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Pizzul P, Casari E, Rinaldi C, Gnugnoli M, Mangiagalli M, Tisi R, Longhese MP. Rif2 interaction with Rad50 counteracts Tel1 functions in checkpoint signalling and DNA tethering by releasing Tel1 from MRX binding. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:2355-2371. [PMID: 38180815 PMCID: PMC10954470 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad1246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
Abstract
The yeast Rif2 protein is known to inhibit Mre11 nuclease and the activation of Tel1 kinase through a short motif termed MIN, which binds the Rad50 subunit and simulates its ATPase activity in vitro. The mechanism by which Rif2 restrains Tel1 activation and the consequences of this inhibition at DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are poorly understood. In this study, we employed AlphaFold-Multimer modelling to pinpoint and validate the interaction surface between Rif2 MIN and Rad50. We also engineered the rif2-S6E mutation that enhances the inhibitory effect of Rif2 by increasing Rif2-Rad50 interaction. Unlike rif2Δ, the rif2-S6E mutation impairs hairpin cleavage. Furthermore, it diminishes Tel1 activation by inhibiting Tel1 binding to DSBs while leaving MRX association unchanged, indicating that Rif2 can directly inhibit Tel1 recruitment to DSBs. Additionally, Rif2S6E reduces Tel1-MRX interaction and increases stimulation of ATPase by Rad50, indicating that Rif2 binding to Rad50 induces an ADP-bound MRX conformation that is not suitable for Tel1 binding. The decreased Tel1 recruitment to DSBs in rif2-S6E cells impairs DSB end-tethering and this bridging defect is suppressed by expressing a Tel1 mutant variant that increases Tel1 persistence at DSBs, suggesting a direct role for Tel1 in the bridging of DSB ends.
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- Paolo Pizzul
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy
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Möller C, Sharma R, Öz R, Reginato G, Cannavo E, Ceppi I, Sriram KK, Cejka P, Westerlund F. Xrs2/NBS1 promote end-bridging activity of the MRE11-RAD50 complex. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2024; 695:149464. [PMID: 38217957 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.149464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
Abstract
DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) can be detrimental to the cell and need to be efficiently repaired. A first step in DSB repair is to bring the free ends in close proximity to enable ligation by non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ), while the more precise, but less available, repair by homologous recombination (HR) requires close proximity of a sister chromatid. The human MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 (MRN) complex, Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 (MRX) in yeast, is involved in both repair pathways. Here we use nanofluidic channels to study, on the single DNA molecule level, how MRN, MRX and their constituents interact with long DNA and promote DNA bridging. Nanofluidics is a suitable method to study reactions on DNA ends since no anchoring of the DNA end(s) is required. We demonstrate that NBS1 and Xrs2 play important, but differing, roles in the DNA tethering by MRN and MRX. NBS1 promotes DNA bridging by MRN consistent with tethering of a repair template. MRX shows a "synapsis-like" DNA end-bridging, stimulated by the Xrs2 subunit. Our results highlight the different ways MRN and MRX bridge DNA, and the results are in agreement with their key roles in HR and NHEJ, respectively, and contribute to the understanding of the roles of NBS1 and Xrs2 in DSB repair.
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- Carl Möller
- Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE, 41296, Sweden
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- Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE, 41296, Sweden
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- Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE, 41296, Sweden
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Universitá della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, CH 6500, Switzerland
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Universitá della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, CH 6500, Switzerland
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Universitá della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, CH 6500, Switzerland
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- Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE, 41296, Sweden
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Universitá della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, CH 6500, Switzerland; Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE, 41296, Sweden.
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Liu S, Shinohara A, Furukohri A. Fanconi anemia-associated mutation in RAD51 compromises the coordinated action of DNA-binding and ATPase activities. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105424. [PMID: 37924868 PMCID: PMC10716581 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disease caused by a defect in DNA repair pathway for DNA interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks can potentially impede the progression of the DNA replication fork, consequently leading to DNA double-strand breaks. Heterozygous RAD51-Q242R mutation has been reported to cause FA-like symptoms. However, the molecular defect of RAD51 underlying the disease is largely unknown. In this study, we conducted a biochemical analysis of RAD51-Q242R protein, revealing notable deficiencies in its DNA-dependent ATPase activity and its ATP-dependent regulation of DNA-binding activity. Interestingly, although RAD51-Q242R exhibited the filament instability and lacked the ability to form displacement loop, it efficiently stimulated the formation of displacement loops mediated by wild-type RAD51. These findings facilitate understanding of the biochemical properties of the mutant protein and how RAD51 works in the FA patient cells.
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- Sijia Liu
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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Vogt A, He Y. Structure and mechanism in non-homologous end joining. DNA Repair (Amst) 2023; 130:103547. [PMID: 37556875 PMCID: PMC10528545 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2023.103547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs) are a particularly challenging form of DNA damage to repair because the damaged DNA must not only undergo the chemical reactions responsible for returning it to its original state, but, additionally, the two free ends can become physically separated in the nucleus and must be bridged prior to repair. In nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ), one of the major pathways of DSB repair, repair is carried out by a number of repair factors capable of binding to and directly joining DNA ends. It has been unclear how these processes are carried out at a molecular level, owing in part to the lack of structural evidence describing the coordination of the NHEJ factors with each other and a DNA substrate. Advances in cryo-Electron Microscopy (cryo-EM), allowing for the structural characterization of large protein complexes that would be intractable using other techniques, have led to the visualization several key steps of the NHEJ process, which support a model of sequential assembly of repair factors at the DSB, followed by end-bridging mediated by protein-protein complexes and transition to full synapsis. Here we examine the structural evidence for these models, devoting particular attention to recent work identifying a new NHEJ intermediate state and incorporating new NHEJ factors into the general mechanism. We also discuss the evolving understanding of end-bridging mechanisms in NHEJ and DNA-PKcs's role in mediating DSB repair.
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- Alex Vogt
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA; Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA; Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA; Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA.
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Vertemara J, Tisi R. Dynamic Properties of the DNA Damage Response Mre11/Rad50 Complex. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12377. [PMID: 37569756 PMCID: PMC10418313 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are a significant threat to cell viability due to the induction of genome instability and the potential loss of genetic information. One of the key players for early DNA damage response is the conserved Mre11/Rad50 Nbs1/Xrs2 (MRN/X) complex, which is quickly recruited to the DNA's ruptured ends and is required for their tethering and their subsequent repair via different pathways. The MRN/X complex associates with several other proteins to exert its functions, but it also exploits sophisticated internal dynamic properties to orchestrate the several steps required to address the damage. In this review, we summarize the intrinsic molecular features of the MRN/X complex through biophysical, structural, and computational analyses in order to describe the conformational transitions that allow for this complex to accomplish its multiple functions.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy;
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Irvin EM, Wang H. Single-molecule imaging of genome maintenance proteins encountering specific DNA sequences and structures. DNA Repair (Amst) 2023; 128:103528. [PMID: 37392578 PMCID: PMC10989508 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2023.103528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023]
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DNA repair pathways are tightly regulated processes that recognize specific hallmarks of DNA damage and coordinate lesion repair through discrete mechanisms, all within the context of a three-dimensional chromatin landscape. Dysregulation or malfunction of any one of the protein constituents in these pathways can contribute to aging and a variety of diseases. While the collective action of these many proteins is what drives DNA repair on the organismal scale, it is the interactions between individual proteins and DNA that facilitate each step of these pathways. In much the same way that ensemble biochemical techniques have characterized the various steps of DNA repair pathways, single-molecule imaging (SMI) approaches zoom in further, characterizing the individual protein-DNA interactions that compose each pathway step. SMI techniques offer the high resolving power needed to characterize the molecular structure and functional dynamics of individual biological interactions on the nanoscale. In this review, we highlight how our lab has used SMI techniques - traditional atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging in air, high-speed AFM (HS-AFM) in liquids, and the DNA tightrope assay - over the past decade to study protein-nucleic acid interactions involved in DNA repair, mitochondrial DNA replication, and telomere maintenance. We discuss how DNA substrates containing specific DNA sequences or structures that emulate DNA repair intermediates or telomeres were generated and validated. For each highlighted project, we discuss novel findings made possible by the spatial and temporal resolution offered by these SMI techniques and unique DNA substrates.
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- Toxicology Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; Physics Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
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Mre11-Rad50: the DNA end game. Biochem Soc Trans 2023; 51:527-538. [PMID: 36892213 DOI: 10.1042/bst20220754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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The Mre11-Rad50-(Nbs1/Xrs2) complex is an evolutionarily conserved factor for the repair of DNA double-strand breaks and other DNA termini in all kingdoms of life. It is an intricate DNA associated molecular machine that cuts, among other functions, a large variety of free and obstructed DNA termini for DNA repair by end joining or homologous recombination, yet leaves undamaged DNA intact. Recent years have brought progress in both the structural and functional analyses of Mre11-Rad50 orthologs, revealing mechanisms of DNA end recognition, endo/exonuclease activities, nuclease regulation and DNA scaffolding. Here, I review our current understanding and recent progress on the functional architecture Mre11-Rad50 and how this chromosome associated coiled-coil ABC ATPase acts as DNA topology specific endo-/exonuclease.
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Rotheneder M, Stakyte K, van de Logt E, Bartho JD, Lammens K, Fan Y, Alt A, Kessler B, Jung C, Roos WP, Steigenberger B, Hopfner KP. Cryo-EM structure of the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 complex reveals the molecular mechanism of scaffolding functions. Mol Cell 2023; 83:167-185.e9. [PMID: 36577401 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
The DNA double-strand break repair complex Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 (MRN) detects and nucleolytically processes DNA ends, activates the ATM kinase, and tethers DNA at break sites. How MRN can act both as nuclease and scaffold protein is not well understood. The cryo-EM structure of MRN from Chaetomium thermophilum reveals a 2:2:1 complex with a single Nbs1 wrapping around the autoinhibited Mre11 nuclease dimer. MRN has two DNA-binding modes, one ATP-dependent mode for loading onto DNA ends and one ATP-independent mode through Mre11's C terminus, suggesting how it may interact with DSBs and intact DNA. MRNs two 60-nm-long coiled-coil domains form a linear rod structure, the apex of which is assembled by the two joined zinc-hook motifs. Apices from two MRN complexes can further dimerize, forming 120-nm spanning MRN-MRN structures. Our results illustrate the architecture of MRN and suggest how it mechanistically integrates catalytic and tethering functions.
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- Matthias Rotheneder
- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Toxicology, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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- Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Gene Center, Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany.
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Kissling VM, Reginato G, Bianco E, Kasaciunaite K, Tilma J, Cereghetti G, Schindler N, Lee SS, Guérois R, Luke B, Seidel R, Cejka P, Peter M. Mre11-Rad50 oligomerization promotes DNA double-strand break repair. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2374. [PMID: 35501303 PMCID: PMC9061753 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29841-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
The conserved Mre11-Rad50 complex is crucial for the detection, signaling, end tethering and processing of DNA double-strand breaks. While it is known that Mre11-Rad50 foci formation at DNA lesions accompanies repair, the underlying molecular assembly mechanisms and functional implications remained unclear. Combining pathway reconstitution in electron microscopy, biochemical assays and genetic studies, we show that S. cerevisiae Mre11-Rad50 with or without Xrs2 forms higher-order assemblies in solution and on DNA. Rad50 mediates such oligomerization, and mutations in a conserved Rad50 beta-sheet enhance or disrupt oligomerization. We demonstrate that Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 oligomerization facilitates foci formation, DNA damage signaling, repair, and telomere maintenance in vivo. Mre11-Rad50 oligomerization does not affect its exonuclease activity but drives endonucleolytic cleavage at multiple sites on the 5'-DNA strand near double-strand breaks. Interestingly, mutations in the human RAD50 beta-sheet are linked to hereditary cancer predisposition and our findings might provide insights into their potential role in chemoresistance.
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- Vera M Kissling
- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Peter Debye Institute for Soft Matter Physics, Universität Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Developmental and Neurobiology (IDN), Johannes Gutenberg University, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
- Scientific Center for Optical and Electron Microscopy, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Developmental and Neurobiology (IDN), Johannes Gutenberg University, 55128, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Peter Debye Institute for Soft Matter Physics, Universität Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), 8093, Zürich, Switzerland.
- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), 8093, Zürich, Switzerland.
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are cytotoxic lesions that threaten genome integrity and cell viability. Typically, cells repair DSBs by either nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) or homologous recombination (HR). The relative use of these two pathways depends on many factors, including cell cycle stage and the nature of the DNA ends. A critical determinant of repair pathway selection is the initiation of 5'→3' nucleolytic degradation of DNA ends, a process referred to as DNA end resection. End resection is essential to create single-stranded DNA overhangs, which serve as the substrate for the Rad51 recombinase to initiate HR and are refractory to NHEJ repair. Here, we review recent insights into the mechanisms of end resection, how it is regulated, and the pathological consequences of its dysregulation.
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- Petr Cejka
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland; .,Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; .,Department of Genetics & Development, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Frock RL, Sadeghi C, Meng J, Wang JL. DNA End Joining: G0-ing to the Core. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11101487. [PMID: 34680120 PMCID: PMC8533500 DOI: 10.3390/biom11101487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Humans have evolved a series of DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair pathways to efficiently and accurately rejoin nascently formed pairs of double-stranded DNA ends (DSEs). In G0/G1-phase cells, non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) and alternative end joining (A-EJ) operate to support covalent rejoining of DSEs. While NHEJ is predominantly utilized and collaborates extensively with the DNA damage response (DDR) to support pairing of DSEs, much less is known about A-EJ collaboration with DDR factors when NHEJ is absent. Non-cycling lymphocyte progenitor cells use NHEJ to complete V(D)J recombination of antigen receptor genes, initiated by the RAG1/2 endonuclease which holds its pair of targeted DSBs in a synapse until each specified pair of DSEs is handed off to the NHEJ DSB sensor complex, Ku. Similar to designer endonuclease DSBs, the absence of Ku allows for A-EJ to access RAG1/2 DSEs but with random pairing to complete their repair. Here, we describe recent insights into the major phases of DSB end joining, with an emphasis on synapsis and tethering mechanisms, and bring together new and old concepts of NHEJ vs. A-EJ and on RAG2-mediated repair pathway choice.
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Main KHS, Provan JI, Haynes PJ, Wells G, Hartley JA, Pyne ALB. Atomic force microscopy-A tool for structural and translational DNA research. APL Bioeng 2021; 5:031504. [PMID: 34286171 PMCID: PMC8272649 DOI: 10.1063/5.0054294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful imaging technique that allows for structural characterization of single biomolecules with nanoscale resolution. AFM has a unique capability to image biological molecules in their native states under physiological conditions without the need for labeling or averaging. DNA has been extensively imaged with AFM from early single-molecule studies of conformational diversity in plasmids, to recent examinations of intramolecular variation between groove depths within an individual DNA molecule. The ability to image dynamic biological interactions in situ has also allowed for the interaction of various proteins and therapeutic ligands with DNA to be evaluated-providing insights into structural assembly, flexibility, and movement. This review provides an overview of how innovation and optimization in AFM imaging have advanced our understanding of DNA structure, mechanics, and interactions. These include studies of the secondary and tertiary structure of DNA, including how these are affected by its interactions with proteins. The broader role of AFM as a tool in translational cancer research is also explored through its use in imaging DNA with key chemotherapeutic ligands, including those currently employed in clinical practice.
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, London WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom
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- UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6DD, United Kingdom
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A conserved Ctp1/CtIP C-terminal peptide stimulates Mre11 endonuclease activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2016287118. [PMID: 33836577 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2016287118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 complex (MRN) is important for repairing DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by homologous recombination (HR). The endonuclease activity of MRN is critical for resecting 5'-ended DNA strands at DSB ends, producing 3'-ended single-strand DNA, a prerequisite for HR. This endonuclease activity is stimulated by Ctp1, the Schizosaccharomyces pombe homolog of human CtIP. Here, with purified proteins, we show that Ctp1 phosphorylation stimulates MRN endonuclease activity by inducing the association of Ctp1 with Nbs1. The highly conserved extreme C terminus of Ctp1 is indispensable for MRN activation. Importantly, a polypeptide composed of the conserved 15 amino acids at the C terminus of Ctp1 (CT15) is sufficient to stimulate Mre11 endonuclease activity. Furthermore, the CT15 equivalent from CtIP can stimulate human MRE11 endonuclease activity, arguing for the generality of this stimulatory mechanism. Thus, we propose that Nbs1-mediated recruitment of CT15 plays a pivotal role in the activation of the Mre11 endonuclease by Ctp1/CtIP.
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Qiu S, Huang J. MRN complex is an essential effector of DNA damage repair. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2021; 22:31-37. [PMID: 33448185 PMCID: PMC7818010 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.b2000289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Genome stability can be threatened by both endogenous and exogenous agents. Organisms have evolved numerous mechanisms to repair DNA damage, including homologous recombination (HR) and non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). Among the factors associated with DNA repair, the MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 (MRN) complex (MRE11-RAD50-XRS2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae) plays important roles not only in DNA damage recognition and signaling but also in subsequent HR or NHEJ repair. Upon detecting DNA damage, the MRN complex activates signaling molecules, such as the protein kinase ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM), to trigger a broad DNA damage response, including cell cycle arrest. The nuclease activity of the MRN complex is responsible for DNA end resection, which guides DNA repair to HR in the presence of sister chromatids. The MRN complex is also involved in NHEJ, and has a species-specific role in hairpin repair. This review focuses on the structure of the MRN complex and its function in DNA damage repair.
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- Shan Qiu
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Haining 314400, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Chansel-Da Cruz M, Hohl M, Ceppi I, Kermasson L, Maggiorella L, Modesti M, de Villartay JP, Ileri T, Cejka P, Petrini JHJ, Revy P. A Disease-Causing Single Amino Acid Deletion in the Coiled-Coil Domain of RAD50 Impairs MRE11 Complex Functions in Yeast and Humans. Cell Rep 2020; 33:108559. [PMID: 33378670 PMCID: PMC7788285 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 complex plays a central role in response to DNA double-strand breaks. Here, we identify a patient with bone marrow failure and developmental defects caused by biallelic RAD50 mutations. One of the mutations creates a null allele, whereas the other (RAD50E1035Δ) leads to the loss of a single residue in the heptad repeats within the RAD50 coiled-coil domain. This mutation represents a human RAD50 separation-of-function mutation that impairs DNA repair, DNA replication, and DNA end resection without affecting ATM-dependent DNA damage response. Purified recombinant proteins indicate that RAD50E1035Δ impairs MRE11 nuclease activity. The corresponding mutation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae causes severe thermosensitive defects in both DNA repair and Tel1ATM-dependent signaling. These findings demonstrate that a minor heptad break in the RAD50 coiled coil suffices to impede MRE11 complex functions in human and yeast. Furthermore, these results emphasize the importance of the RAD50 coiled coil to regulate MRE11-dependent DNA end resection in humans.
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- Marie Chansel-Da Cruz
- INSERM UMR 1163, Laboratory of Genome Dynamics in the Immune System, Equipe Labellisée la Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France; University of Paris-Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France; Genomic Vision, R&D Innovation Department, Bagneux, France
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- Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Via Vincenzo Vela 6, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland; Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- INSERM UMR 1163, Laboratory of Genome Dynamics in the Immune System, Equipe Labellisée la Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France; University of Paris-Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Marseille, CNRS UMR7258, INSERM U1068, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- INSERM UMR 1163, Laboratory of Genome Dynamics in the Immune System, Equipe Labellisée la Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France; University of Paris-Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France
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- Ankara University School of Medicine, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Via Vincenzo Vela 6, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland; Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- INSERM UMR 1163, Laboratory of Genome Dynamics in the Immune System, Equipe Labellisée la Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France; University of Paris-Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France.
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Zabolotnaya E, Mela I, Henderson RM, Robinson NP. Turning the Mre11/Rad50 DNA repair complex on its head: lessons from SMC protein hinges, dynamic coiled-coil movements and DNA loop-extrusion? Biochem Soc Trans 2020; 48:2359-2376. [PMID: 33300987 PMCID: PMC7752040 DOI: 10.1042/bst20170168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The bacterial SbcC/SbcD DNA repair proteins were identified over a quarter of a century ago. Following the subsequent identification of the homologous Mre11/Rad50 complex in the eukaryotes and archaea, it has become clear that this conserved chromosomal processing machinery is central to DNA repair pathways and the maintenance of genomic stability in all forms of life. A number of experimental studies have explored this intriguing genome surveillance machinery, yielding significant insights and providing conceptual advances towards our understanding of how this complex operates to mediate DNA repair. However, the inherent complexity and dynamic nature of this chromosome-manipulating machinery continue to obfuscate experimental interrogations, and details regarding the precise mechanisms that underpin the critical repair events remain unanswered. This review will summarize our current understanding of the dramatic structural changes that occur in Mre11/Rad50 complex to mediate chromosomal tethering and accomplish the associated DNA processing events. In addition, undetermined mechanistic aspects of the DNA enzymatic pathways driven by this vital yet enigmatic chromosomal surveillance and repair apparatus will be discussed. In particular, novel and putative models of DNA damage recognition will be considered and comparisons will be made between the modes of action of the Rad50 protein and other related ATPases of the overarching SMC superfamily.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, U.K
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- Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YG, U.K
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McPherson MT, Holub AS, Husbands AY, Petreaca RC. Mutation Spectra of the MRN (MRE11, RAD50, NBS1/NBN) Break Sensor in Cancer Cells. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12123794. [PMID: 33339169 PMCID: PMC7765586 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12123794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Simple Summary A DNA double strand break cuts a chromosome in two and is one of the most dangerous forms of DNA damage. Improper repair can lead to various chromosomal re-arrangements that have been detected in almost all cancer cells. A complex of three proteins (MRE11, RAD50, NBS1 or NBN) detects chromosome breaks and orchestrates repair processes. Mutations in these “break sensor” genes have been described in a multitude of cancers. Here, we provide a comprehensive analysis of reported mutations from data deposited on the Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC) archive. We also undertake an evolutionary analysis of these genes with the aim to understand whether these mutations preferentially accumulate in conserved residues. Interestingly, we find that mutations are overrepresented in evolutionarily conserved residues of RAD50 and NBS1/NBN but not MRE11. Abstract The MRN complex (MRE11, RAD50, NBS1/NBN) is a DNA double strand break sensor in eukaryotes. The complex directly participates in, or coordinates, several activities at the break such as DNA resection, activation of the DNA damage checkpoint, chromatin remodeling and recruitment of the repair machinery. Mutations in components of the MRN complex have been described in cancer cells for several decades. Using the Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC) database, we characterized all the reported MRN mutations. This analysis revealed several hotspot frameshift mutations in all three genes that introduce premature stop codons and truncate large regions of the C-termini. We also found through evolutionary analyses that COSMIC mutations are enriched in conserved residues of NBS1/NBN and RAD50 but not in MRE11. Given that all three genes are important to carcinogenesis, we propose these differential enrichment patterns may reflect a more severe pleiotropic role for MRE11.
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Okumura M, Noi K, Inaba K. Visualization of structural dynamics of protein disulfide isomerase enzymes in catalysis of oxidative folding and reductive unfolding. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2020; 66:49-57. [PMID: 33176263 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2020.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Time-resolved single-molecule observations by high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM), have greatly advanced our understanding of how proteins operate to fulfill their unique functions. Using this device, we succeeded in visualizing two members of the protein disulfide isomerase family (PDIs) that act to catalyze oxidative folding and reductive unfolding in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). ERdj5, an ER-resident disulfide reductase that promotes ER-associated degradation, reduces nonnative disulfide bonds of misfolded proteins utilizing the dynamics of its N-terminal and C-terminal clusters. With unfolded substrates, canonical PDI assembles to form a face-to-face dimer with a central hydrophobic cavity and multiple redox-active sites to accelerate oxidative folding inside the cavity. Altogether, PDIs exert highly dynamic mechanisms to ensure the protein quality control in the ER.
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- Masaki Okumura
- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Aramaki aza Aoba 6-3, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Institute of Nanoscience Design, Osaka University, Machikaneyamatyou 1-3, Toyonaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Katahira 2-1-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.
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Beikzadeh M, Latham MP. The dynamic nature of the Mre11-Rad50 DNA break repair complex. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 163:14-22. [PMID: 33121960 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2020.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1/Xrs2 protein complex plays a pivotal role in the detection and repair of DNA double strand breaks. Through traditional and emerging structural biology techniques, various functional structural states of this complex have been visualized; however, relatively little is known about the transitions between these states. Indeed, it is these structural transitions that are important for Mre11-Rad50-mediated DNA unwinding at a break and the activation of downstream repair signaling events. Here, we present a brief overview of the current understanding of the structure of the core Mre11-Rad50 complex. We then highlight our recent studies emphasizing the contributions of solution state NMR spectroscopy and other biophysical techniques in providing insight into the structures and dynamics associated with Mre11-Rad50 functions.
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- Mahtab Beikzadeh
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
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Reginato G, Cejka P. The MRE11 complex: A versatile toolkit for the repair of broken DNA. DNA Repair (Amst) 2020; 91-92:102869. [PMID: 32480356 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2020.102869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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When DNA breaks, the ends need to be stabilized and processed to facilitate subsequent repair, which can occur by either direct but error-prone end-joining with another broken DNA molecule or a more accurate homology-directed repair by the recombination machinery. At the same time, the presence of broken DNA triggers a signaling cascade that regulates the repair events and cellular progression through the cell cycle. The MRE11 nuclease, together with RAD50 and NBS1 forms a complex termed MRN that participates in all these processes. Although MRE11 was first identified more than 20 years ago, deep insights into its mechanism of action and regulation are much more recent. Here we review how MRE11 functions within MRN, and how the complex is further regulated by CtIP and its phosphorylation in a cell cycle dependent manner. We describe how RAD50, NBS1 and CtIP convert MRE11, exhibiting per se a 3'→5' exonuclease activity, into an ensemble that instead degrades primarily the 5'-terminated strand by endonucleolytic cleavage at DNA break sites to generate 3' overhangs, as required for the initiation of homologous recombination. The unique mechanism of DNA end resection by MRN-CtIP makes it a very flexible toolkit to process DNA breaks with a variety of secondary structures and protein blocks. Such a block can also be the Ku heterodimer, and emerging evidence suggests that MRN-CtIP may often need to remove Ku from DNA ends before initiating homologous recombination. Misregulation of DNA break repair results in mutations and chromosome rearrangements that can drive cancer development. Therefore, a detailed understanding of the underlying processes is highly relevant for human health.
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- Giordano Reginato
- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Bellinzona, Switzerland; Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Bellinzona, Switzerland; Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland.
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Tisi R, Vertemara J, Zampella G, Longhese MP. Functional and structural insights into the MRX/MRN complex, a key player in recognition and repair of DNA double-strand breaks. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2020; 18:1137-1152. [PMID: 32489527 PMCID: PMC7260605 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Chromosomal DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are potentially lethal DNA lesions that pose a significant threat to genome stability and therefore need to be repaired to preserve genome integrity. Eukaryotic cells possess two main mechanisms for repairing DSBs: non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) and homologous recombination (HR). HR requires that the 5' terminated strands at both DNA ends are nucleolytically degraded by a concerted action of nucleases in a process termed DNA-end resection. This degradation leads to the formation of 3'-ended single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) ends that are essential to use homologous DNA sequences for repair. The evolutionarily conserved Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2/NBS1 complex (MRX/MRN) has enzymatic and structural activities to initiate DSB resection and to maintain the DSB ends tethered to each other for their repair. Furthermore, it is required to recruit and activate the protein kinase Tel1/ATM, which plays a key role in DSB signaling. All these functions depend on ATP-regulated DNA binding and nucleolytic activities of the complex. Several structures have been obtained in recent years for Mre11 and Rad50 subunits from archaea, and a few from the bacterial and eukaryotic orthologs. Nevertheless, the mechanism of activation of this protein complex is yet to be fully elucidated. In this review, we focused on recent biophysical and structural insights on the MRX complex and their interplay.
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- Renata Tisi
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie and Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie and Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie and Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie and Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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