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Rodrigues JS, Chenlo M, Bravo SB, Perez-Romero S, Suarez-Fariña M, Sobrino T, Sanz-Pamplona R, González-Prieto R, Blanco Freire MN, Nogueiras R, López M, Fugazzola L, Cameselle-Teijeiro JM, Alvarez CV. dsRNAi-mediated silencing of PIAS2beta specifically kills anaplastic carcinomas by mitotic catastrophe. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3736. [PMID: 38744818 PMCID: PMC11094195 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47751-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
Abstract
The E3 SUMO ligase PIAS2 is expressed at high levels in differentiated papillary thyroid carcinomas but at low levels in anaplastic thyroid carcinomas (ATC), an undifferentiated cancer with high mortality. We show here that depletion of the PIAS2 beta isoform with a transcribed double-stranded RNA-directed RNA interference (PIAS2b-dsRNAi) specifically inhibits growth of ATC cell lines and patient primary cultures in vitro and of orthotopic patient-derived xenografts (oPDX) in vivo. Critically, PIAS2b-dsRNAi does not affect growth of normal or non-anaplastic thyroid tumor cultures (differentiated carcinoma, benign lesions) or cell lines. PIAS2b-dsRNAi also has an anti-cancer effect on other anaplastic human cancers (pancreas, lung, and gastric). Mechanistically, PIAS2b is required for proper mitotic spindle and centrosome assembly, and it is a dosage-sensitive protein in ATC. PIAS2b depletion promotes mitotic catastrophe at prophase. High-throughput proteomics reveals the proteasome (PSMC5) and spindle cytoskeleton (TUBB3) to be direct targets of PIAS2b SUMOylation at mitotic initiation. These results identify PIAS2b-dsRNAi as a promising therapy for ATC and other aggressive anaplastic carcinomas.
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- Joana S Rodrigues
- Neoplasia & Endocrine Differentiation, Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas (CIMUS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neoplasia & Endocrine Differentiation, Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas (CIMUS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Proteomics, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), Servicio Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Neoplasia & Endocrine Differentiation, Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas (CIMUS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Neoplasia & Endocrine Differentiation, Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas (CIMUS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of NeuroAging Group - Clinical Neurosciences Research Laboratory (LINC), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), Servicio Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- University Hospital Lozano Blesa, Institute for Health Research Aragon (IISA), ARAID Foundation, Aragon Government and CIBERESP, Zaragoza, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Cell Dynamics and Signaling Department, Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Universidad de Sevilla - CSIC - Universidad Pablo de Olavide-Junta de Andalucía, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Sevilla, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), Servicio Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Molecular Metabolism, Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas (CIMUS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- NeurObesity, Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas (CIMUS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases and Laboratory of Endocrine and Metabolic Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS); Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), Servicio Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Neoplasia & Endocrine Differentiation, Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas (CIMUS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Dai Y, Xu J, Gong X, Wei J, Gao Y, Chai R, Lu C, Zhao B, Kang Y. Human Fallopian Tube-Derived Organoids with TP53 and RAD51D Mutations Recapitulate an Early Stage High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Phenotype In Vitro. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:886. [PMID: 38255960 PMCID: PMC10815309 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25020886] [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: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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RAD51D mutations have been implicated in the transformation of normal fallopian tube epithelial (FTE) cells into high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC), one of the most prevalent and aggressive gynecologic malignancies. Currently, no suitable model exists to elucidate the role of RAD51D in disease initiation and progression. Here, we established organoids from primary human FTE and introduced TP53 as well as RAD51D knockdown to enable the exploration of their mutational impact on FTE lesion generation. We observed that TP53 deletion rescued the adverse effects of RAD51D deletion on the proliferation, stemness, senescence, and apoptosis of FTE organoids. RAD51D deletion impaired the homologous recombination (HR) function and induced G2/M phase arrest, whereas concurrent TP53 deletion mitigated G0/G1 phase arrest and boosted DNA replication when combined with RAD51D mutation. The co-deletion of TP53 and RAD51D downregulated cilia assembly, development, and motility, but upregulated multiple HGSOC-associated pathways, including the IL-17 signaling pathway. IL-17A treatment significantly improved cell viability. TP53 and RAD51D co-deleted organoids exhibited heightened sensitivity to platinum, poly-ADP ribose polymerase inhibitors (PARPi), and cell cycle-related medication. In summary, our research highlighted the use of FTE organoids with RAD51D mutations as an invaluable in vitro platform for the early detection of carcinogenesis, mechanistic exploration, and drug screening.
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- Yilin Dai
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai 200011, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai 200011, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200011, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai 200011, China
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Georgescu MM, Whipple SG, Notarianni CM. Novel neoplasms associated with syndromic pediatric medulloblastoma: integrated pathway delineation for personalized therapy. Cell Commun Signal 2022; 20:123. [PMID: 35978432 PMCID: PMC9382778 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-022-00930-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Medulloblastoma is the most common pediatric embryonal brain tumor, and may occur in cancer predisposition syndromes. We describe novel associations of medulloblastoma with atypical prolactinoma and dural high-grade sarcoma in Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS), and epidural desmoid fibromatosis in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)/Turcot syndrome. Genomic analysis showing XRCC3 alterations suggested radiotherapy as contributing factor to the progression of LFS-associated medulloblastoma, and demonstrated different mechanisms of APC inactivation in the FAP-associated tumors. The integrated genomic-transcriptomic analysis uncovered the growth pathways driving tumorigenesis, including the prolactin-prolactin receptor (PRLR) autocrine loop and Shh pathway in the LFS-associated prolactinoma and medulloblastoma, respectively, the Wnt pathway in both FAP-associated neoplasms, and the TGFβ and Hippo pathways in the soft tissue tumors, regardless of germline predisposition. In addition, the comparative analysis of paired syndromic neoplasms revealed several growth pathways susceptible to therapeutic intervention by PARP, PRLR, and selective receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitors. These could target the defective DNA damage repair in the LFS-associated medulloblastoma, the prolactin autocrine loop in the atypical prolactinoma, the EPHA3/7 and ALK overexpression in the FAP-associated medulloblastoma, and the multi-RTK upregulation in the soft tissue neoplasms. This study presents the spatiotemporal evolution of novel neoplastic associations in syndromic medulloblastoma, and discusses the post-radiotherapy risk for secondary malignancies in syndromic pediatric patients, with important implications for the biology, diagnosis, and therapy of these tumors. Video Abstract
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA
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Shah SM, Demidova EV, Lesh RW, Hall MJ, Daly MB, Meyer JE, Edelman MJ, Arora S. Therapeutic implications of germline vulnerabilities in DNA repair for precision oncology. Cancer Treat Rev 2022; 104:102337. [PMID: 35051883 PMCID: PMC9016579 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2021.102337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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DNA repair vulnerabilities are present in a significant proportion of cancers. Specifically, germline alterations in DNA repair not only increase cancer risk but are associated with treatment response and clinical outcomes. The therapeutic landscape of cancer has rapidly evolved with the FDA approval of therapies that specifically target DNA repair vulnerabilities. The clinical success of synthetic lethality between BRCA deficiency and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibition has been truly revolutionary. Defective mismatch repair has been validated as a predictor of response to immune checkpoint blockade associated with durable responses and long-term benefit in many cancer patients. Advances in next generation sequencing technologies and their decreasing cost have supported increased genetic profiling of tumors coupled with germline testing of cancer risk genes in patients. The clinical adoption of panel testing for germline assessment in high-risk individuals has generated a plethora of genetic data, particularly on DNA repair genes. Here, we highlight the therapeutic relevance of germline aberrations in DNA repair to identify patients eligible for precision treatments such as PARP inhibitors (PARPis), immune checkpoint blockade, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and combined treatment. We also discuss emerging mechanisms that regulate DNA repair.
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- Shreya M. Shah
- Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States,Science Scholars Program, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States,Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States,Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, PA, United States
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- Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States,Department of Clinical Genetics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States,Department of Clinical Genetics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States,Molecular Therapeutics Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States,Correspondence: Sanjeevani Arora, PhD, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497, OR Martin J Edelman, MD, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497,
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- Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
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Chronic exposure to Cytolethal Distending Toxin (CDT) promotes a cGAS-dependent type I interferon response. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:6319-6335. [PMID: 34308492 PMCID: PMC8429409 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-03902-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The Cytolethal Distending Toxin (CDT) is a bacterial genotoxin produced by pathogenic bacteria causing major foodborne diseases worldwide. CDT activates the DNA Damage Response and modulates the host immune response, but the precise relationship between these outcomes has not been addressed so far. Here, we show that chronic exposure to CDT in HeLa cells or mouse embryonic fibroblasts promotes a strong type I interferon (IFN) response that depends on the cytoplasmic DNA sensor cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP)-adenosine monophosphate (AMP) synthase (cGAS) through the recognition of micronuclei. Indeed, despite active cell cycle checkpoints and in contrast to other DNA damaging agents, cells exposed to CDT reach mitosis where they accumulate massive DNA damage, resulting in chromosome fragmentation and micronucleus formation in daughter cells. These mitotic phenotypes are observed with CDT from various origins and in cancer or normal cell lines. Finally, we show that CDT exposure in immortalized normal colonic epithelial cells is associated to cGAS protein loss and low type I IFN response, implying that CDT immunomodulatory function may vary depending on tissue and cell type. Thus, our results establish a direct link between CDT-induced DNA damage, genetic instability and the cellular immune response that may be relevant in the context of natural infection associated to chronic inflammation or carcinogenesis.
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Soni A, Mladenov E, Iliakis G. Proficiency in homologous recombination repair is prerequisite for activation of G 2-checkpoint at low radiation doses. DNA Repair (Amst) 2021; 101:103076. [PMID: 33640756 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2021.103076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Pathways of repair of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) cooperate with DNA damage cell cycle checkpoints to safeguard genomic stability when cells are exposed to ionizing radiation (IR). It is widely accepted that checkpoints facilitate the function of DSB repair pathways. Whether DSB repair proficiency feeds back into checkpoint activation is less well investigated. Here, we study activation of the G2-checkpoint in cells deficient in homologous recombination repair (HRR) after exposure to low IR doses (∼1 Gy) in the G2-phase. We report that in the absence of functional HRR, activation of the G2-checkpoint is severely impaired. This response is specific for HRR, as cells deficient in classical non-homologous end joining (c-NHEJ) develop a similar or stronger G2-checkpoint than wild-type (WT) cells. Inhibition of ATM or ATR leaves largely unaffected residual G2-checkpoint in HRR-deficient cells, suggesting that the G2-checkpoint engagement of ATM/ATR is coupled to HRR. HRR-deficient cells show in G2-phase reduced DSB-end-resection, as compared to WT-cells or c-NHEJ mutants, confirming the reported link between resection and G2-checkpoint activation. Strikingly, at higher IR doses (≥4 Gy) HRR-deficient cells irradiated in G2-phase activate a weak but readily detectable ATM/ATR-dependent G2-checkpoint, whereas HRR-deficient cells irradiated in S-phase develop a stronger G2-checkpoint than WT-cells. We conclude that HRR and the ATM/ATR-dependent G2-checkpoint are closely intertwined in cells exposed to low IR-doses in G2-phase, where HRR dominates; they uncouple as HRR becomes suppressed at higher IR doses. Notably, this coupling is specific for cells irradiated in G2-phase, and cells irradiated in S-phase utilize a different mechanistic setup.
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- Aashish Soni
- Institute of Medical Radiation Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen Medical School, 45122, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Radiation Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen Medical School, 45122, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Radiation Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen Medical School, 45122, Essen, Germany.
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Atkins A, Xu MJ, Li M, Rogers NP, Pryzhkova MV, Jordan PW. SMC5/6 is required for replication fork stability and faithful chromosome segregation during neurogenesis. eLife 2020; 9:e61171. [PMID: 33200984 PMCID: PMC7723410 DOI: 10.7554/elife.61171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Mutations of SMC5/6 components cause developmental defects, including primary microcephaly. To model neurodevelopmental defects, we engineered a mouse wherein Smc5 is conditionally knocked out (cKO) in the developing neocortex. Smc5 cKO mice exhibited neurodevelopmental defects due to neural progenitor cell (NPC) apoptosis, which led to reduction in cortical layer neurons. Smc5 cKO NPCs formed DNA bridges during mitosis and underwent chromosome missegregation. SMC5/6 depletion triggers a CHEK2-p53 DNA damage response, as concomitant deletion of the Trp53 tumor suppressor or Chek2 DNA damage checkpoint kinase rescued Smc5 cKO neurodevelopmental defects. Further assessment using Smc5 cKO and auxin-inducible degron systems demonstrated that absence of SMC5/6 leads to DNA replication stress at late-replicating regions such as pericentromeric heterochromatin. In summary, SMC5/6 is important for completion of DNA replication prior to entering mitosis, which ensures accurate chromosome segregation. Thus, SMC5/6 functions are critical in highly proliferative stem cells during organism development.
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- Alisa Atkins
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthBaltimoreUnited States
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthBaltimoreUnited States
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthBaltimoreUnited States
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthBaltimoreUnited States
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthBaltimoreUnited States
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthBaltimoreUnited States
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Zhang F, Shen Y, Miao C, Cao Y, Shi W, Du G, Tang D, Li Y, Luo Q, Cheng Z. OsRAD51D promotes homologous pairing and recombination by preventing nonhomologous interactions in rice meiosis. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2020; 227:824-839. [PMID: 32275774 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Homologous recombination is carefully orchestrated to maintain genome integrity. RAD51D has been previously shown to be essential for double-strand break repair in mammalian somatic cells. However, the function of RAD51D during meiosis is largely unknown. Here, through detailed analyses of Osrad51d single and double mutants, we pinpoint the specific function of OsRAD51D in coordinating homologous pairing and recombination by preventing nonhomologous interactions during meiosis. OsRAD51D is associated with telomeres in both meiocytes and somatic cells. Loss of OsRAD51D leads to significant induction of nonhomologous pairing and chromosome entanglements, suggesting its role in suppressing nonhomologous interactions. The failed localization of OsRAD51 and OsDMC1 in Osrad51d, together with the genetic analysis of Osrad51d Osdmc1a Osdmc1b, indicates that OsRAD51D acts at a very early stage of homologous recombination. Observations from the Osrad51d pair1 and Osrad51d ku70 double mutants further demonstrate that nonhomologous interactions require double-strand break formation but do not depend on the KU70-mediated repair pathway. Moreover, the interplay between OsRAD51D and OsRAD51C indicates both conservation and divergence of their functions in meiosis. Altogether, this work reveals that OsRAD51D plays an essential role in the inhibition of nonhomologous connections, thus guaranteeing faithful pairing and recombination during meiosis.
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- Fanfan Zhang
- State Key Lab of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- State Key Lab of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- State Key Lab of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- State Key Lab of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- State Key Lab of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- State Key Lab of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- State Key Lab of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- State Key Lab of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Agriculture Biodiversity for Plant Disease Management, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China
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- State Key Lab of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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Wilhelm T, Said M, Naim V. DNA Replication Stress and Chromosomal Instability: Dangerous Liaisons. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E642. [PMID: 32532049 PMCID: PMC7348713 DOI: 10.3390/genes11060642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Chromosomal instability (CIN) is associated with many human diseases, including neurodevelopmental or neurodegenerative conditions, age-related disorders and cancer, and is a key driver for disease initiation and progression. A major source of structural chromosome instability (s-CIN) leading to structural chromosome aberrations is "replication stress", a condition in which stalled or slowly progressing replication forks interfere with timely and error-free completion of the S phase. On the other hand, mitotic errors that result in chromosome mis-segregation are the cause of numerical chromosome instability (n-CIN) and aneuploidy. In this review, we will discuss recent evidence showing that these two forms of chromosomal instability can be mechanistically interlinked. We first summarize how replication stress causes structural and numerical CIN, focusing on mechanisms such as mitotic rescue of replication stress (MRRS) and centriole disengagement, which prevent or contribute to specific types of structural chromosome aberrations and segregation errors. We describe the main outcomes of segregation errors and how micronucleation and aneuploidy can be the key stimuli promoting inflammation, senescence, or chromothripsis. At the end, we discuss how CIN can reduce cellular fitness and may behave as an anticancer barrier in noncancerous cells or precancerous lesions, whereas it fuels genomic instability in the context of cancer, and how our current knowledge may be exploited for developing cancer therapies.
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- Therese Wilhelm
- CNRS UMR9019 Genome Integrity and Cancers, Université Paris Saclay, Gustave Roussy, 94805 Villejuif, France; (T.W.); (M.S.)
- UMR144 Cell Biology and Cancer, Institut Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- CNRS UMR9019 Genome Integrity and Cancers, Université Paris Saclay, Gustave Roussy, 94805 Villejuif, France; (T.W.); (M.S.)
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- CNRS UMR9019 Genome Integrity and Cancers, Université Paris Saclay, Gustave Roussy, 94805 Villejuif, France; (T.W.); (M.S.)
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Next generation sequencing of cervical high grade dysplasia and invasive squamous cell carcinoma: A case study. Pathol Res Pract 2020; 216:152863. [PMID: 32098697 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2020.152863] [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: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cervical cancer continues to be a prevalent diagnosis among gynecologic pathology despite widespread screening methods and known pathogenesis by human papilloma virus. We describe a patient who underwent next generation sequencing (NGS) of her high grade squamous dysplasia (HG-SIL) as well as the invasive component of her cervical cancer. This tumor showed an amplification of PIK3CA in the invasive carcinoma in addition to a common E542K mutation both in dysplastic and invasive carcinoma. The dysplasia also showed a novel PCNX (e1) - RAD51B (e8) fusion suggesting potentially new mechanisms of pathogenesis in cervical squamous cell carcinoma.
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Novel PLAG1 Gene Rearrangement Distinguishes a Subset of Uterine Myxoid Leiomyosarcoma From Other Uterine Myxoid Mesenchymal Tumors. Am J Surg Pathol 2020; 43:382-388. [PMID: 30489320 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Genetic alterations in uterine myxoid leiomyosarcoma are unknown. We investigate the clinicopathologic features of 19 uterine tumors previously diagnosed as myxoid leiomyosarcomas in which tumoral RNA was subjected to targeted RNA sequencing. PLAG1, BCOR, BCORL1, HMGA2, and ALK break-apart fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and BCOR, PLAG1, and ALK immunohistochemistry were performed in cases which failed or lacked fusions by sequencing. The diagnosis of myxoid leiomyosarcoma was confirmed in 15 cases after exclusion of 4 tumors with BCOR and ALK rearrangements. These 15 patients presented at a median age of 50 years with stage I (3), II (2), III (2), and IV (1) tumors, respectively; stage was unknown in 7 cases. Tumor size ranged from 10 to 24 cm. Matrix was myxoid in all tumors and also eosinophilic in 2. Cells were spindled, epithelioid, and both in 10, 2, and 3 tumors and showed mild, moderate, and severe nuclear atypia in 3, 8, and 4 tumors, respectively. Mitotic index ranged from <1 to 14/10 HPF, while tumor necrosis was present in 6 (40%). Novel TRPS1-PLAG1 or RAD51B-PLAG1 fusions were detected by sequencing in 4 tumors, 3 of which were also confirmed by FISH. Diffuse PLAG1 expression was seen in 7 tumors, including 4 with PLAG1 rearrangement. No morphologic differences were seen among PLAG1 fusion-positive and fusion-negative tumors. No PLAG1, HMGA2, ALK, BCOR, or BCORL1 rearrangements were detected by FISH in 11 tumors. On the basis of sequencing and FISH results, PLAG1 rearrangements resulting in PLAG1 expression underpin ~25% of myxoid leiomyosarcomas and may serve as a useful diagnostic biomarker. Immunohistochemistry, targeted RNA sequencing, and/or FISH may distinguish myxoid leiomyosarcoma from its morphologic mimics.
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Saxena S, Somyajit K, Nagaraju G. XRCC2 Regulates Replication Fork Progression during dNTP Alterations. Cell Rep 2019; 25:3273-3282.e6. [PMID: 30566856 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.11.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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RAD51 paralogs are essential for maintenance of genomic integrity through protection of stalled replication forks and homology-directed repair (HDR) of double-strand breaks. Here, we find that a subset of RAD51 paralogs, XRCC2 (FANCU) and its binding partner RAD51D, restrain active DNA synthesis during dinucleotide triphosphate (dNTP) alterations in a manner independent of HDR. The absence of XRCC2 is associated with increased levels of RRM2, the regulatory subunit of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), and concomitantly high nucleotide pools, leading to unrestrained fork progression and accumulation of DNA damage during dNTP alterations. Mechanistically, this function is independent of redox signaling and RAD51-mediated fork reversal and is regulated by ataxia-telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR) signaling through phosphorylation of XRCC2 (Ser247). Together, these findings identify roles of RAD51 paralogs in the control of replication fork progression and maintenance of genome stability during nucleotide pool alterations.
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- Sneha Saxena
- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.
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Yang CT, Hsu PC, Chow SE. Downregulation of lumican enhanced mitotic defects and aneuploidy in lung cancer cells. Cell Cycle 2019; 19:97-108. [PMID: 31760859 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2019.1693189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Lumican is overexpressed in lung cancer cells and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of tumorigenesis and regulation of cancer cell invasion. Lumican is robustly associated with the binding of p120-catenin protein to modulate cell metastasis. However, its role in cancer cell proliferation is still unclear. This study investigated the effect of lumican on the cell division including mitosis and cytokinesis in non-small lung cancer cells. We found that the downregulation of lumican prolonged the doubling time of cells and retarded the cell growth in H460 and A549 cells. Along with tubulin, lumican localized to the mitotic spindle and centrosome during the metaphase-anaphase stage. The cell cycle was retained in the G2/M phase after the downregulation of lumican. Interestingly, lumican was found to play important roles in central spindle and midbody formation during cytokinesis. Lumican interacted with the midbody-associated proteins such as MKLP1, Aurora B, and ECT2. Notably, the downregulation of lumican decreased the level of MKLP1 accompanied by the retention of midbody-residual that resulted in multi-nucleated cells. Downregulation of lumican promoted the chromosome missegregation and the increment of the bi-/multinucleated cells. The results of this study indicated that lumican associated with tubulin is crucial for spindle fiber formation and midbody assembly in cell division. Downregulation of lumican displayed the defects in mitotic spindle assembly/dynamics and improper kinetochore-microtubules attachment that led to increase aneuploidy. This emerging property of lumican is suggested to tightly control chromosome segregation during cell division in lung cancer cells.Abbreviations: ESCRT: endosomal sorting complex required for transport; PRC1: protein regulator of cytokinesis 1; Nci: negative control siRNA; Lumi: lumican siRNAs; MKLP1: mitotic kinesin-like protein 1; H460LD and A549LD: H460 and A549 cell lines with less expressed lumican.
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- Cheng-Ta Yang
- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Nature Science, Center for General Studies, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Garcin EB, Gon S, Sullivan MR, Brunette GJ, Cian AD, Concordet JP, Giovannangeli C, Dirks WG, Eberth S, Bernstein KA, Prakash R, Jasin M, Modesti M. Differential Requirements for the RAD51 Paralogs in Genome Repair and Maintenance in Human Cells. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1008355. [PMID: 31584931 PMCID: PMC6795472 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Deficiency in several of the classical human RAD51 paralogs [RAD51B, RAD51C, RAD51D, XRCC2 and XRCC3] is associated with cancer predisposition and Fanconi anemia. To investigate their functions, isogenic disruption mutants for each were generated in non-transformed MCF10A mammary epithelial cells and in transformed U2OS and HEK293 cells. In U2OS and HEK293 cells, viable ablated clones were readily isolated for each RAD51 paralog; in contrast, with the exception of RAD51B, RAD51 paralogs are cell-essential in MCF10A cells. Underlining their importance for genomic stability, mutant cell lines display variable growth defects, impaired sister chromatid recombination, reduced levels of stable RAD51 nuclear foci, and hyper-sensitivity to mitomycin C and olaparib, with the weakest phenotypes observed in RAD51B-deficient cells. Altogether these observations underscore the contributions of RAD51 paralogs in diverse DNA repair processes, and demonstrate essential differences in different cell types. Finally, this study will provide useful reagents to analyze patient-derived mutations and to investigate mechanisms of chemotherapeutic resistance deployed by cancers.
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- Edwige B. Garcin
- Cancer Research Center of Marseille; CNRS; Inserm; Institut Paoli-Calmettes; Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Marseille; CNRS; Inserm; Institut Paoli-Calmettes; Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Inserm U1154, CNRS UMR 7196, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
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- Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Inserm U1154, CNRS UMR 7196, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
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- Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Inserm U1154, CNRS UMR 7196, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
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- Department of Human and Animal Cell Lines, Leibniz-Institute DSMZ-German, Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Human and Animal Cell Lines, Leibniz-Institute DSMZ-German, Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Developmental Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Developmental Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Cancer Research Center of Marseille; CNRS; Inserm; Institut Paoli-Calmettes; Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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Goyal A, Gaddis K, Bohjanen K. Multifocal paraganglioma, mycosis fungoides, and monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis in association with RAD51C mutation. JAAD Case Rep 2019; 5:240-241. [PMID: 30847381 PMCID: PMC6389551 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Amrita Goyal
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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Gorniewska AM, Kluzek K, Gackowska L, Kubiszewska I, Zdzienicka MZ, Bialkowska A. Distinct cellular phenotype linked to defective DNA interstrand crosslink repair and homologous recombination. Mol Med Rep 2017. [PMID: 28627616 PMCID: PMC5561886 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) predominantly involves the Fanconi anemia (FA) pathway and homologous recombination (HR). The HR repair system eliminates DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) that emerge during ICLs removal. The current study presents a novel cell line, CL-V8B, representing a new complementation group of Chinese hamster cell mutants hypersensitive to DNA crosslinking factors. CL-V8B exhibits increased sensitivity to various DNA-damaging agents, including compounds leading to DSBs formation (bleomycin and 6-thioguanine), and is extremely sensitive to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor (>400-fold), which is typical for HR-defective cells. In addition, this cell line exhibits a reduced number of spontaneous and induced sister chromatid exchanges, which suggests likely impairment of HR in CL-V8B cells. However, in contrast to other known HR mutants, CL-V8B cells do not show defects in Rad51 foci induction, but only slight alterations in the focus formation kinetics. CL-V8B is additionally characterized by a considerable chromosomal instability, as indicated by a high number of spontaneous and MMC-induced chromosomal aberrations, and a twice as large proportion of cells with abnormal centrosomes than that in the wild type cell line. The molecular defect present in CL-V8B does not affect the efficiency and stabilization of replication forks. However, stalling of the forks in response to replication stress is observed relatively rarely, which suggests an impairment of a signaling mechanism. Exposure of CL-V8B to crosslinking agents results in S-phase arrest (as in the wild type cells), but also in larger proportion of G2/M-phase cells and apoptotic cells. CL-V8B exhibits similarities to HR- and/or FA-defective Chinese hamster mutants sensitive to DNA crosslinking agents. However, the unique phenotype of this new mutant implies that it carries a defect of a yet unidentified gene involved in the repair of ICLs.
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- Aleksandra M Gorniewska
- Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz 85‑094, Poland
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan 61‑614, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz 85‑094, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz 85‑094, Poland
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- Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz 85‑094, Poland
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- Innovative Medical Forum, Franciszek Lukaszczyk Oncology Center, Bydgoszcz 85‑796, Poland
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Genomic instability is a hallmark of cancer and a common feature of human disorders, characterized by growth defects, neurodegeneration, cancer predisposition, and aging. Recent evidence has shown that DNA replication stress is a major driver of genomic instability and tumorigenesis. Cells can undergo mitosis with under-replicated DNA or unresolved DNA structures, and specific pathways are dedicated to resolving these structures during mitosis, suggesting that mitotic rescue from replication stress (MRRS) is a key process influencing genome stability and cellular homeostasis. Deregulation of MRRS following oncogene activation or loss-of-function of caretaker genes may be the cause of chromosomal aberrations that promote cancer initiation and progression. In this review, we discuss the causes and consequences of replication stress, focusing on its persistence in mitosis as well as the mechanisms and factors involved in its resolution, and the potential impact of incomplete replication or aberrant MRRS on tumorigenesis, aging and disease.
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- Michalis Fragkos
- a CNRS UMR8200 , University Paris-Saclay , Gustave Roussy, Villejuif , France
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- a CNRS UMR8200 , University Paris-Saclay , Gustave Roussy, Villejuif , France
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An Z, Yu JR, Park WY. T0070907 inhibits repair of radiation-induced DNA damage by targeting RAD51. Toxicol In Vitro 2016; 37:1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2016.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Revised: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Yi DG, Kim MJ, Choi JE, Lee J, Jung J, Huh WK, Chung WH. Yap1 and Skn7 genetically interact with Rad51 in response to oxidative stress and DNA double-strand break in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Free Radic Biol Med 2016; 101:424-433. [PMID: 27838435 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated DNA adducts as well as DNA strand breaks are highly mutagenic leading to genomic instability and tumorigenesis. DNA damage repair pathways and oxidative stress response signaling have been proposed to be highly associated, but the underlying interaction remains unknown. In this study, we employed mutant strains lacking Rad51, the homolog of E. coli RecA recombinase, and Yap1 or Skn7, two major transcription factors responsive to ROS, to examine genetic interactions between double-strand break (DSB) repair proteins and cellular redox regulators in budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Abnormal expression of YAP1 or SKN7 aggravated the mutation rate of rad51 mutants and their sensitivity to DSB- or ROS-generating reagents. Rad51 deficiency exacerbated genome instability in the presence of increased levels of ROS, and the accumulation of DSB lesions resulted in elevated intracellular ROS levels. Our findings suggest that evident crosstalk between DSB repair pathways and ROS signaling proteins contributes to cell survival and maintenance of genome integrity in response to genotoxic stress.
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- Dae Gwan Yi
- Department of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea; Innovative Drug Center, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea; Innovative Drug Center, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea; Innovative Drug Center, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea; Innovative Drug Center, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea; Innovative Drug Center, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea.
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Rad51c- and Trp53-double-mutant mouse model reveals common features of homologous recombination-deficient breast cancers. Oncogene 2016; 35:4601-10. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2015.528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 11/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Rint1 inactivation triggers genomic instability, ER stress and autophagy inhibition in the brain. Cell Death Differ 2015; 23:454-68. [PMID: 26383973 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2015.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Revised: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, defective autophagy and genomic instability in the central nervous system are often associated with severe developmental defects and neurodegeneration. Here, we reveal the role played by Rint1 in these different biological pathways to ensure normal development of the central nervous system and to prevent neurodegeneration. We found that inactivation of Rint1 in neuroprogenitors led to death at birth. Depletion of Rint1 caused genomic instability due to chromosome fusion in dividing cells. Furthermore, Rint1 deletion in developing brain promotes the disruption of ER and Cis/Trans Golgi homeostasis in neurons, followed by ER-stress increase. Interestingly, Rint1 deficiency was also associated with the inhibition of the autophagosome clearance. Altogether, our findings highlight the crucial roles of Rint1 in vivo in genomic stability maintenance, as well as in prevention of ER stress and autophagy.
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Somyajit K, Saxena S, Babu S, Mishra A, Nagaraju G. Mammalian RAD51 paralogs protect nascent DNA at stalled forks and mediate replication restart. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:9835-55. [PMID: 26354865 PMCID: PMC4787763 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Mammalian RAD51 paralogs are implicated in the repair of collapsed replication forks by homologous recombination. However, their physiological roles in replication fork maintenance prior to fork collapse remain obscure. Here, we report on the role of RAD51 paralogs in short-term replicative stress devoid of DSBs. We show that RAD51 paralogs localize to nascent DNA and common fragile sites upon replication fork stalling. Strikingly, RAD51 paralogs deficient cells exhibit elevated levels of 53BP1 nuclear bodies and increased DSB formation, the latter being attributed to extensive degradation of nascent DNA at stalled forks. RAD51C and XRCC3 promote the restart of stalled replication in an ATP hydrolysis dependent manner by disengaging RAD51 and other RAD51 paralogs from the halted forks. Notably, we find that Fanconi anemia (FA)-like disorder and breast and ovarian cancer patient derived mutations of RAD51C fails to protect replication fork, exhibit under-replicated genomic regions and elevated micro-nucleation. Taken together, RAD51 paralogs prevent degradation of stalled forks and promote the restart of halted replication to avoid replication fork collapse, thereby maintaining genomic integrity and suppressing tumorigenesis.
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- Kumar Somyajit
- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India
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Spinella JF, Healy J, Saillour V, Richer C, Cassart P, Ouimet M, Sinnett D. Whole-exome sequencing of a rare case of familial childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia reveals putative predisposing mutations in Fanconi anemia genes. BMC Cancer 2015. [PMID: 26201965 PMCID: PMC4512039 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1549-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer. While the multi-step model of pediatric leukemogenesis suggests interplay between constitutional and somatic genomes, the role of inherited genetic variability remains largely undescribed. Nonsyndromic familial ALL, although extremely rare, provides the ideal setting to study inherited contributions to ALL. Toward this goal, we sequenced the exomes of a childhood ALL family consisting of mother, father and two non-twinned siblings diagnosed with concordant pre-B hyperdiploid ALL and previously shown to have inherited a rare form of PRDM9, a histone H3 methyltransferase involved in crossing-over at recombination hotspots and Holliday junctions. We postulated that inheritance of additional rare disadvantaging variants in predisposing cancer genes could affect genomic stability and lead to increased risk of hyperdiploid ALL within this family. METHODS Whole exomes were captured using Agilent's SureSelect kit and sequenced on the Life Technologies SOLiD System. We applied a data reduction strategy to identify candidate variants shared by both affected siblings. Under a recessive disease model, we focused on rare non-synonymous or frame-shift variants in leukemia predisposing pathways. RESULTS Though the family was nonsyndromic, we identified a combination of rare variants in Fanconi anemia (FA) genes FANCP/SLX4 (compound heterozygote - rs137976282/rs79842542) and FANCA (rs61753269) and a rare homozygous variant in the Holliday junction resolvase GEN1 (rs16981869). These variants, predicted to affect protein function, were previously identified in familial breast cancer cases. Based on our in-house database of 369 childhood ALL exomes, the sibs were the only patients to carry this particularly rare combination and only a single hyperdiploid patient was heterozygote at both FANCP/SLX4 positions, while no FANCA variant allele carriers were identified. FANCA is the most commonly mutated gene in FA and is essential for resolving DNA interstrand cross-links during replication. FANCP/SLX4 and GEN1 are involved in the cleavage of Holliday junctions and their mutated forms, in combination with the rare allele of PRDM9, could alter Holliday junction resolution leading to nondisjunction of chromosomes and segregation defects. CONCLUSION Taken together, these results suggest that concomitant inheritance of rare variants in FANCA, FANCP/SLX4 and GEN1 on the specific genetic background of this familial case, could lead to increased genomic instability, hematopoietic dysfunction, and higher risk of childhood leukemia.
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- Sainte-Justine UHC Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, Qc, Canada.
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- Sainte-Justine UHC Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, Qc, Canada.
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- Sainte-Justine UHC Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, Qc, Canada.
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- Sainte-Justine UHC Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, Qc, Canada.
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- Sainte-Justine UHC Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, Qc, Canada.
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- Sainte-Justine UHC Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, Qc, Canada. .,Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Qc, Canada. .,Division of Hematology-Oncology, Sainte-Justine UHC Research Center, 3175 Côte Ste-Catherine, Montréal (Québec), H3T 1C5, Canada.
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Kostyrko K, Bosshard S, Urban Z, Mermod N. A role for homologous recombination proteins in cell cycle regulation. Cell Cycle 2015; 14:2853-61. [PMID: 26125600 PMCID: PMC4614994 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2015.1049784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic cells respond to DNA breaks, especially double-stranded breaks (DSBs), by activating the DNA damage response (DDR), which encompasses DNA repair and cell cycle checkpoint signaling. The DNA damage signal is transmitted to the checkpoint machinery by a network of specialized DNA damage-recognizing and signal-transducing molecules. However, recent evidence suggests that DNA repair proteins themselves may also directly contribute to the checkpoint control. Here, we investigated the role of homologous recombination (HR) proteins in normal cell cycle regulation in the absence of exogenous DNA damage. For this purpose, we used Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells expressing the Fluorescent ubiquitination-based cell cycle indicators (Fucci). Systematic siRNA-mediated knockdown of HR genes in these cells demonstrated that the lack of several of these factors alters cell cycle distribution, albeit differentially. The knock-down of MDC1, Rad51 and Brca1 caused the cells to arrest in the G2 phase, suggesting that they may be required for the G2/M transition. In contrast, inhibition of the other HR factors, including several Rad51 paralogs and Rad50, led to the arrest in the G1/G0 phase. Moreover, reduced expression of Rad51B, Rad51C, CtIP and Rad50 induced entry into a quiescent G0-like phase. In conclusion, the lack of many HR factors may lead to cell cycle checkpoint activation, even in the absence of exogenous DNA damage, indicating that these proteins may play an essential role both in DNA repair and checkpoint signaling.
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- Kaja Kostyrko
- Institute of Biotechnology; University of Lausanne; and Center for Biotechnology UNIL-EPFL; Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biotechnology; University of Lausanne; and Center for Biotechnology UNIL-EPFL; Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biotechnology; University of Lausanne; and Center for Biotechnology UNIL-EPFL; Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biotechnology; University of Lausanne; and Center for Biotechnology UNIL-EPFL; Lausanne, Switzerland
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Replication stress in Mammalian cells and its consequences for mitosis. Genes (Basel) 2015; 6:267-98. [PMID: 26010955 PMCID: PMC4488665 DOI: 10.3390/genes6020267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Revised: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The faithful transmission of genetic information to daughter cells is central to maintaining genomic stability and relies on the accurate and complete duplication of genetic material during each cell cycle. However, the genome is routinely exposed to endogenous and exogenous stresses that can impede the progression of replication. Such replication stress can be an early cause of cancer or initiate senescence. Replication stress, which primarily occurs during S phase, results in consequences during mitosis, jeopardizing chromosome segregation and, in turn, genomic stability. The traces of replication stress can be detected in the daughter cells during G1 phase. Alterations in mitosis occur in two types: 1) local alterations that correspond to breaks, rearrangements, intertwined DNA molecules or non-separated sister chromatids that are confined to the region of the replication dysfunction; 2) genome-wide chromosome segregation resulting from centrosome amplification (although centrosomes do not contain DNA), which amplifies the local replication stress to the entire genome. Here, we discuss the endogenous causes of replication perturbations, the mechanisms of replication fork restart and the consequences for mitosis, chromosome segregation and genomic stability.
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Prakash R, Zhang Y, Feng W, Jasin M. Homologous recombination and human health: the roles of BRCA1, BRCA2, and associated proteins. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2015; 7:a016600. [PMID: 25833843 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a016600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 561] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Homologous recombination (HR) is a major pathway for the repair of DNA double-strand breaks in mammalian cells, the defining step of which is homologous strand exchange directed by the RAD51 protein. The physiological importance of HR is underscored by the observation of genomic instability in HR-deficient cells and, importantly, the association of cancer predisposition and developmental defects with mutations in HR genes. The tumor suppressors BRCA1 and BRCA2, key players at different stages of HR, are frequently mutated in familial breast and ovarian cancers. Other HR proteins, including PALB2 and RAD51 paralogs, have also been identified as tumor suppressors. This review summarizes recent findings on BRCA1, BRCA2, and associated proteins involved in human disease with an emphasis on their molecular roles and interactions.
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- Rohit Prakash
- Developmental Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065
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- Developmental Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065
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- Developmental Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065 Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065
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- Developmental Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065 Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065
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Genois MM, Plourde M, Éthier C, Roy G, Poirier GG, Ouellette M, Masson JY. Roles of Rad51 paralogs for promoting homologous recombination in Leishmania infantum. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:2701-15. [PMID: 25712090 PMCID: PMC4357719 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Revised: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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To achieve drug resistance Leishmania parasite alters gene copy number by using its repeated sequences widely distributed through the genome. Even though homologous recombination (HR) is ascribed to maintain genome stability, this eukaryote exploits this potent mechanism driven by the Rad51 recombinase to form beneficial extrachromosomal circular amplicons. Here, we provide insights on the formation of these circular amplicons by analyzing the functions of the Rad51 paralogs. We purified three Leishmania infantum Rad51 paralogs homologs (LiRad51-3, LiRad51-4 and LiRad51-6) all of which directly interact with LiRad51. LiRad51-3, LiRad51-4 and LiRad51-6 show differences in DNA binding and annealing capacities. Moreover, it is also noteworthy that LiRad51-3 and LiRad51-4 are able to stimulate Rad51-mediated D-loop formation. In addition, we succeed to inactivate the LiRad51-4 gene and report a decrease of circular amplicons in this mutant. The LiRad51-3 gene was found to be essential for cell viability. Thus, we propose that the LiRad51 paralogs play crucial functions in extrachromosomal circular DNA amplification to circumvent drug actions and preserve survival.
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- Marie-Michelle Genois
- Genome Stability Laboratory, CHU de Québec Research Center, HDQ Pavilion, Oncology Axis, 9 McMahon, Québec City, QC G1R 2J6, Canada Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Laval University, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie, CHUL, 2705 boul. Laurier, Quebec, Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie, CHUL, 2705 boul. Laurier, Quebec, Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Laval University, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada CHU de Québec Research Center, CHUL Pavilion, Oncology Axis, 2705 boul. Laurier, Quebec city, Quebec, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie, CHUL, 2705 boul. Laurier, Quebec, Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Laval University, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada CHU de Québec Research Center, CHUL Pavilion, Oncology Axis, 2705 boul. Laurier, Quebec city, Quebec, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie, CHUL, 2705 boul. Laurier, Quebec, Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Genome Stability Laboratory, CHU de Québec Research Center, HDQ Pavilion, Oncology Axis, 9 McMahon, Québec City, QC G1R 2J6, Canada Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Laval University, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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Tumiati M, Hemmes A, Uusivirta S, Koopal S, Kankainen M, Lehtonen E, Kuznetsov SG. Loss of Rad51c accelerates tumourigenesis in sebaceous glands of Trp53-mutant mice. J Pathol 2015; 235:136-46. [PMID: 25270124 DOI: 10.1002/path.4455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Revised: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Germline mutations in RAD51C predispose to breast and ovarian cancers. However, the mechanism of RAD51C-mediated carcinogenesis is poorly understood. We previously reported a first-generation Rad51c-knock-out mouse model, in which a spontaneous loss of both Rad51c and Trp53 together resulted in a high incidence of sebaceous carcinomas, particularly in preputial glands. Here we describe a second-generation mouse model, in which Rad51c is deleted, alone or together with Trp53, in sebaceous glands, using Cre-mediated recombination. We demonstrate that deletion of Rad51c alone is not sufficient to drive tumourigenesis and may only cause keratinization of preputial sebocytes. However, deletion of Rad51c together with Trp53 leads to tumour development at around 6 months of age, compared to 11 months for single Trp53-mutant mice. Preputial glands of double-mutant mice are also characterized by increased levels of cell proliferation and DNA damage and form multiple hyperplasias, detectable as early as 2 months of age. Our results reveal a critical synergy between Rad51c and Trp53 in tumour progression and provide a predictable in vivo model system for studying mechanisms of Rad51c-mediated carcinogenesis.
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- Manuela Tumiati
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, Finland
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Lee PS, Fang J, Jessop L, Myers T, Raj P, Hu N, Wang C, Taylor PR, Wang J, Khan J, Jasin M, Chanock SJ. RAD51B Activity and Cell Cycle Regulation in Response to DNA Damage in Breast Cancer Cell Lines. BREAST CANCER-BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH 2014; 8:135-44. [PMID: 25368520 PMCID: PMC4213955 DOI: 10.4137/bcbcr.s17766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2014] [Revised: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Common genetic variants mapping to two distinct regions of RAD51B, a paralog of RAD51, have been associated with breast cancer risk in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). RAD51B is a plausible candidate gene because of its established role in the homologous recombination (HR) process. How germline genetic variation in RAD51B confers susceptibility to breast cancer is not well understood. Here, we investigate the molecular function of RAD51B in breast cancer cell lines by knocking down RAD51B expression by small interfering RNA and treating cells with DNA-damaging agents, namely cisplatin, hydroxyurea, or methyl-methanesulfonate. Our results show that RAD51B-depleted breast cancer cells have increased sensitivity to DNA damage, reduced efficiency of HR, and altered cell cycle checkpoint responses. The influence of RAD51B on the cell cycle checkpoint is independent of its role in HR and further studies are required to determine whether these functions can explain the RAD51B breast cancer susceptibility alleles.
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- Phoebe S Lee
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Developmental Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Le Cigne A, Menil-Philippot V, Fleury F, Takahashi M, Thiriet C. Transient expression of RAD51 in the late G2-phase is required for cell cycle progression in synchronous Physarum cells. Genes Cells 2014; 19:755-65. [PMID: 25200281 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The homologous recombination factor RAD51 is highly conserved. This criterion enabled us to identify a RAD51 ortholog in Physarum polycephalum. We found that the Physarum protein presents a high homology to the human protein and cross-reacted with antibodies directed against the human RAD51. Taking advantage of the natural synchrony of millions of nuclei within a single cell of Physarum, we investigated the fluctuation of the amount of the PpRAD51 throughout the cell cycle. Our results showed that in the late G2-phase, RAD51 was transiently expressed in a large quantity. Furthermore, knocking-down RAD51 in the G2-phase abolished this transient expression before mitosis and affected cell cycle progression. These results support the idea that RAD51 plays a role in the progression of the cell cycle in the late G2-phase.
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- Anthony Le Cigne
- Faculté des Sciences et des Techniques, UFIP UMR CNRS 6286 & Université de Nantes, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France; Division of Mechanism and Regulation of DNA Repair, Faculté des Sciences et des Techniques, UFIP UMR CNRS 6286 & Université de Nantes, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France; Division of Epigenetics: Proliferation and Differentiation, Faculté des Sciences et des Techniques, UFIP UMR CNRS 6286 & Université de Nantes, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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Four-way DNA intermediates, called Holliday junctions (HJs), can form during meiotic and mitotic recombination, and their removal is crucial for chromosome segregation. A group of ubiquitous and highly specialized structure-selective endonucleases catalyze the cleavage of HJs into two disconnected DNA duplexes in a reaction called HJ resolution. These enzymes, called HJ resolvases, have been identified in bacteria and their bacteriophages, archaea, and eukaryotes. In this review, we discuss fundamental aspects of the HJ structure and their interaction with junction-resolving enzymes. This is followed by a brief discussion of the eubacterial RuvABC enzymes, which provide the paradigm for HJ resolvases in other organisms. Finally, we review the biochemical and structural properties of some well-characterized resolvases from archaea, bacteriophage, and eukaryotes.
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- Haley D M Wyatt
- London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, Clare Hall Laboratories, South Mimms, Herts EN6 3LD, United Kingdom
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- London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, Clare Hall Laboratories, South Mimms, Herts EN6 3LD, United Kingdom
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Canonical non-homologous end joining in mitosis induces genome instability and is suppressed by M-phase-specific phosphorylation of XRCC4. PLoS Genet 2014; 10:e1004563. [PMID: 25166505 PMCID: PMC4148217 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) can be repaired by one of two major pathways-non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) and homologous recombination (HR)-depending on whether cells are in G1 or S/G2 phase, respectively. However, the mechanisms of DSB repair during M phase remain largely unclear. In this study, we demonstrate that transient treatment of M-phase cells with the chemotherapeutic topoisomerase inhibitor etoposide induced DSBs that were often associated with anaphase bridge formation and genome instability such as dicentric chromosomes. Although most of the DSBs were carried over into the next G1 phase, some were repaired during M phase. Both NHEJ and HR, in particular NHEJ, promoted anaphase-bridge formation, suggesting that these repair pathways can induce genome instability during M phase. On the other hand, C-terminal-binding protein interacting protein (CtIP) suppressed anaphase bridge formation, implying that CtIP function prevents genome instability during mitosis. We also observed M-phase-specific phosphorylation of XRCC4, a regulatory subunit of the ligase IV complex specialized for NHEJ. This phosphorylation required cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) activity as well as polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1). A phosphorylation-defective XRCC4 mutant showed more efficient M-phase DSB repair accompanied with an increase in anaphase bridge formation. These results suggest that phosphorylation of XRCC4 suppresses DSB repair by modulating ligase IV function to prevent genome instability during M phase. Taken together, our results indicate that XRCC4 is required not only for the promotion of NHEJ during interphase but also for its M-phase-specific suppression of DSB repair.
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Guirouilh-Barbat J, Lambert S, Bertrand P, Lopez BS. Is homologous recombination really an error-free process? Front Genet 2014; 5:175. [PMID: 24966870 PMCID: PMC4052342 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Homologous recombination (HR) is an evolutionarily conserved process that plays a pivotal role in the equilibrium between genetic stability and diversity. HR is commonly considered to be error-free, but several studies have shown that HR can be error-prone. Here, we discuss the actual accuracy of HR. First, we present the product of genetic exchanges (gene conversion, GC, and crossing over, CO) and the mechanisms of HR during double strand break repair and replication restart. We discuss the intrinsic capacities of HR to generate genome rearrangements by GC or CO, either during DSB repair or replication restart. During this process, abortive HR intermediates generate genetic instability and cell toxicity. In addition to genome rearrangements, HR also primes error-prone DNA synthesis and favors mutagenesis on single stranded DNA, a key DNA intermediate during the HR process. The fact that cells have developed several mechanisms protecting against HR excess emphasize its potential risks. Consistent with this duality, several pro-oncogenic situations have been consistently associated with either decreased or increased HR levels. Nevertheless, this versatility also has advantages that we outline here. We conclude that HR is a double-edged sword, which on one hand controls the equilibrium between genome stability and diversity but, on the other hand, can jeopardize the maintenance of genomic integrity. Therefore, whether non-homologous end joining (which, in contrast with HR, is not intrinsically mutagenic) or HR is the more mutagenic process is a question that should be re-evaluated. Both processes can be "Dr. Jekyll" in maintaining genome stability/variability and "Mr. Hyde" in jeopardizing genome integrity.
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- Josée Guirouilh-Barbat
- CNRS, UMR 8200, Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, Équipe Labélisée, Université Paris-Sud, «LIGUE 2014» Villejuif, France
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- CEA DSV, UMR 967 CEA-INSERM-Université Paris Diderot-Université Paris Sud, Institut de Radiobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- CNRS, UMR 8200, Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, Équipe Labélisée, Université Paris-Sud, «LIGUE 2014» Villejuif, France
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Magdalou I, Lopez BS, Pasero P, Lambert SAE. The causes of replication stress and their consequences on genome stability and cell fate. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2014; 30:154-64. [PMID: 24818779 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Alterations of the dynamics of DNA replication cause genome instability. These alterations known as "replication stress" have emerged as a major source of genomic instability in pre-neoplasic lesions, contributing to cancer development. The concept of replication stress covers a wide variety of events that distort the temporal and spatial DNA replication program. These events have endogenous or exogenous origins and impact globally or locally on the dynamics of DNA replication. They may arise within a short window of time (acute stress) or during each S phase (chronic stress). Here, we review the known situations in which the dynamics of DNA replication is distorted. We have united them in four main categories: (i) inadequate firing of replication origins (deficiency or excess), (ii) obstacles to fork progression, (iii) conflicts between replication and transcription and (iv) DNA replication under inappropriate metabolic conditions (unbalanced DNA replication). Because the DNA replication program is a process tightly regulated by many factors, replication stress often appears as a cascade of events. A local stress may prevent the completion of DNA replication at a single locus and subsequently compromise chromosome segregation in mitosis and therefore have a global effect on genome integrity. Finally, we discuss how replication stress drives genome instability and to what extent it is relevant to cancer biology.
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- Indiana Magdalou
- Université Paris Sud, CNRS, UMR 8200 and Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, équipe labélisée «LIGUE 2014», Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris Sud, CNRS, UMR 8200 and Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, équipe labélisée «LIGUE 2014», Villejuif, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, CNRS UPR 1142, équipe labélisée LIGUE contre le Cancer, 141 rue de la Cardonille, 34396 Montpellier, France
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- Institut Curie, centre de recherche, CNRS UMR338, Bat 110, centre universitaire, 91405 Orsay, France.
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Guo H, Sun F, Huang W, Liu Z, Zhang S, Zhou Q, Liang C. The effect of rhG-CSF on spleen transcriptome in mouse leukopenia model induced by cyclophosphamide. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2014; 36:114-23. [PMID: 24611752 DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2013.869696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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CONTEXT RhG-CSF significantly elevates the otherwise reduced numbers of leukocytes following chemotherapy. However, prior work has predominantly focused on the effect of rhG-CSF on the hematopoietic system, and few studies have focused on the immune system. OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the effect of rhG-CSF on the immune system transcriptome in a mouse leukopenia model that was induced by cyclophosphamide. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cyclophosphamide leukopenia model was established in C57BL/6 mice, which were randomly divided into a normal control group (CK), a cyclophosphamide model group (CY) and a rhG-CSF treatment group (rhG-CSF). After 3 d of rhG-CSF treatment, a mouse gene expression microarray enabled evaluation of changes in the transcriptome in the mouse spleen. RESULTS About 3552 differentially expressed genes occurred among the three experimental groups, of which 74.9% (2659) concentrated on three gene expression patterns. Gene ontology and pathway analysis of 2659 differential genes showed that early in treatment when leukocyte counts remained low, rhG-CSF recovered the transcription of genes that were related to DNA damage repair and metabolism of nucleotides and amino acids. By contrast, rhG-CSF inhibited the transcription of genes involved in transendothelial migration and endocytosis, and dampened the transcription of genes associated with cell proliferation as compared with the CY group. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that rhG-CSF recovered metabolism in immune cells, suppressed in vivo immune defense, and attenuated immune cell proliferation in a cyclophosphamide induced leukopenia model. Use of gene expression microarrays can macroscopically and systematically inform the mechanism of rhG-CSF on immune cells.
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- He Guo
- Department of Cytobiology, Institute of Frontier Medical Sciences, Jilin University , Changchun , China
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Cornélio DA, Tavares JCM, Pimentel TVCDA, Cavalcanti GB, Batistuzzo de Medeiros SR. Cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay adapted for analyzing genomic instability of human mesenchymal stem cells. Stem Cells Dev 2014; 23:823-38. [PMID: 24328548 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2013.0383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are multipotent cells used in cell therapy research. One of the problems involving hMSCs is the possibility of genetic instability during in vitro expansion required to obtain a suitable number of cells for clinical applications. The cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay measures genetic instability by analyzing the presence of micronucleus (MN), nucleoplasmic bridges (NPBs), and nuclear buds (NBUDs) in binucleated cells. The present study describes modifications in the CBMN assay methodology to analyze genetic instability in hMSCs isolated from the umbilical vein and in vitro expanded. The best protocol to achieve binucleated hMSCs with preserved cytoplasm was as follows: cytochalasin B concentration (4.0 μg/mL), use of hypotonic treatment (3 min), and the fixative solution (9 methanol:1 acetic acid). These adaptations were reproduced in three hMSC primary cell cultures and also in XP4PA and A549 cell lines. The frequency of hMSCs treated with mitomycin-C presenting MN was lower than that with other nuclear alterations, indicating that the hMSCs contain mechanisms to avoid a high level of chromosomal breaks. However, a high frequency of cells with NPBs was detected and spontaneous anaphase bridges under normal hMSC in vitro culture were observed. Considering that anaphase bridges are characteristic alterations in tumor cells, the CBMN assay is indicated as an important tool associated with other genetic analyses in order to ensure the safe clinical use of hMSCs in cell therapy.
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- Déborah Afonso Cornélio
- 1 Departamento de Biologia Celular e Genética, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte , Natal, Brazil
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Covo S, Puccia CM, Argueso JL, Gordenin DA, Resnick MA. The sister chromatid cohesion pathway suppresses multiple chromosome gain and chromosome amplification. Genetics 2014; 196:373-84. [PMID: 24298060 PMCID: PMC3914611 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.113.159202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Gain or loss of chromosomes resulting in aneuploidy can be important factors in cancer and adaptive evolution. Although chromosome gain is a frequent event in eukaryotes, there is limited information on its genetic control. Here we measured the rates of chromosome gain in wild-type yeast and sister chromatid cohesion (SCC) compromised strains. SCC tethers the newly replicated chromatids until anaphase via the cohesin complex. Chromosome gain was measured by selecting and characterizing copper-resistant colonies that emerged due to increased copies of the metallothionein gene CUP1. Although all defective SCC diploid strains exhibited increased rates of chromosome gain, there were 15-fold differences between them. Of all mutants examined, a hypomorphic mutation at the cohesin complex caused the highest rate of chromosome gain while disruption of WPL1, an important regulator of SCC and chromosome condensation, resulted in the smallest increase in chromosome gain. In addition to defects in SCC, yeast cell type contributed significantly to chromosome gain, with the greatest rates observed for homozygous mating-type diploids, followed by heterozygous mating type, and smallest in haploids. In fact, wpl1-deficient haploids did not show any difference in chromosome gain rates compared to wild-type haploids. Genomic analysis of copper-resistant colonies revealed that the "driver" chromosome for which selection was applied could be amplified to over five copies per diploid cell. In addition, an increase in the expected driver chromosome was often accompanied by a gain of a small number of other chromosomes. We suggest that while chromosome gain due to SCC malfunction can have negative effects through gene imbalance, it could also facilitate opportunities for adaptive changes. In multicellular organisms, both factors could lead to somatic diseases including cancer.
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- Shay Covo
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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Spontaneous slow replication fork progression elicits mitosis alterations in homologous recombination-deficient mammalian cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 111:763-8. [PMID: 24347643 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1311520111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Homologous recombination deficient (HR(-)) mammalian cells spontaneously display reduced replication fork (RF) movement and mitotic extra centrosomes. We show here that these cells present a complex mitotic phenotype, including prolonged metaphase arrest, anaphase bridges, and multipolar segregations. We then asked whether the replication and the mitotic phenotypes are interdependent. First, we determined low doses of hydroxyurea that did not affect the cell cycle distribution or activate CHK1 phosphorylation but did slow the replication fork movement of wild-type cells to the same level than in HR(-) cells. Remarkably, these low hydroxyurea doses generated the same mitotic defects (and to the same extent) in wild-type cells as observed in unchallenged HR(-) cells. Reciprocally, supplying nucleotide precursors to HR(-) cells suppressed both their replication deceleration and mitotic extra centrosome phenotypes. Therefore, subtle replication stress that escapes to surveillance pathways and, thus, fails to prevent cells from entering mitosis alters metaphase progression and centrosome number, resulting in multipolar mitosis. Importantly, multipolar mitosis results in global unbalanced chromosome segregation involving the whole genome, even fully replicated chromosomes. These data highlight the cross-talk between chromosome replication and segregation, and the importance of HR at the interface of these two processes for protection against general genome instability.
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Rass U. Resolving branched DNA intermediates with structure-specific nucleases during replication in eukaryotes. Chromosoma 2013; 122:499-515. [PMID: 24008669 PMCID: PMC3827899 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-013-0431-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Revised: 08/03/2013] [Accepted: 08/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Genome duplication requires that replication forks track the entire length of every chromosome. When complications occur, homologous recombination-mediated repair supports replication fork movement and recovery. This leads to physical connections between the nascent sister chromatids in the form of Holliday junctions and other branched DNA intermediates. A key role in the removal of these recombination intermediates falls to structure-specific nucleases such as the Holliday junction resolvase RuvC in Escherichia coli. RuvC is also known to cut branched DNA intermediates that originate directly from blocked replication forks, targeting them for origin-independent replication restart. In eukaryotes, multiple structure-specific nucleases, including Mus81-Mms4/MUS81-EME1, Yen1/GEN1, and Slx1-Slx4/SLX1-SLX4 (FANCP) have been implicated in the resolution of branched DNA intermediates. It is becoming increasingly clear that, as a group, they reflect the dual function of RuvC in cleaving recombination intermediates and failing replication forks to assist the DNA replication process.
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- Ulrich Rass
- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058, Basel, Switzerland,
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Carr AM, Lambert S. Replication stress-induced genome instability: the dark side of replication maintenance by homologous recombination. J Mol Biol 2013; 425:4733-44. [PMID: 23643490 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2013] [Revised: 03/30/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Homologous recombination (HR) is an evolutionary-conserved mechanism involved in a subtle balance between genome stability and diversity. HR is a faithful DNA repair pathway and has been largely characterized in the context of double-strand break (DSB) repair. Recently, multiple functions for the HR machinery have been identified at arrested forks. These are evident across different organisms and include replication fork-stabilization and fork-restart functions. Interestingly, a DSB appears not to be a prerequisite for HR-mediated replication maintenance. HR has the ability to rebuild a replisome at inactivated forks, but perhaps surprisingly, the resulting replisome is liable to intrastrand and interstrand switches leading to replication errors. Here, we review our current understanding of the replication maintenance function of HR. The error proneness of these pathways leads us to suggest that the origin of replication-associated genome instability should be re-evaluated.
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- Antony M Carr
- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK
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Roles of XRCC2, RAD51B and RAD51D in RAD51-independent SSA recombination. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003971. [PMID: 24278037 PMCID: PMC3836719 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The repair of DNA double-strand breaks by recombination is key to the maintenance of genome integrity in all living organisms. Recombination can however generate mutations and chromosomal rearrangements, making the regulation and the choice of specific pathways of great importance. In addition to end-joining through non-homologous recombination pathways, DNA breaks are repaired by two homology-dependent pathways that can be distinguished by their dependence or not on strand invasion catalysed by the RAD51 recombinase. Working with the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, we present here an unexpected role in recombination for the Arabidopsis RAD51 paralogues XRCC2, RAD51B and RAD51D in the RAD51-independent single-strand annealing pathway. The roles of these proteins are seen in spontaneous and in DSB-induced recombination at a tandem direct repeat recombination tester locus, both of which are unaffected by the absence of RAD51. Individual roles of these proteins are suggested by the strikingly different severities of the phenotypes of the individual mutants, with the xrcc2 mutant being the most affected, and this is confirmed by epistasis analyses using multiple knockouts. Notwithstanding their clearly established importance for RAD51-dependent homologous recombination, XRCC2, RAD51B and RAD51D thus also participate in Single-Strand Annealing recombination.
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Mankouri HW, Huttner D, Hickson ID. How unfinished business from S-phase affects mitosis and beyond. EMBO J 2013; 32:2661-71. [PMID: 24065128 PMCID: PMC3801442 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2013.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 09/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The eukaryotic cell cycle is conventionally viewed as comprising several discrete steps, each of which must be completed before the next one is initiated. However, emerging evidence suggests that incompletely replicated, or unresolved, chromosomes from S-phase can persist into mitosis, where they present a potential threat to the faithful segregation of sister chromatids. In this review, we provide an overview of the different classes of loci where this 'unfinished S-phase business' can lead to a variety of cytogenetically distinct DNA structures throughout the various steps of mitosis. Furthermore, we discuss the potential ways in which cells might not only tolerate this inevitable aspect of chromosome biology, but also exploit it to assist in the maintenance of genome stability.
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- Hocine W Mankouri
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Nordea Center for Healthy Aging, Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Nordea Center for Healthy Aging, Copenhagen N, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Nordea Center for Healthy Aging, Copenhagen N, Denmark
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Da Ines O, Degroote F, Amiard S, Goubely C, Gallego ME, White CI. Effects of XRCC2 and RAD51B mutations on somatic and meiotic recombination in Arabidopsis thaliana. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 74:959-70. [PMID: 23521529 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2013] [Revised: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Homologous recombination is key to the maintenance of genome integrity and the creation of genetic diversity. At the mechanistic level, recombination involves the invasion of a homologous DNA template by broken DNA ends, repair of the break and exchange of genetic information between the two DNA molecules. Invasion of the template in eukaryotic cells is catalysed by the RAD51 and DMC1 recombinases, assisted by a number of accessory proteins, including the RAD51 paralogues. Eukaryotic genomes encode a variable number of RAD51 paralogues, ranging from two in yeast to five in animals and plants. The RAD51 paralogues form at least two distinct protein complexes, believed to play roles in the assembly and stabilization of the RAD51-DNA nucleofilament. Somatic recombination assays and immunocytology confirm that the three 'non-meiotic' paralogues of Arabidopsis, RAD51B, RAD51D and XRCC2, are involved in somatic homologous recombination, and that they are not required for the formation of radioinduced RAD51 foci. Given the presence of all five proteins in meiotic cells, the apparent absence of a meiotic role for RAD51B, RAD51D and XRCC2 is surprising, and perhaps simply the result of a more subtle meiotic phenotype in the mutants. Analysis of meiotic recombination confirms this, showing that the absence of XRCC2, and to a lesser extent RAD51B, but not RAD51D, increases rates of meiotic crossing over. The roles of RAD51B and XRCC2 in recombination are thus not limited to mitotic cells.
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- Olivier Da Ines
- Génétique, Reproduction et Développement, UMR CNRS 6293, Clermont Université, INSERM U1103, 63171, Aubière, France
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Somyajit K, Basavaraju S, Scully R, Nagaraju G. ATM- and ATR-mediated phosphorylation of XRCC3 regulates DNA double-strand break-induced checkpoint activation and repair. Mol Cell Biol 2013; 33:1830-44. [PMID: 23438602 PMCID: PMC3624173 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01521-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2012] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The RAD51 paralogs XRCC3 and RAD51C have been implicated in homologous recombination (HR) and DNA damage responses. However, the molecular mechanism(s) by which these paralogs regulate HR and DNA damage signaling remains obscure. Here, we show that an SQ motif serine 225 in XRCC3 is phosphorylated by ATR kinase in an ATM signaling pathway. We find that RAD51C but not XRCC2 is essential for XRCC3 phosphorylation, and this modification follows end resection and is specific to S and G2 phases. XRCC3 phosphorylation is required for chromatin loading of RAD51 and HR-mediated repair of double-strand breaks (DSBs). Notably, in response to DSBs, XRCC3 participates in the intra-S-phase checkpoint following its phosphorylation and in the G2/M checkpoint independently of its phosphorylation. Strikingly, we find that XRCC3 distinctly regulates recovery of stalled and collapsed replication forks such that phosphorylation is required for the HR-mediated recovery of collapsed replication forks but is dispensable for the restart of stalled replication forks. Together, these findings suggest that XRCC3 is a new player in the ATM/ATR-induced DNA damage responses to control checkpoint and HR-mediated repair.
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- Kumar Somyajit
- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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