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Ahmed SMQ, Sasikumar J, Laha S, Das SP. Multifaceted role of the DNA replication protein MCM10 in maintaining genome stability and its implication in human diseases. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2024:10.1007/s10555-024-10209-3. [PMID: 39240414 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-024-10209-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 08/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
Abstract
MCM10 plays a vital role in genome duplication and is crucial for DNA replication initiation, elongation, and termination. It coordinates several proteins to assemble at the fork, form a functional replisome, trigger origin unwinding, and stabilize the replication bubble. MCM10 overexpression is associated with increased aggressiveness in breast, cervical, and several other cancers. Disruption of MCM10 leads to altered replication timing associated with initiation site gains and losses accompanied by genome instability. Knockdown of MCM10 affects the proliferation and migration of cancer cells, manifested by DNA damage and replication fork arrest, and has recently been shown to be associated with clinical conditions like CNKD and RCM. Loss of MCM10 function is associated with impaired telomerase activity, leading to the accumulation of abnormal replication forks and compromised telomere length. MCM10 interacts with histones, aids in nucleosome assembly, binds BRCA2 to maintain genome integrity during DNA damage, prevents lesion skipping, and inhibits PRIMPOL-mediated repriming. It also interacts with the fork reversal enzyme SMARCAL1 and inhibits fork regression. Additionally, MCM10 undergoes several post-translational modifications and contributes to transcriptional silencing by interacting with the SIR proteins. This review explores the mechanism associated with MCM10's multifaceted role in DNA replication initiation, chromatin organization, transcriptional silencing, replication stress, fork stability, telomere length maintenance, and DNA damage response. Finally, we discuss the role of MCM10 in the early detection of cancer, its prognostic significance, and its potential use in therapeutics for cancer treatment.
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- Sumayyah M Q Ahmed
- Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics (CBMG), Yenepoya Research Centre (YRC), Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, 575018, India
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- Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics (CBMG), Yenepoya Research Centre (YRC), Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, 575018, India
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- Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics (CBMG), Yenepoya Research Centre (YRC), Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, 575018, India
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- Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics (CBMG), Yenepoya Research Centre (YRC), Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, 575018, India.
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Zhu X, Kanemaki MT. Replication initiation sites and zones in the mammalian genome: Where are they located and how are they defined? DNA Repair (Amst) 2024; 141:103713. [PMID: 38959715 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2024.103713] [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: 04/19/2024] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
Abstract
Eukaryotic DNA replication is a tightly controlled process that occurs in two main steps, i.e., licensing and firing, which take place in the G1 and S phases of the cell cycle, respectively. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the budding yeast, replication origins contain consensus sequences that are recognized and bound by the licensing factor Orc1-6, which then recruits the replicative Mcm2-7 helicase. By contrast, mammalian initiation sites lack such consensus sequences, and the mammalian ORC does not exhibit sequence specificity. Studies performed over the past decades have identified replication initiation sites in the mammalian genome using sequencing-based assays, raising the question of whether replication initiation occurs at confined sites or in broad zones across the genome. Although recent reports have shown that the licensed MCMs in mammalian cells are broadly distributed, suggesting that ORC-dependent licensing may not determine the initiation sites/zones, they are predominantly located upstream of actively transcribed genes. This review compares the mechanism of replication initiation in yeast and mammalian cells, summarizes the sequencing-based technologies used for the identification of initiation sites/zones, and proposes a possible mechanism of initiation-site/zone selection in mammalian cells. Future directions and challenges in this field are also discussed.
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- Xiaoxuan Zhu
- Department of Chromosome Science, National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS), Yata 1111, Shizuoka, Mishima 411-8540, Japan.
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- Department of Chromosome Science, National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS), Yata 1111, Shizuoka, Mishima 411-8540, Japan; Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Yata 1111, Shizuoka, Mishima 411-8540, Japan; Department of Biological Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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Vitarelli MDO, Franco TA, Pires DDS, Lima ARJ, Viala VL, Kraus AJ, de Azevedo IDLMJ, da Cunha JPC, Elias MC. Integrating high-throughput analysis to create an atlas of replication origins in Trypanosoma cruzi in the context of genome structure and variability. mBio 2024; 15:e0031924. [PMID: 38441981 PMCID: PMC11005370 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00319-24] [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: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiologic agent of the most prevalent human parasitic disease in Latin America, Chagas disease. Its genome is rich in multigenic families that code for virulent antigens and are present in the rapidly evolving genomic compartment named Disruptive. DNA replication is a meticulous biological process in which flaws can generate mutations and changes in chromosomal and gene copy numbers. Here, integrating high-throughput and single-molecule analyses, we were able to identify Predominant, Flexible, and Dormant Orc1Cdc6-dependent origins as well as Orc1Cdc6-independent origins. Orc1Cdc6-dependent origins were found in multigenic family loci, while independent origins were found in the Core compartment that contains conserved and hypothetical protein-coding genes, in addition to multigenic families. In addition, we found that Orc1Cdc6 density is related to the firing of origins and that Orc1Cdc6-binding sites within fired origins are depleted of a specific class of nucleosomes that we previously categorized as dynamic. Together, these data suggest that Orc1Cdc6-dependent origins may contribute to the rapid evolution of the Disruptive compartment and, therefore, to the success of T. cruzi infection and that the local epigenome landscape is also involved in this process.IMPORTANCETrypanosoma cruzi, responsible for Chagas disease, affects millions globally, particularly in Latin America. Lack of vaccine or treatment underscores the need for research. Parasite's genome, with virulent antigen-coding multigenic families, resides in the rapidly evolving Disruptive compartment. Study sheds light on the parasite's dynamic DNA replication, discussing the evolution of the Disruptive compartment. Therefore, the findings represent a significant stride in comprehending T. cruzi's biology and the molecular bases that contribute to the success of infection caused by this parasite.
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- Marcela de Oliveira Vitarelli
- Cell Cycle Laboratory, Butantan Institute, Av. Vital Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil
- Center of Toxins, Immune Response and Cell Signaling (CeTICS), Butantan Institute, Av. Vital Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Biochemistry Laboratory, Butantan Institute, Av. Vital Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Experimental Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
- Biomedical Center, Division of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Cell Cycle Laboratory, Butantan Institute, Av. Vital Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil
- Center of Toxins, Immune Response and Cell Signaling (CeTICS), Butantan Institute, Av. Vital Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Cell Cycle Laboratory, Butantan Institute, Av. Vital Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil
- Center of Toxins, Immune Response and Cell Signaling (CeTICS), Butantan Institute, Av. Vital Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil
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Muñoz S, Blanco-Romero E, González-Acosta D, Rodriguez-Acebes S, Megías D, Lopes M, Méndez J. RAD51 restricts DNA over-replication from re-activated origins. EMBO J 2024; 43:1043-1064. [PMID: 38360996 PMCID: PMC10942984 DOI: 10.1038/s44318-024-00038-z] [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: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
Abstract
Eukaryotic cells rely on several mechanisms to ensure that the genome is duplicated precisely once in each cell division cycle, preventing DNA over-replication and genomic instability. Most of these mechanisms limit the activity of origin licensing proteins to prevent the reactivation of origins that have already been used. Here, we have investigated whether additional controls restrict the extension of re-replicated DNA in the event of origin re-activation. In a genetic screening in cells forced to re-activate origins, we found that re-replication is limited by RAD51 and enhanced by FBH1, a RAD51 antagonist. In the presence of chromatin-bound RAD51, forks stemming from re-fired origins are slowed down, leading to frequent events of fork reversal. Eventual re-initiation of DNA synthesis mediated by PRIMPOL creates ssDNA gaps that facilitate the partial elimination of re-duplicated DNA by MRE11 exonuclease. In the absence of RAD51, these controls are abrogated and re-replication forks progress much longer than in normal conditions. Our study uncovers a safeguard mechanism to protect genome stability in the event of origin reactivation.
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- Sergio Muñoz
- DNA Replication Group, Molecular Oncology Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- DNA Replication Group, Molecular Oncology Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- DNA Replication Group, Molecular Oncology Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- DNA Replication Group, Molecular Oncology Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Confocal Microscopy Unit, Biotechnology Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain
- Advanced Optical Microscopy Unit, Central Core Facilities, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- DNA Replication Group, Molecular Oncology Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, 28029, Madrid, Spain.
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Foss EJ, Lichauco C, Gatbonton-Schwager T, Gonske SJ, Lofts B, Lao U, Bedalov A. Identification of 1600 replication origins in S. cerevisiae. eLife 2024; 12:RP88087. [PMID: 38315095 PMCID: PMC10945306 DOI: 10.7554/elife.88087] [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] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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There are approximately 500 known origins of replication in the yeast genome, and the process by which DNA replication initiates at these locations is well understood. In particular, these sites are made competent to initiate replication by loading of the Mcm replicative helicase prior to the start of S phase; thus, 'a site that binds Mcm in G1' might be considered to provide an operational definition of a replication origin. By fusing a subunit of Mcm to micrococcal nuclease, we previously showed that known origins are typically bound by a single Mcm double hexamer, loaded adjacent to the ARS consensus sequence (ACS). Here, we extend this analysis from known origins to the entire genome, identifying candidate Mcm binding sites whose signal intensity varies over at least three orders of magnitude. Published data quantifying single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) during S phase revealed replication initiation among the most abundant 1600 of these sites, with replication activity decreasing with Mcm abundance and disappearing at the limit of detection of ssDNA. Three other hallmarks of replication origins were apparent among the most abundant 5500 sites. Specifically, these sites: (1) appeared in intergenic nucleosome-free regions flanked on one or both sides by well-positioned nucleosomes; (2) were flanked by ACSs; and (3) exhibited a pattern of GC skew characteristic of replication initiation. We conclude that, if sites at which Mcm double hexamers are loaded can function as replication origins, then DNA replication origins are at least threefold more abundant than previously assumed, and we suggest that replication may occasionally initiate in essentially every intergenic region. These results shed light on recent reports that as many as 15% of replication events initiate outside of known origins, and this broader distribution of replication origins suggest that S phase in yeast may be less distinct from that in humans than widely assumed.
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- Eric J Foss
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattleUnited States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattleUnited States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattleUnited States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattleUnited States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattleUnited States
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattleUnited States
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González-Acosta D, Lopes M. DNA replication and replication stress response in the context of nuclear architecture. Chromosoma 2024; 133:57-75. [PMID: 38055079 PMCID: PMC10904558 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-023-00813-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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The DNA replication process needs to be coordinated with other DNA metabolism transactions and must eventually extend to the full genome, regardless of chromatin status, gene expression, secondary structures and DNA lesions. Completeness and accuracy of DNA replication are crucial to maintain genome integrity, limiting transformation in normal cells and offering targeting opportunities for proliferating cancer cells. DNA replication is thus tightly coordinated with chromatin dynamics and 3D genome architecture, and we are only beginning to understand the underlying molecular mechanisms. While much has recently been discovered on how DNA replication initiation is organised and modulated in different genomic regions and nuclear territories-the so-called "DNA replication program"-we know much less on how the elongation of ongoing replication forks and particularly the response to replication obstacles is affected by the local nuclear organisation. Also, it is still elusive how specific components of nuclear architecture participate in the replication stress response. Here, we review known mechanisms and factors orchestrating replication initiation, and replication fork progression upon stress, focusing on recent evidence linking genome organisation and nuclear architecture with the cellular responses to replication interference, and highlighting open questions and future challenges to explore this exciting new avenue of research.
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Lee CSK, Weiβ M, Hamperl S. Where and when to start: Regulating DNA replication origin activity in eukaryotic genomes. Nucleus 2023; 14:2229642. [PMID: 37469113 PMCID: PMC10361152 DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2023.2229642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
Abstract
In eukaryotic genomes, hundreds to thousands of potential start sites of DNA replication named origins are dispersed across each of the linear chromosomes. During S-phase, only a subset of origins is selected in a stochastic manner to assemble bidirectional replication forks and initiate DNA synthesis. Despite substantial progress in our understanding of this complex process, a comprehensive 'identity code' that defines origins based on specific nucleotide sequences, DNA structural features, the local chromatin environment, or 3D genome architecture is still missing. In this article, we review the genetic and epigenetic features of replication origins in yeast and metazoan chromosomes and highlight recent insights into how this flexibility in origin usage contributes to nuclear organization, cell growth, differentiation, and genome stability.
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- Clare S K Lee
- Chromosome Dynamics and Genome Stability, Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany
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- Chromosome Dynamics and Genome Stability, Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany
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- Chromosome Dynamics and Genome Stability, Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany
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Foss EJ, Lichauco C, Gatbonton-Schwager T, Gonske SJ, Lofts B, Lao U, Bedalov A. Identification of 1600 replication origins in S. cerevisiae. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.04.11.536402. [PMID: 38014147 PMCID: PMC10680564 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.11.536402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
Abstract
There are approximately 500 known origins of replication in the yeast genome, and the process by which DNA replication initiates at these locations is well understood. In particular, these sites are made competent to initiate replication by loading of the Mcm replicative helicase prior to the start of S phase; thus, "a site to which MCM is bound in G1" might be considered to provide an operational definition of a replication origin. By fusing a subunit of Mcm to micrococcal nuclease, a technique referred to as "Chromatin Endogenous Cleavage", we previously showed that known origins are typically bound by a single Mcm double hexamer, loaded adjacent to the ARS consensus sequence (ACS). Here we extend this analysis from known origins to the entire genome, identifying candidate Mcm binding sites whose signal intensity varies over at least 3 orders of magnitude. Published data quantifying the production of ssDNA during S phase showed clear evidence of replication initiation among the most abundant 1600 of these sites, with replication activity decreasing in concert with Mcm abundance and disappearing at the limit of detection of ssDNA. Three other hallmarks of replication origins were apparent among the most abundant 5,500 sites. Specifically, these sites (1) appeared in intergenic nucleosome-free regions that were flanked on one or both sides by well-positioned nucleosomes; (2) were flanked by ACSs; and (3) exhibited a pattern of GC skew characteristic of replication initiation. Furthermore, the high resolution of this technique allowed us to demonstrate a strong bias for detecting Mcm double-hexamers downstream rather than upstream of the ACS, which is consistent with the directionality of Mcm loading by Orc that has been observed in vitro. We conclude that, if sites at which Mcm double-hexamers are loaded can function as replication origins, then DNA replication origins are at least 3-fold more abundant than previously assumed, and we suggest that replication may occasionally initiate in essentially every intergenic region. These results shed light on recent reports that as many as 15% of replication events initiate outside of known origins, and this broader distribution of replication origins suggest that S phase in yeast may be less distinct from that in humans than is widely assumed.
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- Eric J Foss
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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Zhang W, Wang Y, Liu Y, Liu C, Wang Y, He L, Cheng X, Peng Y, Xia L, Wu X, Wu J, Zhang Y, Sun L, Chen P, Li G, Tu Q, Liang J, Shang Y. NFIB facilitates replication licensing by acting as a genome organizer. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5076. [PMID: 37604829 PMCID: PMC10442334 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40846-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023] Open
Abstract
The chromatin-based rule governing the selection and activation of replication origins in metazoans remains to be investigated. Here we report that NFIB, a member of Nuclear Factor I (NFI) family that was initially purified in host cells to promote adenoviral DNA replication but has since mainly been investigated in transcription regulation, is physically associated with the pre-replication complex (pre-RC) in mammalian cells. Genomic analyses reveal that NFIB facilitates the assembly of the pre-RC by increasing chromatin accessibility. Nucleosome binding and single-molecule magnetic tweezers shows that NFIB binds to and opens up nucleosomes. Transmission electron microscopy indicates that NFIB promotes nucleosome eviction on parental chromatin. NFIB deficiency leads to alterations of chromosome contacts/compartments in both G1 and S phase and affects the firing of a subset of origins at early-replication domains. Significantly, cancer-associated NFIB overexpression provokes gene duplication and genomic alterations recapitulating the genetic aberrance in clinical breast cancer and empowering cancer cells to dynamically evolve growth advantage and drug resistance. Together, these results point a role for NFIB in facilitating replication licensing by acting as a genome organizer, shedding new lights on the biological function of NFIB and on the replication origin selection in eukaryotes.
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- Wenting Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, China.
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Miller CLW, Winston F. The conserved histone chaperone Spt6 is strongly required for DNA replication and genome stability. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112264. [PMID: 36924499 PMCID: PMC10106089 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Histone chaperones are an important class of proteins that regulate chromatin accessibility for DNA-templated processes. Spt6 is a conserved histone chaperone and key regulator of transcription and chromatin structure. However, its functions outside of these roles have been little explored. In this work, we demonstrate a requirement for S. cerevisiae Spt6 in DNA replication and, more broadly, as a regulator of genome stability. Depletion or mutation of Spt6 impairs DNA replication in vivo. Additionally, spt6 mutants are sensitive to DNA replication stress-inducing agents. Interestingly, this sensitivity is independent of the association of Spt6 with RNA polymerase II (RNAPII), suggesting that spt6 mutants have a transcription-independent impairment of DNA replication. Specifically, genomic studies reveal that spt6 mutants have decreased loading of the MCM replicative helicase at replication origins, suggesting that Spt6 promotes origin licensing. Our results identify Spt6 as a regulator of genome stability, at least in part through a role in DNA replication.
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- Catherine L W Miller
- Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Weiβ M, Chanou A, Schauer T, Tvardovskiy A, Meiser S, König AC, Schmidt T, Kruse E, Ummethum H, Trauner M, Werner M, Lalonde M, Hauck SM, Scialdone A, Hamperl S. Single-copy locus proteomics of early- and late-firing DNA replication origins identifies a role of Ask1/DASH complex in replication timing control. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112045. [PMID: 36701236 PMCID: PMC9989823 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112045] [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: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
The chromatin environment at origins of replication is thought to influence DNA replication initiation in eukaryotic genomes. However, it remains unclear how and which chromatin features control the firing of early-efficient (EE) or late-inefficient (LI) origins. Here, we use site-specific recombination and single-locus chromatin isolation to purify EE and LI replication origins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Using mass spectrometry, we define the protein composition of native chromatin regions surrounding the EE and LI replication start sites. In addition to known origin interactors, we find the microtubule-binding Ask1/DASH complex as an origin-regulating factor. Strikingly, tethering of Ask1 to individual origin sites advances replication timing (RT) of the targeted chromosomal domain. Targeted degradation of Ask1 globally changes RT of a subset of origins, which can be reproduced by inhibiting microtubule dynamics. Thus, our findings mechanistically connect RT and chromosomal organization via Ask1/DASH with the microtubule cytoskeleton.
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- Matthias Weiβ
- Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 21, 81377 München, Germany
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- Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 21, 81377 München, Germany
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- Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 21, 81377 München, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Epigenetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 21, 81377 München, Germany; Institute of Functional Epigenetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Metabolomics and Proteomics Core, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Center for Environmental Health, Heidemannstrasse 1, 80939 München, Germany
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- Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 21, 81377 München, Germany
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- Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 21, 81377 München, Germany
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- Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 21, 81377 München, Germany
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- Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 21, 81377 München, Germany
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- Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 21, 81377 München, Germany
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- Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 21, 81377 München, Germany
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- Metabolomics and Proteomics Core, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Center for Environmental Health, Heidemannstrasse 1, 80939 München, Germany
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- Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 21, 81377 München, Germany; Institute of Functional Epigenetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 21, 81377 München, Germany.
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Ahmed SMQ, Laha S, Das R, Ifthikar MA, Das SP. MCM10 expression is linked to cervical cancer aggressiveness. FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE 2023; 3:1009903. [PMID: 39086679 PMCID: PMC11285692 DOI: 10.3389/fmmed.2023.1009903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Cervical cancer screening is a challenge mainly in developing countries. In developed countries, both incidence and mortality rates have been decreasing due to well organized screening programs. One of the potential biomarkers being exploited are the minichromosome maintenance proteins (MCMs), which show both specificity and sensitivity. MCM2-7 are involved in DNA replication initiation and elongation, and the MCM subunits are highly expressed in malignant tissues. Unlike other MCMs, MCM10, which is not part of the core helicase complex, is a critical determinant of origin activation and its levels are limiting in cancer cells. In this study, we performed bioinformatic analysis on the expression profile of all DNA replication associated MCM proteins in cervical cancer. MCM10 showed a relatively higher expression profile compared to the other MCMs. The mRNA expression levels of the MCMs were significantly increased in tumour tissues compared to normal, and MCM10 showed a fold change of 3.4. In order to understand if MCM10 is associated with the aggressiveness of cervical cancer, we looked into the mRNA expression pattern of MCM10 in three cervical cancer cell lines and one normal cervical cell line. MCM10 expression was significantly higher in the case of the more aggressive cancer cell line HeLa compared to controls. MCM10, therefore, can serve as a prominent biomarker for cancer progression and thus aid in early detection to control the spread of cancer cells. Our results show that MCM10 expression levels in cervical cancer cell lines are associated with cancer aggressiveness, demonstrating its clinical significance.
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- Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Department of Oncology, Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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The CMG helicase and cancer: a tumor "engine" and weakness with missing mutations. Oncogene 2023; 42:473-490. [PMID: 36522488 PMCID: PMC9948756 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-022-02572-8] [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: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The replicative Cdc45-MCM-GINS (CMG) helicase is a large protein complex that functions in the DNA melting and unwinding steps as a component of replisomes during DNA replication in mammalian cells. Although the CMG performs this important role in cell growth, the CMG is not a simple bystander in cell cycle events. Components of the CMG, specifically the MCM precursors, are also involved in maintaining genomic stability by regulating DNA replication fork speeds, facilitating recovery from replicative stresses, and preventing consequential DNA damage. Given these important functions, MCM/CMG complexes are highly regulated by growth factors such as TGF-ß1 and by signaling factors such as Myc, Cyclin E, and the retinoblastoma protein. Mismanagement of MCM/CMG complexes when these signaling mediators are deregulated, and in the absence of the tumor suppressor protein p53, leads to increased genomic instability and is a contributor to tumorigenic transformation and tumor heterogeneity. The goal of this review is to provide insight into the mechanisms and dynamics by which the CMG is regulated during its assembly and activation in mammalian genomes, and how errors in CMG regulation due to oncogenic changes promote tumorigenesis. Finally, and most importantly, we highlight the emerging understanding of the CMG helicase as an exploitable vulnerability and novel target for therapeutic intervention in cancer.
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The human pre-replication complex is an open complex. Cell 2023; 186:98-111.e21. [PMID: 36608662 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In eukaryotes, DNA replication initiation requires assembly and activation of the minichromosome maintenance (MCM) 2-7 double hexamer (DH) to melt origin DNA strands. However, the mechanism for this initial melting is unknown. Here, we report a 2.59-Å cryo-electron microscopy structure of the human MCM-DH (hMCM-DH), also known as the pre-replication complex. In this structure, the hMCM-DH with a constricted central channel untwists and stretches the DNA strands such that almost a half turn of the bound duplex DNA is distorted with 1 base pair completely separated, generating an initial open structure (IOS) at the hexamer junction. Disturbing the IOS inhibits DH formation and replication initiation. Mapping of hMCM-DH footprints indicates that IOSs are distributed across the genome in large clusters aligning well with initiation zones designed for stochastic origin firing. This work unravels an intrinsic mechanism that couples DH formation with initial DNA melting to license replication initiation in human cells.
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Mirceta M, Shum N, Schmidt MHM, Pearson CE. Fragile sites, chromosomal lesions, tandem repeats, and disease. Front Genet 2022; 13:985975. [PMID: 36468036 PMCID: PMC9714581 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.985975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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Expanded tandem repeat DNAs are associated with various unusual chromosomal lesions, despiralizations, multi-branched inter-chromosomal associations, and fragile sites. Fragile sites cytogenetically manifest as localized gaps or discontinuities in chromosome structure and are an important genetic, biological, and health-related phenomena. Common fragile sites (∼230), present in most individuals, are induced by aphidicolin and can be associated with cancer; of the 27 molecularly-mapped common sites, none are associated with a particular DNA sequence motif. Rare fragile sites ( ≳ 40 known), ≤ 5% of the population (may be as few as a single individual), can be associated with neurodevelopmental disease. All 10 molecularly-mapped folate-sensitive fragile sites, the largest category of rare fragile sites, are caused by gene-specific CGG/CCG tandem repeat expansions that are aberrantly CpG methylated and include FRAXA, FRAXE, FRAXF, FRA2A, FRA7A, FRA10A, FRA11A, FRA11B, FRA12A, and FRA16A. The minisatellite-associated rare fragile sites, FRA10B, FRA16B, can be induced by AT-rich DNA-ligands or nucleotide analogs. Despiralized lesions and multi-branched inter-chromosomal associations at the heterochromatic satellite repeats of chromosomes 1, 9, 16 are inducible by de-methylating agents like 5-azadeoxycytidine and can spontaneously arise in patients with ICF syndrome (Immunodeficiency Centromeric instability and Facial anomalies) with mutations in genes regulating DNA methylation. ICF individuals have hypomethylated satellites I-III, alpha-satellites, and subtelomeric repeats. Ribosomal repeats and subtelomeric D4Z4 megasatellites/macrosatellites, are associated with chromosome location, fragility, and disease. Telomere repeats can also assume fragile sites. Dietary deficiencies of folate or vitamin B12, or drug insults are associated with megaloblastic and/or pernicious anemia, that display chromosomes with fragile sites. The recent discovery of many new tandem repeat expansion loci, with varied repeat motifs, where motif lengths can range from mono-nucleotides to megabase units, could be the molecular cause of new fragile sites, or other chromosomal lesions. This review focuses on repeat-associated fragility, covering their induction, cytogenetics, epigenetics, cell type specificity, genetic instability (repeat instability, micronuclei, deletions/rearrangements, and sister chromatid exchange), unusual heritability, disease association, and penetrance. Understanding tandem repeat-associated chromosomal fragile sites provides insight to chromosome structure, genome packaging, genetic instability, and disease.
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- Mila Mirceta
- Program of Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Program of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program of Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Program of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program of Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Program of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program of Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Program of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Rhind N. DNA replication timing: Biochemical mechanisms and biological significance. Bioessays 2022; 44:e2200097. [PMID: 36125226 PMCID: PMC9783711 DOI: 10.1002/bies.202200097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The regulation of DNA replication is a fascinating biological problem both from a mechanistic angle-How is replication timing regulated?-and from an evolutionary one-Why is replication timing regulated? Recent work has provided significant insight into the first question. Detailed biochemical understanding of the mechanism and regulation of replication initiation has made possible robust hypotheses for how replication timing is regulated. Moreover, technical progress, including high-throughput, single-molecule mapping of replication initiation and single-cell assays of replication timing, has allowed for direct testing of these hypotheses in mammalian cells. This work has consolidated the conclusion that differential replication timing is a consequence of the varying probability of replication origin initiation. The second question is more difficult to directly address experimentally. Nonetheless, plausible hypotheses can be made and one-that replication timing contributes to the regulation of chromatin structure-has received new experimental support.
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- Nicholas Rhind
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Regan-Mochrie G, Hoggard T, Bhagwat N, Lynch G, Hunter N, Remus D, Fox CA, Zhao X. Yeast ORC sumoylation status fine-tunes origin licensing. Genes Dev 2022; 36:gad.349610.122. [PMID: 35926881 PMCID: PMC9480853 DOI: 10.1101/gad.349610.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Sumoylation is emerging as a posttranslation modification important for regulating chromosome duplication and stability. The origin recognition complex (ORC) that directs DNA replication initiation by loading the MCM replicative helicase onto origins is sumoylated in both yeast and human cells. However, the biological consequences of ORC sumoylation are unclear. Here we report the effects of hypersumoylation and hyposumoylation of yeast ORC on ORC activity and origin function using multiple approaches. ORC hypersumoylation preferentially reduced the function of a subset of early origins, while Orc2 hyposumoylation had an opposing effect. Mechanistically, ORC hypersumoylation reduced MCM loading in vitro and diminished MCM chromatin association in vivo. Either hypersumoylation or hyposumoylation of ORC resulted in genome instability and the dependence of yeast on other genome maintenance factors, providing evidence that appropriate ORC sumoylation levels are important for cell fitness. Thus, yeast ORC sumoylation status must be properly controlled to achieve optimal origin function across the genome and genome stability.
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- Gemma Regan-Mochrie
- Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
- Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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Thakur BL, Baris AM, Fu H, Redon CE, Pongor L, Mosavarpour S, Gross J, Jang SM, Sebastian R, Utani K, Jenkins L, Indig F, Aladjem M. Convergence of SIRT1 and ATR signaling to modulate replication origin dormancy. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:5111-5128. [PMID: 35524559 PMCID: PMC9122590 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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During routine genome duplication, many potential replication origins remain inactive or 'dormant'. Such origin dormancy is achieved, in part, by an interaction with the metabolic sensor SIRT1 deacetylase. We report here that dormant origins are a group of consistent, pre-determined genomic sequences that are distinguished from baseline (i.e. ordinarily active) origins by their preferential association with two phospho-isoforms of the helicase component MCM2. During normal unperturbed cell growth, baseline origins, but not dormant origins, associate with a form of MCM2 that is phosphorylated by DBF4-dependent kinase (DDK) on serine 139 (pS139-MCM2). This association facilitates the initiation of DNA replication from baseline origins. Concomitantly, SIRT1 inhibits Ataxia Telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR)-kinase-mediated phosphorylation of MCM2 on serine 108 (pS108-MCM2) by deacetylating the ATR-interacting protein DNA topoisomerase II binding protein 1 (TOPBP1), thereby preventing ATR recruitment to chromatin. In cells devoid of SIRT1 activity, or challenged by replication stress, this inhibition is circumvented, enabling ATR-mediated S108-MCM2 phosphorylation. In turn, pS108-MCM2 enables DDK-mediated phosphorylation on S139-MCM2 and facilitates replication initiation at dormant origins. These observations suggest that replication origin dormancy and activation are regulated by distinct post-translational MCM modifications that reflect a balance between SIRT1 activity and ATR signaling.
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- Bhushan L Thakur
- 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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- 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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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892-4255, USA
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- Confocal Imaging Facility, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, 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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González‐Garrido C, Prado F. Novel insights into the roles of Cdc7 in response to replication stress. FEBS J 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.16456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Cristina González‐Garrido
- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa–CABIMER Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Universidad de Sevilla Universidad Pablo de Olavide Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa–CABIMER Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Universidad de Sevilla Universidad Pablo de Olavide Spain
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Thakur BL, Ray A, Redon CE, Aladjem MI. Preventing excess replication origin activation to ensure genome stability. Trends Genet 2022; 38:169-181. [PMID: 34625299 PMCID: PMC8752500 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2021.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cells activate distinctive regulatory pathways that prevent excessive initiation of DNA replication to achieve timely and accurate genome duplication. Excess DNA synthesis is constrained by protein-DNA interactions that inhibit initiation at dormant origins. In parallel, specific modifications of pre-replication complexes prohibit post-replicative origin relicensing. Replication stress ensues when the controls that prevent excess replication are missing in cancer cells, which often harbor extrachromosomal DNA that can be further amplified by recombination-mediated processes to generate chromosomal translocations. The genomic instability that accompanies excess replication origin activation can provide a promising target for therapeutic intervention. Here we review molecular pathways that modulate replication origin dormancy, prevent excess origin activation, and detect, encapsulate, and eliminate persistent excess DNA.
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- Bhushan L Thakur
- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Rhind N. f = m* a: A Framework for Investigating the Regulation of Replication Timing. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:249. [PMID: 35205293 PMCID: PMC8872135 DOI: 10.3390/genes13020249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Stochastic models of replication timing posit that origin firing timing is regulated by origin firing probability, with early-firing origins having a high probability of firing and late-firing origins having a lower probability. However, they offer no insight into why one origin should have a higher firing probability than another. Here, a simple framework is suggested for how to approach the question by noting that the firing probability (f) must be the product of the stoichiometry of the MCM replicative helicase loaded at the origin (m) and the probability with which that MCM is activated (a). This framework emphasizes that mechanistic understanding of replication timing must focus on MCM loading and activation and can be simplified to the equation f = m*a.
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- Nicholas Rhind
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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Mei L, Kedziora KM, Song EA, Purvis JE, Cook J. The consequences of differential origin licensing dynamics in distinct chromatin environments. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:9601-9620. [PMID: 35079814 PMCID: PMC9508807 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Eukaryotic chromosomes contain regions of varying accessibility, yet DNA replication factors must access all regions. The first replication step is loading MCM complexes to license replication origins during the G1 cell cycle phase. It is not yet known how mammalian MCM complexes are adequately distributed to both accessible euchromatin regions and less accessible heterochromatin regions. To address this question, we combined time-lapse live-cell imaging with immunofluorescence imaging of single human cells to quantify the relative rates of MCM loading in euchromatin and heterochromatin throughout G1. We report here that MCM loading in euchromatin is faster than that in heterochromatin in early G1, but surprisingly, heterochromatin loading accelerates relative to euchromatin loading in middle and late G1. This differential acceleration allows both chromatin types to begin S phase with similar concentrations of loaded MCM. The different loading dynamics require ORCA-dependent differences in origin recognition complex distribution. A consequence of heterochromatin licensing dynamics is that cells experiencing a truncated G1 phase from premature cyclin E expression enter S phase with underlicensed heterochromatin, and DNA damage accumulates preferentially in heterochromatin in the subsequent S/G2 phase. Thus, G1 length is critical for sufficient MCM loading, particularly in heterochromatin, to ensure complete genome duplication and to maintain genome stability.
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- Liu Mei
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Bioinformatics and Analytics Research Collaborative (BARC), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Li Y, Hartemink AJ, MacAlpine DM. Cell-Cycle-Dependent Chromatin Dynamics at Replication Origins. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12121998. [PMID: 34946946 PMCID: PMC8701747 DOI: 10.3390/genes12121998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Origins of DNA replication are specified by the ordered recruitment of replication factors in a cell-cycle–dependent manner. The assembly of the pre-replicative complex in G1 and the pre-initiation complex prior to activation in S phase are well characterized; however, the interplay between the assembly of these complexes and the local chromatin environment is less well understood. To investigate the dynamic changes in chromatin organization at and surrounding replication origins, we used micrococcal nuclease (MNase) to generate genome-wide chromatin occupancy profiles of nucleosomes, transcription factors, and replication proteins through consecutive cell cycles in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. During each G1 phase of two consecutive cell cycles, we observed the downstream repositioning of the origin-proximal +1 nucleosome and an increase in protected DNA fragments spanning the ARS consensus sequence (ACS) indicative of pre-RC assembly. We also found that the strongest correlation between chromatin occupancy at the ACS and origin efficiency occurred in early S phase, consistent with the rate-limiting formation of the Cdc45–Mcm2-7–GINS (CMG) complex being a determinant of origin activity. Finally, we observed nucleosome disruption and disorganization emanating from replication origins and traveling with the elongating replication forks across the genome in S phase, likely reflecting the disassembly and assembly of chromatin ahead of and behind the replication fork, respectively. These results provide insights into cell-cycle–regulated chromatin dynamics and how they relate to the regulation of origin activity.
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- Yulong Li
- Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA;
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- Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA;
- Correspondence: (A.J.H.); (D.M.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Correspondence: (A.J.H.); (D.M.M.)
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Functional characterization of HIC, a P2Y1 agonist, as a p53 stabilizer for prostate cancer cell death induction. Future Med Chem 2021; 13:1845-1864. [PMID: 34505540 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2021-0159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background: (1-(2-hydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl)indoline-4-carbonitrile (HIC), an agonist of the P2Y1 receptor (P2Y1R), induces cell death in prostate cancer cells. However, the molecular mechanism behind the inhibition of HIC in prostate cancer remains elusive. Methods & results: Here, to outline the inhibitory role of HIC on prostate cancer cells, PC-3 and DU145 cell lines were treated with the respective IC50 concentrations, which reduced cell proliferation, adherence properties and spheroid formation. HIC was able to arrest the cell cycle at G1/S phase and also induced apoptosis and DNA damage, validated by gene expression profiling. HIC inhibited the prostate cancer cells' migration and invasion, revealing its antimetastatic ability. P2Y1R-targeted HIC affects p53, MAPK and NF-κB protein expression, thereby improving the p53 stabilization essential for G1/S arrest and cell death. Conclusion: These findings provide an insight on the potential use of HIC, which remains the mainstay treatment for prostate cancer.
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Foss EJ, Sripathy S, Gatbonton-Schwager T, Kwak H, Thiesen AH, Lao U, Bedalov A. Chromosomal Mcm2-7 distribution and the genome replication program in species from yeast to humans. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009714. [PMID: 34473702 PMCID: PMC8443269 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The spatio-temporal program of genome replication across eukaryotes is thought to be driven both by the uneven loading of pre-replication complexes (pre-RCs) across the genome at the onset of S-phase, and by differences in the timing of activation of these complexes during S phase. To determine the degree to which distribution of pre-RC loading alone could account for chromosomal replication patterns, we mapped the binding sites of the Mcm2-7 helicase complex (MCM) in budding yeast, fission yeast, mouse and humans. We observed similar individual MCM double-hexamer (DH) footprints across the species, but notable differences in their distribution: Footprints in budding yeast were more sharply focused compared to the other three organisms, consistent with the relative sequence specificity of replication origins in S. cerevisiae. Nonetheless, with some clear exceptions, most notably the inactive X-chromosome, much of the fluctuation in replication timing along the chromosomes in all four organisms reflected uneven chromosomal distribution of pre-replication complexes. Gene-rich regions of the genome tend to replicate earlier in S phase than do repetitive and other non-genic regions. This may be an evolutionary consequence of the fact that replication later in S phase is associated with higher frequencies of mutation and genome rearrangement. Replication timing along the chromosome is determined by 1) events prior to S-phase that specify the locations where DNA replication can be initiated, referred to as origin licensing; and 2) the timing of activation of these licensed origins during S-phase, referred to as origin firing. To determine the relative importance of these two mechanisms, here we identify both the binding sites and the abundance of a key component of the origin licensing machinery in budding yeast, fission yeast, mice, and humans, namely the replicative helicase complex. We discovered that, with a few notable exceptions, which include the inactive X chromosome in mammals, the program of replication timing can be largely explained simply on the basis of origin licensing. Our results support a model for replication timing that emphasizes stochastic firing of origins that have been licensed before S phase begins.
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- Eric J. Foss
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle Washington, United States of America
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Organization of DNA Replication Origin Firing in Xenopus Egg Extracts: The Role of Intra-S Checkpoint. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12081224. [PMID: 34440398 PMCID: PMC8394201 DOI: 10.3390/genes12081224] [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: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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During cell division, the duplication of the genome starts at multiple positions called replication origins. Origin firing requires the interaction of rate-limiting factors with potential origins during the S(ynthesis)-phase of the cell cycle. Origins fire as synchronous clusters which is proposed to be regulated by the intra-S checkpoint. By modelling the unchallenged, the checkpoint-inhibited and the checkpoint protein Chk1 over-expressed replication pattern of single DNA molecules from Xenopus sperm chromatin replicated in egg extracts, we demonstrate that the quantitative modelling of data requires: (1) a segmentation of the genome into regions of low and high probability of origin firing; (2) that regions with high probability of origin firing escape intra-S checkpoint regulation and (3) the variability of the rate of DNA synthesis close to replication forks is a necessary ingredient that should be taken in to account in order to describe the dynamic of replication origin firing. This model implies that the observed origin clustering emerges from the apparent synchrony of origin firing in regions with high probability of origin firing and challenge the assumption that the intra-S checkpoint is the main regulator of origin clustering.
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Santos-Rosa H, Millán-Zambrano G, Han N, Leonardi T, Klimontova M, Nasiscionyte S, Pandolfini L, Tzelepis K, Bartke T, Kouzarides T. Methylation of histone H3 at lysine 37 by Set1 and Set2 prevents spurious DNA replication. Mol Cell 2021; 81:2793-2807.e8. [PMID: 33979575 PMCID: PMC7612968 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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DNA replication initiates at genomic locations known as origins of replication, which, in S. cerevisiae, share a common DNA consensus motif. Despite being virtually nucleosome-free, origins of replication are greatly influenced by the surrounding chromatin state. Here, we show that histone H3 lysine 37 mono-methylation (H3K37me1) is catalyzed by Set1p and Set2p and that it regulates replication origin licensing. H3K37me1 is uniformly distributed throughout most of the genome, but it is scarce at replication origins, where it increases according to the timing of their firing. We find that H3K37me1 hinders Mcm2 interaction with chromatin, maintaining low levels of MCM outside of conventional replication origins. Lack of H3K37me1 results in defective DNA replication from canonical origins while promoting replication events at inefficient and non-canonical sites. Collectively, our results indicate that H3K37me1 ensures correct execution of the DNA replication program by protecting the genome from inappropriate origin licensing and spurious DNA replication.
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- Helena Santos-Rosa
- The Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK.
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- The Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK; Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- The Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK; Milner Therapeutics Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0AW, UK
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- The Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK; Center for Genomic Science Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), 20139 Milano, Italy
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- The Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
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- Institute of Functional Epigenetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- The Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK; Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Center for Human Technologies (CHT), 16152 Genova, Italy
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- The Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK; Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Institute of Functional Epigenetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- The Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK.
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Cabello-Lobato MJ, González-Garrido C, Cano-Linares MI, Wong RP, Yáñez-Vílchez A, Morillo-Huesca M, Roldán-Romero JM, Vicioso M, González-Prieto R, Ulrich HD, Prado F. Physical interactions between MCM and Rad51 facilitate replication fork lesion bypass and ssDNA gap filling by non-recombinogenic functions. Cell Rep 2021; 36:109440. [PMID: 34320356 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The minichromosome maintenance (MCM) helicase physically interacts with the recombination proteins Rad51 and Rad52 from yeast to human cells. We show, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, that these interactions occur within a nuclease-insoluble scaffold enriched in replication/repair factors. Rad51 accumulates in a MCM- and DNA-binding-independent manner and interacts with MCM helicases located outside of the replication origins and forks. MCM, Rad51, and Rad52 accumulate in this scaffold in G1 and are released during the S phase. In the presence of replication-blocking lesions, Cdc7 prevents their release from the scaffold, thus maintaining the interactions. We identify a rad51 mutant that is impaired in its ability to bind to MCM but not to the scaffold. This mutant is proficient in recombination but partially defective in single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) gap filling and replication fork progression through damaged DNA. Therefore, cells accumulate MCM/Rad51/Rad52 complexes at specific nuclear scaffolds in G1 to assist stressed forks through non-recombinogenic functions.
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- María J Cabello-Lobato
- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa-CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Universidad de Sevilla; Universidad Pablo de Olavide; Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa-CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Universidad de Sevilla; Universidad Pablo de Olavide; Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa-CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Universidad de Sevilla; Universidad Pablo de Olavide; Seville, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa-CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Universidad de Sevilla; Universidad Pablo de Olavide; Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa-CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Universidad de Sevilla; Universidad Pablo de Olavide; Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa-CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Universidad de Sevilla; Universidad Pablo de Olavide; Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa-CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Universidad de Sevilla; Universidad Pablo de Olavide; Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa-CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Universidad de Sevilla; Universidad Pablo de Olavide; Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa-CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Universidad de Sevilla; Universidad Pablo de Olavide; Seville, Spain.
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Safeguards against excess DNA replication are often dysregulated in cancer, and driving cancer cells towards over-replication is a promising therapeutic strategy. We determined DNA synthesis patterns in cancer cells undergoing partial genome re-replication due to perturbed regulatory interactions (re-replicating cells). These cells exhibited slow replication, increased frequency of replication initiation events, and a skewed initiation pattern that preferentially reactivated early-replicating origins. Unlike in cells exposed to replication stress, which activated a novel group of hitherto unutilized (dormant) replication origins, the preferred re-replicating origins arose from the same pool of potential origins as those activated during normal growth. Mechanistically, the skewed initiation pattern reflected a disproportionate distribution of pre-replication complexes on distinct regions of licensed chromatin prior to replication. This distinct pattern suggests that circumventing the strong inhibitory interactions that normally prevent excess DNA synthesis can occur via at least two pathways, each activating a distinct set of replication origins.
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Droghetti R, Agier N, Fischer G, Gherardi M, Cosentino Lagomarsino M. An evolutionary model identifies the main evolutionary biases for the evolution of genome-replication profiles. eLife 2021; 10:63542. [PMID: 34013887 PMCID: PMC8213407 DOI: 10.7554/elife.63542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Recent results comparing the temporal program of genome replication of yeast species belonging to the Lachancea clade support the scenario that the evolution of the replication timing program could be mainly driven by correlated acquisition and loss events of active replication origins. Using these results as a benchmark, we develop an evolutionary model defined as birth-death process for replication origins and use it to identify the evolutionary biases that shape the replication timing profiles. Comparing different evolutionary models with data, we find that replication origin birth and death events are mainly driven by two evolutionary pressures, the first imposes that events leading to higher double-stall probability of replication forks are penalized, while the second makes less efficient origins more prone to evolutionary loss. This analysis provides an empirically grounded predictive framework for quantitative evolutionary studies of the replication timing program.
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- Rossana Droghetti
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 16, Milan, Italy
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- Sorbonne Universitè, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine, Laboratory of Computational and Quantitative Biology, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universitè, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine, Laboratory of Computational and Quantitative Biology, Paris, France
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 16, Milan, Italy and INFN sezione di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 16, Milan, Italy and INFN sezione di Milano, Milan, Italy.,IFOM Foundation, FIRC Institute for Molecular Oncology, via Adamello 16, Milan, Italy
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Replication Stress, Genomic Instability, and Replication Timing: A Complex Relationship. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094764. [PMID: 33946274 PMCID: PMC8125245 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The replication-timing program constitutes a key element of the organization and coordination of numerous nuclear processes in eukaryotes. This program is established at a crucial moment in the cell cycle and occurs simultaneously with the organization of the genome, thus indicating the vital significance of this process. With recent technological achievements of high-throughput approaches, a very strong link has been confirmed between replication timing, transcriptional activity, the epigenetic and mutational landscape, and the 3D organization of the genome. There is also a clear relationship between replication stress, replication timing, and genomic instability, but the extent to which they are mutually linked to each other is unclear. Recent evidence has shown that replication timing is affected in cancer cells, although the cause and consequence of this effect remain unknown. However, in-depth studies remain to be performed to characterize the molecular mechanisms of replication-timing regulation and clearly identify different cis- and trans-acting factors. The results of these studies will potentially facilitate the discovery of new therapeutic pathways, particularly for personalized medicine, or new biomarkers. This review focuses on the complex relationship between replication timing, replication stress, and genomic instability.
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Kirstein N, Buschle A, Wu X, Krebs S, Blum H, Kremmer E, Vorberg IM, Hammerschmidt W, Lacroix L, Hyrien O, Audit B, Schepers A. Human ORC/MCM density is low in active genes and correlates with replication time but does not delimit initiation zones. eLife 2021; 10:62161. [PMID: 33683199 PMCID: PMC7993996 DOI: 10.7554/elife.62161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic DNA replication initiates during S phase from origins that have been licensed in the preceding G1 phase. Here, we compare ChIP-seq profiles of the licensing factors Orc2, Orc3, Mcm3, and Mcm7 with gene expression, replication timing, and fork directionality profiles obtained by RNA-seq, Repli-seq, and OK-seq. Both, the origin recognition complex (ORC) and the minichromosome maintenance complex (MCM) are significantly and homogeneously depleted from transcribed genes, enriched at gene promoters, and more abundant in early- than in late-replicating domains. Surprisingly, after controlling these variables, no difference in ORC/MCM density is detected between initiation zones, termination zones, unidirectionally replicating regions, and randomly replicating regions. Therefore, ORC/MCM density correlates with replication timing but does not solely regulate the probability of replication initiation. Interestingly, H4K20me3, a histone modification proposed to facilitate late origin licensing, was enriched in late-replicating initiation zones and gene deserts of stochastic replication fork direction. We discuss potential mechanisms specifying when and where replication initiates in human cells.
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- Nina Kirstein
- Research Unit Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH), German Research Center for Environmental Health, Munich, Germany
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- Research Unit Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH), German Research Center for Environmental Health and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Munich, Germany
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- Institut de Biologie de l'ENS (IBENS), Département de Biologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, Inserm, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Laboratory for Functional Genome Analysis (LAFUGA), Gene Center of the Ludwig-Maximilians Universität (LMU) München, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory for Functional Genome Analysis (LAFUGA), Gene Center of the Ludwig-Maximilians Universität (LMU) München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Immunology, Monoclonal Antibody Core Facility, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE e.V.), Bonn, Germany.,Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Research Unit Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH), German Research Center for Environmental Health and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Munich, Germany
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- Institut de Biologie de l'ENS (IBENS), Département de Biologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, Inserm, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Institut de Biologie de l'ENS (IBENS), Département de Biologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, Inserm, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Univ Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Univ. Claude Bernard, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique, 69342 Lyon, France
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- Research Unit Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH), German Research Center for Environmental Health, Munich, Germany
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Dukaj L, Rhind N. The capacity of origins to load MCM establishes replication timing patterns. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009467. [PMID: 33764973 PMCID: PMC8023499 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Loading of the MCM replicative helicase at origins of replication is a highly regulated process that precedes DNA replication in all eukaryotes. The stoichiometry of MCM loaded at origins has been proposed to be a key determinant of when those origins initiate replication during S phase. Nevertheless, the genome-wide regulation of MCM loading stoichiometry and its direct effect on replication timing remain unclear. In order to investigate why some origins load more MCM than others, we perturbed MCM levels in budding yeast cells and, for the first time, directly measured MCM levels and replication timing in the same experiment. Reduction of MCM levels through degradation of Mcm4, one of the six obligate components of the MCM complex, slowed progression through S phase and increased sensitivity to replication stress. Reduction of MCM levels also led to differential loading at origins during G1, revealing origins that are sensitive to reductions in MCM and others that are not. Sensitive origins loaded less MCM under normal conditions and correlated with a weak ability to recruit the origin recognition complex (ORC). Moreover, reduction of MCM loading at specific origins of replication led to a delay in their replication during S phase. In contrast, overexpression of MCM had no effects on cell cycle progression, relative MCM levels at origins, or replication timing, suggesting that, under optimal growth conditions, cellular MCM levels are not limiting for MCM loading. Our results support a model in which the loading capacity of origins is the primary determinant of MCM stoichiometry in wild-type cells, but that stoichiometry is controlled by origins' ability to recruit ORC and compete for MCM when MCM becomes limiting.
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- Livio Dukaj
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Lee PH, Osley M. Chromatin structure restricts origin utilization when quiescent cells re-enter the cell cycle. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:864-878. [PMID: 33367871 PMCID: PMC7826286 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa1148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Quiescent cells reside in G0 phase, which is characterized by the absence of cell growth and proliferation. These cells remain viable and re-enter the cell cycle when prompted by appropriate signals. Using a budding yeast model of cellular quiescence, we investigated the program that initiated DNA replication when these G0 cells resumed growth. Quiescent cells contained very low levels of replication initiation factors, and their entry into S phase was delayed until these factors were re-synthesized. A longer S phase in these cells correlated with the activation of fewer origins of replication compared to G1 cells. The chromatin structure around inactive origins in G0 cells showed increased H3 occupancy and decreased nucleosome positioning compared to the same origins in G1 cells, inhibiting the origin binding of the Mcm4 subunit of the MCM licensing factor. Thus, quiescent yeast cells are under-licensed during their re-entry into S phase.
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- Po-Hsuen Lee
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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Nathanailidou P, Taraviras S, Lygerou Z. DNA Replication Control: Liquid-liquid Phase Separation Comes Into Play. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOCHEMISTRY 2020; 9:54-56. [PMID: 36532101 PMCID: PMC7613957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) has been recently suggested as a new potential mechanism underpinning various organizational aspects of the cell, from the formation of sub-cellular, biomolecule enrichments to the assembly of organelles. In eukaryotes, DNA replication follows a strict temporal and spatial program that is majorly affected by the chromatin structure, the nuclear organization and the availability of limiting initiation factors; however the regulatory mechanisms driving the process have not been fully elucidated. Original data published lately revealed for the first time that the components of the pre-replicative complex, ORC, Cdc6 and Cdt1, are able to phase separate indicating a possible connection between LLPS and DNA replication. Here, we critically present these preliminary data and propose mechanistic models that could support this regulatory link and lead to new future research directions.
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Department of General Biology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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Sir2 mitigates an intrinsic imbalance in origin licensing efficiency between early- and late-replicating euchromatin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:14314-14321. [PMID: 32513739 PMCID: PMC7322022 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2004664117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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A eukaryotic chromosome relies on the function of multiple spatially distributed DNA replication origins for its stable inheritance. The spatial location of an origin is determined by the chromosomal position of an MCM complex, the inactive form of the DNA replicative helicase that is assembled onto DNA in G1-phase (also known as origin licensing). While the biochemistry of origin licensing is understood, the mechanisms that promote an adequate spatial distribution of MCM complexes across chromosomes are not. We have elucidated a role for the Sir2 histone deacetylase in establishing the normal distribution of MCM complexes across Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosomes. In the absence of Sir2, MCM complexes accumulated within both early-replicating euchromatin and telomeric heterochromatin, and replication activity within these regions was enhanced. Concomitantly, the duplication of several regions of late-replicating euchromatin were delayed. Thus, Sir2-mediated attenuation of origin licensing within both euchromatin and telomeric heterochromatin established the normal spatial distribution of origins across yeast chromosomes important for normal genome duplication.
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Limas JC, Cook JG. Preparation for DNA replication: the key to a successful S phase. FEBS Lett 2019; 593:2853-2867. [PMID: 31556113 PMCID: PMC6817399 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Successful genome duplication is required for cell proliferation and demands extraordinary precision and accuracy. The mechanisms by which cells enter, progress through, and exit S phase are intense areas of focus in the cell cycle and genome stability fields. Key molecular events in the G1 phase of the cell division cycle, especially origin licensing, are essential for pre-establishing conditions for efficient DNA replication during the subsequent S phase. If G1 events are poorly regulated or disordered, then DNA replication can be compromised leading to genome instability, a hallmark of tumorigenesis. Upon entry into S phase, coordinated origin firing and replication progression ensure complete, timely, and precise chromosome replication. Both G1 and S phase progressions are controlled by master cell cycle protein kinases and ubiquitin ligases that govern the activity and abundance of DNA replication factors. In this short review, we describe current understanding and recent developments related to G1 progression and S phase entrance and exit with a particular focus on origin licensing regulation in vertebrates.
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- Juanita C Limas
- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Sugimoto N, Maehara K, Yoshida K, Ohkawa Y, Fujita M. Genome-wide analysis of the spatiotemporal regulation of firing and dormant replication origins in human cells. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:6683-6696. [PMID: 29893900 PMCID: PMC6061783 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In metazoan cells, only a limited number of mini chromosome maintenance (MCM) complexes are fired during S phase, while the majority remain dormant. Several methods have been used to map replication origins, but such methods cannot identify dormant origins. Herein, we determined MCM7-binding sites in human cells using ChIP-Seq, classified them into firing and dormant origins using origin data and analysed their association with various chromatin signatures. Firing origins, but not dormant origins, were well correlated with open chromatin regions and were enriched upstream of transcription start sites (TSSs) of transcribed genes. Aggregation plots of MCM7 signals revealed minimal difference in the efficacy of MCM loading between firing and dormant origins. We also analysed common fragile sites (CFSs) and found a low density of origins at these sites. Nevertheless, firing origins were enriched upstream of the TSSs. Based on the results, we propose a model in which excessive MCMs are actively loaded in a genome-wide manner, irrespective of chromatin status, but only a fraction are passively fired in chromatin areas with an accessible open structure, such as regions upstream of TSSs of transcribed genes. This plasticity in the specification of replication origins may minimize collisions between replication and transcription.
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- Nozomi Sugimoto
- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Transcriptomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Transcriptomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Foss EJ, Gatbonton-Schwager T, Thiesen AH, Taylor E, Soriano R, Lao U, MacAlpine DM, Bedalov A. Sir2 suppresses transcription-mediated displacement of Mcm2-7 replicative helicases at the ribosomal DNA repeats. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1008138. [PMID: 31083663 PMCID: PMC6532929 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Repetitive DNA sequences within eukaryotic heterochromatin are poorly transcribed and replicate late in S-phase. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the histone deacetylase Sir2 is required for both transcriptional silencing and late replication at the repetitive ribosomal DNA arrays (rDNA). Despite the widespread association between transcription and replication timing, it remains unclear how transcription might impinge on replication, or vice versa. Here we show that, when silencing of an RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II)-transcribed non-coding RNA at the rDNA is disrupted by SIR2 deletion, RNA polymerase pushes and thereby relocalizes replicative Mcm2-7 helicases away from their loading sites to an adjacent region with low nucleosome occupancy, and this relocalization is associated with increased rDNA origin efficiency. Our results suggest a model in which two of the major defining features of heterochromatin, transcriptional silencing and late replication, are mechanistically linked through suppression of polymerase-mediated displacement of replication initiation complexes. Eukaryotic genomes typically contain large regions of repetitive DNA, referred to as heterochromatin, that are both transcriptionally silent and late replicating. We provide a possible explanation for the association between transcriptional silencing and late replication. Budding yeast contains a histone deacetylase called SIR2 that was originally identified as a transcriptional repressor, but was later also found to ensure late replication of repetitive ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences. We show that the transcription that occurs in the absence of SIR2 directly displaces the helicase required for replication initiation at the rDNA. This work represents an important advance in understanding the interplay between transcription and replication at repetitive sequences by directly linking transcription with replication machinery in heterochromatin.
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- Eric J Foss
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States of America.,Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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Wang Y, Brady KS, Caiello BP, Ackerson SM, Stewart JA. Human CST suppresses origin licensing and promotes AND-1/Ctf4 chromatin association. Life Sci Alliance 2019; 2:2/2/e201800270. [PMID: 30979824 PMCID: PMC6464128 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.201800270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Human CTC1-STN1-TEN1 (CST) is an RPA-like single-stranded DNA-binding protein that interacts with DNA polymerase α-primase (pol α) and functions in telomere replication. Previous studies suggest that CST also promotes replication restart after fork stalling. However, the precise role of CST in genome-wide replication remains unclear. In this study, we sought to understand whether CST alters origin licensing and activation. Replication origins are licensed by loading of the minichromosome maintenance 2-7 (MCM) complex in G1 followed by replisome assembly and origin firing in S-phase. We find that CST directly interacts with the MCM complex and disrupts binding of CDT1 to MCM, leading to decreased origin licensing. We also show that CST enhances replisome assembly by promoting AND-1/pol α chromatin association. Moreover, these interactions are not dependent on exogenous replication stress, suggesting that CST acts as a specialized replication factor during normal replication. Overall, our findings implicate CST as a novel regulator of origin licensing and replisome assembly/fork progression through interactions with MCM, AND-1, and pol α.
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- Yilin Wang
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA .,Center for Colon Cancer Research, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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Bazarova A, Nieduszynski CA, Akerman I, Burroughs NJ. Bayesian inference of origin firing time distributions, origin interference and licencing probabilities from Next Generation Sequencing data. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:2229-2243. [PMID: 30859196 PMCID: PMC6412128 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2018] [Revised: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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DNA replication is a stochastic process with replication forks emanating from multiple replication origins. The origins must be licenced in G1, and the replisome activated at licenced origins in order to generate bi-directional replication forks in S-phase. Differential firing times lead to origin interference, where a replication fork from an origin can replicate through and inactivate neighbouring origins (origin obscuring). We developed a Bayesian algorithm to characterize origin firing statistics from Okazaki fragment (OF) sequencing data. Our algorithm infers the distributions of firing times and the licencing probabilities for three consecutive origins. We demonstrate that our algorithm can distinguish partial origin licencing and origin obscuring in OF sequencing data from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and human cell types. We used our method to analyse the decreased origin efficiency under loss of Rat1 activity in S. cerevisiae, demonstrating that both reduced licencing and increased obscuring contribute. Moreover, we show that robust analysis is possible using only local data (across three neighbouring origins), and analysis of the whole chromosome is not required. Our algorithm utilizes an approximate likelihood and a reversible jump sampling technique, a methodology that can be extended to analysis of other mechanistic processes measurable through Next Generation Sequencing data.
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- Alina Bazarova
- Centre for Computational Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Mathematics Institute and Zeeman Institute (SBIDER), University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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Hiratani I, Takahashi S. DNA Replication Timing Enters the Single-Cell Era. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:genes10030221. [PMID: 30884743 PMCID: PMC6470765 DOI: 10.3390/genes10030221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In mammalian cells, DNA replication timing is controlled at the level of megabase (Mb)-sized chromosomal domains and correlates well with transcription, chromatin structure, and three-dimensional (3D) genome organization. Because of these properties, DNA replication timing is an excellent entry point to explore genome regulation at various levels and a variety of studies have been carried out over the years. However, DNA replication timing studies traditionally required at least tens of thousands of cells, and it was unclear whether the replication domains detected by cell population analyses were preserved at the single-cell level. Recently, single-cell DNA replication profiling methods became available, which revealed that the Mb-sized replication domains detected by cell population analyses were actually well preserved in individual cells. In this article, we provide a brief overview of our current knowledge on DNA replication timing regulation in mammals based on cell population studies, outline the findings from single-cell DNA replication profiling, and discuss future directions and challenges.
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- Ichiro Hiratani
- Laboratory for Developmental Epigenetics, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR), Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan.
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- Laboratory for Developmental Epigenetics, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR), Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan.
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Genome-wide stability of the DNA replication program in single mammalian cells. Nat Genet 2019; 51:529-540. [PMID: 30804559 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0347-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Here, we report a single-cell DNA replication sequencing method, scRepli-seq, a genome-wide methodology that measures copy number differences between replicated and unreplicated DNA. Using scRepli-seq, we demonstrate that replication-domain organization is conserved among individual mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs). Differentiated mESCs exhibited distinct profiles, which were also conserved among cells. Haplotype-resolved scRepli-seq revealed similar replication profiles of homologous autosomes, while the inactive X chromosome was clearly replicated later than its active counterpart. However, a small degree of cell-to-cell replication-timing heterogeneity was present, which was smallest at the beginning and the end of S phase. In addition, developmentally regulated domains were found to deviate from others and showed a higher degree of heterogeneity, thus suggesting a link to developmental plasticity. Moreover, allelic expression imbalance was found to strongly associate with replication-timing asynchrony. Our results form a foundation for single-cell-level understanding of DNA replication regulation and provide insights into three-dimensional genome organization.
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Tang C, Tang S, Zhang S, Luo M, Jia G, Zhi H, Diao X. SiSTL1, encoding a large subunit of ribonucleotide reductase, is crucial for plant growth, chloroplast biogenesis, and cell cycle progression in Setaria italica. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:1167-1182. [PMID: 30534992 PMCID: PMC6382339 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The activity of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), which catalyses the transformation of four ribonucleoside diphosphates (NDPs) to their corresponding deoxyribonucleoside diphosphates (dNDPs), is the main determiner of the cellular concentration of dNTP pools and should be tightly coordinated with DNA synthesis and cell-cycle progression. Constitutively increased or decreased RNR activity interferes with DNA replication and leads to arrested cell cycle progression; however, the mechanisms underlying these disruptive effects in higher plants remain to be uncovered. In this study, we identified a RNR large subunit mutant, sistl1, in Setaria italica (foxtail millet), which exhibited growth retardation as well as striped leaf phenotype, i.e. irregularly reduced leaf vein distances and decreased chloroplast biogenesis. We determined that a Gly737 to Glu substitution occurring in the C-terminus of the SiSTL1 protein slightly affected its optimal function, leading in turn to the reduced expression of genes variously involved in the assembly and activation of the DNA pre-replicative complex, elongation of replication forks and S phase entry. Our study provides new insights into how SiSTL1 regulates plant growth, chloroplast biogenesis, and cell cycle progression in Poaceae crops.
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- Chanjuan Tang
- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Correspondence: or
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Tang C, Tang S, Zhang S, Luo M, Jia G, Zhi H, Diao X. SiSTL1, encoding a large subunit of ribonucleotide reductase, is crucial for plant growth, chloroplast biogenesis, and cell cycle progression in Setaria italica. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019. [PMID: 30534992 DOI: 10.5061/dryad.t6v7t8s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The activity of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), which catalyses the transformation of four ribonucleoside diphosphates (NDPs) to their corresponding deoxyribonucleoside diphosphates (dNDPs), is the main determiner of the cellular concentration of dNTP pools and should be tightly coordinated with DNA synthesis and cell-cycle progression. Constitutively increased or decreased RNR activity interferes with DNA replication and leads to arrested cell cycle progression; however, the mechanisms underlying these disruptive effects in higher plants remain to be uncovered. In this study, we identified a RNR large subunit mutant, sistl1, in Setaria italica (foxtail millet), which exhibited growth retardation as well as striped leaf phenotype, i.e. irregularly reduced leaf vein distances and decreased chloroplast biogenesis. We determined that a Gly737 to Glu substitution occurring in the C-terminus of the SiSTL1 protein slightly affected its optimal function, leading in turn to the reduced expression of genes variously involved in the assembly and activation of the DNA pre-replicative complex, elongation of replication forks and S phase entry. Our study provides new insights into how SiSTL1 regulates plant growth, chloroplast biogenesis, and cell cycle progression in Poaceae crops.
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- Chanjuan Tang
- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Each genomic locus in a eukaryotic cell has a distinct average time of replication during S phase that depends on the spatial and temporal pattern of replication initiation events. Replication timing can affect genomic integrity because late replication is associated with an increased mutation rate. For most eukaryotes, the features of the genome that specify the location and timing of initiation events are unknown. To investigate these features for the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, we developed an integrative model to analyze large single-molecule and global genomic datasets. The model provides an accurate description of the complex dynamics of S. pombe DNA replication at high resolution. We present evidence that there are many more potential initiation sites in the S. pombe genome than previously identified and that the distribution of these sites is primarily determined by two factors: the sequence preferences of the origin recognition complex (ORC), and the interference of transcription with the assembly or stability of prereplication complexes (pre-RCs). We suggest that in addition to directly interfering with initiation, transcription has driven the evolution of the binding properties of ORC in S. pombe and other eukaryotic species to target pre-RC assembly to regions of the genome that are less likely to be transcribed.
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H3K9 Promotes Under-Replication of Pericentromeric Heterochromatin in Drosophila Salivary Gland Polytene Chromosomes. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:genes10020093. [PMID: 30700014 PMCID: PMC6409945 DOI: 10.3390/genes10020093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Chromatin structure and its organization contributes to the proper regulation and timing of DNA replication. Yet, the precise mechanism by which chromatin contributes to DNA replication remains incompletely understood. This is particularly true for cell types that rely on polyploidization as a developmental strategy for growth and high biosynthetic capacity. During Drosophila larval development, cells of the salivary gland undergo endoreplication, repetitive rounds of DNA synthesis without intervening cell division, resulting in ploidy values of ~1350C. S phase of these endocycles displays a reproducible pattern of early and late replicating regions of the genome resulting from the activity of the same replication initiation factors that are used in diploid cells. However, unlike diploid cells, the latest replicating regions of polyploid salivary gland genomes, composed primarily of pericentric heterochromatic enriched in H3K9 methylation, are not replicated each endocycle, resulting in under-replicated domains with reduced ploidy. Here, we employ a histone gene replacement strategy in Drosophila to demonstrate that mutation of a histone residue important for heterochromatin organization and function (H3K9) but not mutation of a histone residue important for euchromatin function (H4K16), disrupts proper endoreplication in Drosophila salivary gland polyploid genomes thereby leading to DNA copy gain in pericentric heterochromatin. These findings reveal that H3K9 is necessary for normal levels of under-replication of pericentric heterochromatin and suggest that under-replication at pericentric heterochromatin is mediated through H3K9 methylation.
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Soudet J, Gill JK, Stutz F. Noncoding transcription influences the replication initiation program through chromatin regulation. Genome Res 2018; 28:1882-1893. [PMID: 30401734 PMCID: PMC6280764 DOI: 10.1101/gr.239582.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In eukaryotic organisms, replication initiation follows a temporal program. Among the parameters that regulate this program in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, chromatin structure has been at the center of attention without considering the contribution of transcription. Here, we revisit the replication initiation program in the light of widespread genomic noncoding transcription. We find that noncoding RNA transcription termination in the vicinity of autonomously replicating sequences (ARSs) shields replication initiation from transcriptional readthrough. Consistently, high natural nascent transcription correlates with low ARS efficiency and late replication timing. High readthrough transcription is also linked to increased nucleosome occupancy and high levels of H3K36me3. Moreover, forcing ARS readthrough transcription promotes these chromatin features. Finally, replication initiation defects induced by increased transcriptional readthrough are partially rescued in the absence of H3K36 methylation. Altogether, these observations indicate that natural noncoding transcription into ARSs influences replication initiation through chromatin regulation.
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- Julien Soudet
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Geneva, 1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Geneva, 1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Geneva, 1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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Courtot L, Hoffmann JS, Bergoglio V. The Protective Role of Dormant Origins in Response to Replicative Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19113569. [PMID: 30424570 PMCID: PMC6274952 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19113569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Genome stability requires tight regulation of DNA replication to ensure that the entire genome of the cell is duplicated once and only once per cell cycle. In mammalian cells, origin activation is controlled in space and time by a cell-specific and robust program called replication timing. About 100,000 potential replication origins form on the chromatin in the gap 1 (G1) phase but only 20⁻30% of them are active during the DNA replication of a given cell in the synthesis (S) phase. When the progress of replication forks is slowed by exogenous or endogenous impediments, the cell must activate some of the inactive or "dormant" origins to complete replication on time. Thus, the many origins that may be activated are probably key to protect the genome against replication stress. This review aims to discuss the role of these dormant origins as safeguards of the human genome during replicative stress.
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- Lilas Courtot
- CRCT, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, CNRS, UPS; Equipe labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Laboratoire d'excellence Toulouse Cancer, 2 Avenue Hubert Curien, 31037 Toulouse, France.
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- CRCT, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, CNRS, UPS; Equipe labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Laboratoire d'excellence Toulouse Cancer, 2 Avenue Hubert Curien, 31037 Toulouse, France.
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- CRCT, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, CNRS, UPS; Equipe labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Laboratoire d'excellence Toulouse Cancer, 2 Avenue Hubert Curien, 31037 Toulouse, France.
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Armstrong RL, Penke TJR, Strahl BD, Matera AG, McKay DJ, MacAlpine DM, Duronio RJ. Chromatin conformation and transcriptional activity are permissive regulators of DNA replication initiation in Drosophila. Genome Res 2018; 28:1688-1700. [PMID: 30279224 PMCID: PMC6211642 DOI: 10.1101/gr.239913.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Chromatin structure has emerged as a key contributor to spatial and temporal control over the initiation of DNA replication. However, despite genome-wide correlations between early replication of gene-rich, accessible euchromatin and late replication of gene-poor, inaccessible heterochromatin, a causal relationship between chromatin structure and replication initiation remains elusive. Here, we combined histone gene engineering and whole-genome sequencing in Drosophila to determine how perturbing chromatin structure affects replication initiation. We found that most pericentric heterochromatin remains late replicating in H3K9R mutants, even though H3K9R pericentric heterochromatin is depleted of HP1a, more accessible, and transcriptionally active. These data indicate that HP1a loss, increased chromatin accessibility, and elevated transcription do not result in early replication of heterochromatin. Nevertheless, a small amount of pericentric heterochromatin with increased accessibility replicates earlier in H3K9R mutants. Transcription is de-repressed in these regions of advanced replication but not in those regions of the H3K9R mutant genome that replicate later, suggesting that transcriptional repression may contribute to late replication. We also explored relationships among chromatin, transcription, and replication in euchromatin by analyzing H4K16R mutants. In Drosophila, the X Chromosome gene expression is up-regulated twofold and replicates earlier in XY males than it does in XX females. We found that H4K16R mutation prevents normal male development and abrogates hyperexpression and earlier replication of the male X, consistent with previously established genome-wide correlations between transcription and early replication. In contrast, H4K16R females are viable and fertile, indicating that H4K16 modification is dispensable for genome replication and gene expression.
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- Robin L Armstrong
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.,Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.,Department of Genetics.,Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.,Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.,Department of Genetics.,Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
| | - David M MacAlpine
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
| | - Robert J Duronio
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.,Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.,Department of Genetics.,Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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