520083 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.973314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Advances in single-molecule techniques have uncovered numerous biological secrets that cannot be disclosed by traditional methods. Among a variety of single-molecule methods, single-molecule fluorescence imaging techniques enable real-time visualization of biomolecular interactions and have allowed the accumulation of convincing evidence. These techniques have been broadly utilized for studying DNA metabolic events such as replication, transcription, and DNA repair, which are fundamental biological reactions. In particular, DNA repair has received much attention because it maintains genomic integrity and is associated with diverse human diseases. In this review, we introduce representative single-molecule fluorescence imaging techniques and survey how each technique has been employed for investigating the detailed mechanisms underlying DNA repair pathways. In addition, we briefly show how live-cell imaging at the single-molecule level contributes to understanding DNA repair processes inside cells.
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- Yujin Kang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea
- Center for Genomic Integrity, Institute of Basic Sciences, Ulsan, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Ja Yil Lee,
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Mahmoud R, Dhakal S. Single-Molecule Analysis of DNA Branch Migration under Biomimetic Environments. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:7252-7261. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c03153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Roaa Mahmoud
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1001 West Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1001 West Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States
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Sinha BK, Tokar EJ, Bortner CD. Molecular Mechanisms of Cytotoxicty of NCX4040, the Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory NO-Donor, in Human Ovarian Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158611. [PMID: 35955744 PMCID: PMC9369271 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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NCX4040, the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory-NO donor, is cytotoxic to several human tumors, including ovarian tumor cells. We have found that NCX4040 is also cytotoxic against both OVCAR-8 and its adriamycin resistant (NCI/ADR-RES) tumor cell lines. Here, we have examined mechanism(s) for the cytotoxicity of NCX4040 in OVCAR-8 and NCI/ADR-RES cell lines. We found that NCX4040 induced significant apoptosis in both cell lines. Furthermore, NCX4040 treatment caused significant depletion of cellular glutathione, causing oxidative stress due to the formation of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS). Significantly more ROS/RNS were detected in OVCAR-8 cells than in NCI/ADR-RES cells which may have resulted from increased activities of SOD, glutathione peroxidase and transferases expressed in NCI/ADR-RES cells. NCX4040 treatment resulted in the formation of double-strand DNA breaks in both cells; however, more of these DNA breaks were detected in OVCAR-8 cells. RT-PCR studies indicated that NCX4040-induced DNA damage was not repaired as efficiently in NCI/ADR-RES cells as in OVCAR-8 cells which may lead to a differential cell death. Pretreatment of OVCAR-8 cells with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) significantly decreased cytotoxicity of NCX4040 in OVCAR-8 cells; however, NAC had no effects on NCX4040 cytotoxicity in NCI/ADR-RES cells. In contrast, FeTPPS, a peroxynitrite scavenger, completely blocked NCX4040-induced cell death in both cells, suggesting that NCX4040-induced cell death could be mediated by peroxynitrite formed from NCX4040 following cellular metabolism.
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- Birandra K. Sinha
- Mechanistic Toxicology Branch, Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-984-287-3382
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- Mechanistic Toxicology Branch, Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA;
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- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA;
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Structural mechanism of endonucleolytic processing of blocked DNA ends and hairpins by Mre11-Rad50. Mol Cell 2022; 82:3513-3522.e6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Mechanistic Understanding of RAD51 Defibrillation: A Critical Step in BRCA2-Mediated DNA Repair by Homologous Recombination. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158338. [PMID: 35955488 PMCID: PMC9368738 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The cytotoxic action of anticancer drugs can be potentiated by inhibiting DNA repair mechanisms. RAD51 is a crucial protein for genomic stability due to its critical role in the homologous recombination (HR) pathway. BRCA2 assists RAD51 fibrillation and defibrillation in the cytoplasm and nucleus and assists its nuclear transport. BRC4 is a peptide derived from the fourth BRC repeat of BRCA2, and it lacks the nuclear localization sequence. Here, we used BRC4 to (i) reverse RAD51 fibrillation; (ii) avoid the nuclear transport of RAD51; and (iii) inhibit HR and enhance the efficacy of chemotherapeutic treatments. Specifically, using static and dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, and microscale thermophoresis, we show that BRC4 eroded RAD51 fibrils from their termini through a “domino” mechanism and yielded monomeric RAD51 with a cumulative nanomolar affinity. Using cellular assays (BxPC-3, pancreatic cancer), we show that a myristoylated BRC4 (designed for a more efficient cell entry) abolished the formation of nuclear RAD51 foci. The present study provides a molecular description of RAD51 defibrillation, an essential step in BRCA2-mediated homologous recombination and DNA repair.
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Roy S, Juste SS, Sneider M, Auradkar A, Klanseck C, Li Z, Julio AHF, Lopez del Amo V, Bier E, Guichard A. Cas9/Nickase-induced allelic conversion by homologous chromosome-templated repair in Drosophila somatic cells. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabo0721. [PMID: 35776792 PMCID: PMC10883370 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo0721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Repair of double-strand breaks (DSBs) in somatic cells is primarily accomplished by error-prone nonhomologous end joining and less frequently by precise homology-directed repair preferentially using the sister chromatid as a template. Here, a Drosophila system performs efficient somatic repair of both DSBs and single-strand breaks (SSBs) using intact sequences from the homologous chromosome in a process we refer to as homologous chromosome-templated repair (HTR). Unexpectedly, HTR-mediated allelic conversion at the white locus was more efficient (40 to 65%) in response to SSBs induced by Cas9-derived nickases D10A or H840A than to DSBs induced by fully active Cas9 (20 to 30%). Repair phenotypes elicited by Nickase versus Cas9 differ in both developmental timing (late versus early stages, respectively) and the production of undesired mutagenic events (rare versus frequent). Nickase-mediated HTR represents an efficient and unanticipated mechanism for allelic correction, with far-reaching potential applications in the field of gene editing.
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- Sitara Roy
- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0335, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0335, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0335, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0335, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0335, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0335, USA
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902 RJ, Brazil
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0335, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0335, USA
- Tata Institute for Genetics and Society-UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093-0335, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0335, USA
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Schjeide BMM, Schenke M, Seeger B, Püschel GP. Validation of a Novel Double Control Quantitative Copy Number PCR Method to Quantify Off-Target Transgene Integration after CRISPR-Induced DNA Modification. Methods Protoc 2022; 5:mps5030043. [PMID: 35736544 PMCID: PMC9229199 DOI: 10.3390/mps5030043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In order to improve a recently established cell-based assay to assess the potency of botulinum neurotoxin, neuroblastoma-derived SiMa cells and induced pluripotent stem-cells (iPSC) were modified to incorporate the coding sequence of a reporter luciferase into a genetic safe harbor utilizing CRISPR/Cas9. A novel method, the double-control quantitative copy number PCR (dc-qcnPCR), was developed to detect off-target integrations of donor DNA. The donor DNA insertion success rate and targeted insertion success rate were analyzed in clones of each cell type. The dc-qcnPCR reliably quantified the copy number in both cell lines. The probability of incorrect donor DNA integration was significantly increased in SiMa cells in comparison to the iPSCs. This can possibly be explained by the lower bundled relative gene expression of a number of double-strand repair genes (BRCA1, DNA2, EXO1, MCPH1, MRE11, and RAD51) in SiMa clones than in iPSC clones. The dc-qcnPCR offers an efficient and cost-effective method to detect off-target CRISPR/Cas9-induced donor DNA integrations.
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- Brit-Maren Michaud Schjeide
- Department of Nutritional Biochemistry, Institute of Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, 14558 Nuthetal, Germany;
- Department of Nutritional Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health, University of Bayreuth, 95326 Kulmbach, Germany
- Correspondence:
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- Research Group Food Toxicology and Alternative/Complementary Methods to Animal Experiments, Institute for Food Quality and Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30173 Hannover, Germany; (M.S.); (B.S.)
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- Research Group Food Toxicology and Alternative/Complementary Methods to Animal Experiments, Institute for Food Quality and Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30173 Hannover, Germany; (M.S.); (B.S.)
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- Department of Nutritional Biochemistry, Institute of Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, 14558 Nuthetal, Germany;
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Castellanos M, Verhey TB, Goldstein M, Chaconas G. The Putative Endonuclease Activity of MutL Is Required for the Segmental Gene Conversion Events That Drive Antigenic Variation of the Lyme Disease Spirochete. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:888494. [PMID: 35663861 PMCID: PMC9159922 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.888494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, encodes an elaborate antigenic variation system that promotes the ongoing variation of a major surface lipoprotein, VlsE. Changes in VlsE are continual and always one step ahead of the host acquired immune system, which requires 1–2 weeks to generate specific antibodies. By the time this happens, new VlsE variants have arisen that escape immunosurveillance, providing an avenue for persistent infection. This antigenic variation system is driven by segmental gene conversion events that transfer information from a series of silent cassettes (vls2-16) to the expression locus, vlsE. The molecular details of this process remain elusive. Recombinational switching at vlsE is RecA-independent and the only required factor identified to date is the RuvAB branch migrase. In this work we have used next generation long-read sequencing to analyze the effect of several DNA replication/recombination/repair gene disruptions on the frequency of gene conversions at vlsE and report a requirement for the mismatch repair protein MutL. Site directed mutagenesis of mutL suggests that the putative MutL endonuclease activity is required for recombinational switching at vlsE. This is the first report of an unexpected essential role for MutL in a bacterial recombination system and expands the known function of this protein as well as our knowledge of the details of the novel recombinational switching mechanism for vlsE variation.
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- Mildred Castellanos
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- *Correspondence: George Chaconas,
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Thioridazine Enhances Cisplatin-Induced DNA Damage in Cisplatin-Resistant Human Lung Cancer Cells. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2022:3702665. [PMID: 35399625 PMCID: PMC8986366 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3702665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Thioridazine was used to sensitize cisplatin against cisplatin-resistant human lung cancer cells. Cells received thioridazine, cisplatin, or both drugs (the combination). Thioridazine synergized cisplatin to increase percentages of dead and apoptotic cells. DNA damage was detected using the comet assays; the combination led to the highest alkaline- and neutral-comet percentages, demonstrating exacerbation of both single- and double-strand breaks. After thioridazine treatment, levels of glutathione, and BRCA2, RAD51, and ERCC1 proteins were decreased. These data manifested that thioridazine decreased the capacities of detoxification and DNA repair, thereby enhancing cisplatin-induced DNA damage in resistant cells.
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Foe VE. Does the Pachytene Checkpoint, a Feature of Meiosis, Filter Out Mistakes in Double-Strand DNA Break Repair and as a side-Effect Strongly Promote Adaptive Speciation? Integr Org Biol 2022; 4:obac008. [PMID: 36827645 PMCID: PMC8998493 DOI: 10.1093/iob/obac008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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This essay aims to explain two biological puzzles: why eukaryotic transcription units are composed of short segments of coding DNA interspersed with long stretches of non-coding (intron) DNA, and the near ubiquity of sexual reproduction. As is well known, alternative splicing of its coding sequences enables one transcription unit to produce multiple variants of each encoded protein. Additionally, padding transcription units with non-coding DNA (often many thousands of base pairs long) provides a readily evolvable way to set how soon in a cell cycle the various mRNAs will begin being expressed and the total amount of mRNA that each transcription unit can make during a cell cycle. This regulation complements control via the transcriptional promoter and facilitates the creation of complex eukaryotic cell types, tissues, and organisms. However, it also makes eukaryotes exceedingly vulnerable to double-strand DNA breaks, which end-joining break repair pathways can repair incorrectly. Transcription units cover such a large fraction of the genome that any mis-repair producing a reorganized chromosome has a high probability of destroying a gene. During meiosis, the synaptonemal complex aligns homologous chromosome pairs and the pachytene checkpoint detects, selectively arrests, and in many organisms actively destroys gamete-producing cells with chromosomes that cannot adequately synapse; this creates a filter favoring transmission to the next generation of chromosomes that retain the parental organization, while selectively culling those with interrupted transcription units. This same meiotic checkpoint, reacting to accidental chromosomal reorganizations inflicted by error-prone break repair, can, as a side effect, provide a mechanism for the formation of new species in sympatry. It has been a long-standing puzzle how something as seemingly maladaptive as hybrid sterility between such new species can arise. I suggest that this paradox is resolved by understanding the adaptive importance of the pachytene checkpoint, as outlined above.
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Rabbani MAG, Tonini ML, Afrin M, Li B. POLIE suppresses telomerase-mediated telomere G-strand extension and helps ensure proper telomere C-strand synthesis in trypanosomes. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:2036-2050. [PMID: 35061898 PMCID: PMC8887473 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Trypanosoma brucei causes human African trypanosomiasis and sequentially expresses distinct VSGs, its major surface antigen, to achieve host immune evasion. VSGs are monoallelically expressed from subtelomeric loci, and telomere proteins regulate VSG monoallelic expression and VSG switching. T. brucei telomerase is essential for telomere maintenance, but no regulators of telomerase have been identified. T. brucei appears to lack OB fold-containing telomere-specific ssDNA binding factors that are critical for coordinating telomere G- and C-strand syntheses in higher eukaryotes. We identify POLIE as a telomere protein essential for telomere integrity. POLIE-depleted cells have more frequent VSG gene conversion-mediated VSG switching and an increased amount of telomeric circles (T-circles), indicating that POLIE suppresses DNA recombination at the telomere/subtelomere. POLIE-depletion elongates telomere 3' overhangs dramatically, indicating that POLIE is essential for coordinating DNA syntheses of the two telomere strands. POLIE depletion increases the level of telomerase-dependent telomere G-strand extension, identifying POLIE as the first T. brucei telomere protein that suppresses telomerase. Furthermore, depletion of POLIE results in an elevated telomeric C-circle level, suggesting that the telomere C-strand experiences replication stress and that POLIE may promote telomere C-strand synthesis. Therefore, T. brucei uses a novel mechanism to coordinate the telomere G- and C-strand DNA syntheses.
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- M A G Rabbani
- Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, College of Sciences and Health Professions, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
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- Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, College of Sciences and Health Professions, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
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- Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, College of Sciences and Health Professions, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
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- Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, College of Sciences and Health Professions, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44195, USA
- Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Vines AJ, Cox K, Leland BA, King MC. Homology-directed repair involves multiple strand invasion cycles in fission yeast. Mol Biol Cell 2022; 33:ar30. [PMID: 35080989 PMCID: PMC9250353 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e20-07-0433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Homology-directed repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) represents a highly faithful pathway. Non–crossover repair dominates in mitotically growing cells, likely through a preference for synthesis-dependent strand annealing (SDSA). How homology-directed repair mechanism choice is orchestrated in time and space is not well understood. Here, we develop a microscopy-based assay in living fission yeast to determine the dynamics and kinetics of an engineered, site-specific interhomologue repair event. We observe highly efficient homology search and homology-directed repair in this system. Surprisingly, the initial distance between the DSB and the donor sequence does not correlate with the duration of repair. Instead, we observe that repair often involves multiple site-specific and Rad51-dependent colocalization events between the DSB and donor sequence. Upon loss of the RecQ helicase Rqh1 (BLM in humans) we observe rapid repair possibly involving a single strand invasion event, suggesting that multiple strand invasion cycles antagonized by Rqh1 could reflect ongoing SDSA. However, failure to colocalize with the donor sequence and execute repair is also more likely in rqh1Δ cells, possibly reflecting erroneous strand invasion. This work has implications for the molecular etiology of Bloom syndrome, caused by mutations in BLM and characterized by aberrant sister chromatid crossovers and inefficient repair.
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- Amanda J Vines
- Department of Cell Biology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 06520
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- Department of Cell Biology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 06520
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- Department of Cell Biology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 06520
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- Department of Cell Biology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 06520
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Sun W, Liu H, Yin W, Qiao J, Zhao X, Liu Y. Strategies for Enhancing the Homology-directed Repair Efficiency of CRISPR-Cas Systems. CRISPR J 2022; 5:7-18. [PMID: 35076280 DOI: 10.1089/crispr.2021.0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The CRISPR-Cas nuclease has emerged as a powerful genome-editing tool in recent years. The CRISPR-Cas system induces double-strand breaks that can be repaired via the non-homologous end joining or homology-directed repair (HDR) pathway. Compared to non-homologous end joining, HDR can be used for the treatment of incurable monogenetic diseases. Therefore, remarkable efforts have been dedicated to enhancing the efficacy of HDR. In this review, we summarize the currently used strategies for enhancing the HDR efficiency of CRISPR-Cas systems based on three factors: (1) regulation of the key factors in the DNA repair pathways, (2) modulation of the components in the CRISPR machinery, and (3) alteration of the intracellular environment around double-strand breaks. Representative cases and potential solutions for further improving HDR efficiency are also discussed, facilitating the development of new CRISPR technologies to achieve highly precise genetic manipulation in the future.
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- Wenli Sun
- School of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Hubei, People's Republic of China; Ltd., Hubei, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Hubei, People's Republic of China; Ltd., Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei, People's Republic of China; Ltd., Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Hubei, People's Republic of China; Ltd., Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Hubei, People's Republic of China; Ltd., Hubei, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Hubei, People's Republic of China; Ltd., Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Henan, People's Republic of China; and Ltd., Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Hubei, People's Republic of China; Ltd., Hubei, People's Republic of China.,BravoVax Co., Ltd., Hubei, People's Republic of China
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Medley JC, Hebbar S, Sydzyik JT, Zinovyeva AY. Single nucleotide substitutions effectively block Cas9 and allow for scarless genome editing in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 2022; 220:iyab199. [PMID: 34791245 PMCID: PMC8733430 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyab199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In Caenorhabditis elegans, germline injection of Cas9 complexes is reliably used to achieve genome editing through homology-directed repair of Cas9-generated DNA breaks. To prevent Cas9 from targeting repaired DNA, additional blocking mutations are often incorporated into homologous repair templates. Cas9 can be blocked either by mutating the PAM sequence that is essential for Cas9 activity or by mutating the guide sequence that targets Cas9 to a specific genomic location. However, it is unclear how many nucleotides within the guide sequence should be mutated, since Cas9 can recognize "off-target" sequences that are imperfectly paired to its guide. In this study, we examined whether single-nucleotide substitutions within the guide sequence are sufficient to block Cas9 and allow for efficient genome editing. We show that a single mismatch within the guide sequence effectively blocks Cas9 and allows for recovery of edited animals. Surprisingly, we found that a low rate of edited animals can be recovered without introducing any blocking mutations, suggesting a temporal block to Cas9 activity in C. elegans. Furthermore, we show that the maternal genome of hermaphrodite animals is preferentially edited over the paternal genome. We demonstrate that maternally provided haplotypes can be selected using balancer chromosomes and propose a method of mutant isolation that greatly reduces screening efforts postinjection. Collectively, our findings expand the repertoire of genome editing strategies in C. elegans and demonstrate that extraneous blocking mutations are not required to recover edited animals when the desired mutation is located within the guide sequence.
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- Jeffrey C Medley
- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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Gao X, Liu J, Fan D, Li X, Fang Z, Yan K, Fan Y. Berberine enhances gemcitabine‑induced cytotoxicity in bladder cancer by downregulating Rad51 expression through inactivating the PI3K/Akt pathway. Oncol Rep 2021; 47:33. [PMID: 34935059 DOI: 10.3892/or.2021.8244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Xinghua Gao
- Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinan Central Hospital, Jinan, Shandong 250013, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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Homologous Recombination as a Fundamental Genome Surveillance Mechanism during DNA Replication. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12121960. [PMID: 34946909 PMCID: PMC8701046 DOI: 10.3390/genes12121960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Accurate and complete genome replication is a fundamental cellular process for the proper transfer of genetic material to cell progenies, normal cell growth, and genome stability. However, a plethora of extrinsic and intrinsic factors challenge individual DNA replication forks and cause replication stress (RS), a hallmark of cancer. When challenged by RS, cells deploy an extensive range of mechanisms to safeguard replicating genomes and limit the burden of DNA damage. Prominent among those is homologous recombination (HR). Although fundamental to cell division, evidence suggests that cancer cells exploit and manipulate these RS responses to fuel their evolution and gain resistance to therapeutic interventions. In this review, we focused on recent insights into HR-mediated protection of stress-induced DNA replication intermediates, particularly the repair and protection of daughter strand gaps (DSGs) that arise from discontinuous replication across a damaged DNA template. Besides mechanistic underpinnings of this process, which markedly differ depending on the extent and duration of RS, we highlight the pathophysiological scenarios where DSG repair is naturally silenced. Finally, we discuss how such pathophysiological events fuel rampant mutagenesis, promoting cancer evolution, but also manifest in adaptative responses that can be targeted for cancer therapy.
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Kong M, Greene EC. Mechanistic Insights From Single-Molecule Studies of Repair of Double Strand Breaks. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:745311. [PMID: 34869333 PMCID: PMC8636147 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.745311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are among some of the most deleterious forms of DNA damage. Left unrepaired, they are detrimental to genome stability, leading to high risk of cancer. Two major mechanisms are responsible for the repair of DSBs, homologous recombination (HR) and nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ). The complex nature of both pathways, involving a myriad of protein factors functioning in a highly coordinated manner at distinct stages of repair, lend themselves to detailed mechanistic studies using the latest single-molecule techniques. In avoiding ensemble averaging effects inherent to traditional biochemical or genetic methods, single-molecule studies have painted an increasingly detailed picture for every step of the DSB repair processes.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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VonHandorf A, Zablon HA, Puga A. Hexavalent chromium disrupts chromatin architecture. Semin Cancer Biol 2021; 76:54-60. [PMID: 34274487 PMCID: PMC8627925 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2021.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Accessibility of DNA elements and the orchestration of spatiotemporal chromatin-chromatin interactions are critical mechanisms in the regulation of gene transcription. Thus, in an ever-changing milieu, cells mount an adaptive response to environmental stimuli by modulating gene expression that is orchestrated by coordinated changes in chromatin architecture. Correspondingly, agents that alter chromatin structure directly impact transcriptional programs in cells. Heavy metals, including hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)), are of special interest because of their ability to interact directly with cellular protein, DNA and other macromolecules, resulting in general damage or altered function. In this review we highlight the chromium-mediated mechanisms that promote disruption of chromatin architecture and how these processes are integral to its carcinogenic properties. Emerging evidence shows that Cr(VI) targets nucleosomal architecture in euchromatin, particularly in genomic locations flanking binding sites of the essential transcription factors CTCF and AP1. Ultimately, these changes contribute to an altered chromatin state in critical gene regulatory regions, which disrupts gene transcription in functionally relevant biological processes.
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- Andrew VonHandorf
- Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences and Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA.
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An M, Qu C, Miao J, Sha Z. Two class II CPD photolyases, PiPhr1 and PiPhr2, with CPD repair activity from the Antarctic diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum ICE-H. 3 Biotech 2021; 11:377. [PMID: 34367869 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-02927-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Two gene of class II photolyases, PiPhr1 (1833 bp) and PiPhr2 (1809 bp), from the Antarctic diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum ICE-H were cloned, the recombinant proteins expressed and purified. The molecular weight of the recombinant photolyases were determined to be 68 kDa with a pI of 9.04 and 68.82 with a pI of 7.31, respectively. Activity studies showed that both the recombinant enzymes were involved in the repair DNA damaged by UV light, that is they were most likely photolyases involved in photorepair of DNA. Further confirmation of this function was demonstrated by the increased expression of PiPhr1 and PiPhr2 after exposure to UV radiation, blue light and dark conditions by qRT-PCR. In summary, PiPhr1 and PiPhr2 were up regulated by UVB irradiation and blue light at 0.5 h and 3 h. Longtime (3 h) exposure to dark also increased the expression of PiPhr1 and PiPhr2. In vitro photoreactivation assays showed that PiPhr1 and PiPhr2 could repair CPDs utilizing blue light. This is the first time CPD Class II photolyase has been reported from Antarctic diatom. These results will add to the knowledge of the diatom CPF family and assist in understanding the functional role of these genes in Antarctic diatoms. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-021-02927-0.
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- Meiling An
- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071 China
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- First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resource, Qingdao, 266061 China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237 China
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- First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resource, Qingdao, 266061 China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237 China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071 China
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Crickard JB. Discrete roles for Rad54 and Rdh54 during homologous recombination. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2021; 71:48-54. [PMID: 34293661 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2021.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Rad54 and Rdh54 are Snf2 DNA motor proteins that function during maintenance of genomic integrity. Though highly related, Rad54 and Rdh54 have different biochemical and genetic functions during maintenance of genomic integrity. Rad54 functions primarily during the homology search and strand invasion steps of homologous recombination, while Rdh54 appears to play a minor role in these processes. More recently it has been shown that Rdh54 functions as a pathway branch point at HR intermediates, and as has a role in cell cycle recovery. Here we will explore recent advances that have improved our understanding of the role these two DNA motor proteins play during DNA repair.
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- John Brooks Crickard
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Ackerson SM, Romney C, Schuck PL, Stewart JA. To Join or Not to Join: Decision Points Along the Pathway to Double-Strand Break Repair vs. Chromosome End Protection. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:708763. [PMID: 34322492 PMCID: PMC8311741 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.708763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The regulation of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and telomeres are diametrically opposed in the cell. DSBs are considered one of the most deleterious forms of DNA damage and must be quickly recognized and repaired. Telomeres, on the other hand, are specialized, stable DNA ends that must be protected from recognition as DSBs to inhibit unwanted chromosome fusions. Decisions to join DNA ends, or not, are therefore critical to genome stability. Yet, the processing of telomeres and DSBs share many commonalities. Accordingly, key decision points are used to shift DNA ends toward DSB repair vs. end protection. Additionally, DSBs can be repaired by two major pathways, namely homologous recombination (HR) and non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). The choice of which repair pathway is employed is also dictated by a series of decision points that shift the break toward HR or NHEJ. In this review, we will focus on these decision points and the mechanisms that dictate end protection vs. DSB repair and DSB repair choice.
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- Stephanie M Ackerson
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
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Li B. Keeping Balance Between Genetic Stability and Plasticity at the Telomere and Subtelomere of Trypanosoma brucei. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:699639. [PMID: 34291053 PMCID: PMC8287324 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.699639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Telomeres, the nucleoprotein complexes at chromosome ends, are well-known for their essential roles in genome integrity and chromosome stability. Yet, telomeres and subtelomeres are frequently less stable than chromosome internal regions. Many subtelomeric genes are important for responding to environmental cues, and subtelomeric instability can facilitate organismal adaptation to extracellular changes, which is a common theme in a number of microbial pathogens. In this review, I will focus on the delicate and important balance between stability and plasticity at telomeres and subtelomeres of a kinetoplastid parasite, Trypanosoma brucei, which causes human African trypanosomiasis and undergoes antigenic variation to evade the host immune response. I will summarize the current understanding about T. brucei telomere protein complex, the telomeric transcript, and telomeric R-loops, focusing on their roles in maintaining telomere and subtelomere stability and integrity. The similarities and differences in functions and underlying mechanisms of T. brucei telomere factors will be compared with those in human and yeast cells.
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- Bibo Li
- Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, College of Sciences and Health Professions, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, United States.,Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States.,Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States.,Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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Xue C, Greene EC. DNA Repair Pathway Choices in CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Genome Editing. Trends Genet 2021; 37:639-656. [PMID: 33896583 PMCID: PMC8187289 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2021.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Many clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9)-based genome editing technologies take advantage of Cas nucleases to induce DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) at desired locations within a genome. Further processing of the DSBs by the cellular DSB repair machinery is then necessary to introduce desired mutations, sequence insertions, or gene deletions. Thus, the accuracy and efficiency of genome editing are influenced by the cellular DSB repair pathways. DSBs are themselves highly genotoxic lesions and as such cells have evolved multiple mechanisms for their repair. These repair pathways include homologous recombination (HR), classical nonhomologous end joining (cNHEJ), microhomology-mediated end joining (MMEJ) and single-strand annealing (SSA). In this review, we briefly highlight CRISPR-Cas9 and then describe the mechanisms of DSB repair. Finally, we summarize recent findings of factors that can influence the choice of DNA repair pathway in response to Cas9-induced DSBs.
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- Chaoyou Xue
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Sledzinski P, Dabrowska M, Nowaczyk M, Olejniczak M. Paving the way towards precise and safe CRISPR genome editing. Biotechnol Adv 2021; 49:107737. [PMID: 33785374 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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As the possibilities of CRISPR-Cas9 technology have been revealed, we have entered a new era of research aimed at increasing its specificity and safety. This stage of technology development is necessary not only for its wider application in the clinic but also in basic research to better control the process of genome editing. Research during the past eight years has identified some factors influencing editing outcomes and led to the development of highly specific endonucleases, modified guide RNAs and computational tools supporting experiments. More recently, large-scale experiments revealed a previously overlooked feature: Cas9 can generate reproducible mutation patterns. As a result, it has become apparent that Cas9-induced double-strand break (DSB) repair is nonrandom and can be predicted to some extent. Here, we review the present state of knowledge regarding the specificity and safety of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to define gRNA, protein and target-related problems and solutions. These issues include sequence-specific off-target effects, immune responses, genetic variation and chromatin accessibility. We present new insights into the role of DNA repair in genome editing and define factors influencing editing outcomes. In addition, we propose practical guidelines for increasing the specificity of editing and discuss novel perspectives in improvement of this technology.
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- Pawel Sledzinski
- Department of Genome Engineering, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704, Poland
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- Department of Genome Engineering, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704, Poland
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- Department of Genome Engineering, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704, Poland
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- Department of Genome Engineering, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704, Poland.
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