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Li W, Hao Y. Polo-Like Kinase 1 and DNA Damage Response. DNA Cell Biol 2024. [PMID: 38959179 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2024.0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2024] Open
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Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1), an evolutionarily conserved serine/threonine protein kinase, is a key regulator involved in the mitotic process of the cell cycle. Mounting evidence suggests that Plk1 is also involved in a variety of nonmitotic events, including the DNA damage response, DNA replication, cytokinesis, embryonic development, apoptosis, and immune regulation. The DNA damage response (DDR) includes activation of the DNA checkpoint, DNA damage recovery, DNA repair, and apoptosis. Plk1 is not only an important target of the G2/M DNA damage checkpoint but also negatively regulates the G2/M checkpoint commander Ataxia telangiectasia-mutated (ATM), promotes G2/M phase checkpoint recovery, and regulates homologous recombination repair by interacting with Rad51 and BRCA1, the key factors of homologous recombination repair. This article briefly reviews the function of Plk1 in response to DNA damage.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wei Li
- Laboratory of Nuclear and Radiation Damage, Characteristic Medical Center, PLA Rocket Force, Beijing, China
- Department of Disease Prevention and Control, Characteristic Medical Center, PLA Rocket Force, Beijing, China
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- Department of Disease Prevention and Control, Characteristic Medical Center, PLA Rocket Force, Beijing, China
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Lokanathan Balaji S, De Bragança S, Balaguer-Pérez F, Northall S, Wilkinson OJ, Aicart-Ramos C, Seetaloo N, Sobott F, Moreno-Herrero F, Dillingham MS. DNA binding and bridging by human CtIP in the healthy and diseased states. Nucleic Acids Res 2024:gkae538. [PMID: 38922686 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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The human DNA repair factor CtIP helps to initiate the resection of double-stranded DNA breaks for repair by homologous recombination, in part through its ability to bind and bridge DNA molecules. However, CtIP is a natively disordered protein that bears no apparent similarity to other DNA-binding proteins and so the structural basis for these activities remains unclear. In this work, we have used bulk DNA binding, single molecule tracking, and DNA bridging assays to study wild-type and variant CtIP proteins to better define the DNA binding domains and the effects of mutations associated with inherited human disease. Our work identifies a monomeric DNA-binding domain in the C-terminal region of CtIP. CtIP binds non-specifically to DNA and can diffuse over thousands of nucleotides. CtIP-mediated bridging of distant DNA segments is observed in single-molecule magnetic tweezers experiments. However, we show that binding alone is insufficient for DNA bridging, which also requires tetramerization via the N-terminal domain. Variant CtIP proteins associated with Seckel and Jawad syndromes display impaired DNA binding and bridging activities. The significance of these findings in the context of facilitating DNA break repair is discussed.
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- Shreya Lokanathan Balaji
- DNA:Protein Interactions Unit, School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Department of Macromolecular Structures, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28049, Spain
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- Department of Macromolecular Structures, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28049, Spain
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- DNA:Protein Interactions Unit, School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- DNA:Protein Interactions Unit, School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Department of Macromolecular Structures, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28049, Spain
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Macromolecular Structures, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28049, Spain
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- DNA:Protein Interactions Unit, School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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Li J, Ma R, Lv JL, Ren YS, Tan YJ, Wang HM, Wang ZE, Wang BS, Yu JN, Wang YL, Tian J, Zheng QS. Telocinobufagin, a PLK1 suppressor that inhibits tumor growth and metastasis by modulating CDC25c and CTCF in HNSCC cells. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 127:155440. [PMID: 38452691 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155440] [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: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND The high metastasis and mortality rates of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) urgently require new treatment targets and drugs. A steroidal component of ChanSu, telocinobufagin (TBG), was verified to have anti-cancer effects in various tumors, but its activity and mechanism in anti-HNSCC were still unknown. PURPOSE This study tried to demonstrate the anti-tumor effect of TBG on HNSCC and verify its potential mechanism. METHODS The effect of TBG on cell proliferation and metastasis were performed and the TBG changed genes were detected by RNA-seq analysis in HNSCC cells. The GSEA and PPI analysis were used to identify the pathways targeted for TBG-regulated genes. Meanwhile, the mechanism of TBG on anti-proliferative and anti-metastasis were investigated in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS The in vitro and in vivo experiments confirmed that TBG has favorable anti-tumor effects by induced G2/M phase arrest and suppressed metastasis in HNSCC cells. Further RNA-seq analysis demonstrated the genes regulated by TBG were enriched at the G2/M checkpoint and PLK1 signaling pathway. Then, the bioinformatic analysis of clinical data found that high expressed PLK1 were closely associated with poor overall survival in HNSCC patients. Furthermore, PLK1 directly and indirectly modulated G2/M phase and metastasis (by regulated CTCF) in HNSCC cells, simultaneously. TBG significantly inhibited the protein levels of PLK1 in both phosphorylated and non-phosphorylated forms and then, in one way, inactivated PLK1 failed to activate G2/M phase-related proteins (including CDK1, CDC25c, and cyclin B1). In another way, be inhibited PLK1 unable promote the nuclear translocation of CTCF and thus suppressed HNSC cell metastasis. In contrast, the anti-proliferative and anti-metastasis effects of TBG on HNSCC cell were vanished when cells high-expressed PLK1. CONCLUSION The present study verified that PLK1 mediated TBG induced anti-tumor effect by modulated G2/M phase and metastasis in HNSCC cells.
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- Jie Li
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China; Department of Immunology, Medicine & Pharmacy Research Center, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China
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- School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China; State Key Laboratory of Generic Manufacture Technology of Chinese Traditional Medicine, Lunan Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd, Linyi, 276000, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China; Department of Thyroid & Breast Surgery, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China.
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- School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China.
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China.
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Versini R, Sritharan S, Aykac Fas B, Tubiana T, Aimeur SZ, Henri J, Erard M, Nüsse O, Andreani J, Baaden M, Fuchs P, Galochkina T, Chatzigoulas A, Cournia Z, Santuz H, Sacquin-Mora S, Taly A. A Perspective on the Prospective Use of AI in Protein Structure Prediction. J Chem Inf Model 2024; 64:26-41. [PMID: 38124369 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c01361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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AlphaFold2 (AF2) and RoseTTaFold (RF) have revolutionized structural biology, serving as highly reliable and effective methods for predicting protein structures. This article explores their impact and limitations, focusing on their integration into experimental pipelines and their application in diverse protein classes, including membrane proteins, intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), and oligomers. In experimental pipelines, AF2 models help X-ray crystallography in resolving the phase problem, while complementarity with mass spectrometry and NMR data enhances structure determination and protein flexibility prediction. Predicting the structure of membrane proteins remains challenging for both AF2 and RF due to difficulties in capturing conformational ensembles and interactions with the membrane. Improvements in incorporating membrane-specific features and predicting the structural effect of mutations are crucial. For intrinsically disordered proteins, AF2's confidence score (pLDDT) serves as a competitive disorder predictor, but integrative approaches including molecular dynamics (MD) simulations or hydrophobic cluster analyses are advocated for accurate dynamics representation. AF2 and RF show promising results for oligomeric models, outperforming traditional docking methods, with AlphaFold-Multimer showing improved performance. However, some caveats remain in particular for membrane proteins. Real-life examples demonstrate AF2's predictive capabilities in unknown protein structures, but models should be evaluated for their agreement with experimental data. Furthermore, AF2 models can be used complementarily with MD simulations. In this Perspective, we propose a "wish list" for improving deep-learning-based protein folding prediction models, including using experimental data as constraints and modifying models with binding partners or post-translational modifications. Additionally, a meta-tool for ranking and suggesting composite models is suggested, driving future advancements in this rapidly evolving field.
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- Raphaelle Versini
- Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, CNRS (UPR9080), Université Paris Cité, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, CNRS (UPR9080), Université Paris Cité, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, CNRS (UPR9080), Université Paris Cité, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie Physique, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biologie, Computationnelle et Quantitative UMR 7238, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie Physique, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie Physique, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, CNRS (UPR9080), Université Paris Cité, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, CNRS, Laboratoire des Biomolécules, LBM, 75005 Paris, France
- Université de Paris, UFR Sciences du Vivant, 75013 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité and Université des Antilles and Université de la Réunion, INSERM, BIGR, F-75014 Paris, France
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- Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
- Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
- Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, CNRS (UPR9080), Université Paris Cité, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, CNRS (UPR9080), Université Paris Cité, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, CNRS (UPR9080), Université Paris Cité, F-75005 Paris, France
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