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Yakoub G, Choi YS, Wong RP, Strauch T, Ann KJ, Cohen RE, Ulrich HD. Avidity-based biosensors for ubiquitylated PCNA reveal choreography of DNA damage bypass. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadf3041. [PMID: 37672592 PMCID: PMC10482348 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf3041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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In eukaryotes, the posttranslational modifier ubiquitin is used to regulate the amounts, interactions, or activities of proteins in diverse pathways and signaling networks. Its effects are mediated by monoubiquitin or polyubiquitin chains of varying geometries. We describe the design, validation, and application of a series of avidity-based probes against the ubiquitylated forms of the DNA replication clamp, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), in budding yeast. Directed against total ubiquitylated PCNA or specifically K63-polyubiquitylated PCNA, the probes are tunable in their activities and can be used either as biosensors or as inhibitors of the PCNA-dependent DNA damage bypass pathway. Used in live cells, the probes revealed the timing of PCNA ubiquitylation during damage bypass and a particular susceptibility of the ribosomal DNA locus to the activation of the pathway. Our approach is applicable to a wide range of ubiquitin-conjugated proteins, thus representing a generalizable strategy for the design of biosensors for specific (poly)ubiquitylated forms of individual substrates.
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- George Yakoub
- Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH, Ackermannweg 4, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, 273 MRB, 1870 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1870, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH, Ackermannweg 4, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH, Ackermannweg 4, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH, Ackermannweg 4, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, 273 MRB, 1870 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1870, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH, Ackermannweg 4, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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Zhang W, Yang C, Hu Y, Yi K, Xiao W, Xu X, Chen Z. Comprehensive analysis of the correlation of the pan-cancer gene HAUS5 with prognosis and immune infiltration in liver cancer. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2409. [PMID: 36765148 PMCID: PMC9918732 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28653-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC) is one of the most common malignancies and places a heavy burden on patients worldwide. HAUS augmin-like complex subunit 5 (HAUS5) is involved in the occurrence and development of various cancers. However, the functional role and significance of HAUS5 in LIHC remain unclear. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx), Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases were used to analyze the mRNA expression of HAUS5. The value of HAUS5 in predicting LIHC prognosis and the relationship between HAUS5 and clinicopathological features were assessed by the Kaplan-Meier plotter and UALCAN databases. Functional enrichment analyses and nomogram prediction model construction were performed with the R packages. The LinkedOmics database was searched to reveal co-expressed genes associated with HAUS5. The relationship between HAUS5 expression and immune infiltration was explored by searching the TISIDB database and single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA). The Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC) and the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) databases were used to evaluate HAUS5 protein expression. Finally, the effect of HAUS5 on the proliferation of hepatoma cells was verified by CCK-8, colony formation and EdU assays. HAUS5 is aberrantly expressed and associated with a poor prognosis in most tumors, including LIHC. The expression of HAUS5 is significantly correlated with clinicopathological indicators in patients with LIHC. Functional enrichment analysis showed that HAUS5 was closely related to DNA replication, cell cycle and p53 signaling pathway. HAUS5 may serve as an independent risk factor for LIHC prognosis. The nomogram based on HAUS5 had area under the curve (AUC) values of 0.74 and 0.77 for predicting the 3-year and 5-year overall survival (OS) of LIHC patients. Immune correlation analysis showed that HAUS5 was significantly associated with immune infiltration. Finally, the results of in vitro experiments showed that when HAUS5 was knocked down, the proliferation of hepatoma cells was significantly decreased. The pan-oncogene HAUS5 is a positive regulator of LIHC progression and is closely associated with a poor prognosis in LIHC. Moreover, HAUS5 is involved in immune infiltration in LIHC. HAUS5 may be a new prognostic marker and therapeutic target for LIHC patients.
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- Wenbing Zhang
- Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Department of General Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Taicang, Taicang Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 58 Changsheng South Road, Taicang, Suzhou, 215400, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Department of General Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Taicang, Taicang Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 58 Changsheng South Road, Taicang, Suzhou, 215400, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Central Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Taicang, Taicang Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 58 Changsheng South Road, Taicang, Suzhou, 215400, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Central Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Taicang, Taicang Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 58 Changsheng South Road, Taicang, Suzhou, 215400, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Central Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Taicang, Taicang Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 58 Changsheng South Road, Taicang, Suzhou, 215400, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
- Department of General Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Taicang, Taicang Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 58 Changsheng South Road, Taicang, Suzhou, 215400, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
- Central Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Taicang, Taicang Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 58 Changsheng South Road, Taicang, Suzhou, 215400, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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- Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
- Department of General Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Taicang, Taicang Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 58 Changsheng South Road, Taicang, Suzhou, 215400, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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Fitoussi N, de Almeida Engler J, Sichov N, Bucki P, Sela N, Harel A, Belausuv E, Kumar A, Brown Miyara S. The Minichromosome Maintenance Complex Component 2 (MjMCM2) of Meloidogyne javanica is a potential effector regulating the cell cycle in nematode-induced galls. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9196. [PMID: 35654810 PMCID: PMC9163083 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13020-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne spp. induce enlarged multinucleate feeding cells—galls—in host plant roots. Although core cell-cycle components in galls follow a conserved track, they can also be usurped and manipulated by nematodes. We identified a candidate effector in Meloidogyne javanica that is directly involved in cell-cycle manipulation—Minichromosome Maintenance Complex Component 2 (MCM2), part of MCM complex licensing factor involved in DNA replication. MjMCM2, which is induced by plant oxilipin 9-HOT, was expressed in nematode esophageal glands, upregulated during parasitic stages, and was localized to plant cell nucleus and plasma membrane. Infected tomato hairy roots overexpressing MjMCM2 showed significantly more galls and egg-mass-producing females than wild-type roots, and feeding cells showed more nuclei. Phylogenetic analysis suggested seven homologues of MjMCM2 with unknown association to parasitism. Sequence mining revealed two RxLR-like motifs followed by SEED domains in all Meloidogyne spp. MCM2 protein sequences. The unique second RxLR-like motif was absent in other Tylenchida species. Molecular homology modeling of MjMCM2 suggested that second RxLR2-like domain is positioned on a surface loop structure, supporting its function in polar interactions. Our findings reveal a first candidate cell-cycle gene effector in M. javanica—MjMCM2—that is likely secreted into plant host to mimic function of endogenous MCM2.
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- Nathalia Fitoussi
- Department of Entomology, Nematology and Chemistry Units, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel.,Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, The Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 76100, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Entomology, Nematology and Chemistry Units, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel
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- Department of Entomology, Nematology and Chemistry Units, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel
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- Bioinformatics Unit, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel
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- Bioinformatics Unit, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
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- Department of Entomology, Nematology and Chemistry Units, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel
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- Department of Entomology, Nematology and Chemistry Units, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel.
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Symbiosis with Dinoflagellates Alters Cnidarian Cell-Cycle Gene Expression. Cell Microbiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1155/2022/3330160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In the cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis, hosts show altered expression of genes involved in growth and proliferation when in the symbiotic state, but little is known about the molecular mechanisms that underlie the host’s altered growth rate. Using tissue-specific transcriptomics, we determined how symbiosis affects expression of cell cycle-associated genes, in the model symbiotic cnidarian Exaiptasia diaphana (Aiptasia). The presence of symbionts within the gastrodermis elicited cell-cycle arrest in the G1 phase in a larger proportion of host cells compared with the aposymbiotic gastrodermis. The symbiotic gastrodermis also showed a reduction in the amount of cells synthesizing their DNA and progressing through mitosis when compared with the aposymbiotic gastrodermis. Host apoptotic inhibitors (Mdm2) were elevated, while host apoptotic sensitizers (c-Myc) were depressed, in the symbiotic gastrodermis when compared with the aposymbiotic gastrodermis and epidermis of symbiotic anemones, respectively. This indicates that the presence of symbionts negatively regulates host apoptosis, possibly contributing to their persistence within the host. Transcripts (ATM/ATR) associated with DNA damage were also downregulated in symbiotic gastrodermal tissues. In epidermal cells, a single gene (Mob1) required for mitotic completion was upregulated in symbiotic compared with aposymbiotic anemones, suggesting that the presence of symbionts in the gastrodermis stimulates host cell division in the epidermis. To further corroborate this hypothesis, we performed microscopic analysis using an S-phase indicator (EdU), allowing us to evaluate cell cycling in host cells. Our results confirmed that there were significantly more proliferating host cells in both the gastrodermis and epidermis in the symbiotic state compared with the aposymbiotic state. Furthermore, when comparing between tissue layers in the presence of symbionts, the epidermis had significantly more proliferating host cells than the symbiont-containing gastrodermis. These results contribute to our understanding of the influence of symbionts on the mechanisms of cnidarian cell proliferation and mechanisms associated with symbiont maintenance.
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Transcriptional Regulation of Reproductive Diapause in the Convergent Lady Beetle, Hippodamia convergens. INSECTS 2022; 13:insects13040343. [PMID: 35447785 PMCID: PMC9026804 DOI: 10.3390/insects13040343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Simple Summary Diapause is a dormant period typically controlled by daylength that ensures an insect’s survival through harsh environmental conditions. The convergent lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens, undergoes a reproductive diapause in winter, where female ovaries remain immature and no eggs are laid. This species is an important biological control agent, but during diapause, beetles are less likely to eat pest insects. Thus, knowledge of diapause mechanisms may facilitate manipulation thereof to improve biological control. Further, molecular studies of adult diapause and diapause in Coleoptera are relatively lacking. Here, we assembled and annotated a transcriptome for this species and quantified transcript expression changes during diapause. Female beetles were sampled at three times in diapause (early, mid, and late diapause), which allowed us to characterize the molecular processes occurring at distinct transitions throughout diapause. We found that transcripts involved in flight were consistently upregulated during diapause, which is consistent with dispersal flights at this stage, while transcripts involved in ovarian development were downregulated, which is consistent with the shutdown of reproduction in diapausing females. These findings identify key regulators of diapause in H. convergens and contribute to a growing body of literature on the molecular mechanisms of diapause across the insect phylogeny. Abstract Diapause is an alternate development program that synchronizes an insect’s life cycle with seasonally abundant resources and ensures survival in unfavorable conditions. The physiological basis of diapause has been well characterized, but the molecular mechanisms regulating it are still being elucidated. Here, we present a de novo transcriptome and quantify transcript expression during diapause in the convergent lady beetle Hippodamia convergens. H. convergens is used as an augmentative biocontrol agent, and adult females undergo reproductive diapause that is regulated by photoperiod. We sampled females at three stages (early, mid, and late diapause) and compared transcript expression to non-diapausing individuals. Based on principle component analysis, the transcriptomes of diapausing beetles were distinct from non-diapausing beetles, and the three diapausing points tended to cluster together. However, there were still classes of transcripts that differed in expression across distinct phases of diapause. In general, transcripts involved in muscle function and flight were upregulated during diapause, likely to support dispersal flights that occur during diapause, while transcripts involved in ovarian development were downregulated. This information could be used to improve biological control by manipulating diapause. Additionally, our data contribute to a growing understanding of the genetic regulation of diapause across diverse insects.
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Sreekumar L, Kumari K, Guin K, Bakshi A, Varshney N, Thimmappa BC, Narlikar L, Padinhateeri R, Siddharthan R, Sanyal K. Orc4 spatiotemporally stabilizes centromeric chromatin. Genome Res 2021; 31:607-621. [PMID: 33514624 PMCID: PMC8015856 DOI: 10.1101/gr.265900.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The establishment of centromeric chromatin and its propagation by the centromere-specific histone CENPA is mediated by epigenetic mechanisms in most eukaryotes. DNA replication origins, origin binding proteins, and replication timing of centromere DNA are important determinants of centromere function. The epigenetically regulated regional centromeres in the budding yeast Candida albicans have unique DNA sequences that replicate earliest in every chromosome and are clustered throughout the cell cycle. In this study, the genome-wide occupancy of the replication initiation protein Orc4 reveals its abundance at all centromeres in C. albicans Orc4 is associated with four different DNA sequence motifs, one of which coincides with tRNA genes (tDNA) that replicate early and cluster together in space. Hi-C combined with genome-wide replication timing analyses identify that early replicating Orc4-bound regions interact with themselves stronger than with late replicating Orc4-bound regions. We simulate a polymer model of chromosomes of C. albicans and propose that the early replicating and highly enriched Orc4-bound sites preferentially localize around the clustered kinetochores. We also observe that Orc4 is constitutively localized to centromeres, and both Orc4 and the helicase Mcm2 are essential for cell viability and CENPA stability in C. albicans Finally, we show that new molecules of CENPA are recruited to centromeres during late anaphase/telophase, which coincides with the stage at which the CENPA-specific chaperone Scm3 localizes to the kinetochore. We propose that the spatiotemporal localization of Orc4 within the nucleus, in collaboration with Mcm2 and Scm3, maintains centromeric chromatin stability and CENPA recruitment in C. albicans.
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- Lakshmi Sreekumar
- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
- IITB-Monash Research Academy, Mumbai 400076, India
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne 3800, Australia
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411008, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- The Institute of Mathematical Sciences/HBNI, Taramani, Chennai 600113, India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560064, India
- Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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The faithful and timely copying of DNA by molecular machines known as replisomes depends on a disparate suite of enzymes and scaffolding factors working together in a highly orchestrated manner. Large, dynamic protein-nucleic acid assemblies that selectively morph between distinct conformations and compositional states underpin this critical cellular process. In this article, we discuss recent progress outlining the physical basis of replisome construction and progression in eukaryotes.
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- Ilan Attali
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA;
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA;
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Zhao Q, Zhang Y, Shao S, Sun Y, Lin Z. Identification of hub genes and biological pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma by integrated bioinformatics analysis. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10594. [PMID: 33552715 PMCID: PMC7821758 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the main type of liver cancer in human, is one of the most prevalent and deadly malignancies in the world. The present study aimed to identify hub genes and key biological pathways by integrated bioinformatics analysis. Methods A bioinformatics pipeline based on gene co-expression network (GCN) analysis was built to analyze the gene expression profile of HCC. Firstly, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified and a GCN was constructed with Pearson correlation analysis. Then, the gene modules were identified with 3 different community detection algorithms, and the correlation analysis between gene modules and clinical indicators was performed. Moreover, we used the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes (STRING) database to construct a protein protein interaction (PPI) network of the key gene module, and we identified the hub genes using nine topology analysis algorithms based on this PPI network. Further, we used the Oncomine analysis, survival analysis, GEO data set and random forest algorithm to verify the important roles of hub genes in HCC. Lastly, we explored the methylation changes of hub genes using another GEO data (GSE73003). Results Firstly, among the expression profiles, 4,130 up-regulated genes and 471 down-regulated genes were identified. Next, the multi-level algorithm which had the highest modularity divided the GCN into nine gene modules. Also, a key gene module (m1) was identified. The biological processes of GO enrichment of m1 mainly included the processes of mitosis and meiosis and the functions of catalytic and exodeoxyribonuclease activity. Besides, these genes were enriched in the cell cycle and mitotic pathway. Furthermore, we identified 11 hub genes, MCM3, TRMT6, AURKA, CDC20, TOP2A, ECT2, TK1, MCM2, FEN1, NCAPD2 and KPNA2 which played key roles in HCC. The results of multiple verification methods indicated that the 11 hub genes had highly diagnostic efficiencies to distinguish tumors from normal tissues. Lastly, the methylation changes of gene CDC20, TOP2A, TK1, FEN1 in HCC samples had statistical significance (P-value < 0.05). Conclusion MCM3, TRMT6, AURKA, CDC20, TOP2A, ECT2, TK1, MCM2, FEN1, NCAPD2 and KPNA2 could be potential biomarkers or therapeutic targets for HCC. Meanwhile, the metabolic pathway, the cell cycle and mitotic pathway might played vital roles in the progression of HCC.
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- Qian Zhao
- College of Information Science and Technology, Dalian Martime University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- College of Information Science and Technology, Dalian Martime University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Martime University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Martime University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- College of Information Science and Technology, Dalian Martime University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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Park CW, Bae JS, Ryu KY. Simultaneous Disruption of Both Polyubiquitin Genes Affects Proteasome Function and Decreases Cellular Proliferation. Cell Biochem Biophys 2020; 78:321-329. [PMID: 32705536 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-020-00933-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The ubiquitin (Ub) proteasome system is important for maintaining protein homeostasis and has various roles in cell signaling, proliferation, and cell cycle regulation. In mammals, Ub is encoded by two monoubiquitin and two polyubiquitin genes. Although reduced levels of Ub due to the disruption of one polyubiquitin gene are known to decrease cell proliferation, the effect of disrupting both polyubiquitin genes remains elusive. Polyubiquitin gene Ubc knockout mice are embryonically lethal and polyubiquitin gene Ubb knockout mice are infertile. Thus, it is difficult to study the effects of double knockouts (DKOs). In the present study, the CRISPR/Cas9 system was used to simultaneously knockout both polyubiquitin genes, UBB and UBC, in HEK293T and HeLa cells. In DKO cells, growth decreased significantly compared to the control cells. We observed reduced proteasome function and reduced levels of free Ub in DKO cells. However, the levels of purified proteasome were not different between control and DKO cells, although the mRNA levels of proteasomal subunits were significantly increased in latter. We propose that the reduction of Ub levels, by disruption of both polyubiquitin genes, resulted in an altered proteasomal status, leading to the reduced proteasome activity, and decreased cellular proliferation.
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- Chul-Woo Park
- Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, Seoul, 02504, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, Seoul, 02504, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, Seoul, 02504, Republic of Korea.
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Wong RP, García-Rodríguez N, Zilio N, Hanulová M, Ulrich HD. Processing of DNA Polymerase-Blocking Lesions during Genome Replication Is Spatially and Temporally Segregated from Replication Forks. Mol Cell 2019; 77:3-16.e4. [PMID: 31607544 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tracing DNA repair factors by fluorescence microscopy provides valuable information about how DNA damage processing is orchestrated within cells. Most repair pathways involve single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), making replication protein A (RPA) a hallmark of DNA damage and replication stress. RPA foci emerging during S phase in response to tolerable loads of polymerase-blocking lesions are generally thought to indicate stalled replication intermediates. We now report that in budding yeast they predominantly form far away from sites of ongoing replication, and they do not overlap with any of the repair centers associated with collapsed replication forks or double-strand breaks. Instead, they represent sites of postreplicative DNA damage bypass involving translesion synthesis and homologous recombination. We propose that most RPA and recombination foci induced by polymerase-blocking lesions in the replication template are clusters of repair tracts arising from replication centers by polymerase re-priming and subsequent expansion of daughter-strand gaps over the course of S phase.
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- Ronald P Wong
- Institute of Molecular Biology, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Minichromosome Maintenance Proteins Cooperate with LANA during the G 1/S Phase of the Cell Cycle To Support Viral DNA Replication. J Virol 2019; 93:JVI.02256-18. [PMID: 30651368 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02256-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA) is essential for maintaining the viral genome by regulating replication and segregation of the viral episomes. The virus maintains 50 to 100 episomal copies during latency and replicates in synchrony with the cellular DNA of the infected cells. Since virus lacks its own replication machinery, it utilizes the cellular proteins for replication and maintenance, and LANA has been shown to make many of these proteins available for replication by directly recruiting them to the viral origin of replication within the terminal repeat (TR) region. Our studies identified members of the minichromosome maintenance (MCM) complex as potential LANA-interacting proteins. Here, we show that LANA specifically interacts with the components of the MCM complex, primarily during the G1/S phase of the cell cycle. MCM3 and -4 of the MCM complex specifically bound to the amino-terminal domain, while MCM6 bound to both the amino- and carboxyl-terminal domains of LANA. The MCM binding region in the N-terminal domain mapped to the chromatin binding domain (CBD). LANA with point mutations in the carboxyl-terminal domain identified an MCM6 binding domain, and overexpression of that domain (amino acids [aa] 1100 to 1150) abolished TR replication. Introduction of a peptide encompassing the LANA aa 1104 to 1123 reduced MCM6 association with LANA and TR replication. Moreover, a recombinant Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) expressing LANA with a deletion of aa 1100 to 1150 (BAC16Δ1100-1150, where BAC is bacmid) showed reduced replication and persistence of viral genome copies compared to levels with the wild-type BAC16. Additionally, the role of MCMs in viral replication was confirmed by depleting MCMs and assaying transient and long-term maintenance of the viral episomes. The recruitment of MCMs to the replication origins through LANA was demonstrated through chromatin immunoprecipitation and isolation of proteins on nascent replicated DNA (iPOND). These data clearly show the role of MCMs in latent DNA replication and the potential for targeting the C-terminal domain of LANA to block viral persistence.IMPORTANCE LANA-mediated latent DNA replication is essential for efficient maintenance of KSHV episomes in the host. During latency, virus relies on the host cellular machinery for replication, which occurs in synchrony with the cellular DNA. LANA interacts with the components of multiple cellular pathways, including cellular replication machinery, and recruits them to the viral origin for DNA replication. In this study, we characterize the interactions between LANA and minichromosome maintenance (MCM) proteins, members of the cellular replication complex. We demonstrated a cell cycle-dependent interaction between LANA and MCMs and determined their importance for viral genome replication and maintenance through biochemical assays. In addition, we mapped a 50-amino acid region in LANA which was capable of abrogating the association of MCM6 with LANA and blocking DNA replication. We also detected LANA along with MCMs at the replication forks using a novel approach, isolation of proteins on nascent DNA (iPOND).
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Fei L, Ma Y, Zhang M, Liu X, Luo Y, Wang C, Zhang H, Zhang W, Han Y. RACK1 promotes lung cancer cell growth via an MCM7/RACK1/ Akt signaling complex. Oncotarget 2018; 8:40501-40513. [PMID: 28465488 PMCID: PMC5522230 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.17120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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MCM7, a member of the miniature chromosome maintenance (MCM) protein family, is crucial for the initiation of DNA replication and proliferation in eukaryotic cells. In this report, we demonstrate that RACK1 regulates cell growth and cell cycle progression in human non-small-cell lung cancer by mediating MCM7 phosphorylation through an MCM7/RACK1/Akt signaling complex. RACK1 functions as a central scaffold that brings Akt into physical proximity with MCM7. Overexpression of RACK1 increases interactions between Akt and MCM7 and promotes Akt-dependent MCM7 phosphorylation, which in turn increases MCM7 binding to chromatin and MCM complex formation. Together, these changes promote DNA replication and cell proliferation. Our findings reveal a novel signaling pathway that regulates growth in non-small cell lung cancer.
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- Liangru Fei
- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First People's Hospital of Jining, Shandong 272000, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China.,Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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Microevolution of Serial Clinical Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and C. gattii. mBio 2017; 8:mBio.00166-17. [PMID: 28270580 PMCID: PMC5340869 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00166-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The pathogenic species of Cryptococcus are a major cause of mortality owing to severe infections in immunocompromised as well as immunocompetent individuals. Although antifungal treatment is usually effective, many patients relapse after treatment, and in such cases, comparative analyses of the genomes of incident and relapse isolates may reveal evidence of determinative, microevolutionary changes within the host. Here, we analyzed serial isolates cultured from cerebrospinal fluid specimens of 18 South African patients with recurrent cryptococcal meningitis. The time between collection of the incident isolates and collection of the relapse isolates ranged from 124 days to 290 days, and the analyses revealed that, during this period within the patients, the isolates underwent several genetic and phenotypic changes. Considering the vast genetic diversity of cryptococcal isolates in sub-Saharan Africa, it was not surprising to find that the relapse isolates had acquired different genetic and correlative phenotypic changes. They exhibited various mechanisms for enhancing virulence, such as growth at 39°C, adaptation to stress, and capsule production; a remarkable amplification of ERG11 at the native and unlinked locus may provide stable resistance to fluconazole. Our data provide a deeper understanding of the microevolution of Cryptococcus species under pressure from antifungal chemotherapy and host immune responses. This investigation clearly suggests a promising strategy to identify novel targets for improved diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis. Opportunistic infections caused by species of the pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus lead to chronic meningoencephalitis and continue to ravage thousands of patients with HIV/AIDS. Despite receiving antifungal treatment, over 10% of patients develop recurrent disease. In this study, we collected isolates of Cryptococcus from cerebrospinal fluid specimens of 18 patients at the time of their diagnosis and when they relapsed several months later. We then sequenced and compared the genomic DNAs of each pair of initial and relapse isolates. We also tested the isolates for several key properties related to cryptococcal virulence as well as for their susceptibility to the antifungal drug fluconazole. These analyses revealed that the relapsing isolates manifested multiple genetic and chromosomal changes that affected a variety of genes implicated in the pathogenicity of Cryptococcus or resistance to fluconazole. This application of comparative genomics to serial clinical isolates provides a blueprint for identifying the mechanisms whereby pathogenic microbes adapt within patients to prolong disease.
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Madsen CK, Vismans G, Brinch-Pedersen H. The PARS sequence increase the efficiency of stable Pichia pastoris transformation. J Microbiol Methods 2016; 129:1-7. [PMID: 27444547 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris is a popular host for recombinant expression of proteins. Plasmids containing the Pichia autonomously replicating sequence (PARS) transform P. pastoris with higher efficiency than linear DNA equipped with termini designed for homologous recombination. Moreover, PARS containing constructs provide higher protein yields. Unfortunately, these autonomous plasmids are inherently unstable and the preferred method of P. pastoris transformation is therefore stable integration in the genome by homologous recombination. In the present study we report that a novel combination of PARS and linearization of plasmids for P. pastoris transformation serves to significantly increase the transformation efficiency. Moreover, it is demonstrated that the constructs do not re-circularize but integrate stably into the P. pastoris genome.
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- Claus Krogh Madsen
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Section for Crop Genetics and Biotechnology, Aarhus University, Forsogsvej 1, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark.
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- Wageningen University, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Section for Crop Genetics and Biotechnology, Aarhus University, Forsogsvej 1, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark
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Qu GQ, Lu YM, Liu YF, Liu Y, Chen WX, Liao XH, Kong WM. Effect of RTKN on progression and metastasis of colon cancer in vitro. Biomed Pharmacother 2015; 74:117-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2015.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Yeast Proteome Dynamics from Single Cell Imaging and Automated Analysis. Cell 2015; 161:1413-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Revised: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Huang TH, Huo L, Wang YN, Xia W, Wei Y, Chang SS, Chang WC, Fang YF, Chen CT, Lang JY, Tu C, Wang Y, Hsu MC, Kuo HP, Ko HW, Shen J, Lee HH, Lee PC, Wu Y, Chen CH, Hung MC. Epidermal growth factor receptor potentiates MCM7-mediated DNA replication through tyrosine phosphorylation of Lyn kinase in human cancers. Cancer Cell 2013; 23:796-810. [PMID: 23764002 PMCID: PMC3703149 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2013.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2012] [Revised: 11/17/2012] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) initiates a signaling cascade that leads to DNA synthesis and cell proliferation, but its role in regulating DNA replication licensing is unclear. Here, we show that activated EGFR phosphorylates the p56 isoform of Lyn, p56(Lyn), at Y32, which then phosphorylates MCM7, a licensing factor critical for DNA replication, at Y600 to increase its association with other minichromosome maintenance complex proteins, thereby promoting DNA synthesis complex assembly and cell proliferation. Both p56(Lyn) Y32 and MCM7 Y600 phosphorylation are enhanced in proliferating cells and correlated with poor survival of breast cancer patients. These results establish a signaling cascade in which EGFR enhances MCM7 phosphorylation and DNA replication through Lyn phosphorylation in human cancer cells.
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- Tzu-Hsuan Huang
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
- Asia University, Taichung 413, Taiwan.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
- The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- The Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan.
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
- The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
- The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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- The Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
- The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
- Asia University, Taichung 413, Taiwan.
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Box 108, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030.
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Gidvani RD, Sudmant P, Li G, DaSilva LF, McConkey BJ, Duncker BP, Ingalls BP. A quantitative model of the initiation of DNA replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae predicts the effects of system perturbations. BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2012; 6:78. [PMID: 22738223 PMCID: PMC3439281 DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-6-78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background Eukaryotic cell proliferation involves DNA replication, a tightly regulated process mediated by a multitude of protein factors. In budding yeast, the initiation of replication is facilitated by the heterohexameric origin recognition complex (ORC). ORC binds to specific origins of replication and then serves as a scaffold for the recruitment of other factors such as Cdt1, Cdc6, the Mcm2-7 complex, Cdc45 and the Dbf4-Cdc7 kinase complex. While many of the mechanisms controlling these associations are well documented, mathematical models are needed to explore the network’s dynamic behaviour. We have developed an ordinary differential equation-based model of the protein-protein interaction network describing replication initiation. Results The model was validated against quantified levels of protein factors over a range of cell cycle timepoints. Using chromatin extracts from synchronized Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell cultures, we were able to monitor the in vivo fluctuations of several of the aforementioned proteins, with additional data obtained from the literature. The model behaviour conforms to perturbation trials previously reported in the literature, and accurately predicts the results of our own knockdown experiments. Furthermore, we successfully incorporated our replication initiation model into an established model of the entire yeast cell cycle, thus providing a comprehensive description of these processes. Conclusions This study establishes a robust model of the processes driving DNA replication initiation. The model was validated against observed cell concentrations of the driving factors, and characterizes the interactions between factors implicated in eukaryotic DNA replication. Finally, this model can serve as a guide in efforts to generate a comprehensive model of the mammalian cell cycle in order to explore cancer-related phenotypes.
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- Rohan D Gidvani
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Wang L, Liu J, Li X, Shi J, Hu J, Cui R, Zhang ZL, Pang DW, Chen Y. Growth propagation of yeast in linear arrays of microfluidic chambers over many generations. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2011; 5:44118-441189. [PMID: 22662064 PMCID: PMC3364811 DOI: 10.1063/1.3668243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 11/17/2011] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The growth of microorganisms is often confined in restricting geometries. In this work, we designed a device to study the growth propagation of budding yeast along linear arrays of microfluidic chambers. Vacuum assisted cell loading was used to seed cells of limited numbers in the up-most chambers of each linear array. Once loaded, cells grow until confluent and then overgrow, pushing some of the newborns into the neighboring downstream chamber through connection channels. Such a scenario repeats sequentially along the whole linear chamber arrays. We observed that the propagation speed of yeast population along the linear arrays was strongly channel geometry dependent. When the connection channel is narrow and long, the amount of cells delivered into the downstream chamber is small so that cells grow over several generations in the same chamber before passing into the next chamber. Consequently, a population growth of more than 50 generations could be observed along a single linear array. We also provided a mathematical model to quantitatively interpret the observed growth dynamics.
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Kawabata T, Yamaguchi S, Buske T, Luebben SW, Wallace M, Matise I, Schimenti JC, Shima N. A reduction of licensed origins reveals strain-specific replication dynamics in mice. Mamm Genome 2011; 22:506-17. [PMID: 21611832 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-011-9333-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2011] [Accepted: 05/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Replication origin licensing builds a fundamental basis for DNA replication in all eukaryotes. This occurs during the late M to early G1 phases in which chromatin is licensed by loading of the MCM2-7 complex, an essential component of the replicative helicase. In the following S phase, only a minor fraction of chromatin-bound MCM2-7 complexes are activated to unwind the DNA. Therefore, it is proposed that the vast majority of MCM2-7 complexes license dormant origins that can be used as backups. Consistent with this idea, it has been repeatedly demonstrated that a reduction (~60%) in chromatin-bound MCM2-7 complexes has little effect on the density of active origins. In this study, however, we describe the first exception to this observation. A reduction of licensed origins due to Mcm4 ( chaos3 ) homozygosity reduces active origin density in primary embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) in a C57BL/6J (B6) background. We found that this is associated with an intrinsically lower level of active origins in this background compared to others. B6 Mcm4 ( chaos3/chaos3 ) cells proliferate slowly due to p53-dependent upregulation of p21. In fact, the development of B6 Mcm4 ( chaos3/chaos3 ) mice is impaired and a significant fraction of them die at birth. While inactivation of p53 restores proliferation in B6 Mcm4 ( chaos3/chaos3 ) MEFs, it paradoxically does not rescue animal lethality. These findings indicate that a reduction of licensed origins may cause a more profound effect on cell types with lower densities of active origins. Moreover, p53 is required for the development of mice that suffer from intrinsic replication stress.
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- Tsuyoshi Kawabata
- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Kawabata T, Luebben SW, Yamaguchi S, Ilves I, Matise I, Buske T, Botchan MR, Shima N. Stalled fork rescue via dormant replication origins in unchallenged S phase promotes proper chromosome segregation and tumor suppression. Mol Cell 2011; 41:543-53. [PMID: 21362550 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2011.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2010] [Revised: 11/24/2010] [Accepted: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Eukaryotic cells license far more origins than are actually used for DNA replication, thereby generating a large number of dormant origins. Accumulating evidence suggests that such origins play a role in chromosome stability and tumor suppression, though the underlying mechanism is largely unknown. Here, we show that a loss of dormant origins results in an increased number of stalled replication forks, even in unchallenged S phase in primary mouse fibroblasts derived from embryos homozygous for the Mcm4(Chaos3) allele. We found that this allele reduces the stability of the MCM2-7 complex, but confers normal helicase activity in vitro. Despite the activation of multiple fork recovery pathways, replication intermediates in these cells persist into M phase, increasing the number of abnormal anaphase cells with lagging chromosomes and/or acentric fragments. These findings suggest that dormant origins constitute a major pathway for stalled fork recovery, contributing to faithful chromosome segregation and tumor suppression.
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- Tsuyoshi Kawabata
- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Liao S, Toczylowski T, Yan H. Mechanistic analysis of Xenopus EXO1's function in 5'-strand resection at DNA double-strand breaks. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 39:5967-77. [PMID: 21490081 PMCID: PMC3152354 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The processing of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) into 3' single-stranded tails is the first step of homology-dependent DSB repair. A key player in this process is the highly conserved eukaryotic exonuclease 1 (EXO1), yet its precise mechanism of action has not been rigorously determined. To address this issue, we reconstituted 5'-strand resection in cytosol derived from unfertilized interphase eggs of the frog Xenopus laevis. Xenopus EXO1 (xEXO1) was found to display strong 5'→3' dsDNA exonuclease activity but no significant ssDNA exonuclease activity. Depletion of xEXO1 caused significant inhibition of 5' strand resection. Co-depletion of xEXO1 and Xenopus DNA2 (xDNA2) showed that these two nucleases act in parallel pathways and by distinct mechanisms. While xDNA2 acts on ssDNA unwound mainly by the Xenopus Werner syndrome protein (xWRN), xEXO1 acts directly on dsDNA. Furthermore, xEXO1 and xWRN are required for both the initiation stage and the extension stage of resection. These results reveal important novel information on the mechanism of 5'-strand resection in eukaryotes.
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- Shuren Liao
- Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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Yan H, Toczylowski T, McCane J, Chen C, Liao S. Replication protein A promotes 5'-->3' end processing during homology-dependent DNA double-strand break repair. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 192:251-61. [PMID: 21263027 PMCID: PMC3172182 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201005110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The single-strand DNA–binding protein RPA promotes 5′-strand resection to generate 3′ single strands for homology-dependent DNA double-strand repair. Replication protein A (RPA), the eukaryotic single-strand deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA [ss-DNA])–binding protein, is involved in DNA replication, nucleotide damage repair, mismatch repair, and DNA damage checkpoint response, but its function in DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair is poorly understood. We investigated the function of RPA in homology-dependent DSB repair using Xenopus laevis nucleoplasmic extracts as a model system. We found that RPA is required for single-strand annealing, one of the homology-dependent DSB repair pathways. Furthermore, RPA promotes the generation of 3′ single-strand tails (ss-tails) by stimulating both the Xenopus Werner syndrome protein (xWRN)–mediated unwinding of DNA ends and the subsequent Xenopus DNA2 (xDNA2)–mediated degradation of the 5′ ss-tail. Purified xWRN, xDNA2, and RPA are sufficient to carry out the 5′-strand resection of DNA that carries a 3′ ss-tail. These results provide strong biochemical evidence to link RPA to a specific DSB repair pathway and reveal a novel function of RPA in the generation of 3′ ss-DNA for homology-dependent DSB repair.
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- Hong Yan
- Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA.
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Cheng X, Xu Z, Wang J, Zhai Y, Lu Y, Liang C. ATP-dependent pre-replicative complex assembly is facilitated by Adk1p in budding yeast. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:29974-80. [PMID: 20659900 PMCID: PMC2943264 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.161455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2010] [Revised: 07/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Pre-replicative complex (pre-RC) assembly is a critical part of the mechanism that controls the initiation of DNA replication, and ATP binding and hydrolysis by multiple pre-RC proteins are essential for pre-RC assembly and activation. Here, we demonstrate that Adk1p (adenylate kinase 1 protein) plays an important role in pre-RC assembly in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Isolated from a genetic screen, adk1(G20S) cells with a mutation within the nucleotide-binding site were defective in replication initiation. adk1Δ cells were viable at 25 °C but not at 37°C. Flow cytometry indicated that both the adk1-td (temperature-inducible degron) and adk1(G20S) mutants were defective in S phase entry. Furthermore, Adk1p bound to chromatin throughout the cell cycle and physically interacted with Orc3p, whereas the Adk1(G20S) protein had a reduced ability to bind chromatin and Orc3p without affecting the cellular ATP level. In addition, Adk1p associated with replication origins by ChIP assay. Finally, Adk1-td protein depletion prevented pre-RC assembly during the M-to-G(1) transition. We suggest that Adk1p regulates ATP metabolism on pre-RC proteins to promote pre-RC assembly and activation.
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- Xue Cheng
- From the Section of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Division of Life Science, and the Center for Cancer Research, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China and
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- From the Section of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Division of Life Science, and the Center for Cancer Research, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China and
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- From the Section of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Division of Life Science, and the Center for Cancer Research, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China and
- the School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- From the Section of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Division of Life Science, and the Center for Cancer Research, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China and
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- the School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- From the Section of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Division of Life Science, and the Center for Cancer Research, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China and
- the School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Cell proliferation index determination by immunohistochemical detection of hCDC47 protein. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2010; 18:278-82. [PMID: 20048674 DOI: 10.1097/pai.0b013e3181c6c949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A member of the human minichromosome maintenance complex protein family, hCDC47 (alias MCM7) has been identified as a component of the regulatory mechanism in cell proliferation. The expression of this protein, as determined by immunohistochemistry, was investigated to determine its application as a proliferation marker. A mouse monoclonal antibody (Clone 47DC141, NeoMarkers, Fremont CA) raised against recombinant hCDC47 protein was tested against a wide range of tissues. Immunoreaction patterns were determined in normal and neoplastic, human tissues, including skin, tonsils and lymph nodes, primary, and metastatic brain tumors. The protein was detected in the nuclei of both, normal and neoplastic proliferating cells. Similarly, we also examined the distribution of hCDC47 in normal rat and mouse tissues, and rodent and human tumors grown in nude mice.The pattern of immunolocalization was identical to that seen in human tissue, with positive nuclear immunoreaction readily identified in proliferating cells. Western immunoblot was carried out on extracts from PANC cells (human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell line) to confirm the specificity of the protein. To correlate Ki67 protein immunoexpression with hCDC47 antibody reactivity, semiquantitative comparisons were carried out on parallel tissue sections. There was excellent correlation in the distribution pattern of the 2 markers, although hCDC47 was more sensitive.Thus this marker may have important clinical and research applications because of its activity in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded, proliferating, normal, and neoplastic tissue. More significantly, its application to animal tissue makes it a reliable and easy to use, proliferation marker for experimental studies.
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Burgess RC, Lisby M, Altmannova V, Krejci L, Sung P, Rothstein R. Localization of recombination proteins and Srs2 reveals anti-recombinase function in vivo. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 185:969-81. [PMID: 19506039 PMCID: PMC2711611 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200810055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Homologous recombination (HR), although an important DNA repair mechanism, is dangerous to the cell if improperly regulated. The Srs2 “anti-recombinase” restricts HR by disassembling the Rad51 nucleoprotein filament, an intermediate preceding the exchange of homologous DNA strands. Here, we cytologically characterize Srs2 function in vivo and describe a novel mechanism for regulating the initiation of HR. We find that Srs2 is recruited separately to replication and repair centers and identify the genetic requirements for recruitment. In the absence of Srs2 activity, Rad51 foci accumulate, and surprisingly, can form in the absence of Rad52 mediation. However, these Rad51 foci do not represent repair-proficient filaments, as determined by recombination assays. Antagonistic roles for Rad52 and Srs2 in Rad51 filament formation are also observed in vitro. Furthermore, we provide evidence that Srs2 removes Rad51 indiscriminately from DNA, while the Rad52 protein coordinates appropriate filament reformation. This constant breakdown and rebuilding of filaments may act as a stringent quality control mechanism during HR.
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- Rebecca C Burgess
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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Rizwani W, Alexandrow M, Chellappan S. Prohibitin physically interacts with MCM proteins and inhibits mammalian DNA replication. Cell Cycle 2009; 8:1621-9. [PMID: 19377303 DOI: 10.4161/cc.8.10.8578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Prohibitin, a tumor suppressor protein, has been shown to repress E2F-mediated transcription and arrest cell cycle progression. while prohibitin has been proposed to regulate cell cycle progression by repressing transcriptional targets of E2F1, it is not clear whether other mechanisms are also involved in mediating the growth arrest. Here we demonstrate that prohibitin can function as a potent inhibitor of DNA replication by interacting with members of Minichromosome maintenance complex of proteins (MCM2-7). The data presented here indicates that prohibitin can physically interact with MCM2, MCM5 and MCM7 in in vitro GST binding assays as well as in MCF-7 cells as seen by immunoprecipitation-western blot experiments. The association was cell cycle dependent, and more pronounced 4-8 hours after serum stimulation of quiescent cells. Prohibitin associated more robustly with MCM2 and MCM5 compared to MCM7, suggesting that prohibitin mainly interacts with the regulatory subunits of the MCM complex. Confirming these results, prohibitin was found to co-localize with MCM2, MCM5 and MCM7 in MCF-7 cells, as seen by double immunofluorescence experiments. Further, Prohibitin strongly inhibited DNA replication in an in vitro replication assay. These results strongly suggest that prohibitin effectively represses replication by interacting with the components of mammalian replication machinery and this might contribute to the growth regulatory properties of prohibitin.
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- Wasia Rizwani
- Department of Oncologic Sciences, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Liao S, Toczylowski T, Yan H. Identification of the Xenopus DNA2 protein as a major nuclease for the 5'->3' strand-specific processing of DNA ends. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:6091-100. [PMID: 18820296 PMCID: PMC2577336 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The first step of homology-dependent DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair is the 5′ strand-specific processing of DNA ends to generate 3′ single-strand tails. Despite extensive effort, the nuclease(s) that is directly responsible for the resection of 5′ strands in eukaryotic cells remains elusive. Using nucleoplasmic extracts (NPE) derived from the eggs of Xenopus laevis as the model system, we have found that DNA processing consists of at least two steps: an ATP-dependent unwinding of ends and an ATP-independent 5′→3′ degradation of single-strand tails. The unwinding step is catalyzed by DNA helicases, the major one of which is the Xenopus Werner syndrome protein (xWRN), a member of the RecQ helicase family. In this study, we report the purification and identification of the Xenopus DNA2 (xDNA2) as one of the nucleases responsible for the 5′→3′ degradation of single-strand tails. Immunodepletion of xDNA2 resulted in a significant reduction in end processing and homology-dependent DSB repair. These results provide strong evidence that xDNA2 is a major nuclease for the resection of DNA ends for homology-dependent DSB repair in eukaryotes.
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- Shuren Liao
- Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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Musahl C, Schulte D, Burkhart R, Knippers R. A Human Homologue of the Yeast Replication Protein Cdc21. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1995.1096g.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Regulatory evolution in proteins by turnover and lineage-specific changes of cyclin-dependent kinase consensus sites. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:17713-8. [PMID: 17978194 PMCID: PMC2077061 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0700997104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Evolutionary change in gene regulation is a key mechanism underlying the genetic component of organismal diversity. Here, we study evolution of regulation at the posttranslational level by examining the evolution of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) consensus phosphorylation sites in the protein subunits of the pre-replicative complex (RC). The pre-RC, an assembly of proteins formed during an early stage of DNA replication, is believed to be regulated by CDKs throughout the animals and fungi. Interestingly, although orthologous pre-RC components often contain clusters of CDK consensus sites, the positions and numbers of sites do not seem conserved. By analyzing protein sequences from both distantly and closely related species, we confirm that consensus sites can turn over rapidly even when the local cluster of sites is preserved, consistent with the notion that precise positioning of phosphorylation events is not required for regulation. We also identify evolutionary changes in the clusters of sites and further examine one replication protein, Mcm3, where a cluster of consensus sites near a nucleocytoplasmic transport signal is confined to a specific lineage. We show that the presence or absence of the cluster of sites in different species is associated with differential regulation of the transport signal. These findings suggest that the CDK regulation of MCM nuclear localization was acquired in the lineage leading to Saccharomyces cerevisiae after the divergence with Candida albicans. Our results begin to explore the dynamics of regulatory evolution at the posttranslational level and show interesting similarities to recent observations of regulatory evolution at the level of transcription.
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Martin L. The Replicon Initiation Burst Released by Reoxygenation of Hypoxic T24 Cells is Accompanied by Changes of MCM2 and Cdc7. BMB Rep 2007; 40:805-13. [DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2007.40.5.805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Laha S, Das SP, Hajra S, Sau S, Sinha P. The budding yeast protein Chl1p is required to preserve genome integrity upon DNA damage in S-phase. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:5880-91. [PMID: 17062629 PMCID: PMC1635322 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The budding yeast protein, Chl1p, is required for sister-chromatid cohesion, transcriptional silencing, rDNA recombination and aging. In this work, we show that Chl1p is also required for viability when DNA replication is stressed, either due to mutations or if cells are treated with genotoxic agents like methylmethane sulfonate (MMS) and ultraviolet (UV) rays. The chl1 mutation caused synthetic growth defects with mutations in DNA replication genes. At semi-permissive temperatures, the double mutants grew poorly, were less viable and showed nuclear fragmentation. They were, however, not limited in their bulk DNA synthesis. When chl1 cells were treated with relatively low levels of MMS in S-phase, they lost viability. The S-phase DNA damage checkpoint pathway, however, remained active in these cells. Agarose gel electrophoresis of genomic DNA isolated from wild-type and chl1 cells, after recovery from MMS treatment, suggested that the wild-type was more proficient in the repair of DNA damage than the mutant. Our work suggests that Chl1p is required for genome integrity when cells suffer endogenously or exogenously induced DNA damage.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: 91 33 23550256; Fax: 91 33 23343886;
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Donato JJ, Chung SCC, Tye BK. Genome-wide hierarchy of replication origin usage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS Genet 2006; 2:e141. [PMID: 16965179 PMCID: PMC1560401 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0020141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2006] [Accepted: 07/25/2006] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Replication origins in a genome are inherently different in their base sequence and in their response to temporal and cell cycle regulation signals for DNA replication. To investigate the chromosomal determinants that influence the efficiency of initiation of DNA replication genome-wide, we made use of a reverse strategy originally used for the isolation of replication initiation mutants in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In yeast, replication origins isolated from chromosomes support the autonomous replication of plasmids. These replication origins, whether in the context of a chromosome or a plasmid, will initiate efficiently in wild-type cells but show a dramatically contrasted efficiency of activation in mutants defective in the early steps of replication initiation. Serial passages of a genomic library of autonomously replicating sequences (ARSs) in such a mutant allowed us to select for constitutively active ARSs. We found a hierarchy of preferential initiation of ARSs that correlates with local transcription patterns. This preferential usage is enhanced in mutants defective in the assembly of the prereplication complex (pre-RC) but not in mutants defective in the activation of the pre-RC. Our findings are consistent with an interference of local transcription with the assembly of the pre-RC at a majority of replication origins. The length of S phase regulated by the rate of DNA synthesis varies dramatically during the development of metazoans. Key to this regulation is the number of replication origins utilized in different developmental stages. A fundamental question is whether there is a hierarchy in the usage of replication origins under different conditions and if so, what are the determinants for preferential usage. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, replication origins isolated in DNA fragments are known as autonomously replicating sequences (ARSs). To gain insight into the determinants that regulate replication origin usage, genomic ARSs that are preferentially used under adverse conditions for replication initiation were identified. One of the determinants appears to be the local transcription pattern. Transcriptional activity directed towards an ARS correlates with reduced efficiency of replication initiation of that ARS. This transcriptional interference appears to be targeted at the assembly of the prereplication complex. These results are consistent with the deregulated initiation patterns observed in early developing Xenopus embryos that are devoid of transcription. Other yet-to-be-identified factors are also important in determining the efficiency of replication origin usage.
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- Justin J Donato
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Dresselhaus T, Srilunchang KO, Leljak-Levanic D, Schreiber DN, Garg P. The fertilization-induced DNA replication factor MCM6 of maize shuttles between cytoplasm and nucleus, and is essential for plant growth and development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2006; 140:512-27. [PMID: 16407440 PMCID: PMC1361320 DOI: 10.1104/pp.105.074294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The eukaryotic genome is duplicated exactly once per cell division cycle. A strategy that limits every replication origin to a single initiation event is tightly regulated by a multiprotein complex, which involves at least 20 protein factors. A key player in this regulation is the evolutionary conserved hexameric MCM2-7 complex. From maize (Zea mays) zygotes, we have cloned MCM6 and characterized this essential gene in more detail. Shortly after fertilization, expression of ZmMCM6 is strongly induced. During progression of zygote and proembryo development, ZmMCM6 transcript amounts decrease and are low in vegetative tissues, where expression is restricted to tissues containing proliferating cells. The highest protein amounts are detectable about 6 to 20 d after fertilization in developing kernels. Subcellular localization studies revealed that MCM6 protein shuttles between cytoplasm and nucleoplasm in a cell cycle-dependent manner. ZmMCM6 is taken up by the nucleus during G1 phase and the highest protein levels were observed during late G1/S phase. ZmMCM6 is excluded from the nucleus during late S, G2, and mitosis. Transgenic maize was generated to overexpress and down-regulate ZmMCM6. Plants displaying minor antisense transcript amounts were reduced in size and did not develop cobs to maturity. Down-regulation of ZmMCM6 gene activity seems also to affect pollen development because antisense transgenes could not be propagated via pollen to wild-type plants. In summary, the transgenic data indicate that MCM6 is essential for both vegetative as well as reproductive growth and development in plants.
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- Thomas Dresselhaus
- Developmental Biology and Biotechnology, Biocenter Klein Flottbek, University of Hamburg, 22609 Hamburg, Germany.
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Yan H, McCane J, Toczylowski T, Chen C. Analysis of the Xenopus Werner syndrome protein in DNA double-strand break repair. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 171:217-27. [PMID: 16247024 PMCID: PMC2171202 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200502077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Werner syndrome is associated with premature aging and increased risk of cancer. Werner syndrome protein (WRN) is a RecQ-type DNA helicase, which seems to participate in DNA replication, double-strand break (DSB) repair, and telomere maintenance; however, its exact function remains elusive. Using Xenopus egg extracts as the model system, we found that Xenopus WRN (xWRN) is recruited to discrete foci upon induction of DSBs. Depletion of xWRN has no significant effect on nonhomologous end-joining of DSB ends, but it causes a significant reduction in the homology-dependent single-strand annealing DSB repair pathway. These results provide the first direct biochemical evidence that links WRN to a specific DSB repair pathway. The assay for single-strand annealing that was developed in this study also provides a powerful biochemical system for mechanistic analysis of homology-dependent DSB repair.
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- Hong Yan
- Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA.
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Zhu W, Abbas T, Dutta A. DNA replication and genomic instability. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2006; 570:249-79. [PMID: 18727504 DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3764-3_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Wenge Zhu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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There has been remarkable progress in the last 20 years in defining the molecular mechanisms that regulate initiation of DNA synthesis in eukaryotic cells. Replication origins in the DNA nucleate the ordered assembly of protein factors to form a prereplication complex (preRC) that is poised for DNA synthesis. Transition of the preRC to an active initiation complex is regulated by cyclin-dependent kinases and other signaling molecules, which promote further protein assembly and activate the mini chromosome maintenance helicase. We will review these mechanisms and describe the state of knowledge about the proteins involved. However, we will also consider an additional layer of complexity. The DNA in the cell is packaged with histone proteins into chromatin. Chromatin structure provides an additional layer of heritable information with associated epigenetic modifications. Thus, we will begin by describing chromatin structure, and how the cell generally controls access to the DNA. Access to the DNA requires active chromatin remodeling, specific histone modifications, and regulated histone deposition. Studies in transcription have revealed a variety of mechanisms that regulate DNA access, and some of these are likely to be shared with DNA replication. We will briefly describe heterochromatin as a model for an epigenetically inherited chromatin state. Next, we will describe the mechanisms of replication initiation and how these are affected by constraints of chromatin. Finally, chromatin must be reassembled with appropriate modifications following passage of the replication fork, and our third major topic will be the reassembly of chromatin and its associated epigenetic marks. Thus, in this chapter, we seek to bring together the studies of replication initiation and the studies of chromatin into a single holistic narrative.
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- Angel P Tabancay
- Molecular and Computational Biology Section University of Southern California Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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Nallamshetty S, Crook M, Boehm M, Yoshimoto T, Olive M, Nabel EG. The cell cycle regulator p27Kip1 interacts with MCM7, a DNA replication licensing factor, to inhibit initiation of DNA replication. FEBS Lett 2005; 579:6529-36. [PMID: 16289477 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2005] [Revised: 10/06/2005] [Accepted: 10/17/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The G1/S phase restriction point is a critical checkpoint that interfaces between the cell cycle regulatory machinery and DNA replicator proteins. Here, we report a novel function for the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27Kip1 in inhibiting DNA replication through its interaction with MCM7, a DNA replication protein that is essential for initiation of DNA replication and maintenance of genomic integrity. We find that p27Kip1 binds the conserved minichromosome maintenance (MCM) domain of MCM7. The proteins interact endogenously in vivo in a growth factor-dependent manner, such that the carboxyl terminal domain of p27Kip1 inhibits DNA replication independent of its function as a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor. This novel function of p27Kip1 may prevent inappropriate initiation of DNA replication prior to S phase.
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- Shriram Nallamshetty
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 50, Room 4523, 50 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Nedelcheva MN, Roguev A, Dolapchiev LB, Shevchenko A, Taskov HB, Shevchenko A, Stewart AF, Stoynov SS. Uncoupling of unwinding from DNA synthesis implies regulation of MCM helicase by Tof1/Mrc1/Csm3 checkpoint complex. J Mol Biol 2005; 347:509-21. [PMID: 15755447 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.01.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2004] [Revised: 01/11/2005] [Accepted: 01/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The replicative DNA helicases can unwind DNA in the absence of polymerase activity in vitro. In contrast, replicative unwinding is coupled with DNA synthesis in vivo. The temperature-sensitive yeast polymerase alpha/primase mutants cdc17-1, pri2-1 and pri1-m4, which fail to execute the early step of DNA replication, have been used to investigate the interaction between replicative unwinding and DNA synthesis in vivo. We report that some of the plasmid molecules in these mutant strains became extensively negatively supercoiled when DNA synthesis is prevented. In contrast, additional negative supercoiling was not detected during formation of DNA initiation complex or hydroxyurea replication fork arrest. Together, these results indicate that the extensive negative supercoiling of DNA is a result of replicative unwinding, which is not followed by DNA synthesis. The limited number of unwound plasmid molecules and synthetic lethality of polymerase alpha or primase with checkpoint mutants suggest a checkpoint regulation of the replicative unwinding. In concordance with this suggestion, we found that the Tof1/Csm3/Mrc1 checkpoint complex interacts directly with the MCM helicase during both replication fork progression and when the replication fork is stalled.
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- Marina N Nedelcheva
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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Deng W, Lin BY, Jin G, Wheeler CG, Ma T, Harper JW, Broker TR, Chow LT. Cyclin/CDK regulates the nucleocytoplasmic localization of the human papillomavirus E1 DNA helicase. J Virol 2004; 78:13954-65. [PMID: 15564503 PMCID: PMC533924 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.24.13954-13965.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2004] [Accepted: 08/03/2004] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) play key roles in eukaryotic DNA replication and cell cycle progression. Phosphorylation of components of the preinitiation complex activates replication and prevents reinitiation. One mechanism is mediated by nuclear export of critical proteins. Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA replication requires cellular machinery in addition to the viral replicative DNA helicase E1 and origin recognition protein E2. E1 phosphorylation by cyclin/CDK is critical for efficient viral DNA replication. We now show that E1 is phosphorylated by CDKs in vivo and that phosphorylation regulates its nucleocytoplasmic localization. We identified a conserved regulatory region for localization which contains a dominant leucine-rich nuclear export sequence (NES), the previously defined cyclin binding motif, three serine residues that are CDK substrates, and a putative bipartite nuclear localization sequence. We show that E1 is exported from the nucleus by a CRM1-dependent mechanism unless the NES is inactivated by CDK phosphorylation. Replication activities of E1 phosphorylation site mutations are reduced and correlate inversely with their increased cytoplasmic localization. Nuclear localization and replication activities of most of these mutations are enhanced or restored by mutations in the NES. Collectively, our data demonstrate that CDK phosphorylation controls E1 nuclear localization to support viral DNA amplification. Thus, HPV adopts and adapts the cellular regulatory mechanism to complete its reproductive program.
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- Wentao Deng
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 510 McCallum Basic Health Sciences Building, 1918 University Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35294-0005, USA
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- Isabelle A Lucas
- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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Cook JG, Chasse DAD, Nevins JR. The Regulated Association of Cdt1 with Minichromosome Maintenance Proteins and Cdc6 in Mammalian Cells. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:9625-33. [PMID: 14672932 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m311933200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Chromosomal DNA replication requires the recruitment of the six-subunit minichromosome maintenance (Mcm) complex to chromatin through the action of Cdc6 and Cdt1. Although considerable work has described the functions of Cdc6 and Cdt1 in yeast and biochemical systems, evidence that their mammalian counterparts are subject to distinct regulation suggests the need to further explore the molecular relationships involving Cdc6 and Cdt1. Here we demonstrate that Cdc6 and Cdt1 are mutually dependent on one another for loading Mcm complexes onto chromatin in mammalian cells. The association of Cdt1 with Mcm2 is regulated by cell growth. Mcm2 prepared from quiescent cells associates very weakly with Cdt1, whereas Mcm2 from serum-stimulated cells associates with Cdt1 much more efficiently. Cdc6, which normally accumulates as cells progress from quiescence into G(1), is capable of inducing the binding of Mcm2 to Cdt1 when ectopically expressed in quiescent cells. We further show that Cdc6 physically associates with Cdt1 via its N-terminal noncatalytic domain, a region we had previously shown to be essential for Cdc6 function. Cdt1 activity is inhibited by the geminin protein, and we provide evidence that the mechanism of this inhibition involves blocking the binding of Cdt1 to both Mcm2 and Cdc6. These results identify novel molecular functions for both Cdc6 and geminin in controlling the association of Cdt1 with other components of the replication apparatus and indicate that the association of Cdt1 with the Mcm complex is controlled as cells exit and reenter the cell cycle.
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- Jeanette Gowen Cook
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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The minichromosome maintenance (or MCM) protein family is composed of six related proteins that are conserved in all eukaryotes. They were first identified by genetic screens in yeast and subsequently analyzed in other experimental systems using molecular and biochemical methods. Early data led to the identification of MCMs as central players in the initiation of DNA replication. More recent studies have shown that MCM proteins also function in replication elongation, probably as a DNA helicase. This is consistent with structural analysis showing that the proteins interact together in a heterohexameric ring. However, MCMs are strikingly abundant and far exceed the stoichiometry of replication origins; they are widely distributed on unreplicated chromatin. Analysis of mcm mutant phenotypes and interactions with other factors have now implicated the MCM proteins in other chromosome transactions including damage response, transcription, and chromatin structure. These experiments indicate that the MCMs are central players in many aspects of genome stability.
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- Susan L Forsburg
- Molecular & Cell Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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Signal transduction pathways regulate cellular responses to stress and play a critical role in inflammation. The complexity and specificity of signalling mechanisms represent major hurdles for developing effective, safe therapeutic interventions that target specific molecules. One approach is to dissect the pathways methodically to determine their hierarchy in various cell types and diseases. This approach contributed to the identification and prioritisation of specific kinases that regulate NF-kappa B and the mitogen activated protein (MAP) kinase cascade as especially attractive targets. Although significant issues remain with regard to the discovery of truly selective kinase inhibitors, the risks that accompany inhibition of fundamental signal transduction mechanisms can potentially be decreased by careful dissection of the pathways and rational target selection.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Kaplan DL, Davey MJ, O'Donnell M. Mcm4,6,7 uses a "pump in ring" mechanism to unwind DNA by steric exclusion and actively translocate along a duplex. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:49171-82. [PMID: 13679365 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m308074200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mcm4,6,7 is a ring-shaped heterohexamer and the putative eukaryotic replication fork helicase. In this study, we examine the mechanism of Mcm4,6,7. Mcm4,6,7 binds to only one strand of a duplex during unwinding, corresponding to the leading strand of a replication fork. Mcm4,6,7 unwinding stops at a nick in either strand. The Mcm4,6,7 ring also actively translocates along duplex DNA, enabling the protein to drive branch migration of Holliday junctions. The Mcm4,6,7 mechanism is very similar to DnaB, except the proteins translocate with opposite polarity along DNA. Mcm4,6,7 and DnaB have different structural folds and evolved independently; thus, the similarity in mechanism is surprising. We propose a "pump in ring" mechanism for both Mcm4,6,7 and DnaB, wherein a single-stranded DNA pump is situated within the central channel of the ring-shaped helicase, and unwinding is the result of steric exclusion. In this example of convergent evolution, the "pump in ring" mechanism was probably selected by eukaryotic and bacterial replication fork helicases in order to restrict unwinding to replication fork structures, stop unwinding when the replication fork encounters a nick, and actively translocate along duplex DNA to accomplish additional activities such as DNA branch migration.
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- Daniel L Kaplan
- Rockefeller University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Laboratory of DNA Replication, New York, New York 10021, USA.
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Dziak R, Leishman D, Radovic M, Tye BK, Yankulov K. Evidence for a role of MCM (mini-chromosome maintenance)5 in transcriptional repression of sub-telomeric and Ty-proximal genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:27372-81. [PMID: 12750362 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m301110200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The MCM (mini-chromosome maintenance) genes have a well established role in the initiation of DNA replication and in the elongation of replication forks in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this study we demonstrate elevated expression of sub-telomeric and Ty retrotransposon-proximal genes in two mcm5 strains. This pattern of up-regulated genes resembles the genome-wide association of MCM proteins to chromatin that was reported earlier. We link the altered gene expression in mcm5 strains to a reversal of telomere position effect (TPE) and to remodeling of sub-telomeric and Ty chromatin. We also show a suppression of the Ts phenotype of a mcm5 strain by the high copy expression of the TRA1 component of the chromatin-remodeling SAGA/ADA (SPT-ADA-GCN5 acetylase/ADAptor). We propose that MCM proteins mediate the establishment of silent chromatin domains around telomeres and Ty retrotransposons.
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- Renata Dziak
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Diffley JF, Bousset K, Labib K, Noton EA, Santocanale C, Tercero JA. Coping with and recovering from hydroxyurea-induced replication fork arrest in budding yeast. COLD SPRING HARBOR SYMPOSIA ON QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY 2003; 65:333-42. [PMID: 12760047 DOI: 10.1101/sqb.2000.65.333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- J F Diffley
- ICRF Clare Hall Laboratories, South Mimms, Herts. EN6 3LD, United Kingdom
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Gladden AB, Diehl JA. The cyclin D1-dependent kinase associates with the pre-replication complex and modulates RB.MCM7 binding. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:9754-60. [PMID: 12519773 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m212088200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The capacity of the cyclin D-dependent kinase to promote G(1) progression through modulation of RB.E2F is well documented. We now demonstrate that the cyclin D1/CDK4 kinase binds to components of the MCM complex. MCM7 and MCM3 were identified as cyclin D1-binding proteins. Catalytically active cyclin D1/CDK4 complexes were incorporated into chromatin-bound protein complexes with the same kinetics as MCM7 and MCM3, where they associated specifically with MCM7. Although the cyclin D1-dependent kinase did not phosphorylate MCM7, active cyclin D1/CDK4, but not cyclin E/CDK2, did catalyze the dissociation of an RB.MCM7 complex. Finally, expression of an active D1/CDK4 kinase but not cyclin E/CDK2 promoted the removal of RB from chromatin-bound protein complexes. Our data suggest that D1/CDK4 complexes play a direct role in altering an inhibitory RB.MCM7 complex possibly allowing for setting of the origin in preparation for DNA replication.
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- Andrew B Gladden
- Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Department of Cancer Biology, Abramson Family Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Fletcher RJ, Bishop BE, Leon RP, Sclafani RA, Ogata CM, Chen XS. The structure and function of MCM from archaeal M. Thermoautotrophicum. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2003; 10:160-7. [PMID: 12548282 DOI: 10.1038/nsb893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2002] [Accepted: 12/17/2002] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Eukaryotic chromosomal DNA is licensed for replication precisely once in each cell cycle. The mini-chromosome maintenance (MCM) complex plays a role in this replication licensing. We have determined the structure of a fragment of MCM from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (mtMCM), a model system for eukaryotic MCM. The structure reveals a novel dodecameric architecture with a remarkably long central channel. The channel surface has an unusually high positive charge and binds DNA. We also show that the structure of the N-terminal fragment is conserved for all MCMs proteins despite highly divergent sequences, suggesting a common architecture for a similar task: gripping/remodeling DNA and regulating MCM activity. An mtMCM mutant protein equivalent to a yeast MCM5 (CDC46) protein with the bob1 mutation at its N terminus has only subtle structural changes, suggesting a Cdc7-bypass mechanism by Bob1 in yeast. Yeast bypass experiments using MCM5 mutant proteins support the hypothesis for the bypass mechanism.
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- Ryan J Fletcher
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Health Science Center, School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
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Laskey RA, Madine MA. A rotary pumping model for helicase function of MCM proteins at a distance from replication forks. EMBO Rep 2003; 4:26-30. [PMID: 12524516 PMCID: PMC1315806 DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.embor706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2002] [Accepted: 10/30/2002] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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We propose an integrated model for eukaryotic DNA replication to explain the following problems: (1) How is DNA spooled through fixed sites of replication? (2) What and where are the helicases that unwind replicating DNA? (3) Why are the best candidates for replicative helicases, namely mini-chromosome maintenance (MCM) proteins, not concentrated at the replication fork? (4) How do MCM proteins spread away from loading sites at origins of replication? We draw on recent discoveries to argue that the MCM hexameric ring is a rotary motor that pumps DNA along its helical axis by simple rotation, such that the movement resembles that of a threaded bolt through a nut, and we propose that MCM proteins act at a distance from the replication fork to unwind DNA. This model would place DNA replication in a growing list of processes, such as recombination and virus packaging, that are mediated by ring-shaped ATPases pumping DNA by helical rotation.
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- Ronald A Laskey
- MRC Cancer Cell Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2XZ, UK.
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