DNA repairPub Date : 2021-05-05DOI: 10.21203/RS.3.RS-495251/V1
Simon Keane, H. de Weerd, K. Ejeskär
{"title":"DLG2 impairs dsDNA break repair and maintains genome integrity in neuroblastoma.","authors":"Simon Keane, H. de Weerd, K. Ejeskär","doi":"10.21203/RS.3.RS-495251/V1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/RS.3.RS-495251/V1","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND\u0000In primary neuroblastoma, deletions on chromosome 11q are known to result in an increase in the total number of chromosomal breaks. The DNA double-strand break repair pathways mediated by NHEJ are often upregulated in cancer. DLG2, a candidate tumor suppressor gene on chromosome 11q, has previously been implicated in DNA repair.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODS\u0000We evaluated an association between gene expression and neuroblastoma patient outcome, risk categorization, and 11q status using publicly available microarray data from independent neuroblastoma patient datasets. Functional studies were conducted using comet assay and H2AX phosphorylation in neuroblastoma cell lines and in the fruit fly with UVC-induced DNA breaks.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000We show that the NHEJ genes PARP1 and FEN1 are over expressed in neuroblastoma and restoration of DLG2 impairs their gene and protein expression. When exposed to UVC radiation, cells with DLG2 over expression show less DNA fragmentation and induce apoptosis in a p53 S46 dependent manner. We could also confirm that DLG2 over expression results in CHK1 phosphorylation consistent with previous reports of G2/M maintenance.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSIONS\u0000Taken together, we show that DLG2 over expression increases p53 mediated apoptosis in response to etoposide and UVC mediated genotoxicity and reduced DNA replication machinery.","PeriodicalId":93982,"journal":{"name":"DNA repair","volume":"112 1","pages":"103302"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47504505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DNA repairPub Date : 2020-03-25DOI: 10.2210/pdb6p5c/pdb
M. L. Hamm, Anarosa A. Garcia, Rachel Gilbert, Manavi Johri, M. Ricart, Samantha L. Sholes, Laura A. Murray-Nerger, Eugene Wu
{"title":"Bacillus Fragment DNA polymerase mutant I716M","authors":"M. L. Hamm, Anarosa A. Garcia, Rachel Gilbert, Manavi Johri, M. Ricart, Samantha L. Sholes, Laura A. Murray-Nerger, Eugene Wu","doi":"10.2210/pdb6p5c/pdb","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb6p5c/pdb","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract 8-oxo-2′-deoxyguanosine (OdG) is a prominent DNA lesion that can direct the incorporation of dCTP or dATP during replication. As the latter reaction can lead to mutation, the ratio of dCTP/dATP incorporation can significantly affect the mutagenic potential of OdG. Previous work with the A-family polymerase BF and seven analogues of OdG identified a major groove amino acid, Ile716, which likely influences the dCTP/dATP incorporation ratio opposite OdG. To further probe the importance of this amino acid, dCTP and dATP incorporations opposite the same seven analogues were tested with two BF mutants, I716M and I716A. Results from these studies support the presence of clashing interactions between Ile716 and the C8-oxygen and C2-amine during dCTP and dATP incorporations, respectively. Crystallographic analysis suggests that residue 716 alters the conformation of the template base prior to insertion into the active site, thereby affecting enzymatic efficiency. These results are also consistent with previous work with A-family polymerases, which indicate they have tight, rigid active sites that are sensitive to template perturbations.","PeriodicalId":93982,"journal":{"name":"DNA repair","volume":"89 1","pages":"102826-102826"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43135037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DNA repairPub Date : 2017-12-18DOI: 10.1101/236208
T. Rao, S. Longerich, Weixing Zhao, H. Aihara, P. Sung, Y. Xiong
{"title":"Importance of homo-dimerization of Fanconi-associated nuclease 1 in DNA flap cleavage","authors":"T. Rao, S. Longerich, Weixing Zhao, H. Aihara, P. Sung, Y. Xiong","doi":"10.1101/236208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1101/236208","url":null,"abstract":"Fanconi-associated nuclease 1 (FAN1) removes interstrand DNA crosslinks (ICLs) through its DNA flap endonuclease and exonuclease activities. Crystal structures of human and bacterial FAN1 bound to a DNA flap have been solved. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial FAN1 and human FAN1 (hFAN1) missing a flexible loop are monomeric, while intact hFAN1 is homo-dimeric in structure. Importantly, the monomeric and dimeric forms of FAN1 exhibit very different DNA binding modes. Here, we interrogate the functional differences between monomeric and dimeric forms of FAN1 and provide an explanation for the discrepancy in oligomeric state between the two hFAN1 structures. Specifically, we show that the flexible loop in question is needed for hFAN1 dimerization. While monomeric and dimeric bacterial or human FAN1 proteins cleave a short 5’ flap strand with similar efficiency, optimal cleavage of a long 5’ flap strand is contingent upon protein dimerization. Our study therefore furnishes biochemical evidence for a role of hFAN1 homodimerization in biological processes that involve 5’ DNA Flap cleavage.","PeriodicalId":93982,"journal":{"name":"DNA repair","volume":"64 1","pages":"53 - 58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45479686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}