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Sun X, Liu L, Wu C, Li X, Guo J, Zhang J, Guan J, Wang N, Gu L, Yang XW, Li GM. Mutant huntingtin protein induces MLH1 degradation, DNA hyperexcision, and cGAS-STING-dependent apoptosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2313652121. [PMID: 38498709 PMCID: PMC10990133 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2313652121] [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: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expanded CAG repeat in the huntingtin (HTT) gene. The repeat-expanded HTT encodes a mutated HTT (mHTT), which is known to induce DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), activation of the cGAS-STING pathway, and apoptosis in HD. However, the mechanism by which mHTT triggers these events is unknown. Here, we show that HTT interacts with both exonuclease 1 (Exo1) and MutLα (MLH1-PMS2), a negative regulator of Exo1. While the HTT-Exo1 interaction suppresses the Exo1-catalyzed DNA end resection during DSB repair, the HTT-MutLα interaction functions to stabilize MLH1. However, mHTT displays a significantly reduced interaction with Exo1 or MutLα, thereby losing the ability to regulate Exo1. Thus, cells expressing mHTT exhibit rapid MLH1 degradation and hyperactive DNA excision, which causes severe DNA damage and cytosolic DNA accumulation. This activates the cGAS-STING pathway to mediate apoptosis. Therefore, we have identified unique functions for both HTT and mHTT in modulating DNA repair and the cGAS-STING pathway-mediated apoptosis by interacting with MLH1. Our work elucidates the mechanism by which mHTT causes HD.
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- Xiao Sun
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX75390
- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou310006, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX75390
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX75390
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX75390
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX75390
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX75390
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- Cui-ying Experimental Center, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou730030, China
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA90095
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA90095
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX75390
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- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA90095
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA90095
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX75390
- Institute for Cancer Research, Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, Beijing100069, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing100069, China
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Guan J, Li GM. DNA mismatch repair in cancer immunotherapy. NAR Cancer 2023; 5:zcad031. [PMID: 37325548 PMCID: PMC10262306 DOI: 10.1093/narcan/zcad031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Tumors defective in DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) exhibit microsatellite instability (MSI). Currently, patients with dMMR tumors are benefitted from anti-PD-1/PDL1-based immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy. Over the past several years, great progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms by which dMMR tumors respond to ICI, including the identification of mutator phenotype-generated neoantigens, cytosolic DNA-mediated activation of the cGAS-STING pathway, type-I interferon signaling and high tumor-infiltration of lymphocytes in dMMR tumors. Although ICI therapy shows great clinical benefits, ∼50% of dMMR tumors are eventually not responsive. Here we review the discovery, development and molecular basis of dMMR-mediated immunotherapy, as well as tumor resistant problems and potential therapeutic interventions to overcome the resistance.
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- Junhong Guan
- Cuiying Biomedical Research Center, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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Hu C, Bugbee T, Dacus D, Palinski R, Wallace N. Beta human papillomavirus 8 E6 allows colocalization of non-homologous end joining and homologous recombination repair factors. PLoS Pathog 2022; 18:e1010275. [PMID: 35148356 PMCID: PMC8836322 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Beta human papillomavirus (β-HPV) are hypothesized to make DNA damage more mutagenic and potentially more carcinogenic. Double strand breaks (DSBs) are the most deleterious DNA lesion. They are typically repaired by homologous recombination (HR) or non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). HR occurs after DNA replication while NHEJ can occur at any point in the cell cycle. HR and NHEJ are not thought to occur in the same cell at the same time. HR is restricted to cells in phases of the cell cycle where homologous templates are available, while NHEJ occurs primarily during G1. β-HPV type 8 protein E6 (8E6) attenuates both repair pathways. We use a series of immunofluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry experiments to better define the impact of this attenuation. We found that 8E6 causes colocalization of HR factors (RPA70 and RAD51) with an NHEJ factor (activated DNA-PKcs or pDNA-PKcs) at persistent DSBs. 8E6 also causes RAD51 foci to form during G1. The initiation of NHEJ and HR at the same lesion could lead to antagonistic DNA end processing. Further, HR cannot be readily completed in an error-free manner during G1. Both aberrant repair events would cause deletions. To determine if these mutations were occurring, we used next generation sequencing of the 200kb surrounding a CAS9-induced DSB. 8E6 caused a 21-fold increase in deletions. Chemical and genetic inhibition of p300 as well as an 8E6 mutant that is incapable of destabilizing p300 demonstrates that 8E6 is acting via p300 destabilization. More specific chemical inhibitors of DNA repair provided mechanistic insight by mimicking 8E6-induced dysregulation of DNA repair in a virus-free system. Specifically, inhibition of NHEJ causes RAD51 foci to form in G1 and colocalization of RAD51 with pDNA-PKcs. Our previous work shows that a master transcription regulator, p300, facilitates two major DNA double strand break (DSB) repair pathways: non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) and homologous recombination (HR). By degrading p300, beta genus human papillomavirus 8 protein E6 (8E6) hinders pDNA-PKcs resolution, an essential step during NHEJ. NHEJ and HR are known to compete, with only one pathway initiating repair of a DSB. NHEJ tends to be used in G1 and HR occurs in S/G2. Here, we show that 8E6 allows NHEJ and HR to initiate at the same break site. We show that 8E6 allows HR to initiate in G1, suggesting that NHEJ starts but fails before HR is initiated at the same DSB. Next generation sequencing of the region surrounding a CAS9-induced DSB supports our hypothesis that this dysregulation of DSB repair is mutagenic as 8E6 caused a 15- to 20-fold increase in mutations associated with a CAS9-induced DSB. These studies support the putative role of HPV8 infections in non-melanoma skin cancer development.
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- Changkun Hu
- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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Guan J, Lu C, Jin Q, Lu H, Chen X, Tian L, Zhang Y, Ortega J, Zhang J, Siteni S, Chen M, Gu L, Shay JW, Davis AJ, Chen ZJ, Fu YX, Li GM. MLH1 Deficiency-Triggered DNA Hyperexcision by Exonuclease 1 Activates the cGAS-STING Pathway. Cancer Cell 2021; 39:109-121.e5. [PMID: 33338427 PMCID: PMC8666006 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2020.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Tumors with defective mismatch repair (dMMR) are responsive to immunotherapy because of dMMR-induced neoantigens and activation of the cGAS-STING pathway. While neoantigens result from the hypermutable nature of dMMR, it is unknown how dMMR activates the cGAS-STING pathway. We show here that loss of the MutLα subunit MLH1, whose defect is responsible for ~50% of dMMR cancers, results in loss of MutLα-specific regulation of exonuclease 1 (Exo1) during DNA repair. This leads to unrestrained DNA excision by Exo1, which causes increased single-strand DNA formation, RPA exhaustion, DNA breaks, and aberrant DNA repair intermediates. Ultimately, this generates chromosomal abnormalities and the release of nuclear DNA into the cytoplasm, activating the cGAS-STING pathway. In this study, we discovered a hitherto unknown MMR mechanism that modulates genome stability and has implications for cancer therapy.
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- Junhong Guan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Basser Center for BRCA, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Li F, Sun Q, Liu K, Han H, Lin N, Cheng Z, Cai Y, Tian F, Mao Z, Tong T, Zhao W. The deubiquitinase OTUD5 regulates Ku80 stability and non-homologous end joining. Cell Mol Life Sci 2019; 76:3861-3873. [PMID: 30980112 PMCID: PMC11105630 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03094-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
The ability of cells to repair DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) is important for maintaining genome stability and eliminating oncogenic DNA lesions. Two distinct and complementary pathways, non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) and homologous recombination (HR), are employed by mammalian cells to repair DNA DSBs. Each pathway is tightly controlled in response to increased DSBs. The Ku heterodimer has been shown to play a regulatory role in NHEJ repair. Ku80 ubiquitination contributes to the selection of a DSB repair pathway by causing the removal of Ku heterodimers from DSB sites. However, whether Ku80 deubiquitination also plays a role in regulating DSB repair is unknown. To address this question, we performed a comprehensive study of the deubiquitinase specific for Ku80, and our study showed that the deubiquitinase OTUD5 serves as an important regulator of NHEJ repair by increasing the stability of Ku80. Further studies revealed that OTUD5 depletion impaired NHEJ repair, and hence reduced overall DSB repair. Furthermore, OTUD5-depleted cells displayed excess end resection; as a result, HR repair was facilitated by OTUD5 depletion during the S/G2 phase. In summary, our study demonstrates that OTUD5 is a specific deubiquitinase for Ku80 and establishes OTUD5 as an important and positive regulator of NHEJ repair.
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- Fangzhou Li
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Jingjie PTM BioLab, Co. Ltd, Hangzhou Economic and Technological Development Area, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Rheumatic Immunology Department, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518035, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, China.
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Wang W, Daley JM, Kwon Y, Xue X, Krasner DS, Miller AS, Nguyen KA, Williamson EA, Shim EY, Lee SE, Hromas R, Sung P. A DNA nick at Ku-blocked double-strand break ends serves as an entry site for exonuclease 1 (Exo1) or Sgs1-Dna2 in long-range DNA end resection. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:17061-17069. [PMID: 30224356 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.004769] [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: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by homologous recombination (HR) is initiated by nucleolytic resection of the DNA break ends. The current model, being based primarily on genetic analyses in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and companion biochemical reconstitution studies, posits that end resection proceeds in two distinct stages. Specifically, the initiation of resection is mediated by the nuclease activity of the Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 (MRX) complex in conjunction with its cofactor Sae2, and long-range resection is carried out by exonuclease 1 (Exo1) or the Sgs1-Top3-Rmi1-Dna2 ensemble. Using fully reconstituted systems, we show here that DNA with ends occluded by the DNA end-joining factor Ku70-Ku80 becomes a suitable substrate for long-range 5'-3' resection when a nick is introduced at a locale proximal to one of the Ku-bound DNA ends. We also show that Sgs1 can unwind duplex DNA harboring a nick, in a manner dependent on a species-specific interaction with the ssDNA-binding factor replication protein A (RPA). These biochemical systems and results will be valuable for guiding future endeavors directed at delineating the mechanistic intricacy of DNA end resection in eukaryotes.
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- Weibin Wang
- From the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 and
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- From the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 and
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- From the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 and.,Departments of Biochemistry and Structural Biology
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- From the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 and
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- From the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 and
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- From the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 and
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- From the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 and
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- Radiation Oncology, and.,Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78229
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- From the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 and .,Departments of Biochemistry and Structural Biology
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Li Z, Liu B, Jin W, Wu X, Zhou M, Liu VZ, Goel A, Shen Z, Zheng L, Shen B. hDNA2 nuclease/helicase promotes centromeric DNA replication and genome stability. EMBO J 2018; 37:embj.201796729. [PMID: 29773570 PMCID: PMC6043852 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201796729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
DNA2 is a nuclease/helicase that is involved in Okazaki fragment maturation, replication fork processing, and end resection of DNA double‐strand breaks. Similar such helicase activity for resolving secondary structures and structure‐specific nuclease activity are needed during DNA replication to process the chromosome‐specific higher order repeat units present in the centromeres of human chromosomes. Here, we show that DNA2 binds preferentially to centromeric DNA. The nuclease and helicase activities of DNA2 are both essential for resolution of DNA structural obstacles to facilitate DNA replication fork movement. Loss of DNA2‐mediated clean‐up mechanisms impairs centromeric DNA replication and CENP‐A deposition, leading to activation of the ATR DNA damage checkpoints at centromeric DNA regions and late‐S/G2 cell cycle arrest. Cells that escape arrest show impaired metaphase plate formation and abnormal chromosomal segregation. Furthermore, the DNA2 inhibitor C5 mimics DNA2 knockout and synergistically kills cancer cells when combined with an ATR inhibitor. These findings provide mechanistic insights into how DNA2 supports replication of centromeric DNA and give further insights into new therapeutic strategies.
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- Zhengke Li
- Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA.,Department of Gastroenterology & Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA.,Department of Computer Science, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Gastrointestinal Research, Center for Translational Genomics and Oncology, Baylor Scott and White Research Institute and Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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Kolinjivadi AM, Sannino V, de Antoni A, Técher H, Baldi G, Costanzo V. Moonlighting at replication forks - a new life for homologous recombination proteins BRCA1, BRCA2 and RAD51. FEBS Lett 2017; 591:1083-1100. [PMID: 28079255 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Revised: 12/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Coordination between DNA replication and DNA repair ensures maintenance of genome integrity, which is lost in cancer cells. Emerging evidence has linked homologous recombination (HR) proteins RAD51, BRCA1 and BRCA2 to the stability of nascent DNA. This function appears to be distinct from double-strand break (DSB) repair and is in part due to the prevention of MRE11-mediated degradation of nascent DNA at stalled forks. The role of RAD51 in fork protection resembles the activity described for its prokaryotic orthologue RecA, which prevents nuclease-mediated degradation of DNA and promotes replication fork restart in cells challenged by DNA-damaging agents. Here, we examine the mechanistic aspects of HR-mediated fork protection, addressing the crosstalk between HR and replication proteins.
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- DNA metabolism laboratory, IFOM-The Firc Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- DNA metabolism laboratory, IFOM-The Firc Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- DNA metabolism laboratory, IFOM-The Firc Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- DNA metabolism laboratory, IFOM-The Firc Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- DNA metabolism laboratory, IFOM-The Firc Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy
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Liu W, Zhou M, Li Z, Li H, Polaczek P, Dai H, Wu Q, Liu C, Karanja KK, Popuri V, Shan SO, Schlacher K, Zheng L, Campbell JL, Shen B. A Selective Small Molecule DNA2 Inhibitor for Sensitization of Human Cancer Cells to Chemotherapy. EBioMedicine 2016; 6:73-86. [PMID: 27211550 PMCID: PMC4856754 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.02.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Cancer cells frequently up-regulate DNA replication and repair proteins such as the multifunctional DNA2 nuclease/helicase, counteracting DNA damage due to replication stress and promoting survival. Therefore, we hypothesized that blocking both DNA replication and repair by inhibiting the bifunctional DNA2 could be a potent strategy to sensitize cancer cells to stresses from radiation or chemotherapeutic agents. We show that homozygous deletion of DNA2 sensitizes cells to ionizing radiation and camptothecin (CPT). Using a virtual high throughput screen, we identify 4-hydroxy-8-nitroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (C5) as an effective and selective inhibitor of DNA2. Mutagenesis and biochemical analysis define the C5 binding pocket at a DNA-binding motif that is shared by the nuclease and helicase activities, consistent with structural studies that suggest that DNA binding to the helicase domain is necessary for nuclease activity. C5 targets the known functions of DNA2 in vivo: C5 inhibits resection at stalled forks as well as reducing recombination. C5 is an even more potent inhibitor of restart of stalled DNA replication forks and over-resection of nascent DNA in cells defective in replication fork protection, including BRCA2 and BOD1L. C5 sensitizes cells to CPT and synergizes with PARP inhibitors.
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- Wenpeng Liu
- Colleges of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China; Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010-3000, USA; Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Braun Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010-3000, USA
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- Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010-3000, USA
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- Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Braun Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010-3000, USA
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- Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010-3000, USA
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- Colleges of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China; Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010-3000, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Braun Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Braun Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA
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- Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010-3000, USA.
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Braun Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
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- Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010-3000, USA.
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Lee KJ, Saha J, Sun J, Fattah KR, Wang SC, Jakob B, Chi L, Wang SY, Taucher-Scholz G, Davis AJ, Chen DJ. Phosphorylation of Ku dictates DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair pathway choice in S phase. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 44:1732-45. [PMID: 26712563 PMCID: PMC4770226 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv1499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Multiple DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair pathways are active in S phase of the cell cycle; however, DSBs are primarily repaired by homologous recombination (HR) in this cell cycle phase. As the non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) factor, Ku70/80 (Ku), is quickly recruited to DSBs in S phase, we hypothesized that an orchestrated mechanism modulates pathway choice between HR and NHEJ via displacement of the Ku heterodimer from DSBs to allow HR. Here, we provide evidence that phosphorylation at a cluster of sites in the junction of the pillar and bridge regions of Ku70 mediates the dissociation of Ku from DSBs. Mimicking phosphorylation at these sites reduces Ku's affinity for DSB ends, suggesting that phosphorylation of Ku70 induces a conformational change responsible for the dissociation of the Ku heterodimer from DNA ends. Ablating phosphorylation of Ku70 leads to the sustained retention of Ku at DSBs, resulting in a significant decrease in DNA end resection and HR, specifically in S phase. This decrease in HR is specific as these phosphorylation sites are not required for NHEJ. Our results demonstrate that the phosphorylation-mediated dissociation of Ku70/80 from DSBs frees DNA ends, allowing the initiation of HR in S phase and providing a mechanism of DSB repair pathway choice in mammalian cells.
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- Kyung-Jong Lee
- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Department of Biophysics; GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstraße 1, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Department of Biophysics; GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstraße 1, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in cells can undergo nucleolytic degradation to generate long 3' single-stranded DNA tails. This process is termed DNA end resection, and its occurrence effectively commits to break repair via homologous recombination, which entails the acquisition of genetic information from an intact, homologous donor DNA sequence. Recent advances, prompted by the identification of the nucleases that catalyze resection, have revealed intricate layers of functional redundancy, interconnectedness, and regulation. Here, we review the current state of the field with an emphasis on the major questions that remain to be answered. Topics addressed will include how resection initiates via the introduction of an endonucleolytic incision close to the break end, the molecular mechanism of the conserved MRE11 complex in conjunction with Sae2/CtIP within such a model, the role of BRCA1 and 53BP1 in regulating resection initiation in mammalian cells, the influence of chromatin in the resection process, and potential roles of novel factors.
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- James M Daley
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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- Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Davis AJ, Chi L, So S, Lee KJ, Mori E, Fattah K, Yang J, Chen DJ. BRCA1 modulates the autophosphorylation status of DNA-PKcs in S phase of the cell cycle. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:11487-501. [PMID: 25223785 PMCID: PMC4191403 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) and homologous recombination (HR) are the two prominent pathways responsible for the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). NHEJ is not restricted to a cell-cycle stage, whereas HR is active primarily in the S/G2 phases suggesting there are cell cycle-specific mechanisms that play a role in the choice between NHEJ and HR. Here we show NHEJ is attenuated in S phase via modulation of the autophosphorylation status of the NHEJ factor DNA-PKcs at serine 2056 by the pro-HR factor BRCA1. BRCA1 interacts with DNA-PKcs in a cell cycle-regulated manner and this interaction is mediated by the tandem BRCT domain of BRCA1, but surprisingly in a phospho-independent manner. BRCA1 attenuates DNA-PKcs autophosphorylation via directly blocking the ability of DNA-PKcs to autophosphorylate. Subsequently, blocking autophosphorylation of DNA-PKcs at the serine 2056 phosphorylation cluster promotes HR-required DNA end processing and loading of HR factors to DSBs and is a possible mechanism by which BRCA1 promotes HR.
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- Anthony J Davis
- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Department of Toxicology, Hangzhou Normal University School of Public Health, 16 Xue Lin Street, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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Daley JM, Chiba T, Xue X, Niu H, Sung P. Multifaceted role of the Topo IIIα-RMI1-RMI2 complex and DNA2 in the BLM-dependent pathway of DNA break end resection. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:11083-91. [PMID: 25200081 PMCID: PMC4176181 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BLM, a RecQ family DNA helicase mutated in Bloom's Syndrome, participates in homologous recombination at two stages: 5' DNA end resection and double Holliday junction dissolution. BLM exists in a complex with Topo IIIα, RMI1 and RMI2. Herein, we address the role of Topo IIIα and RMI1-RMI2 in resection using a reconstituted system with purified human proteins. We show that Topo IIIα stimulates DNA unwinding by BLM in a manner that is potentiated by RMI1-RMI2, and that the processivity of resection is reliant on the Topo IIIα-RMI1-RMI2 complex. Topo IIIα localizes to the ends of double-strand breaks, thus implicating it in the recruitment of resection factors. While the single-stranded DNA binding protein RPA plays a major role in imposing the 5' to 3' polarity of resection, Topo IIIα also makes a contribution in this regard. Moreover, we show that DNA2 stimulates the helicase activity of BLM. Our results thus uncover a multifaceted role of the Topo IIIα-RMI1-RMI2 ensemble and of DNA2 in the DNA resection reaction.
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- James M Daley
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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53BP1, BRCA1, and the choice between recombination and end joining at DNA double-strand breaks. Mol Cell Biol 2014; 34:1380-8. [PMID: 24469398 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01639-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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When DNA double-strand breaks occur, the cell cycle stage has a major influence on the choice of the repair pathway employed. Specifically, nonhomologous end joining is the predominant mechanism used in the G1 phase of the cell cycle, while homologous recombination becomes fully activated in S phase. Studies over the past 2 decades have revealed that the aberrant joining of replication-associated breaks leads to catastrophic genome rearrangements, revealing an important role of DNA break repair pathway choice in the preservation of genome integrity. 53BP1, first identified as a DNA damage checkpoint protein, and BRCA1, a well-known breast cancer tumor suppressor, are at the center of this choice. Research on how these proteins function at the DNA break site has advanced rapidly in the recent past. Here, we review what is known regarding how the repair pathway choice is made, including the mechanisms that govern the recruitment of each critical factor, and how the cell transitions from end joining in G1 to homologous recombination in S/G2.
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Averbeck NB, Ringel O, Herrlitz M, Jakob B, Durante M, Taucher-Scholz G. DNA end resection is needed for the repair of complex lesions in G1-phase human cells. Cell Cycle 2014; 13:2509-16. [PMID: 25486192 PMCID: PMC4615131 DOI: 10.4161/15384101.2015.941743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Repair of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) is influenced by the chemical complexity of the lesion. Clustered lesions (complex DSBs) are generally considered more difficult to repair and responsible for early and late cellular effects after exposure to genotoxic agents. Resection is commonly used by the cells as part of the homologous recombination (HR) pathway in S- and G2-phase. In contrast, DNA resection in G1-phase may lead to an error-prone microhomology-mediated end joining. We induced DNA lesions with a wide range of complexity by irradiation of mammalian cells with X-rays or accelerated ions of different velocity and mass. We found replication protein A (RPA) foci indicating DSB resection both in S/G2- and G1-cells, and the fraction of resection-positive cells correlates with the severity of lesion complexity throughout the cell cycle. Besides RPA, Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR) was recruited to complex DSBs both in S/G2- and G1-cells. Resection of complex DSBs is driven by meiotic recombination 11 homolog A (MRE11), CTBP-interacting protein (CtIP), and exonuclease 1 (EXO1) but seems not controlled by the Ku heterodimer or by phosphorylation of H2AX. Reduced resection capacity by CtIP depletion increased cell killing and the fraction of unrepaired DSBs after exposure to densely ionizing heavy ions, but not to X-rays. We conclude that in mammalian cells resection is essential for repair of complex DSBs in all phases of the cell-cycle and targeting this process sensitizes mammalian cells to cytotoxic agents inducing clustered breaks, such as in heavy-ion cancer therapy.
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Key Words
- ATM, Ataxia telangiectasia mutated
- ATR, Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related
- BLM, Bloom syndrome protein
- BRCA1, breast cancer 1, early onset
- CENP-F, centromere protein F
- CtIP
- CtIP, CTBP-interacting protein
- DAPI, 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
- DSB, double strand break
- EXO1
- EXO1, exonuclease 1
- FCS, fetal calf serum
- HR, homologous recombination
- IR, ionizing radiation
- LET, linear energy transfer
- MEF, mouse embryonic fibroblasts
- MMEJ, microhomology-mediated end joining
- MRE11
- MRE11, meiotic recombination 11 homolog A
- NHEJ, none homologous end joining
- PARP, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
- RAD51, DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 1
- RPA, replication protein A
- WRN, Werner syndrome
- complex DNA damage
- double-strand break repair
- kd, knockdown
- resection in G1-phase
- siRNA, small interfering RNA
- ssDNA, single stranded DNA
- wt, wild-type
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- Nicole B Averbeck
- Department of Biophysics; GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH; Planckstraße 1; Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biophysics; GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH; Planckstraße 1; Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biophysics; GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH; Planckstraße 1; Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biophysics; GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH; Planckstraße 1; Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biophysics; GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH; Planckstraße 1; Darmstadt, Germany
- Department of Condensed Matter Physics; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biophysics; GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH; Planckstraße 1; Darmstadt, Germany
- Department of Biology; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Darmstadt, Germany
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Vlašić I, Mertens R, Seco EM, Carrasco B, Ayora S, Reitz G, Commichau FM, Alonso JC, Moeller R. Bacillus subtilis RecA and its accessory factors, RecF, RecO, RecR and RecX, are required for spore resistance to DNA double-strand break. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 42:2295-307. [PMID: 24285298 PMCID: PMC3936729 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt1194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Bacillus subtilis RecA is important for spore resistance to DNA damage, even though spores contain a single non-replicating genome. We report that inactivation of RecA or its accessory factors, RecF, RecO, RecR and RecX, drastically reduce survival of mature dormant spores to ultrahigh vacuum desiccation and ionizing radiation that induce single strand (ss) DNA nicks and double-strand breaks (DSBs). The presence of non-cleavable LexA renders spores less sensitive to DSBs, and spores impaired in DSB recognition or end-processing show sensitivities to X-rays similar to wild-type. In vitro RecA cannot compete with SsbA for nucleation onto ssDNA in the presence of ATP. RecO is sufficient, at least in vitro, to overcome SsbA inhibition and stimulate RecA polymerization on SsbA-coated ssDNA. In the presence of SsbA, RecA slightly affects DNA replication in vitro, but addition of RecO facilitates RecA-mediated inhibition of DNA synthesis. We propose that repairing of the DNA lesions generates a replication stress to germinating spores, and the RecA·ssDNA filament might act by preventing potentially dangerous forms of DNA repair occurring during replication. RecA might stabilize a stalled fork or prevent or promote dissolution of reversed forks rather than its cleavage that should require end-processing.
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- Ignacija Vlašić
- Radiation Biology Department, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Linder Höhe, D-51147 Cologne (Köln), Germany, Division of Molecular Biology, Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Darwin 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain and Department of General Microbiology, University of Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 8, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Early steps of double-strand break repair in Bacillus subtilis. DNA Repair (Amst) 2013; 12:162-76. [PMID: 23380520 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2012.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2012] [Revised: 12/04/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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All organisms rely on integrated networks to repair DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in order to preserve the integrity of the genetic information, to re-establish replication, and to ensure proper chromosomal segregation. Genetic, cytological, biochemical and structural approaches have been used to analyze how Bacillus subtilis senses DNA damage and responds to DSBs. RecN, which is among the first responders to DNA DSBs, promotes the ordered recruitment of repair proteins to the site of a lesion. Cells have evolved different mechanisms for efficient end processing to create a 3'-tailed duplex DNA, the substrate for RecA binding, in the repair of one- and two-ended DSBs. Strand continuity is re-established via homologous recombination (HR), utilizing an intact homologous DNA molecule as a template. In the absence of transient diploidy or of HR, however, two-ended DSBs can be directly re-ligated via error-prone non-homologous end-joining. Here we review recent findings that shed light on the early stages of DSB repair in Firmicutes.
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Kidane D, Ayora S, Sweasy JB, Graumann PL, Alonso JC. The cell pole: the site of cross talk between the DNA uptake and genetic recombination machinery. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2012; 47:531-55. [PMID: 23046409 DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2012.729562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Natural transformation is a programmed mechanism characterized by binding of free double-stranded (ds) DNA from the environment to the cell pole in rod-shaped bacteria. In Bacillus subtilis some competence proteins, which process the dsDNA and translocate single-stranded (ss) DNA into the cytosol, recruit a set of recombination proteins mainly to one of the cell poles. A subset of single-stranded binding proteins, working as "guardians", protects ssDNA from degradation and limit the RecA recombinase loading. Then, the "mediators" overcome the inhibitory role of guardians, and recruit RecA onto ssDNA. A RecA·ssDNA filament searches for homology on the chromosome and, in a process that is controlled by "modulators", catalyzes strand invasion with the generation of a displacement loop (D-loop). A D-loop resolvase or "resolver" cleaves this intermediate, limited DNA replication restores missing information and a DNA ligase seals the DNA ends. However, if any step fails, the "rescuers" will repair the broken end to rescue chromosomal transformation. If the ssDNA does not share homology with resident DNA, but it contains information for autonomous replication, guardian and mediator proteins catalyze plasmid establishment after inhibition of RecA. DNA replication and ligation reconstitute the molecule (plasmid transformation). In this review, the interacting network that leads to a cross talk between proteins of the uptake and genetic recombination machinery will be placed into prospective.
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- Dawit Kidane
- Departments of Therapeutic Radiology and Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Finn K, Lowndes NF, Grenon M. Eukaryotic DNA damage checkpoint activation in response to double-strand breaks. Cell Mol Life Sci 2012; 69:1447-73. [PMID: 22083606 PMCID: PMC11115150 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-011-0875-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2011] [Revised: 10/19/2011] [Accepted: 10/20/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most detrimental form of DNA damage. Failure to repair these cytotoxic lesions can result in genome rearrangements conducive to the development of many diseases, including cancer. The DNA damage response (DDR) ensures the rapid detection and repair of DSBs in order to maintain genome integrity. Central to the DDR are the DNA damage checkpoints. When activated by DNA damage, these sophisticated surveillance mechanisms induce transient cell cycle arrests, allowing sufficient time for DNA repair. Since the term "checkpoint" was coined over 20 years ago, our understanding of the molecular mechanisms governing the DNA damage checkpoint has advanced significantly. These pathways are highly conserved from yeast to humans. Thus, significant findings in yeast may be extrapolated to vertebrates, greatly facilitating the molecular dissection of these complex regulatory networks. This review focuses on the cellular response to DSBs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, providing a comprehensive overview of how these signalling pathways function to orchestrate the cellular response to DNA damage and preserve genome stability in eukaryotic cells.
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- Karen Finn
- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Peng G, Dai H, Zhang W, Hsieh HJ, Pan MR, Park YY, Tsai RYL, Bedrosian I, Lee JS, Ira G, Lin SY. Human nuclease/helicase DNA2 alleviates replication stress by promoting DNA end resection. Cancer Res 2012; 72:2802-13. [PMID: 22491672 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-11-3152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In precancerous and cancerous lesions, excessive growth signals resulting from activation of oncogenes or loss of tumor suppressor genes lead to intensive replication stress, which is recognized by a high level of replication-associated DNA double-strand breaks (DSB). However, the molecular mechanism by which cells alleviate excessive replication stress remains unclear. In this study, we report that the human nuclease/helicase DNA2 facilitates homologous recombination to repair replication-associated DNA DSBs, thereby providing cells with survival advantages under conditions of replication stress. The nuclease activity of DNA2 was required for DSB end resection, which allowed subsequent recruitment of RPA and RAD51 to repair DSBs and restart replication. More importantly, DNA2 expression was significantly increased in human cancers and its expression correlated with patient outcome. Our findings therefore indicate that enhanced activity of DSB resection likely constitutes one mechanism whereby precancerous and cancerous cells might alleviate replication stress.
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- Guang Peng
- Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77054, USA.
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Shao Z, Davis AJ, Fattah KR, So S, Sun J, Lee KJ, Harrison L, Yang J, Chen DJ. Persistently bound Ku at DNA ends attenuates DNA end resection and homologous recombination. DNA Repair (Amst) 2012; 11:310-6. [PMID: 22265216 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2011.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2011] [Revised: 12/19/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are repaired by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) or homologous recombination (HR). The DNA cell cycle stage and resection of the DSB ends are two key mechanisms which are believed to push DSB repair to the HR pathway. Here, we show that the NHEJ factor Ku80 associates with DSBs in S phase, when HR is thought to be the preferred repair pathway, and its dynamics/kinetics at DSBs is similar to those observed for Ku80 in non-S phase in mammalian cells. A Ku homolog from Mycobacterium tuberculosis binds to and is retained at DSBs in S phase and was used as a tool to determine if blocking DNA ends affects end resection and HR in mammalian cells. A decrease in DNA end resection, as marked by IR-induced RPA, BrdU, and Rad51 focus formation, and HR are observed when Ku deficient rodent cells are complemented with Mt-Ku. Together, this data suggests that Ku70/80 binds to DSBs in all cell cycle stages and is likely actively displaced from DSB ends to free the DNA ends for DNA end resection and thus HR to occur.
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- Zhengping Shao
- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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Towards artificial metallonucleases for gene therapy: recent advances and new perspectives. Future Med Chem 2011; 3:1935-66. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc.11.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The process of DNA targeting or repair of mutated genes within the cell, induced by specifically positioned double-strand cleavage of DNA near the mutated sequence, can be applied for gene therapy of monogenic diseases. For this purpose, highly specific artificial metallonucleases are developed. They are expected to be important future tools of modern genetics. The present state of art and strategies of research are summarized, including protein engineering and artificial ‘chemical’ nucleases. From the results, we learn about the basic role of the metal ions and the various ligands, and about the DNA binding and cleavage mechanism. The results collected provide useful guidance for engineering highly controlled enzymes for use in gene therapy.
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Cardenas PP, Carzaniga T, Zangrossi S, Briani F, Garcia-Tirado E, Dehò G, Alonso JC. Polynucleotide phosphorylase exonuclease and polymerase activities on single-stranded DNA ends are modulated by RecN, SsbA and RecA proteins. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 39:9250-61. [PMID: 21859751 PMCID: PMC3241651 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Bacillus subtilis pnpA gene product, polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase), is involved in double-strand break (DSB) repair via homologous recombination (HR) or non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ). RecN is among the first responders to localize at the DNA DSBs, with PNPase facilitating the formation of a discrete RecN focus per nucleoid. PNPase, which co-purifies with RecA and RecN, was able to degrade single-stranded (ss) DNA with a 3′ → 5′ polarity in the presence of Mn2+ and low inorganic phosphate (Pi) concentration, or to extend a 3′-OH end in the presence dNDP·Mn2+. Both PNPase activities were observed in evolutionarily distant bacteria (B. subtilis and Escherichia coli), suggesting conserved functions. The activity of PNPase was directed toward ssDNA degradation or polymerization by manipulating the Pi/dNDPs concentrations or the availability of RecA or RecN. In its dATP-bound form, RecN stimulates PNPase-mediated polymerization. ssDNA phosphorolysis catalyzed by PNPase is stimulated by RecA, but inhibited by SsbA. Our findings suggest that (i) the PNPase degradative and polymerizing activities might play a critical role in the transition from DSB sensing to end resection via HR and (ii) by blunting a 3′-tailed duplex DNA, in the absence of HR, B. subtilis PNPase might also contribute to repair via NHEJ.
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- Paula P Cardenas
- Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC, Darwin 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Ayora S, Carrasco B, Cárdenas PP, César CE, Cañas C, Yadav T, Marchisone C, Alonso JC. Double-strand break repair in bacteria: a view from Bacillus subtilis. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2011; 35:1055-81. [PMID: 21517913 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2011.00272.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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In all living organisms, the response to double-strand breaks (DSBs) is critical for the maintenance of chromosome integrity. Homologous recombination (HR), which utilizes a homologous template to prime DNA synthesis and to restore genetic information lost at the DNA break site, is a complex multistep response. In Bacillus subtilis, this response can be subdivided into five general acts: (1) recognition of the break site(s) and formation of a repair center (RC), which enables cells to commit to HR; (2) end-processing of the broken end(s) by different avenues to generate a 3'-tailed duplex and RecN-mediated DSB 'coordination'; (3) loading of RecA onto single-strand DNA at the RecN-induced RC and concomitant DNA strand exchange; (4) branch migration and resolution, or dissolution, of the recombination intermediates, and replication restart, followed by (5) disassembly of the recombination apparatus formed at the dynamic RC and segregation of sister chromosomes. When HR is impaired or an intact homologous template is not available, error-prone nonhomologous end-joining directly rejoins the two broken ends by ligation. In this review, we examine the functions that are known to contribute to DNA DSB repair in B. subtilis, and compare their properties with those of other bacterial phyla.
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- Silvia Ayora
- Departmento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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Fortini BK, Pokharel S, Polaczek P, Balakrishnan L, Bambara RA, Campbell JL. Characterization of the endonuclease and ATP-dependent flap endo/exonuclease of Dna2. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:23763-70. [PMID: 21572043 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.243071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Two processes, DNA replication and DNA damage repair, are key to maintaining genomic fidelity. The Dna2 enzyme lies at the heart of both of these processes, acting in conjunction with flap endonuclease 1 and replication protein A in DNA lagging strand replication and with BLM/Sgs1 and MRN/X in double strand break repair. In vitro, Dna2 helicase and flap endo/exonuclease activities require an unblocked 5' single-stranded DNA end to unwind or cleave DNA. In this study we characterize a Dna2 nuclease activity that does not require, and in fact can create, 5' single-stranded DNA ends. Both endonuclease and flap endo/exonuclease are abolished by the Dna2-K677R mutation, implicating the same active site in catalysis. In addition, we define a novel ATP-dependent flap endo/exonuclease activity, which is observed only in the presence of Mn(2+). The endonuclease is blocked by ATP and is thus experimentally distinguishable from the flap endo/exonuclease function. Thus, Dna2 activities resemble those of RecB and AddAB nucleases even more closely than previously appreciated. This work has important implications for understanding the mechanism of action of Dna2 in multiprotein complexes, where dissection of enzymatic activities and cofactor requirements of individual components contributing to orderly and precise execution of multistep replication/repair processes depends on detailed characterization of each individual activity.
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- Barbara K Fortini
- Braun Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Wei T, Zhang S, Hou L, Ni J, Sheng D, Shen Y. The carboxyl terminal of the archaeal nuclease NurA is involved in the interaction with single-stranded DNA-binding protein and dimer formation. Extremophiles 2011; 15:227-34. [PMID: 21197557 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-010-0351-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2010] [Accepted: 12/14/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The nuclease NurA is present in all known thermophilic archaea and has been implicated to facilitate efficient DNA double-strand break end processing in Mre11/Rad50-mediated homologous recombinational repair. To understand the structural and functional relationship of this enzyme, we constructed five site-directed mutants of NurA from Sulfolobus tokodaii (StoNurA), D56A, E114A, D131A, Y291A, and H299A, at the conserved motifs, and four terminal deletion mutants, StoNurAΔN (19-331), StoNurAΔNΔC (19-303), StoNurAΔC (1-281), and StoNurAΔC (1-303), and characterized the proteins biochemically. We found that mutation at the acidic residue, D56, E114, D131, or at the basic residue, H299, abolishes the nuclease activity, while mutation at the aromatic residue Y291 only impairs the activity. Interestingly, by chemical cross-linking assay, we found that the mutant Y291A is unable to form stable dimer. Additionally, we demonstrated that deletion of the C-terminal amino acid residues 304-331 of StoNurA results in loss of the physical and functional interaction with the single-stranded DNA-binding protein (StoSSB). These results established that the C-terminal conserved aromatic residue Y291 is involved in dimer formation and the C-terminal residues 304-331 of NurA are involved in the interaction with single-stranded DNA-binding protein.
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- Tao Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nan Road, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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Eid W, Steger M, El-Shemerly M, Ferretti LP, Peña-Diaz J, König C, Valtorta E, Sartori AA, Ferrari S. DNA end resection by CtIP and exonuclease 1 prevents genomic instability. EMBO Rep 2010; 11:962-8. [PMID: 21052091 DOI: 10.1038/embor.2010.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Revised: 09/02/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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End resection of DNA-which is essential for the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by homologous recombination-relies first on the partnership between MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 (MRN) and CtIP, followed by a processive step involving helicases and exonucleases such as exonuclease 1 (EXO1). In this study, we show that the localization of EXO1 to DSBs depends on both CtIP and MRN. We also establish that CtIP interacts with EXO1 and restrains its exonucleolytic activity in vitro. Finally, we show that on exposure to camptothecin, depletion of EXO1 in CtIP-deficient cells increases the frequency of DNA-PK-dependent radial chromosome formation. Thus, our study identifies new functions of CtIP and EXO1 in DNA end resection and provides new information on the regulation of DSB repair pathways, which is a key factor in the maintenance of genome integrity.
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- Wassim Eid
- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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Mechanism of the ATP-dependent DNA end-resection machinery from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nature 2010; 467:108-11. [PMID: 20811460 DOI: 10.1038/nature09318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 294] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2009] [Accepted: 06/28/2010] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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If not properly processed and repaired, DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) can give rise to deleterious chromosome rearrangements, which could ultimately lead to the tumour phenotype. DSB ends are resected in a 5' to 3' fashion in cells, to yield single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) for the recruitment of factors critical for DNA damage checkpoint activation and repair by homologous recombination. The resection process involves redundant pathways consisting of nucleases, DNA helicases and associated proteins. Being guided by recent genetic studies, we have reconstituted the first eukaryotic ATP-dependent DNA end-resection machinery comprising the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 (MRX) complex, the Sgs1-Top3-Rmi1 complex, Dna2 protein and the heterotrimeric ssDNA-binding protein RPA. Here we show that DNA strand separation during end resection is mediated by the Sgs1 helicase function, in a manner that is enhanced by Top3-Rmi1 and MRX. In congruence with genetic observations, although the Dna2 nuclease activity is critical for resection, the Mre11 nuclease activity is dispensable. By examining the top3 Y356F allele and its encoded protein, we provide evidence that the topoisomerase activity of Top3, although critical for the suppression of crossover recombination, is not needed for resection either in cells or in the reconstituted system. Our results also unveil a multifaceted role of RPA, in the sequestration of ssDNA generated by DNA unwinding, enhancement of 5' strand incision, and protection of the 3' strand. Our reconstituted system should serve as a useful model for delineating the mechanistic intricacy of the DNA break resection process in eukaryotes.
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Rupnik A, Lowndes NF, Grenon M. MRN and the race to the break. Chromosoma 2010; 119:115-35. [PMID: 19862546 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-009-0242-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2009] [Revised: 09/12/2009] [Accepted: 09/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In all living cells, DNA is constantly threatened by both endogenous and exogenous agents. In order to protect genetic information, all cells have developed a sophisticated network of proteins, which constantly monitor genomic integrity. This network, termed the DNA damage response, senses and signals the presence of DNA damage to effect numerous biological responses, including DNA repair, transient cell cycle arrests ("checkpoints") and apoptosis. The MRN complex (MRX in yeast), composed of Mre11, Rad50 and Nbs1 (Xrs2), is a key component of the immediate early response to DNA damage, involved in a cross-talk between the repair and checkpoint machinery. Using its ability to bind DNA ends, it is ideally placed to sense and signal the presence of double strand breaks and plays an important role in DNA repair and cellular survival. Here, we summarise recent observation on MRN structure, function, regulation and emerging mechanisms by which the MRN nano-machinery protects genomic integrity. Finally, we discuss the biological significance of the unique MRN structure and summarise the emerging sequence of early events of the response to double strand breaks orchestrated by the MRN complex.
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- Agnieszka Rupnik
- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Science, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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Fonville NC, Blankschien MD, Magner DB, Rosenberg SM. RecQ-dependent death-by-recombination in cells lacking RecG and UvrD. DNA Repair (Amst) 2010; 9:403-13. [PMID: 20138014 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2009] [Revised: 11/11/2009] [Accepted: 12/21/2009] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Maintenance of genomic stability is critical for all cells. Homologous recombination (HR) pathways promote genome stability using evolutionarily conserved proteins such as RecA, SSB, and RecQ, the Escherichia coli homologue of five human proteins at least three of which suppress genome instability and cancer. A previous report indicated that RecQ promotes the net accumulation in cells of intermolecular HR intermediates (IRIs), a net effect opposite that of the yeast and two human RecQ homologues. Here we extend those conclusions. We demonstrate that cells that lack both UvrD, an inhibitor of RecA-mediated strand exchange, and RecG, a DNA helicase implicated in IRI resolution, are inviable. We show that the uvrD recG cells die a "death-by-recombination" in which IRIs accumulate blocking chromosome segregation. First, their death requires RecA HR protein. Second, the death is accompanied by cytogenetically visible failure to segregate chromosomes. Third, FISH analyses show that the unsegregated chromosomes have completed replication, supporting the hypothesis that unresolved IRIs prevented the segregation. Fourth, we show that RecQ and induction of the SOS response are required for the accumulation of replicated, unsegregated chromosomes and death, as are RecF, RecO, and RecJ. ExoI exonuclease and MutL mismatch-repair protein are partially required. This set of genes is similar but not identical to those that promote death-by-recombination of DeltauvrD Deltaruv cells. The data support models in which RecQ promotes the net accumulation in cells of IRIs and RecG promotes resolution of IRIs that form via pathways not wholly identical to those that produce the IRIs resolved by RuvABC. This implies that RecG resolves intermediates other than or in addition to standard Holliday junctions resolved by RuvABC. The role of RecQ in net accumulation of IRIs may be shared by one or more of its human homologues.
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Yeeles JTP, Dillingham MS. The processing of double-stranded DNA breaks for recombinational repair by helicase-nuclease complexes. DNA Repair (Amst) 2010; 9:276-85. [PMID: 20116346 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Double-stranded DNA breaks are prepared for recombinational repair by nucleolytic digestion to form single-stranded DNA overhangs that are substrates for RecA/Rad51-mediated strand exchange. This processing can be achieved through the activities of multiple helicases and nucleases. In bacteria, the function is mainly provided by a stable multi-protein complex of which there are two structural classes; AddAB- and RecBCD-type enzymes. These helicase-nucleases are of special interest with respect to DNA helicase mechanism because they are exceptionally powerful DNA translocation motors, and because they serve as model systems for both single molecule studies and for understanding how DNA helicases can be coupled to other protein machinery. This review discusses recent developments in our understanding of the AddAB and RecBCD complexes, focussing on their distinctive strategies for processing DNA ends. We also discuss the extent to which bacterial DNA end resection mechanisms may parallel those used in eukaryotic cells.
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- Joseph T P Yeeles
- DNA-Protein Interactions Unit, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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