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Ghaddar N, Corda Y, Luciano P, Galli M, Doksani Y, Géli V. The COMPASS subunit Spp1 protects nascent DNA at the Tus/Ter replication fork barrier by limiting DNA availability to nucleases. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5430. [PMID: 37669924 PMCID: PMC10480214 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41100-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Homologous recombination factors play a crucial role in protecting nascent DNA during DNA replication, but the role of chromatin in this process is largely unknown. Here, we used the bacterial Tus/Ter barrier known to induce a site-specific replication fork stalling in S. cerevisiae. We report that the Set1C subunit Spp1 is recruited behind the stalled replication fork independently of its interaction with Set1. Spp1 chromatin recruitment depends on the interaction of its PHD domain with H3K4me3 parental histones deposited behind the stalled fork. Its recruitment prevents the accumulation of ssDNA at the stalled fork by restricting the access of Exo1. We further show that deleting SPP1 increases the mutation rate upstream of the barrier favoring the accumulation of microdeletions. Finally, we report that Spp1 protects nascent DNA at the Tus/Ter stalled replication fork. We propose that Spp1 limits the remodeling of the fork, which ultimately limits nascent DNA availability to nucleases.
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- Nagham Ghaddar
- Marseille Cancer Research Centre (CRCM), U1068 INSERM, UMR7258 CNRS, UM105 Aix-Marseille University, Institute Paoli-Calmettes, Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer (Equipe Labellisée), Marseille, France
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- Marseille Cancer Research Centre (CRCM), U1068 INSERM, UMR7258 CNRS, UM105 Aix-Marseille University, Institute Paoli-Calmettes, Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer (Equipe Labellisée), Marseille, France
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- Marseille Cancer Research Centre (CRCM), U1068 INSERM, UMR7258 CNRS, UM105 Aix-Marseille University, Institute Paoli-Calmettes, Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer (Equipe Labellisée), Marseille, France
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- IFOM ETS - the AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- IFOM ETS - the AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Marseille Cancer Research Centre (CRCM), U1068 INSERM, UMR7258 CNRS, UM105 Aix-Marseille University, Institute Paoli-Calmettes, Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer (Equipe Labellisée), Marseille, France.
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Gnügge R, Reginato G, Cejka P, Symington LS. Sequence and chromatin features guide DNA double-strand break resection initiation. Mol Cell 2023; 83:1237-1250.e15. [PMID: 36917982 PMCID: PMC10131398 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are cytotoxic genome lesions that must be accurately and efficiently repaired to ensure genome integrity. In yeast, the Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 (MRX) complex nicks 5'-terminated DSB ends to initiate nucleolytic processing of DSBs for repair by homologous recombination. How MRX-DNA interactions support 5' strand-specific nicking and how nicking is influenced by the chromatin context have remained elusive. Using a deep sequencing-based assay, we mapped MRX nicks at single-nucleotide resolution next to multiple DSBs in the yeast genome. We observed that the DNA end-binding Ku70-Ku80 complex directed DSB-proximal nicks and that repetitive MRX cleavage extended the length of resection tracts. We identified a sequence motif and a DNA meltability profile that is preferentially nicked by MRX. Furthermore, we found that nucleosomes as well as transcription impeded MRX incisions. Our findings suggest that local DNA sequence and chromatin features shape the activity of this central DSB repair complex.
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- Robert Gnügge
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Genetics & Development, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Sadek M, Sheth A, Zimmerman G, Hays E, Vélez-Cruz R. The role of SWI/SNF chromatin remodelers in the repair of DNA double strand breaks and cancer therapy. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1071786. [PMID: 36605718 PMCID: PMC9810387 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1071786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Switch/Sucrose non-fermenting (SWI/SNF) chromatin remodelers hydrolyze ATP to push and slide nucleosomes along the DNA thus modulating access to various genomic loci. These complexes are the most frequently mutated epigenetic regulators in human cancers. SWI/SNF complexes are well known for their function in transcription regulation, but more recent work has uncovered a role for these complexes in the repair of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). As radiotherapy and most chemotherapeutic agents kill cancer cells by inducing double strand breaks, by identifying a role for these complexes in double strand break repair we are also identifying a DNA repair vulnerability that can be exploited therapeutically in the treatment of SWI/SNF-mutated cancers. In this review we summarize work describing the function of various SWI/SNF subunits in the repair of double strand breaks with a focus on homologous recombination repair and discuss the implication for the treatment of cancers with SWI/SNF mutations.
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- Maria Sadek
- Biomedical Sciences Program, College of Graduate Studies, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, United States
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- Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, United States
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- Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Graduate Studies, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, United States
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- Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Graduate Studies, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, United States
- Chicago College of Optometry, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, United States
- Chicago College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, United States
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BRD4 promotes resection and homology-directed repair of DNA double-strand breaks. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3016. [PMID: 35641523 PMCID: PMC9156784 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30787-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are one of the most toxic forms of DNA damage and represent a major source of genomic instability. Members of the bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) protein family are characterized as epigenetic readers that regulate gene expression. However, evidence suggests that BET proteins also play a more direct role in DNA repair. Here, we establish a cell-free system using Xenopus egg extracts to elucidate the gene expression-independent functions of BET proteins in DSB repair. We identify the BET protein BRD4 as a critical regulator of homologous recombination and describe its role in stimulating DNA processing through interactions with the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex and resection machinery. These results establish BRD4 as a multifunctional regulator of chromatin binding that links transcriptional activity and homology-directed repair. BRD4 is a multifunctional regulator of chromatin binding that plays a direct role in DNA double-strand break repair. BRD4 interacts with the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex and resection machinery to promote homologous recombination.
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Karl LA, Peritore M, Galanti L, Pfander B. DNA Double Strand Break Repair and Its Control by Nucleosome Remodeling. Front Genet 2022; 12:821543. [PMID: 35096025 PMCID: PMC8790285 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.821543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are repaired in eukaryotes by one of several cellular mechanisms. The decision-making process controlling DSB repair takes place at the step of DNA end resection, the nucleolytic processing of DNA ends, which generates single-stranded DNA overhangs. Dependent on the length of the overhang, a corresponding DSB repair mechanism is engaged. Interestingly, nucleosomes-the fundamental unit of chromatin-influence the activity of resection nucleases and nucleosome remodelers have emerged as key regulators of DSB repair. Nucleosome remodelers share a common enzymatic mechanism, but for global genome organization specific remodelers have been shown to exert distinct activities. Specifically, different remodelers have been found to slide and evict, position or edit nucleosomes. It is an open question whether the same remodelers exert the same function also in the context of DSBs. Here, we will review recent advances in our understanding of nucleosome remodelers at DSBs: to what extent nucleosome sliding, eviction, positioning and editing can be observed at DSBs and how these activities affect the DSB repair decision.
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- Leonhard Andreas Karl
- Resarch Group DNA Replication and Genome Integrity, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Resarch Group DNA Replication and Genome Integrity, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Resarch Group DNA Replication and Genome Integrity, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Resarch Group DNA Replication and Genome Integrity, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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Jian Y, Shim WB, Ma Z. Multiple functions of SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex in plant-pathogen interactions. STRESS BIOLOGY 2021; 1:18. [PMID: 37676626 PMCID: PMC10442046 DOI: 10.1007/s44154-021-00019-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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The SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex utilizes the energy of ATP hydrolysis to facilitate chromatin access and plays essential roles in DNA-based events. Studies in animals, plants and fungi have uncovered sophisticated regulatory mechanisms of this complex that govern development and various stress responses. In this review, we summarize the composition of SWI/SNF complex in eukaryotes and discuss multiple functions of the SWI/SNF complex in regulating gene transcription, mRNA splicing, and DNA damage response. Our review further highlights the importance of SWI/SNF complex in regulating plant immunity responses and fungal pathogenesis. Finally, the potentials in exploiting chromatin remodeling for management of crop disease are presented.
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- Yunqing Jian
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Xing Z, Ma B, Sun W, Sun Y, Liu C. Comprehensive characterization and clinical relevance of the SWI/SNF copy number aberrations across human cancers. Hereditas 2021; 158:38. [PMID: 34598711 PMCID: PMC8487138 DOI: 10.1186/s41065-021-00203-y] [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: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background Alterations in genes encoding chromatin regulatory proteins are prevalent in cancers and may confer oncogenic properties and molecular changes linked to therapy resistance. However, the impact of copy number alterations (CNAs) of the SWItch/Sucrose NonFermentable (SWI/SNF) complex on the oncogenic and immunologic properties has not been systematically explored across human cancer types. Methods We comprehensively analyzed the genomic, transcriptomic and clinical data of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) dataset across 33 solid cancers. Results CNAs of the SWI/SNF components were identified in more than 25% of all queried cancers, and tumors harboring SWI/SNF CNAs demonstrated a worse overall survival (OS) than others in several cancer types. Mechanistically, the SCNA events in the SWI/SNF complex are correlated with dysregulated genomic features and oncogenic pathways, including the cell cycle, DNA damage and repair. Notably, the SWI/SNF CNAs were associated with homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) and improved clinical outcomes of platinum-treated ovarian cancer. Furthermore, we observed distinct immune infiltrating patterns and immunophenotypes associated with SWI/SNF CNAs in different cancer types. Conclusion The CNA events of the SWI/SNF components are a key process linked to oncogenesis, immune infiltration and therapeutic responsiveness across human cancers. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s41065-021-00203-y.
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- Zhiwei Xing
- The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010050, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010050, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010050, Inner Mongolia, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Beijing Biochip Technology, Beijing, 102206, China.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical Systems Biology Research Center, Tsinghua University School of Medicine, Beijing, 100084, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010050, Inner Mongolia, China.
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The chromatin remodeler Chd1 supports MRX and Exo1 functions in resection of DNA double-strand breaks. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009807. [PMID: 34520455 PMCID: PMC8462745 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by homologous recombination (HR) requires that the 5’-terminated DNA strands are resected to generate single-stranded DNA overhangs. This process is initiated by a short-range resection catalyzed by the MRX (Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2) complex, which is followed by a long-range step involving the nucleases Exo1 and Dna2. Here we show that the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling protein Chd1 participates in both short- and long-range resection by promoting MRX and Exo1 association with the DSB ends. Furthermore, Chd1 reduces histone occupancy near the DSB ends and promotes DSB repair by HR. All these functions require Chd1 ATPase activity, supporting a role for Chd1 in the opening of chromatin at the DSB site to facilitate MRX and Exo1 processing activities. DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are among the most severe types of damage occurring in the genome because their faulty repair can result in chromosome instability, commonly associated with carcinogenesis. Efficient and accurate repair of DSBs relies on several proteins required to process them. However, eukaryotic genomes are compacted into chromatin, which restricts the access to DNA of the enzymes devoted to repair DNA DSBs. To overcome this natural barrier, eukaryotes have evolved chromatin remodeling enzymes that use energy derived from ATP hydrolysis to modulate chromatin structure. Here, we examine the role in DSB repair of the ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler Chd1, which is frequently mutated in prostate cancer. We find that Chd1 is important to repair DNA DSBs by homologous recombination (HR) because it promotes the association with a damaged site of the MRX complex and Exo1, which are necessary to initiate HR. This Chd1 function requires its ATPase activity, suggesting that Chd1 increases the accessibility to chromatin to initiate repair of DNA lesions.
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Guha S, Bhaumik SR. Transcription-coupled DNA double-strand break repair. DNA Repair (Amst) 2021; 109:103211. [PMID: 34883263 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2021.103211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
The genomic DNA is constantly under attack by cellular and/or environmental factors. Fortunately, the cell is armed to safeguard its genome by various mechanisms such as nucleotide excision, base excision, mismatch and DNA double-strand break repairs. While these processes maintain the integrity of the genome throughout, DNA repair occurs preferentially faster at the transcriptionally active genes. Such transcription-coupled repair phenomenon plays important roles to maintain active genome integrity, failure of which would interfere with transcription, leading to an altered gene expression (and hence cellular pathologies/diseases). Among the various DNA damages, DNA double-strand breaks are quite toxic to the cells. If DNA double-strand break occurs at the active gene, it would interfere with transcription/gene expression, thus threatening cellular viability. Such DNA double-strand breaks are found to be repaired faster at the active gene in comparison to its inactive state or the inactive gene, thus supporting the existence of a new phenomenon of transcription-coupled DNA double-strand break repair. Here, we describe the advances of this repair process.
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- Shalini Guha
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL, 62901, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL, 62901, USA.
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Casari E, Gobbini E, Gnugnoli M, Mangiagalli M, Clerici M, Longhese MP. Dpb4 promotes resection of DNA double-strand breaks and checkpoint activation by acting in two different protein complexes. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4750. [PMID: 34362907 PMCID: PMC8346560 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25090-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Budding yeast Dpb4 (POLE3/CHRAC17 in mammals) is a highly conserved histone fold protein that is shared by two protein complexes: the chromatin remodeler ISW2/hCHRAC and the DNA polymerase ε (Pol ε) holoenzyme. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Dpb4 forms histone-like dimers with Dls1 in the ISW2 complex and with Dpb3 in the Pol ε complex. Here, we show that Dpb4 plays two functions in sensing and processing DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). Dpb4 promotes histone removal and DSB resection by interacting with Dls1 to facilitate the association of the Isw2 ATPase to DSBs. Furthermore, it promotes checkpoint activation by interacting with Dpb3 to facilitate the association of the checkpoint protein Rad9 to DSBs. Persistence of both Isw2 and Rad9 at DSBs is enhanced by the A62S mutation that is located in the Dpb4 histone fold domain and increases Dpb4 association at DSBs. Thus, Dpb4 exerts two distinct functions at DSBs depending on its interactors. The histone folding protein Dpb4 forms histone-like dimers within the ISW2 complex and the Pol ε complex in S. cerevisiae. Here the authors reveal insights into two distinct functions that Dpb4 exerts at DSBs depending on its interactors.
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- Erika Casari
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
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DNA end resection during homologous recombination. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2021; 71:99-105. [PMID: 34329854 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2021.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Exposure to environmental mutagens but also cell-endogenous processes can create DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in a cell's genome. DSBs need to be repaired accurately and timely to ensure genomic integrity and cell survival. One major DSB repair mechanism, called homologous recombination, relies on the nucleolytic degradation of the 5'-terminated strands in a process termed end resection. Here, we review new insights into end resection with a focus on the mechanistic interplay of the nucleases, helicases, and accessory factors involved.
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Cheng X, Côté V, Côté J. NuA4 and SAGA acetyltransferase complexes cooperate for repair of DNA breaks by homologous recombination. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009459. [PMID: 34228704 PMCID: PMC8284799 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Chromatin modifying complexes play important yet not fully defined roles in DNA repair processes. The essential NuA4 histone acetyltransferase (HAT) complex is recruited to double-strand break (DSB) sites and spreads along with DNA end resection. As predicted, NuA4 acetylates surrounding nucleosomes upon DSB induction and defects in its activity correlate with altered DNA end resection and Rad51 recombinase recruitment. Importantly, we show that NuA4 is also recruited to the donor sequence during recombination along with increased H4 acetylation, indicating a direct role during strand invasion/D-loop formation after resection. We found that NuA4 cooperates locally with another HAT, the SAGA complex, during DSB repair as their combined action is essential for DNA end resection to occur. This cooperation of NuA4 and SAGA is required for recruitment of ATP-dependent chromatin remodelers, targeted acetylation of repair factors and homologous recombination. Our work reveals a multifaceted and conserved cooperation mechanism between acetyltransferase complexes to allow repair of DNA breaks by homologous recombination. DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are among the most dangerous types of DNA lesions as they can produce genomic instability that leads to cancer and genetic diseases. It is therefore crucial to understand the precise molecular mechanisms used by cells to detect and repair this type of damages. Homologous recombination using sister chromatid as template is the most accurate pathway to repair these breaks but has to occur within the context of the DNA compacted structure in chromosomes. Here, we show that two enzymes, NuA4 and SAGA, that acetylate the structural components of chromosomes in the vicinity of the DNA breaks are together essential for recombination-mediated repair to occur. We found that they are recruited at an early step after damage detection and their action allows subsequent remodeling of local structural organisation by other enzymes, providing DNA access to the recombination machinery. These results highlight the cooperation of enzymes for a same goal, providing robustness in the repair process as only the loss of both leads to major defects.
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- Xue Cheng
- St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Laval University Cancer Research Center, Oncology Division of CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, Canada
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- St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Laval University Cancer Research Center, Oncology Division of CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, Canada
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- St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Laval University Cancer Research Center, Oncology Division of CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, Canada
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Peritore M, Reusswig KU, Bantele SCS, Straub T, Pfander B. Strand-specific ChIP-seq at DNA breaks distinguishes ssDNA versus dsDNA binding and refutes single-stranded nucleosomes. Mol Cell 2021; 81:1841-1853.e4. [PMID: 33651987 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In a first step of DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair by homologous recombination, DNA ends are resected such that single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) overhangs are generated. ssDNA is specifically bound by RPA and other factors, which constitutes a ssDNA-domain on damaged chromatin. The molecular organization of this ssDNA and the adjacent dsDNA domain is crucial during DSB signaling and repair. However, data regarding the presence of nucleosomes, the most basic chromatin components, in the ssDNA domain have been contradictory. Here, we use site-specific induction of DSBs and chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by strand-specific sequencing to analyze in vivo binding of key DSB repair and signaling proteins to either the ssDNA or dsDNA domain. In the case of nucleosomes, we show that recently proposed ssDNA nucleosomes are not a major, persistent species, but that nucleosome eviction and DNA end resection are intrinsically coupled. These results support a model of separated dsDNA-nucleosome and ssDNA-RPA domains during DSB repair.
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- Martina Peritore
- Research Group DNA Replication and Genome Integrity, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Research Group DNA Replication and Genome Integrity, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Research Group DNA Replication and Genome Integrity, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedizinisches Centrum, Core Facility Bioinformatics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Research Group DNA Replication and Genome Integrity, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
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Xing P, Dong Y, Zhao J, Zhou Z, Li Z, Wang Y, Li M, Zhang X, Chen X. Mrc1-Dependent Chromatin Compaction Represses DNA Double-Stranded Break Repair by Homologous Recombination Upon Replication Stress. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:630777. [PMID: 33681209 PMCID: PMC7928320 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.630777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The coordination of DNA replication and repair is critical for the maintenance of genome stability. It has been shown that the Mrc1-mediated S phase checkpoint inhibits DNA double-stranded break (DSB) repair through homologous recombination (HR). How the replication checkpoint inhibits HR remains only partially understood. Here we show that replication stress induces the suppression of both Sgs1/Dna2- and Exo1-mediated resection pathways in an Mrc1-dependent manner. As a result, the loading of the single-stranded DNA binding factor replication protein A (RPA) and Rad51 and DSB repair by HR were severely impaired under replication stress. Notably, the deletion of MRC1 partially restored the recruitment of resection enzymes, DSB end resection, and the loading of RPA and Rad51. The role of Mrc1 in inhibiting DSB end resection is independent of Csm3, Tof1, or Ctf4. Mechanistically, we reveal that replication stress induces global chromatin compaction in a manner partially dependent on Mrc1, and this chromatin compaction limits the access of chromatin remodeling factors and HR proteins, leading to the suppression of HR. Our study reveals a critical role of the Mrc1-dependent chromatin structure change in coordinating DNA replication and recombination under replication stress.
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- Poyuan Xing
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis and the Institute for Advanced Studies, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis and the Institute for Advanced Studies, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis and the Institute for Advanced Studies, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis and the Institute for Advanced Studies, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis and the Institute for Advanced Studies, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis and the Institute for Advanced Studies, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis and the Institute for Advanced Studies, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis and the Institute for Advanced Studies, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis and the Institute for Advanced Studies, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Lee PH, Osley M. Chromatin structure restricts origin utilization when quiescent cells re-enter the cell cycle. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:864-878. [PMID: 33367871 PMCID: PMC7826286 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa1148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Quiescent cells reside in G0 phase, which is characterized by the absence of cell growth and proliferation. These cells remain viable and re-enter the cell cycle when prompted by appropriate signals. Using a budding yeast model of cellular quiescence, we investigated the program that initiated DNA replication when these G0 cells resumed growth. Quiescent cells contained very low levels of replication initiation factors, and their entry into S phase was delayed until these factors were re-synthesized. A longer S phase in these cells correlated with the activation of fewer origins of replication compared to G1 cells. The chromatin structure around inactive origins in G0 cells showed increased H3 occupancy and decreased nucleosome positioning compared to the same origins in G1 cells, inhibiting the origin binding of the Mcm4 subunit of the MCM licensing factor. Thus, quiescent yeast cells are under-licensed during their re-entry into S phase.
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- Po-Hsuen Lee
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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Hays E, Nettleton E, Carter C, Morales M, Vo L, Passo M, Vélez-Cruz R. The SWI/SNF ATPase BRG1 stimulates DNA end resection and homologous recombination by reducing nucleosome density at DNA double strand breaks and by promoting the recruitment of the CtIP nuclease. Cell Cycle 2020; 19:3096-3114. [PMID: 33044911 PMCID: PMC7714457 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2020.1831256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are among the most toxic DNA lesions and can be repaired accurately through homologous recombination (HR). HR requires processing of the DNA ends by nucleases (DNA end resection) in order to generate the required single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) regions. The SWI/SNF chromatin remodelers are 10–15 subunit complexes that contain one ATPase (BRG1 or BRM). Multiple subunits of these complexes have recently been identified as a novel family of tumor suppressors. These complexes are capable of remodeling chromatin by pushing nucleosomes along the DNA. More recent studies have identified these chromatin remodelers as important factors in DNA repair. Using the DR-U2OS reporter system, we show that the down regulation of BRG1 significantly reduces HR efficiency, while BRM has a minor effect. Inactivation of BRG1 impairs DSB repair and results in a defect in DNA end resection, as measured by the amount of BrdU-containing ssDNA generated after DNA damage. Inactivation of BRG1 also impairs the activation of the ATR kinase, reduces the levels of chromatin-bound RPA, and reduces the number of RPA and RAD51 foci after DNA damage. This defect in DNA end resection is explained by the defective recruitment of GFP-CtIP to laser-induced DSBs in the absence of BRG1. Importantly, we show that BRG1 reduces nucleosome density at DSBs. Finally, inactivation of BRG1 renders cells sensitive to anti-cancer drugs that induce DSBs. This study identifies BRG1 as an important factor for HR, which suggests that BRG1-mutated cancers have a DNA repair vulnerability that can be exploited therapeutically.
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- Emily Hays
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Midwestern University , Downers Grove, IL, USA.,College of Graduate Studies, Midwestern University , Downers Grove, IL, USA
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- Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University , Downers Grove, IL, USA
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- Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University , Downers Grove, IL, USA
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- College of Graduate Studies, Midwestern University , Downers Grove, IL, USA.,Biomedical Sciences Program, Midwestern University , Downers Grove, IL, USA
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- Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University , Downers Grove, IL, USA
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- College of Graduate Studies, Midwestern University , Downers Grove, IL, USA.,Biomedical Sciences Program, Midwestern University , Downers Grove, IL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Midwestern University , Downers Grove, IL, USA.,College of Graduate Studies, Midwestern University , Downers Grove, IL, USA.,Chicago College of Optometry, Midwestern University , Downers Grove, IL, USA
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Aleksandrov R, Hristova R, Stoynov S, Gospodinov A. The Chromatin Response to Double-Strand DNA Breaks and Their Repair. Cells 2020; 9:cells9081853. [PMID: 32784607 PMCID: PMC7464352 DOI: 10.3390/cells9081853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cellular DNA is constantly being damaged by numerous internal and external mutagenic factors. Probably the most severe type of insults DNA could suffer are the double-strand DNA breaks (DSBs). They sever both DNA strands and compromise genomic stability, causing deleterious chromosomal aberrations that are implicated in numerous maladies, including cancer. Not surprisingly, cells have evolved several DSB repair pathways encompassing hundreds of different DNA repair proteins to cope with this challenge. In eukaryotic cells, DSB repair is fulfilled in the immensely complex environment of the chromatin. The chromatin is not just a passive background that accommodates the multitude of DNA repair proteins, but it is a highly dynamic and active participant in the repair process. Chromatin alterations, such as changing patterns of histone modifications shaped by numerous histone-modifying enzymes and chromatin remodeling, are pivotal for proficient DSB repair. Dynamic chromatin changes ensure accessibility to the damaged region, recruit DNA repair proteins, and regulate their association and activity, contributing to DSB repair pathway choice and coordination. Given the paramount importance of DSB repair in tumorigenesis and cancer progression, DSB repair has turned into an attractive target for the development of novel anticancer therapies, some of which have already entered the clinic.
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Delamarre A, Barthe A, de la Roche Saint-André C, Luciano P, Forey R, Padioleau I, Skrzypczak M, Ginalski K, Géli V, Pasero P, Lengronne A. MRX Increases Chromatin Accessibility at Stalled Replication Forks to Promote Nascent DNA Resection and Cohesin Loading. Mol Cell 2020; 77:395-410.e3. [PMID: 31759824 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The recovery of stalled replication forks depends on the controlled resection of nascent DNA and on the loading of cohesin. These processes operate in the context of nascent chromatin, but the impact of nucleosome structure on a fork restart remains poorly understood. Here, we show that the Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 (MRX) complex acts together with the chromatin modifiers Gcn5 and Set1 and the histone remodelers RSC, Chd1, and Isw1 to promote chromatin remodeling at stalled forks. Increased chromatin accessibility facilitates the resection of nascent DNA by the Exo1 nuclease and the Sgs1 and Chl1 DNA helicases. Importantly, increased ssDNA promotes the recruitment of cohesin to arrested forks in a Scc2-Scc4-dependent manner. Altogether, these results indicate that MRX cooperates with chromatin modifiers to orchestrate the action of remodelers, nucleases, and DNA helicases, promoting the resection of nascent DNA and the loading of cohesin, two key processes involved in the recovery of arrested forks.
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- Axel Delamarre
- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Montpellier, France
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- Marseille Cancer Research Center (CRCM), CNRS, INSERM, Aix Marseille University, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Equipe Labélisée Ligue contre le Cancer, 13273 Marseille, France
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- Marseille Cancer Research Center (CRCM), CNRS, INSERM, Aix Marseille University, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Equipe Labélisée Ligue contre le Cancer, 13273 Marseille, France
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Zwirki i Wigury 93, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Zwirki i Wigury 93, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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- Marseille Cancer Research Center (CRCM), CNRS, INSERM, Aix Marseille University, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Equipe Labélisée Ligue contre le Cancer, 13273 Marseille, France.
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Montpellier, France.
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Montpellier, France.
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Chabanon RM, Morel D, Postel-Vinay S. Exploiting epigenetic vulnerabilities in solid tumors: Novel therapeutic opportunities in the treatment of SWI/SNF-defective cancers. Semin Cancer Biol 2019; 61:180-198. [PMID: 31568814 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2019.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mammalian switch/sucrose non-fermentable (mSWI/SNF) family complexes are pivotal elements of the chromatin remodeling machinery, which contribute to the regulation of several major cellular functions. Large-scale exome-wide sequencing studies have identified mutations in genes encoding mSWI/SNF subunits in 20% of all human cancers, establishing mSWI/SNF deficiency as a recurrent oncogenic alteration. Accumulating evidence now supports that several mSWI/SNF defects represent targetable vulnerabilities in cancer; notably, recent research advances have unveiled unexpected synthetic lethal opportunities that foster the development of novel biomarker-driven and mechanism-based therapeutic approaches for the treatment of mSWI/SNF-deficient tumors. Here, we review the latest breakthroughs and discoveries that inform our understanding of the mSWI/SNF complexes biology in carcinogenesis, and discuss the most promising therapeutic strategies to target mSWI/SNF defects in human solid malignancies.
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- Roman M Chabanon
- Université Paris Saclay, Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de médicine, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France; ATIP-Avenir Group, Inserm Unit U981, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Breast Cancer Research Centre, France; CRUK Gene Function Laboratory, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Université Paris Saclay, Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de médicine, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France; ATIP-Avenir Group, Inserm Unit U981, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris Saclay, Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de médicine, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France; ATIP-Avenir Group, Inserm Unit U981, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; DITEP (Département d'Innovations Thérapeutiques et Essais Précoces), Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
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Casari E, Rinaldi C, Marsella A, Gnugnoli M, Colombo CV, Bonetti D, Longhese MP. Processing of DNA Double-Strand Breaks by the MRX Complex in a Chromatin Context. Front Mol Biosci 2019; 6:43. [PMID: 31231660 PMCID: PMC6567933 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2019.00043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are highly cytotoxic lesions that must be repaired to ensure genomic stability and avoid cell death. The cellular response to DSBs is initiated by the evolutionarily conserved Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2/NBS1 (MRX/MRN) complex that has structural and catalytic functions. Furthermore, it is responsible for DSB signaling through the activation of the checkpoint kinase Tel1/ATM. Here, we review functions and regulation of the MRX/MRN complex in DSB processing in a chromatin context, as well as its interplay with Tel1/ATM.
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Jimeno S, Mejías-Navarro F, Prados-Carvajal R, Huertas P. Controlling the balance between chromosome break repair pathways. DNA Repair (Amst) 2019; 115:95-134. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2018.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Zernickel E, Sak A, Riaz A, Klein D, Groneberg M, Stuschke M. Targeting of BRM Sensitizes BRG1-Mutant Lung Cancer Cell Lines to Radiotherapy. Mol Cancer Ther 2018; 18:656-666. [PMID: 30478150 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-18-0067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Targeting of epigenetic regulators as the chromatin remodeler SWI/SNF is proving to be a promising therapeutic strategy for individualized treatment of cancer patients. Here, we tested whether targeting one of the two mutually exclusive subdomains of the SWI/SNF complex BRM/SMARCA2 can sensitize specifically non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cells with mutations in the other subunit BRG1/SMARCA4 toward ionizing radiation (IR). Knockdown of BRM with siRNA or shRNA and its consequences for radiation sensitivity as measured by clonogenic survival and plaque-monolayer control was studied in different NSCLC lines with or without BRG1 mutations and in primary fibroblasts. Furthermore, the effect on double-strand break (DSB) repair markers measured by immunofluorescence staining of 53BP1-, γ-H2AX-, and Rad51-foci was investigated. BRG1-mutated cell lines showed an increased surviving fraction compared with BRG1 proficient cells. Depletion of BRM (i) leads to a decreased proliferation rate and plating efficiency specifically in BRG1-mutated cells, (ii) specifically sensitized BRG1-mutant NSCLC cells toward IR as characterized by a survival reducing factor of 0.63 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.57-0.69] in the dose range between 2 and 6 Gy, and (iii) decreased the tumor control doses after daily fractionation at 4 Gy in BRG1-mutant NSCLC cell lines A549 and H1299 in minimonolayers by 9.9% ± 1.3% and 13.6% ± 1.8%, respectively. In addition, an increase of residual Rad51-foci at 24 hours after irradiation in BRG1-mutant cells was demonstrated. Therefore, targeting of BRM in combination with radiotherapy is supposed to improve the therapeutic outcome of lung cancer patients harboring BRG1 mutations.The present study shows that the moderate radioresponsiveness of NSCLC cells with BRG1 mutations can be increased upon BRM depletion that is associated with a prolonged Rad51-foci prevalence at DNA DSBs.
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- Erika Zernickel
- Department of Radiotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, University Hospital, Essen, Germany.
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, University Hospital, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, University Hospital, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), University of Duisburg-Essen, University Hospital, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, University Hospital, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, University Hospital, Essen, Germany
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The repair of chromosomal double-strand breaks (DSBs) by homologous recombination is essential to maintain genome integrity. The key step in DSB repair is the RecA/Rad51-mediated process to match sequences at the broken end to homologous donor sequences that can be used as a template to repair the lesion. Here, in reviewing research about DSB repair, I consider the many factors that appear to play important roles in the successful search for homology by several homologous recombination mechanisms. See also the video abstract here: https://youtu.be/vm7-X5uIzS8.
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- James E Haber
- Department of Biology and Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454-9110, USA
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Giancotti V, Bergamin N, Cataldi P, Rizzi C. Epigenetic Contribution of High-Mobility Group A Proteins to Stem Cell Properties. Int J Cell Biol 2018; 2018:3698078. [PMID: 29853899 PMCID: PMC5941823 DOI: 10.1155/2018/3698078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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High-mobility group A (HMGA) proteins have been examined to understand their participation as structural epigenetic chromatin factors that confer stem-like properties to embryonic stem cells (ESCs), induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and cancer stem cells (CSCs). The function of HMGA was evaluated in conjunction with that of other epigenetic factors such as histones and microRNAs (miRs), taking into consideration the posttranscriptional modifications (PTMs) of histones (acetylation and methylation) and DNA methylation. HMGA proteins were coordinated or associated with histone and DNA modification and the expression of the factors related to pluripotency. CSCs showed remarkable differences compared with ESCs and iPSCs.
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- Vincenzo Giancotti
- Department of Life Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Proteine Ricerche, Palmanova, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Pathology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Pathology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Pathology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Udine, Italy
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Fu X, Zhang C, Meng H, Zhang K, Shi L, Cao C, Wang Y, Su C, Xin L, Ren Y, Zhang W, Sun X, Ge L, Silvennoinen O, Yao Z, Yang X, Yang J. Oncoprotein Tudor-SN is a key determinant providing survival advantage under DNA damaging stress. Cell Death Differ 2018; 25:1625-1637. [PMID: 29459768 DOI: 10.1038/s41418-018-0068-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Herein, Tudor-SN was identified as a DNA damage response (DDR)-related protein that plays important roles in the early stage of DDR. X-ray or laser irradiation could evoke the accumulation of Tudor-SN to DNA damage sites in a poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation-dependent manner via interaction with PARP-1. Additionally, we illustrated that the SN domain of Tudor-SN mediated the association of these two proteins. The accumulated Tudor-SN further recruited SMARCA5 (ATP-dependent chromatin remodeller) and GCN5 (histone acetyltransferase) to DNA damage sites, resulting in chromatin relaxation, and consequently activating the ATM kinase and downstream DNA repair signalling pathways to promote cell survival. Consistently, the loss-of-function of Tudor-SN attenuated the enrichment of SMARCA5, GCN5 and acetylation of histone H3 (acH3) at DNA break sites and abolished chromatin relaxation; as a result, the cells exhibited DNA repair and cell survival deficiency. As Tudor-SN protein is highly expressed in different tumours, it is likely to be involved in the radioresistance of cancer treatment.
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- Xiao Fu
- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Biokatu 8, 33014, Tampere, Finland
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, 471 Apotex Centre, 750 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0T5, Canada.
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- Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology in Tianjin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Excellent Talent Project, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, 300070, Tianjin, China.
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Vélez-Cruz R, Johnson DG. The Retinoblastoma (RB) Tumor Suppressor: Pushing Back against Genome Instability on Multiple Fronts. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18081776. [PMID: 28812991 PMCID: PMC5578165 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18081776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 08/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The retinoblastoma (RB) tumor suppressor is known as a master regulator of the cell cycle. RB is mutated or functionally inactivated in the majority of human cancers. This transcriptional regulator exerts its function in cell cycle control through its interaction with the E2F family of transcription factors and with chromatin remodelers and modifiers that contribute to the repression of genes important for cell cycle progression. Over the years, studies have shown that RB participates in multiple processes in addition to cell cycle control. Indeed, RB is known to interact with over 200 different proteins and likely exists in multiple complexes. RB, in some cases, acts through its interaction with E2F1, other members of the pocket protein family (p107 and p130), and/or chromatin remodelers and modifiers. RB is a tumor suppressor with important chromatin regulatory functions that affect genomic stability. These functions include the role of RB in DNA repair, telomere maintenance, chromosome condensation and cohesion, and silencing of repetitive regions. In this review we will discuss recent advances in RB biology related to RB, partner proteins, and their non-transcriptional functions fighting back against genomic instability.
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Affiliation(s)
- Renier Vélez-Cruz
- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1808 Park Road 1C, P.O. Box 389, Smithville, TX 78957, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry, Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1808 Park Road 1C, P.O. Box 389, Smithville, TX 78957, USA.
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