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Seco-Cervera M, Ortiz-Masiá D, Macias-Ceja DC, Coll S, Gisbert-Ferrándiz L, Cosín-Roger J, Bauset C, Ortega M, Heras-Morán B, Navarro-Vicente F, Millán M, Esplugues JV, Calatayud S, Barrachina MD. Resistance to apoptosis in complicated Crohn's disease: Relevance in ileal fibrosis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2024; 1870:166966. [PMID: 37995775 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2023.166966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The stiffening of the extracellular matrix, and changes in its cellular and molecular composition, have been reported in the pathogenesis of fibrosis. We analyze the mechanisms that perpetuate ileal fibrosis in surgical resections of complicated Crohn's disease patients. METHODS Ileal resections were obtained from affected and non-affected tissue of stenotic or penetrating Crohn's disease behavior. Ilea from non-IBD patients were used as control tissue. All samples underwent RNA sequencing. Human small intestinal fibroblasts were treated for 48 h with IL-1β, TFGβ1, PDGFB or TNF-α. Resistance to apoptosis was analysed by RT-PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry in ileal tissue and by RT-PCR and FACS in cultured cells. RESULTS Growth factor-driven signaling pathways and increased RAS GTPase activity were up-regulated in affected ilea in which we found expression of both the antiapoptotic molecule MCL1 and the transcription factor ETS1 in submucosal fibroblasts, and a senescence-associated secretory phenotype. In cultured intestinal fibroblasts, PDGFB induced an ETS1-mediated resistance to apoptosis that was associated with the induction of both of TGFB1 and IL1B, a cytokine that replicated the expression of SASP detected in ileal tissue. ETS1 drove fibroblast polarization between inflammatory and fibrogenic phenotypes in IL1β-treated cells. CONCLUSIONS Our data show resistance to apoptosis in complicated ileal CD, and demonstrate that PDGFB induce an ETS1-mediated resistance to apoptosis associated with an inflammatory and fibrogenic pattern of expression in intestinal fibroblasts. Results point to PDGFRB, IL1R1 or MCL1 as potential targets against ileal fibrosis.
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- M Seco-Cervera
- Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, FISABIO, Valencia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; CIBERehd, Valencia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
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- Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; CIBERehd, Valencia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; CIBERehd, Valencia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; CIBERehd, Valencia, Spain.
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Shekhar S, Verma S, Gupta MK, Roy SS, Kaur I, Krishnamachari A, Dhar SK. Genome-wide binding sites of Plasmodium falciparum mini chromosome maintenance protein MCM6 show new insights into parasite DNA replication. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2023; 1870:119546. [PMID: 37482133 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2023.119546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
Abstract
Multiple rounds of DNA replication take place in various stages of the life cycle in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Previous bioinformatics analysis has shown the presence of putative Autonomously Replicating Sequence (ARS) like sequences in the Plasmodium genome. However, the actual sites and frequency of replication origins in the P. falciparum genome based on experimental data still remain elusive. Minichromosome maintenance (MCM) proteins are recruited by the Origin recognition complex (ORC) to the origins of replication in eukaryotes including P. falciparum. We used PfMCM6 for chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) in the quest for identification of putative replication origins in the parasite. PfMCM6 DNA binding sites annotation revealed high enrichment at exon regions. This is contrary to higher eukaryotes that show an inclination of origin sites towards transcriptional start sites. ChIP-seq results were further validated by ChIP-qPCR results as well as nascent strand abundance assay at the selected PfMCM6 enriched sites that also showed preferential binding of PfORC1 suggesting potential of these sites as origin sites. Further, PfMCM6 ChIP-seq data showed a positive correlation with previously published histone H4K8Ac genome-wide binding sites but not with H3K9Ac sites suggesting epigenetic control of replication initiation sites in the parasites. Overall, our data show the genome-wide distribution of PfMCM6 binding sites with their potential as replication origins in this deadly human pathogen that not only broadens our knowledge of parasite DNA replication and its unique biology, it may help to find new avenues for intervention processes.
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- Shashank Shekhar
- Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergargh, India
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- Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
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Cheng MD, Li CL, Pei XY, Zhang YF, Jia DD, Zuo YB, Cai SL, Li PF, Xin H, Zhang YF. Integrative analysis of DNA methylome and transcriptome reveals epigenetic regulation of bisphenols-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 263:115391. [PMID: 37611474 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
Abstract
Cardiac hypertrophy, a kind of cardiomyopathic abnormality, might trigger heart contractile and diastolic dysfunction, and even heart failure. Currently, bisphenols (BPs) including bisphenol A (BPA), and its alternatives bisphenol AF (BPAF), bisphenol F (BPF) and bisphenol S (BPS) are ubiquitously applied in various products and potentially possess high cardiovascular risks for humans. However, the substantial experimental evidences of BPs on heart function, and their structure-related effects on cardiomyocyte hypertrophy are still urgently needed. DNA methylation, a typical epigenetics, play key roles in BPs-induced transcription dysregulation, thereby affecting human health including cardiovascular system. Thus, in this study, we performed RNA-seq and reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS) to profile the landscapes of BPs-induced cardiotoxicity and to determine the key roles of DNA methylation in the transcription. Further, the capabilities of three BPA analogues, together with BPA, in impacting heart function and changing DNA methylation and transcription were compared. We concluded that similar to BPA, BPAF, BPF and BPS exposure deteriorated heart function in a mouse model, and induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in a H9c2 cell line. BPAF, BPF and BPS all played BPA-like roles in both transcriptive and methylated hierarchies. Moreover, we validated the expression levels of four cardiomyocyte hypertrophy related candidate genes, Psmc1, Piptnm2, Maz and Dusp18, which were all upregulated and with DNA hypomethylation. The findings on the induction of BPA analogues on cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and DNA methylation revealed their potential detrimental risks in heart function of humans.
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- Meng-Die Cheng
- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, Shandong, PR China; Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong, PR China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, Shandong, PR China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, Shandong, PR China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, Shandong, PR China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, Shandong, PR China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, Shandong, PR China; Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong, PR China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong, PR China.
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, Shandong, PR China.
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Mas AM, Goñi E, Ruiz de Los Mozos I, Arcas A, Statello L, González J, Blázquez L, Lee WTC, Gupta D, Sejas Á, Hoshina S, Armaos A, Tartaglia GG, Waga S, Ule J, Rothenberg E, Gómez M, Huarte M. ORC1 binds to cis-transcribed RNAs for efficient activation of replication origins. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4447. [PMID: 37488096 PMCID: PMC10366126 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40105-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
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Cells must coordinate the activation of thousands of replication origins dispersed throughout their genome. Active transcription is known to favor the formation of mammalian origins, although the role that RNA plays in this process remains unclear. We show that the ORC1 subunit of the human Origin Recognition Complex interacts with RNAs transcribed from genes with origins in their transcription start sites (TSSs), displaying a positive correlation between RNA binding and origin activity. RNA depletion, or the use of ORC1 RNA-binding mutant, result in inefficient activation of proximal origins, linked to impaired ORC1 chromatin release. ORC1 RNA binding activity resides in its intrinsically disordered region, involved in intra- and inter-molecular interactions, regulation by phosphorylation, and phase-separation. We show that RNA binding favors ORC1 chromatin release, by regulating its phosphorylation and subsequent degradation. Our results unveil a non-coding function of RNA as a dynamic component of the chromatin, orchestrating the activation of replication origins.
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- Aina Maria Mas
- Center for Applied Medical Research, University of Navarra, Pio XII 55 Ave, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
- Institute of Health Research of Navarra (IdiSNA), Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CCUN), Pamplona, Spain
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- Center for Applied Medical Research, University of Navarra, Pio XII 55 Ave, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
- Institute of Health Research of Navarra (IdiSNA), Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CCUN), Pamplona, Spain
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- Center for Applied Medical Research, University of Navarra, Pio XII 55 Ave, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
- Institute of Health Research of Navarra (IdiSNA), Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CCUN), Pamplona, Spain
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- Center for Applied Medical Research, University of Navarra, Pio XII 55 Ave, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
- Institute of Health Research of Navarra (IdiSNA), Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CCUN), Pamplona, Spain
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- Center for Applied Medical Research, University of Navarra, Pio XII 55 Ave, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
- Institute of Health Research of Navarra (IdiSNA), Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CCUN), Pamplona, Spain
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- Center for Applied Medical Research, University of Navarra, Pio XII 55 Ave, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
- Institute of Health Research of Navarra (IdiSNA), Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CCUN), Pamplona, Spain
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- RNA Networks Lab, The Francis Crick Institute, NW11BF, London, UK
- Neurosciences Area, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, 20014, San Sebastian, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Center for Applied Medical Research, University of Navarra, Pio XII 55 Ave, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
- Institute of Health Research of Navarra (IdiSNA), Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CCUN), Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Japan Women's University, Tokyo, 112-8681, Japan
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- Center for Human Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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- Center for Human Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biology 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Japan Women's University, Tokyo, 112-8681, Japan
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- RNA Networks Lab, The Francis Crick Institute, NW11BF, London, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBMSO), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC/UAM), Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Center for Applied Medical Research, University of Navarra, Pio XII 55 Ave, 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
- Institute of Health Research of Navarra (IdiSNA), Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CCUN), Pamplona, Spain.
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Jaksik R, Wheeler DA, Kimmel M. Detection and characterization of constitutive replication origins defined by DNA polymerase epsilon. BMC Biol 2023; 21:41. [PMID: 36829160 PMCID: PMC9960419 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01527-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Despite the process of DNA replication being mechanistically highly conserved, the location of origins of replication (ORI) may vary from one tissue to the next, or between rounds of replication in eukaryotes, suggesting flexibility in the choice of locations to initiate replication. Lists of human ORI therefore vary widely in number and location, and there are currently no methods available to compare them. Here, we propose a method of detection of ORI based on somatic mutation patterns generated by the mutator phenotype of damaged DNA polymerase epsilon (POLE). RESULTS We report the genome-wide localization of constitutive ORI in POLE-mutated human tumors using whole genome sequencing data. Mutations accumulated after many rounds of replication of unsynchronized dividing cell populations in tumors allow to identify constitutive origins, which we show are shared with high fidelity between individuals and tumor types. Using a Smith-Waterman-like dynamic programming approach, we compared replication origin positions obtained from multiple different methods. The comparison allowed us to define a consensus set of replication origins, identified consistently by multiple ORI detection methods. Many DNA features co-localized with the consensus set of ORI, including chromatin loop anchors, G-quadruplexes, S/MARs, and CpGs. Among all features, the H2A.Z histone exhibited the most significant association. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that mutation-based detection of replication origins is a viable approach to determining their location and associated sequence features.
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- Roman Jaksik
- Department of Systems Biology and Engineering and Biotechnology Centre, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland.
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- grid.39382.330000 0001 2160 926XHuman Genome Sequencing Centre, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA ,grid.240871.80000 0001 0224 711XPresent Address: Clinical Genomics Group, Department of Computational Biology, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38103 USA
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- grid.6979.10000 0001 2335 3149Department of Systems Biology and Engineering and Biotechnology Centre, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland ,grid.21940.3e0000 0004 1936 8278Department of Statistics, Rice University, Houston, TX USA ,grid.21940.3e0000 0004 1936 8278Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX USA
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Ahmed SMQ, Laha S, Das R, Ifthikar MA, Das SP. MCM10 expression is linked to cervical cancer aggressiveness. FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE 2023; 3:1009903. [PMID: 39086679 PMCID: PMC11285692 DOI: 10.3389/fmmed.2023.1009903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Cervical cancer screening is a challenge mainly in developing countries. In developed countries, both incidence and mortality rates have been decreasing due to well organized screening programs. One of the potential biomarkers being exploited are the minichromosome maintenance proteins (MCMs), which show both specificity and sensitivity. MCM2-7 are involved in DNA replication initiation and elongation, and the MCM subunits are highly expressed in malignant tissues. Unlike other MCMs, MCM10, which is not part of the core helicase complex, is a critical determinant of origin activation and its levels are limiting in cancer cells. In this study, we performed bioinformatic analysis on the expression profile of all DNA replication associated MCM proteins in cervical cancer. MCM10 showed a relatively higher expression profile compared to the other MCMs. The mRNA expression levels of the MCMs were significantly increased in tumour tissues compared to normal, and MCM10 showed a fold change of 3.4. In order to understand if MCM10 is associated with the aggressiveness of cervical cancer, we looked into the mRNA expression pattern of MCM10 in three cervical cancer cell lines and one normal cervical cell line. MCM10 expression was significantly higher in the case of the more aggressive cancer cell line HeLa compared to controls. MCM10, therefore, can serve as a prominent biomarker for cancer progression and thus aid in early detection to control the spread of cancer cells. Our results show that MCM10 expression levels in cervical cancer cell lines are associated with cancer aggressiveness, demonstrating its clinical significance.
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- Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Department of Oncology, Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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Hu Y, Stillman B. Origins of DNA replication in eukaryotes. Mol Cell 2023; 83:352-372. [PMID: 36640769 PMCID: PMC9898300 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Errors occurring during DNA replication can result in inaccurate replication, incomplete replication, or re-replication, resulting in genome instability that can lead to diseases such as cancer or disorders such as autism. A great deal of progress has been made toward understanding the entire process of DNA replication in eukaryotes, including the mechanism of initiation and its control. This review focuses on the current understanding of how the origin recognition complex (ORC) contributes to determining the location of replication initiation in the multiple chromosomes within eukaryotic cells, as well as methods for mapping the location and temporal patterning of DNA replication. Origin specification and configuration vary substantially between eukaryotic species and in some cases co-evolved with gene-silencing mechanisms. We discuss the possibility that centromeres and origins of DNA replication were originally derived from a common element and later separated during evolution.
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- Yixin Hu
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA; Program in Molecular and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA.
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de La Roche Saint-André C, Géli V. Set1-dependent H3K4 methylation becomes critical for limiting DNA damage in response to changes in S-phase dynamics in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. DNA Repair (Amst) 2021; 105:103159. [PMID: 34174709 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2021.103159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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DNA replication is a highly regulated process that occurs in the context of chromatin structure and is sensitive to several histone post-translational modifications. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the histone methylase Set1 is responsible for the transcription-dependent deposition of H3K4 methylation (H3K4me) throughout the genome. Here we show that a combination of a hypomorphic replication mutation (orc5-1) with the absence of Set1 (set1Δ) compromises the progression through S-phase, and this is associated with a large increase in DNA damage. The ensuing DNA damage checkpoint activation, in addition to that of the spindle assembly checkpoint, restricts the growth of orc5-1 set1Δ. The opposite effects of the lack of RNase H activity and the reduction of histone levels on orc5-1 set1Δ viability are in agreement with their expected effects on replication fork progression. We propose that the role of H3K4 methylation during DNA replication becomes critical when the replication forks acceleration due to decreased origin firing in the orc5-1 background increases the risk for transcription replication conflicts. Furthermore, we show that an increase of reactive oxygen species levels, likely a consequence of the elevated DNA damage, is partly responsible for the lethality in orc5-1 set1Δ.
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- Christophe de La Roche Saint-André
- Marseille Cancer Research Center (CRCM), U1068 Inserm, UMR7258 CNRS, Aix Marseille University, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France.
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- Marseille Cancer Research Center (CRCM), U1068 Inserm, UMR7258 CNRS, Aix Marseille University, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France
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Drosopoulos WC, Deng Z, Twayana S, Kosiyatrakul ST, Vladimirova O, Lieberman PM, Schildkraut CL. TRF2 Mediates Replication Initiation within Human Telomeres to Prevent Telomere Dysfunction. Cell Rep 2020; 33:108379. [PMID: 33176153 PMCID: PMC7790361 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The telomeric shelterin protein telomeric repeat-binding factor 2 (TRF2) recruits origin recognition complex (ORC) proteins, the foundational building blocks of DNA replication origins, to telomeres. We seek to determine whether TRF2-recruited ORC proteins give rise to functional origins in telomere repeat tracts. We find that reduction of telomeric recruitment of ORC2 by expression of an ORC interaction-defective TRF2 mutant significantly reduces telomeric initiation events in human cells. This reduction in initiation events is accompanied by telomere repeat loss, telomere aberrations and dysfunction. We demonstrate that telomeric origins are activated by induced replication stress to provide a key rescue mechanism for completing compromised telomere replication. Importantly, our studies also indicate that the chromatin remodeler SNF2H promotes telomeric initiation events by providing access for ORC2. Collectively, our findings reveal that active recruitment of ORC by TRF2 leads to formation of functional origins, providing an important mechanism for avoiding telomere dysfunction and rescuing challenged telomere replication.
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- William C Drosopoulos
- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
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- Gene Expression and Regulation Program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Gene Expression and Regulation Program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Gene Expression and Regulation Program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
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Akerman I, Kasaai B, Bazarova A, Sang PB, Peiffer I, Artufel M, Derelle R, Smith G, Rodriguez-Martinez M, Romano M, Kinet S, Tino P, Theillet C, Taylor N, Ballester B, Méchali M. A predictable conserved DNA base composition signature defines human core DNA replication origins. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4826. [PMID: 32958757 PMCID: PMC7506530 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18527-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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DNA replication initiates from multiple genomic locations called replication origins. In metazoa, DNA sequence elements involved in origin specification remain elusive. Here, we examine pluripotent, primary, differentiating, and immortalized human cells, and demonstrate that a class of origins, termed core origins, is shared by different cell types and host ~80% of all DNA replication initiation events in any cell population. We detect a shared G-rich DNA sequence signature that coincides with most core origins in both human and mouse genomes. Transcription and G-rich elements can independently associate with replication origin activity. Computational algorithms show that core origins can be predicted, based solely on DNA sequence patterns but not on consensus motifs. Our results demonstrate that, despite an attributed stochasticity, core origins are chosen from a limited pool of genomic regions. Immortalization through oncogenic gene expression, but not normal cellular differentiation, results in increased stochastic firing from heterochromatin and decreased origin density at TAD borders. In metazoan the DNA sequence elements characterizing origin specification are unknown. By generating and analysing 19 SNS-seq datasets from different human cell types, the authors reveal a class and features of Core origins of replication which can be predicted by an algorithm.
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- Ildem Akerman
- Institute of Human Genetics, CNRS - University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France. .,Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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- Institute of Human Genetics, CNRS - University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Centre for Computational Biology (CCB), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Institute for Biological Physics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, CNRS - University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, CNRS - University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, INSERM, TAGC, UMR S1090, Marseille, France
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- Life and Environmental Sciences (LES), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier (IGMM), University of Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier (IGMM), University of Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Centre for Computational Biology (CCB), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier (IRCM), Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier (IGMM), University of Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France.,Pediatric Oncology Branch, NCI, CCR, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Aix-Marseille University, INSERM, TAGC, UMR S1090, Marseille, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, CNRS - University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
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Sugimoto N, Maehara K, Yoshida K, Ohkawa Y, Fujita M. Genome-wide analysis of the spatiotemporal regulation of firing and dormant replication origins in human cells. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:6683-6696. [PMID: 29893900 PMCID: PMC6061783 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In metazoan cells, only a limited number of mini chromosome maintenance (MCM) complexes are fired during S phase, while the majority remain dormant. Several methods have been used to map replication origins, but such methods cannot identify dormant origins. Herein, we determined MCM7-binding sites in human cells using ChIP-Seq, classified them into firing and dormant origins using origin data and analysed their association with various chromatin signatures. Firing origins, but not dormant origins, were well correlated with open chromatin regions and were enriched upstream of transcription start sites (TSSs) of transcribed genes. Aggregation plots of MCM7 signals revealed minimal difference in the efficacy of MCM loading between firing and dormant origins. We also analysed common fragile sites (CFSs) and found a low density of origins at these sites. Nevertheless, firing origins were enriched upstream of the TSSs. Based on the results, we propose a model in which excessive MCMs are actively loaded in a genome-wide manner, irrespective of chromatin status, but only a fraction are passively fired in chromatin areas with an accessible open structure, such as regions upstream of TSSs of transcribed genes. This plasticity in the specification of replication origins may minimize collisions between replication and transcription.
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- Nozomi Sugimoto
- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Transcriptomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Transcriptomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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DNA replication starts with the opening of DNA at sites called DNA replication origins. From the single sequence-specific DNA replication origin of the small Escherichia coli genome, up to thousands of origins that are necessary to replicate the large human genome, strict sequence specificity has been lost. Nevertheless, genome-wide analyses performed in the recent years, using different mapping methods, demonstrated that there are precise locations along the metazoan genome from which replication initiates. These sites contain relaxed sequence consensus and epigenetic features. There is flexibility in the choice of origins to be used during a given cell cycle, probably imposed by evolution and developmental constraints. Here, we will briefly describe their main features.
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Complete duplication of large metazoan chromosomes requires thousands of potential initiation sites, only a small fraction of which are selected in each cell cycle. Assembly of the replication machinery is highly conserved and tightly regulated during the cell cycle, but the sites of initiation are highly flexible, and their temporal order of firing is regulated at the level of large-scale multi-replicon domains. Importantly, the number of replication forks must be quickly adjusted in response to replication stress to prevent genome instability. Here we argue that large genomes are divided into domains for exactly this reason. Once established, domain structure abrogates the need for precise initiation sites and creates a scaffold for the evolution of other chromosome functions.
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4295, USA; Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4295, USA.
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Reinhart M, Cardoso MC. A journey through the microscopic ages of DNA replication. PROTOPLASMA 2017; 254:1151-1162. [PMID: 27943022 PMCID: PMC5376393 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-016-1058-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Scientific discoveries and technological advancements are inseparable but not always take place in a coherent chronological manner. In the next, we will provide a seemingly unconnected and serendipitous series of scientific facts that, in the whole, converged to unveil DNA and its duplication. We will not cover here the many and fundamental contributions from microbial genetics and in vitro biochemistry. Rather, in this journey, we will emphasize the interplay between microscopy development culminating on super resolution fluorescence microscopy (i.e., nanoscopy) and digital image analysis and its impact on our understanding of DNA duplication. We will interlace the journey with landmark concepts and experiments that have brought the cellular DNA replication field to its present state.
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- Marius Reinhart
- Cell Biology and Epigenetics, Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstrasse 10, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Cell Biology and Epigenetics, Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstrasse 10, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany.
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Sugimoto N, Fujita M. Molecular Mechanism for Chromatin Regulation During MCM Loading in Mammalian Cells. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 1042:61-78. [PMID: 29357053 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6955-0_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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DNA replication is a fundamental process required for the accurate and timely duplication of chromosomes. During late mitosis to G1 phase, the MCM2-7 complex is loaded onto chromatin in a manner dependent on ORC, CDC6, and Cdt1, and chromatin becomes licensed for replication. Although every eukaryotic organism shares common features in replication control, there are also some differences among species. For example, in higher eukaryotic cells including human cells, no strict sequence specificity has been observed for replication origins, unlike budding yeast or bacterial replication origins. Therefore, elements other than beyond DNA sequences are important for regulating replication. For example, the stability and precise positioning of nucleosomes affects replication control. However, little is known about how nucleosome structure is regulated when replication licensing occurs. During the last decade, histone acetylation enzyme HBO1, chromatin remodeler SNF2H, and histone chaperone GRWD1 have been identified as chromatin-handling factors involved in the promotion of replication licensing. In this review, we discuss how the rearrangement of nucleosome formation by these factors affects replication licensing.
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- Nozomi Sugimoto
- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Marks AB, Fu H, Aladjem MI. Regulation of Replication Origins. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 1042:43-59. [PMID: 29357052 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6955-0_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In eukaryotes, genome duplication starts concomitantly at many replication initiation sites termed replication origins. The replication initiation program is spatially and temporally coordinated to ensure accurate, efficient DNA synthesis that duplicates the entire genome while maintaining other chromatin-dependent functions. Unlike in prokaryotes, not all potential replication origins in eukaryotes are needed for complete genome duplication during each cell cycle. Instead, eukaryotic cells vary the use of initiation sites so that only a fraction of potential replication origins initiate replication each cell cycle. Flexibility in origin choice allows each eukaryotic cell type to utilize different initiation sites, corresponding to unique nuclear DNA packaging patterns. These patterns coordinate replication with gene expression and chromatin condensation. Budding yeast replication origins share a consensus sequence that marks potential initiation sites. Metazoan origins, on the other hand, lack a consensus sequence. Rather, they are associated with a collection of structural features, chromatin packaging features, histone modifications, transcription, and DNA-DNA/DNA-protein interactions. These features confer cell type-specific replication and expression and play an essential role in maintaining genomic stability.
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- Anna B Marks
- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Kylie K, Romero J, Lindamulage IK, Knockleby J, Lee H. Dynamic regulation of histone H3K9 is linked to the switch between replication and transcription at the Dbf4 origin-promoter locus. Cell Cycle 2016; 15:2321-35. [PMID: 27341472 PMCID: PMC5004705 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2016.1201254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2016] [Revised: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The co-regulation of DNA replication and gene transcription is still poorly understood. To gain a better understanding of this important control mechanism, we examined the DNA replication and transcription using the Dbf4 origin-promoter and Dbf4 pseudogene models. We found that origin firing and Dbf4 transcription activity were inversely regulated in a cell cycle-dependent manner. We also found that proteins critical for the regulation of replication (ORC, MCM), transcription (SP1, TFIIB), and cohesin (Smc1, Smc3) and Mediator functions (Med1, Med12) interact with specific sites within and the surrounding regions of the Dbf4 locus in a cell cycle-dependent manner. As expected, replication initiation occurred within a nucleosome-depleted region, and nucleosomes flanked the 2 replication initiation zones. Further, the histone H3 in this region was distinctly acetylated or trimethylated on lysine 9 in a cell cycle-dependent fluctuation pattern: H3K9ac was most prevalent when the Dbf4 transcription level was highest whereas the H3K9me3 level was greatest during and just after replication. The KDM4A histone demethylase, which is responsible for the H3K9me3 modification, was enriched at the Dbf4 origin in a manner coinciding with H3K9me3. Finally, HP1γ, a protein known to interact with H3K9me3 in the heterochromatin was also found enriched at the origin during DNA replication, indicating that H3K9me3 may be required for the regulation of replication at both heterochromatin and euchromatin regions. Taken together, our data show that mammalian cells employ an extremely sophisticated and multilayered co-regulation mechanism for replication and transcription in a highly coordinated manner.
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- Kathleen Kylie
- Tumour Biology Group, Health Sciences North Research Institute, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- Tumour Biology Group, Health Sciences North Research Institute, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- Tumour Biology Group, Health Sciences North Research Institute, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- Tumour Biology Group, Health Sciences North Research Institute, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Selectivity of ORC binding sites and the relation to replication timing, fragile sites, and deletions in cancers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E4810-9. [PMID: 27436900 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1609060113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The origin recognition complex (ORC) binds sites from which DNA replication is initiated. We address ORC binding selectivity in vivo by mapping ∼52,000 ORC2 binding sites throughout the human genome. The ORC binding profile is broader than those of sequence-specific transcription factors, suggesting that ORC is not bound or recruited to specific DNA sequences. Instead, ORC binds nonspecifically to open (DNase I-hypersensitive) regions containing active chromatin marks such as H3 acetylation and H3K4 methylation. ORC sites in early and late replicating regions have similar properties, but there are far more ORC sites in early replicating regions. This suggests that replication timing is due primarily to ORC density and stochastic firing of origins. Computational simulation of stochastic firing from identified ORC sites is in accord with replication timing data. Large genomic regions with a paucity of ORC sites are strongly associated with common fragile sites and recurrent deletions in cancers. We suggest that replication origins, replication timing, and replication-dependent chromosome breaks are determined primarily by the genomic distribution of activator proteins at enhancers and promoters. These activators recruit nucleosome-modifying complexes to create the appropriate chromatin structure that allows ORC binding and subsequent origin firing.
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Sidhu K, Kumar V. c-ETS transcription factors play an essential role in the licensing of human MCM4 origin of replication. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2015; 1849:1319-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2015.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Revised: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Urban JM, Foulk MS, Casella C, Gerbi SA. The hunt for origins of DNA replication in multicellular eukaryotes. F1000PRIME REPORTS 2015; 7:30. [PMID: 25926981 PMCID: PMC4371235 DOI: 10.12703/p7-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Origins of DNA replication (ORIs) occur at defined regions in the genome. Although DNA sequence defines the position of ORIs in budding yeast, the factors for ORI specification remain elusive in metazoa. Several methods have been used recently to map ORIs in metazoan genomes with the hope that features for ORI specification might emerge. These methods are reviewed here with analysis of their advantages and shortcomings. The various factors that may influence ORI selection for initiation of DNA replication are discussed.
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- John M. Urban
- Division of Biology and Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown UniversitySidney Frank Hall, 185 Meeting Street, Providence, RI 02912USA
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- Division of Biology and Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown UniversitySidney Frank Hall, 185 Meeting Street, Providence, RI 02912USA
- Department of Biology, Mercyhurst University501 East 38th Street, Erie, PA 16546USA
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- Division of Biology and Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown UniversitySidney Frank Hall, 185 Meeting Street, Providence, RI 02912USA
- Institute for Molecular Medicine, University of Southern DenmarkJB Winsloews Vej 25, 5000 Odense CDenmark
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- Division of Biology and Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown UniversitySidney Frank Hall, 185 Meeting Street, Providence, RI 02912USA
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Rondinelli B, Schwerer H, Antonini E, Gaviraghi M, Lupi A, Frenquelli M, Cittaro D, Segalla S, Lemaitre JM, Tonon G. H3K4me3 demethylation by the histone demethylase KDM5C/JARID1C promotes DNA replication origin firing. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:2560-74. [PMID: 25712104 PMCID: PMC4357704 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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DNA replication is a tightly regulated process that initiates from multiple replication origins and leads to the faithful transmission of the genetic material. For proper DNA replication, the chromatin surrounding origins needs to be remodeled. However, remarkably little is known on which epigenetic changes are required to allow the firing of replication origins. Here, we show that the histone demethylase KDM5C/JARID1C is required for proper DNA replication at early origins. JARID1C dictates the assembly of the pre-initiation complex, driving the binding to chromatin of the pre-initiation proteins CDC45 and PCNA, through the demethylation of the histone mark H3K4me3. Fork activation and histone H4 acetylation, additional early events involved in DNA replication, are not affected by JARID1C downregulation. All together, these data point to a prominent role for JARID1C in a specific phase of DNA replication in mammalian cells, through its demethylase activity on H3K4me3.
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- Beatrice Rondinelli
- Functional Genomics of Cancer Unit, Division of Experimental Oncology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy Molecular Medicine PhD Program, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Via Olgettina 58, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Genome Plasticity in Development and Aging, Institute of Regenerative Medicine and Biotherapies, INSERM U1183, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
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- Functional Genomics of Cancer Unit, Division of Experimental Oncology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Functional Genomics of Cancer Unit, Division of Experimental Oncology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy Molecular Medicine PhD Program, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Via Olgettina 58, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Functional Genomics of Cancer Unit, Division of Experimental Oncology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy Molecular Medicine PhD Program, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Via Olgettina 58, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Functional Genomics of Cancer Unit, Division of Experimental Oncology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Centre for Translational Genomics and Bioinformatics, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Functional Genomics of Cancer Unit, Division of Experimental Oncology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Genome Plasticity in Development and Aging, Institute of Regenerative Medicine and Biotherapies, INSERM U1183, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
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- Functional Genomics of Cancer Unit, Division of Experimental Oncology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy
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Foulk MS, Urban JM, Casella C, Gerbi SA. Characterizing and controlling intrinsic biases of lambda exonuclease in nascent strand sequencing reveals phasing between nucleosomes and G-quadruplex motifs around a subset of human replication origins. Genome Res 2015; 25:725-35. [PMID: 25695952 PMCID: PMC4417120 DOI: 10.1101/gr.183848.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Nascent strand sequencing (NS-seq) is used to discover DNA replication origins genome-wide, allowing identification of features for their specification. NS-seq depends on the ability of lambda exonuclease (λ-exo) to efficiently digest parental DNA while leaving RNA-primer protected nascent strands intact. We used genomics and biochemical approaches to determine if λ-exo digests all parental DNA sequences equally. We report that λ-exo does not efficiently digest G-quadruplex (G4) structures in a plasmid. Moreover, λ-exo digestion of nonreplicating genomic DNA (LexoG0) enriches GC-rich DNA and G4 motifs genome-wide. We used LexoG0 data to control for nascent strand–independent λ-exo biases in NS-seq and validated this approach at the rDNA locus. The λ-exo–controlled NS-seq peaks are not GC-rich, and only 35.5% overlap with 6.8% of all G4s, suggesting that G4s are not general determinants for origin specification but may play a role for a subset. Interestingly, we observed a periodic spacing of G4 motifs and nucleosomes around the peak summits, suggesting that G4s may position nucleosomes at this subset of origins. Finally, we demonstrate that use of Na+ instead of K+ in the λ-exo digestion buffer reduced the effect of G4s on λ-exo digestion and discuss ways to increase both the sensitivity and specificity of NS-seq.
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- Michael S Foulk
- Brown University Division of Biology and Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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- Brown University Division of Biology and Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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- Brown University Division of Biology and Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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- Brown University Division of Biology and Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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Embryonic stem cell specific "master" replication origins at the heart of the loss of pluripotency. PLoS Comput Biol 2015; 11:e1003969. [PMID: 25658386 PMCID: PMC4319821 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Epigenetic regulation of the replication program during mammalian cell differentiation remains poorly understood. We performed an integrative analysis of eleven genome-wide epigenetic profiles at 100 kb resolution of Mean Replication Timing (MRT) data in six human cell lines. Compared to the organization in four chromatin states shared by the five somatic cell lines, embryonic stem cell (ESC) line H1 displays (i) a gene-poor but highly dynamic chromatin state (EC4) associated to histone variant H2AZ rather than a HP1-associated heterochromatin state (C4) and (ii) a mid-S accessible chromatin state with bivalent gene marks instead of a polycomb-repressed heterochromatin state. Plastic MRT regions (≲ 20% of the genome) are predominantly localized at the borders of U-shaped timing domains. Whereas somatic-specific U-domain borders are gene-dense GC-rich regions, 31.6% of H1-specific U-domain borders are early EC4 regions enriched in pluripotency transcription factors NANOG and OCT4 despite being GC poor and gene deserts. Silencing of these ESC-specific “master” replication initiation zones during differentiation corresponds to a loss of H2AZ and an enrichment in H3K9me3 mark characteristic of late replicating C4 heterochromatin. These results shed a new light on the epigenetically regulated global chromatin reorganization that underlies the loss of pluripotency and lineage commitment. During development, embryonic stem cell (ESC) enter a program of cell differentiation eventually leading to all the necessary differentiated cell types. Understanding the mechanisms responsible for the underlying modifications of the gene expression program is of fundamental importance, as it will likely have strong impact on the development of regenerative medicine. We show that besides some epigenetic regulation, ubiquitous master replication origins at replication timing U-domain borders shared by 6 human cell types are transcriptionally active open chromatin regions specified by a local enrichment in nucleosome free regions encoded in the DNA sequence suggesting that they have been selected during evolution. In contrast, ESC specific master replication origins bear a unique epigenetic signature (enrichment in CTCF, H2AZ, NANOG, OCT4, …) likely contributing to maintain ESC chromatin in a highly dynamic and accessible state that is refractory to polycomb and HP1 heterochromatin spreading. These ESC specific master origins thus appear as key genomic regions where epigenetic control of chromatin organization is at play to maintain pluripotency of stem cell lineages and to guide lineage commitment to somatic cell types.
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Hyrien O. Peaks cloaked in the mist: the landscape of mammalian replication origins. J Cell Biol 2015; 208:147-60. [PMID: 25601401 PMCID: PMC4298691 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201407004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Replication of mammalian genomes starts at sites termed replication origins, which historically have been difficult to locate as a result of large genome sizes, limited power of genetic identification schemes, and rareness and fragility of initiation intermediates. However, origins are now mapped by the thousands using microarrays and sequencing techniques. Independent studies show modest concordance, suggesting that mammalian origins can form at any DNA sequence but are suppressed by read-through transcription or that they can overlap the 5' end or even the entire gene. These results require a critical reevaluation of whether origins form at specific DNA elements and/or epigenetic signals or require no such determinants.
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- Olivier Hyrien
- Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR8197 and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1024, 75005 Paris, France
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Konieczna A, Szczepańska A, Sawiuk K, Łyżeń R, Węgrzyn G. Enzymes of the central carbon metabolism: Are they linkers between transcription, DNA replication, and carcinogenesis? Med Hypotheses 2015; 84:58-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2014.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2014] [Revised: 11/05/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Besnard E, Desprat R, Ryan M, Kahli M, Aladjem MI, Lemaitre JM. Best practices for mapping replication origins in eukaryotic chromosomes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 64:22.18.1-13. [PMID: 25181303 DOI: 10.1002/0471143030.cb2218s64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Understanding the regulatory principles ensuring complete DNA replication in each cell division is critical for deciphering the mechanisms that maintain genomic stability. Recent advances in genome sequencing technology facilitated complete mapping of DNA replication sites and helped move the field from observing replication patterns at a handful of single loci to analyzing replication patterns genome-wide. These advances address issues, such as the relationship between replication initiation events, transcription, and chromatin modifications, and identify potential replication origin consensus sequences. This unit summarizes the technological and fundamental aspects of replication profiling and briefly discusses novel insights emerging from mining large datasets, published in the last 3 years, and also describes DNA replication dynamics on a whole-genome scale.
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- Emilie Besnard
- Laboratory of Genome Plasticity and Aging, Institute of Functional Genomics, CNRS UMR5203, INSERM U661, UMI, Montpellier, France
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Temporal and spatial regulation of eukaryotic DNA replication: From regulated initiation to genome-scale timing program. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2014; 30:110-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Gindin Y, Valenzuela MS, Aladjem MI, Meltzer PS, Bilke S. A chromatin structure-based model accurately predicts DNA replication timing in human cells. Mol Syst Biol 2014; 10:722. [PMID: 24682507 PMCID: PMC4017678 DOI: 10.1002/msb.134859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The metazoan genome is replicated in precise cell lineage‐specific temporal order. However, the mechanism controlling this orchestrated process is poorly understood as no molecular mechanisms have been identified that actively regulate the firing sequence of genome replication. Here, we develop a mechanistic model of genome replication capable of predicting, with accuracy rivaling experimental repeats, observed empirical replication timing program in humans. In our model, replication is initiated in an uncoordinated (time‐stochastic) manner at well‐defined sites. The model contains, in addition to the choice of the genomic landmark that localizes initiation, only a single adjustable parameter of direct biological relevance: the number of replication forks. We find that DNase‐hypersensitive sites are optimal and independent determinants of DNA replication initiation. We demonstrate that the DNA replication timing program in human cells is a robust emergent phenomenon that, by its very nature, does not require a regulatory mechanism determining a proper replication initiation firing sequence.
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- Yevgeniy Gindin
- Genetics Branch Center for Cancer Research, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Weeks LD, Zentner GE, Scacheri PC, Gerson SL. Uracil DNA glycosylase (UNG) loss enhances DNA double strand break formation in human cancer cells exposed to pemetrexed. Cell Death Dis 2014; 5:e1045. [PMID: 24503537 PMCID: PMC3944228 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2013.477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Misincorporation of genomic uracil and formation of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are known consequences of exposure to TS inhibitors such as pemetrexed. Uracil DNA glycosylase (UNG) catalyzes the excision of uracil from DNA and initiates DNA base excision repair (BER). To better define the relationship between UNG activity and pemetrexed anticancer activity, we have investigated DNA damage, DSB formation, DSB repair capacity, and replication fork stability in UNG+/+ and UNG−/− cells. We report that despite identical growth rates and DSB repair capacities, UNG−/− cells accumulated significantly greater uracil and DSBs compared with UNG+/+ cells when exposed to pemetrexed. ChIP-seq analysis of γ-H2AX enrichment confirmed fewer DSBs in UNG+/+ cells. Furthermore, DSBs in UNG+/+ and UNG−/− cells occur at distinct genomic loci, supporting differential mechanisms of DSB formation in UNG-competent and UNG-deficient cells. UNG−/− cells also showed increased evidence of replication fork instability (PCNA dispersal) when exposed to pemetrexed. Thymidine co-treatment rescues S-phase arrest in both UNG+/+ and UNG−/− cells treated with IC50-level pemetrexed. However, following pemetrexed exposure, UNG−/− but not UNG+/+ cells are refractory to thymidine rescue, suggesting that deficient uracil excision rather than dTTP depletion is the barrier to cell cycle progression in UNG−/− cells. Based on these findings we propose that pemetrexed-induced uracil misincorporation is genotoxic, contributing to replication fork instability, DSB formation and ultimately cell death.
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- L D Weeks
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- 1] Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA [2] Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- 1] Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA [2] Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA [3] Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Sherstyuk VV, Shevchenko AI, Zakian SM. Epigenetic landscape for initiation of DNA replication. Chromosoma 2013; 123:183-99. [PMID: 24337246 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-013-0448-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Revised: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The key genetic process of DNA replication is initiated at specific sites referred to as replication origins. In eukaryotes, origins of DNA replication are not specified by a defined nucleotide sequence. Recent studies have shown that the structural context and topology of DNA sequence, chromatin features, and its transcriptional activity play an important role in origin choice. During differentiation and development, significant changes in chromatin organization and transcription occur, influencing origin activity and choice. In the last few years, a number of different genome-wide studies have broadened the understanding of replication origin regulation. In this review, we discuss the epigenetic factors and mechanisms that modulate origin choice and firing.
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- Vladimir V Sherstyuk
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, pr. Akad. Lavrentieva 10, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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Julienne H, Zoufir A, Audit B, Arneodo A. Human genome replication proceeds through four chromatin states. PLoS Comput Biol 2013; 9:e1003233. [PMID: 24130466 PMCID: PMC3794905 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Advances in genomic studies have led to significant progress in understanding the epigenetically controlled interplay between chromatin structure and nuclear functions. Epigenetic modifications were shown to play a key role in transcription regulation and genome activity during development and differentiation or in response to the environment. Paradoxically, the molecular mechanisms that regulate the initiation and the maintenance of the spatio-temporal replication program in higher eukaryotes, and in particular their links to epigenetic modifications, still remain elusive. By integrative analysis of the genome-wide distributions of thirteen epigenetic marks in the human cell line K562, at the 100 kb resolution of corresponding mean replication timing (MRT) data, we identify four major groups of chromatin marks with shared features. These states have different MRT, namely from early to late replicating, replication proceeds though a transcriptionally active euchromatin state (C1), a repressive type of chromatin (C2) associated with polycomb complexes, a silent state (C3) not enriched in any available marks, and a gene poor HP1-associated heterochromatin state (C4). When mapping these chromatin states inside the megabase-sized U-domains (U-shaped MRT profile) covering about 50% of the human genome, we reveal that the associated replication fork polarity gradient corresponds to a directional path across the four chromatin states, from C1 at U-domains borders followed by C2, C3 and C4 at centers. Analysis of the other genome half is consistent with early and late replication loci occurring in separate compartments, the former correspond to gene-rich, high-GC domains of intermingled chromatin states C1 and C2, whereas the latter correspond to gene-poor, low-GC domains of alternating chromatin states C3 and C4 or long C4 domains. This new segmentation sheds a new light on the epigenetic regulation of the spatio-temporal replication program in human and provides a framework for further studies in different cell types, in both health and disease. Previous studies revealed spatially coherent and biological-meaningful chromatin mark combinations in human cells. Here, we analyze thirteen epigenetic mark maps in the human cell line K562 at 100 kb resolution of MRT data. The complexity of epigenetic data is reduced to four chromatin states that display remarkable similarities with those reported in fly, worm and plants. These states have different MRT: (C1) is transcriptionally active, early replicating, enriched in CTCF; (C2) is Polycomb repressed, mid-S replicating; (C3) lacks of marks and replicates late and (C4) is a late-replicating gene-poor HP1 repressed heterochromatin state. When mapping these states inside the 876 replication U-domains of K562, the replication fork polarity gradient observed in these U-domains comes along with a remarkable epigenetic organization from C1 at U-domain borders to C2, C3 and ultimately C4 at centers. The remaining genome half displays early replicating, gene rich and high GC domains of intermingled C1 and C2 states segregating from late replicating, gene poor and low GC domains of concatenated C3 and/or C4 states. This constitutes the first evidence of epigenetic compartmentalization of the human genome into replication domains likely corresponding to autonomous units in the 3D chromatin architecture.
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- Hanna Julienne
- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Laboratoire de Physique, CNRS UMR 5672, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Laboratoire de Physique, CNRS UMR 5672, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Laboratoire de Physique, CNRS UMR 5672, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Laboratoire de Physique, CNRS UMR 5672, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Hoshina S, Yura K, Teranishi H, Kiyasu N, Tominaga A, Kadoma H, Nakatsuka A, Kunichika T, Obuse C, Waga S. Human origin recognition complex binds preferentially to G-quadruplex-preferable RNA and single-stranded DNA. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:30161-30171. [PMID: 24003239 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.492504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Origin recognition complex (ORC), consisting of six subunits ORC1-6, is known to bind to replication origins and function in the initiation of DNA replication in eukaryotic cells. In contrast to the fact that Saccharomyces cerevisiae ORC recognizes the replication origin in a sequence-specific manner, metazoan ORC has not exhibited strict sequence-specificity for DNA binding. Here we report that human ORC binds preferentially to G-quadruplex (G4)-preferable G-rich RNA or single-stranded DNA (ssDNA). We mapped the G-rich RNA-binding domain in the ORC1 subunit, in a region adjacent to its ATPase domain. This domain itself has an ability to preferentially recognize G4-preferable sequences of ssDNA. Furthermore, we found, by structure modeling, that the G-rich RNA-binding domain is similar to the N-terminal portion of AdoMet_MTase domain of mammalian DNA methyltransferase 1. Therefore, in contrast with the binding to double-stranded DNA, human ORC has an apparent sequence preference with respect to its RNA/ssDNA binding. Interestingly, this specificity coincides with the common signature present in most of the human replication origins. We expect that our findings provide new insights into the regulations of function and chromatin binding of metazoan ORCs.
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- Shoko Hoshina
- From the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan
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- the Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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- From the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan
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- From the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan
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- From the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan
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- From the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan
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- From the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan
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- the Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan, and
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- the Division of Molecular Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- From the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan,.
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Julienne H, Zoufir A, Audit B, Arneodo A. Epigenetic regulation of the human genome: coherence between promoter activity and large-scale chromatin environment. FRONTIERS IN LIFE SCIENCE 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/21553769.2013.832706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Barańska S, Glinkowska M, Herman-Antosiewicz A, Maciąg-Dorszyńska M, Nowicki D, Szalewska-Pałasz A, Węgrzyn A, Węgrzyn G. Replicating DNA by cell factories: roles of central carbon metabolism and transcription in the control of DNA replication in microbes, and implications for understanding this process in human cells. Microb Cell Fact 2013; 12:55. [PMID: 23714207 PMCID: PMC3698200 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-12-55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Precise regulation of DNA replication is necessary to ensure the inheritance of genetic features by daughter cells after each cell division. Therefore, determining how the regulatory processes operate to control DNA replication is crucial to our understanding and application to biotechnological processes. Contrary to early concepts of DNA replication, it appears that this process is operated by large, stationary nucleoprotein complexes, called replication factories, rather than by single enzymes trafficking along template molecules. Recent discoveries indicated that in bacterial cells two processes, central carbon metabolism (CCM) and transcription, significantly and specifically influence the control of DNA replication of various replicons. The impact of these discoveries on our understanding of the regulation of DNA synthesis is discussed in this review. It appears that CCM may influence DNA replication by either action of specific metabolites or moonlighting activities of some enzymes involved in this metabolic pathway. The role of transcription in the control of DNA replication may arise from either topological changes in nucleic acids which accompany RNA synthesis or direct interactions between replication and transcription machineries. Due to intriguing similarities between some prokaryotic and eukaryotic regulatory systems, possible implications of studies on regulation of microbial DNA replication on understanding such a process occurring in human cells are discussed.
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- Sylwia Barańska
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, Gdańsk 80-308, Poland
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Trapping DNA replication origins from the human genome. Genes (Basel) 2013; 4:198-225. [PMID: 24705160 PMCID: PMC3899975 DOI: 10.3390/genes4020198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Revised: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Synthesis of chromosomal DNA is initiated from multiple origins of replication in higher eukaryotes; however, little is known about these origins’ structures. We isolated the origin-derived nascent DNAs from a human repair-deficient cell line by blocking the replication forks near the origins using two different origin-trapping methods (i.e., UV- or chemical crosslinker-treatment and cell synchronization in early S phase using DNA replication inhibitors). Single-stranded DNAs (of 0.5–3 kb) that accumulated after such treatments were labeled with bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU). BrdU-labeled DNA was immunopurified after fractionation by alkaline sucrose density gradient centrifugation and cloned by complementary-strand synthesis and PCR amplification. Competitive PCR revealed an increased abundance of DNA derived from known replication origins (c-myc and lamin B2 genes) in the nascent DNA fractions from the UV-treated or crosslinked cells. Nucleotide sequences of 85 and 208 kb were obtained from the two libraries (I and II) prepared from the UV-treated log-phase cells and early S phase arrested cells, respectively. The libraries differed from each other in their G+C composition and replication-related motif contents, suggesting that differences existed between the origin fragments isolated by the two different origin-trapping methods. The replication activities for seven out of 12 putative origin loci from the early-S phase cells were shown by competitive PCR. We mapped 117 (library I) and 172 (library II) putative origin loci to the human genome; approximately 60% and 50% of these loci were assigned to the G-band and intragenic regions, respectively. Analyses of the flanking sequences of the mapped loci suggested that the putative origin loci tended to associate with genes (including conserved sites) and DNase I hypersensitive sites; however, poor correlations were found between such loci and the CpG islands, transcription start sites, and K27-acetylated histone H3 peaks.
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Sanchez MDLP, Costas C, Sequeira-Mendes J, Gutierrez C. Regulating DNA replication in plants. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2012; 4:a010140. [PMID: 23209151 PMCID: PMC3504439 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a010140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Chromosomal DNA replication in plants has requirements and constraints similar to those in other eukaryotes. However, some aspects are plant-specific. Studies of DNA replication control in plants, which have unique developmental strategies, can offer unparalleled opportunities of comparing regulatory processes with yeast and, particularly, metazoa to identify common trends and basic rules. In addition to the comparative molecular and biochemical studies, genomic studies in plants that started with Arabidopsis thaliana in the year 2000 have now expanded to several dozens of species. This, together with the applicability of genomic approaches and the availability of a large collection of mutants, underscores the enormous potential to study DNA replication control in a whole developing organism. Recent advances in this field with particular focus on the DNA replication proteins, the nature of replication origins and their epigenetic landscape, and the control of endoreplication will be reviewed.
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- Maria de la Paz Sanchez
- Centro de Biologia Molecular "Severo Ochoa," CSIC-UAM, Nicolas Cabrera 1, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Dellino GI, Cittaro D, Piccioni R, Luzi L, Banfi S, Segalla S, Cesaroni M, Mendoza-Maldonado R, Giacca M, Pelicci PG. Genome-wide mapping of human DNA-replication origins: levels of transcription at ORC1 sites regulate origin selection and replication timing. Genome Res 2012. [PMID: 23187890 PMCID: PMC3530669 DOI: 10.1101/gr.142331.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We report the genome-wide mapping of ORC1 binding sites in mammals, by chromatin immunoprecipitation and parallel sequencing (ChIP-seq). ORC1 binding sites in HeLa cells were validated as active DNA replication origins (ORIs) using Repli-seq, a method that allows identification of ORI-containing regions by parallel sequencing of temporally ordered replicating DNA. ORC1 sites were universally associated with transcription start sites (TSSs) of coding or noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs). Transcription levels at the ORC1 sites directly correlated with replication timing, suggesting the existence of two classes of ORIs: those associated with moderate/high transcription levels (≥1 RNA copy/cell), firing in early S and mapping to the TSSs of coding RNAs; and those associated with low transcription levels (<1 RNA copy/cell), firing throughout the entire S and mapping to TSSs of ncRNAs. These findings are compatible with a scenario whereby TSS expression levels influence the efficiency of ORC1 recruitment at G1 and the probability of firing during S.
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- Gaetano Ivan Dellino
- Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, 20141 Milan, Italy.
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Structural mutations in cancer: mechanistic and functional insights. Trends Genet 2012; 28:550-9. [PMID: 22901976 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2012.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2012] [Revised: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 07/03/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has enabled the comprehensive and precise identification of many somatic structural mutations in cancer. Analyses integrating point mutation information with data on rearrangements and copy number variation have revealed a higher-order organization of the seemingly random genetic events that lead to cancer. These meta-analyses provide a more refined view of the mutational mechanisms, genomic evolution, and combinations of mutations that contribute to tumorigenesis. Structural mutations, or genome-scale rearrangements of segments of DNA, may play a hitherto unappreciated role in cancer through their ability to move blocks of adjacent genes simultaneously, leading to concurrent oncogenic events. Moreover, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data from tumors have revealed global rearrangements, such as those seen in the tandem duplicator phenotype and in chromothripsis, suggesting that massive rearrangements are a specific cancer phenotype. Taken together, the emerging data suggest that the chromosome structure itself functions as a systems oncogenic organizer.
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Unraveling cell type-specific and reprogrammable human replication origin signatures associated with G-quadruplex consensus motifs. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2012; 19:837-44. [PMID: 22751019 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 295] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Accepted: 06/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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DNA replication is highly regulated, ensuring faithful inheritance of genetic information through each cell cycle. In metazoans, this process is initiated at many thousands of DNA replication origins whose cell type-specific distribution and usage are poorly understood. We exhaustively mapped the genome-wide location of replication origins in human cells using deep sequencing of short nascent strands and identified ten times more origin positions than we expected; most of these positions were conserved in four different human cell lines. Furthermore, we identified a consensus G-quadruplex-forming DNA motif that can predict the position of DNA replication origins in human cells, accounting for their distribution, usage efficiency and timing. Finally, we discovered a cell type-specific reprogrammable signature of cell identity that was revealed by specific efficiencies of conserved origin positions and not by the selection of cell type-specific subsets of origins.
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Valenzuela MS, Hu L, Lueders J, Walker R, Meltzer PS. Broader utilization of origins of DNA replication in cancer cell lines along a 78 kb region of human chromosome 2q34. J Cell Biochem 2012; 113:132-40. [PMID: 21898540 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Human DNA replication depends on the activation of thousands of origins distributed within the genome. The actual distribution of origins is not known, nor whether this distribution is unique to a cell type, or if it changes with the proliferative state of the cell. In this study, we have employed a real-time PCR-based nascent strand DNA abundance assay, to determine the location of origins along a 78 kb region on Chr2q34. Preliminary studies using nascent DNA strands isolated from either HeLa and normal skin fibroblast cells showed that in both cell lines peaks of high origin activity mapped in similar locations. However, the overall origin profile in HeLa cells corresponded to broad origin activation zones, whereas in fibroblasts a more punctuated profile of origin activation was observed. To investigate the relevance of this differential origin profile, we compared the origin distribution profiles in breast cancer cell lines MDA-MB-231, BT-474, and MCF-7, to their normal counterpart MCF-10A. In addition, the CRL7250 cell line was also used as a normal control. Our results validated our earlier observation and showed that the origin profile in normal cell lines exhibited a punctuated pattern, in contrast to broader zone profiles observed in the cancer cell lines. A quantitative analysis of origin peaks revealed that the number of activated origins in cancer cells is statistically larger than that obtained in normal cells, suggesting that the flexibility of origin usage is significantly increased in cancer cells compared to their normal counterparts.
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- Manuel S Valenzuela
- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA.
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Drosopoulos WC, Kosiyatrakul ST, Yan Z, Calderano SG, Schildkraut CL. Human telomeres replicate using chromosome-specific, rather than universal, replication programs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 197:253-66. [PMID: 22508510 PMCID: PMC3328383 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201112083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Human telomere replication initiates either from within telomere repeats or from within the subtelomere using a chromosome-specific replication program that appears conserved between different cell types. Telomeric and adjacent subtelomeric heterochromatin pose significant challenges to the DNA replication machinery. Little is known about how replication progresses through these regions in human cells. Using single molecule analysis of replicated DNA (SMARD), we delineate the replication programs—i.e., origin distribution, termination site location, and fork rate and direction—of specific telomeres/subtelomeres of individual human chromosomes in two embryonic stem (ES) cell lines and two primary somatic cell types. We observe that replication can initiate within human telomere repeats but was most frequently accomplished by replisomes originating in the subtelomere. No major delay or pausing in fork progression was detected that might lead to telomere/subtelomere fragility. In addition, telomeres from different chromosomes from the same cell type displayed chromosome-specific replication programs rather than a universal program. Importantly, although there was some variation in the replication program of the same telomere in different cell types, the basic features of the program of a specific chromosome end appear to be conserved.
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- William C Drosopoulos
- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Valenzuela MS. Initiation of DNA Replication in the Human Genome. HEREDITARY GENETICS : CURRENT RESEARCH 2012; Suppl 1:4903. [PMID: 24511453 PMCID: PMC3915928 DOI: 10.4172/2161-1041.s1-003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Replication of the human genome relies on the presence of thousands of origins distributed along each of the chromosomes. The activation of these origins occurs in a highly regulated manner to ensure that chromosomes are faithfully duplicated only once during each cell cycle. Failure in this regulation can lead to abnormal cell proliferation, or/and genomic instability, the hallmarks of cancer cells. The mechanisms determining how, when, and where origins are activated remains still a mystery. However recent technological advances have facilitated the study of DNA replication in a genome-wide scale, and have provided a wealth of information on several features of this process. Here we present an overview of the current progress on our understanding of the initiation step of DNA replication in human cells, and its relationship to abnormal cell proliferation.
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- Manuel S. Valenzuela
- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, 1005 D.B. Todd Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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Sequeira-Mendes J, Gómez M. On the opportunistic nature of transcription and replication initiation in the metazoan genome. Bioessays 2011; 34:119-25. [PMID: 22086495 DOI: 10.1002/bies.201100126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Cellular identity and its response to external or internal signalling variations are encoded in a cell's genome as regulatory information. The genomic regions that specify this type of information are highly variable and degenerated in their sequence determinants, as it is becoming increasingly evident through the application of genome-scale methods to study gene expression. Here, we speculate that the same scenario applies to the regulatory regions controlling where DNA replication starts in the metazoan genome. We propose that replication origins cannot be defined as unique genomic features, but rather that DNA synthesis initiates opportunistically from accessible DNA sites, making cells highly robust and adaptable to environmental or developmental changes.
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- Joana Sequeira-Mendes
- Centro de Biología Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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Martin MM, Ryan M, Kim R, Zakas AL, Fu H, Lin CM, Reinhold WC, Davis SR, Bilke S, Liu H, Doroshow JH, Reimers MA, Valenzuela MS, Pommier Y, Meltzer PS, Aladjem MI. Genome-wide depletion of replication initiation events in highly transcribed regions. Genome Res 2011; 21:1822-32. [PMID: 21813623 DOI: 10.1101/gr.124644.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This report investigates the mechanisms by which mammalian cells coordinate DNA replication with transcription and chromatin assembly. In yeast, DNA replication initiates within nucleosome-free regions, but studies in mammalian cells have not revealed a similar relationship. Here, we have used genome-wide massively parallel sequencing to map replication initiation events, thereby creating a database of all replication initiation sites within nonrepetitive DNA in two human cell lines. Mining this database revealed that genomic regions transcribed at moderate levels were generally associated with high replication initiation frequency. In genomic regions with high rates of transcription, very few replication initiation events were detected. High-resolution mapping of replication initiation sites showed that replication initiation events were absent from transcription start sites but were highly enriched in adjacent, downstream sequences. Methylation of CpG sequences strongly affected the location of replication initiation events, whereas histone modifications had minimal effects. These observations suggest that high levels of transcription interfere with formation of pre-replication protein complexes. Data presented here identify replication initiation sites throughout the genome, providing a foundation for further analyses of DNA-replication dynamics and cell-cycle progression.
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- Melvenia M Martin
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, CCR, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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