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Krishnamoorthy V, Foglizzo M, Dilley RL, Wu A, Datta A, Dutta P, Campbell LJ, Degtjarik O, Musgrove LJ, Calabrese AN, Zeqiraj E, Greenberg RA. The SPATA5-SPATA5L1 ATPase complex directs replisome proteostasis to ensure genome integrity. Cell 2024; 187:2250-2268.e31. [PMID: 38554706 PMCID: PMC11055677 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.002] [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: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
Abstract
Ubiquitin-dependent unfolding of the CMG helicase by VCP/p97 is required to terminate DNA replication. Other replisome components are not processed in the same fashion, suggesting that additional mechanisms underlie replication protein turnover. Here, we identify replisome factor interactions with a protein complex composed of AAA+ ATPases SPATA5-SPATA5L1 together with heterodimeric partners C1orf109-CINP (55LCC). An integrative structural biology approach revealed a molecular architecture of SPATA5-SPATA5L1 N-terminal domains interacting with C1orf109-CINP to form a funnel-like structure above a cylindrically shaped ATPase motor. Deficiency in the 55LCC complex elicited ubiquitin-independent proteotoxicity, replication stress, and severe chromosome instability. 55LCC showed ATPase activity that was specifically enhanced by replication fork DNA and was coupled to cysteine protease-dependent cleavage of replisome substrates in response to replication fork damage. These findings define 55LCC-mediated proteostasis as critical for replication fork progression and genome stability and provide a rationale for pathogenic variants seen in associated human neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Vidhya Krishnamoorthy
- Department of Cancer Biology, Penn Center for Genome Integrity, Basser Center for BRCA, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160, USA
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Penn Center for Genome Integrity, Basser Center for BRCA, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160, USA.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Penn Center for Genome Integrity, Basser Center for BRCA, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Penn Center for Genome Integrity, Basser Center for BRCA, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Penn Center for Genome Integrity, Basser Center for BRCA, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160, USA
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Penn Center for Genome Integrity, Basser Center for BRCA, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160, USA.
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Rankin BD, Rankin S. The MCM2-7 Complex: Roles beyond DNA Unwinding. BIOLOGY 2024; 13:258. [PMID: 38666870 PMCID: PMC11048021 DOI: 10.3390/biology13040258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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The MCM2-7 complex is a hexameric protein complex that serves as a DNA helicase. It unwinds the DNA double helix during DNA replication, thereby providing the single-stranded replication template. In recent years, it has become clear that the MCM2-7 complex has additional functions that extend well beyond its role in DNA replication. Through physical and functional interactions with different pathways, it impacts other nuclear events and activities, including folding of the genome, histone inheritance, chromosome segregation, DNA damage sensing and repair, and gene transcription. Collectively, the diverse roles of the MCM2-7 complex suggest it plays a critical role in maintaining genome integrity by integrating the regulation of DNA replication with other pathways in the nucleus.
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- Brooke D. Rankin
- Cell Cycle and Cancer Biology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA;
- Cell Biology Department, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Cell Cycle and Cancer Biology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA;
- Cell Biology Department, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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Schmid EW, Walter JC. Predictomes: A classifier-curated database of AlphaFold-modeled protein-protein interactions. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.04.09.588596. [PMID: 38645019 PMCID: PMC11030396 DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.09.588596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are ubiquitous in biology, yet a comprehensive structural characterization of the PPIs underlying biochemical processes is lacking. Although AlphaFold-Multimer (AF-M) has the potential to fill this knowledge gap, standard AF-M confidence metrics do not reliably separate relevant PPIs from an abundance of false positive predictions. To address this limitation, we used machine learning on well curated datasets to train a Structure Prediction and Omics informed Classifier called SPOC that shows excellent performance in separating true and false PPIs, including in proteome-wide screens. We applied SPOC to an all-by-all matrix of nearly 300 human genome maintenance proteins, generating ~40,000 predictions that can be viewed at predictomes.org, where users can also score their own predictions with SPOC. High confidence PPIs discovered using our approach suggest novel hypotheses in genome maintenance. Our results provide a framework for interpreting large scale AF-M screens and help lay the foundation for a proteome-wide structural interactome.
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- Ernst W. Schmid
- Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Elango R, Nilavar N, Li AG, Duffey EE, Jiang Y, Nguyen D, Abakir A, Willis NA, Houseley J, Scully R. Two-ended recombination at a Flp-nickase-broken replication fork. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.04.10.588130. [PMID: 38645103 PMCID: PMC11030319 DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.10.588130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
Abstract
Collision of a replication fork with a DNA nick is thought to generate a one-ended break, fostering genomic instability. Collision of the opposing converging fork with the nick could, in principle, form a second DNA end, enabling conservative repair by homologous recombination (HR). To study mechanisms of nickase-induced HR, we developed the Flp recombinase "step arrest" nickase in mammalian cells. Flp-nickase-induced HR entails two-ended, BRCA2/RAD51-dependent short tract gene conversion (STGC), BRCA2/RAD51-independent long tract gene conversion, and discoordinated two-ended invasions. HR induced by a replication-independent break and by the Flp-nickase differ in their dependence on BRCA1 . To determine the origin of the second DNA end during Flp-nickase-induced STGC, we blocked the opposing fork using a site-specific Tus/ Ter replication fork barrier. Flp-nickase-induced STGC remained robust and two-ended. Thus, collision of a single replication fork with a Flp-nick can trigger two-ended HR, possibly reflecting replicative bypass of lagging strand nicks. This response may limit genomic instability during replication of a nicked DNA template.
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Vontalge EJ, Kavlashvili T, Dahmen SN, Cranford MT, Dewar JM. Control of DNA replication in vitro using a reversible replication barrier. Nat Protoc 2024:10.1038/s41596-024-00977-1. [PMID: 38594502 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-024-00977-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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A major obstacle to studying DNA replication is that it involves asynchronous and highly delocalized events. A reversible replication barrier overcomes this limitation and allows replication fork movement to be synchronized and localized, facilitating the study of replication fork function and replication coupled repair. Here we provide details on establishing a reversible replication barrier in vitro and using it to monitor different aspects of DNA replication. DNA template containing an array of lac operator (lacO) sequences is first bound to purified lac repressor (LacR). This substrate is then replicated in vitro using a biochemical replication system, which results in replication forks stalled on either side of the LacR array regardless of when or where they arise. Once replication forks are synchronized at the barrier, isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactopyranoside can be added to disrupt LacR binding so that replication forks synchronously resume synthesis. We describe how this approach can be employed to control replication fork elongation, termination, stalling and uncoupling, as well as assays that can be used to monitor these processes. We also explain how this approach can be adapted to control whether replication forks encounter a DNA lesion on the leading or lagging strand template and whether a converging fork is present. The required reagents can be prepared in 1-2 weeks and experiments using this approach are typically performed over 1-3 d. The main requirements for utilizing the LacR replication barrier are basic biochemical expertise and access to an in vitro system to study DNA replication. Investigators should also be trained in working with radioactive materials.
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- Emma J Vontalge
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Cameron G, Gruszka D, Xie S, Kaya Ç, Nasmyth KA, Srinivasan M, Yardimci H. Sister chromatid cohesion establishment during DNA replication termination. Science 2024; 384:119-124. [PMID: 38484038 PMCID: PMC7615807 DOI: 10.1126/science.adf0224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Newly copied sister chromatids are tethered together by the cohesin complex, but how sister chromatid cohesion coordinates with DNA replication is poorly understood. Prevailing models suggest that cohesin complexes, bound to DNA before replication, remain behind the advancing replication fork to keep sister chromatids together. By visualizing single replication forks colliding with preloaded cohesin complexes, we find that the replisome instead pushes cohesin to where a converging replisome is met. Whereas the converging replisomes are removed during DNA replication termination, cohesin remains on nascent DNA and provides cohesion. Additionally, we show that CMG (CDC45-MCM2-7-GINS) helicase disassembly during replication termination is vital for proper cohesion in budding yeast. Together, our results support a model wherein sister chromatid cohesion is established during DNA replication termination.
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- The Francis Crick Institute; London, United Kingdom
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- The Francis Crick Institute; London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford; Oxford, United Kingdom
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Jones RM, Reynolds-Winczura A, Gambus A. A Decade of Discovery-Eukaryotic Replisome Disassembly at Replication Termination. BIOLOGY 2024; 13:233. [PMID: 38666845 PMCID: PMC11048390 DOI: 10.3390/biology13040233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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The eukaryotic replicative helicase (CMG complex) is assembled during DNA replication initiation in a highly regulated manner, which is described in depth by other manuscripts in this Issue. During DNA replication, the replicative helicase moves through the chromatin, unwinding DNA and facilitating nascent DNA synthesis by polymerases. Once the duplication of a replicon is complete, the CMG helicase and the remaining components of the replisome need to be removed from the chromatin. Research carried out over the last ten years has produced a breakthrough in our understanding, revealing that replication termination, and more specifically replisome disassembly, is indeed a highly regulated process. This review brings together our current understanding of these processes and highlights elements of the mechanism that are conserved or have undergone divergence throughout evolution. Finally, we discuss events beyond the classic termination of DNA replication in S-phase and go over the known mechanisms of replicative helicase removal from chromatin in these particular situations.
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- Rebecca M. Jones
- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (R.M.J.); (A.R.-W.)
- School of Biosciences, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (R.M.J.); (A.R.-W.)
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (R.M.J.); (A.R.-W.)
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Lewis JS, van Oijen AM, Spenkelink LM. Embracing Heterogeneity: Challenging the Paradigm of Replisomes as Deterministic Machines. Chem Rev 2023; 123:13419-13440. [PMID: 37971892 PMCID: PMC10790245 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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The paradigm of cellular systems as deterministic machines has long guided our understanding of biology. Advancements in technology and methodology, however, have revealed a world of stochasticity, challenging the notion of determinism. Here, we explore the stochastic behavior of multi-protein complexes, using the DNA replication system (replisome) as a prime example. The faithful and timely copying of DNA depends on the simultaneous action of a large set of enzymes and scaffolding factors. This fundamental cellular process is underpinned by dynamic protein-nucleic acid assemblies that must transition between distinct conformations and compositional states. Traditionally viewed as a well-orchestrated molecular machine, recent experimental evidence has unveiled significant variability and heterogeneity in the replication process. In this review, we discuss recent advances in single-molecule approaches and single-particle cryo-EM, which have provided insights into the dynamic processes of DNA replication. We comment on the new challenges faced by structural biologists and biophysicists as they attempt to describe the dynamic cascade of events leading to replisome assembly, activation, and progression. The fundamental principles uncovered and yet to be discovered through the study of DNA replication will inform on similar operating principles for other multi-protein complexes.
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- Jacob S. Lewis
- Macromolecular
Machines Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, United Kingdom
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- Molecular
Horizons and School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- Molecular
Horizons and School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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Dagar G, Kumar R, Yadav KK, Singh M, Pandita TK. Ubiquitination and deubiquitination: Implications on cancer therapy. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2023; 1866:194979. [PMID: 37633647 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2023.194979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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The ubiquitin proteasomal system (UPS) represents a highly regulated protein degradation pathway essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis. This system plays a critical role in several cellular processes, which include DNA damage repair, cell cycle checkpoint control, and immune response regulation. Recently, the UPS has emerged as a promising target for cancer therapeutics due to its involvement in oncogenesis and tumor progression. Here we aim to summarize the key aspects of the UPS and its significance in cancer therapeutics. We begin by elucidating the fundamental components of the UPS, highlighting the role of ubiquitin, E1-E3 ligases, and the proteasome in protein degradation. Furthermore, we discuss the intricate process of ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation, emphasizing the specificity and selectivity achieved through various signaling pathways. The dysregulation of the UPS has been implicated in cancer development and progression. Aberrant ubiquitin-mediated degradation of key regulatory proteins, such as tumor suppressors and oncoproteins, can lead to uncontrolled cell proliferation, evasion of apoptosis, and metastasis. We outline the pivotal role of the UPS in modulating crucial oncogenic pathways, including the regulation of cyclins, transcription factors, Replication stress components and DNA damage response. The increasing recognition of the UPS as a target for cancer therapeutics has spurred the development of small molecules, peptides, and proteasome inhibitors with the potential to restore cellular balance and disrupt tumor growth. We provide an overview of current therapeutic strategies aimed at exploiting the UPS, including the use of proteasome inhibitors, deubiquitinating enzyme inhibitors, and novel E3 ligase modulators. We further discuss novel emerging strategies for the development of next-generation drugs that target proteasome inhibitors. Exploiting the UPS for cancer therapeutics offers promising avenues for developing innovative and effective treatment strategies, providing hope for improved patient outcomes in the fight against cancer.
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- Gunjan Dagar
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dr BRAIRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir 182320, India.
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- Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; School of Engineering Medicine, Texas A&M University, School of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dr BRAIRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
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- Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Xia D, Zhu X, Wang Y, Gong P, Su HS, Xu X. Implications of ubiquitination and the maintenance of replication fork stability in cancer therapy. Biosci Rep 2023; 43:BSR20222591. [PMID: 37728310 PMCID: PMC10550789 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20222591] [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: 04/15/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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DNA replication forks are subject to intricate surveillance and strict regulation by sophisticated cellular machinery. Such close regulation is necessary to ensure the accurate duplication of genetic information and to tackle the diverse endogenous and exogenous stresses that impede this process. Stalled replication forks are vulnerable to collapse, which is a major cause of genomic instability and carcinogenesis. Replication stress responses, which are organized via a series of coordinated molecular events, stabilize stalled replication forks and carry out fork reversal and restoration. DNA damage tolerance and repair pathways such as homologous recombination and Fanconi anemia also contribute to replication fork stabilization. The signaling network that mediates the transduction and interplay of these pathways is regulated by a series of post-translational modifications, including ubiquitination, which affects the activity, stability, and interactome of substrates. In particular, the ubiquitination of replication protein A and proliferating cell nuclear antigen at stalled replication forks promotes the recruitment of downstream regulators. In this review, we describe the ubiquitination-mediated signaling cascades that regulate replication fork progression and stabilization. In addition, we discuss the targeting of replication fork stability and ubiquitination system components as a potential therapeutic approach for the treatment of cancer.
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- Donghui Xia
- Shenzhen University General Hospital-Dehua Hospital Joint Research Center on Precision Medicine (sgh-dhhCPM), Dehua Hospital, Dehua, Quanzhou 362500, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Genome Stability and Disease Prevention, Carson International Cancer Center, Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
- State Key Laboratory of Agro-biotechnology and MOA Key Laboratory of Soil Microbiology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Institute of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors and Carson International Cancer Center, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agro-biotechnology and MOA Key Laboratory of Soil Microbiology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Institute of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors and Carson International Cancer Center, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- Shenzhen University General Hospital-Dehua Hospital Joint Research Center on Precision Medicine (sgh-dhhCPM), Dehua Hospital, Dehua, Quanzhou 362500, China
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- Shenzhen University General Hospital-Dehua Hospital Joint Research Center on Precision Medicine (sgh-dhhCPM), Dehua Hospital, Dehua, Quanzhou 362500, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Genome Stability and Disease Prevention, Carson International Cancer Center, Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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Mevissen TET, Prasad AV, Walter JC. TRIM21-dependent target protein ubiquitination mediates cell-free Trim-Away. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112125. [PMID: 36807144 PMCID: PMC10435667 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112125] [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: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Tripartite motif-containing protein 21 (TRIM21) is a cytosolic antibody receptor and E3 ubiquitin ligase that promotes destruction of a broad range of pathogens. TRIM21 also underlies the antibody-dependent protein targeting method Trim-Away. Current evidence suggests that TRIM21 binding to antibodies leads to formation of a self-anchored K63 ubiquitin chain on the N terminus of TRIM21 that triggers the destruction of TRIM21, antibody, and target protein. Here, we report that addition of antibody and TRIM21 to Xenopus egg extracts promotes efficient degradation of endogenous target proteins, establishing cell-free Trim-Away as a powerful tool to interrogate protein function. Chemical methylation of TRIM21 had no effect on target proteolysis, whereas deletion of all lysine residues in targets abolished their ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. These results demonstrate that target protein, but not TRIM21, polyubiquitination is required for Trim-Away, and they suggest that current models of TRIM21 function should be fundamentally revised.
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- Tycho E T Mevissen
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
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Campos LV, Van Ravenstein SX, Vontalge EJ, Greer BH, Heintzman DR, Kavlashvili T, McDonald WH, Rose KL, Eichman BF, Dewar JM. RTEL1 and MCM10 overcome topological stress during vertebrate replication termination. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112109. [PMID: 36807139 PMCID: PMC10432576 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Topological stress can cause converging replication forks to stall during termination of vertebrate DNA synthesis. However, replication forks ultimately overcome fork stalling, suggesting that alternative mechanisms of termination exist. Using proteomics in Xenopus egg extracts, we show that the helicase RTEL1 and the replisome protein MCM10 are highly enriched on chromatin during fork convergence and are crucially important for fork convergence under conditions of topological stress. RTEL1 and MCM10 cooperate to promote fork convergence and do not impact topoisomerase activity but do promote fork progression through a replication barrier. Thus, RTEL1 and MCM10 play a general role in promoting progression of stalled forks, including when forks stall during termination. Our data reveal an alternate mechanism of termination involving RTEL1 and MCM10 that can be used to complete DNA synthesis under conditions of topological stress.
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- Lillian V Campos
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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Yaneva D, Sparks JL, Donsbach M, Zhao S, Weickert P, Bezalel-Buch R, Stingele J, Walter JC. The FANCJ helicase unfolds DNA-protein crosslinks to promote their repair. Mol Cell 2023; 83:43-56.e10. [PMID: 36608669 PMCID: PMC9881729 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Endogenous and exogenous agents generate DNA-protein crosslinks (DPCs), whose replication-dependent degradation by the SPRTN protease suppresses aging and liver cancer. SPRTN is activated after the replicative CMG helicase bypasses a DPC and polymerase extends the nascent strand to the adduct. Here, we identify a role for the 5'-to-3' helicase FANCJ in DPC repair. In addition to supporting CMG bypass, FANCJ is essential for SPRTN activation. FANCJ binds ssDNA downstream of the DPC and uses its ATPase activity to unfold the protein adduct, which exposes the underlying DNA and enables cleavage of the adduct. FANCJ-dependent DPC unfolding is also essential for translesion DNA synthesis past DPCs that cannot be degraded. In summary, our results show that helicase-mediated protein unfolding enables multiple events in DPC repair.
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- Denitsa Yaneva
- Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany; Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany; Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany; Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany; Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany; Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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Kavlashvili T, Liu W, Mohamed TM, Cortez D, Dewar JM. Replication fork uncoupling causes nascent strand degradation and fork reversal. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2023; 30:115-124. [PMID: 36593312 PMCID: PMC9868089 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-022-00871-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Genotoxins cause nascent strand degradation (NSD) and fork reversal during DNA replication. NSD and fork reversal are crucial for genome stability and are exploited by chemotherapeutic approaches. However, it is unclear how NSD and fork reversal are triggered. Additionally, the fate of the replicative helicase during these processes is unknown. We developed a biochemical approach to study synchronous, localized NSD and fork reversal using Xenopus egg extracts and validated this approach with experiments in human cells. We show that replication fork uncoupling stimulates NSD of both nascent strands and progressive conversion of uncoupled forks to reversed forks. Notably, the replicative helicase remains bound during NSD and fork reversal. Unexpectedly, NSD occurs before and after fork reversal, indicating that multiple degradation steps take place. Overall, our data show that uncoupling causes NSD and fork reversal and elucidate key events that precede fork reversal.
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- Tamar Kavlashvili
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Martín-Rufo R, de la Vega-Barranco G, Lecona E. Ubiquitin and SUMO as timers during DNA replication. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2022; 132:62-73. [PMID: 35210137 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Every time a cell copies its DNA the genetic material is exposed to the acquisition of mutations and genomic alterations that corrupt the information passed on to daughter cells. A tight temporal regulation of DNA replication is necessary to ensure the full copy of the DNA while preventing the appearance of genomic instability. Protein modification by ubiquitin and SUMO constitutes a very complex and versatile system that allows the coordinated control of protein stability, activity and interactome. In chromatin, their action is complemented by the AAA+ ATPase VCP/p97 that recognizes and removes ubiquitylated and SUMOylated factors from specific cellular compartments. The concerted action of the ubiquitin/SUMO system and VCP/p97 determines every step of DNA replication enforcing the ordered activation/inactivation, loading/unloading and stabilization/destabilization of replication factors. Here we analyze the mechanisms used by ubiquitin/SUMO and VCP/p97 to establish molecular timers throughout DNA replication and their relevance in maintaining genome stability. We propose that these PTMs are the main molecular watch of DNA replication from origin recognition to replisome disassembly.
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- Rodrigo Martín-Rufo
- Chromatin, Cancer and the Ubiquitin System lab, Centre for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (CBMSO, CSIC-UAM), Department of Genome Dynamics and Function, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Chromatin, Cancer and the Ubiquitin System lab, Centre for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (CBMSO, CSIC-UAM), Department of Genome Dynamics and Function, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Chromatin, Cancer and the Ubiquitin System lab, Centre for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (CBMSO, CSIC-UAM), Department of Genome Dynamics and Function, Madrid 28049, Spain.
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Kochenova OV, Mukkavalli S, Raman M, Walter JC. Cooperative assembly of p97 complexes involved in replication termination. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6591. [PMID: 36329031 PMCID: PMC9633789 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34210-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
The p97 ATPase extracts polyubiquitylated proteins from diverse cellular structures in preparation for destruction by the proteasome. p97 functions with Ufd1-Npl4 and a variety of UBA-UBX co-factors, but how p97 complexes assemble on ubiquitylated substrates is unclear. To address this, we investigated how p97 disassembles the CMG helicase after it is ubiquitylated during replication termination. We show that p97Ufd1-Npl4 recruitment to CMG requires the UBA-UBX protein Ubxn7, and conversely, stable Ubxn7 binding to CMG requires p97Ufd1-Npl4. This cooperative assembly involves interactions between Ubxn7, p97, Ufd1-Npl4, and ubiquitin. Another p97 co-factor, Faf1, partially compensates for the loss of Ubxn7. Surprisingly, p97Ufd1-Npl4-Ubxn7 and p97Ufd1-Npl4-Faf1 also assemble cooperatively on unanchored ubiquitin chains. We propose that cooperative and substrate-independent recognition of ubiquitin chains allows p97 to recognize an unlimited number of polyubiquitylated proteins while avoiding the formation of partial, inactive complexes.
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- Olga V Kochenova
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Developmental Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02111, USA
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- Department of Developmental Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02111, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
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Quaas CE, Lin B, Long DT. Transcription suppression is mediated by the HDAC1-Sin3 complex in Xenopus nucleoplasmic extract. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102578. [PMID: 36220390 PMCID: PMC9650048 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102578] [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: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Modification of histones provides a dynamic mechanism to regulate chromatin structure and access to DNA. Histone acetylation, in particular, plays a prominent role in controlling the interaction between DNA, histones, and other chromatin-associated proteins. Defects in histone acetylation patterns interfere with normal gene expression and underlie a wide range of human diseases. Here, we utilize Xenopus egg extracts to investigate how changes in histone acetylation influence transcription of a defined gene construct. We show that inhibition of histone deacetylase 1 and 2 (HDAC1/2) specifically counteracts transcription suppression by preventing chromatin compaction and deacetylation of histone residues H4K5 and H4K8. Acetylation of these sites supports binding of the chromatin reader and transcription regulator BRD4. We also identify HDAC1 as the primary driver of transcription suppression and show that this activity is mediated through the Sin3 histone deacetylase complex. These findings highlight functional differences between HDAC1 and HDAC2, which are often considered to be functionally redundant, and provide additional molecular context for their activity.
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Fujisawa R, Polo Rivera C, Labib KPM. Multiple UBX proteins reduce the ubiquitin threshold of the mammalian p97-UFD1-NPL4 unfoldase. eLife 2022; 11:e76763. [PMID: 35920641 PMCID: PMC9377798 DOI: 10.7554/elife.76763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The p97/Cdc48 ATPase and its ubiquitin receptors Ufd1-Npl4 are essential to unfold ubiquitylated proteins in many areas of eukaryotic cell biology. In yeast, Cdc48-Ufd1-Npl4 is controlled by a quality control mechanism, whereby substrates must be conjugated to at least five ubiquitins. Here, we show that mammalian p97-UFD1-NPL4 is governed by a complex interplay between additional p97 cofactors and the number of conjugated ubiquitins. Using reconstituted assays for the disassembly of ubiquitylated CMG (Cdc45-MCM-GINS) helicase by human p97-UFD1-NPL4, we show that the unfoldase has a high ubiquitin threshold for substrate unfolding, which can be reduced by the UBX proteins UBXN7, FAF1, or FAF2. Our data indicate that the UBX proteins function by binding to p97-UFD1-NPL4 and stabilising productive interactions between UFD1-NPL4 and K48-linked chains of at least five ubiquitins. Stimulation by UBXN7 is dependent upon known ubiquitin-binding motifs, whereas FAF1 and FAF2 use a previously uncharacterised coiled-coil domain to reduce the ubiquitin threshold of p97-UFD1-NPL4. We show that deleting the Ubnx7 and Faf1 genes impairs CMG disassembly during S-phase and mitosis and sensitises cells to reduced ubiquitin ligase activity. These findings indicate that multiple UBX proteins are important for the efficient unfolding of ubiquitylated proteins by p97-UFD1-NPL4 in mammalian cells.
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- Ryo Fujisawa
- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of DundeeDundeeUnited Kingdom
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of DundeeDundeeUnited Kingdom
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of DundeeDundeeUnited Kingdom
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Tarcan Z, Poovathumkadavil D, Skagia A, Gambus A. The p97 segregase cofactor Ubxn7 facilitates replisome disassembly during S-phase. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102234. [PMID: 35798141 PMCID: PMC9358472 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Complex cellular processes are driven by the regulated assembly and disassembly of large multiprotein complexes. While we are beginning to understand the molecular mechanism for assembly of the eukaryotic DNA replication machinery (replisome), we still know relatively little about the regulation of its disassembly at replication termination. Recently, the first elements of this process have emerged, revealing that the replicative helicase, at the heart of the replisome, is polyubiquitylated prior to unloading and that this unloading requires p97 segregase activity. Two different E3 ubiquitin ligases have now been shown to ubiquitylate the helicase under different conditions: Cul2Lrr1 and TRAIP. Here, using Xenopus laevis egg extract cell-free system and biochemical approaches, we have found two p97 cofactors, Ubxn7 and Faf1, which can interact with p97 during replisome disassembly during S-phase. We show only Ubxn7, however, facilitates efficient replisome disassembly. Ubxn7 delivers this role through its interaction via independent domains with both Cul2Lrr1 and p97 to allow coupling between Mcm7 ubiquitylation and its removal from chromatin. Our data therefore characterize Ubxn7 as the first substrate-specific p97 cofactor regulating replisome disassembly in vertebrates and a rationale for the efficacy of the Cul2Lrr1 replisome unloading pathway in unperturbed S-phase.
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Van Ravenstein SX, Mehta KP, Kavlashvili T, Byl JAW, Zhao R, Osheroff N, Cortez D, Dewar JM. Topoisomerase II poisons inhibit vertebrate DNA replication through distinct mechanisms. EMBO J 2022; 41:e110632. [PMID: 35578785 PMCID: PMC9194788 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2022110632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Topoisomerase II (TOP2) unlinks chromosomes during vertebrate DNA replication. TOP2 "poisons" are widely used chemotherapeutics that stabilize TOP2 complexes on DNA, leading to cytotoxic DNA breaks. However, it is unclear how these drugs affect DNA replication, which is a major target of TOP2 poisons. Using Xenopus egg extracts, we show that the TOP2 poisons etoposide and doxorubicin both inhibit DNA replication through different mechanisms. Etoposide induces TOP2-dependent DNA breaks and TOP2-dependent fork stalling by trapping TOP2 behind replication forks. In contrast, doxorubicin does not lead to appreciable break formation and instead intercalates into parental DNA to stall replication forks independently of TOP2. In human cells, etoposide stalls forks in a TOP2-dependent manner, while doxorubicin stalls forks independently of TOP2. However, both drugs exhibit TOP2-dependent cytotoxicity. Thus, etoposide and doxorubicin inhibit DNA replication through distinct mechanisms despite shared genetic requirements for cytotoxicity.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.,Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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Hashimoto Y, Tanaka H. Mre11 exonuclease activity promotes irreversible mitotic progression under replication stress. Life Sci Alliance 2022; 5:5/6/e202101249. [PMID: 35292537 PMCID: PMC8924007 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202101249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Mre11 is a versatile exo-/endonuclease involved in multiple aspects of DNA replication and repair, such as DSB end processing and checkpoint activation. We previously demonstrated that forced mitotic entry drives replisome disassembly at stalled replication forks in Xenopus egg extracts. Here, we examined the effects of various chemical inhibitors using this system and discovered a novel role of Mre11 exonuclease activity in promoting mitotic entry under replication stress. Mre11 activity was necessary for the initial progression of mitotic entry in the presence of stalled forks but unnecessary in the absence of stalled forks or after mitotic entry. In the absence of Mre11 activity, mitotic CDK was inactivated by Wee1/Myt1-dependent phosphorylation, causing mitotic exit. An inhibitor of Wee1/Myt1 or a nonphosphorylatable CDK1 mutant was able to partially bypass the requirement of Mre11 for mitotic entry. These results suggest that Mre11 exonuclease activity facilitates the processing of stalled replication forks upon mitotic entry, which attenuates the inhibitory pathways of mitotic CDK activation, leading to irreversible mitotic progression and replisome disassembly.
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- Yoshitami Hashimoto
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Japan
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Kavlashvili T, Dewar JM. Approaches to Monitor Termination of DNA Replication Using Xenopus Egg Extracts. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2444:105-123. [PMID: 35290634 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2063-2_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
DNA replication is crucial for cell viability and genome integrity. Despite its crucial role in genome duplication, the final stage of DNA replication, which is termed termination, is relatively unexplored. Our knowledge of termination is limited by cellular approaches to study DNA replication, which cannot readily detect termination. In contrast, the Xenopus laevis egg extract system allows for all of DNA replication to be readily detected. Here we describe the use of this system and assays to monitor replication termination.
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- Tamar Kavlashvili
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Conwell SC, Cranford MT, Kavlashvili T, Dewar JM. Replication fork collapse in vitro using Xenopus egg extracts. Methods Enzymol 2022; 672:317-338. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2022.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhou H, Zaher MS, Walter JC, Brown A. Structure of CRL2Lrr1, the E3 ubiquitin ligase that promotes DNA replication termination in vertebrates. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:13194-13206. [PMID: 34850944 PMCID: PMC8682755 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab1174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
When vertebrate replisomes from neighboring origins converge, the Mcm7 subunit of the replicative helicase, CMG, is ubiquitylated by the E3 ubiquitin ligase, CRL2Lrr1. Polyubiquitylated CMG is then disassembled by the p97 ATPase, leading to replication termination. To avoid premature replisome disassembly, CRL2Lrr1 is only recruited to CMGs after they converge, but the underlying mechanism is unclear. Here, we use cryogenic electron microscopy to determine structures of recombinant Xenopus laevis CRL2Lrr1 with and without neddylation. The structures reveal that CRL2Lrr1 adopts an unusually open architecture, in which the putative substrate-recognition subunit, Lrr1, is located far from the catalytic module that catalyzes ubiquitin transfer. We further demonstrate that a predicted, flexible pleckstrin homology domain at the N-terminus of Lrr1 is essential to target CRL2Lrr1 to terminated CMGs. We propose a hypothetical model that explains how CRL2Lrr1’s catalytic module is positioned next to the ubiquitylation site on Mcm7, and why CRL2Lrr1 binds CMG only after replisomes converge.
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- Haixia Zhou
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Foster B, Attwood M, Gibbs-Seymour I. Tools for Decoding Ubiquitin Signaling in DNA Repair. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:760226. [PMID: 34950659 PMCID: PMC8690248 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.760226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The maintenance of genome stability requires dedicated DNA repair processes and pathways that are essential for the faithful duplication and propagation of chromosomes. These DNA repair mechanisms counteract the potentially deleterious impact of the frequent genotoxic challenges faced by cells from both exogenous and endogenous agents. Intrinsic to these mechanisms, cells have an arsenal of protein factors that can be utilised to promote repair processes in response to DNA lesions. Orchestration of the protein factors within the various cellular DNA repair pathways is performed, in part, by post-translational modifications, such as phosphorylation, ubiquitin, SUMO and other ubiquitin-like modifiers (UBLs). In this review, we firstly explore recent advances in the tools for identifying factors involved in both DNA repair and ubiquitin signaling pathways. We then expand on this by evaluating the growing repertoire of proteomic, biochemical and structural techniques available to further understand the mechanistic basis by which these complex modifications regulate DNA repair. Together, we provide a snapshot of the range of methods now available to investigate and decode how ubiquitin signaling can promote DNA repair and maintain genome stability in mammalian cells.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Jenkyn-Bedford M, Jones ML, Baris Y, Labib KPM, Cannone G, Yeeles JTP, Deegan TD. A conserved mechanism for regulating replisome disassembly in eukaryotes. Nature 2021; 600:743-747. [PMID: 34700328 PMCID: PMC8695382 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04145-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Replisome disassembly is the final step of eukaryotic DNA replication and is triggered by ubiquitylation of the CDC45-MCM-GINS (CMG) replicative helicase1-3. Despite being driven by evolutionarily diverse E3 ubiquitin ligases in different eukaryotes (SCFDia2 in budding yeast1, CUL2LRR1 in metazoa4-7), replisome disassembly is governed by a common regulatory principle, in which ubiquitylation of CMG is suppressed before replication termination, to prevent replication fork collapse. Recent evidence suggests that this suppression is mediated by replication fork DNA8-10. However, it is unknown how SCFDia2 and CUL2LRR1 discriminate terminated from elongating replisomes, to selectively ubiquitylate CMG only after termination. Here we used cryo-electron microscopy to solve high-resolution structures of budding yeast and human replisome-E3 ligase assemblies. Our structures show that the leucine-rich repeat domains of Dia2 and LRR1 are structurally distinct, but bind to a common site on CMG, including the MCM3 and MCM5 zinc-finger domains. The LRR-MCM interaction is essential for replisome disassembly and, crucially, is occluded by the excluded DNA strand at replication forks, establishing the structural basis for the suppression of CMG ubiquitylation before termination. Our results elucidate a conserved mechanism for the regulation of replisome disassembly in eukaryotes, and reveal a previously unanticipated role for DNA in preserving replisome integrity.
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, Sir James Black Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, Sir James Black Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
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Xia Y, Fujisawa R, Deegan TD, Sonneville R, Labib KPM. TIMELESS-TIPIN and UBXN-3 promote replisome disassembly during DNA replication termination in Caenorhabditis elegans. EMBO J 2021; 40:e108053. [PMID: 34269473 PMCID: PMC8408604 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2021108053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
The eukaryotic replisome is rapidly disassembled during DNA replication termination. In metazoa, the cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase CUL-2LRR-1 drives ubiquitylation of the CMG helicase, leading to replisome disassembly by the p97/CDC-48 "unfoldase". Here, we combine in vitro reconstitution with in vivo studies in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos, to show that the replisome-associated TIMELESS-TIPIN complex is required for CUL-2LRR-1 recruitment and efficient CMG helicase ubiquitylation. Aided by TIMELESS-TIPIN, CUL-2LRR-1 directs a suite of ubiquitylation enzymes to ubiquitylate the MCM-7 subunit of CMG. Subsequently, the UBXN-3 adaptor protein directly stimulates the disassembly of ubiquitylated CMG by CDC-48_UFD-1_NPL-4. We show that UBXN-3 is important in vivo for replisome disassembly in the absence of TIMELESS-TIPIN. Correspondingly, co-depletion of UBXN-3 and TIMELESS causes profound synthetic lethality. Since the human orthologue of UBXN-3, FAF1, is a candidate tumour suppressor, these findings suggest that manipulation of CMG disassembly might be applicable to future strategies for treating human cancer.
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- Yisui Xia
- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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Coordinating DNA Replication and Mitosis through Ubiquitin/SUMO and CDK1. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22168796. [PMID: 34445496 PMCID: PMC8395760 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Post-translational modification of the DNA replication machinery by ubiquitin and SUMO plays key roles in the faithful duplication of the genetic information. Among other functions, ubiquitination and SUMOylation serve as signals for the extraction of factors from chromatin by the AAA ATPase VCP. In addition to the regulation of DNA replication initiation and elongation, we now know that ubiquitination mediates the disassembly of the replisome after DNA replication termination, a process that is essential to preserve genomic stability. Here, we review the recent evidence showing how active DNA replication restricts replisome ubiquitination to prevent the premature disassembly of the DNA replication machinery. Ubiquitination also mediates the removal of the replisome to allow DNA repair. Further, we discuss the interplay between ubiquitin-mediated replisome disassembly and the activation of CDK1 that is required to set up the transition from the S phase to mitosis. We propose the existence of a ubiquitin–CDK1 relay, where the disassembly of terminated replisomes increases CDK1 activity that, in turn, favors the ubiquitination and disassembly of more replisomes. This model has important implications for the mechanism of action of cancer therapies that induce the untimely activation of CDK1, thereby triggering premature replisome disassembly and DNA damage.
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Le TT, Ainsworth J, Polo Rivera C, Macartney T, Labib KP. Reconstitution of human CMG helicase ubiquitylation by CUL2LRR1 and multiple E2 enzymes. Biochem J 2021; 478:2825-2842. [PMID: 34195792 PMCID: PMC8331092 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20210315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cullin ubiquitin ligases drive replisome disassembly during DNA replication termination. In worm, frog and mouse cells, CUL2LRR1 is required to ubiquitylate the MCM7 subunit of the CMG helicase. Here, we show that cullin ligases also drive CMG-MCM7 ubiquitylation in human cells, thereby making the helicase into a substrate for the p97 unfoldase. Using purified human proteins, including a panel of E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes, we have reconstituted CMG helicase ubiquitylation, dependent upon neddylated CUL2LRR1. The reaction is highly specific to CMG-MCM7 and requires the LRR1 substrate targeting subunit, since replacement of LRR1 with the alternative CUL2 adaptor VHL switches ubiquitylation from CMG-MCM7 to HIF1. CUL2LRR1 firstly drives monoubiquitylation of CMG-MCM7 by the UBE2D class of E2 enzymes. Subsequently, CUL2LRR1 activates UBE2R1/R2 or UBE2G1/G2 to extend a single K48-linked ubiquitin chain on CMG-MCM7. Thereby, CUL2LRR1 converts CMG into a substrate for p97, which disassembles the ubiquitylated helicase during DNA replication termination.
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- Thanh Thi Le
- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K
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Xia Y. The Fate of Two Unstoppable Trains After Arriving Destination: Replisome Disassembly During DNA Replication Termination. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:658003. [PMID: 34368118 PMCID: PMC8335557 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.658003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In eukaryotes, the perfect duplication of the chromosomes is executed by a dynamic molecular machine called the replisome. As a key step to finishing DNA replication, replisome disassembly is triggered by ubiquitylation of the MCM7 subunit of the helicase complex CMG. Afterwards, the CDC48/p97 "unfoldase" is recruited to the ubiquitylated helicase to unfold MCM7 and disassemble the replisome. Here we summarise recently discovered mechanisms of replisome disassembly that are likely to be broadly conserved in eukaryotes. We also discuss two crucial questions that remain to be explored further in the future. Firstly, how is CMG ubiquitylation repressed by the replication fork throughout elongation? Secondly, what is the biological significance of replisome disassembly and what are the consequences of failing to ubiquitylate and disassemble the CMG helicase?
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- Yisui Xia
- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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Fan Y, Köberlin MS, Ratnayeke N, Liu C, Deshpande M, Gerhardt J, Meyer T. LRR1-mediated replisome disassembly promotes DNA replication by recycling replisome components. J Cell Biol 2021; 220:212186. [PMID: 34037657 PMCID: PMC8160578 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202009147] [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: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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After two converging DNA replication forks meet, active replisomes are disassembled and unloaded from chromatin. A key process in replisome disassembly is the unloading of CMG helicases (CDC45–MCM–GINS), which is initiated in Caenorhabditis elegans and Xenopus laevis by the E3 ubiquitin ligase CRL2LRR1. Here, we show that human cells lacking LRR1 fail to unload CMG helicases and accumulate increasing amounts of chromatin-bound replisome components as cells progress through S phase. Markedly, we demonstrate that the failure to disassemble replisomes reduces the rate of DNA replication increasingly throughout S phase by sequestering rate-limiting replisome components on chromatin and blocking their recycling. Continued binding of CMG helicases to chromatin during G2 phase blocks mitosis by activating an ATR-mediated G2/M checkpoint. Finally, we provide evidence that LRR1 is an essential gene for human cell division, suggesting that CRL2LRR1 enzyme activity is required for the proliferation of cancer cells and is thus a potential target for cancer therapy.
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- Yilin Fan
- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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Morgan JJ, Crawford LJ. The Ubiquitin Proteasome System in Genome Stability and Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:2235. [PMID: 34066546 PMCID: PMC8125356 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13092235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Faithful DNA replication during cellular division is essential to maintain genome stability and cells have developed a sophisticated network of regulatory systems to ensure its integrity. Disruption of these control mechanisms can lead to loss of genomic stability, a key hallmark of cancer. Ubiquitination is one of the most abundant regulatory post-translational modifications and plays a pivotal role in controlling replication progression, repair of DNA and genome stability. Dysregulation of the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) can contribute to the initiation and progression of neoplastic transformation. In this review we provide an overview of the UPS and summarize its involvement in replication and replicative stress, along with DNA damage repair. Finally, we discuss how the UPS presents as an emerging source for novel therapeutic interventions aimed at targeting genomic instability, which could be utilized in the treatment and management of cancer.
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- Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK;
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Replication stress promotes cell elimination by extrusion. Nature 2021; 593:591-596. [PMID: 33953402 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03526-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cell extrusion is a mechanism of cell elimination that is used by organisms as diverse as sponges, nematodes, insects and mammals1-3. During extrusion, a cell detaches from a layer of surrounding cells while maintaining the continuity of that layer4. Vertebrate epithelial tissues primarily eliminate cells by extrusion, and the dysregulation of cell extrusion has been linked to epithelial diseases, including cancer1,5. The mechanisms that drive cell extrusion remain incompletely understood. Here, to analyse cell extrusion by Caenorhabditis elegans embryos3, we conducted a genome-wide RNA interference screen, identified multiple cell-cycle genes with S-phase-specific function, and performed live-imaging experiments to establish how those genes control extrusion. Extruding cells experience replication stress during S phase and activate a replication-stress response via homologues of ATR and CHK1. Preventing S-phase entry, inhibiting the replication-stress response, or allowing completion of the cell cycle blocked cell extrusion. Hydroxyurea-induced replication stress6,7 triggered ATR-CHK1- and p53-dependent cell extrusion from a mammalian epithelial monolayer. We conclude that cell extrusion induced by replication stress is conserved among animals and propose that this extrusion process is a primordial mechanism of cell elimination with a tumour-suppressive function in mammals.
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Jevtić P, Haakonsen DL, Rapé M. An E3 ligase guide to the galaxy of small-molecule-induced protein degradation. Cell Chem Biol 2021; 28:1000-1013. [PMID: 33891901 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2021.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Induced protein degradation accomplishes elimination, rather than inhibition, of pathological proteins. Key to the success of this novel therapeutic modality is the modification of proteins with ubiquitin chains, which is brought about by molecular glues or bivalent compounds that induce proximity between the target protein and an E3 ligase. The human genome encodes ∼600 E3 ligases that differ widely in their structures, catalytic mechanisms, modes of regulation, and physiological roles. While many of these enzymes hold great promise for drug discovery, few have been successfully engaged by small-molecule degraders. Here, we review E3 ligases that are being used for induced protein degradation. Based on these prior successes and our growing understanding of the biology and biochemistry of E3 ligases, we propose new ubiquitylation enzymes that can be harnessed for drug discovery to firmly establish induced protein degradation as a specific and efficient therapeutic approach.
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- Predrag Jevtić
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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Spotlight on the Replisome: Aetiology of DNA Replication-Associated Genetic Diseases. Trends Genet 2021; 37:317-336. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2020.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The faithful and timely copying of DNA by molecular machines known as replisomes depends on a disparate suite of enzymes and scaffolding factors working together in a highly orchestrated manner. Large, dynamic protein-nucleic acid assemblies that selectively morph between distinct conformations and compositional states underpin this critical cellular process. In this article, we discuss recent progress outlining the physical basis of replisome construction and progression in eukaryotes.
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- Ilan Attali
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA;
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA;
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Villa F, Fujisawa R, Ainsworth J, Nishimura K, Lie‐A‐Ling M, Lacaud G, Labib KPM. CUL2 LRR1 , TRAIP and p97 control CMG helicase disassembly in the mammalian cell cycle. EMBO Rep 2021; 22:e52164. [PMID: 33590678 PMCID: PMC7926238 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202052164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The eukaryotic replisome is disassembled in each cell cycle, dependent upon ubiquitylation of the CMG helicase. Studies of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Caenorhabditis elegans and Xenopus laevis have revealed surprising evolutionary diversity in the ubiquitin ligases that control CMG ubiquitylation, but regulated disassembly of the mammalian replisome has yet to be explored. Here, we describe a model system for studying the ubiquitylation and chromatin extraction of the mammalian CMG replisome, based on mouse embryonic stem cells. We show that the ubiquitin ligase CUL2LRR1 is required for ubiquitylation of the CMG-MCM7 subunit during S-phase, leading to disassembly by the p97 ATPase. Moreover, a second pathway of CMG disassembly is activated during mitosis, dependent upon the TRAIP ubiquitin ligase that is mutated in primordial dwarfism and mis-regulated in various cancers. These findings indicate that replisome disassembly in diverse metazoa is regulated by a conserved pair of ubiquitin ligases, distinct from those present in other eukaryotes.
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- Fabrizio Villa
- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
- Division of Biological ScienceGraduate School of ScienceNagoya UniversityNagoyaJapan
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- Cancer Research U.K. Manchester InstituteThe University of ManchesterAlderley ParkUK
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- Cancer Research U.K. Manchester InstituteThe University of ManchesterAlderley ParkUK
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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Mechanisms of eukaryotic replisome disassembly. Biochem Soc Trans 2021; 48:823-836. [PMID: 32490508 PMCID: PMC7329349 DOI: 10.1042/bst20190363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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DNA replication is a complex process that needs to be executed accurately before cell division in order to maintain genome integrity. DNA replication is divided into three main stages: initiation, elongation and termination. One of the key events during initiation is the assembly of the replicative helicase at origins of replication, and this mechanism has been very well described over the last decades. In the last six years however, researchers have also focused on deciphering the molecular mechanisms underlying the disassembly of the replicative helicase during termination. Similar to replisome assembly, the mechanism of replisome disassembly is strictly regulated and well conserved throughout evolution, although its complexity increases in higher eukaryotes. While budding yeast rely on just one pathway for replisome disassembly in S phase, higher eukaryotes evolved an additional mitotic pathway over and above the default S phase specific pathway. Moreover, replisome disassembly has been recently found to be a key event prior to the repair of certain DNA lesions, such as under-replicated DNA in mitosis and inter-strand cross-links (ICLs) in S phase. Although replisome disassembly in human cells has not been characterised yet, they possess all of the factors involved in these pathways in model organisms, and de-regulation of many of them are known to contribute to tumorigenesis and other pathological conditions.
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Mirsanaye AS, Typas D, Mailand N. Ubiquitylation at Stressed Replication Forks: Mechanisms and Functions. Trends Cell Biol 2021; 31:584-597. [PMID: 33612353 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2021.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Accurate duplication of chromosomal DNA is vital for faithful transmission of the genome during cell division. However, DNA replication integrity is frequently challenged by genotoxic insults that compromise the progression and stability of replication forks, posing a threat to genome stability. It is becoming clear that the organization of the replisome displays remarkable flexibility in responding to and overcoming a wide spectrum of fork-stalling insults, and that these transactions are dynamically orchestrated and regulated by protein post-translational modifications (PTMs) including ubiquitylation. In this review, we highlight and discuss important recent advances on how ubiquitin-mediated signaling at the replication fork plays a crucial multifaceted role in regulating replisome composition and remodeling its configuration upon replication stress, thereby ensuring high-fidelity duplication of the genome.
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- Ann Schirin Mirsanaye
- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Protein Signaling Program, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; Center for Chromosome Stability, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Fouad S, Hauton D, D'Angiolella V. E2F1: Cause and Consequence of DNA Replication Stress. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 7:599332. [PMID: 33665206 PMCID: PMC7921158 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.599332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In mammalian cells, cell cycle entry occurs in response to the correct stimuli and is promoted by the transcriptional activity of E2F family members. E2F proteins regulate the transcription of S phase cyclins and genes required for DNA replication, DNA repair, and apoptosis. The activity of E2F1, the archetypal and most heavily studied E2F family member, is tightly controlled by the DNA damage checkpoints to modulate cell cycle progression and initiate programmed cell death, when required. Altered tumor suppressor and oncogenic signaling pathways often result in direct or indirect interference with E2F1 regulation to ensure higher rates of cell proliferation independently of external cues. Despite a clear link between dysregulated E2F1 activity and cancer progression, literature on the contribution of E2F1 to DNA replication stress phenotypes is somewhat scarce. This review discusses how dysfunctional tumor suppressor and oncogenic signaling pathways promote the disruption of E2F1 transcription and hence of its transcriptional targets, and how such events have the potential to drive DNA replication stress. In addition to the involvement of E2F1 upstream of DNA replication stress, this manuscript also considers the role of E2F1 as a downstream effector of the response to this type of cellular stress. Lastly, the review introduces some reflections on how E2F1 activity is integrated with checkpoint control through post-translational regulation, and proposes an exploitable tumor weakness based on this axis.
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- Shahd Fouad
- Department of Oncology, Medical Research Council Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Oncology, Medical Research Council Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Oncology, Medical Research Council Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Wu RA, Pellman DS, Walter JC. The Ubiquitin Ligase TRAIP: Double-Edged Sword at the Replisome. Trends Cell Biol 2021; 31:75-85. [PMID: 33317933 PMCID: PMC7856240 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2020.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In preparation for cell division, the genome must be copied with high fidelity. However, replisomes often encounter obstacles, including bulky DNA lesions caused by reactive metabolites and chemotherapeutics, as well as stable nucleoprotein complexes. Here, we discuss recent advances in our understanding of TRAIP, a replisome-associated E3 ubiquitin ligase that is mutated in microcephalic primordial dwarfism. In interphase, TRAIP helps replisomes overcome DNA interstrand crosslinks and DNA-protein crosslinks, whereas in mitosis it triggers disassembly of all replisomes that remain on chromatin. We describe a model to explain how TRAIP performs these disparate functions and how they help maintain genome integrity.
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- R Alex Wu
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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Vrtis KB, Dewar JM, Chistol G, Wu RA, Graham TGW, Walter JC. Single-strand DNA breaks cause replisome disassembly. Mol Cell 2021; 81:1309-1318.e6. [PMID: 33484638 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.12.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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DNA damage impedes replication fork progression and threatens genome stability. Upon encounter with most DNA adducts, the replicative CMG helicase (CDC45-MCM2-7-GINS) stalls or uncouples from the point of synthesis, yet eventually resumes replication. However, little is known about the effect on replication of single-strand breaks or "nicks," which are abundant in mammalian cells. Using Xenopus egg extracts, we reveal that CMG collision with a nick in the leading strand template generates a blunt-ended double-strand break (DSB). Moreover, CMG, which encircles the leading strand template, "runs off" the end of the DSB. In contrast, CMG collision with a lagging strand nick generates a broken end with a single-stranded overhang. In this setting, CMG translocates along double-stranded DNA beyond the break and is then ubiquitylated and removed from chromatin by the same pathway used during replication termination. Our results show that nicks are uniquely dangerous DNA lesions that invariably cause replisome disassembly, and they suggest that CMG cannot be stored on dsDNA while cells resolve replication stress.
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- Kyle B Vrtis
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Schmit M, Bielinsky AK. Congenital Diseases of DNA Replication: Clinical Phenotypes and Molecular Mechanisms. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:E911. [PMID: 33477564 PMCID: PMC7831139 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replication can be divided into three major steps: initiation, elongation and termination. Each time a human cell divides, these steps must be reiteratively carried out. Disruption of DNA replication can lead to genomic instability, with the accumulation of point mutations or larger chromosomal anomalies such as rearrangements. While cancer is the most common class of disease associated with genomic instability, several congenital diseases with dysfunctional DNA replication give rise to similar DNA alterations. In this review, we discuss all congenital diseases that arise from pathogenic variants in essential replication genes across the spectrum of aberrant replisome assembly, origin activation and DNA synthesis. For each of these conditions, we describe their clinical phenotypes as well as molecular studies aimed at determining the functional mechanisms of disease, including the assessment of genomic stability. By comparing and contrasting these diseases, we hope to illuminate how the disruption of DNA replication at distinct steps affects human health in a surprisingly cell-type-specific manner.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA;
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Hashimoto Y, Tanaka H. Ongoing replication forks delay the nuclear envelope breakdown upon mitotic entry. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100033. [PMID: 33148697 PMCID: PMC7948514 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.015142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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DNA replication is a major contributor to genomic instability, and protection against DNA replication perturbation is essential for normal cell division. Certain types of replication stress agents, such as aphidicolin and hydroxyurea, have been shown to cause reversible replication fork stalling, wherein replisome complexes are stably maintained with competence to restart in the S phase of the cell cycle. If these stalled forks persist into the M phase without a replication restart, replisomes are disassembled in a p97-dependent pathway and under-replicated DNA is subjected to mitotic DNA repair synthesis. Here, using Xenopus egg extracts, we investigated the consequences that arise when stalled forks are released simultaneously with the induction of mitosis. Ara-cytidine-5'-triphosphate-induced stalled forks were able to restart with the addition of excess dCTP during early mitosis before the nuclear envelope breakdown (NEB). However, stalled forks could no longer restart efficiently after the NEB. Although replisome complexes were finally disassembled in a p97-dependent manner during mitotic progression whether or not fork stalling was relieved, the timing of the NEB was delayed with the ongoing forks, rather than the stalled forks, and the delay was dependent on Wee1/Myt1 kinase activities. Thus, ongoing DNA replication was found to be directly linked to the regulation of Wee1/Myt1 kinases to modulate cyclin-dependent kinase activities because of which DNA replication and mitosis occur in a mutually exclusive and sequential manner.
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- Yoshitami Hashimoto
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan.
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- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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Pérez-Arnaiz P, Dattani A, Smith V, Allers T. Haloferax volcanii-a model archaeon for studying DNA replication and repair. Open Biol 2020; 10:200293. [PMID: 33259746 PMCID: PMC7776575 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.200293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The tree of life shows the relationship between all organisms based on their common ancestry. Until 1977, it comprised two major branches: prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Work by Carl Woese and other microbiologists led to the recategorization of prokaryotes and the proposal of three primary domains: Eukarya, Bacteria and Archaea. Microbiological, genetic and biochemical techniques were then needed to study the third domain of life. Haloferax volcanii, a halophilic species belonging to the phylum Euryarchaeota, has provided many useful tools to study Archaea, including easy culturing methods, genetic manipulation and phenotypic screening. This review will focus on DNA replication and DNA repair pathways in H. volcanii, how this work has advanced our knowledge of archaeal cellular biology, and how it may deepen our understanding of bacterial and eukaryotic processes.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
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Low E, Chistol G, Zaher MS, Kochenova OV, Walter JC. The DNA replication fork suppresses CMG unloading from chromatin before termination. Genes Dev 2020; 34:1534-1545. [PMID: 32943574 PMCID: PMC7608748 DOI: 10.1101/gad.339739.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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When converging replication forks meet during replication termination, the CMG (Cdc45-MCM2-7-GINS) helicase is polyubiquitylated by CRL2Lrr1 and unloaded from chromatin by the p97 ATPase. Here, we investigate the signal that triggers CMG unloading in Xenopus egg extracts using single-molecule and ensemble approaches. We show that converging CMGs pass each other and keep translocating at the same speed as before convergence, whereafter they are rapidly and independently unloaded. When CMG unloading is blocked, diverging CMGs do not support DNA synthesis, indicating that after bypass CMGs encounter the nascent lagging strands of the converging fork and then translocate along double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). However, translocation on dsDNA is not required for CMG's removal from chromatin because in the absence of nascent strand synthesis, converging CMGs are still unloaded. Moreover, recombinant CMG added to nuclear extract undergoes ubiquitylation and disassembly in the absence of any DNA, and DNA digestion triggers CMG ubiquitylation at stalled replication forks. Our findings suggest that DNA suppresses CMG ubiquitylation during elongation and that this suppression is relieved when CMGs converge, leading to CMG unloading.
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- Emily Low
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Blavatnik Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Wessel SR, Mohni KN, Luzwick JW, Dungrawala H, Cortez D. Functional Analysis of the Replication Fork Proteome Identifies BET Proteins as PCNA Regulators. Cell Rep 2020; 28:3497-3509.e4. [PMID: 31553917 PMCID: PMC6878991 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.08.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Identifying proteins that function at replication forks is essential to understanding DNA replication, chromatin assembly, and replication-coupled DNA repair mechanisms. Combining quantitative mass spectrometry in multiple cell types with stringent statistical cutoffs, we generated a high-confidence catalog of 593 proteins that are enriched at replication forks and nascent chromatin. Loss-of-function genetic analyses indicate that 85% yield phenotypes that are consistent with activities in DNA and chromatin replication or already have described functions in these processes. We illustrate the value of this resource by identifying activities of the BET family proteins BRD2, BRD3, and BRD4 in controlling DNA replication. These proteins use their extra-terminal domains to bind and inhibit the ATAD5 complex and thereby control the amount of PCNA on chromatin.
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- Sarah R Wessel
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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Jang SM, Redon CE, Thakur BL, Bahta MK, Aladjem MI. Regulation of cell cycle drivers by Cullin-RING ubiquitin ligases. Exp Mol Med 2020; 52:1637-1651. [PMID: 33005013 PMCID: PMC8080560 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-020-00508-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The last decade has revealed new roles for Cullin-RING ubiquitin ligases (CRLs) in a myriad of cellular processes, including cell cycle progression. In addition to CRL1, also named SCF (SKP1-Cullin 1-F box protein), which has been known for decades as an important factor in the regulation of the cell cycle, it is now evident that all eight CRL family members are involved in the intricate cellular pathways driving cell cycle progression. In this review, we summarize the structure of CRLs and their functions in driving the cell cycle. We focus on how CRLs target key proteins for degradation or otherwise alter their functions to control the progression over the various cell cycle phases leading to cell division. We also summarize how CRLs and the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) ligase complex closely cooperate to govern efficient cell cycle progression.
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- Sang-Min Jang
- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4255, USA.
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4255, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4255, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4255, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4255, USA.
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Mukherjee PP, Labib KPM. In Vitro Reconstitution Defines the Minimal Requirements for Cdc48-Dependent Disassembly of the CMG Helicase in Budding Yeast. Cell Rep 2020; 28:2777-2783.e4. [PMID: 31509741 PMCID: PMC6899518 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Disassembly of the replisome is the final step of chromosome duplication in eukaryotes. In budding yeast and metazoa, cullin ubiquitin ligases are required to ubiquitylate the Cdc45-MCM-GINS (CMG) helicase that lies at the heart of the replisome, leading to a disassembly reaction that is dependent upon the ATPase known as Cdc48 or p97. Here, we describe the reconstitution of replisome disassembly, using a purified complex of the budding yeast replisome in association with the cullin ligase SCFDia2. Upon addition of E1 and E2 enzymes, together with ubiquitin and ATP, the CMG helicase is ubiquitylated on its Mcm7 subunit. Subsequent addition of Cdc48, together with its cofactors Ufd1-Npl4, drives efficient disassembly of ubiquitylated CMG, thereby recapitulating the steps of replisome disassembly that are observed in vivo. Our findings define the minimal requirements for disassembly of the eukaryotic replisome and provide a model system for studying the disassembly of protein complexes by Cdc48-Ufd1-Npl4.
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- Progya P Mukherjee
- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland DD1 5EH, UK
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- The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland DD1 5EH, UK.
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Heintzman DR, Campos LV, Byl JAW, Osheroff N, Dewar JM. Topoisomerase II Is Crucial for Fork Convergence during Vertebrate Replication Termination. Cell Rep 2020; 29:422-436.e5. [PMID: 31597101 PMCID: PMC6919565 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.08.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 07/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Termination of DNA replication occurs when two replication forks converge upon the same stretch of DNA. Resolution of topological stress by topoisomerases is crucial for fork convergence in bacteria and viruses, but it is unclear whether similar mechanisms operate during vertebrate termination. Using Xenopus egg extracts, we show that topoisomerase II (Top2) resolves topological stress to prevent converging forks from stalling during termination. Under these conditions, stalling arises due to an inability to unwind the final stretch of DNA ahead of each fork. By promoting fork convergence, Top2 facilitates all downstream events of termination. Converging forks ultimately overcome stalling independently of Top2, indicating that additional mechanisms support fork convergence. Top2 acts throughout replication to prevent the accumulation of topological stress that would otherwise stall converging forks. Thus, termination poses evolutionarily conserved topological problems that can be mitigated by careful execution of the earlier stages of replication.
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- Darren R Heintzman
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Medicine (Hematology, Oncology), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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