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Yoshizawa-Sugata N, Yamazaki S, Mita-Yoshida K, Ono T, Nishito Y, Masai H. Loss of full-length DNA replication regulator Rif1 in two-cell embryos is associated with zygotic transcriptional activation. J Biol Chem 2021; 297:101367. [PMID: 34736895 PMCID: PMC8686075 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Rif1 regulates DNA replication timing and double-strand break repair, and its depletion induces transcriptional bursting of two-cell (2C) zygote-specific genes in mouse ES cells. However, how Rif1 regulates zygotic transcription is unclear. We show here that Rif1 depletion promotes the formation of a unique Zscan4 enhancer structure harboring both histone H3 lysine 27 acetylation (H3K27ac) and moderate levels of silencing chromatin mark H3K9me3. Curiously, another enhancer mark H3K4me1 is missing, whereas DNA methylation is still maintained in the structure, which spreads across gene bodies and neighboring regions within the Zscan4 gene cluster. We also found by function analyses of Rif1 domains in ES cells that ectopic expression of Rif1 lacking N-terminal domain results in upregulation of 2C transcripts. This appears to be caused by dominant negative inhibition of endogenous Rif1 protein localization at the nuclear periphery through formation of hetero-oligomers between the N-terminally truncated and endogenous forms. Strikingly, in murine 2C embryos, most of Rif1-derived polypeptides are expressed as truncated forms in soluble nuclear or cytosolic fraction and are likely nonfunctional. Toward the morula stage, the full-length form of Rif1 gradually increased. Our results suggest that the absence of the functional full-length Rif1 due to its instability or alternative splicing and potential inactivation of Rif1 through dominant inhibition by N-terminally truncated Rif1 polypeptides may be involved in 2C-specific transcription program.
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Key Words
- 2c, two-cell (embryo)
- 4-oht, 4-hydroxytamoxifen
- dox, doxycycline
- erv, endogenous retrovirus
- es, embryonic stem
- hpf, hours post fertilization
- idr, intrinsic disordered region
- ivf, in vitro fertilization
- kd, knockdown
- ko, knockout
- rt, room temperature
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- Genome Dynamics Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Basic Technology Research, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Basic Technology Research, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Basic Technology Research, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Genome Dynamics Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan.
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Blasiak J, Szczepańska J, Sobczuk A, Fila M, Pawlowska E. RIF1 Links Replication Timing with Fork Reactivation and DNA Double-Strand Break Repair. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:11440. [PMID: 34768871 PMCID: PMC8583789 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Replication timing (RT) is a cellular program to coordinate initiation of DNA replication in all origins within the genome. RIF1 (replication timing regulatory factor 1) is a master regulator of RT in human cells. This role of RIF1 is associated with binding G4-quadruplexes and changes in 3D chromatin that may suppress origin activation over a long distance. Many effects of RIF1 in fork reactivation and DNA double-strand (DSB) repair (DSBR) are underlined by its interaction with TP53BP1 (tumor protein p53 binding protein). In G1, RIF1 acts antagonistically to BRCA1 (BRCA1 DNA repair associated), suppressing end resection and homologous recombination repair (HRR) and promoting non-homologous end joining (NHEJ), contributing to DSBR pathway choice. RIF1 is an important element of intra-S-checkpoints to recover damaged replication fork with the involvement of HRR. High-resolution microscopic studies show that RIF1 cooperates with TP53BP1 to preserve 3D structure and epigenetic markers of genomic loci disrupted by DSBs. Apart from TP53BP1, RIF1 interact with many other proteins, including proteins involved in DNA damage response, cell cycle regulation, and chromatin remodeling. As impaired RT, DSBR and fork reactivation are associated with genomic instability, a hallmark of malignant transformation, RIF1 has a diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic potential in cancer. Further studies may reveal other aspects of common regulation of RT, DSBR, and fork reactivation by RIF1.
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- Janusz Blasiak
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-216 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Lodz, 93-338 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Developmental Neurology and Epileptology, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute, 93-338 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Orthodontics, Medical University of Lodz, 92-217 Lodz, Poland;
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Pan H, Kaur P, Barnes R, Detwiler AC, Sanford SL, Liu M, Xu P, Mahn C, Tang Q, Hao P, Bhattaram D, You C, Gu X, Lu W, Piehler J, Xu G, Weninger K, Riehn R, Opresko PL, Wang H. Structure, dynamics, and regulation of TRF1-TIN2-mediated trans- and cis-interactions on telomeric DNA. J Biol Chem 2021; 297:101080. [PMID: 34403696 PMCID: PMC8437784 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
TIN2 is a core component of the shelterin complex linking double-stranded telomeric DNA-binding proteins (TRF1 and TRF2) and single-strand overhang-binding proteins (TPP1-POT1). In vivo, the large majority of TRF1 and TRF2 exist in complexes containing TIN2 but lacking TPP1/POT1; however, the role of TRF1-TIN2 interactions in mediating interactions with telomeric DNA is unclear. Here, we investigated DNA molecular structures promoted by TRF1-TIN2 interaction using atomic force microscopy (AFM), total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM), and the DNA tightrope assay. We demonstrate that the short (TIN2S) and long (TIN2L) isoforms of TIN2 facilitate TRF1-mediated DNA compaction (cis-interactions) and DNA-DNA bridging (trans-interactions) in a telomeric sequence- and length-dependent manner. On the short telomeric DNA substrate (six TTAGGG repeats), the majority of TRF1-mediated telomeric DNA-DNA bridging events are transient with a lifetime of ~1.95 s. On longer DNA substrates (270 TTAGGG repeats), TIN2 forms multiprotein complexes with TRF1 and stabilizes TRF1-mediated DNA-DNA bridging events that last on the order of minutes. Preincubation of TRF1 with its regulator protein Tankyrase 1 and the cofactor NAD+ significantly reduced TRF1-TIN2 mediated DNA-DNA bridging, whereas TIN2 protected the disassembly of TRF1-TIN2 mediated DNA-DNA bridging upon Tankyrase 1 addition. Furthermore, we showed that TPP1 inhibits TRF1-TIN2L-mediated DNA-DNA bridging. Our study, together with previous findings, supports a molecular model in which protein assemblies at telomeres are heterogeneous with distinct subcomplexes and full shelterin complexes playing distinct roles in telomere protection and elongation.
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- Hai Pan
- Physics Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Physics Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Physics Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Physics Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Physics Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Physics Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biology/Chemistry, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- College of Art and Sciences, New York University, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Biology/Chemistry, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Physics Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Physics Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology Graduate Program, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Physics Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Toxicology Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
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Neves RVP, Rosa TDS, Corrêa HL, da Silva Aires KM, Deus LA, Sousa MK, Stone WJ, Aguiar LR, Prestes J, Simões HG, Andrade RV, Moraes MR. Biomarkers and Redox Balance in Aging Rats after Dynamic and Isometric Resistance Training. Int J Sports Med 2021; 42:283-290. [PMID: 32947637 DOI: 10.1055/a-1231-5410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Aging muscle is prone to sarcopenia and its associated telomere shortening and increased oxidative stress. Telomeres are protected by a shelterin protein complex, proteins expressed in response to DNA damage. Aerobic exercise training has shown to positively modulate these proteins while aging, but the effects of resistance training are less clear. This investigation was to examine the role of dynamic and isometric RT on markers of senescence and muscle apoptosis: checkpoint kinase 2, 53 kDa protein, shelterin telomere repeat binding 1 and 2, DNA repair, telomere length and redox state in the quadriceps muscle. Fifteen 49-week-old male rats were divided into three groups: control, dynamic resistance training, and isometric resistance training. Dynamic and isometric groups completed five sessions per week during 16 weeks at low to moderate intensity (20-70% maximal load). Only dynamic group decreased expression of 53 kDa protein, proteins from shelterin complex, oxidative stress, and improved antioxidant defense. There was no difference among groups regarding telomere length. In conclusion, dynamic resistance training was more effective than isometric in reducing markers of aging and muscle apoptosis in elderly rats. This modality should be considered as valuable tool do counteract the deleterious effects of aging.
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- Graduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Nutrition, Kinesiology, and Physiological Sciences, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO, United States
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- Graduate Program in Genomic Science and Biotechnology, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genomic Science and Biotechnology, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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Schmutz I, Mensenkamp AR, Takai KK, Haadsma M, Spruijt L, de Voer RM, Choo SS, Lorbeer FK, van Grinsven EJ, Hockemeyer D, Jongmans MCJ, de Lange T. TINF2 is a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor that limits telomere length. eLife 2020; 9:e61235. [PMID: 33258446 PMCID: PMC7707837 DOI: 10.7554/elife.61235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Telomere shortening is a presumed tumor suppressor pathway that imposes a proliferative barrier (the Hayflick limit) during tumorigenesis. This model predicts that excessively long somatic telomeres predispose to cancer. Here, we describe cancer-prone families with two unique TINF2 mutations that truncate TIN2, a shelterin subunit that controls telomere length. Patient lymphocyte telomeres were unusually long. We show that the truncated TIN2 proteins do not localize to telomeres, suggesting that the mutations create loss-of-function alleles. Heterozygous knock-in of the mutations or deletion of one copy of TINF2 resulted in excessive telomere elongation in clonal lines, indicating that TINF2 is haploinsufficient for telomere length control. In contrast, telomere protection and genome stability were maintained in all heterozygous clones. The data establish that the TINF2 truncations predispose to a tumor syndrome. We conclude that TINF2 acts as a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor that limits telomere length to ensure a timely Hayflick limit.
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- Isabelle Schmutz
- Laboratory for Cell Biology and Genetics, Rockefeller UniversityNew YorkUnited States
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenNetherlands
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- Laboratory for Cell Biology and Genetics, Rockefeller UniversityNew YorkUnited States
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenNetherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenNetherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenNetherlands
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, BerkeleyBerkeleyUnited States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, BerkeleyBerkeleyUnited States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, BerkeleyBerkeleyUnited States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, BerkeleyBerkeleyUnited States
- Chan Zuckerberg BiohubSan FranciscoUnited States
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- Laboratory for Cell Biology and Genetics, Rockefeller UniversityNew YorkUnited States
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Yorichika N, Baba Y, Shimada BK, Thakore M, Wong SM, Kobayashi M, Higa JK, Matsui T. The effects of Tel2 on cardiomyocyte survival. Life Sci 2019; 232:116665. [PMID: 31323273 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.116665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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AIMS Overexpression of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), a member of the PIKK (phosphoinositide kinase-related kinase) family, protects cardiomyocytes from cell death induced by pathological stimuli such as ischemia. We previously reported that posttranslational modification of mTOR plays an important role in regulating cardiac mTOR expression. The aim of this study was to see if Tel2 (telomere maintenance 2), a protein that regulates the abundance of PIKKs, confers similar cardioprotective effects as mTOR. Tel2 is not well-characterized in cardiomyocytes, therefore we examined the effects of Tel2 on cardiomyocyte viability under ischemic stress conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS We overexpressed Tel2 or silenced Tel2 with siRNA in the HL-1 cardiomyocyte cell line to survey the effects of Tel2 overexpression and downregulation on cell survival during hypoxia. Adult mouse cardiomyocytes transfected with Tel2 adenoviruses were used to test whether Tel2 sufficiently prevented cardiomyocyte cell death against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). KEY FINDINGS Overexpressing Tel2 increased mTOR expression with a concomitant increase in mTOR Complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTORC2 activity in HL-1 cells. Tel2 deletion decreased mTOR expression, and mTORC1 and mTORC2 activity accordingly. In both HL-1 cells and adult mouse cardiomyocytes, Tel2 overexpression protected cardiomyocytes under ischemic stress. These effects were mTOR-dependent, as mTOR inhibitors blunted the effects of Tel2. While gene silencing of Tel2 did not affect cell survival under normoxia, Tel2 silencing made cardiomyocytes more vulnerable to cell death under hypoxia. SIGNIFICANCE Upregulating Tel2 expression increases mTOR-mediated cardiomyocyte survival and targeting Tel2 could be another therapeutic strategy against ischemic heart disease.
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- Naaiko Yorichika
- Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, HI, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, HI, United States of America; Department of Cardiology and Geriatrics, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, HI, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, HI, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, HI, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, HI, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, HI, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, HI, United States of America.
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Greenwood J, Patel H, Cech TR, Cooper JP. Fission yeast telosomes: non-canonical histone-containing chromatin structures dependent on shelterin and RNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2018; 46:8865-8875. [PMID: 29992245 PMCID: PMC6158490 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Despite the prime importance of telomeres in chromosome stability, significant mysteries surround the architecture of telomeric chromatin. Through micrococcal nuclease mapping, we show that fission yeast chromosome ends are assembled into distinct protected structures ('telosomes') encompassing the telomeric DNA repeats and over half a kilobase of subtelomeric DNA. Telosome formation depends on the conserved telomeric proteins Taz1 and Rap1, and surprisingly, RNA. Although yeast telomeres have long been thought to be free of histones, we show that this is not the case; telomere repeats contain histones. While telomeric histone H3 bears the heterochromatic lys9-methyl mark, we show that this mark is dispensable for telosome formation. Therefore, telomeric chromatin is organized at an architectural level, in which telomere-binding proteins and RNAs impose a unique nucleosome arrangement, and a second level, in which histone modifications are superimposed upon the higher order architecture.
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- Jessica Greenwood
- Telomere Biology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute, London, WC2A 3LY, UK
- Cell Cycle Lab, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Telomere Biology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute, London, WC2A 3LY, UK
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
- Telomere Biology Section, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Toteva T, Mason B, Kanoh Y, Brøgger P, Green D, Verhein-Hansen J, Masai H, Thon G. Establishment of expression-state boundaries by Rif1 and Taz1 in fission yeast. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:1093-1098. [PMID: 28096402 PMCID: PMC5293076 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1614837114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The Shelterin component Rif1 has emerged as a global regulator of the replication-timing program in all eukaryotes examined to date, possibly by modulating the 3D-organization of the genome. In fission yeast a second Shelterin component, Taz1, might share similar functions. Here, we identified unexpected properties for Rif1 and Taz1 by conducting high-throughput genetic screens designed to identify cis- and trans-acting factors capable of creating heterochromatin-euchromatin boundaries in fission yeast. The preponderance of cis-acting elements identified in the screens originated from genomic loci bound by Taz1 and associated with origins of replication whose firing is repressed by Taz1 and Rif1. Boundary formation and gene silencing by these elements required Taz1 and Rif1 and coincided with altered replication timing in the region. Thus, small chromosomal elements sensitive to Taz1 and Rif1 (STAR) could simultaneously regulate gene expression and DNA replication over a large domain, at the edge of which they established a heterochromatin-euchromatin boundary. Taz1, Rif1, and Rif1-associated protein phosphatases Sds21 and Dis2 were each sufficient to establish a boundary when tethered to DNA. Moreover, efficient boundary formation required the amino-terminal domain of the Mcm4 replicative helicase onto which the antagonistic activities of the replication-promoting Dbf4-dependent kinase and Rif1-recruited phosphatases are believed to converge to control replication origin firing. Altogether these observations provide an insight into a coordinated control of DNA replication and organization of the genome into expression domains.
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- Tea Toteva
- Department of Biology, BioCenter, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, BioCenter, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Genome Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6 Kamkitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan
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- Department of Biology, BioCenter, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, BioCenter, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, BioCenter, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Genome Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6 Kamkitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan
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- Department of Biology, BioCenter, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark;
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Cassani C, Gobbini E, Wang W, Niu H, Clerici M, Sung P, Longhese MP. Tel1 and Rif2 Regulate MRX Functions in End-Tethering and Repair of DNA Double-Strand Breaks. PLoS Biol 2016; 14:e1002387. [PMID: 26901759 PMCID: PMC4762649 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
The cellular response to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) is initiated by the MRX/MRN complex (Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 in yeast; Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 in mammals), which recruits the checkpoint kinase Tel1/ATM to DSBs. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the role of Tel1 at DSBs remains enigmatic, as tel1Δ cells do not show obvious hypersensitivity to DSB-inducing agents. By performing a synthetic phenotype screen, we isolated a rad50-V1269M allele that sensitizes tel1Δ cells to genotoxic agents. The MRV1269MX complex associates poorly to DNA ends, and its retention at DSBs is further reduced by the lack of Tel1. As a consequence, tel1Δ rad50-V1269M cells are severely defective both in keeping the DSB ends tethered to each other and in repairing a DSB by either homologous recombination (HR) or nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ). These data indicate that Tel1 promotes MRX retention to DSBs and this function is important to allow proper MRX-DNA binding that is needed for end-tethering and DSB repair. The role of Tel1 in promoting MRX accumulation to DSBs is counteracted by Rif2, which is recruited to DSBs. We also found that Rif2 enhances ATP hydrolysis by MRX and attenuates MRX function in end-tethering, suggesting that Rif2 can regulate MRX activity at DSBs by modulating ATP-dependent conformational changes of Rad50. This study reveals novel roles for the checkpoint kinase Tel1/ATM and Rif2 in regulating the function of the MRX complex during repair of DNA double-strand breaks by nonhomologous end joining and homologous recombination. Many tumors contain mutations that confer defects in repairing DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). In both yeast and mammals, the MRX/MRN complex (Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 in yeast; Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 in mammals) plays critical functions in repairing a DSB by either nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) or homologous recombination (HR). Furthermore, it recruits the checkpoint kinase Tel1/ATM. Although ATM is considered to be a tumor suppressor, up-regulation of ATM signaling promotes chemoresistance, radioresistance and metastasis. For this reason, cancer therapies targeting ATM have been developed to increase the effectiveness of standard genotoxic treatments and/or to set up synthetic lethal approaches in cancers with DNA repair defects. We aimed to identify the precise role of ATM/Tel1 in these processes. By performing a synthetic phenotype screen, we identified a mutation (rad50-V1269M) altering the Rad50 subunit of the MRX complex, which sensitizes cells lacking Tel1 to genotoxic agents. Genetic and biochemical characterization of MRV1269MX protein complex revealed that Tel1 promotes MRX association at DSBs to allow proper MRX-DNA binding that is needed for DSB repair. The role of Tel1 in promoting MRX retention on DSBs is counteracted by Rif2, which can regulate MRX activity at DSBs by modulating ATP-dependent conformational changes in Rad50. Our finding that MRX dysfunctions can be synthetically lethal with Tel1 loss in the presence of genotoxic agents suggests that ATM inhibitors could be beneficial in patients whose tumors have defective MRN functions.
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- Corinne Cassani
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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Background Formation of filopodia and other shape change events are vital for platelet hemostatic function. The mechanisms regulating filopodia formation by platelets are incompletely understood however. In particular the small GTPase responsible for initiating filopodia formation by platelets remains elusive. The canonical pathway involving Cdc42 is not essential for filopodia formation in mouse platelets. The small GTPase Rif (RhoF) provides an alternative route to filopodia generation in other cell types and is expressed in both human and mouse platelets. Hypothesis/Objective We hypothesized that Rif might be responsible for generating filopodia by platelets and generated a novel knockout mouse model to investigate the functional role of Rif in platelets. Methodology/Principal Findings Constitutive RhoF−/− mice are viable and have normal platelet, leukocyte and erythrocyte counts and indices. RhoF−/− platelets form filopodia and spread normally on various agonist surfaces in static conditions and under arterial shear. In addition, RhoF−/− platelets have normal actin dynamics, are able to activate and aggregate normally and secrete from alpha and dense granules in response to collagen related peptide and thrombin stimulation. Conclusions The small GTPase Rif does not appear to be critical for platelet function in mice. Functional overlap between Rif and other small GTPases may be responsible for the non-essential role of Rif in platelets.
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- Robert Goggs
- School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Fujita I, Tanaka M, Kanoh J. Identification of the functional domains of the telomere protein Rap1 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. PLoS One 2012; 7:e49151. [PMID: 23133674 PMCID: PMC3487762 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 10/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The telomere at the end of a linear chromosome plays crucial roles in genome stability. In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the Rap1 protein, one of the central players at the telomeres, associates with multiple proteins to regulate various telomere functions, such as the maintenance of telomere DNA length, telomere end protection, maintenance of telomere heterochromatin, and telomere clustering in meiosis. The molecular bases of the interactions between Rap1 and its partners, however, remain largely unknown. Here, we describe the identification of the interaction domains of Rap1 with its partners. The Bqt1/Bqt2 complex, which is required for normal meiotic progression, Poz1, which is required for telomere length control, and Taz1, which is required for the recruitment of Rap1 to telomeres, bind to distinct domains in the C-terminal half of Rap1. Intriguingly, analyses of a series of deletion mutants for rap1+ have revealed that the long N-terminal region (1–456 a.a. [amino acids]) of Rap1 (full length: 693 a.a.) is not required for telomere DNA length control, telomere end protection, and telomere gene silencing, whereas the C-terminal region (457–693 a.a.) containing Poz1- and Taz1-binding domains plays important roles in those functions. Furthermore, the Bqt1/Bqt2- and Taz1-binding domains are essential for normal spore formation after meiosis. Our results suggest that the C-terminal half of Rap1 is critical for the primary telomere functions, whereas the N-terminal region containing the BRCT (BRCA1 C-terminus) and Myb domains, which are evolutionally conserved among the Rap1 family proteins, does not play a major role at the telomeres.
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- Ikumi Fujita
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Zhdanova NS, Minina IM, Rubtsov NB. [Mammalian telomere biology]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2012; 46:539-555. [PMID: 23113342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Review is devoted to detailed consideration of the functioning in normal and immortal cells of one of the main chromosomal regions, telomeres, being dynamic nucleoprotein structures that cap the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes, protecting them from degradation and end-to-end fusion. The role of telomeres in maintenance of genome stability and cell division was also analyzed. Telomere function depends on many interrelated parameters such as telomerase activity, status of the telomere safety complex shelterin and telomere associated proteins (factors of replication, recombination, and reparation of DNA breaks, and so on). We have focused on mechanisms of telomere length control in normal and immortal cells as well as in cells containing active telomerase and cells wherein it is absent. We have analyzed the features attributed to alternative telomere lengthening, namely in view of recently discovered additional mechanism of telomere shortening by trimming of t-cycles. We have viewed a possibility of expression in normal mammalian cells of both telomerase dependent and recombinational ways of telomere length control and the role of shelterin proteins in choice of the one of them as the dominant way. The role oftelomeres in spatial organization of nucleus, in mitosis and meiosis has been also considered. Diversity of telomere organization in mammalians including unusual telomeres in Iberian shrews has been discussed.
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Chen J, Zhang B, Wong N, Lo AWI, To KF, Chan AWH, Ng MHL, Ho CYS, Cheng SH, Lai PBS, Yu J, Ng HK, Ling MT, Huang AL, Cai XF, Ko BCB. Sirtuin 1 is upregulated in a subset of hepatocellular carcinomas where it is essential for telomere maintenance and tumor cell growth. Cancer Res 2011; 71:4138-49. [PMID: 21527554 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-4274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly malignant tumor with a poor prognosis. Treatment of HCC is complicated by the fact that the disease is often diagnosed at an advanced stage when it is no longer amenable to curative surgery, and current systemic chemotherapeutics are mostly inefficacious. Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) is a class III histone deacetylase that is implicated in gene regulations and stress resistance. In this study, we found that SIRT1 is essential for the tumorigenesis of HCC. We showed that although SIRT1 was expressed at very low levels in normal livers, it was overexpressed in HCC cell lines and in a subset of HCC. Tissue microarray analysis of HCC and adjacent nontumoral liver tissues revealed a positive correlation between the expression levels of SIRT1 and advancement in tumor grades. Downregulation of SIRT1 consistently suppressed the proliferation of HCC cells via the induction of cellular senescence or apoptosis. SIRT1 silencing also caused telomere dysfunction-induced foci and nuclear abnormality that were clearly associated with reduced expressions of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), and PTOP, which is a member of the shelter in complex. Ectopic expression of either TERT or PTOP in SIRT1-depleted cells significantly restored cell proliferation. There was also a positive correlation between the level of induction of SIRT1 and TERT [corrected] in human HCC. Finally, SIRT1-silencing sensitized HCC cells to doxorubicin treatment. Together, our findings reveal a novel function for SIRT1 in telomere maintenance of HCC, and they rationalize the clinical exploration of SIRT1 inhibitors for HCC therapy.
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- Juan Chen
- The State Key Laboratory in Oncology in South China, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Xie Y, Yang D, He Q, Songyang Z. Zebrafish as a model system to study the physiological function of telomeric protein TPP1. PLoS One 2011; 6:e16440. [PMID: 21311760 PMCID: PMC3032778 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2010] [Accepted: 12/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Telomeres are specialized chromatin structures at the end of chromosomes. Telomere dysfunction can lead to chromosomal abnormalities, DNA damage responses, and even cancer. In mammalian cells, a six-protein complex (telosome/shelterin) is assembled on the telomeres through the interactions between various domain structures of the six telomere proteins (POT1, TPP1, TIN2, TRF1, TRF2 and RAP1), and functions in telomere maintenance and protection. Within the telosome, TPP1 interacts directly with POT1 and TIN2 and help to mediate telosome assembly. Mechanisms of telomere regulation have been extensively studied in a variety of model organisms. For example, the physiological roles of telomere-targeted proteins have been assessed in mice through homozygous inactivation. In these cases, early embryonic lethality has prevented further studies of these proteins in embryogenesis and development. As a model system, zebrafish offers unique advantages such as genetic similarities with human, rapid developmental cycles, and ease of manipulation of its embryos. In this report, we detailed the identification of zebrafish homologues of TPP1, POT1, and TIN2, and showed that the domain structures and interactions of these telosome components appeared intact in zebrafish. Importantly, knocking down TPP1 led to multiple abnormalities in zebrafish embryogenesis, including neural death, heart malformation, and caudal defect. And these embryos displayed extensive apoptosis. These results underline the importance of TPP1 in zebrafish embryogenesis, and highlight the feasibility and advantages of investigating the signaling pathways and physiological function of telomere proteins in zebrafish.
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- Yiying Xie
- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- State Key laboratory for Biocontrol, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Unlimitedly proliferating cells need to acquire the telomere DNA maintenance mechanism, to counteract possible shortening through multiple rounds of replication and segregation of linear chromosomes. Most human cancer cells express telomerase whereas the other cells utilize the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) pathway to elongate telomere DNA. It is suggested that ALT depends on the recombination between telomere repetitive DNAs. However, the molecular details remain unknown. Recent studies have provided evidence of special structures of telomere DNA and genes essential for the phenotypes of ALT cells. The molecular models of the ALT pathway should be validated to elucidate recombination-mediated telomere maintenance and promote the applications to anti-cancer therapy.
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- Akira Nabetani
- Laboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation, Department of Gene Mechanisms, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University,Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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Conserved metallo β-Lactamase and β-CASP (CPSF-Artemis-Snm1-Pso2) domain nuclease family member SNM1B/Apollo is a shelterin-associated protein that localizes to telomeres through its interaction with TRF2. To study its in vivo role, we generated a knockout of SNM1B/Apollo in a mouse model. Snm1B/Apollo homozygous null mice die at birth with developmental delay and defects in multiple organ systems. Cell proliferation defects were observed in Snm1B/Apollo mutant mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) owing to high levels of telomeric end-to-end fusions. Deficiency of the nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) factor Ku70, but not p53, rescued the developmental defects and lethality observed in Snm1B/Apollo mutant mice as well as the impaired proliferation of Snm1B/Apollo-deficient MEFs. These findings demonstrate that SNM1B/Apollo is required to protect telomeres against NHEJ-mediated repair, which results in genomic instability and the consequent multi-organ developmental failure. Although Snm1B/Apollo-deficient MEFs exhibited high levels of apoptosis, abrogation of p53-dependent programmed cell death did not rescue the multi-organ developmental failure in the mice.
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- Shamima Akhter
- Department of Genetics, The UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Levy D, Neuhausen SL, Hunt SC, Kimura M, Hwang SJ, Chen W, Bis JC, Fitzpatrick AL, Smith E, Johnson AD, Gardner JP, Srinivasan SR, Schork N, Rotter JI, Herbig U, Psaty BM, Sastrasinh M, Murray SS, Vasan RS, Province MA, Glazer NL, Lu X, Cao X, Kronmal R, Mangino M, Soranzo N, Spector TD, Berenson GS, Aviv A. Genome-wide association identifies OBFC1 as a locus involved in human leukocyte telomere biology. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:9293-8. [PMID: 20421499 PMCID: PMC2889047 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0911494107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Telomeres are engaged in a host of cellular functions, and their length is regulated by multiple genes. Telomere shortening, in the course of somatic cell replication, ultimately leads to replicative senescence. In humans, rare mutations in genes that regulate telomere length have been identified in monogenic diseases such as dyskeratosis congenita and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which are associated with shortened leukocyte telomere length (LTL) and increased risk for aplastic anemia. Shortened LTL is observed in a host of aging-related complex genetic diseases and is associated with diminished survival in the elderly. We report results of a genome-wide association study of LTL in a consortium of four observational studies (n = 3,417 participants with LTL and genome-wide genotyping). SNPs in the regions of the oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding folds containing one gene (OBFC1; rs4387287; P = 3.9 x 10(-9)) and chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4 gene (CXCR4; rs4452212; P = 2.9 x 10(-8)) were associated with LTL at a genome-wide significance level (P < 5 x 10(-8)). We attempted replication of the top SNPs at these loci through de novo genotyping of 1,893 additional individuals and in silico lookup in another observational study (n = 2,876), and we confirmed the association findings for OBFC1 but not CXCR4. In addition, we confirmed the telomerase RNA component (TERC) as a gene associated with LTL (P = 1.1 x 10(-5)). The identification of OBFC1 through genome-wide association as a locus for interindividual variation in LTL in the general population advances the understanding of telomere biology in humans and may provide insights into aging-related disorders linked to altered LTL dynamics.
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- Daniel Levy
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA
- Center for Population Studies, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD
- Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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- Department Population Sciences, The Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010
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- Cardiovascular Genetics Division, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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- Center of Human Development and Aging, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07101
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA
- Center for Population Studies, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD
- Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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- Bogalusa Heart Study, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112
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- Cardiovascular Health Research Unit and Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105
- Group Health Research Institute, Group Health, Seattle, WA 98105
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- Departments of Epidemiology and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105
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- The Scripps Translational Science Institute and The Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, CA 92037
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA
- Center for Population Studies, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD
- Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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- Center of Human Development and Aging, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07101
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- Bogalusa Heart Study, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112
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- The Scripps Translational Science Institute and The Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, CA 92037
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- Medical Genetics Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048
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- Center of Human Development and Aging, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07101
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- Cardiovascular Health Research Unit and Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105
- Group Health Research Institute, Group Health, Seattle, WA 98105
- Departments of Epidemiology and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105
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- Center of Human Development and Aging, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07101
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- The Scripps Translational Science Institute and The Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, CA 92037
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA
- Center for Population Studies, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD
- Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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- Division of Statistical Genomics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108
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- Cardiovascular Health Research Unit and Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105
- Group Health Research Institute, Group Health, Seattle, WA 98105
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- Center of Human Development and Aging, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07101
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- Center of Human Development and Aging, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07101
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom; and
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom; and
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton CB10 1HH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom; and
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- Bogalusa Heart Study, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112
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- Center of Human Development and Aging, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07101
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Haque F, Mazzeo D, Patel JT, Smallwood DT, Ellis JA, Shanahan CM, Shackleton S. Mammalian SUN protein interaction networks at the inner nuclear membrane and their role in laminopathy disease processes. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:3487-98. [PMID: 19933576 PMCID: PMC2823409 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.071910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2009] [Revised: 11/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The nuclear envelope (NE) LINC complex, in mammals comprised of SUN domain and nesprin proteins, provides a direct connection between the nuclear lamina and the cytoskeleton, which contributes to nuclear positioning and cellular rigidity. SUN1 and SUN2 interact with lamin A, but lamin A is only required for NE localization of SUN2, and it remains unclear how SUN1 is anchored. Here, we identify emerin and short nesprin-2 isoforms as novel nucleoplasmic binding partners of SUN1/2. These have overlapping binding sites distinct from the lamin A binding site. However, we demonstrate that tight association of SUN1 with the nuclear lamina depends upon a short motif within residues 209-228, a region that does not interact significantly with known SUN1 binding partners. Moreover, SUN1 localizes correctly in cells lacking emerin. Importantly then, the major determinant of SUN1 NE localization has yet to be identified. We further find that a subset of lamin A mutations, associated with laminopathies Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) and Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), disrupt lamin A interaction with SUN1 and SUN2. Despite this, NE localization of SUN1 and SUN2 is not impaired in cell lines from either class of patients. Intriguingly, SUN1 expression at the NE is instead enhanced in a significant proportion of HGPS but not EDMD cells and strongly correlates with pre-lamin A accumulation due to preferential interaction of SUN1 with pre-lamin A. We propose that these different perturbations in lamin A-SUN protein interactions may underlie the opposing effects of EDMD and HGPS mutations on nuclear and cellular mechanics.
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- Farhana Haque
- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN
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- The Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, Kings College, London SE1 1UL, and
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- the Cardiovascular Division, James Black Centre, Kings College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London SE5 9NU, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN
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Kanoh J. [Tel2, a common partner of PIKK family proteins]. Seikagaku 2010; 82:57-60. [PMID: 20170000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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- Junko Kanoh
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Telomeres are composed of specialized chromatin that includes DNA repair/recombination proteins, telomere DNA-binding proteins and a number of three dimensional nucleic acid structures including G-quartets and D-loops. A number of studies suggest that the BLM and WRN recQ-like helicases play important roles in recombination-mediated mechanisms of telomere elongation or Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT), processes that maintain/elongate telomeres in the absence of telomerase. BLM and WRN localize within ALT-associated nuclear bodies in telomerase-negative immortalized cell lines and interact with the telomere-specific proteins POT1, TRF1 and TRF2. Helicase activity is modulated by these interactions. BLM functions in DNA double-strand break repair processes such as non-homologous end joining, homologous recombination-mediated repair, resolution of stalled replication forks and synthesis-dependent strand annealing, although its precise functions at the telomeres are speculative. WRN also functions in DNA replication, recombination and repair, and in addition to its helicase domain, includes an exonuclease domain not found in other recQ-like helicases. The biochemical properties of BLM and WRN are, therefore, important in biological processes other than DNA replication, recombination and repair. In this review, we discuss some previous and recent findings of human rec-Q-like helicases and their role in telomere elongation during ALT processes.
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- Saumitri Bhattacharyya
- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology & Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 460 W 12th Avenue, 986 Biomedical Research Tower, Columbus, Ohio 43210-2207
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology & Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 460 W 12th Avenue, 986 Biomedical Research Tower, Columbus, Ohio 43210-2207
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology & Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 460 W 12th Avenue, 986 Biomedical Research Tower, Columbus, Ohio 43210-2207
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Wang H, Linghu H, Wang J, Che YL, Xiang TX, Tang WX, Yao ZW. The role of Crk/Dock180/Rac1 pathway in the malignant behavior of human ovarian cancer cell SKOV3. Tumour Biol 2009; 31:59-67. [PMID: 20237902 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-009-0009-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2009] [Accepted: 11/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Small GTPases, particularly the Rho family, are key regulators of cell motility and migration. Dock180 was well known for the main target of signal adaptor protein Crk and acted as a guanine-nucleotide exchange factor for small GTPase Rac1. In the present study, Dock180 was found to combine primarily with CrkI other than CrkII, and its association with Elmo1 was also demonstrated in ovarian cancer cell SKOV3. To evaluate the role of Dock180 in human ovarian cancer cell, we performed RNAi-mediated knockdown of Dock180 in SKOV3 cells using small interfering RNA expression vector. In Dock180 knockdown cells, we found that Elmo1 expression and Rac1 activity were decreased simultaneously. By contrast, the expressions of both another Crk-combining molecule C3G and Rap1 activity were observed to increase obviously. Accordingly, all Dock180 knockdown cells present with evident change in cell morphology, reduced cell proliferation, and attenuated cell migration. Taken together, these results suggest that signal transfer of Crk/Dock180/Rac1 is implicated in actin cytoskeleton reorganization and thus in the cell proliferation, motility, invasion, and of human ovarian cancer cell line SKOV3.
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- Hui Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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Else T, Trovato A, Kim AC, Wu Y, Ferguson DO, Kuick RD, Lucas PC, Hammer GD. Genetic p53 deficiency partially rescues the adrenocortical dysplasia phenotype at the expense of increased tumorigenesis. Cancer Cell 2009; 15:465-76. [PMID: 19477426 PMCID: PMC2703790 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2009.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2008] [Revised: 03/01/2009] [Accepted: 04/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Telomere dysfunction and shortening induce chromosomal instability and tumorigenesis. In this study, we analyze the adrenocortical dysplasia (acd) mouse, harboring a mutation in Tpp1/Acd. Additional loss of p53 dramatically rescues the acd phenotype in an organ-specific manner, including skin hyperpigmentation and adrenal morphology, but not germ cell atrophy. Survival to weaning age is significantly increased in Acd(acd/acd) p53(-/-) mice. On the contrary, p53(-/-) and p53(+/-) mice with the Acd(acd/acd) genotype show a decreased tumor-free survival, compared with Acd(+/+) mice. Tumors from Acd(acd/acd) p53(+/-) mice show a striking switch from the classic spectrum of p53(-/-) mice toward carcinomas. The acd mouse model provides further support for an in vivo role of telomere deprotection in tumorigenesis.
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- Tobias Else
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, USA
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Ahn B, Lee JW, Jung H, Beck G, Bohr VA. Mechanism of Werner DNA helicase: POT1 and RPA stimulates WRN to unwind beyond gaps in the translocating strand. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4673. [PMID: 19262689 PMCID: PMC2650403 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2008] [Accepted: 01/28/2009] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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WRN belongs to the RecQ family of DNA helicases and it plays a role in recombination, replication, telomere maintenance and long-patch base excision repair. Here, we demonstrate that WRN efficiently unwinds DNA substrates containing a 1-nucleotide gap in the translocating DNA strand, but when the gap size is increased to 3-nucleotides unwinding activity significantly declines. In contrast, E. coli UvrD (3′→5′ helicase), which recognizes nicks in DNA to initiate unwinding, does not unwind past a 1-nucleotide gap. This unique ability of WRN to bypass gaps supports its involvement in DNA replication and LP-BER where such gaps can be produced by glycosylases and the apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1). Furthermore, we tested telomere repeat binding factor 2 (TRF2), both variants 1 and 2 of protector of telomeres 1 (POT1v1 and POT1v2) and RPA on telomeric DNA substrates containing much bigger gaps than 3-nucleotides in order to determine whether unwinding could be facilitated through WRN-protein interaction. Interestingly, POT1v1 and RPA are capable of stimulating WRN helicase on gapped DNA and 5′-overhang substrates, respectively.
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- Byungchan Ahn
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Korea
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, Biomedical Research Center, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Korea
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, Biomedical Research Center, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Yamamoto A. [Homologous chromosome pairing: another climax of meiosis]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 2009; 54:547-551. [PMID: 21089507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Kanoh J. [Regulation of telomere DNA by telomere-specific chromatin structure]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 2009; 54:514-520. [PMID: 21089501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Yamamoto Y, Sakisaka T. [Vesicle transport-dependent axon formation]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 2008; 53:2207-2213. [PMID: 21038610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Miyoshi T, Ishikawa F. [Conserved telomeric-end structures among fission yeast and humans]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 2008; 53:1850-1857. [PMID: 19044021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Ueno M. [Roles of DNA replication and recombination factors in telomere maintenance]. Seikagaku 2007; 79:868-871. [PMID: 17969326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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- Masaru Ueno
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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Telomeres are among the most important structures in eukaryotic cells. Creating the physical ends of linear chromosomes, they play a crucial role in maintaining genome stability, control of cell division, cell growth and senescence. In vertebrates, telomeres consist of G-rich repetitive DNA sequences (TTAGGG)n and specific proteins, creating a specialized structure called the telosome that through mutual interactions with many other factors in the cell give rise to dynamic regulation of chromosome maintenance. In this review, we survey the structural and mechanistic aspects of telomere length regulation and how these processes lead to alterations in normal and immortal cell growth.
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- M Matulić
- Ruder Bosković Institute, Department of Molecular Biology, Zagreb, Croatia
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Hockemeyer D, Palm W, Else T, Daniels JP, Takai KK, Ye JZS, Keegan CE, de Lange T, Hammer GD. Telomere protection by mammalian Pot1 requires interaction with Tpp1. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2007; 14:754-61. [PMID: 17632522 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb1270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2007] [Accepted: 06/08/2007] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The shelterin complex at mammalian telomeres contains the single-stranded DNA-binding protein Pot1, which regulates telomere length and protects chromosome ends. Pot1 binds Tpp1, the shelterin component that connects Pot1 to the duplex telomeric DNA-binding proteins Trf1 and Trf2. Control of telomere length requires that Pot1 binds Tpp1 as well as the single-stranded telomeric DNA, but it is not known whether the protective function of Pot1 depends on Tpp1. Alternatively, Pot1 might function similarly to the Pot1-like proteins of budding and fission yeast, which have no known Tpp1-like connection to the duplex telomeric DNA. Using mutant mouse cells with diminished Tpp1 levels, RNA interference directed to mouse Tpp1 and Pot1, and complementation of mouse Pot1 knockout cells with human and mouse Pot1 variants, we show here that Tpp1 is required for the protective function of mammalian Pot1 proteins.
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- Dirk Hockemeyer
- Laboratory for Cell Biology and Genetics, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, USA
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Jiang WQ, Zhong ZH, Henson JD, Reddel RR. Identification of candidate alternative lengthening of telomeres genes by methionine restriction and RNA interference. Oncogene 2007; 26:4635-47. [PMID: 17297460 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2006] [Revised: 10/27/2006] [Accepted: 11/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Telomerase-negative cancer cells can maintain their telomeres by a recombination-mediated alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) process. We reported previously that sequestration of MRE11/RAD50/NBS1 complexes represses ALT-mediated telomere length maintenance, and suppresses formation of ALT-associated promyelocytic leukemia (PML) bodies (APBs). APBs are PML bodies containing telomeric DNA and telomere-binding proteins, and are observed only in a small fraction of cells within asynchronously dividing ALT-positive cell populations. Here, we report that methionine restriction caused a reversible arrest in G0/G1 phase of the cell cycle and reversible induction of APB formation in most cells within an ALT-positive population. We combined methionine restriction with RNA interference to test whether the following proteins are required for APB formation: PML body-associated proteins, PML and Sp100; telomere-associated proteins, TRF1, TRF2, TIN2 and RAP1; and DNA repair proteins, MRE11, RAD50, NBS1 and 53BP1. APB formation was not decreased by depletion of Sp100 (as reported previously) or of 53BP1, although 53BP1 partially colocalizes with APBs. Depletion of the other proteins suppressed APB formation. Because of the close linkage between ALT-mediated telomere maintenance and ability to form APBs, the eight proteins identified by this screen as being required for APB formation are also likely to be required for the ALT mechanism.
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- W-Q Jiang
- Cancer Research Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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Bae NS, Baumann P. A RAP1/TRF2 complex inhibits nonhomologous end-joining at human telomeric DNA ends. Mol Cell 2007; 26:323-34. [PMID: 17499040 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2007.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2007] [Revised: 03/22/2007] [Accepted: 03/30/2007] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The mechanisms by which telomeres are distinguished from DNA double-strand breaks are poorly understood. Here we have defined the minimal requirements for the protection of telomeric DNA ends from nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ). Neither long, single-stranded overhangs nor t loop formation is essential to prevent NHEJ-mediated ligation of telomeric ends in vitro. Instead, a tandem array of 12 telomeric repeats is sufficient to impede illegitimate repair in a highly directional manner at nearby DNA ends. The polarity of end protection is consistent with the orientation of naturally occurring telomeres and is well suited to minimize interference between chromosome capping and the repair of DNA double-strand breaks in subtelomeric sequences. Biochemical fractionation and reconstitution revealed that telomere protection is mediated by a RAP1/TRF2 complex, providing evidence for a direct role for human RAP1 in the protection of telomeric DNA from NHEJ.
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- Nancy S Bae
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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Proctor CJ, Lydall DA, Boys RJ, Gillespie CS, Shanley DP, Wilkinson DJ, Kirkwood TBL. Modelling the checkpoint response to telomere uncapping in budding yeast. J R Soc Interface 2007; 4:73-90. [PMID: 17015293 PMCID: PMC2358953 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2006.0148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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One of the DNA damage-response mechanisms in budding yeast is temporary cell-cycle arrest while DNA repair takes place. The DNA damage response requires the coordinated interaction between DNA repair and checkpoint pathways. Telomeres of budding yeast are capped by the Cdc13 complex. In the temperature-sensitive cdc13-1 strain, telomeres are unprotected over a specific temperature range leading to activation of the DNA damage response and subsequently cell-cycle arrest. Inactivation of cdc13-1 results in the generation of long regions of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) and is affected by the activity of various checkpoint proteins and nucleases. This paper describes a mathematical model of how uncapped telomeres in budding yeast initiate the checkpoint pathway leading to cell-cycle arrest. The model was encoded in the Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) and simulated using the stochastic simulation system Biology of Ageing e-Science Integration and Simulation (BASIS). Each simulation follows the time course of one mother cell keeping track of the number of cell divisions, the level of activity of each of the checkpoint proteins, the activity of nucleases and the amount of ssDNA generated. The model can be used to carry out a variety of in silico experiments in which different genes are knocked out and the results of simulation are compared to experimental data. Possible extensions to the model are also discussed.
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- C J Proctor
- Institute for Ageing and Health, and School of Clinical Medical Sciences-Gerontology, Centre for Integrated Systems Biology of Ageing and Nutrition, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE, UK.
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The control of telomerase activity at chromosome ends by telomere-binding proteins is critical for telomere length homeostasis. Two recent papers identify TPP1 as a critical mediator of this control. TPP1 forms part of the telomeric shelterin complex while also associating with telomerase, stimulating its activity and processivity.
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- Gaël Cristofari
- Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Hiraoka Y. [Telomere bouquet of meiotic chromosomes]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 2007; 52:145-50. [PMID: 17297868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Antoniacci LM, Kenna MA, Skibbens RV. The nuclear envelope and spindle pole body-associated Mps3 protein bind telomere regulators and function in telomere clustering. Cell Cycle 2007; 6:75-9. [PMID: 17245108 DOI: 10.4161/cc.6.1.3647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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It has long been posited that the nuclear envelope is a key regulator of both the spatial organization of chromatin and gene transcription. Mps3p is an integral nuclear envelope membrane protein with a single trans-membrane domain that is essential for spindle pole body duplication. More recently, Mps3p was shown to associate with the cohesion establishment factor Ctf7p and found to be critical for cohesion establishment. Here, we provide new evidence that the nuclear envelope, via Mps3p, plays a pivotal role in telomere foci formation. Results from in vitro pull-downs and in vivo coprecipitations also show that Mps3p associates with the telomerase-assembly component Est1p. Moreover, pair-wise combinations of mps3, est1 or ctf7 alleles all produce conditional lethality. Findings that Mps3p and the nuclear envelope recruit/sequester soluble chromatin metabolism factors such as Ctf7p and Est1p describe, at the molecular level, a new mechanism of nuclear envelope-dependent chromatin regulation.
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- Lisa M Antoniacci
- Lehigh University, Department of Biological Sciences, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, USA
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Garbett KA, Tripathi MK, Cencki B, Layer JH, Weil PA. Yeast TFIID serves as a coactivator for Rap1p by direct protein-protein interaction. Mol Cell Biol 2007; 27:297-311. [PMID: 17074814 PMCID: PMC1800639 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01558-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2006] [Revised: 09/06/2006] [Accepted: 10/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In vivo studies have previously shown that Saccharomyces cerevisiae ribosomal protein (RP) gene expression is controlled by the transcription factor repressor activator protein 1 (Rap1p) in a TFIID-dependent fashion. Here we have tested the hypothesis that yeast TFIID serves as a coactivator for RP gene transcription by directly interacting with Rap1p. We have found that purified recombinant Rap1p specifically interacts with purified TFIID in pull-down assays, and we have mapped the domains of Rap1p and subunits of TFIID responsible. In vitro transcription of a UAS(RAP1) enhancer-driven reporter gene requires both Rap1p and TFIID and is independent of the Fhl1p-Ifh1p coregulator. UAS(RAP1) enhancer-driven transactivation in extracts depleted of both Rap1p and TFIID is efficiently rescued by addition of physiological amounts of these two purified factors but not TATA-binding protein. We conclude that Rap1p and TFIID directly interact and that this interaction contributes importantly to RP gene transcription.
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- Krassimira A Garbett
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-0615, USA
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Vodenicharov MD, Wellinger RJ. DNA degradation at unprotected telomeres in yeast is regulated by the CDK1 (Cdc28/Clb) cell-cycle kinase. Mol Cell 2006; 24:127-37. [PMID: 17018298 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2006.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2006] [Revised: 06/09/2006] [Accepted: 07/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In the absence of functional telomeric cap protection, the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes are subject to DNA damage responses that lead to cell-cycle arrest and, eventually, genomic instability. However, the controlling activities responsible for the initiation of genome instability on unprotected telomeres remained unclear. Here we show that in budding yeast, unprotected telomeres undergo a tightly cell-cycle-regulated DNA degradation. Ablation of the function of essential capping proteins Cdc13p or Stn1p only caused telomere degradation in G2/M, but not in G1 of the cell cycle. Accordingly, G1-arrested cells with unprotected telomeres remained viable, while G2/M-arrested cells failed to recover. The data also show that completion of S phase and the activity of the S-Cdk1 kinase were required for telomere degradation. These results strongly suggest that after a loss of the telomere capping function, telomere-led genome instability is caused by tightly regulated cellular DNA repair attempts.
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- Momchil D Vodenicharov
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Ave Nord, Sherbrooke, Québec J1H 5N4, Canada
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Gomez D, Wenner T, Brassart B, Douarre C, O'Donohue MF, El Khoury V, Shin-Ya K, Morjani H, Trentesaux C, Riou JF. Telomestatin-induced telomere uncapping is modulated by POT1 through G-overhang extension in HT1080 human tumor cells. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:38721-9. [PMID: 17050546 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m605828200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Telomestatin is a potent G-quadruplex ligand that interacts with the 3' telomeric overhang, leading to its degradation, and induces a delayed senescence and apoptosis of cancer cells. POT1 and TRF2 were recently identified as specific telomere-binding proteins involved in telomere capping and t-loop maintenance and whose interaction with telomeres is modulated by telomestatin. We show here that the treatment of HT1080 human tumor cells by telomestatin induces a rapid decrease of the telomeric G-overhang and of the double-stranded telomeric repeats. Telomestatin treatment also provokes a strong decrease of POT1 and TRF2 from their telomere sites, suggesting that the ligand triggers the uncapping of the telomere ends. The effect of the ligand is associated with an increase of the gamma-H2AX foci, one part of them colocalizing at telomeres, thus indicating the occurrence of a DNA damage response at the telomere, but also the presence of additional DNA targets for telomestatin. Interestingly, the expression of GFP-POT1 in HT1080 cells increases both telomere and G-overhang length. As compared with HT1080 cells, HT1080GFP-POT1 cells presented a resistance to telomestatin treatment characterized by a protection to the telomestatin-induced growth inhibition and the G-overhang shortening. This protection is related to the initial G-overhang length rather than to its degradation rate and is overcome by increased telomestatin concentration. Altogether these results suggest that telomestatin induced a telomere dysfunction in which G-overhang length and POT1 level are important factors but also suggest the presence of additional DNA sites of action for the ligand.
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- Dennis Gomez
- Laboratoire d'Onco-Pharmacologie, JE 2428, UFR de Pharmacie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51 Rue Cognacq-Jay, 51096 Reims, France
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Dengg M, Garcia-Muse T, Gill SG, Ashcroft N, Boulton SJ, Nilsen H. Abrogation of the CLK-2 checkpoint leads to tolerance to base-excision repair intermediates. EMBO Rep 2006; 7:1046-51. [PMID: 16964178 PMCID: PMC1618380 DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2006] [Revised: 07/14/2006] [Accepted: 07/14/2006] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Incorporation of uracil during DNA synthesis is among the most common types of endogenously generated DNA damage. Depletion of Caenorhabditis elegans dUTPase by RNA interference allowed us to study the role of DNA damage response (DDR) pathways when responding to high levels of uracil in DNA. dUTPase depletion compromised development, caused embryonic lethality and led to activation of cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis. These phenotypes manifested as a result of processing misincorporated uracil by the uracil-DNA glycosylase UNG-1. Strikingly, abrogation of the clk-2 checkpoint gene rescued lethality and developmental defects, and eliminated cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis after dUTPase depletion. These data show a genetic interaction between UNG-1 and activation of the CLK-2 DDR pathway after uracil incorporation into DNA. Our results indicate that persistent repair intermediates and/or single-stranded DNA formed during repair of misincorporated uracil are tolerated in the absence of the CLK-2 checkpoint in C. elegans.
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- Marlene Dengg
- The Biotechnology Centre, University of Oslo, PO Box 1125 Blindern, Gaustadalleen 21, 0317 Oslo, Norway
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- Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute, Clare Hall Laboratories, South Mimms, Hertfordshire EN6 3LD, UK
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RR, UK
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RR, UK
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- Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute, Clare Hall Laboratories, South Mimms, Hertfordshire EN6 3LD, UK
- Tel: +44 1707 625774; Fax: +44 208 2693801; E-mail:
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- The Biotechnology Centre, University of Oslo, PO Box 1125 Blindern, Gaustadalleen 21, 0317 Oslo, Norway
- Tel: +47 22840511; Fax: +47 22840555; E-mail:
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Davis L, Smith GR. The meiotic bouquet promotes homolog interactions and restricts ectopic recombination in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Genetics 2006; 174:167-77. [PMID: 16988108 PMCID: PMC1569800 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.106.059733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2006] [Accepted: 07/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Chromosome architecture undergoes extensive, programmed changes as cells enter meiosis. A highly conserved change is the clustering of telomeres at the nuclear periphery to form the "bouquet" configuration. In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe the bouquet and associated nuclear movement facilitate initial interactions between homologs. We show that Bqt2, a meiosis-specific protein required for bouquet formation, is required for wild-type levels of homolog pairing and meiotic allelic recombination. Both gene conversion and crossing over are reduced and exhibit negative interference in bqt2Delta mutants, reflecting reduced homolog pairing. While both the bouquet and nuclear movement promote pairing, only the bouquet restricts ectopic recombination (that between dispersed repetitive DNA). We discuss mechanisms by which the bouquet may prevent deleterious translocations by restricting ectopic recombination.
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- Luther Davis
- Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109-1024, USA
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O'Connor MS, Safari A, Xin H, Liu D, Songyang Z. A critical role for TPP1 and TIN2 interaction in high-order telomeric complex assembly. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:11874-9. [PMID: 16880378 PMCID: PMC1567669 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0605303103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2006] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Mammalian telomeric proteins function through dynamic interactions with each other and telomere DNA. We previously reported the formation of a high-molecular-mass telomeric complex (the mammalian telosome) that contains the six core proteins TRF1, TRF2, RAP1, TIN2, POT1, and TPP1 (formerly named PTOP/PIP1/TINT1) and mediates telomere end-capping and length control. In this report, we sought to elucidate the mechanism of six-protein complex (or shelterin) formation and the function of this complex. Through reconstitution experiments, we demonstrate here that TIN2 and TPP1 are key components in mediating the six-protein complex assembly. We demonstrate that not only TIN2 but also TPP1 are required to bridge the TRF1 and TRF2 subcomplexes. Specifically, TPP1 helps to stabilize the TRF1-TIN2-TRF2 interaction and promote six-protein complex formation. Consistent with this model, overexpression of TPP1 enhanced TIN2-TRF2 association. Conversely, knocking down TPP1 reduced the ability of endogenous TRF1 to associate with the TRF2 complex. Our results suggest that coordinated interactions among TPP1, TIN2, TRF1, and TRF2 may ensure robust assembly of the telosome, telomere targeting of its subunits, and, ultimately, regulated telomere maintenance.
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- Matthew S. O'Connor
- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030
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The telomere bouquet, i.e., telomere clustering on the nuclear envelope (NE) during meiotic prophase, is thought to promote homologous chromosome pairing. Using a visual screen, we identified bqt2/im295, a mutant that disrupts telomere clustering in fission yeast. Bqt2p is required for linking telomeres to the meiotic spindle pole body (SPB) but not for attachment of telomeres or the SPB to the NE. Bqt2p is expressed upon pheromone sensing and colocalizes thereafter to Sad1p, an SPB protein. This localization only depends on Bqt1p, not on other identified proteins required for telomere clustering. Upon pheromone sensing, generation of Sad1p foci next to telomeres depends on Bqt2p. However, depletion of Bqt2p from the SPB is dispensable for dissolving the telomere bouquet at the end of meiotic prophase. Therefore, telomere bouquet formation requires Bqt2p as a linking component and is finely regulated during meiotic progression.
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- Xie Tang
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Dynamic telomere repositioning is a prominent feature of meiosis. Deletion of a telomere-associated protein, Ndj1, results in the failure of both attachment and clustering of telomeres at the nuclear envelope and delays several landmarks of meiosis I, such as pairing, synaptonemal complex formation, and timing of the meiosis I division. We explored the role of Ndj1 in meiotic recombination, which occurs through the formation and repair of programmed double-strand breaks. The ndj1delta mutation allows for the formation of the first detectable strand invasion intermediate (i.e., single-end invasion) with wild-type kinetics; however, it confers a delay in the formation of the double-Holliday junction intermediate and both crossover and noncrossover products. These results challenge the widely held notion that clustering of telomeres in meiosis promotes the ability of homologous chromosomes to find one another in budding Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We propose that an Ndj1-dependent function is critical for stabilizing analogous strand invasion intermediates that exist in two separate branches of the bifurcated pathway, leading to either noncrossover or crossover formation. These findings provide a link between telomere dynamics and a distinct mechanistic step of meiotic recombination that follows the homology search.
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- Hsin-Yen Wu
- Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics Graduate Program, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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The physical ends of chromosomes, known as telomeres, protect chromosome ends from nucleolytic degradation and DNA repair activities. Conventional DNA replication enzymes lack the ability to fully replicate telomere ends. In addition, nucleolytic activities contribute to telomere erosion. Short telomeres trigger DNA damage checkpoints, which mediate cellular senescence. Telomere length homeostasis requires telomerase, a cellular reverse transcriptase, which uses an internal RNA moiety as a template for the synthesis of telomere repeats. Telomerase elongates the 3' ends of chromosomes, whereas the complementary strand is filled in by conventional DNA polymerases. In humans, telomerase is ubiquitously expressed only during the first weeks of embryogenesis, and is subsequently downregulated in most cell types. Correct telomere length setting is crucial for long-term survival. The telomere length reserve must be sufficient to avoid premature cellular senescence and the acceleration of age-related disease. On the other side, telomere shortening suppresses tumor formation through limiting the replicative potential of cells. In recent years, novel insight into the regulation of telomerase at chromosome ends has increased our understanding on how telomere length homeostasis in telomerase-positive cells is achieved. Factors that recruit telomerase to telomeres in a cell cycle-dependent manner have been identified in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In humans, telomerase assembles with telomeres during S phase of the cell cycle. Presumably through mediating formation of alternative telomere structures, telomere-binding proteins regulate telomerase activity in cis to favor preferential elongation of the shortest telomeres. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase related kinases are also required for telomerase activation at chromosome ends, at least in budding and fission yeast. In vivo analysis of telomere elongation kinetics shows that telomerase does not act on every telomere in each cell cycle but that it exhibits an increasing preference for telomeres as their lengths decline. This suggests a model in which telomeres switch between extendible and nonextendible states in a length-dependent manner. In this review we expand this model to incorporate the finding that telomerase levels also limit telomere length and we propose a second switch between a non-telomerase-associated "extendible" and a telomerase-associated "extending" state.
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- Nele Hug
- Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC) and National Center of Competence in Research Frontiers in Genetics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
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In this review, we discuss recent advances in the knowledge of plant telomere maintenance, focusing on the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and, in particular, on the roles of proteins involved in DNA repair and recombination. The question of the interrelationships between DNA repair and recombination pathways and proteins with telomere function and maintenance is of increasing interest and has been the subject of a number of recent reviews (Cech 2004, d'Adda di Fagagna et al. 2004, Hande 2004, Harrington 2004, Maser and DePinho 2004). Understanding of telomere biology, DNA repair and recombination in plants has rapidly progressed over the last decade, substantially due to genetic approaches in Arabidopsis, and we feel that this is an appropriate time to review current knowledge in this field. A number of recent reviews have dealt more generally with the subject of plant telomere structure and evolution (Riha et al. 2001, McKnight et al. 2002, Riha and Shippen 2003b, McKnight and Shippen 2004, Fajkus et al. 2005) and we thus focus specifically on plant telomere biology in the context of DNA repair and recombination in Arabidopsis.
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- Maria E Gallego
- UMR 6547 CNRS, Université Blaise Pascal, 24 avenue des Landais, 63177 Aubière, France
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Opresko PL, Mason PA, Podell ER, Lei M, Hickson ID, Cech TR, Bohr VA. POT1 Stimulates RecQ Helicases WRN and BLM to Unwind Telomeric DNA Substrates. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:32069-80. [PMID: 16030011 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m505211200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Defects in human RecQ helicases WRN and BLM are responsible for the cancer-prone disorders Werner syndrome and Bloom syndrome. Cellular phenotypes of Werner syndrome and Bloom syndrome, including genomic instability and premature senescence, are consistent with telomere dysfunction. RecQ helicases are proposed to function in dissociating alternative DNA structures during recombination and/or replication at telomeric ends. Here we report that the telomeric single-strand DNA-binding protein, POT1, strongly stimulates WRN and BLM to unwind long telomeric forked duplexes and D-loop structures that are otherwise poor substrates for these helicases. This stimulation is dependent on the presence of telomeric sequence in the duplex regions of the substrates. In contrast, POT1 failed to stimulate a bacterial 3'-5'-helicase. We find that purified POT1 binds to WRN and BLM in vitro and that full-length POT1 (splice variant 1) precipitates a higher amount of endogenous WRN protein, compared with BLM, from the HeLa nuclear extract. We propose roles for the cooperation of POT1 with RecQ helicases WRN and BLM in resolving DNA structures at telomeric ends, in a manner that protects the telomeric 3' tail as it is exposed during unwinding.
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- Patricia L Opresko
- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
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This paper examines telomeres from an evolutionary perspective. In the monocot plant order Asparagales two evolutionary switch-points in telomere sequence are known. The first occurred when the Arabidopsis-type telomere was replaced by a telomere based on a repeat motif more typical of vertebrates. The replacement is associated with telomerase activity, but the telomerase has low fidelity and this may have implications for the binding of telomeric proteins. At the second evolutionary switch-point, the telomere and its mode of synthesis are replaced by an unknown mechanism. Elsewhere in plants (Sessia, Vestia, Cestrum) and in arthropods, the telomere "typical" of the group is lost. Probably many other groups with "unusual" telomeres will be found. We question whether telomerase is indeed the original end-maintenance system and point to other candidate processes involving t-loops, t-circles, rolling circle replication and recombination. Possible evolutionary outcomes arising from the loss of telomerase activity in alternative lengthening of telomere (ALT) systems are discussed. We propose that elongation of minisatellite repeats using recombination/replication processes initially substitutes for the loss of telomerase function. Then in more established ALT groups, subtelomeric satellite repeats may replace the telomeric minisatellite repeat whilst maintaining the recombination/replication mechanisms for telomere elongation. Thereafter a retrotransposition-based end-maintenance system may become established. The influence of changing sequence motifs on the properties of the telomere cap is discussed. The DNA and protein components of telomeres should be regarded--as with any other chromosome elements--as evolving and co-evolving over time and responding to changes in the genome and to environmental stresses. We describe how telomere dysfunction, resulting in end-to-end chromosome fusions, can have a profound effect on chromosome evolution and perhaps even speciation.
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- Jirí Fajkus
- Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Proteomics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University Brno, Královopolská 135, CZ-61265 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Telomeres and subtelomeres are important to the virulence of a number of pathogens, as they harbour large diverse gene families associated with the maintenance of infection. Evasion of immunity by African trypanosomes involves the differential expression of variant surface glycoproteins (VSGs), which are encoded by a family of >1500 genes and pseudogenes. This silent archive is located subtelomerically and is activated by gene conversion into specialized transcription units, which themselves are subject to silencing by allelic exclusion. Current research addresses the role of telomeres in the conversion and silencing mechanisms and in the diversification of the VSG archive.
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- David Horn
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
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Telomeres protect chromosomes from end-to-end fusions. In yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the protein Rap1 directly binds telomeric DNA. Here, we use a new conditional allele of RAP1 and show that Rap1 loss results in frequent fusions between telomeres. Analysis of the fusion point with restriction enzymes indicates that fusions occur between telomeres of near wild-type length. Telomere fusions are not observed in cells lacking factors required for nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ), including Lig4 (ligase IV), KU and the Mre11 complex. SAE2 and TEL1 do not affect the frequency of fusions. Together, these results show that Rap1 is essential to block NHEJ between telomeres. Since the presence of Rap1 at telomeres has been conserved through evolution, the establishment of NHEJ suppression by Rap1 could be universal.
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- Benjamin Pardo
- Laboratoire de Radiobiologie de l'ADN, Service de Radiobiologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CEA/Fontenay, Fontenay aux Roses, France
- Laboratoire du Contrôle du Cycle Cellulaire, Service de Biochimie et de Génétique Moléculaire, CEA/Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Laboratoire de Radiobiologie de l'ADN, Service de Radiobiologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CEA/Fontenay, Fontenay aux Roses, France
- Laboratoire du Contrôle du Cycle Cellulaire, Service de Biochimie et de Génétique Moléculaire, CEA/Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
- CEA/Far, UMR217-DSV/DRR/SRMC Laboratoire de Radiobiologie de l'ADN, 92265 Fontenay aux Roses Cedex, France. Tel.: +33 1 46 54 82 33; Fax: +33 1 46 54 91 80; E-mail:
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