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Small-Molecule Inhibitors Targeting FEN1 for Cancer Therapy. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12071007. [PMID: 35883563 PMCID: PMC9312813 DOI: 10.3390/biom12071007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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DNA damage repair plays a key role in maintaining genomic stability and integrity. Flap endonuclease 1 (FEN1) is a core protein in the base excision repair (BER) pathway and participates in Okazaki fragment maturation during DNA replication. Several studies have implicated FEN1 in the regulation of other DNA repair pathways, including homologous recombination repair (HRR) and non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). Abnormal expression or mutation of FEN1 in cells can cause a series of pathological responses, leading to various diseases, including cancers. Moreover, overexpression of FEN1 contributes to drug resistance in several types of cancers. All this supports the hypothesis that FEN1 could be a therapeutic target for cancer treatment. Targeting FEN1 has been verified as an effective strategy in mono or combined treatment of cancer. Small-molecule compounds targeting FEN1 have also been developed and detected in cancer regression. In this review, we summarize the recent development of small-molecule inhibitors targeting FEN1 in recent years, thereby expanding their therapeutic potential and application.
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Martínez-Matías N, Chorna N, González-Crespo S, Villanueva L, Montes-Rodríguez I, Melendez-Aponte LM, Roche-Lima A, Carrasquillo-Carrión K, Santiago-Cartagena E, Rymond BC, Babu M, Stagljar I, Rodríguez-Medina JR. Toward the discovery of biological functions associated with the mechanosensor Mtl1p of Saccharomyces cerevisiae via integrative multi-OMICs analysis. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7411. [PMID: 33795741 PMCID: PMC8016984 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86671-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Functional analysis of the Mtl1 protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae has revealed that this transmembrane sensor endows yeast cells with resistance to oxidative stress through a signaling mechanism called the cell wall integrity pathway (CWI). We observed upregulation of multiple heat shock proteins (HSPs), proteins associated with the formation of stress granules, and the phosphatase subunit of trehalose 6-phosphate synthase which suggests that mtl1Δ strains undergo intrinsic activation of a non-lethal heat stress response. Furthermore, quantitative global proteomic analysis conducted on TMT-labeled proteins combined with metabolome analysis revealed that mtl1Δ strains exhibit decreased levels of metabolites of carboxylic acid metabolism, decreased expression of anabolic enzymes and increased expression of catabolic enzymes involved in the metabolism of amino acids, with enhanced expression of mitochondrial respirasome proteins. These observations support the idea that Mtl1 protein controls the suppression of a non-lethal heat stress response under normal conditions while it plays an important role in metabolic regulatory mechanisms linked to TORC1 signaling that are required to maintain cellular homeostasis and optimal mitochondrial function.
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- Nelson Martínez-Matías
- grid.267033.30000 0004 0462 1680Department of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00936-5067 USA
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- grid.267033.30000 0004 0462 1680Department of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00936-5067 USA
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- grid.267033.30000 0004 0462 1680Department of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00936-5067 USA
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- grid.267033.30000 0004 0462 1680Department of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00936-5067 USA
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Medical Center, Rio Piedras, PR 00936-3027 USA
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- grid.267033.30000 0004 0462 1680Department of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00936-5067 USA
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- grid.267033.30000 0004 0462 1680Department of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00936-5067 USA
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- grid.267033.30000 0004 0462 1680Department of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00936-5067 USA
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- grid.267033.30000 0004 0462 1680Department of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00936-5067 USA
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- grid.266539.d0000 0004 1936 8438Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506 USA
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- grid.57926.3f0000 0004 1936 9131Department of Biochemistry, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2 Canada
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- grid.17063.330000 0001 2157 2938Donnelly Centre, Department of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3E1 Canada ,grid.482535.d0000 0004 4663 8413Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences, Split, Croatia
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- grid.267033.30000 0004 0462 1680Department of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00936-5067 USA
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Phaeocystis globosa Virus DNA Polymerase X: a "Swiss Army knife", Multifunctional DNA polymerase-lyase-ligase for Base Excision Repair. Sci Rep 2017; 7:6907. [PMID: 28761124 PMCID: PMC5537341 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-07378-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Phaeocystis globosa virus 16T is a giant virus that belongs to the so-called nucleo-cytoplasmic large DNA virus (NCLDV) group. Its linear dsDNA genome contains an almost full complement of genes required to participate in viral base excision repair (BER). Among them is a gene coding for a bimodular protein consisting of an N-terminal Polβ-like core fused to a C-terminal domain (PgVPolX), which shows homology with NAD+-dependent DNA ligases. Analysis of the biochemical features of the purified enzyme revealed that PgVPolX is a multifunctional protein that could act as a “Swiss army knife” enzyme during BER since it is endowed with: 1) a template-directed DNA polymerization activity, preferentially acting on DNA structures containing gaps; 2) 5′-deoxyribose-5-phosphate (dRP) and abasic (AP) site lyase activities; and 3) an NAD+-dependent DNA ligase activity. We show how the three activities act in concert to efficiently repair BER intermediates, leading us to suggest that PgVPolX may constitute, together with the viral AP-endonuclease, a BER pathway. This is the first time that this type of protein fusion has been demonstrated to be functional.
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North M, Gaytán BD, Romero C, De La Rosa VY, Loguinov A, Smith MT, Zhang L, Vulpe CD. Functional Toxicogenomic Profiling Expands Insight into Modulators of Formaldehyde Toxicity in Yeast. Front Genet 2016; 7:200. [PMID: 27909446 PMCID: PMC5112362 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2016.00200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Formaldehyde (FA) is a commercially important chemical with numerous and diverse uses. Accordingly, occupational and environmental exposure to FA is prevalent worldwide. Various adverse effects, including nasopharyngeal, sinonasal, and lymphohematopoietic cancers, have been linked to FA exposure, prompting designation of FA as a human carcinogen by U.S. and international scientific entities. Although the mechanism(s) of FA toxicity have been well studied, additional insight is needed in regard to the genetic requirements for FA tolerance. In this study, a functional toxicogenomics approach was utilized in the model eukaryotic yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to identify genes and cellular processes modulating the cellular toxicity of FA. Our results demonstrate mutant strains deficient in multiple DNA repair pathways-including homologous recombination, single strand annealing, and postreplication repair-were sensitive to FA, indicating FA may cause various forms of DNA damage in yeast. The SKI complex and its associated factors, which regulate mRNA degradation by the exosome, were also required for FA tolerance, suggesting FA may have unappreciated effects on RNA stability. Furthermore, various strains involved in osmoregulation and stress response were sensitive to FA. Together, our results are generally consistent with FA-mediated damage to both DNA and RNA. Considering DNA repair and RNA degradation pathways are evolutionarily conserved from yeast to humans, mechanisms of FA toxicity identified in yeast may be relevant to human disease and genetic susceptibility.
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- Matthew North
- Department of Nutritional Science and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, CA, USA
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Analysis of transcriptional profiles of Saccharomyces cerevisiae exposed to bisphenol A. Curr Genet 2016; 63:253-274. [DOI: 10.1007/s00294-016-0633-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Revised: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Emerson CH, Bertuch AA. Consider the workhorse: Nonhomologous end-joining in budding yeast. Biochem Cell Biol 2016; 94:396-406. [PMID: 27240172 DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2016-0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are dangerous sources of genome instability and must be repaired by the cell. Nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) is an evolutionarily conserved pathway to repair DSBs by direct ligation of the ends, with no requirement for a homologous template. While NHEJ is the primary DSB repair pathway in mammalian cells, conservation of the core NHEJ factors throughout eukaryotes makes the pathway attractive for study in model organisms. The budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has been used extensively to develop a functional picture of NHEJ. In this review, we will discuss the current understanding of NHEJ in S. cerevisiae. Topics include canonical end-joining, alternative end-joining, and pathway regulation. Particular attention will be paid to the NHEJ mechanism involving core factors, including Yku70/80, Dnl4, Lif1, and Nej1, as well as the various factors implicated in the processing of the broken ends. The relevance of chromatin dynamics to NHEJ will also be discussed. This review illustrates the use of S. cerevisiae as a powerful system to understand the principles of NHEJ, as well as in pioneering the direction of the field.
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- Charlene H Emerson
- a Graduate Program in Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,b Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- b Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Galli A, Chan CY, Parfenova L, Cervelli T, Schiestl RH. Requirement of POL3 and POL4 on non-homologous and microhomology-mediated end joining in rad50/xrs2 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mutagenesis 2015; 30:841-9. [PMID: 26122113 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gev046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) directly joins two broken DNA ends without sequence homology. A distinct pathway called microhomology-mediated end joining (MMEJ) relies on a few base pairs of homology between the recombined DNA. The majority of DNA double-strand breaks caused by endogenous oxygen species or ionizing radiation contain damaged bases that hinder direct religation. End processing is required to remove mismatched nucleotides and fill in gaps during end joining of incompatible ends. POL3 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes polymerase δ that is required for DNA replication and other DNA repair processes. Our previous results have shown that POL3 is involved in gap filling at 3' overhangs in POL4-independent NHEJ. Here, we studied the epistatic interaction between POL3, RAD50, XRS2 and POL4 in NHEJ using a plasmid-based endjoining assay in yeast. We demonstrated that either rad50 or xrs2 mutation is epistatic for end joining of compatible ends in the rad50 pol3-t or xrs2 pol3-t double mutants. However, the pol3-t and rad50 or pol3-t and xrs2 mutants caused an additive decrease in the end-joining efficiency of incompatible ends, suggesting that POL3 and RAD50 or POL3 and XRS2 exhibit independent functions in NHEJ. In the rad50 pol4 mutant, end joining of incompatible ends was not detected. In the rad50 or xrs2 mutants, NHEJ events did not contain any microhomology at the rejoined junctions. The pol3-t mutation restored MMEJ in the rad50 or xrs2 mutant backgrounds. Moreover, we demonstrated that NHEJ of incompatible ends required RAD50 and POL4 more than POL3. In conclusion, POL3 and POL4 have differential functions in NHEJ, independent of the RAD50-mediated repair pathway.
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- Departments of Pathology, Environmental Health, and Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA School of Public Health, 71-295 CHS, 650 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Environmental Health, and Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA School of Public Health, 71-295 CHS, 650 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Environmental Health, and Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA School of Public Health, 71-295 CHS, 650 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Role of the yeast DNA repair protein Nej1 in end processing during the repair of DNA double strand breaks by non-homologous end joining. DNA Repair (Amst) 2015; 31:1-10. [PMID: 25942368 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2015.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Revised: 04/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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DNA double strand breaks (DSB)s often require end processing prior to joining during their repair by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). Although the yeast proteins, Pol4, a Pol X family DNA polymerase, and Rad27, a nuclease, participate in the end processing reactions of NHEJ, the mechanisms underlying the recruitment of these factors to DSBs are not known. Here we demonstrate that Nej1, a NHEJ factor that interacts with and modulates the activity of the NHEJ DNA ligase complex (Dnl4/Lif1), physically and functionally interacts with both Pol4 and Rad27. Notably, Nej1 and Dnl4/Lif1, which also interacts with both Pol4 and Rad27, independently recruit the end processing factors to in vivo DSBs via mechanisms that are additive rather than redundant. As was observed with Dnl4/Lif1, the activities of both Pol4 and Rad27 were enhanced by the interaction with Nej1. Furthermore, Nej1 increased the joining of incompatible DNA ends in reconstituted reactions containing Pol4, Rad27 and Dnl4/Lif1, indicating that the stimulatory activities of Nej1 and Dnl4/Lif1 are also additive. Together our results reveal novel roles for Nej1 in the recruitment of Pol4 and Rad27 to in vivo DSBs and the coordination of the end processing and ligation reactions of NHEJ.
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The fidelity of the ligation step determines how ends are resolved during nonhomologous end joining. Nat Commun 2014; 5:4286. [PMID: 24989324 PMCID: PMC4107315 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) can effectively resolve chromosome breaks despite diverse end structures, but it is unclear how the steps employed for resolution are determined. We sought to address this question by analyzing cellular NHEJ of ends with systematically mispaired and damaged termini. We show NHEJ is uniquely proficient at bypassing subtle terminal mispairs and radiomimetic damage by direct ligation. Nevertheless, bypass ability varies widely, with increases in mispair severity gradually reducing bypass products from 85% to 6%. End-processing by nucleases and polymerases is increased to compensate, though paths with the fewest number of steps to generate a substrate suitable for ligation are favored. Thus, both the frequency and nature of end processing are tailored to meet the needs of the ligation step. We propose a model where the ligase organizes all steps during NHEJ within the stable paired-end complex to limit end processing and associated errors.
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Frit P, Barboule N, Yuan Y, Gomez D, Calsou P. Alternative end-joining pathway(s): bricolage at DNA breaks. DNA Repair (Amst) 2014; 17:81-97. [PMID: 24613763 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2014.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Revised: 02/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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To cope with DNA double strand break (DSB) genotoxicity, cells have evolved two main repair pathways: homologous recombination which uses homologous DNA sequences as repair templates, and non-homologous Ku-dependent end-joining involving direct sealing of DSB ends by DNA ligase IV (Lig4). During the last two decades a third player most commonly named alternative end-joining (A-EJ) has emerged, which is defined as any Ku- or Lig4-independent end-joining process. A-EJ increasingly appears as a highly error-prone bricolage on DSBs and despite expanding exploration, it still escapes full characterization. In the present review, we discuss the mechanism and regulation of A-EJ as well as its biological relevance under physiological and pathological situations, with a particular emphasis on chromosomal instability and cancer. Whether or not it is a genuine DSB repair pathway, A-EJ is emerging as an important cellular process and understanding A-EJ will certainly be a major challenge for the coming years.
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- Philippe Frit
- CNRS, IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), BP 64182, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse, Cedex4, France; Université de Toulouse, UPS, IPBS, F-31077 Toulouse, France; Equipe labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, France
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- CNRS, IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), BP 64182, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse, Cedex4, France; Université de Toulouse, UPS, IPBS, F-31077 Toulouse, France; Equipe labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, France
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- CNRS, IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), BP 64182, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse, Cedex4, France; Université de Toulouse, UPS, IPBS, F-31077 Toulouse, France; Equipe labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, France
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- CNRS, IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), BP 64182, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse, Cedex4, France; Université de Toulouse, UPS, IPBS, F-31077 Toulouse, France; Equipe labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, France
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- CNRS, IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), BP 64182, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse, Cedex4, France; Université de Toulouse, UPS, IPBS, F-31077 Toulouse, France; Equipe labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, France.
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Matsui E, Urushibata Y, Abe J, Matsui I. Serial intermediates with a 1 nt 3'-flap and 5' variable-length flaps are formed by cooperative functioning of Pyrococcus horikoshii FEN-1 with either B or D DNA polymerases. Extremophiles 2014; 18:415-27. [PMID: 24509689 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-014-0627-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Flap endonuclease-1 (FEN-1) plays important roles with DNA polymerases in DNA replication, repair and recombination. FEN-1 activity is elevated by the presence of a 1 nucleotide expansion at the 3' end in the upstream primer of substrates called "structures with a 1 nt 3'-flap", which appear to be the most preferable substrates for FEN-1; however, it is unclear how such substrates are generated in vivo. Here, we show that substrate production occurred by the cooperative function of FEN-1(phFEN-1) and Pyrococcus horikoshii DNA polymerase B (phPol B) or D (phPol D). Using various substrates, the activities of several phFEN-1 F79 mutants were compared with those of the wild type. Analysis of the activity profiles of these mutants led us to discriminate "structures with a 1 nt 3'-flap" from substrates with a 3' -projection longer than 2 nt or from those without a 3'-projection. When phFEN-1 processed a gap substrate with phPol B or phPol D, "structures with a 1 nt 3'-flap" were assumed the reaction intermediates. Furthermore, the phFEN-1 cleavage products with phPol B or D were from 1mer to 7mer, corresponding to the sizes of the strand-displacement products of these polymerases. This suggests that a series of 1 nt 3'-flap with 5'-variable length-flap configurations were generated as transient intermediates, in which the length of the 5'-flaps depended on the displacement distance of the downstream strand by phPol B or D. Therefore, phFEN-1 might act successively on displaced 5'-variable flaps.
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- Eriko Matsui
- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Higashi 1-1 Central 6-9, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8566, Japan,
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Liddell LC, Manthey GM, Owens SN, Fu BXH, Bailis AM. Alleles of the homologous recombination gene, RAD59, identify multiple responses to disrupted DNA replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BMC Microbiol 2013; 13:229. [PMID: 24125552 PMCID: PMC3852934 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rad59 is required for multiple homologous recombination mechanisms and viability in DNA replication-defective rad27 mutant cells. Recently, four rad59 missense alleles were found to have distinct effects on homologous recombination that are consistent with separation-of-function mutations. The rad59-K166A allele alters an amino acid in a conserved α-helical domain, and, like the rad59 null allele diminishes association of Rad52 with double-strand breaks. The rad59-K174A and rad59-F180A alleles alter amino acids in the same domain and have genetically similar effects on homologous recombination. The rad59-Y92A allele alters a conserved amino acid in a separate domain, has genetically distinct effects on homologous recombination, and does not diminish association of Rad52 with double-strand breaks. Results In this study, rad59 mutant strains were crossed with a rad27 null mutant to examine the effects of the rad59 alleles on the link between viability, growth and the stimulation of homologous recombination in replication-defective cells. Like the rad59 null allele, rad59-K166A was synthetically lethal in combination with rad27. The rad59-K174A and rad59-F180A alleles were not synthetically lethal in combination with rad27, had effects on growth that coincided with decreased ectopic gene conversion, but did not affect mutation, unequal sister-chromatid recombination, or loss of heterozygosity. The rad59-Y92A allele was not synthetically lethal when combined with rad27, stimulated ectopic gene conversion and heteroallelic recombination independently from rad27, and was mutually epistatic with srs2. Unlike rad27, the stimulatory effect of rad59-Y92A on homologous recombination was not accompanied by effects on growth rate, cell cycle distribution, mutation, unequal sister-chromatid recombination, or loss of heterozygosity. Conclusions The synthetic lethality conferred by rad59 null and rad59-K166A alleles correlates with their inhibitory effect on association of Rad52 with double-strand breaks, suggesting that this may be essential for rescuing replication lesions in rad27 mutant cells. The rad59-K174A and rad59-F180A alleles may fractionally reduce this same function, which proportionally reduced repair of replication lesions by homologous recombination and growth rate. In contrast, rad59-Y92A stimulates homologous recombination, perhaps by affecting association of replication lesions with the Rad51 recombinase. This suggests that Rad59 influences the rescue of replication lesions by multiple recombination factors.
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- Lauren C Liddell
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, 91010 Duarte, CA, USA.
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A Whole Genome Screen for Minisatellite Stability Genes in Stationary-Phase Yeast Cells. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2013; 3:741-756. [PMID: 23550123 PMCID: PMC3618361 DOI: 10.1534/g3.112.005397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Repetitive elements comprise a significant portion of most eukaryotic genomes. Minisatellites, a type of repetitive element composed of repeat units 15−100 bp in length, are stable in actively dividing cells but change in composition during meiosis and in stationary-phase cells. Alterations within minisatellite tracts have been correlated with the onset of a variety of diseases, including diabetes mellitus, myoclonus epilepsy, and several types of cancer. However, little is known about the factors preventing minisatellite alterations. Previously, our laboratory developed a color segregation assay in which a minisatellite was inserted into the ADE2 gene in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to monitor alteration events. We demonstrated that minisatellite alterations that occur in stationary-phase cells give rise to a specific colony morphology phenotype known as blebbing. Here, we performed a modified version of the synthetic genetic array analysis to screen for mutants that produce a blebbing phenotype. Screens were conducted using two distinctly different minisatellite tracts: the ade2-min3 construct consisting of three identical 20-bp repeats, and the ade2-h7.5 construct, consisting of seven-and-a-half 28-bp variable repeats. Mutations in 102 and 157 genes affect the stability of the ade2-min3 and ade2-h7.5 alleles, respectively. Only seven hits overlapped both screens, indicating that different factors regulate repeat stability depending upon minisatellite size and composition. Importantly, we demonstrate that mismatch repair influences the stability of the ade2-h7.5 allele, indicating that this type of DNA repair stabilizes complex minisatellites in stationary phase cells. Our work provides insight into the factors regulating minisatellite stability.
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Vigasova D, Sarangi P, Kolesar P, Vlasáková D, Slezakova Z, Altmannova V, Nikulenkov F, Anrather D, Gith R, Zhao X, Chovanec M, Krejci L. Lif1 SUMOylation and its role in non-homologous end-joining. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:5341-53. [PMID: 23571759 PMCID: PMC3664818 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) repairs DNA double-strand breaks by tethering and ligating the two DNA ends. The mechanisms regulating NHEJ efficiency and interplay between its components are not fully understood. Here, we identify and characterize the SUMOylation of budding yeast Lif1 protein, which is required for the ligation step in NHEJ. We show that Lif1 SUMOylation occurs throughout the cell cycle and requires the Siz SUMO ligases. Single-strand DNA, but not double-strand DNA or the Lif1 binding partner Nej1, is inhibitory to Lif1 SUMOylation. We identify lysine 301 as the major conjugation site and demonstrate that its replacement with arginine completely abolishes Lif1 SUMOylation in vivo and in vitro. The lif1-K301R mutant cells exhibit increased levels of NHEJ repair compared with wild-type cells throughout the cell cycle. This is likely due to the inhibitory effect of Lif1 SUMOylation on both its self-association and newly observed single-strand DNA binding activity. Taken together, these findings suggest that SUMOylation of Lif1 represents a new regulatory mechanism that downregulates NHEJ in a cell cycle phase-independent manner.
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- Dana Vigasova
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Bratislava 83391, Slovak Republic
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Heacock M, Poltoratsky V, Prasad R, Wilson SH. Evidence for abasic site sugar phosphate-mediated cytotoxicity in alkylating agent treated Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS One 2012; 7:e47945. [PMID: 23144716 PMCID: PMC3483300 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To better understand alkylating agent-induced cytotoxicity and the base lesion DNA repair process in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we replaced the RAD27(FEN1) open reading frame (ORF) with the ORF of the bifunctional human repair enzyme DNA polymerase (Pol) β. The aim was to probe the effect of removal of the incised abasic site 5'-sugar phosphate group (i.e., 5'-deoxyribose phosphate or 5'-dRP) in protection against methyl methanesulfonate (MMS)-induced cytotoxicity. In S. cerevisiae, Rad27(Fen1) was suggested to protect against MMS-induced cytotoxicity by excising multinucleotide flaps generated during repair. However, we proposed that the repair intermediate with a blocked 5'-end, i.e., 5'-dRP group, is the actual cytotoxic lesion. In providing a 5'-dRP group removal function mediated by dRP lyase activity of Pol β, the effects of the 5'-dRP group were separated from those of the multinucleotide flap itself. Human Pol β was expressed in S. cerevisiae, and this partially rescued the MMS hypersensitivity observed with rad27(fen1)-null cells. To explore this rescue effect, altered forms of Pol β with site-directed eliminations of either the 5'-dRP lyase or polymerase activity were expressed in rad27(fen1)-null cells. The 5'-dRP lyase, but not the polymerase activity, conferred the resistance to MMS. These results suggest that after MMS exposure, the 5'-dRP group in the repair intermediate is cytotoxic and that Rad27(Fen1) protection against MMS in wild-type cells is due to elimination of the 5'-dRP group.
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- Michelle Heacock
- Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Crespan E, Czabany T, Maga G, Hübscher U. Microhomology-mediated DNA strand annealing and elongation by human DNA polymerases λ and β on normal and repetitive DNA sequences. Nucleic Acids Res 2012; 40:5577-90. [PMID: 22373917 PMCID: PMC3384310 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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'Classical' non-homologous end joining (NHEJ), dependent on the Ku70/80 and the DNA ligase IV/XRCC4 complexes, is essential for the repair of DNA double-strand breaks. Eukaryotic cells possess also an alternative microhomology-mediated end-joining (MMEJ) mechanism, which is independent from Ku and DNA ligase 4/XRCC4. The components of the MMEJ machinery are still largely unknown. Family X DNA polymerases (pols) are involved in the classical NHEJ pathway. We have compared in this work, the ability of human family X DNA pols β, λ and μ, to promote the MMEJ of different model templates with terminal microhomology regions. Our results reveal that DNA pol λ and DNA ligase I are sufficient to promote efficient MMEJ repair of broken DNA ends in vitro, and this in the absence of auxiliary factors. However, DNA pol β, not λ, was more efficient in promoting MMEJ of DNA ends containing the (CAG)n triplet repeat sequence of the human Huntingtin gene, leading to triplet expansion. The checkpoint complex Rad9/Hus1/Rad1 promoted end joining by DNA pol λ on non-repetitive sequences, while it limited triplet expansion by DNA pol β. We propose a possible novel role of DNA pol β in MMEJ, promoting (CAG)n triplet repeats instability.
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- Emmanuele Crespan
- Institute of Molecular Genetics IGM-CNR, via Abbiategrasso 207, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Swartzlander DB, Bauer NC, Corbett AH, Doetsch PW. Regulation of base excision repair in eukaryotes by dynamic localization strategies. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2012; 110:93-121. [PMID: 22749144 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-387665-2.00005-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This chapter discusses base excision repair (BER) and the known mechanisms defined thus far regulating BER in eukaryotes. Unlike the situation with nucleotide excision repair and double-strand break repair, little is known about how BER is regulated to allow for efficient and accurate repair of many types of DNA base damage in both nuclear and mitochondrial genomes. Regulation of BER has been proposed to occur at multiple, different levels including transcription, posttranslational modification, protein-protein interactions, and protein localization; however, none of these regulatory mechanisms characterized thus far affect a large spectrum of BER proteins. This chapter discusses a recently discovered mode of BER regulation defined in budding yeast cells that involves mobilization of DNA repair proteins to DNA-containing organelles in response to genotoxic stress.
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- Daniel B Swartzlander
- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Gordon JL, Byrne KP, Wolfe KH. Mechanisms of chromosome number evolution in yeast. PLoS Genet 2011; 7:e1002190. [PMID: 21811419 PMCID: PMC3141009 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2011] [Accepted: 06/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The whole-genome duplication (WGD) that occurred during yeast evolution changed the basal number of chromosomes from 8 to 16. However, the number of chromosomes in post-WGD species now ranges between 10 and 16, and the number in non-WGD species (Zygosaccharomyces, Kluyveromyces, Lachancea, and Ashbya) ranges between 6 and 8. To study the mechanism by which chromosome number changes, we traced the ancestry of centromeres and telomeres in each species. We observe only two mechanisms by which the number of chromosomes has decreased, as indicated by the loss of a centromere. The most frequent mechanism, seen 8 times, is telomere-to-telomere fusion between two chromosomes with the concomitant death of one centromere. The other mechanism, seen once, involves the breakage of a chromosome at its centromere, followed by the fusion of the two arms to the telomeres of two other chromosomes. The only mechanism by which chromosome number has increased in these species is WGD. Translocations and inversions have cycled telomere locations, internalizing some previously telomeric genes and creating novel telomeric locations. Comparison of centromere structures shows that the length of the CDEII region is variable between species but uniform within species. We trace the complete rearrangement history of the Lachancea kluyveri genome since its common ancestor with Saccharomyces and propose that its exceptionally low level of rearrangement is a consequence of the loss of the non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) DNA repair pathway in this species. The number of chromosomes in organisms often changes over evolutionary time. To study how the number changes, we compare several related species of yeast that share a common ancestor roughly 150 million years ago and have varying numbers of chromosomes. By inferring ancestral genome structures, we examine the changes in location of centromeres and telomeres, key elements that biologically define chromosomes. Their locations change over time by rearrangements of chromosome segments. By following these rearrangements, we trace an evolutionary path between existing centromeres and telomeres to those in the ancestral genomes, allowing us to identify the specific evolutionary events that caused changes in chromosome number. We show that, in these yeasts, chromosome number has generally decreased over time except for one notable exception: an event in an ancestor of several species where the whole genome was duplicated. Chromosome number reduction occurs by the simultaneous removal of a centromere from a chromosome and fusion of the rest of the chromosome to another that contains a working centromere. This process also results in telomere removal and the movement of genes from the ends of chromosomes to new locations in the middle of chromosomes.
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- Jonathan L Gordon
- Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Zheng L, Jia J, Finger LD, Guo Z, Zer C, Shen B. Functional regulation of FEN1 nuclease and its link to cancer. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 39:781-94. [PMID: 20929870 PMCID: PMC3035468 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Flap endonuclease-1 (FEN1) is a member of the Rad2 structure-specific nuclease family. FEN1 possesses FEN, 5′-exonuclease and gap-endonuclease activities. The multiple nuclease activities of FEN1 allow it to participate in numerous DNA metabolic pathways, including Okazaki fragment maturation, stalled replication fork rescue, telomere maintenance, long-patch base excision repair and apoptotic DNA fragmentation. Here, we summarize the distinct roles of the different nuclease activities of FEN1 in these pathways. Recent biochemical and genetic studies indicate that FEN1 interacts with more than 30 proteins and undergoes post-translational modifications. We discuss how FEN1 is regulated via these mechanisms. Moreover, FEN1 interacts with five distinct groups of DNA metabolic proteins, allowing the nuclease to be recruited to a specific DNA metabolic complex, such as the DNA replication machinery for RNA primer removal or the DNA degradosome for apoptotic DNA fragmentation. Some FEN1 interaction partners also stimulate FEN1 nuclease activities to further ensure efficient action in processing of different DNA structures. Post-translational modifications, on the other hand, may be critical to regulate protein–protein interactions and cellular localizations of FEN1. Lastly, we also review the biological significance of FEN1 as a tumor suppressor, with an emphasis on studies of human mutations and mouse models.
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- Li Zheng
- Institute of Cell Biology and Genetics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Daley JM, Wilson TE, Ramotar D. Genetic interactions between HNT3/Aprataxin and RAD27/FEN1 suggest parallel pathways for 5' end processing during base excision repair. DNA Repair (Amst) 2010; 9:690-9. [PMID: 20399152 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2010.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2010] [Revised: 02/26/2010] [Accepted: 03/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Mutations in Aprataxin cause the neurodegenerative syndrome ataxia oculomotor apraxia type 1. Aprataxin catalyzes removal of adenosine monophosphate (AMP) from the 5' end of a DNA strand, which results from an aborted attempt to ligate a strand break containing a damaged end. To gain insight into which DNA lesions are substrates for Aprataxin action in vivo, we deleted the Saccharomyces cerevisiae HNT3 gene, which encodes the Aprataxin homolog, in combination with known DNA repair genes. While hnt3Delta single mutants were not sensitive to DNA damaging agents, loss of HNT3 caused synergistic sensitivity to H(2)O(2) in backgrounds that accumulate strand breaks with blocked termini, including apn1Delta apn2Delta tpp1Delta and ntg1Delta ntg2Delta ogg1Delta. Loss of HNT3 in rad27Delta cells, which are deficient in long-patch base excision repair (LP-BER), resulted in synergistic sensitivity to H(2)O(2) and MMS, indicating that Hnt3 and LP-BER provide parallel pathways for processing 5' AMPs. Loss of HNT3 also increased the sister chromatid exchange frequency. Surprisingly, HNT3 deletion partially rescued H(2)O(2) sensitivity in recombination-deficient rad51Delta and rad52Delta cells, suggesting that Hnt3 promotes formation of a repair intermediate that is resolved by recombination.
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- James M Daley
- Centre de Recherche, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H1T 2M4, Canada
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DNA ligases are required for DNA replication, repair, and recombination. In eukaryotes, there are three families of ATP-dependent DNA ligases. Members of the DNA ligase I and IV families are found in all eukaryotes, whereas DNA ligase III family members are restricted to vertebrates. These enzymes share a common catalytic region comprising a DNA-binding domain, a nucleotidyltransferase (NTase) domain, and an oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide binding (OB)-fold domain. The catalytic region encircles nicked DNA with each of the domains contacting the DNA duplex. The unique segments adjacent to the catalytic region of eukaryotic DNA ligases are involved in specific protein-protein interactions with a growing number of DNA replication and repair proteins. These interactions determine the specific cellular functions of the DNA ligase isozymes. In mammals, defects in DNA ligation have been linked with an increased incidence of cancer and neurodegeneration.
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- Tom Ellenberger
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Nazarkina ZK, Lavrik OI, Khodyreva SN. Flap endonuclease 1 and its role in eukaryotic DNA metabolism. Mol Biol 2008. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893308030035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pol3 is involved in nonhomologous end-joining in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. DNA Repair (Amst) 2008; 7:1531-41. [PMID: 18606574 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2008.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2007] [Revised: 05/14/2008] [Accepted: 05/19/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Nonhomologous end joining connects DNA ends in the absence of extended sequence homology and requires removal of mismatched DNA ends and gap-filling synthesis prior to a religation step. Pol4 within the Pol X family is the only polymerase known to be involved in end processing during nonhomologous end joining in yeast. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae POL3/CDC2 gene encodes polymerase delta that is involved in DNA replication and other DNA repair processes. Here, we show that POL3 is involved in nonhomologous end joining using a plasmid-based end-joining assay in yeast, in which the pol3-t mutation caused a 1.9- to 3.2-fold decrease in the end-joining efficiency of partially compatible 5' or 3' ends, or incompatible ends, similar to the pol4 mutant. The pol3-t pol4 double mutation showed a synergistic decrease in the efficiency of NHEJ with partially compatible 5' ends or incompatible ends. Sequence analysis of the rejoined junctions recovered from the wild-type cells and mutants indicated that POL3 is required for gap filling at 3' overhangs, but not 5' overhangs during POL4-independent nonhomologous end joining. We also show that either Pol3 or Pol4 is required for simple religation of compatible or blunt ends. These results suggest that Pol3 has a generalized function in end joining in addition to its role in gap filling at 3' overhangs to enhance the overall efficiency of nonhomologous end joining. Moreover, the decreased end-joining efficiency seen in the pol3-t mutant was not due to S-phase arrest associated with the mutant. Taken together, our genetic evidence supports a novel role of Pol3 in nonhomologous end joining that facilitates gap filling at 3' overhangs in the absence of Pol4 to maintain genomic integrity.
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Liang L, Deng L, Nguyen SC, Zhao X, Maulion CD, Shao C, Tischfield JA. Human DNA ligases I and III, but not ligase IV, are required for microhomology-mediated end joining of DNA double-strand breaks. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:3297-310. [PMID: 18440984 PMCID: PMC2425475 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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DNA nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) and homologous recombination are two distinct pathways of DNA double-strand break repair in mammalian cells. Biochemical and genetic studies showed that DNA ends can also be joined via microhomology-mediated end joining (MHEJ), especially when proteins responsible for NHEJ, such as Ku, are reduced or absent. While it has been known that Ku-dependent NHEJ requires DNA ligase IV, it is unclear which DNA ligase(s) is required for Ku-independent MHEJ. In this study, we used a cell-free assay to determine the roles of DNA ligases I, III and IV in MHEJ and NHEJ. We found that siRNA mediated down-regulation of DNA ligase I or ligase III in human HTD114 cells led to impaired end joining that was mediated by 2-, 3- or 10-bp microhomology. In addition, nuclear extract from human fibroblasts harboring a mutation in DNA ligase I displayed reduced MHEJ activity. Furthermore, treatment of HTD114 nuclear extracts with an antibody against DNA ligase I or III also significantly reduced MHEJ. These data indicate that DNA ligases I and III are required in MHEJ. DNA ligase IV, on the contrary, is not required in MHEJ but facilitates Ku-dependent NHEJ. Therefore, MHEJ and NHEJ require different DNA ligases.
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- Li Liang
- Department of Genetics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
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Daley JM, Wilson TE. Evidence that base stacking potential in annealed 3' overhangs determines polymerase utilization in yeast nonhomologous end joining. DNA Repair (Amst) 2007; 7:67-76. [PMID: 17881298 PMCID: PMC2190084 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2007.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2007] [Accepted: 07/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) directly rejoins DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) when recombination is not possible. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the DNA polymerase Pol4 is required for gap filling when a short 3' overhang must prime DNA synthesis. Here, we examined further end variations to test specific hypotheses regarding Pol4 usage in NHEJ in vivo. Surprisingly, Pol4 dependence at 3' overhangs was reduced when a nonhomologous 5' flap nucleotide was present across from the gap, even though the mismatched nucleotide was corrected, not incorporated. In contrast, a gap with a 5' deoxyribosephosphate (dRP) was as Pol4-dependent as a gap with a 5' phosphate, demonstrating the importance of the downstream base in relaxing the Pol4 requirement. Combined with prior observations of Pol4-independent NHEJ of nicks with 5' hydroxyls, we suggest that base stacking interactions across the broken strands can stabilize a joint, allowing another polymerase to substitute for Pol4. This model predicts that a unique function of Pol4 is to actively stabilize template strands that lack stacking continuity. We also explored whether NHEJ end processing can occur via short- and long-patch pathways analogous to base excision repair. Results demonstrated that 5' dRPs could be removed in the absence of Pol4 lyase activity. The 5' flap endonuclease Rad27 was not required for repair in this or any situation tested, indicating that still other NHEJ 5' nucleases must exist.
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- James M Daley
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology and Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, 2065 BSRB, 109 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, United States
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Zhang Y, Hefferin ML, Chen L, Shim EY, Tseng HM, Kwon Y, Sung P, Lee SE, Tomkinson AE. Role of Dnl4-Lif1 in nonhomologous end-joining repair complex assembly and suppression of homologous recombination. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2007; 14:639-46. [PMID: 17589524 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb1261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2007] [Accepted: 05/10/2007] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) eliminates DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in bacteria and eukaryotes. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, there are pairwise physical interactions among the core complexes of the NHEJ pathway, namely Yku70-Yku80 (Ku), Dnl4-Lif1 and Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 (MRX). However, MRX also has a key role in the repair of DSBs by homologous recombination (HR). Here we have examined the assembly of NHEJ complexes at DSBs biochemically and by chromatin immunoprecipitation. Ku first binds to the DNA end and then recruits Dnl4-Lif1. Notably, Dnl4-Lif1 stabilizes the binding of Ku to in vivo DSBs. Ku and Dnl4-Lif1 not only initiate formation of the nucleoprotein NHEJ complex but also attenuate HR by inhibiting DNA end resection. Therefore, Dnl4-Lif1 plays an important part in determining repair pathway choice by participating at an early stage of DSB engagement in addition to providing the DNA ligase activity that completes NHEJ.
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- Yu Zhang
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas 78245, USA
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Lee K, Lee SE. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sae2- and Tel1-dependent single-strand DNA formation at DNA break promotes microhomology-mediated end joining. Genetics 2007; 176:2003-14. [PMID: 17565964 PMCID: PMC1950609 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.107.076539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Microhomology-mediated end joining (MMEJ) joins DNA ends via short stretches [5-20 nucleotides (nt)] of direct repeat sequences, yielding deletions of intervening sequences. Non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) and single-strand annealing (SSA) are other error prone processes that anneal single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) via a few bases (<5 nt) or extensive direct repeat homologies (>20 nt). Although the genetic components involved in MMEJ are largely unknown, those in NHEJ and SSA are characterized in some detail. Here, we surveyed the role of NHEJ or SSA factors in joining of double-strand breaks (DSBs) with no complementary DNA ends that rely primarily on MMEJ repair. We found that MMEJ requires the nuclease activity of Mre11/Rad50/Xrs2, 3' flap removal by Rad1/Rad10, Nej1, and DNA synthesis by multiple polymerases including Pol4, Rad30, Rev3, and Pol32. The mismatch repair proteins, Rad52 group genes, and Rad27 are dispensable for MMEJ. Sae2 and Tel1 promote MMEJ but inhibit NHEJ, likely by regulating Mre11-dependent ssDNA accumulation at DNA break. Our data support the role of Sae2 and Tel1 in MMEJ and genome integrity.
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- Kihoon Lee
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Institute of Biotechnology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 15355 Lambda Drive, San Antonio, TX 78245, USA.
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Decottignies A. Microhomology-mediated end joining in fission yeast is repressed by pku70 and relies on genes involved in homologous recombination. Genetics 2007; 176:1403-15. [PMID: 17483423 PMCID: PMC1931558 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.107.071621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Two DNA repair pathways are known to mediate DNA double-strand-break (DSB) repair: homologous recombination (HR) and nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ). In addition, a nonconservative backup pathway showing extensive nucleotide loss and relying on microhomologies at repair junctions was identified in NHEJ-deficient cells from a variety of organisms and found to be involved in chromosomal translocations. Here, an extrachromosomal assay was used to characterize this microhomology-mediated end-joining (MMEJ) mechanism in fission yeast. MMEJ was found to require at least five homologous nucleotides and its efficiency was decreased by the presence of nonhomologous nucleotides either within the overlapping sequences or at DSB ends. Exo1 exonuclease and Rad22, a Rad52 homolog, were required for repair, suggesting that MMEJ is related to the single-strand-annealing (SSA) pathway of HR. In addition, MMEJ-dependent repair of DSBs with discontinuous microhomologies was strictly dependent on Pol4, a PolX DNA polymerase. Although not strictly required, Msh2 and Pms1 mismatch repair proteins affected the pattern of MMEJ repair. Strikingly, Pku70 inhibited MMEJ and increased the minimal homology length required for efficient MMEJ. Overall, this study strongly suggests that MMEJ does not define a distinct DSB repair mechanism but reflects "micro-SSA."
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- Anabelle Decottignies
- Cellular Genetics, Christian de Duve Institute of Cellular Pathology, Catholic University of Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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Riha K, Heacock ML, Shippen DE. The role of the nonhomologous end-joining DNA double-strand break repair pathway in telomere biology. Annu Rev Genet 2007; 40:237-77. [PMID: 16822175 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.genet.39.110304.095755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Double-strand breaks are a cataclysmic threat to genome integrity. In higher eukaryotes the predominant recourse is the nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) double-strand break repair pathway. NHEJ is a versatile mechanism employing the Ku heterodimer, ligase IV/XRCC4 and a host of other proteins that juxtapose two free DNA ends for ligation. A critical function of telomeres is their ability to distinguish the ends of linear chromosomes from double-strand breaks, and avoid NHEJ. Telomeres accomplish this feat by forming a unique higher order nucleoprotein structure. Paradoxically, key components of NHEJ associate with normal telomeres and are required for proper length regulation and end protection. Here we review the biochemical mechanism of NHEJ in double-strand break repair, and in the response to dysfunctional telomeres. We discuss the ways in which NHEJ proteins contribute to telomere biology, and highlight how the NHEJ machinery and the telomere complex are evolving to maintain genome stability.
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- Karel Riha
- Gregor Mendel Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, A-1030 Vienna, Austria.
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Pavlov YI, Shcherbakova PV, Rogozin IB. Roles of DNA Polymerases in Replication, Repair, and Recombination in Eukaryotes. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2006; 255:41-132. [PMID: 17178465 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(06)55002-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The functioning of the eukaryotic genome depends on efficient and accurate DNA replication and repair. The process of replication is complicated by the ongoing decomposition of DNA and damage of the genome by endogenous and exogenous factors. DNA damage can alter base coding potential resulting in mutations, or block DNA replication, which can lead to double-strand breaks (DSB) and to subsequent chromosome loss. Replication is coordinated with DNA repair systems that operate in cells to remove or tolerate DNA lesions. DNA polymerases can serve as sensors in the cell cycle checkpoint pathways that delay cell division until damaged DNA is repaired and replication is completed. Eukaryotic DNA template-dependent DNA polymerases have different properties adapted to perform an amazingly wide spectrum of DNA transactions. In this review, we discuss the structure, the mechanism, and the evolutionary relationships of DNA polymerases and their possible functions in the replication of intact and damaged chromosomes, DNA damage repair, and recombination.
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- Youri I Pavlov
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6805, USA
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Nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ), the direct rejoining of DNA double-strand breaks, is closely associated with illegitimate recombination and chromosomal rearrangement. This has led to the concept that NHEJ is error prone. Studies with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have revealed that this model eukaryote has a classical NHEJ pathway dependent on Ku and DNA ligase IV, as well as alternative mechanisms for break rejoining. The evolutionary conservation of the Ku-dependent process includes several genes dedicated to this pathway, indicating that classical NHEJ at least is a strong contributor to fitness in the wild. Here we review how double-strand break structure, the yeast NHEJ proteins, and alternative rejoining mechanisms influence the accuracy of break repair. We also consider how the balance between NHEJ and homologous repair is regulated by cell state to promote genome preservation. The principles discussed are instructive to NHEJ in all organisms.
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- James M Daley
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0602, USA.
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Pitcher RS, Tonkin LM, Green AJ, Doherty AJ. Domain structure of a NHEJ DNA repair ligase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Mol Biol 2005; 351:531-44. [PMID: 16023671 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2005] [Revised: 06/15/2005] [Accepted: 06/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A prokaryotic non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) system for the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), composed of a Ku homodimer (Mt-Ku) and a multidomain multifunctional ATP-dependent DNA ligase (Mt-Lig), has been described recently in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mt-Lig exhibits polymerase and nuclease activity in addition to DNA ligation activity. These functions were ascribed to putative polymerase, nuclease and ligase domains that together constitute a monomeric protein. Here, the separate polymerase, nuclease and ligase domains of Mt-Lig were cloned individually, over-expressed and the soluble proteins purified to homogeneity. The polymerase domain demonstrated DNA-dependent RNA primase activity, catalysing the synthesis of unprimed oligoribonucleotides on single-stranded DNA templates. The polymerase domain can also extend DNA in a template-dependent manner. This activity was eliminated when the catalytic aspartate residues were replaced with alanine. The ligase domain catalysed the sealing of nicked double-stranded DNA designed to mimic a DSB, consistent with the role of Mt-Lig in NHEJ. Deletion of the active-site lysine residue prevented the formation of an adenylated ligase complex and consequently thwarted ligation. The nuclease domain did not function independently as a 3'-5' exonuclease. DNA-binding assays revealed that both the polymerase and ligase domains bind DNA in vitro, the latter with considerably higher affinity. Mt-Ku directly stimulated the polymerase and nuclease activities of Mt-Lig. The polymerase domain bound Mt-Ku in vitro, suggesting it may recruit Mt-Lig to Ku-bound DNA in vivo. Consistent with these data, Mt-Ku stimulated the primer extension activity of the polymerase domain, suggestive of a functional interaction relevant to NHEJ-mediated DSB repair processes.
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- Robert S Pitcher
- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK
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Sterling CH, Sweasy JB. DNA polymerase 4 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is important for accurate repair of methyl-methanesulfonate-induced DNA damage. Genetics 2005; 172:89-98. [PMID: 16219787 PMCID: PMC1456199 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.105.049254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The DNA polymerase 4 protein (Pol4) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a member of the X family of DNA polymerases whose closest human relative appears to be DNA polymerase lambda. Results from previous genetic studies conflict over the role of Pol4 in vivo. Here we show that deletion of Pol4 in a diploid strain of the SK1 genetic background results in sensitivity to methyl methanesulfonate (MMS). However, deletion of Pol4 in other strain backgrounds and in haploid strains does not yield an observable phenotype. The MMS sensitivity of a Pol4-deficient strain can be rescued by deletion of YKu70. We also show that deletion of Pol4 results in a 6- to 14-fold increase in the MMS-induced mutation frequency and in a significant increase in AT-to-TA transversions. Our studies suggest that Pol4 is critical for accurate repair of DNA lesions induced by MMS.
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- Catherine H Sterling
- Department of Therapeutic Radiology and Genetics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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González-Barrera S, Sánchez A, Ruiz JF, Juárez R, Picher AJ, Terrados G, Andrade P, Blanco L. Characterization of SpPol4, a unique X-family DNA polymerase in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:4762-74. [PMID: 16120966 PMCID: PMC1192829 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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As predicted by the amino acid sequence, the purified protein coded by Schizosaccharomyces pombe SPAC2F7.06c is a DNA polymerase (SpPol4) whose biochemical properties resemble those of other X family (PolX) members. Thus, this new PolX is template-dependent, polymerizes in a distributive manner, lacks a detectable 3'-->5' proofreading activity and its preferred substrates are small gaps with a 5'-phosphate group. Similarly to Polmu, SpPol4 can incorporate a ribonucleotide (rNTP) into a primer DNA. However, it is not responsible for the 1-2 rNTPs proposed to be present at the mating-type locus and those necessary for mating-type switching. Unlike Polmu, SpPol4 lacks terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase activity and realigns the primer terminus to alternative template bases only under certain sequence contexts and, therefore, it is less error-prone than Polmu. Nonetheless, the biochemical properties of this gap-filling DNA polymerase are suitable for a possible role of SpPol4 in non-homologous end-joining. Unexpectedly based on sequence analysis, SpPol4 has deoxyribose phosphate lyase activity like Polbeta and Pollambda, and unlike Polmu, suggesting also a role of this enzyme in base excision repair. Therefore, SpPol4 is a unique enzyme whose enzymatic properties are hybrid of those described for mammalian Polbeta, Pollambda and Polmu.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +34 91 497 8493; Fax: +34 91 497 4799;
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Shen B, Singh P, Liu R, Qiu J, Zheng L, Finger LD, Alas S. Multiple but dissectible functions of FEN-1 nucleases in nucleic acid processing, genome stability and diseases. Bioessays 2005; 27:717-29. [PMID: 15954100 DOI: 10.1002/bies.20255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Flap EndoNuclease-1 (FEN-1) is a multifunctional and structure-specific nuclease involved in nucleic acid processing pathways. It plays a critical role in maintaining human genome stability through RNA primer removal, long-patch base excision repair and resolution of dinucleotide and trinucleotide repeat secondary structures. In addition to its flap endonuclease (FEN) and nick exonuclease (EXO) activities, a new gap endonuclease (GEN) activity has been characterized. This activity may be important in apoptotic DNA fragmentation and in resolving stalled DNA replication forks. The multiple functions of FEN-1 are regulated via several means, including formation of complexes with different protein partners, nuclear localization in response to cell cycle or DNA damage and post-translational modifications. Its functional deficiency is predicted to cause genetic diseases, including Huntington's disease, myotonic dystrophy and cancers. This review summarizes the knowledge gained through efforts in the past decade to define its structural elements for specific activities and possible pathological consequences of altered functions of this multirole player.
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- Binghui Shen
- Department of Radiation Biology, City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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Daley JM, Laan RLV, Suresh A, Wilson TE. DNA Joint Dependence of Pol X Family Polymerase Action in Nonhomologous End Joining. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:29030-7. [PMID: 15964833 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m505277200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) can be rejoined directly by the nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) pathway of repair. Nucleases and polymerases are required to promote accurate NHEJ when the terminal bases of the DSB are damaged. The same enzymes also participate in imprecise rejoining and joining of incompatible ends, important mutagenic events. Previous work has shown that the Pol X family polymerase Pol4 is required for some but not all NHEJ events that require gap filling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here, we systematically analyzed DSB end configurations and found that gaps on both strands and overhang polarity are the principal factors that determine whether a joint requires Pol4. DSBs with 3'-overhangs and a gap on each strand strongly depended on Pol4 for repair, DSBs with 5'-overhangs of the same sequence did not. Pol4 was not required when 3'-overhangs contained a gap on only one strand, however. Pol4 was equally required at 3'-overhangs of all lengths within the NHEJ-dependent range but was dispensable outside of this range, indicating that Pol4 is specific to NHEJ. Loss of Pol4 did not affect the rejoining of DSBs that utilized a recessed microhomology or DSBs bearing 5'-hydroxyls but no gap. Finally, mammalian Pol X polymerases were able to differentially complement a pol4 mutation depending on the joint structure, demonstrating that these polymerases can participate in yeast NHEJ but with distinct properties.
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- James M Daley
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology and Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0602, USA
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Liang L, Deng L, Chen Y, Li GC, Shao C, Tischfield JA. Modulation of DNA end joining by nuclear proteins. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:31442-9. [PMID: 16012167 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m503776200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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DNA double strand breaks in mammalian cells are primarily repaired by homologous recombination and non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). NHEJ may either be error-free or mutagenic with deletions or insertions at the joint. Recent studies showed that DNA ends can also be joined via microhomologous sequences flanking the break point especially when proteins responsible for NHEJ, such as Ku, are absent. Microhomology-mediated end joining (MHEJ) is always accompanied by a deletion that spans one of the two homologous sequences and the intervening sequence, if any. In this study we evaluated several factors affecting the relative contribution of MHEJ to DNA end joining using nuclear extracts and DNA substrates containing 10-bp repeats at the ends. We found that the occurrence of MHEJ is determined by the relative abundance of nuclear proteins. At low DNA/protein ratios, an error-free end-joining mechanism predominated over MHEJ. As the DNA/protein ratio increased, MHEJ became predominant. We show that the nuclear proteins that contribute to the inhibition of the error-prone MHEJ include Ku and histone H1. Treatment of extracts with flap endonuclease 1 antiserum significantly reduced MHEJ. Addition of a 17-bp intervening sequence between the microhomologous sequences significantly reduced the efficiency of MHEJ. Thus, this cell-free assay provides a platform for evaluating factors modulating end joining.
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- Li Liang
- Department of Genetics, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
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Subramanian J, Vijayakumar S, Tomkinson AE, Arnheim N. Genetic instability induced by overexpression of DNA ligase I in budding yeast. Genetics 2005; 171:427-41. [PMID: 15965249 PMCID: PMC1456761 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.105.042861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Recombination and microsatellite mutation in humans contribute to disorders including cancer and trinucleotide repeat (TNR) disease. TNR expansions in wild-type yeast may arise by flap ligation during lagging-strand replication. Here we show that overexpression of DNA ligase I (CDC9) increases the rates of TNR expansion, of TNR contraction, and of mitotic recombination. Surprisingly, this effect is observed with catalytically inactive forms of Cdc9p protein, but only if they possess a functional PCNA-binding site. Furthermore, in vitro analysis indicates that the interaction of PCNA with Cdc9p and Rad27p (Fen1) is mutually exclusive. Together our genetic and biochemical analysis suggests that, although DNA ligase I seals DNA nicks during replication, repair, and recombination, higher than normal levels can yield genetic instability by disrupting the normal interplay of PCNA with other proteins such as Fen1.
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- Jaichandar Subramanian
- Molecular and Computational Biology Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 90089-2910, USA
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Hefferin ML, Tomkinson AE. Mechanism of DNA double-strand break repair by non-homologous end joining. DNA Repair (Amst) 2005; 4:639-48. [PMID: 15907771 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2004.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2004] [Accepted: 12/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) is critical for maintaining genome stability. Although the non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway frequently results in minor changes in DNA sequence at the break site and occasionally the joining of previously unlinked DNA molecules, it is a major contributor to cell survival following exposure of mammalian cells to agents that cause DSBs. This repair mechanism is conserved in lower eukaryotes and in some prokaryotes although the majority of DSBs are repaired by recombinational repair pathways in these organisms. Here we will describe the biochemical properties of NHEJ factors from bacteria, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and mammals, and how physical and functional interactions among these factors co-ordinate the repair of DSBs.
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- Melissa L Hefferin
- Molecular and Cell Biology Graduate Program, University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore, MD 21201-1509, USA
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