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Bolzán AD. Considerations on the scoring of telomere aberrations in vertebrate cells detected by telomere or telomere plus centromere PNA-FISH. MUTATION RESEARCH. REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2024; 794:108507. [PMID: 38802042 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2024.108507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Given that telomeres play a fundamental role in maintaining genomic stability, the study of the chromosomal aberrations involving telomeric sequences is a topic of considerable research interest. In recent years, the scoring of these types of aberrations has been used in vertebrate cells, particularly human cells, to evaluate the effects of genotoxic agents on telomeres and the involvement of telomeric sequences on chromosomal aberrations. Currently, chromosomal aberrations involving telomeric sequences are evaluated in peripheral blood lymphocytes or immortalized cell lines, using telomere or telomere plus centromere fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) probes (PNA-FISH). The telomere PNA probe is more efficient in the detection of telomeric sequences than conventional FISH with a telomere DNA probe. In addition, the intensity of the telomeric PNA-FISH probe signal is directly correlated with the number of telomeric repeats. Therefore, use of this type of probe can identify chromosomal aberrations involving telomeres as well as determine the telomere length of the sample. There are several mistakes and inconsistencies in the literature regarding the identification of telomere aberrations, which prevent accurate scoring and data comparison between different publications concerning these types of aberrations. The aim of this review is to clarify these issues, and provide proper terminology and criteria for the identification, scoring, and analysis of telomere aberrations.
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- Alejandro D Bolzán
- Laboratorio de Citogenética y Mutagénesis, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Celular (IMBICE, CONICET-UNLP-CICPBA), calle 526 y Camino General Belgrano, La Plata, Buenos Aires B1906APO, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, calle 60 y 122, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Roles of G4-DNA and G4-RNA in Class Switch Recombination and Additional Regulations in B-Lymphocytes. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031159. [PMID: 36770824 PMCID: PMC9921937 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Mature B cells notably diversify immunoglobulin (Ig) production through class switch recombination (CSR), allowing the junction of distant "switch" (S) regions. CSR is initiated by activation-induced deaminase (AID), which targets cytosines adequately exposed within single-stranded DNA of transcribed targeted S regions, with a specific affinity for WRCY motifs. In mammals, G-rich sequences are additionally present in S regions, forming canonical G-quadruplexes (G4s) DNA structures, which favor CSR. Small molecules interacting with G4-DNA (G4 ligands), proved able to regulate CSR in B lymphocytes, either positively (such as for nucleoside diphosphate kinase isoforms) or negatively (such as for RHPS4). G4-DNA is also implicated in the control of transcription, and due to their impact on both CSR and transcriptional regulation, G4-rich sequences likely play a role in the natural history of B cell malignancies. Since G4-DNA stands at multiple locations in the genome, notably within oncogene promoters, it remains to be clarified how it can more specifically promote legitimate CSR in physiology, rather than pathogenic translocation. The specific regulatory role of G4 structures in transcribed DNA and/or in corresponding transcripts and recombination hereby appears as a major issue for understanding immune responses and lymphomagenesis.
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Bolzán AD. Mutagen-induced telomere instability in human cells. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2021; 868-869:503387. [PMID: 34454696 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2021.503387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Telomere instability is one of the main sources of genome instability and may result from chromosome end loss (due to chromosome breakage at one or both ends) or, more frequently, telomere dysfunction. Dysfunctional telomeres arise when they lose their end-capping function or become critically short, which causes chromosomal termini to behave like a DNA double-strand break. Telomere instability may occur at the chromosomal or at the molecular level, giving rise, respectively, to telomere-related chromosomal aberrations or the loss or modification of any of the components of the telomere (telomere DNA, telomere-associated proteins, or telomere RNA). Since telomeres play a fundamental role in maintaining genome stability, the study of telomere instability in cells exposed to mutagens is of great importance to understand the telomere-driven genomic instability present in those cells. In the present review, we will focus on the current knowledge about telomere instability induced by physical, chemical, and biological mutagens in human cells.
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- Alejandro D Bolzán
- Laboratorio de Citogenética y Mutagénesis, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Celular (IMBICE, CONICET-CICPBA-UNLP), calle 526 y Camino General Belgrano, B1906APO La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, calle 60 y 122, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Tokan V, Lorenzo JLR, Jedlicka P, Kejnovska I, Hobza R, Kejnovsky E. Quadruplex-Forming Motif Inserted into 3'UTR of Ty1his3-AI Retrotransposon Inhibits Retrotransposition in Yeast. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:347. [PMID: 33924086 PMCID: PMC8074290 DOI: 10.3390/biology10040347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Guanine quadruplexes (G4s) serve as regulators of replication, recombination and gene expression. G4 motifs have been recently identified in LTR retrotransposons, but their role in the retrotransposon life-cycle is yet to be understood. Therefore, we inserted G4s into the 3'UTR of Ty1his3-AI retrotransposon and measured the frequency of retrotransposition in yeast strains BY4741, Y00509 (without Pif1 helicase) and with G4-stabilization by N-methyl mesoporphyrin IX (NMM) treatment. We evaluated the impact of G4s on mRNA levels by RT-qPCR and products of reverse transcription by Southern blot analysis. We found that the presence of G4 inhibited Ty1his3-AI retrotransposition. The effect was stronger when G4s were on a transcription template strand which leads to reverse transcription interruption. Both NMM and Pif1p deficiency reduced the retrotransposition irrespective of the presence of a G4 motif in the Ty1his3-AI element. Quantity of mRNA and products of reverse transcription did not fully explain the impact of G4s on Ty1his3-AI retrotransposition indicating that G4s probably affect some other steps of the retrotransposon life-cycle (e.g., translation, VLP formation, integration). Our results suggest that G4 DNA conformation can tune the activity of mobile genetic elements that in turn contribute to shaping the eukaryotic genomes.
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- Viktor Tokan
- Department of Plant Developmental Genetics, Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Kralovopolska 135, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic; (V.T.); (J.L.R.L.); (P.J.); (R.H.)
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- Department of Plant Developmental Genetics, Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Kralovopolska 135, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic; (V.T.); (J.L.R.L.); (P.J.); (R.H.)
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- Department of Plant Developmental Genetics, Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Kralovopolska 135, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic; (V.T.); (J.L.R.L.); (P.J.); (R.H.)
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- Department of Biophysics of Nucleic Acids, Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Kralovopolska 135, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic;
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- Department of Plant Developmental Genetics, Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Kralovopolska 135, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic; (V.T.); (J.L.R.L.); (P.J.); (R.H.)
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- Department of Plant Developmental Genetics, Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Kralovopolska 135, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic; (V.T.); (J.L.R.L.); (P.J.); (R.H.)
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Alternative paths to telomere elongation. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2020; 113:88-96. [PMID: 33293233 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Overcoming cellular senescence that is induced by telomere shortening is critical in tumorigenesis. A majority of cancers achieve telomere maintenance through telomerase expression. However, a subset of cancers takes an alternate route for elongating telomeres: recombination-based alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT). Current evidence suggests that break-induced replication (BIR), independent of RAD51, underlies ALT telomere synthesis. However, RAD51-dependent homologous recombination is required for homology search and inter-chromosomal telomere recombination in human ALT cancer cell maintenance. Accumulating evidence suggests that the breakdown of stalled replication forks, the replication stress, induces BIR at telomeres. Nevertheless, ALT research is still in its early stage and a comprehensive view is still unclear. Here, we review the current findings regarding the genesis of ALT, how this recombinant pathway is chosen, the epigenetic regulation of telomeres in ALT, and perspectives for clinical applications with the hope that this overview will generate new questions.
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Using telomeric chromosomal aberrations to evaluate clastogen-induced genomic instability in mammalian cells. Chromosome Res 2020; 28:259-276. [DOI: 10.1007/s10577-020-09641-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bryan TM. G-Quadruplexes at Telomeres: Friend or Foe? Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25163686. [PMID: 32823549 PMCID: PMC7464828 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25163686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Telomeres are DNA-protein complexes that cap and protect the ends of linear chromosomes. In almost all species, telomeric DNA has a G/C strand bias, and the short tandem repeats of the G-rich strand have the capacity to form into secondary structures in vitro, such as four-stranded G-quadruplexes. This has long prompted speculation that G-quadruplexes play a positive role in telomere biology, resulting in selection for G-rich tandem telomere repeats during evolution. There is some evidence that G-quadruplexes at telomeres may play a protective capping role, at least in yeast, and that they may positively affect telomere maintenance by either the enzyme telomerase or by recombination-based mechanisms. On the other hand, G-quadruplex formation in telomeric DNA, as elsewhere in the genome, can form an impediment to DNA replication and a source of genome instability. This review summarizes recent evidence for the in vivo existence of G-quadruplexes at telomeres, with a focus on human telomeres, and highlights some of the many unanswered questions regarding the location, form, and functions of these structures.
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- Tracy M Bryan
- Children's Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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Functional Diversification of Replication Protein A Paralogs and Telomere Length Maintenance in Arabidopsis. Genetics 2020; 215:989-1002. [PMID: 32532801 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.120.303222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Replication protein A (RPA) is essential for many facets of DNA metabolism. The RPA gene family expanded in Arabidopsis thaliana with five phylogenetically distinct RPA1 subunits (RPA1A-E), two RPA2 (RPA2A and B), and two RPA3 (RPA3A and B). RPA1 paralogs exhibit partial redundancy and functional specialization in DNA replication (RPA1B and RPA1D), repair (RPA1C and RPA1E), and meiotic recombination (RPA1A and RPA1C). Here, we show that RPA subunits also differentially impact telomere length set point. Loss of RPA1 resets bulk telomeres at a shorter length, with a functional hierarchy for replication group over repair and meiosis group RPA1 subunits. Plants lacking RPA2A, but not RPA2B, harbor short telomeres similar to the replication group. Telomere shortening does not correlate with decreased telomerase activity or deprotection of chromosome ends in rpa mutants. However, in vitro assays show that RPA1B2A3B unfolds telomeric G-quadruplexes known to inhibit replications fork progression. We also found that ATR deficiency can partially rescue short telomeres in rpa2a mutants, although plants exhibit defects in growth and development. Unexpectedly, the telomere shortening phenotype of rpa2a mutants is completely abolished in plants lacking the RTEL1 helicase. RTEL1 has been implicated in a variety of nucleic acid transactions, including suppression of homologous recombination. Thus, the lack of telomere shortening in rpa2a mutants upon RTEL1 deletion suggests that telomere replication defects incurred by loss of RPA may be bypassed by homologous recombination. Taken together, these findings provide new insight into how RPA cooperates with replication and recombination machinery to sustain telomeric DNA.
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The nuclear pore complex prevents sister chromatid recombination during replicative senescence. Nat Commun 2020; 11:160. [PMID: 31919430 PMCID: PMC6952416 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13979-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The Nuclear Pore Complex (NPC) has emerged as an important hub for processing various types of DNA damage. Here, we uncover that fusing a DNA binding domain to the NPC basket protein Nup1 reduces telomere relocalization to nuclear pores early after telomerase inactivation. This Nup1 modification also impairs the relocalization to the NPC of expanded CAG/CTG triplet repeats. Strikingly, telomerase negative cells bypass senescence when expressing this Nup1 modification by maintaining a minimal telomere length compatible with proliferation through rampant unequal exchanges between sister chromatids. We further report that a Nup1 mutant lacking 36 C-terminal residues recapitulates the phenotypes of the Nup1-LexA fusion indicating a direct role of Nup1 in the relocation of stalled forks to NPCs and restriction of error-prone recombination between repeated sequences. Our results reveal a new mode of telomere maintenance that could shed light on how 20% of cancer cells are maintained without telomerase or ALT. The Nuclear Pore Complex has been linked to DNA damage processing. Here the authors reveal that the Nup1 C-terminus is critical for the relocalization of eroded telomeres to nuclear pores and that modification of Nup1 promotes sister chromatid recombination and unleashes a new telomere maintenance mechanism.
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Trajkovski M, Endoh T, Tateishi-Karimata H, Ohyama T, Tanaka S, Plavec J, Sugimoto N. Pursuing origins of (poly)ethylene glycol-induced G-quadruplex structural modulations. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:4301-4315. [PMID: 29648656 PMCID: PMC5934638 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Molecular crowding conditions provided by high concentration of cosolutes are utilized for characterization of biomolecules in cell-mimicking environment and development of drug-delivery systems. In this context, (poly)ethylene glycols are often used for studying non-canonical DNA structures termed G-quadruplexes, which came into focus by emerging structural biology findings and new therapeutic drug design approaches. Recently, several reports were made arguing against using (poly)ethylene glycols in role of molecular crowding agents due to their direct impact on DNA G-quadruplex stability and topology. However, the available data on structural details underlying DNA interaction is very scarce and thus limits in-depth comprehension. Herein, structural and thermodynamic analyses were strategically combined to assess G-quadruplex-cosolute interactions and address previously reported variances regarding the driving forces of G-rich DNA structural transformations under molecular crowding conditions. With the use of complementary (CD, NMR and UV) spectroscopic methods and model approach we characterized DNA G-quadruplex in the presence of the smallest and one of the largest typically used (poly)ethylene glycols. Dehydration effect is the key contributor to ethylene-glycol-induced increased stability of the G-quadruplex, which is in the case of the large cosolute mainly guided by the subtle direct interactions between PEG 8000 and the outer G-quartet regions.
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- Marko Trajkovski
- Slovenian NMR Centre, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, SI-1000, Slovenia
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- Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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- Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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- Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Computational Science, Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University, 1-1, Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Slovenian NMR Centre, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, SI-1000, Slovenia.,EN→FIST Centre of Excellence, Trg OF 13, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, p. p. 537, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.,Graduate School of Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology (FIRST), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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The Emerging Roles of TERRA in Telomere Maintenance and Genome Stability. Cells 2019; 8:cells8030246. [PMID: 30875900 PMCID: PMC6468625 DOI: 10.3390/cells8030246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The finding that transcription occurs at chromosome ends has opened new fields of study on the roles of telomeric transcripts in chromosome end maintenance and genome stability. Indeed, the ends of chromosomes are required to be protected from activation of DNA damage response and DNA repair pathways. Chromosome end protection is achieved by the activity of specific proteins that associate with chromosome ends, forming telomeres. Telomeres need to be constantly maintained as they are in a heterochromatic state and fold into specific structures (T-loops), which may hamper DNA replication. In addition, in the absence of maintenance mechanisms, chromosome ends shorten at every cell division due to limitations in the DNA replication machinery, which is unable to fully replicate the extremities of chromosomes. Altered telomere structure or critically short chromosome ends generate dysfunctional telomeres, ultimately leading to replicative senescence or chromosome instability. Telomere biology is thus implicated in multiple human diseases, including cancer. Emerging evidence indicates that a class of long noncoding RNAs transcribed at telomeres, known as TERRA for “TElomeric Repeat-containing RNA,” actively participates in the mechanisms regulating telomere maintenance and chromosome end protection. However, the molecular details of TERRA activities remain to be elucidated. In this review, we discuss recent findings on the emerging roles of TERRA in telomere maintenance and genome stability and their implications in human diseases.
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Hwang IP, Mailliet P, Hossard V, Riou JF, Bugaut A, Roger L. Investigating the Effect of Mono- and Dimeric 360A G-Quadruplex Ligands on Telomere Stability by Single Telomere Length Analysis (STELA). Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24030577. [PMID: 30736276 PMCID: PMC6384687 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24030577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Telomeres are nucleoprotein structures that cap and protect the natural ends of chromosomes. Telomeric DNA G-rich strands can form G-quadruplex (or G4) structures. Ligands that bind to and stabilize G4 structures can lead to telomere dysfunctions by displacing shelterin proteins and/or by interfering with the replication of telomeres. We previously reported that two pyridine dicarboxamide G4 ligands, 360A and its dimeric analogue (360A)2A, were able to displace in vitro hRPA (a single-stranded DNA-binding protein of the replication machinery) from telomeric DNA by stabilizing the G4 structures. In this paper, we perform for the first time single telomere length analysis (STELA) to investigate the effect of G4 ligands on telomere length and stability. We used the unique ability of STELA to reveal the full spectrum of telomere lengths at a chromosome terminus in cancer cells treated with 360A and (360A)2A. Upon treatment with these ligands, we readily detected an increase of ultrashort telomeres, whose lengths are significantly shorter than the mean telomere length, and that could not have been detected by other methods.
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- In Pyo Hwang
- "Structure and Instability of Genomes" Laboratory, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Inserm U1154, CNRS UMR 7196, 43 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France.
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- "Structure and Instability of Genomes" Laboratory, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Inserm U1154, CNRS UMR 7196, 43 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France.
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- "Structure and Instability of Genomes" Laboratory, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Inserm U1154, CNRS UMR 7196, 43 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France.
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- "Structure and Instability of Genomes" Laboratory, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Inserm U1154, CNRS UMR 7196, 43 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France.
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- "Structure and Instability of Genomes" Laboratory, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Inserm U1154, CNRS UMR 7196, 43 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France.
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- "Structure and Instability of Genomes" Laboratory, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Inserm U1154, CNRS UMR 7196, 43 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France.
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Zuffo M, Stucchi A, Campos-Salinas J, Cabello-Donayre M, Martínez-García M, Belmonte-Reche E, Pérez-Victoria J, Mergny J, Freccero M, Morales J, Doria F. Carbohydrate-naphthalene diimide conjugates as potential antiparasitic drugs: Synthesis, evaluation and structure-activity studies. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 163:54-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.11.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Mukherjee AK, Sharma S, Sengupta S, Saha D, Kumar P, Hussain T, Srivastava V, Roy SD, Shay JW, Chowdhury S. Telomere length-dependent transcription and epigenetic modifications in promoters remote from telomere ends. PLoS Genet 2018; 14:e1007782. [PMID: 30439955 PMCID: PMC6264879 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Telomere-binding proteins constituting the shelterin complex have been studied primarily for telomeric functions. However, mounting evidence shows non-telomeric binding and gene regulation by shelterin factors. This raises a key question—do telomeres impact binding of shelterin proteins at distal non-telomeric sites? Here we show that binding of the telomere-repeat-binding-factor-2 (TRF2) at promoters ~60 Mb from telomeres depends on telomere length in human cells. Promoter TRF2 occupancy was depleted in cells with elongated telomeres resulting in altered TRF2-mediated transcription of distal genes. In addition, histone modifications—activation (H3K4me1 and H3K4me3) as well as silencing marks (H3K27me3)—at distal promoters were telomere length-dependent. These demonstrate that transcription, and the epigenetic state, of telomere-distal promoters can be influenced by telomere length. Molecular links between telomeres and the extra-telomeric genome, emerging from findings here, might have important implications in telomere-related physiology, particularly ageing and cancer. Telomeres (special DNA-protein assemblies that protect chromosome ends) affect ageing and diseases such as cancer. Although this has been recognized for many years, biological processes that connect telomeres to ageing, cancer and other cellular functions remain to be fully understood. Certain proteins, believed to be only telomere-associated, engage DNA outside telomeres. This raises an interesting question. Does telomere length influence how telomere-binding proteins associate with DNA at regions distal from telomeres. If so, how does this impact function? Motivated by these questions, in the present studies we tested if extra-telomeric binding of the well-known telomere-repeat-binding-actor-2 (TRF2) depends on telomere length. Our results show that the level of DNA-bound TRF2 at telomere-distal sites changes as telomeres shorten or elongate. Consequently, TRF2-mediated gene regulation affects many genes. Notably, histone modifications that dictate chromatin compaction and access to regulatory factors, at sites distant from telomere ends also depended on telomere length. Together, this links the state of telomeres to gene regulation and epigenetics directly in ways not previously appreciated that might impact a more complete understanding of molecular processes underlying ageing and cancer.
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- Ananda Kishore Mukherjee
- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
- G.N.R. Knowledge Centre for Genome Informatics, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine Unit, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
- G.N.R. Knowledge Centre for Genome Informatics, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
- * E-mail:
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Budzinska MA, Shackel NA, Urban S, Tu T. Cellular Genomic Sites of Hepatitis B Virus DNA Integration. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:E365. [PMID: 30037029 PMCID: PMC6071206 DOI: 10.3390/genes9070365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Infection with the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is one of the strongest risk-factors for liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC). One of the reported drivers of HCC is the integration of HBV DNA into the host cell genome, which may induce pro-carcinogenic pathways. These reported pathways include: induction of chromosomal instability; generation of insertional mutagenesis in key cancer-associated genes; transcription of downstream cancer-associated cellular genes; and/or formation of a persistent source of viral protein expression (particularly HBV surface and X proteins). The contribution of each of these specific mechanisms towards carcinogenesis is currently unclear. Here, we review the current knowledge of specific sites of HBV DNA integration into the host genome, which sheds light on these mechanisms. We give an overview of previously-used methods to detect HBV DNA integration and the enrichment of integration events in specific functional and structural cellular genomic sites. Finally, we posit a theoretical model of HBV DNA integration during disease progression and highlight open questions in the field.
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- Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2050, Australia.
- South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Liverpool NSW 2170, Australia.
- Gastroenterology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool NSW 2170, Australia.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg Hospital University, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg Hospital University, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Charif R, Granotier-Beckers C, Bertrand HC, Poupon J, Ségal-Bendirdjian E, Teulade-Fichou MP, Boussin FD, Bombard S. Association of a Platinum Complex to a G-Quadruplex Ligand Enhances Telomere Disruption. Chem Res Toxicol 2017; 30:1629-1640. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.7b00131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Razan Charif
- Université
Paris Descartes, INSERM UMR-S-1007, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, France
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- CEA/DRF/IRCM,
Laboratoire de RadioPathologie, INSERM U967, Université Paris
VII, Université Paris XI, 18
route du Panorama, 92265 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, France
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- Institut
Curie,
Centre Universitaire Paris Saclay, CNRS UMR9187/INSERM U1196, Bâtiments 110-112, 91405 Orsay, France
- Département
de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University,
UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire des Biomolécules (LBM), 24 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France
- Sorbonne Universités,
UPMC Univ Paris 06, Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, Laboratoire
des Biomolécules (LBM), 24 rue
Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire
de Toxicologie-Biologique, Hôpital Lariboisière, 2 rue Ambroise Paré, 75475 Paris, France
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- Institut
Curie,
Centre Universitaire Paris Saclay, CNRS UMR9187/INSERM U1196, Bâtiments 110-112, 91405 Orsay, France
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- CEA/DRF/IRCM,
Laboratoire de RadioPathologie, INSERM U967, Université Paris
VII, Université Paris XI, 18
route du Panorama, 92265 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, France
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- Université
Paris Descartes, INSERM UMR-S-1007, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, France
- Institut
Curie,
Centre Universitaire Paris Saclay, CNRS UMR9187/INSERM U1196, Bâtiments 110-112, 91405 Orsay, France
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Effects of monovalent cations on folding kinetics of G-quadruplexes. Biosci Rep 2017; 37:BSR20170771. [PMID: 28588052 PMCID: PMC5567087 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20170771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Revised: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
G-quadruplexes are special structures existing at the ends of human telomeres,
the folding kinetics of which are essential for their functions, such as in the
maintenance of genome stability and the protection of chromosome ends. In the
present study, we investigated the folding kinetics of G-quadruplex in different
monovalent cation environments and determined the detailed kinetic parameters
for Na+- and K+-induced G-quadruplex folding, and for its
structural transition from the basket-type Na+ form to the
hybrid-type K+ form. More interestingly, although Li+ was
often used in previous studies of G-quadruplex folding as a control ion supposed
to have no effect, we have found that Li+ can actually influence the
folding kinetics of both Na+- and K+-induced
G-quadruplexes significantly and in different ways, by changing the folding
fraction of Na+-induced G-quadruplexes and greatly increasing the
folding rates of K+-induced G-quadruplexes. The present study may
shed new light on the roles of monovalent cations in G-quadruplex folding and
should be useful for further studies of the underlying folding mechanism.
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Bhattacharjee A, Stewart J, Chaiken M, Price CM. STN1 OB Fold Mutation Alters DNA Binding and Affects Selective Aspects of CST Function. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1006342. [PMID: 27690379 PMCID: PMC5045167 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Mammalian CST (CTC1-STN1-TEN1) participates in multiple aspects of telomere replication and genome-wide recovery from replication stress. CST resembles Replication Protein A (RPA) in that it binds ssDNA and STN1 and TEN1 are structurally similar to RPA2 and RPA3. Conservation between CTC1 and RPA1 is less apparent. Currently the mechanism underlying CST action is largely unknown. Here we address CST mechanism by using a DNA-binding mutant, (STN1 OB-fold mutant, STN1-OBM) to examine the relationship between DNA binding and CST function. In vivo, STN1-OBM affects resolution of endogenous replication stress and telomere duplex replication but telomeric C-strand fill-in and new origin firing after exogenous replication stress are unaffected. These selective effects indicate mechanistic differences in CST action during resolution of different replication problems. In vitro binding studies show that STN1 directly engages both short and long ssDNA oligonucleotides, however STN1-OBM preferentially destabilizes binding to short substrates. The finding that STN1-OBM affects binding to only certain substrates starts to explain the in vivo separation of function observed in STN1-OBM expressing cells. CST is expected to engage DNA substrates of varied length and structure as it acts to resolve different replication problems. Since STN1-OBM will alter CST binding to only some of these substrates, the mutant should affect resolution of only a subset of replication problems, as was observed in the STN1-OBM cells. The in vitro studies also provide insight into CST binding mechanism. Like RPA, CST likely contacts DNA via multiple OB folds. However, the importance of STN1 for binding short substrates indicates differences in the architecture of CST and RPA DNA-protein complexes. Based on our results, we propose a dynamic DNA binding model that provides a general mechanism for CST action at diverse forms of replication stress. Mammalian CST (CTC1/STN1/TEN1) is a three protein complex that aids in several steps during telomere replication and has genome-wide roles during recovery from replication fork stalling. Loss of CST leads to abnormalities in telomere structure, genomic instability and defects in chromosome segregation. Currently, we do not understand how CST acts to ensure the resolution of very diverse types of replication problem. We set out to address this question by studying a mutant form of CST that was predicted to alter DNA binding. The mutations are in the STN1 subunit. In vivo, the STN1 mutant (STN1-OBM) affects some aspects of CST function while others are normal. The effects of STN1-OBM do not align with the telomeric versus non-telomeric roles of CST but instead separate out different aspects of CST function at telomeres and genome-wide. In vitro binding studies indicate that STN1-OBM disrupts binding to only short DNA substrates. Since CST is likely to encounter DNA substrates of varied length and structure in vivo as it helps resolve different replication problems, this finding starts to explain why STN1-OBM affects only certain aspects of CST function. Our in vitro binding studies also shed light on how CST actually binds to DNA and they suggest a novel “dynamic binding model” that provides a mechanistic explanation for how CST helps resolve a diverse array of replication problems to preserve genome stability.
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- Anukana Bhattacharjee
- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
- * E-mail: (JS); (CMP)
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- * E-mail: (JS); (CMP)
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Simon MN, Churikov D, Géli V. Replication stress as a source of telomere recombination during replicative senescence in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Res 2016; 16:fow085. [PMID: 27683094 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fow085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Replicative senescence is triggered by short unprotected telomeres that arise in the absence of telomerase. In addition, telomeres are known as difficult regions to replicate due to their repetitive G-rich sequence prone to secondary structures and tightly bound non-histone proteins. Here we review accumulating evidence that telomerase inactivation in yeast immediately unmasks the problems associated with replication stress at telomeres. Early after telomerase inactivation, yeast cells undergo successive rounds of stochastic DNA damages and become dependent on recombination for viability long before the bulk of telomeres are getting critically short. The switch from telomerase to recombination to repair replication stress-induced damage at telomeres creates telomere instability, which may drive further genomic alterations and prepare the ground for telomerase-independent immortalization observed in yeast survivors and in 15% of human cancer.
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- Marie-Noëlle Simon
- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, 'Equipe labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer', Inserm U1068, Marseille F-13009, France; CNRS, UMR7258, Marseille F-13009; Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille F-13009, France; Aix-Marseille University, UM 105, Marseille F-13284, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, 'Equipe labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer', Inserm U1068, Marseille F-13009, France; CNRS, UMR7258, Marseille F-13009; Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille F-13009, France; Aix-Marseille University, UM 105, Marseille F-13284, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, 'Equipe labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer', Inserm U1068, Marseille F-13009, France; CNRS, UMR7258, Marseille F-13009; Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille F-13009, France; Aix-Marseille University, UM 105, Marseille F-13284, France
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MacNeil DE, Bensoussan HJ, Autexier C. Telomerase Regulation from Beginning to the End. Genes (Basel) 2016; 7:genes7090064. [PMID: 27649246 PMCID: PMC5042394 DOI: 10.3390/genes7090064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The vast body of literature regarding human telomere maintenance is a true testament to the importance of understanding telomere regulation in both normal and diseased states. In this review, our goal was simple: tell the telomerase story from the biogenesis of its parts to its maturity as a complex and function at its site of action, emphasizing new developments and how they contribute to the foundational knowledge of telomerase and telomere biology.
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- Deanna Elise MacNeil
- Bloomfield Centre for Research in Aging, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte Ste-Catherine Road, Montréal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada.
- Room M-29, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, 3640 University Street, Montréal, QC H3A 0C7, Canada.
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- Bloomfield Centre for Research in Aging, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte Ste-Catherine Road, Montréal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada.
- Room M-29, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, 3640 University Street, Montréal, QC H3A 0C7, Canada.
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- Bloomfield Centre for Research in Aging, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte Ste-Catherine Road, Montréal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada.
- Room M-29, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, 3640 University Street, Montréal, QC H3A 0C7, Canada.
- Department of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, 1110 Pins Avenue West, Room 101, Montréal, QC H3A 1A3, Canada.
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Getting Ready for the Dance: FANCJ Irons Out DNA Wrinkles. Genes (Basel) 2016; 7:genes7070031. [PMID: 27376332 PMCID: PMC4962001 DOI: 10.3390/genes7070031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Revised: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Mounting evidence indicates that alternate DNA structures, which deviate from normal double helical DNA, form in vivo and influence cellular processes such as replication and transcription. However, our understanding of how the cellular machinery deals with unusual DNA structures such as G-quadruplexes (G4), triplexes, or hairpins is only beginning to emerge. New advances in the field implicate a direct role of the Fanconi Anemia Group J (FANCJ) helicase, which is linked to a hereditary chromosomal instability disorder and important for cancer suppression, in replication past unusual DNA obstacles. This work sets the stage for significant progress in dissecting the molecular mechanisms whereby replication perturbation by abnormal DNA structures leads to genomic instability. In this review, we focus on FANCJ and its role to enable efficient DNA replication when the fork encounters vastly abundant naturally occurring DNA obstacles, which may have implications for targeting rapidly dividing cancer cells.
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Yin J, Wan B, Sarkar J, Horvath K, Wu J, Chen Y, Cheng G, Wan K, Chin P, Lei M, Liu Y. Dimerization of SLX4 contributes to functioning of the SLX4-nuclease complex. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:4871-80. [PMID: 27131364 PMCID: PMC4889959 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The Fanconi anemia protein SLX4 assembles a genome and telomere maintenance toolkit, consisting of the nucleases SLX1, MUS81 and XPF. Although it is known that SLX4 acts as a scaffold for building this complex, the molecular basis underlying this function of SLX4 remains unclear. Here, we report that functioning of SLX4 is dependent on its dimerization via an oligomerization motif called the BTB domain. We solved the crystal structure of the SLX4BTB dimer, identifying key contacts (F681 and F708) that mediate dimerization. Disruption of BTB dimerization abrogates nuclear foci formation and telomeric localization of not only SLX4 but also of its associated nucleases. Furthermore, dimerization-deficient SLX4 mutants cause defective cellular response to DNA interstrand crosslinking agent and telomere maintenance, underscoring the contribution of BTB domain-mediated dimerization of SLX4 in genome and telomere maintenance.
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- Jinhu Yin
- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health, 251 Bayview Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21044, USA
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- National Center for Protein Science Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 333 Haike Road, Shanghai 200031, China Shanghai Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health, 251 Bayview Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21044, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health, 251 Bayview Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21044, USA
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- National Center for Protein Science Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 333 Haike Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- National Center for Protein Science Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 333 Haike Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Shanghai Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Shanghai Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health, 251 Bayview Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21044, USA
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- National Center for Protein Science Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 333 Haike Road, Shanghai 200031, China Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA Shanghai Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health, 251 Bayview Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21044, USA
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Geronimo CL, Zakian VA. Getting it done at the ends: Pif1 family DNA helicases and telomeres. DNA Repair (Amst) 2016; 44:151-158. [PMID: 27233114 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2016.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
It is widely appreciated that the ends of linear DNA molecules cannot be fully replicated by the conventional replication apparatus. Less well known is that semi-conservative replication of telomeric DNA also presents problems for DNA replication. These problems likely arise from the atypical chromatin structure of telomeres, the GC-richness of telomeric DNA that makes it prone to forming DNA secondary structures, and from RNA-DNA hybrids, formed by transcripts of one or both DNA strands. Given the different aspects of telomeres that complicate their replication, it is not surprising that multiple DNA helicases promote replication of telomeric DNA. This review focuses on one such class of DNA helicases, the Pif1 family of 5'-3' DNA helicases. In budding and fission yeasts, Pif1 family helicases impact both telomerase-mediated and semi-conservative replication of telomeric DNA as well as recombination-mediated telomere lengthening.
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- Carly L Geronimo
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA.
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Gadaleta MC, Das MM, Tanizawa H, Chang YT, Noma KI, Nakamura TM, Noguchi E. Swi1Timeless Prevents Repeat Instability at Fission Yeast Telomeres. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1005943. [PMID: 26990647 PMCID: PMC4798670 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Genomic instability associated with DNA replication stress is linked to cancer and genetic pathologies in humans. If not properly regulated, replication stress, such as fork stalling and collapse, can be induced at natural replication impediments present throughout the genome. The fork protection complex (FPC) is thought to play a critical role in stabilizing stalled replication forks at several known replication barriers including eukaryotic rDNA genes and the fission yeast mating-type locus. However, little is known about the role of the FPC at other natural impediments including telomeres. Telomeres are considered to be difficult to replicate due to the presence of repetitive GT-rich sequences and telomere-binding proteins. However, the regulatory mechanism that ensures telomere replication is not fully understood. Here, we report the role of the fission yeast Swi1Timeless, a subunit of the FPC, in telomere replication. Loss of Swi1 causes telomere shortening in a telomerase-independent manner. Our epistasis analyses suggest that heterochromatin and telomere-binding proteins are not major impediments for telomere replication in the absence of Swi1. Instead, repetitive DNA sequences impair telomere integrity in swi1Δ mutant cells, leading to the loss of repeat DNA. In the absence of Swi1, telomere shortening is accompanied with an increased recruitment of Rad52 recombinase and more frequent amplification of telomere/subtelomeres, reminiscent of tumor cells that utilize the alternative lengthening of telomeres pathway (ALT) to maintain telomeres. These results suggest that Swi1 ensures telomere replication by suppressing recombination and repeat instability at telomeres. Our studies may also be relevant in understanding the potential role of Swi1Timeless in regulation of telomere stability in cancer cells. In every round of the cell cycle, cells must accurately replicate their full genetic information. This process is highly regulated, as defects during DNA replication cause genomic instability, leading to various genetic disorders including cancers. To thwart these problems, cells carry an array of complex mechanisms to deal with various obstacles found across the genome that can hamper DNA replication and cause DNA damage. Understanding how these mechanisms are regulated and orchestrated is of paramount importance in the field. In this report, we describe how Swi1, a Timeless-related protein in fission yeast, regulates efficient replication of telomeres, which are considered to be difficult to replicate due to the presence of repetitive DNA and telomere-binding proteins. We show that Swi1 prevents telomere damage and maintains telomere length by protecting integrity of telomeric repeats. Swi1-mediated telomere maintenance is independent of telomerase activity, and loss of Swi1 causes hyper-activation of recombination-based telomere maintenance, which generates heterogeneous telomeres. Similar telomerase-independent and recombination-dependent mechanism is utilized by approximately 15% of human cancers, linking telomere replication defects with cancer development. Thus, our study may be relevant in understanding the role of telomere replication defects in the development of cancers in humans.
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- Mariana C. Gadaleta
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Gene Expression and Regulation Program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Gene Expression and Regulation Program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- * E-mail:
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Gasiorek M, Schneider HJ. Unwinding DNA and RNA with Synthetic Complexes: On the Way to Artificial Helicases. Chemistry 2015; 21:18328-32. [PMID: 26503404 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201502738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Synthetic helicases can be designed on the basis of ligands that bind more strongly to single-stranded nucleic acids than to double-stranded nucleic acids. This can be achieved with ligands containing phenyl groups, which intercalate into single strands, but due to their small size not into double strands. Moreover, two phenyl rings are combined with a distance that allows bis-intercalation with only single strands and not double strands. In this respect, such ligands also mimic single-strand binding (SSB) proteins. Exploration with more than 23 ligands, mostly newly synthesised, shows that the distance between the phenyl rings and between those and the linker influence the DNA unwinding efficiency, which can reach a melting point decrease of almost ΔTm =50 °C at much lower concentrations than that with any other known artificial helicases. Conformational pre-organisation of the ligand plays a decisive role in optimal efficiency. Substituents at the phenyl rings have a large effect, and increase, for example, in the order of H<F<Cl<Br, which illustrates the strong role of dispersive interactions in intercalation. Studies with homopolymers revealed significant selectivity: for example, with a ligand concentration of 40 μM at 35 °C, only GC double strands melt (ΔTm =48 °C), whereas the AT strand remains untouched, and with poly(rA)-poly(rU) as an RNA model one observes unfolding at 29 °C with a concentration of only 30 μM.
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- Martin Gasiorek
- FR Organische Chemie, Universität des Saarlandes, 66041 Saarbrücken (Germany)
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- FR Organische Chemie, Universität des Saarlandes, 66041 Saarbrücken (Germany).
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Wang F, Stewart J, Price CM. Human CST abundance determines recovery from diverse forms of DNA damage and replication stress. Cell Cycle 2015; 13:3488-98. [PMID: 25483097 DOI: 10.4161/15384101.2014.964100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Mammalian CST (CTC1-STN1-TEN1) is a telomere-associated complex that functions in telomere duplex replication and fill-in synthesis of the telomeric C-strand following telomerase action. CST also facilitates genome-wide replication recovery after HU-induced fork stalling by increasing origin firing. CTC1 and STN1 were originally isolated as a DNA polymerase α stimulatory factor. Here we explore how CST abundance affects recovery from drugs that cause different types of DNA damage and replication stress. We show that recovery from HU and aphidicolin induced replication stress is increased by CST over-expression. Elevated CST increases dNTP incorporation and origin firing after HU release and decreases the incidence of anaphase bridges and micronuclei after aphidicolin removal. While the frequency of origin firing after HU release is proportional to CST abundance, the number of cells entering S-phase to initiate replication is unchanged by CST overexpression or STN1 depletion. Instead the CST-related changes in origin firing take place in cells that were already in S-phase at the time of HU addition, indicating that CST modulates firing of late or dormant origins. CST abundance also influences cell viability after treatment with HU, aphidicolin, MMS and camptothecin. Viability is increased by elevated CST and decreased by STN1 depletion, indicating that endogenous CST levels are limiting. However, CST abundance does not affect viability after MMC treatment. Thus, CST facilitates recovery from many, but not all, forms of exogenous DNA damage. Overall our results suggest that CST is needed in stoichiometric amounts to facilitate re-initiation of DNA replication at repaired forks and/or dormant origins.
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- Feng Wang
- a Department of Cancer Biology ; University of Cincinnati ; Cincinnati , OH USA
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Rhodes D, Lipps HJ. G-quadruplexes and their regulatory roles in biology. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:8627-37. [PMID: 26350216 PMCID: PMC4605312 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1010] [Impact Index Per Article: 112.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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‘If G-quadruplexes form so readily in vitro, Nature will have found a way of using them in vivo’ (Statement by Aaron Klug over 30 years ago). During the last decade, four-stranded helical structures called G-quadruplex (or G4) have emerged from being a structural curiosity observed in vitro, to being recognized as a possible nucleic acid based mechanism for regulating multiple biological processes in vivo. The sequencing of many genomes has revealed that they are rich in sequence motifs that have the potential to form G-quadruplexes and that their location is non-random, correlating with functionally important genomic regions. In this short review, we summarize recent evidence for the in vivo presence and function of DNA and RNA G-quadruplexes in various cellular pathways including DNA replication, gene expression and telomere maintenance. We also highlight remaining open questions that will have to be addressed in the future.
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- Daniela Rhodes
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Proteos, 61 Biopolis Drive, 138673, Singapore Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Proteos, 61 Biopolis Drive, 138673, Singapore Nanyang Institute of Structural Biology, Nanyang Technological University, Proteos, 61 Biopolis Drive, 138673, Singapore
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- Centre for biomedical education and research (ZBAF), Institute of Cell Biology, University Witten/Herdecke, Stockumer Str. 10, 58448, Witten, Germany
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Bartholdy B, Mukhopadhyay R, Lajugie J, Aladjem MI, Bouhassira EE. Allele-specific analysis of DNA replication origins in mammalian cells. Nat Commun 2015; 6:7051. [PMID: 25987481 PMCID: PMC4479011 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The mechanisms that control the location and timing of firing of replication origins are poorly understood. Using a novel functional genomic approach based on the analysis of SNPs and indels in phased human genomes, we observe that replication asynchrony is associated with small cumulative variations in the initiation efficiency of multiple origins between the chromosome homologues, rather than with the activation of dormant origins. Allele-specific measurements demonstrate that the presence of G-quadruplex-forming sequences does not correlate with the efficiency of initiation. Sequence analysis reveals that the origins are highly enriched in sequences with profoundly asymmetric G/C and A/T nucleotide distributions and are almost completely depleted of antiparallel triplex-forming sequences. We therefore propose that although G4-forming sequences are abundant in replication origins, an asymmetry in nucleotide distribution, which increases the propensity of origins to unwind and adopt non-B DNA structure, rather than the ability to form G4, is directly associated with origin activity.
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- Boris Bartholdy
- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 37 Convent Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Targeting G-quadruplex nucleic acids with heterocyclic alkaloids and their derivatives. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 97:538-51. [PMID: 25466923 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2014] [Revised: 11/05/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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G-Quadruplex nucleic acids or G-quadruplexes (G4s) are four-stranded DNA or RNA secondary structures that are formed in guanine-rich sequences. They are widely distributed in functional regions of the human genome, such as telomeres, ribosomal DNA (rDNA), transcription start sites, promoter regions and untranslated regions of mRNA, suggesting that G-quadruplex structures may play a pivotal role in the control of a variety of cellular processes. G-Quadruplexes are viewed as valid therapeutic targets in human cancer diseases. Small molecules, from naturally occurring to synthetic, are exploited to specifically target G-quadruplexes and have proven to be a new class of anticancer agents. Notably, alkaloids are an important source of G-quadruplex ligands and have significant bioactivities in anticancer therapy. In this review, the authors provide a brief, up-to-date summary of heterocyclic alkaloids and their derivatives targeting G-quadruplexes.
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Beuck C, Weinhold E. Reversibly locked thionucleobase pairs in DNA to study base flipping enzymes. Beilstein J Org Chem 2014; 10:2293-306. [PMID: 25298797 PMCID: PMC4187101 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.10.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Covalently interstrand cross-linked DNA is an interesting tool to study DNA binding proteins that locally open up the DNA duplex by flipping single bases out of the DNA helix or melting whole stretches of base pairs to perform their function. The ideal DNA cross-link to study protein–DNA interactions should be specific and easy to synthesize, be stable during protein binding experiments, have a short covalent linker to avoid steric hindrance of protein binding, and should be available as a mimic for both A/T and G/C base pairs to cover all possible binding specificities. Several covalent interstrand cross-links have been described in the literature, but most of them fall short of at least one of the above criteria. We developed an efficient method to site-specifically and reversibly cross-link thionucleoside base pairs in synthetic duplex oligodeoxynucleotides by bisalkylation with 1,2-diiodoethane resulting in an ethylene-bridged base pair. Both linked A/T and G/C base pair analogs can conveniently be prepared which allows studying any base pair-opening enzyme regardless of its sequence specificity. The cross-link is stable in the absence of reducing agents but the linker can be quickly and tracelessly removed by the addition of thiol reagents like dithiothreitol. This property makes the cross-linking reaction fully reversible and allows for a switching of the linked base pair from locked to unlocked during biochemical experiments. Using the DNA methyltransferase from Thermus aquaticus (M.TaqI) as example, we demonstrate that the presented cross-linked DNA with an ethylene-linked A/T base pair analog at the target position is a useful tool to determine the base-flipping equilibrium constant of a base-flipping enzyme which lies mostly on the extrahelical side for M.TaqI.
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- Christine Beuck
- Department of Structural & Medicinal Biochemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 2-5, D-45141 Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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Sgs1 and Sae2 promote telomere replication by limiting accumulation of ssDNA. Nat Commun 2014; 5:5004. [DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Keijzers G, Maynard S, Shamanna RA, Rasmussen LJ, Croteau DL, Bohr VA. The role of RecQ helicases in non-homologous end-joining. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2014; 49:463-72. [PMID: 25048400 DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2014.942450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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DNA double-strand breaks are highly toxic DNA lesions that cause genomic instability, if not efficiently repaired. RecQ helicases are a family of highly conserved proteins that maintain genomic stability through their important roles in several DNA repair pathways, including DNA double-strand break repair. Double-strand breaks can be repaired by homologous recombination (HR) using sister chromatids as templates to facilitate precise DNA repair, or by an HR-independent mechanism known as non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) (error-prone). NHEJ is a non-templated DNA repair process, in which DNA termini are directly ligated. Canonical NHEJ requires DNA-PKcs and Ku70/80, while alternative NHEJ pathways are DNA-PKcs and Ku70/80 independent. This review discusses the role of RecQ helicases in NHEJ, alternative (or back-up) NHEJ (B-NHEJ) and microhomology-mediated end-joining (MMEJ) in V(D)J recombination, class switch recombination and telomere maintenance.
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- Guido Keijzers
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark and
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Sommers JA, Banerjee T, Hinds T, Wan B, Wold MS, Lei M, Brosh RM. Novel function of the Fanconi anemia group J or RECQ1 helicase to disrupt protein-DNA complexes in a replication protein A-stimulated manner. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:19928-41. [PMID: 24895130 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.542456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Understanding how cellular machinery deals with chromosomal genome complexity is an important question because protein bound to DNA may affect various cellular processes of nucleic acid metabolism. DNA helicases are at the forefront of such processes, yet there is only limited knowledge how they remodel protein-DNA complexes and how these mechanisms are regulated. We have determined that representative human RecQ and Fe-S cluster DNA helicases are potently blocked by a protein-DNA interaction. The Fanconi anemia group J (FANCJ) helicase partners with the single-stranded DNA-binding protein replication protein A (RPA) to displace BamHI-E111A bound to duplex DNA in a specific manner. Protein displacement was dependent on the ATPase-driven function of the helicase and unique properties of RPA. Further biochemical studies demonstrated that the shelterin proteins TRF1 and TRF2, which preferentially bind the telomeric repeat found at chromosome ends, effectively block FANCJ from unwinding the forked duplex telomeric substrate. RPA, but not the Escherichia coli single-stranded DNA-binding protein or shelterin factor Pot1, stimulated FANCJ ejection of TRF1 from the telomeric DNA substrate. FANCJ was also able to displace TRF2 from the telomeric substrate in an RPA-dependent manner. The stimulation of helicase-catalyzed protein displacement is also observed with the DNA helicase RECQ1, suggesting a conserved functional interaction of RPA-interacting helicases. These findings suggest that partnerships between RPA and interacting human DNA helicases may greatly enhance their ability to dislodge proteins bound to duplex DNA, an activity that is likely to be highly relevant to their biological roles in DNA metabolism.
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- Joshua A Sommers
- From the Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, Biomedical Research Center, NIA, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
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- From the Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, Biomedical Research Center, NIA, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
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- From the Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, Biomedical Research Center, NIA, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
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- the Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, and
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- the Department of Biochemistry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
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- the Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, and
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- From the Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, Biomedical Research Center, NIA, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224,
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Mutations in CTC1 lead to the telomere syndromes Coats Plus and dyskeratosis congenita (DC), but the molecular mechanisms involved remain unknown. CTC1 forms with STN1 and TEN1 a trimeric complex termed CST, which binds ssDNA, promotes telomere DNA synthesis, and inhibits telomerase-mediated telomere elongation. Here we identify CTC1 disease mutations that disrupt CST complex formation, the physical interaction with DNA polymerase α-primase (polα-primase), telomeric ssDNA binding in vitro, accumulation in the nucleus, and/or telomere association in vivo. While having diverse molecular defects, CTC1 mutations commonly lead to the accumulation of internal single-stranded gaps of telomeric DNA, suggesting telomere DNA replication defects as a primary cause of the disease. Strikingly, mutations in CTC1 may also unleash telomerase repression and telomere length control. Hence, the telomere defect initiated by CTC1 mutations is distinct from the telomerase insufficiencies seen in classical forms of telomere syndromes, which cause short telomeres due to reduced maintenance of distal telomeric ends by telomerase. Our analysis provides molecular evidence that CST collaborates with DNA polα-primase to promote faithful telomere DNA replication.
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- Liuh-Yow Chen
- Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC), School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Boyer AS, Grgurevic S, Cazaux C, Hoffmann JS. The Human Specialized DNA Polymerases and Non-B DNA: Vital Relationships to Preserve Genome Integrity. J Mol Biol 2013; 425:4767-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Revised: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 09/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Henderson A, Wu Y, Huang YC, Chavez EA, Platt J, Johnson FB, Brosh RM, Sen D, Lansdorp PM. Detection of G-quadruplex DNA in mammalian cells. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 42:860-9. [PMID: 24163102 PMCID: PMC3902944 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 360] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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It has been proposed that guanine-rich DNA forms four-stranded structures in vivo called G-quadruplexes or G4 DNA. G4 DNA has been implicated in several biological processes, but tools to study G4 DNA structures in cells are limited. Here we report the development of novel murine monoclonal antibodies specific for different G4 DNA structures. We show that one of these antibodies designated 1H6 exhibits strong nuclear staining in most human and murine cells. Staining intensity increased on treatment of cells with agents that stabilize G4 DNA and, strikingly, cells deficient in FANCJ, a G4 DNA-specific helicase, showed stronger nuclear staining than controls. Our data strongly support the existence of G4 DNA structures in mammalian cells and indicate that the abundance of such structures is increased in the absence of FANCJ. We conclude that monoclonal antibody 1H6 is a valuable tool for further studies on the role of G4 DNA in cell and molecular biology.
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- Alexander Henderson
- Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada, Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, NIH Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA, Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6100, USA, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada and European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, NL-9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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Yan Y, Tan J, Ou T, Huang Z, Gu L. DNA G-quadruplex binders: a patent review. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2013; 23:1495-509. [DOI: 10.1517/13543776.2013.833187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Bharti SK, Sommers JA, George F, Kuper J, Hamon F, Shin-ya K, Teulade-Fichou MP, Kisker C, Brosh RM. Specialization among iron-sulfur cluster helicases to resolve G-quadruplex DNA structures that threaten genomic stability. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:28217-29. [PMID: 23935105 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.496463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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G-quadruplex (G4) DNA, an alternate structure formed by Hoogsteen hydrogen bonds between guanines in G-rich sequences, threatens genomic stability by perturbing normal DNA transactions including replication, repair, and transcription. A variety of G4 topologies (intra- and intermolecular) can form in vitro, but the molecular architecture and cellular factors influencing G4 landscape in vivo are not clear. Helicases that unwind structured DNA molecules are emerging as an important class of G4-resolving enzymes. The BRCA1-associated FANCJ helicase is among those helicases able to unwind G4 DNA in vitro, and FANCJ mutations are associated with breast cancer and linked to Fanconi anemia. FANCJ belongs to a conserved iron-sulfur (Fe S) cluster family of helicases important for genomic stability including XPD (nucleotide excision repair), DDX11 (sister chromatid cohesion), and RTEL (telomere metabolism), genetically linked to xeroderma pigmentosum/Cockayne syndrome, Warsaw breakage syndrome, and dyskeratosis congenita, respectively. To elucidate the role of FANCJ in genomic stability, its molecular functions in G4 metabolism were examined. FANCJ efficiently unwound in a kinetic and ATPase-dependent manner entropically favored unimolecular G4 DNA, whereas other Fe-S helicases tested did not. The G4-specific ligands Phen-DC3 or Phen-DC6 inhibited FANCJ helicase on unimolecular G4 ∼1000-fold better than bi- or tetramolecular G4 DNA. The G4 ligand telomestatin induced DNA damage in human cells deficient in FANCJ but not DDX11 or XPD. These findings suggest FANCJ is a specialized Fe-S cluster helicase that preserves chromosomal stability by unwinding unimolecular G4 DNA likely to form in transiently unwound single-stranded genomic regions.
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- Sanjay Kumar Bharti
- From the Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, NIA, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
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Dlaska M, Schöffski P, Bechter OE. Inter-telomeric recombination is present in telomerase-positive human cells. Cell Cycle 2013; 12:2084-99. [PMID: 23759591 DOI: 10.4161/cc.25136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Immortal cells require a mechanism of telomere length control in order to divide infinitely. One mechanism is telomerase, an enzyme that compensates the loss of telomeric DNA. The second mechanism is the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) pathway. In ALT pathway cells, homologous recombination between telomeric DNA is the mechanism by which telomere homeostasis is achieved. We developed a novel homologous recombination reporter system that is able to measure inter-telomeric recombination in a sensitive manner. We asked the fundamental question if homologous recombination between different telomeres is present in telomerase-positive cells. In this in vitro study, we showed that homologous recombination between telomeres is detectable in ALT cells with the same frequency as in cells that utilize the telomerase pathway. We further described an ALT cell clone that showed peaks of recombination which were not detected in telomerase-positive clones. In telomerase-positive cells the frequency of inter-telomeric recombination was not increased by shortened telomeres or by a fragile telomere phenotype induced with aphidicolin. ALT cells, in contrast, responded to aphidicolin with an increase in the frequency of recombination. Our results indicate that inter-telomeric recombination is present in both pathways of telomere length control, but the factors that increase recombination are different in ALT and telomerase-positive cells.
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- Margit Dlaska
- Department for Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Webb CJ, Wu Y, Zakian VA. DNA repair at telomeres: keeping the ends intact. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2013; 5:5/6/a012666. [PMID: 23732473 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a012666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The molecular era of telomere biology began with the discovery that telomeres usually consist of G-rich simple repeats and end with 3' single-stranded tails. Enormous progress has been made in identifying the mechanisms that maintain and replenish telomeric DNA and the proteins that protect them from degradation, fusions, and checkpoint activation. Although telomeres in different organisms (or even in the same organism under different conditions) are maintained by different mechanisms, the disparate processes have the common goals of repairing defects caused by semiconservative replication through G-rich DNA, countering the shortening caused by incomplete replication, and postreplication regeneration of G tails. In addition, standard DNA repair mechanisms must be suppressed or modified at telomeres to prevent their being recognized and processed as DNA double-strand breaks. Here, we discuss the players and processes that maintain and regenerate telomere structure.
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- Christopher J Webb
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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Ray S, Qureshi M, Malcolm D, Budhathoki J, Çelik U, Balci H. RPA-mediated unfolding of systematically varying G-quadruplex structures. Biophys J 2013; 104:2235-45. [PMID: 23708363 PMCID: PMC3660638 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2012] [Revised: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/02/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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G-quadruplex (GQ) is a noncanonical nucleic acid structure that is formed by guanine rich sequences. Unless it is destabilized by proteins such as replication protein A (RPA), GQ could interfere with DNA metabolic functions, such as replication or repair. We studied RPA-mediated GQ unfolding using single-molecule FRET on two groups of GQ structures that have different loop lengths and different numbers of G-tetrad layers. We observed a linear increase in the steady-state stability of the GQ against RPA-mediated unfolding with increasing number of layers or decreasing loop length. The stability demonstrated by different GQ structures varied by at least three orders of magnitude. Those with shorter loops (less than three nucleotides long) or a greater number of layers (more than three layers) maintained a significant folded population even at physiological RPA concentration (≈1 μM), raising the possibility of physiological viability of such GQ structures. Finally, we measured the transition time between the start and end of the RPA-mediated GQ unfolding process to be 0.35 ± 0.10 s for all GQ constructs we studied, despite significant differences in their steady-state stabilities. We propose a two-step RPA-mediated GQ unfolding mechanism that is consistent with our observations.
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- Sujay Ray
- Physics Department, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
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- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Physics Department, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
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Ashton NW, Bolderson E, Cubeddu L, O'Byrne KJ, Richard DJ. Human single-stranded DNA binding proteins are essential for maintaining genomic stability. BMC Mol Biol 2013; 14:9. [PMID: 23548139 PMCID: PMC3626794 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-14-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The double-stranded conformation of cellular DNA is a central aspect of DNA stabilisation and protection. The helix preserves the genetic code against chemical and enzymatic degradation, metabolic activation, and formation of secondary structures. However, there are various instances where single-stranded DNA is exposed, such as during replication or transcription, in the synthesis of chromosome ends, and following DNA damage. In these instances, single-stranded DNA binding proteins are essential for the sequestration and processing of single-stranded DNA. In order to bind single-stranded DNA, these proteins utilise a characteristic and evolutionary conserved single-stranded DNA-binding domain, the oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding (OB)-fold. In the current review we discuss a subset of these proteins involved in the direct maintenance of genomic stability, an important cellular process in the conservation of cellular viability and prevention of malignant transformation. We discuss the central roles of single-stranded DNA binding proteins from the OB-fold domain family in DNA replication, the restart of stalled replication forks, DNA damage repair, cell cycle-checkpoint activation, and telomere maintenance.
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- Nicholas W Ashton
- Genome Stability Laboratory, Cancer and Ageing Research Program, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Translational Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology, Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia
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Walne AJ, Vulliamy T, Kirwan M, Plagnol V, Dokal I. Constitutional mutations in RTEL1 cause severe dyskeratosis congenita. Am J Hum Genet 2013; 92:448-53. [PMID: 23453664 PMCID: PMC3591859 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Revised: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) and its phenotypically severe variant, Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome (HHS), are multisystem bone-marrow-failure syndromes in which the principal pathology is defective telomere maintenance. The genetic basis of many cases of DC and HHS remains unknown. Using whole-exome sequencing, we identified biallelic mutations in RTEL1, encoding a helicase essential for telomere maintenance and regulation of homologous recombination, in an individual with familial HHS. Additional screening of RTEL1 identified biallelic mutations in 6/23 index cases with HHS but none in 102 DC or DC-like cases. All 11 mutations in ten HHS individuals from seven families segregated in an autosomal-recessive manner, and telomere lengths were significantly shorter in cases than in controls (p = 0.0003). This group had significantly higher levels of telomeric circles, produced as a consequence of incorrect processing of telomere ends, than did controls (p = 0.0148). These biallelic RTEL1 mutations are responsible for a major subgroup (∼29%) of HHS. Our studies show that cells harboring these mutations have significant defects in telomere maintenance, but not in homologous recombination, and that incorrect resolution of T-loops is a mechanism for telomere shortening and disease causation in humans. They also demonstrate the severe multisystem consequences of its dysfunction.
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- Amanda J Walne
- Centre for Paediatrics, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and The London Children's Hospital, London, UK.
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Churikov D, Corda Y, Luciano P, Géli V. Cdc13 at a crossroads of telomerase action. Front Oncol 2013; 3:39. [PMID: 23450759 PMCID: PMC3584321 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2013.00039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Telomere elongation by telomerase involves sequential steps that must be highly coordinated to ensure the maintenance of telomeres at a proper length. Telomerase is delivered to telomere ends, where it engages single-strand DNA end as a primer, elongates it, and dissociates from the telomeres via mechanism that is likely coupled to the synthesis of the complementary C-strand. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the telomeric G-overhang bound Cdc13 acts as a platform for the recruitment of several factors that orchestrate timely transitions between these steps. In this review, we focus on some unresolved aspects of telomerase recruitment and on the mechanisms that regulate telomere elongation by telomerase after its recruitment to chromosome ends. We also highlight the key regulatory modifications of Cdc13 that promote transitions between the steps of telomere elongation.
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- Dmitri Churikov
- Marseille Cancer Research Center, U1068 INSERM, UMR7258 CNRS, Aix-Marseille University Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France
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Baral A, Kumar P, Pathak R, Chowdhury S. Emerging trends in G-quadruplex biology – role in epigenetic and evolutionary events. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2013; 9:1568-75. [DOI: 10.1039/c3mb25492e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In addition to the canonical double helix, DNA can fold into various other inter- and intramolecular secondary structures. Although many such structures were long thought to be in vitro artefacts, bioinformatics demonstrates that DNA sequences capable of forming these structures are conserved throughout evolution, suggesting the existence of non-B-form DNA in vivo. In addition, genes whose products promote formation or resolution of these structures are found in diverse organisms, and a growing body of work suggests that the resolution of DNA secondary structures is critical for genome integrity. This Review focuses on emerging evidence relating to the characteristics of G-quadruplex structures and the possible influence of such structures on genomic stability and cellular processes, such as transcription.
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Stewart JA, Wang F, Chaiken MF, Kasbek C, Chastain PD, Wright WE, Price CM. Human CST promotes telomere duplex replication and general replication restart after fork stalling. EMBO J 2012; 31:3537-49. [PMID: 22863775 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2012.215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 07/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Mammalian CST (CTC1-STN1-TEN1) associates with telomeres and depletion of CTC1 or STN1 causes telomere defects. However, the function of mammalian CST remains poorly understood. We show here that depletion of CST subunits leads to both telomeric and non-telomeric phenotypes associated with DNA replication defects. Stable knockdown of CTC1 or STN1 increases the incidence of anaphase bridges and multi-telomeric signals, indicating genomic and telomeric instability. STN1 knockdown also delays replication through the telomere indicating a role in replication fork passage through this natural barrier. Furthermore, we find that STN1 plays a novel role in genome-wide replication restart after hydroxyurea (HU)-induced replication fork stalling. STN1 depletion leads to reduced EdU incorporation after HU release. However, most forks rapidly resume replication, indicating replisome integrity is largely intact and STN1 depletion has little effect on fork restart. Instead, STN1 depletion leads to a decrease in new origin firing. Our findings suggest that CST rescues stalled replication forks during conditions of replication stress, such as those found at natural replication barriers, likely by facilitating dormant origin firing.
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- Jason A Stewart
- Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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Unwinding and rewinding: double faces of helicase? J Nucleic Acids 2012; 2012:140601. [PMID: 22888405 PMCID: PMC3409536 DOI: 10.1155/2012/140601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Helicases are enzymes that use ATP-driven motor force to unwind double-stranded DNA or RNA. Recently, increasing evidence demonstrates that some helicases also possess rewinding activity—in other words, they can anneal two complementary single-stranded nucleic acids. All five members of the human RecQ helicase family, helicase PIF1, mitochondrial helicase TWINKLE, and helicase/nuclease Dna2 have been shown to possess strand-annealing activity. Moreover, two recently identified helicases—HARP and AH2 have only ATP-dependent rewinding activity. These findings not only enhance our understanding of helicase enzymes but also establish the presence of a new type of protein: annealing helicases. This paper discusses what is known about these helicases, focusing on their biochemical activity to zip and unzip double-stranded DNA and/or RNA, their possible regulation mechanisms, and biological functions.
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Leman AR, Dheekollu J, Deng Z, Lee SW, Das MM, Lieberman PM, Noguchi E. Timeless preserves telomere length by promoting efficient DNA replication through human telomeres. Cell Cycle 2012; 11:2337-47. [PMID: 22672906 PMCID: PMC3383593 DOI: 10.4161/cc.20810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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A variety of telomere protection programs are utilized to preserve telomere structure. However, the complex nature of telomere maintenance remains elusive. The Timeless protein associates with the replication fork and is thought to support efficient progression of the replication fork through natural impediments, including replication fork block sites. However, the mechanism by which Timeless regulates such genomic regions is not understood. Here, we report the role of Timeless in telomere length maintenance. We demonstrate that Timeless depletion leads to telomere shortening in human cells. This length maintenance is independent of telomerase, and Timeless depletion causes increased levels of DNA damage, leading to telomere aberrations. We also show that Timeless is associated with Shelterin components TRF1 and TRF2. Timeless depletion slows telomere replication in vitro, and Timeless-depleted cells fail to maintain TRF1-mediated accumulation of replisome components at telomeric regions. Furthermore, telomere replication undergoes a dramatic delay in Timeless-depleted cells. These results suggest that Timeless functions together with TRF1 to prevent fork collapse at telomere repeat DNA and ensure stable maintenance of telomere length and integrity.
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- Adam R. Leman
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Drexel University College of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA USA
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- The Wistar Institute; Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Drexel University College of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Drexel University College of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Drexel University College of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA USA
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Vannier JB, Pavicic-Kaltenbrunner V, Petalcorin MIR, Ding H, Boulton SJ. RTEL1 dismantles T loops and counteracts telomeric G4-DNA to maintain telomere integrity. Cell 2012; 149:795-806. [PMID: 22579284 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2011] [Revised: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 03/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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T loops and telomeric G-quadruplex (G4) DNA structures pose a potential threat to genome stability and must be dismantled to permit efficient telomere replication. Here we implicate the helicase RTEL1 in the removal of telomeric DNA secondary structures, which is essential for preventing telomere fragility and loss. In the absence of RTEL1, T loops are inappropriately resolved by the SLX4 nuclease complex, resulting in loss of the telomere as a circle. Depleting SLX4 or blocking DNA replication abolished telomere circles (TCs) and rescued telomere loss in RTEL1(-/-) cells but failed to suppress telomere fragility. Conversely, stabilization of telomeric G4-DNA or loss of BLM dramatically enhanced telomere fragility in RTEL1-deficient cells but had no impact on TC formation or telomere loss. We propose that RTEL1 performs two distinct functions at telomeres: it disassembles T loops and also counteracts telomeric G4-DNA structures, which together ensure the dynamics and stability of the telomere.
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- Jean-Baptiste Vannier
- DNA Damage Response laboratory, London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, Clare Hall, South Mimms, UK
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