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Schmit M, Bielinsky AK. Congenital Diseases of DNA Replication: Clinical Phenotypes and Molecular Mechanisms. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:E911. [PMID: 33477564 PMCID: PMC7831139 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replication can be divided into three major steps: initiation, elongation and termination. Each time a human cell divides, these steps must be reiteratively carried out. Disruption of DNA replication can lead to genomic instability, with the accumulation of point mutations or larger chromosomal anomalies such as rearrangements. While cancer is the most common class of disease associated with genomic instability, several congenital diseases with dysfunctional DNA replication give rise to similar DNA alterations. In this review, we discuss all congenital diseases that arise from pathogenic variants in essential replication genes across the spectrum of aberrant replisome assembly, origin activation and DNA synthesis. For each of these conditions, we describe their clinical phenotypes as well as molecular studies aimed at determining the functional mechanisms of disease, including the assessment of genomic stability. By comparing and contrasting these diseases, we hope to illuminate how the disruption of DNA replication at distinct steps affects human health in a surprisingly cell-type-specific manner.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA;
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Bu F, Zhu X, Zhu J, Liu Z, Wu T, Luo C, Lin K, Huang J. Bioinformatics Analysis Identifies a Novel Role of GINS1 Gene in Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Manag Res 2020; 12:11677-11687. [PMID: 33235499 PMCID: PMC7680165 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s279165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most lethal malignancies and the incidence of CRC has been on the rise. Herein, we aimed to identify effective biomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer via bioinformatic tools. Methods To identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in CRC, we downloaded CRC gene expression data from GSE24514 and GSE110223 datasets in Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and employed R to analyze the data. We further performed functional enrichment analysis of the DEGs on the DAVID gene ontology analysis tool. STRING database and Cytoscape visualization tool were employed to construct a PPI (protein–protein interaction) network and establish intensive intervals in the network. Immunohistochemistry, qRT-PCR and Western blotting were performed to identify the expression level of GINS1 in CRC. In vitro and in vivo experiments were performed to assess the impact of GINS1 in the pathogenesis of CRC in terms of proliferation, migration and metastasis. Results Among the two datasets, 389 DEGs were identified and used to construct a PPI network. These genes were mainly involved in cell proliferation and cell cycle. Among them, 15 genes including GINS1 were found to be strongly associated with the PPI network. We further performed immunohistochemistry, qRT-PCR and Western blotting to identify that GINS1 expression was higher in CRC than in paired normal tissues. Moreover, in vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrated GINS1 could promote the proliferation, invasion and migration of colorectal cancer cells. Conclusions GINS1 could be considered as a potential biomarker for CRC patients.
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- Fanqin Bu
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China.,Jiangxi Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center of The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China.,Jiangxi Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China.,Jiangxi Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases of Guixi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Yingtan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China.,Jiangxi Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China.,Jiangxi Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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Masnadi-Shirazi M, Maurya MR, Pao G, Ke E, Verma IM, Subramaniam S. Time varying causal network reconstruction of a mouse cell cycle. BMC Bioinformatics 2019; 20:294. [PMID: 31142274 PMCID: PMC6542064 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-019-2895-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Biochemical networks are often described through static or time-averaged measurements of the component macromolecules. Temporal variation in these components plays an important role in both describing the dynamical nature of the network as well as providing insights into causal mechanisms. Few methods exist, specifically for systems with many variables, for analyzing time series data to identify distinct temporal regimes and the corresponding time-varying causal networks and mechanisms. Results In this study, we use well-constructed temporal transcriptional measurements in a mammalian cell during a cell cycle, to identify dynamical networks and mechanisms describing the cell cycle. The methods we have used and developed in part deal with Granger causality, Vector Autoregression, Estimation Stability with Cross Validation and a nonparametric change point detection algorithm that enable estimating temporally evolving directed networks that provide a comprehensive picture of the crosstalk among different molecular components. We applied our approach to RNA-seq time-course data spanning nearly two cell cycles from Mouse Embryonic Fibroblast (MEF) primary cells. The change-point detection algorithm is able to extract precise information on the duration and timing of cell cycle phases. Using Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) and Estimation Stability with Cross Validation (ES-CV), we were able to, without any prior biological knowledge, extract information on the phase-specific causal interaction of cell cycle genes, as well as temporal interdependencies of biological mechanisms through a complete cell cycle. Conclusions The temporal dependence of cellular components we provide in our model goes beyond what is known in the literature. Furthermore, our inference of dynamic interplay of multiple intracellular mechanisms and their temporal dependence on one another can be used to predict time-varying cellular responses, and provide insight on the design of precise experiments for modulating the regulation of the cell cycle. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12859-019-2895-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Maryam Masnadi-Shirazi
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and San Diego Supercomputer center, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Salk institute for Biological Studies, 10010 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Salk institute for Biological Studies, 10010 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Salk institute for Biological Studies, 10010 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and the Graduate Program in Bioinformatics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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Two Archaeal RecJ Nucleases from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii Show Reverse Hydrolysis Polarity: Implication to Their Unique Function in Archaea. Genes (Basel) 2017; 8:genes8090211. [PMID: 28837073 PMCID: PMC5615345 DOI: 10.3390/genes8090211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Bacterial nuclease RecJ, which exists in almost all bacterial species, specifically degrades single-stranded (ss) DNA in the 5′ to 3′ direction. Some archaeal phyla, except Crenarchaea, also encode RecJ homologs. Compared with bacterial RecJ, archaeal RecJ exhibits a largely different amino acid sequence and domain organization. Archaeal RecJs from Thermococcus kodakarensis and Pyrococcus furiosus show 5′→3′ exonuclease activity on ssDNA. Interestingly, more than one RecJ exists in some Euryarchaeota classes, such as Methanomicrobia, Methanococci, Methanomicrobia, Methanobacteria, and Archaeoglobi. Here we report the biochemical characterization of two RecJs from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii, the long RecJ1 (MJ0977) and short RecJ2 (MJ0831) to understand their enzymatic properties. RecJ1 is a 5′→3′ exonuclease with a preference to ssDNA; however, RecJ2 is a 3′→5′ exonuclease with a preference to ssRNA. The 5′ terminal phosphate promotes RecJ1 activity, but the 3′ terminal phosphate inhibits RecJ2 nuclease. Go-Ichi-Ni-San (GINS) complex does not interact with two RecJs and does not promote their nuclease activities. Finally, we discuss the diversity, function, and molecular evolution of RecJ in archaeal taxonomy. Our analyses provide insight into the function and evolution of conserved archaeal RecJ/eukaryotic Cdc45 protein.
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Bruck I, Dhingra N, Martinez MP, Kaplan DL. Dpb11 may function with RPA and DNA to initiate DNA replication. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0177147. [PMID: 28467467 PMCID: PMC5415106 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Dpb11 is required for the initiation of DNA replication in budding yeast. We found that Dpb11 binds tightly to single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) or branched DNA structures, while its human homolog, TopBP1, binds tightly to branched-DNA structures. We also found that Dpb11 binds stably to CDK-phosphorylated RPA, the eukaryotic ssDNA binding protein, in the presence of branched DNA. A Dpb11 mutant specifically defective for DNA binding did not exhibit tight binding to RPA in the presence of DNA, suggesting that Dpb11-interaction with DNA may promote the recruitment of RPA to melted DNA. We then characterized a mutant of Dpb11 that is specifically defective in DNA binding in budding yeast cells. Expression of dpb11-m1,2,3,5,ΔC results in a substantial decrease in RPA recruitment to origins, suggesting that Dpb11 interaction with DNA may be required for RPA recruitment to origins. Expression of dpb11-m1,2,3,5,ΔC also results in diminished GINS interaction with Mcm2-7 during S phase, while Cdc45 interaction with Mcm2-7 is like wild-type. The reduced GINS interaction with Mcm2-7 may be an indirect consequence of diminished origin melting. We propose that the tight interaction between Dpb11, CDK-phosphorylated RPA, and branched-DNA may be required for the essential function of stabilizing melted origin DNA in vivo. We also propose an alternative model, wherein Dpb11-DNA interaction is required for some other function in DNA replication initiation, such as helicase activation.
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- Irina Bruck
- Florida State University College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
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- Florida State University College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
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- Florida State University College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
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- Florida State University College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
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Bruck I, Dhingra N, Kaplan DL. A Positive Amplification Mechanism Involving a Kinase and Replication Initiation Factor Helps Assemble the Replication Fork Helicase. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:3062-3073. [PMID: 28082681 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.772368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The assembly of the replication fork helicase during S phase is key to the initiation of DNA replication in eukaryotic cells. One step in this assembly in budding yeast is the association of Cdc45 with the Mcm2-7 heterohexameric ATPase, and a second step is the assembly of the tetrameric GINS (GG-Ichi-Nii-San) complex with Mcm2-7. Dbf4-dependent kinase (DDK) and S-phase cyclin-dependent kinase (S-CDK) are two S phase-specific kinases that phosphorylate replication proteins during S phase, and Dpb11, Sld2, Sld3, Pol ϵ, and Mcm10 are factors that are also required for replication initiation. However, the exact roles of these initiation factors in assembly of the replication fork helicase remain unclear. We show here that Dpb11 stimulates DDK phosphorylation of the minichromosome maintenance complex protein Mcm4 alone and also of the Mcm2-7 complex and the dsDNA-loaded Mcm2-7 complex. We further demonstrate that Dpb11 can directly recruit DDK to Mcm4. A DDK phosphomimetic mutant of Mcm4 bound Dpb11 with substantially higher affinity than wild-type Mcm4, suggesting a mechanism to recruit Dpb11 to DDK-phosphorylated Mcm2-7. Furthermore, dsDNA-loaded Mcm2-7 harboring the DDK phosphomimetic Mcm4 mutant bound GINS in the presence of Dpb11, suggesting a mechanism for how GINS is recruited to Mcm2-7. We isolated a mutant of Dpb11 that is specifically defective for binding to Mcm4. This mutant, when expressed in budding yeast, diminished cell growth and DNA replication, substantially decreased Mcm4 phosphorylation, and decreased association of GINS with replication origins. We conclude that Dpb11 functions with DDK and Mcm4 in a positive amplification mechanism to trigger the assembly of the replication fork helicase.
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- Irina Bruck
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida 32306
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida 32306
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida 32306.
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Duncker BP. Mechanisms Governing DDK Regulation of the Initiation of DNA Replication. Genes (Basel) 2016; 8:genes8010003. [PMID: 28025497 PMCID: PMC5294998 DOI: 10.3390/genes8010003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Revised: 12/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The budding yeast Dbf4-dependent kinase (DDK) complex—comprised of cell division cycle (Cdc7) kinase and its regulatory subunit dumbbell former 4 (Dbf4)—is required to trigger the initiation of DNA replication through the phosphorylation of multiple minichromosome maintenance complex subunits 2-7 (Mcm2-7). DDK is also a target of the radiation sensitive 53 (Rad53) checkpoint kinase in response to replication stress. Numerous investigations have determined mechanistic details, including the regions of Mcm2, Mcm4, and Mcm6 phosphorylated by DDK, and a number of DDK docking sites. Similarly, the way in which the Rad53 forkhead-associated 1 (FHA1) domain binds to DDK—involving both canonical and non-canonical interactions—has been elucidated. Recent work has revealed mutual promotion of DDK and synthetic lethal with dpb11-1 3 (Sld3) roles. While DDK phosphorylation of Mcm2-7 subunits facilitates their interaction with Sld3 at origins, Sld3 in turn stimulates DDK phosphorylation of Mcm2. Details of a mutually antagonistic relationship between DDK and Rap1-interacting factor 1 (Rif1) have also recently come to light. While Rif1 is able to reverse DDK-mediated Mcm2-7 complex phosphorylation by targeting the protein phosphatase glycogen 7 (Glc7) to origins, there is evidence to suggest that DDK can counteract this activity by binding to and phosphorylating Rif1.
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- Bernard P Duncker
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L3G1, Canada.
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Xu X, Wang JT, Li M, Liu Y. TIMELESS Suppresses the Accumulation of Aberrant CDC45·MCM2-7·GINS Replicative Helicase Complexes on Human Chromatin. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:22544-22558. [PMID: 27587400 PMCID: PMC5077192 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.719963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 07/24/2023] Open
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The replication licensing factor CDC6 recruits the MCM2-7 replicative helicase to the replication origin, where MCM2-7 is activated to initiate DNA replication. MCM2-7 is activated by both the CDC7-Dbf4 kinase and cyclin-dependent kinase and via interactions with CDC45 and go-ichi-ni-san complex (GINS) to form the CDC45·MCM2-7·GINS (CMG) helicase complex. TIMELESS (TIM) is important for the subsequent coupling of CMG activity to DNA polymerases for efficient DNA synthesis. However, the mechanism by which TIM regulates CMG activity for proper replication fork progression remains unclear. Here we show that TIM interacts with MCM2-7 prior to the initiation of DNA replication. TIM depletion in various human cell lines results in the accumulation of aberrant CMG helicase complexes on chromatin. Importantly, the presence of these abnormal CMG helicase complexes is not restricted to cells undergoing DNA synthesis. Furthermore, even though these aberrant CMG complexes interact with the DNA polymerases on human chromatin, these complexes are not phosphorylated properly by cyclin-dependent kinase/CDC7-Dbf4 kinase and exhibit reduced DNA unwinding activity. This phenomenon coincides with a significant accumulation of the p27 and p21 replication inhibitors, reduced chromatin association of CDC6 and cyclin E, and a delay in S phase entry. Our results provide the first evidence that TIM is required for the correct chromatin association of the CMG complex to allow efficient DNA replication.
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- Xiaohua Xu
- From the Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010-3000
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- From the Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010-3000
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- From the Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010-3000
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- From the Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010-3000
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Perez-Arnaiz P, Kaplan DL. An Mcm10 Mutant Defective in ssDNA Binding Shows Defects in DNA Replication Initiation. J Mol Biol 2016; 428:4608-4625. [PMID: 27751725 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2016.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Revised: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Mcm10 is an essential protein that functions to initiate DNA replication after the formation of the replication fork helicase. In this manuscript, we identified a budding yeast Mcm10 mutant (Mcm10-m2,3,4) that is defective in DNA binding in vitro. Moreover, this Mcm10-m2,3,4 mutant does not stimulate the phosphorylation of Mcm2 by Dbf4-dependent kinase (DDK) in vitro. When we expressed wild-type levels of mcm10-m2,3,4 in budding yeast cells, we observed a severe growth defect and a substantially decreased DNA replication. We also observed a substantially reduced replication protein A- chromatin immunoprecipitation signal at origins of replication, reduced levels of DDK-phosphorylated Mcm2, and diminished Go, Ichi, Ni, and San (GINS) association with Mcm2-7 in vivo. mcm5-bob1 bypasses the growth defect conferred by DDK-phosphodead Mcm2 in budding yeast. However, the growth defect observed by expressing mcm10-m2,3,4 is not bypassed by the mcm5-bob1 mutation. Furthermore, origin melting and GINS association with Mcm2-7 are substantially decreased for cells expressing mcm10-m2,3,4 in the mcm5-bob1 background. Thus, the origin melting and GINS-Mcm2-7 interaction defects we observed for mcm10-m2,3,4 are not explained by decreased Mcm2 phosphorylation by DDK, since the defects persist in an mcm5-bob1 background. These data suggest that DNA binding by Mcm10 is essential for the initiation of DNA replication.
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- Patricia Perez-Arnaiz
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
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Fang D, Cao Q, Lou H. Sld3-MCM Interaction Facilitated by Dbf4-Dependent Kinase Defines an Essential Step in Eukaryotic DNA Replication Initiation. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:885. [PMID: 27375603 PMCID: PMC4901202 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Sld3/Treslin is an evolutionarily conserved protein essential for activation of DNA helicase Mcm2-7 and replication initiation in all eukaryotes. Nevertheless, it remains elusive how Sld3 is recruited to origins. Here, we have identified the direct physical association of Sld3 with Mcm2 and Mcm6 subunits in vitro, which is significantly enhanced by DDK in vivo. The Sld3-binding domain (SBD) is mapped to the N-termini of Mcm2 and Mcm6, both of them are essential for cell viability and enriched with the DDK phosphorylation sites. Glutamic acid substitution of four conserved positively charged residues of Sld3 (sld3-4E), near the Cdc45-binding region, interrupts its interaction with Mcm2/6 and causes cell death. By using a temperature-inducible degron (td), we show that deletion of Mcm6 SBD (mcm6ΔN122) abolishes not only Sld3 enrichment at early origins in G1 phase, but also subsequent recruitment of GINS and RPA during S phase. These findings elucidate the in vivo molecular details of the DDK-dependent Sld3-MCM association, which plays a crucial role in MCM helicase activation and origin unwinding.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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Perez-Arnaiz P, Bruck I, Kaplan DL. Mcm10 coordinates the timely assembly and activation of the replication fork helicase. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 44:315-29. [PMID: 26582917 PMCID: PMC4705653 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv1260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Mcm10 is an essential replication factor that is required for DNA replication in eukaryotes. Two key steps in the initiation of DNA replication are the assembly and activation of Cdc45–Mcm2–7-GINS (CMG) replicative helicase. However, it is not known what coordinates helicase assembly with helicase activation. We show in this manuscript, using purified proteins from budding yeast, that Mcm10 directly interacts with the Mcm2–7 complex and Cdc45. In fact, Mcm10 recruits Cdc45 to Mcm2–7 complex in vitro. To study the role of Mcm10 in more detail in vivo we used an auxin inducible degron in which Mcm10 is degraded upon addition of auxin. We show in this manuscript that Mcm10 is required for the timely recruitment of Cdc45 and GINS recruitment to the Mcm2–7 complex in vivo during early S phase. We also found that Mcm10 stimulates Mcm2 phosphorylation by DDK in vivo and in vitro. These findings indicate that Mcm10 plays a critical role in coupling replicative helicase assembly with helicase activation. Mcm10 is first involved in the recruitment of Cdc45 to the Mcm2–7 complex. After Cdc45–Mcm2–7 complex assembly, Mcm10 promotes origin melting by stimulating DDK phosphorylation of Mcm2, which thereby leads to GINS attachment to Mcm2–7.
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- Patricia Perez-Arnaiz
- Florida State University College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
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- Florida State University College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
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- Florida State University College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
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Bruck I, Kaplan DL. The Replication Initiation Protein Sld3/Treslin Orchestrates the Assembly of the Replication Fork Helicase during S Phase. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:27414-27424. [PMID: 26405041 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.688424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The initiation of DNA replication is a highly regulated process in eukaryotic cells, and central to the process of initiation is the assembly and activation of the replication fork helicase. The replication fork helicase is comprised of CMG (Cdc45, Mcm2-7, and GINS) in eukaryotic cells, and the mechanism underlying assembly of the CMG during S phase was studied in this article. We identified a point mutation of Sld3 that is specifically defective for Mcm3 and Mcm5 interaction (sld3-m10), and also identified a point mutation of Sld3 that is specifically defective for single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) interaction (sld3-m9). Expression of wild-type levels of sld3-m9 resulted in a severe DNA replication defect with no recruitment of GINS to Mcm2-7, whereas expression of wild-type levels of sld3-m10 resulted in a severe replication defect with no Cdc45 recruitment to Mcm2-7. We propose a model for Sld3-mediated control of replication initiation, wherein Sld3 manages the proper assembly of the CMG during S phase. We also find that the biochemical functions identified for Sld3 are conserved in human Treslin, suggesting that Treslin orchestrates assembly of the CMG in human cells.
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- Irina Bruck
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida 32306
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida 32306.
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Conserved mechanism for coordinating replication fork helicase assembly with phosphorylation of the helicase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:11223-8. [PMID: 26305950 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1509608112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Dbf4-dependent kinase (DDK) phosphorylates minichromosome maintenance 2 (Mcm2) during S phase in yeast, and Sld3 recruits cell division cycle 45 (Cdc45) to minichromosome maintenance 2-7 (Mcm2-7). We show here DDK-phosphoryled Mcm2 preferentially interacts with Cdc45 in vivo, and that Sld3 stimulates DDK phosphorylation of Mcm2 by 11-fold. We identified a mutation of the replication initiation factor Sld3, Sld3-m16, that is specifically defective in stimulating DDK phosphorylation of Mcm2. Wild-type expression levels of sld3-m16 result in severe growth and DNA replication defects. Cells expressing sld3-m16 exhibit no detectable Mcm2 phosphorylation in vivo, reduced replication protein A-ChIP signal at an origin, and diminished Go, Ichi, Ni, and San association with Mcm2-7. Treslin, the human homolog of Sld3, stimulates human DDK phosphorylation of human Mcm2 by 15-fold. DDK phosphorylation of human Mcm2 decreases the affinity of Mcm5 for Mcm2, suggesting a potential mechanism for helicase ring opening. These data suggest a conserved mechanism for replication initiation: Sld3/Treslin coordinates Cdc45 recruitment to Mcm2-7 with DDK phosphorylation of Mcm2 during S phase.
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Dhingra N, Bruck I, Smith S, Ning B, Kaplan DL. Dpb11 protein helps control assembly of the Cdc45·Mcm2-7·GINS replication fork helicase. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:7586-601. [PMID: 25659432 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.640383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Dpb11 is required for the initiation of DNA replication in budding yeast. Dpb11 binds to S-phase cyclin-dependent kinase-phosphorylated Sld2 and Sld3 to form a ternary complex during S phase. The replication fork helicase in eukaryotes is composed of Cdc45, Mcm2-7, and GINS. We show here, using purified proteins from budding yeast, that Dpb11 alone binds to Mcm2-7 and that Dpb11 also competes with GINS for binding to Mcm2-7. Furthermore, Dpb11 binds directly to single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), and ssDNA inhibits the Dpb11 interaction with Mcm2-7. We also found that Dpb11 can recruit Cdc45 to Mcm2-7. We identified a mutant of the BRCT4 motif of Dpb11 that remains bound to Mcm2-7 in the presence of ssDNA (dpb11-m1,m2,m3,m5), and this mutant exhibits a DNA replication defect when expressed in budding yeast cells. Expression of this mutant results in increased interaction between Dpb11 and Mcm2-7 during S phase, impaired GINS interaction with Mcm2-7 during S phase, and decreased replication protein A (RPA) interaction with origin DNA during S phase. We propose a model in which Dpb11 first recruits Cdc45 to Mcm2-7. Dpb11, although bound to Cdc45·Mcm2-7, can block the interaction between GINS and Mcm2-7. Upon extrusion of ssDNA from the central channel of Mcm2-7, Dpb11 dissociates from Mcm2-7, and Dpb11 binds to ssDNA, thereby allowing GINS to bind to Cdc45·Mcm2-7. Finally, we propose that Dpb11 functions with Sld2 and Sld3 to help control the assembly of the replication fork helicase.
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- Nalini Dhingra
- From the Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235 and
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- the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4300
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- the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4300
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235 and
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- the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4300
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Bruck I, Kaplan DL. The Dbf4-Cdc7 kinase promotes Mcm2-7 ring opening to allow for single-stranded DNA extrusion and helicase assembly. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:1210-21. [PMID: 25471369 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.608232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The replication fork helicase in eukaryotes is composed of Cdc45, Mcm2-7, and GINS (CMG). The Dbf4-Cdc7 kinase phosphorylates Mcm2 in vitro, but the in vivo role for Dbf4-Cdc7 phosphorylation of Mcm2 is unclear. We find that budding yeast Dbf4-Cdc7 phosphorylates Mcm2 in vivo under normal conditions during S phase. Inhibiting Dbf4-Cdc7 phosphorylation of Mcm2 confers a dominant-negative phenotype with a severe growth defect. Inhibiting Dbf4-Cdc7 phosphorylation of Mcm2 under wild-type expression conditions also results in impaired DNA replication, substantially decreased single-stranded formation at an origin, and markedly disrupted interaction between GINS and Mcm2-7 during S phase. In vitro, Dbf4-Cdc7 kinase (DDK) phosphorylation of Mcm2 substantially weakens the interaction between Mcm2 and Mcm5, and Dbf4-Cdc7 phosphorylation of Mcm2 promotes Mcm2-7 ring opening. The extrusion of ssDNA from the central channel of Mcm2-7 triggers GINS attachment to Mcm2-7. Thus, Dbf4-Cdc7 phosphorylation of Mcm2 may open the Mcm2-7 ring at the Mcm2-Mcm5 interface, allowing for single-stranded DNA extrusion and subsequent GINS assembly with Mcm2-7.
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- Irina Bruck
- From the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida 32306
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- From the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida 32306
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Tognetti S, Riera A, Speck C. Switch on the engine: how the eukaryotic replicative helicase MCM2-7 becomes activated. Chromosoma 2014; 124:13-26. [PMID: 25308420 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-014-0489-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2014] [Revised: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A crucial step during eukaryotic initiation of DNA replication is the correct loading and activation of the replicative DNA helicase, which ensures that each replication origin fires only once. Unregulated DNA helicase loading and activation, as it occurs in cancer, can cause severe DNA damage and genomic instability. The essential mini-chromosome maintenance proteins 2-7 (MCM2-7) represent the core of the eukaryotic replicative helicase that is loaded at DNA replication origins during G1-phase of the cell cycle. The MCM2-7 helicase activity, however, is only triggered during S-phase once the holo-helicase Cdc45-MCM2-7-GINS (CMG) has been formed. A large number of factors and several kinases interact and contribute to CMG formation and helicase activation, though the exact mechanisms remain unclear. Crucially, upon DNA damage, this reaction is temporarily halted to ensure genome integrity. Here, we review the current understanding of helicase activation; we focus on protein interactions during CMG formation, discuss structural changes during helicase activation, and outline similarities and differences of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic helicase activation process.
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- Silvia Tognetti
- DNA Replication Group, Institute of Clinical Science, Imperial College, London, W12 0NN, UK
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Bruck I, Kaplan DL. The replication initiation protein Sld2 regulates helicase assembly. J Biol Chem 2013; 289:1948-59. [PMID: 24307213 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.532085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Assembly of the Cdc45-Mcm2-7-GINS (CMG) replicative helicase complex must be regulated to ensure that DNA unwinding is coupled with DNA synthesis. Sld2 is required for the initiation of DNA replication in budding yeast. We identified a mutant of Sld2, Sld2-m1,4, that is specifically defective in Mcm2-7 binding. When this sld2-m1,4 mutant is expressed, cells exhibit severe inhibition of DNA replication. Furthermore, the CMG complex assembles prematurely in G1 in mutant cells, but not wild-type cells. These data suggest that Sld2 binding to Mcm2-7 is essential to block the inappropriate formation of a CMG helicase complex in G1. We also study a mutant of Sld2 that is defective in binding DNA, sld2-DNA, and find that sld2-DNA cells exhibit no GINS-Mcm2-7 interaction. These data suggest that Sld2 association with DNA is required for CMG assembly in S phase.
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- Irina Bruck
- From the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida 32312
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Bruck I, Kaplan DL. Cdc45 protein-single-stranded DNA interaction is important for stalling the helicase during replication stress. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:7550-7563. [PMID: 23382391 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.440941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Replicative polymerase stalling is coordinated with replicative helicase stalling in eukaryotes, but the mechanism underlying this coordination is not known. Cdc45 activates the Mcm2-7 helicase. We report here that Cdc45 from budding yeast binds tightly to long (≥ 40 nucleotides) genomic single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) and that 60mer ssDNA specifically disrupts the interaction between Cdc45 and Mcm2-7. We identified a mutant of Cdc45 that does not bind to ssDNA. When this mutant of cdc45 is expressed in budding yeast cells exposed to hydroxyurea, cell growth is severely inhibited, and excess RPA accumulates at or near an origin. Chromatin immunoprecipitation suggests that helicase movement is uncoupled from polymerase movement for mutant cells exposed to hydroxyurea. These data suggest that Cdc45-ssDNA interaction is important for stalling the helicase during replication stress.
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- Irina Bruck
- Florida State University College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Tallahassee, Florida 32306
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- Florida State University College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Tallahassee, Florida 32306.
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Symeonidou IE, Taraviras S, Lygerou Z. Control over DNA replication in time and space. FEBS Lett 2012; 586:2803-12. [PMID: 22841721 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.07.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Revised: 07/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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DNA replication is precisely regulated in time and space, thereby safeguarding genomic integrity. In eukaryotes, replication initiates from multiple sites along the genome, termed origins of replication, and propagates bidirectionally. Dynamic origin bound complexes dictate where and when replication should initiate. During late mitosis and G1 phase, putative origins are recognized and become "licensed" through the assembly of pre-replicative complexes (pre-RCs) that include the MCM2-7 helicases. Subsequently, at the G1/S phase transition, a fraction of pre-RCs are activated giving rise to the establishment of replication forks. Origin location is influenced by chromatin and nuclear organization and origin selection exhibits stochastic features. The regulatory mechanisms that govern these cell cycle events rely on the periodic fluctuation of cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) activity through the cell cycle.
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In eukaryotes, the Mcm2-7 complex forms the core of the replicative helicase - the molecular motor that uses ATP binding and hydrolysis to fuel the unwinding of double-stranded DNA at the replication fork. Although it is a toroidal hexameric helicase superficially resembling better-studied homohexameric helicases from prokaryotes and viruses, Mcm2-7 is the only known helicase formed from six unique and essential subunits. Recent biochemical and structural analyses of both Mcm2-7 and a higher-order complex containing additional activator proteins (the CMG complex) shed light on the reason behind this unique subunit assembly: whereas only a limited number of specific ATPase active sites are needed for DNA unwinding, one particular ATPase active site has evolved to form a reversible discontinuity (gate) in the toroidal complex. The activation of Mcm2-7 helicase during S-phase requires physical association of the accessory proteins Cdc45 and GINS; structural data suggest that these accessory factors activate DNA unwinding through closure of the Mcm2-7 gate. Moreover, studies capitalizing on advances in the biochemical reconstitution of eukaryotic DNA replication demonstrate that Mcm2-7 loads onto origins during initiation as a double hexamer, yet does not act as a double-stranded DNA pump during elongation.
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- Sriram Vijayraghavan
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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Sacco E, Hasan MM, Alberghina L, Vanoni M. Comparative analysis of the molecular mechanisms controlling the initiation of chromosomal DNA replication in yeast and in mammalian cells. Biotechnol Adv 2012; 30:73-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2011.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2011] [Accepted: 09/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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RAD51- and MRE11-dependent reassembly of uncoupled CMG helicase complex at collapsed replication forks. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2011; 19:17-24. [PMID: 22139015 PMCID: PMC4306020 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2011] [Accepted: 09/29/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In higher eukaryotes the dynamics of replisome components during fork collapse and restart are poorly understood. Here, we reconstituted replication fork collapse and restart by inducing single-strand DNA (ssDNA) lesions that create a double-strand break (DSB) in one of the replicated sister chromatids after fork passage. We found that, upon fork collapse, the active CDC45–MCM–GINS (CMG) helicase complex loses its GINS subunit. A functional replisome is restored by the reloading of GINS and Pol epsilon onto DNA in a RAD51- and MRE11- dependent manner, but independently of replication origin assembly and firing. PCNA mutant alleles defective in break-induced replication (BIR) are unable to support restoration of replisome integrity. These results reveal that in higher eukaryotes replisomes are partially dismantled following fork collapse and fully re-established by a recombination-mediated process.
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Bruck I, Kanter DM, Kaplan DL. Enabling association of the GINS protein tetramer with the mini chromosome maintenance (Mcm)2-7 protein complex by phosphorylated Sld2 protein and single-stranded origin DNA. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:36414-26. [PMID: 21868389 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.282822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The Cdc45-Mcm2-7-GINS (CMG) complex is the replication fork helicase in eukaryotes. Synthetic lethal with Dpb11-1 (Sld2) is required for the initiation of DNA replication, and the S phase cyclin-dependent kinase (S-CDK) phosphorylates Sld2 in vivo. We purified components of the replication initiation machinery and studied their interactions in vitro. We found that unphosphorylated or CDK-phosphorylated Sld2 binds to the mini chromosome maintenance (Mcm)2-7 complex with similar efficiency. Sld2 interaction with Mcm2-7 blocks the interaction between GINS and Mcm2-7. The interaction between CDK-phosphorylated Sld2 and Mcm2-7 is substantially inhibited by origin single-stranded DNA (ssDNA). Furthermore, origin ssDNA allows GINS to bind to Mcm2-7 in the presence of CDK-phosphorylated Sld2. However, unphosphorylated Sld2 blocks the interaction between GINS and Mcm2-7 even in the presence of origin ssDNA. We identified a mutant of Sld2 that does not bind to DNA. When this mutant is expressed in yeast cells, cell growth is severely inhibited with very slow progression into S phase. We propose a model wherein Sld2 blocks the interaction between GINS and Mcm2-7 in vivo. Once origin ssDNA is extruded from the Mcm2-7 ring and CDK phosphorylates Sld2, the origin ssDNA binds to CDK-phosphorylated Sld2. This event may allow the interaction between GINS and Mcm2-7 in vivo. Thus, CDK phosphorylation of Sld2 may be important to release Sld2 from Mcm2-7, thereby allowing GINS to bind Mcm2-7. Furthermore, origin ssDNA may stimulate the formation of the CMG complex by alleviating inhibitory interactions between Sld2 with Mcm2-7.
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- Irina Bruck
- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA
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Bruck I, Kaplan DL. Origin single-stranded DNA releases Sld3 protein from the Mcm2-7 complex, allowing the GINS tetramer to bind the Mcm2-7 complex. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:18602-13. [PMID: 21460226 PMCID: PMC3099676 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.226332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Revised: 03/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The replication fork helicase in eukaryotic cells is comprised of Cdc45, Mcm2-7, and GINS (CMG complex). In budding yeast, Sld3, Sld2, and Dpb11 are required for the initiation of DNA replication, but Sld3 and Dpb11 do not travel with the replication fork. Sld3 and Cdc45 bind to early replication origins during the G(1) phase of the cell cycle, whereas Sld2, GINS, polymerase ε, and Dpb11 form a transient preloading complex that associates with origins during S phase. We show here that Sld3 binds tightly to origin single-stranded DNA (ssDNA). CDK-phosphorylated Sld3 binds to origin ssDNA with similar high affinity. Origin ssDNA does not disrupt the interaction between Sld3 and Dpb11, and origin ssDNA does not disrupt the interaction between Sld3 and Cdc45. However, origin ssDNA substantially disrupts the interaction between Sld3 and Mcm2-7. GINS and Sld3 compete with one another for binding to Mcm2-7. However, in a mixture of Sld3, GINS, and Mcm2-7, origin ssDNA inhibits the interaction between Sld3 and Mcm2-7, whereas origin ssDNA promotes the association between GINS and Mcm2-7. We also show that origin single-stranded DNA promotes the formation of the CMG complex. We conclude that origin single-stranded DNA releases Sld3 from Mcm2-7, allowing GINS to bind Mcm2-7.
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- Irina Bruck
- From the Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235
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