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Her J, Zheng H, Bunting SF. RNF4 sustains Myc-driven tumorigenesis by facilitating DNA replication. J Clin Invest 2024; 134:e167419. [PMID: 38530355 PMCID: PMC11093604 DOI: 10.1172/jci167419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
Abstract
The mammalian SUMO-targeted E3 ubiquitin ligase Rnf4 has been reported to act as a regulator of DNA repair, but the importance of RNF4 as a tumor suppressor has not been tested. Using a conditional-knockout mouse model, we deleted Rnf4 in the B cell lineage to test the importance of RNF4 for growth of somatic cells. Although Rnf4-conditional-knockout B cells exhibited substantial genomic instability, Rnf4 deletion caused no increase in tumor susceptibility. In contrast, Rnf4 deletion extended the healthy lifespan of mice expressing an oncogenic c-myc transgene. Rnf4 activity is essential for normal DNA replication, and in its absence, there was a failure in ATR-CHK1 signaling of replication stress. Factors that normally mediate replication fork stability, including members of the Fanconi anemia gene family and the helicases PIF1 and RECQL5, showed reduced accumulation at replication forks in the absence of RNF4. RNF4 deficiency also resulted in an accumulation of hyper-SUMOylated proteins in chromatin, including members of the SMC5/6 complex, which contributes to replication failure by a mechanism dependent on RAD51. These findings indicate that RNF4, which shows increased expression in multiple human tumor types, is a potential target for anticancer therapy, especially in tumors expressing c-myc.
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- Joonyoung Her
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and
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- Biological Mass Spectrometry Facility, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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Han J, Mu Y, Huang J. Preserving genome integrity: The vital role of SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligases. CELL INSIGHT 2023; 2:100128. [PMID: 38047137 PMCID: PMC10692494 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellin.2023.100128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
Abstract
Various post-translational modifications (PTMs) collaboratively fine-tune protein activities. SUMO-targeted ubiquitin E3 ligases (STUbLs) emerge as specialized enzymes that recognize SUMO-modified substrates through SUMO-interaction motifs and subsequently ubiquitinate them via the RING domain, thereby bridging the SUMO and ubiquitin signaling pathways. STUbLs participate in a wide array of molecular processes, including cell cycle regulation, DNA repair, replication, and mitosis, operating under both normal conditions and in response to challenges such as genotoxic stress. Their ability to catalyze various types of ubiquitin chains results in diverse proteolytic and non-proteolytic outcomes for target substrates. Importantly, STUbLs are strategically positioned in close proximity to SUMO proteases and deubiquitinases (DUBs), ensuring precise and dynamic control over their target proteins. In this review, we provide insights into the unique properties and indispensable roles of STUbLs, with a particular emphasis on their significance in preserving genome integrity in humans.
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- Jinhua Han
- Institute of Geriatrics, Affiliated Zhejiang Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310030, Zhejiang, China
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biodiagnosis & Biotherapy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710004, Shaanxi, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics, Affiliated Zhejiang Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310030, Zhejiang, China
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, China
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Anand J, Chiou L, Sciandra C, Zhang X, Hong J, Wu D, Zhou P, Vaziri C. Roles of trans-lesion synthesis (TLS) DNA polymerases in tumorigenesis and cancer therapy. NAR Cancer 2023; 5:zcad005. [PMID: 36755961 PMCID: PMC9900426 DOI: 10.1093/narcan/zcad005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
DNA damage tolerance and mutagenesis are hallmarks and enabling characteristics of neoplastic cells that drive tumorigenesis and allow cancer cells to resist therapy. The 'Y-family' trans-lesion synthesis (TLS) DNA polymerases enable cells to replicate damaged genomes, thereby conferring DNA damage tolerance. Moreover, Y-family DNA polymerases are inherently error-prone and cause mutations. Therefore, TLS DNA polymerases are potential mediators of important tumorigenic phenotypes. The skin cancer-propensity syndrome xeroderma pigmentosum-variant (XPV) results from defects in the Y-family DNA Polymerase Pol eta (Polη) and compensatory deployment of alternative inappropriate DNA polymerases. However, the extent to which dysregulated TLS contributes to the underlying etiology of other human cancers is unclear. Here we consider the broad impact of TLS polymerases on tumorigenesis and cancer therapy. We survey the ways in which TLS DNA polymerases are pathologically altered in cancer. We summarize evidence that TLS polymerases shape cancer genomes, and review studies implicating dysregulated TLS as a driver of carcinogenesis. Because many cancer treatment regimens comprise DNA-damaging agents, pharmacological inhibition of TLS is an attractive strategy for sensitizing tumors to genotoxic therapies. Therefore, we discuss the pharmacological tractability of the TLS pathway and summarize recent progress on development of TLS inhibitors for therapeutic purposes.
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- Jay Anand
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 614 Brinkhous-Bullitt Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 614 Brinkhous-Bullitt Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, 3101 McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, 3101 McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 614 Brinkhous-Bullitt Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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RNF4 promotes tumorigenesis, therapy resistance of cholangiocarcinoma and affects cell cycle by regulating the ubiquitination degradation of p27kip1 in the nucleus. Exp Cell Res 2022; 419:113295. [PMID: 35926659 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2022.113295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Among the hallmarks of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) progression and unresponsiveness to therapy is impaired ubiquitin-dependent degradation of nuclear tumor suppressor protein. In the previous stage, our research group found that as a key tumor suppressor, nuclear dysfunction of p27kip1 is closely related to chemotherapy resistance of CCA, but the specific mechanism is unclear. It was recently shown that p27kip1-driven tumors were strongly dependent on the SUMO pathway. RNF4, as the SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase (STUbL), identifies SUMOylated proteins as a substrate through sumo-interacting motifs (SIM) and causes its degradation via the ubiquitin proteasome pathway. Here we described that the expression of RNF4 was upregulated in CCA tissues and related to malignant features. Silencing RNF4 arrested human CCA cells at the G1 phase, which was associated with the upregulation of p27kip1 and the downregulation of its downstream cycle-related proteins. Silencing RNF4 inhibited cell proliferation and migration, increased cell apoptosis, and sensitized CCA cells to treatment of chemotherapeutic drugs in vitro. Immunofluorescence showed that p27kip1 and RNF4 were mainly co-located in the nucleus. Immunoprecipitation and Western blot showed that p27kip1 was a target protein for SUMOylation and high expression of RNF4 decreased the levels of nuclear p27kip1, enhanced the levels of ubiquitinated and SUMOylated p27kip1, indicating that RNF4 could regulate cell cycle progression via recognizing SUMOylated p27kip1 and facilitating its ubiquitination degradation. These data indicate that RNF4-mediated ubiquitination degradation of SUMOylated proteins is a novel regulatory mechanism of p27kip1 dysfunction and CCA tumorigenesis, which provides a potential option for therapeutic intervention of CCA.
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Kciuk M, Gielecińska A, Mujwar S, Mojzych M, Kontek R. Cyclin-dependent kinases in DNA damage response. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2022; 1877:188716. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2022.188716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Liu JCY, Kühbacher U, Larsen NB, Borgermann N, Garvanska DH, Hendriks IA, Ackermann L, Haahr P, Gallina I, Guérillon C, Branigan E, Hay RT, Azuma Y, Nielsen ML, Duxin JP, Mailand N. Mechanism and function of DNA replication-independent DNA-protein crosslink repair via the SUMO-RNF4 pathway. EMBO J 2021; 40:e107413. [PMID: 34346517 PMCID: PMC8441304 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2020107413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
DNA‐protein crosslinks (DPCs) obstruct essential DNA transactions, posing a serious threat to genome stability and functionality. DPCs are proteolytically processed in a ubiquitin‐ and DNA replication‐dependent manner by SPRTN and the proteasome but can also be resolved via targeted SUMOylation. However, the mechanistic basis of SUMO‐mediated DPC resolution and its interplay with replication‐coupled DPC repair remain unclear. Here, we show that the SUMO‐targeted ubiquitin ligase RNF4 defines a major pathway for ubiquitylation and proteasomal clearance of SUMOylated DPCs in the absence of DNA replication. Importantly, SUMO modifications of DPCs neither stimulate nor inhibit their rapid DNA replication‐coupled proteolysis. Instead, DPC SUMOylation provides a critical salvage mechanism to remove DPCs formed after DNA replication, as DPCs on duplex DNA do not activate interphase DNA damage checkpoints. Consequently, in the absence of the SUMO‐RNF4 pathway cells are able to enter mitosis with a high load of unresolved DPCs, leading to defective chromosome segregation and cell death. Collectively, these findings provide mechanistic insights into SUMO‐driven pathways underlying replication‐independent DPC resolution and highlight their critical importance in maintaining chromosome stability and cellular fitness.
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- Julio C Y Liu
- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Center for Chromosome Stability, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Chang YC, Oram MK, Bielinsky AK. SUMO-Targeted Ubiquitin Ligases and Their Functions in Maintaining Genome Stability. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22105391. [PMID: 34065507 PMCID: PMC8161396 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22105391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO)-targeted E3 ubiquitin ligases (STUbLs) are specialized enzymes that recognize SUMOylated proteins and attach ubiquitin to them. They therefore connect the cellular SUMOylation and ubiquitination circuits. STUbLs participate in diverse molecular processes that span cell cycle regulated events, including DNA repair, replication, mitosis, and transcription. They operate during unperturbed conditions and in response to challenges, such as genotoxic stress. These E3 ubiquitin ligases modify their target substrates by catalyzing ubiquitin chains that form different linkages, resulting in proteolytic or non-proteolytic outcomes. Often, STUbLs function in compartmentalized environments, such as the nuclear envelope or kinetochore, and actively aid in nuclear relocalization of damaged DNA and stalled replication forks to promote DNA repair or fork restart. Furthermore, STUbLs reside in the same vicinity as SUMO proteases and deubiquitinases (DUBs), providing spatiotemporal control of their targets. In this review, we focus on the molecular mechanisms by which STUbLs help to maintain genome stability across different species.
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Lin ZP, Al Zouabi NN, Xu ML, Bowen NE, Wu TL, Lavi ES, Huang PH, Zhu YL, Kim B, Ratner ES. In silico screening identifies a novel small molecule inhibitor that counteracts PARP inhibitor resistance in ovarian cancer. Sci Rep 2021; 11:8042. [PMID: 33850183 PMCID: PMC8044145 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87325-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors are promising targeted therapy for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) with BRCA mutations or defective homologous recombination (HR) repair. However, reversion of BRCA mutation and restoration of HR repair in EOC lead to PARP inhibitor resistance and reduced clinical efficacy of PARP inhibitors. We have previously shown that triapine, a small molecule inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), impaired HR repair and sensitized HR repair-proficient EOC to PARP inhibitors. In this study, we performed in silico screening of small molecule libraries to identify novel compounds that bind to the triapine-binding pocket on the R2 subunit of RNR and inhibit RNR in EOC cells. Following experimental validation of selected top-ranking in silico hits for inhibition of dNTP and DNA synthesis, we identified, DB4, a putative RNR pocket-binding inhibitor markedly abrogated HR repair and sensitized BRCA-wild-type EOC cells to the PARP inhibitor olaparib. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the combination of DB4 and olaparib deterred the progression of BRCA-wild type EOC xenografts and significantly prolonged the survival time of tumor-bearing mice. Herein we report the discovery of a putative small molecule inhibitor of RNR and HR repair for combination with PARP inhibitors to treat PARP inhibitor-resistant and HR repair-proficient EOC.
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- Z Ping Lin
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Yale West Campus Analytical Core, Yale University, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.,Center for Drug Discovery, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
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Carballar R, Martínez-Láinez JM, Samper B, Bru S, Bállega E, Mirallas O, Ricco N, Clotet J, Jiménez J. CDK-mediated Yku80 Phosphorylation Regulates the Balance Between Non-homologous End Joining (NHEJ) and Homologous Directed Recombination (HDR). J Mol Biol 2020; 432:166715. [PMID: 33217428 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
There are two major pathways for repairing DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs): homologous directed recombination (HDR) and non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ). While NHEJ functions throughout the cell cycle, HDR is only possible during S/G2 phases, suggesting that there are cell cycle-specific mechanisms regulating the balance between the two repair systems. The regulation exerted by CDKs on HDR has been extensively demonstrated, and here we present evidence that the CDK Pho85, in association with the G1 cyclin Pcl1, phosphorylates Yku80 on Ser 623 to regulate NHEJ activity. Cells bearing a non-phosphorylatable version of Yku80 show increased NHEJ and reduced HDR activity. Accordingly, yku80S623A cells present diminished viability upon treatment with the DSB-producer bleomycin, specifically in the G2 phase of the cell cycle. Interestingly, the mutation of the equivalent residue in human Ku80 increases sensitivity to bleomycin in several cancer cell lines, suggesting that this mechanism is conserved in humans. Altogether, our results reveal a new mechanism whereby G1-CDKs mediate the choice between HDR and NHEJ repair pathways, putting the error prone NHEJ on a leash and enabling error free HDR in G2 when homologous sequences are available.
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- Reyes Carballar
- Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
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Murphy P, Xu Y, Rouse SL, Jaffray EG, Plechanovová A, Matthews SJ, Carlos Penedo J, Hay RT. Functional 3D architecture in an intrinsically disordered E3 ligase domain facilitates ubiquitin transfer. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3807. [PMID: 32733036 PMCID: PMC7393505 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17647-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The human genome contains an estimated 600 ubiquitin E3 ligases, many of which are single-subunit E3s (ssE3s) that can bind to both substrate and ubiquitin-loaded E2 (E2~Ub). Within ssE3s structural disorder tends to be located in substrate binding and domain linking regions. RNF4 is a ssE3 ligase with a C-terminal RING domain and disordered N-terminal region containing SUMO Interactions Motifs (SIMs) required to bind SUMO modified substrates. Here we show that, although the N-terminal region of RNF4 bears no secondary structure, it maintains a compact global architecture primed for SUMO interaction. Segregated charged regions within the RNF4 N-terminus promote compaction, juxtaposing RING domain and SIMs to facilitate substrate ubiquitination. Mutations that induce a more extended shape reduce ubiquitination activity. Our result offer insight into a key step in substrate ubiquitination by a member of the largest ubiquitin ligase subtype and reveal how a defined architecture within a disordered region contributes to E3 ligase function.
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- Paul Murphy
- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, DD1 5EH, Dundee, UK
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- Centre for Structural Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, London, UK
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- Centre for Structural Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, London, UK
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, DD1 5EH, Dundee, UK
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, DD1 5EH, Dundee, UK
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- Centre for Structural Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, London, UK
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- Centre of Biophotonics, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, KY16 9SS, St. Andrews, UK
- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, KY16 9ST, St. Andrews, UK
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, DD1 5EH, Dundee, UK.
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Qiu F, Han Y, Shao X, Paulo P, Li W, Zhu M, Tang N, Guo S, Chen Y, Wu H, Zhao D, Liu Y, Chu W. Knockdown of endogenous RNF4 exacerbates ischaemia-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis in mice. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:9545-9559. [PMID: 32722882 PMCID: PMC7520334 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
RNF4, a poly‐SUMO‐specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, is associated with protein degradation, DNA damage repair and tumour progression. However, the effect of RNF4 in cardiomyocytes remains to be explored. Here, we identified the alteration of RNF4 from ischaemic hearts and oxidative stress‐induced apoptotic cardiomyocytes. Upon myocardial infarction (MI) or H2O2/ATO treatment, RNF4 increased rapidly and then decreased gradually. PML SUMOylation and PML nuclear body (PML‐NB) formation first enhanced and then degraded upon oxidative stress. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibitor was able to attenuate the elevation of RNF4 expression and PML SUMOylation. PML overexpression and RNF4 knockdown by small interfering RNA (siRNA) enhanced PML SUMOylation, promoted p53 recruitment and activation and exacerbated H2O2/ATO‐induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis which could be partially reversed by knockdown of p53. In vivo, knockdown of endogenous RNF4 via in vivo adeno‐associated virus infection deteriorated post‐MI structure remodelling including more extensive interstitial fibrosis and severely fractured and disordered structure. Furthermore, knockdown of RNF4 worsened ischaemia‐induced cardiac dysfunction of MI models. Our results reveal a novel myocardial apoptosis regulation model that is composed of RNF4, PML and p53. The modulation of these proteins may provide a new approach to tackling cardiac ischaemia.
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- Fang Qiu
- Department of Pharmacology (the State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology (the State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology (the State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China.,Center for Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology (the State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology (the State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology (the State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology (the State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology (the State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology (the State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology (the State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Cardiology, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism and Treatment, Harbin, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology (the State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology (the State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China
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Kumar R, Sabapathy K. RNF4—A Paradigm for SUMOylation‐Mediated Ubiquitination. Proteomics 2019; 19:e1900185. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201900185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Ramesh Kumar
- Cancer & Stem Cell Biology Program Duke–NUS Medical School 8 College Road Singapore 169857 Singapore
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- Cancer & Stem Cell Biology Program Duke–NUS Medical School 8 College Road Singapore 169857 Singapore
- Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis Division of Cellular & Molecular Research Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research National Cancer Centre Singapore 11 Hospital Drive Singapore 169610 Singapore
- Department of Biochemistry National University of Singapore 8 Medical Drive Singapore 117597 Singapore
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology 61 Biopolis Drive Singapore 138673 Singapore
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Garvin AJ, Walker AK, Densham RM, Chauhan AS, Stone HR, Mackay HL, Jamshad M, Starowicz K, Daza-Martin M, Ronson GE, Lanz AJ, Beesley JF, Morris JR. The deSUMOylase SENP2 coordinates homologous recombination and nonhomologous end joining by independent mechanisms. Genes Dev 2019; 33:333-347. [PMID: 30796017 PMCID: PMC6411010 DOI: 10.1101/gad.321125.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
SUMOylation (small ubiquitin-like modifier) in the DNA double-strand break (DSB) response regulates recruitment, activity, and clearance of repair factors. However, our understanding of a role for deSUMOylation in this process is limited. Here we identify different mechanistic roles for deSUMOylation in homologous recombination (HR) and nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) through the investigation of the deSUMOylase SENP2. We found that regulated deSUMOylation of MDC1 prevents excessive SUMOylation and its RNF4-VCP mediated clearance from DSBs, thereby promoting NHEJ. In contrast, we show that HR is differentially sensitive to SUMO availability and SENP2 activity is needed to provide SUMO. SENP2 is amplified as part of the chromosome 3q amplification in many cancers. Increased SENP2 expression prolongs MDC1 focus retention and increases NHEJ and radioresistance. Collectively, our data reveal that deSUMOylation differentially primes cells for responding to DSBs and demonstrates the ability of SENP2 to tune DSB repair responses.
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- Alexander J Garvin
- Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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Huang D, jin L, Li Z, Wu J, Zhang N, Zhou D, Ni X, Hou T. Isoorientin triggers apoptosis of hepatoblastoma by inducing DNA double-strand breaks and suppressing homologous recombination repair. Biomed Pharmacother 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.02.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Bilodeau S, Caron V, Gagnon J, Kuftedjian A, Tremblay A. A CK2-RNF4 interplay coordinates non-canonical SUMOylation and degradation of nuclear receptor FXR. J Mol Cell Biol 2018; 9:195-208. [PMID: 28201649 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjx009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a ligand-activated nuclear receptor that plays a central role in regulating genes involved in bile acid homeostasis, and fat and glucose metabolism. Here, we demonstrate a post-translational interplay between FXR phosphorylation, SUMOylation, and ubiquitination that directs the receptor into an activation-degradation pathway in hepatocytes. We identify a non-canonical SUMOylation motif termed pSuM that conjugates SUMO2 at Lys-325 of FXR under the direct control of casein kinase 2 (CK2), which provides the required negative charge for Ubc9 and PIAS1 to perform SUMOylation, by phosphorylating Ser-327. Lys-325 SUMOylation is indispensable to the promotion of efficient ligand activation and transcriptional coactivation of FXR. Constitutive pSuM activation using a phospho-mimic Ser-327 mutant or catalytic CK2 expression strongly induces SUMO2 conjugation, which directs FXR ubiquitination and proteasome-dependent degradation. We also determine that such SUMOylation-dependent ubiquitination of FXR is mediated by the E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF4, which is required to achieve maximal induction of FXR and optimal up- or downregulation of responsive genes involved in bile acid homeostasis and liver regeneration. Our findings identify a highly regulated atypical SUMO conjugation motif that serves to coordinate FXR transcriptional competence, thereby expanding the intricate dynamics of the SUMOylation process used by incoming signals to govern metabolic gene regulation.
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- Stéphanie Bilodeau
- Research Center, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1C5 Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1J4 Canada
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- Research Center, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1C5 Canada
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- Research Center, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1C5 Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1J4 Canada
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- Research Center, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1C5 Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1J4 Canada
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- Research Center, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1C5 Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1J4 Canada.,Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1J4 Canada
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Zhao X, Wei C, Li J, Xing P, Li J, Zheng S, Chen X. Cell cycle-dependent control of homologous recombination. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2017; 49:655-668. [PMID: 28541389 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmx055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are among the most deleterious type of DNA lesions threatening genome integrity. Homologous recombination (HR) and non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) are two major pathways to repair DSBs. HR requires a homologous template to direct DNA repair, and is generally recognized as a high-fidelity pathway. In contrast, NHEJ directly seals broken ends, but the repair product is often accompanied by sequence alterations. The choice of repair pathways is strictly controlled by the cell cycle. The occurrence of HR is restricted to late S to G2 phases while NHEJ operates predominantly in G1 phase, although it can act throughout most of the cell cycle. Deregulation of repair pathway choice can result in genotoxic consequences associated with cancers. How the cell cycle regulates the choice of HR and NHEJ has been extensively studied in the past decade. In this review, we will focus on the current progresses on how HR is controlled by the cell cycle in both Saccharomyces cerevisiae and mammals. Particular attention will be given to how cyclin-dependent kinases modulate DSB end resection, DNA damage checkpoint signaling, repair and processing of recombination intermediates. In addition, we will discuss recent findings on how HR is repressed in G1 and M phases by the cell cycle.
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- Xin Zhao
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences and the Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences and the Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences and the Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences and the Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences and the Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences and the Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences and the Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Lee NS, Kim S, Jung YW, Kim H. Eukaryotic DNA damage responses: Homologous recombination factors and ubiquitin modification. Mutat Res 2017; 809:88-98. [PMID: 28552167 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
To prevent genomic instability disorders, cells have developed a DNA damage response. The response involves various proteins that sense damaged DNA, transduce damage signals, and effect DNA repair. In addition, ubiquitin modifications modulate the signaling pathway depending on cellular context. Among various types of DNA damage, double-stranded breaks are highly toxic to genomic integrity. Homologous recombination (HR) repair is an essential mechanism that fixes DNA damage because of its high level of accuracy. Although factors in the repair pathway are well established, pinpointing the exact mechanisms of repair and devising therapeutic applications requires more studies. Moreover, essential functions of ubiquitin modification in the DNA damage signaling pathway have emerged. In this review, to explore the eukaryotic DNA damage response, we will mention the functions of main factors in the HR repair pathway and ubiquitin modification.
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- Nam Soo Lee
- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Korea University, Sejong 30019, South Korea.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea; Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, Institute for Basic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
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Buisson R, Niraj J, Rodrigue A, Ho CK, Kreuzer J, Foo TK, Hardy EJL, Dellaire G, Haas W, Xia B, Masson JY, Zou L. Coupling of Homologous Recombination and the Checkpoint by ATR. Mol Cell 2017; 65:336-346. [PMID: 28089683 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
ATR is a key regulator of cell-cycle checkpoints and homologous recombination (HR). Paradoxically, ATR inhibits CDKs during checkpoint responses, but CDK activity is required for efficient HR. Here, we show that ATR promotes HR after CDK-driven DNA end resection. ATR stimulates the BRCA1-PALB2 interaction after DNA damage and promotes PALB2 localization to DNA damage sites. ATR enhances BRCA1-PALB2 binding at least in part by inhibiting CDKs. The optimal interaction of BRCA1 and PALB2 requires phosphorylation of PALB2 at S59, an ATR site, and hypo-phosphorylation of S64, a CDK site. The PALB2-S59A/S64E mutant is defective for localization to DNA damage sites and HR, whereas the PALB2-S59E/S64A mutant partially bypasses ATR for its localization. Thus, HR is a biphasic process requiring both high-CDK and low-CDK periods. As exemplified by the regulation of PALB2 by ATR, ATR promotes HR by orchestrating a "CDK-to-ATR switch" post-resection, directly coupling the checkpoint to HR.
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- Rémi Buisson
- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- CHU de Québec Research Center, Oncology Axis, Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry, and Pathology, Laval University Cancer Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- CHU de Québec Research Center, Oncology Axis, Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry, and Pathology, Laval University Cancer Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
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- CHU de Québec Research Center, Oncology Axis, Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry, and Pathology, Laval University Cancer Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Kuo CY, Li X, Stark JM, Shih HM, Ann DK. RNF4 regulates DNA double-strand break repair in a cell cycle-dependent manner. Cell Cycle 2016; 15:787-98. [PMID: 26766492 PMCID: PMC4845925 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2016.1138184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Both RNF4 and KAP1 play critical roles in the response to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), but the functional interplay of RNF4 and KAP1 in regulating DNA damage response remains unclear. We have previously demonstrated the recruitment and degradation of KAP1 by RNF4 require the phosphorylation of Ser824 (pS824) and SUMOylation of KAP1. In this report, we show the retention of DSB-induced pS824-KAP1 foci and RNF4 abundance are inversely correlated as cell cycle progresses. Following irradiation, pS824-KAP1 foci predominantly appear in the cyclin A (-) cells, whereas RNF4 level is suppressed in the G0-/G1-phases and then accumulates during S-/G2-phases. Notably, 53BP1 foci, but not BRCA1 foci, co-exist with pS824-KAP1 foci. Depletion of KAP1 yields opposite effect on the dynamics of 53BP1 and BRCA1 loading, favoring homologous recombination repair. In addition, we identify p97 is present in the RNF4-KAP1 interacting complex and the inhibition of p97 renders MCF7 breast cancer cells relatively more sensitive to DNA damage. Collectively, these findings suggest that combined effect of dynamic recruitment of RNF4 to KAP1 regulates the relative occupancy of 53BP1 and BRCA1 at DSB sites to direct DSB repair in a cell cycle-dependent manner.
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- Ching-Ying Kuo
- a Department of Molecular Pharmacology , Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope , Duarte , CA , USA.,b Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Beckman Research Institute , City of Hope, Duarte , CA , USA
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- a Department of Molecular Pharmacology , Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope , Duarte , CA , USA
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- b Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Beckman Research Institute , City of Hope, Duarte , CA , USA.,c Department of Radiation Biology , Beckman Research Institute , City of Hope, Duarte , CA , USA
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- d Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica , Taipei , Taiwan , Republic of China
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- a Department of Molecular Pharmacology , Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope , Duarte , CA , USA.,b Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Beckman Research Institute , City of Hope, Duarte , CA , USA
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Luo K, Li L, Li Y, Wu C, Yin Y, Chen Y, Deng M, Nowsheen S, Yuan J, Lou Z. A phosphorylation-deubiquitination cascade regulates the BRCA2-RAD51 axis in homologous recombination. Genes Dev 2016; 30:2581-2595. [PMID: 27941124 PMCID: PMC5204351 DOI: 10.1101/gad.289439.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Homologous recombination (HR) is one of the major DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair pathways in mammalian cells. Defects in HR trigger genomic instability and result in cancer predisposition. The defining step of HR is homologous strand exchange directed by the protein RAD51, which is recruited to DSBs by BRCA2. However, the regulation of the BRCA2-RAD51 axis remains unclear. Here we report that ubiquitination of RAD51 hinders RAD51-BRCA2 interaction, while deubiquitination of RAD51 facilitates RAD51-BRCA2 binding and RAD51 recruitment and thus is critical for proper HR. Mechanistically, in response to DNA damage, the deubiquitinase UCHL3 is phosphorylated and activated by ATM. UCHL3, in turn, deubiquitinates RAD51 and promotes the binding between RAD51 and BRCA2. Overexpression of UCHL3 renders breast cancer cells resistant to radiation and chemotherapy, while depletion of UCHL3 sensitizes cells to these treatments, suggesting a determinant role of UCHL3 in cancer therapy. Overall, we identify UCHL3 as a novel regulator of DNA repair and reveal a model in which a phosphorylation-deubiquitination cascade dynamically regulates the BRCA2-RAD51 pathway.
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- Kuntian Luo
- Research Center for Translational Medicine, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China.,Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias of the Ministry of Education of China, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China.,Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China.,Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias of the Ministry of Education of China, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China.,Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias of the Ministry of Education of China, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China.,Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias of the Ministry of Education of China, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China.,Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias of the Ministry of Education of China, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China.,Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias of the Ministry of Education of China, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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- Medical Scientist Training Program, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China.,Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias of the Ministry of Education of China, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China.,Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.,Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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MiroRNA-127-3p targets XRCC3 to enhance the chemosensitivity of esophageal cancer cells to a novel phenanthroline-dione derivative. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2016; 79:158-167. [PMID: 27590853 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2016.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs with 18-22 nucleotides in length and have been proposed to function in various biological processes by targeting genes for post-transcriptional degradation via their 3' untranslated region. Moreover, they have been suggested to improve the chemosensitivity in a panel of tumors. However, the biological functions of microRNA-127-3p in esophageal carcinogenesis are still enigmatic. Thus, in the study, we firstly analyzed the roles of microRNA-127-3p in regulating the growth of esophageal cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo. Afterwards, using the microRNA-targeted gene prediction software and the dual-luciferase reporter assays, we confirmed that microRNA-127-3p specifically reduced the expression of X-ray repair complementing defective repair in Chinese hamster cells 3, one of RAD51 recombinase paralogs, at both mRNA and protein levels. Furthermore, using the homologous recombination repair and non-homologous end joining repair reporter systems, we found that microRNA-127-3p specifically compromised the homologous recombination repair and significantly increased DNA double strand breaks in cells. Besides, it statistically increased the chemosensitivity of esophageal cancer cells to a novel phenanthroline-dione derivative in vivo by mechanistically impairing the recruitment of RAD51 to the damage sites. In summary, our findings not only suggest that microRNA-127-3p can be used as a predictor for evaluating the development of esophageal carcinoma, but also show that it can be used to increase the chemosensitivity of esophageal cancer patients to the phenanthroline-dione derivative, which might be a potential anticancer candidate in the future.
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Delabaere L, Chiolo I. ReiNF4rcing repair pathway choice during cell cycle. Cell Cycle 2016; 15:1182-3. [PMID: 27096711 PMCID: PMC4889236 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2016.1159108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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- Laetitia Delabaere
- Molecular and Computational Biology Department, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Molecular and Computational Biology Department, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Pellegrino S, Altmeyer M. Interplay between Ubiquitin, SUMO, and Poly(ADP-Ribose) in the Cellular Response to Genotoxic Stress. Front Genet 2016; 7:63. [PMID: 27148359 PMCID: PMC4835507 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2016.00063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Cells employ a complex network of molecular pathways to cope with endogenous and exogenous genotoxic stress. This multilayered response ensures that genomic lesions are efficiently detected and faithfully repaired in order to safeguard genome integrity. The molecular choreography at sites of DNA damage relies heavily on post-translational modifications (PTMs). Protein modifications with ubiquitin and the small ubiquitin-like modifier SUMO have recently emerged as important regulatory means to coordinate DNA damage signaling and repair. Both ubiquitylation and SUMOylation can lead to extensive chain-like protein modifications, a feature that is shared with yet another DNA damage-induced PTM, the modification of proteins with poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR). Chains of ubiquitin, SUMO, and PAR all contribute to the multi-protein assemblies found at sites of DNA damage and regulate their spatio-temporal dynamics. Here, we review recent advancements in our understanding of how ubiquitin, SUMO, and PAR coordinate the DNA damage response and highlight emerging examples of an intricate interplay between these chain-like modifications during the cellular response to genotoxic stress.
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- Department of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease, University of ZurichZürich, Switzerland
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