scholarly journals HELQ is a dual-function DSB repair enzyme modulated by RPA and RAD51

Nature ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roopesh Anand ◽  
Erika Buechelmaier ◽  
Ondrej Belan ◽  
Matthew Newton ◽  
Aleksandra Vancevska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Molecule ◽  
Cellular Level ◽  
Dual Function ◽  
Dna Unwinding ◽  
End Joining ◽  
Dsb Repair ◽  
Single Strand Annealing ◽  
Dna Strands ◽  
Strand Annealing ◽  
Dna Strand

AbstractDNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs) are deleterious lesions, and their incorrect repair can drive cancer development1. HELQ is a superfamily 2 helicase with 3′ to 5′ polarity, and its disruption in mice confers germ cells loss, infertility and increased predisposition to ovarian and pituitary tumours2–4. At the cellular level, defects in HELQ result in hypersensitivity to cisplatin and mitomycin C, and persistence of RAD51 foci after DNA damage3,5. Notably, HELQ binds to RPA and the RAD51-paralogue BCDX2 complex, but the relevance of these interactions and how HELQ functions in DSB repair remains unclear3,5,6. Here we show that HELQ helicase activity and a previously unappreciated DNA strand annealing function are differentially regulated by RPA and RAD51. Using biochemistry analyses and single-molecule imaging, we establish that RAD51 forms a complex with and strongly stimulates HELQ as it translocates during DNA unwinding. By contrast, RPA inhibits DNA unwinding by HELQ but strongly stimulates DNA strand annealing. Mechanistically, we show that HELQ possesses an intrinsic ability to capture RPA-bound DNA strands and then displace RPA to facilitate annealing of complementary sequences. Finally, we show that HELQ deficiency in cells compromises single-strand annealing and microhomology-mediated end-joining pathways and leads to bias towards long-tract gene conversion tracts during homologous recombination. Thus, our results implicate HELQ in multiple arms of DSB repair through co-factor-dependent modulation of intrinsic translocase and DNA strand annealing activities.

scholarly journals HELQ is a dual function DSB repair enzyme modulated by RPA and RAD51

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Boulton ◽  
Roopesh Anand ◽  
Erika Buechelmaier ◽  
Ondrej Belan ◽  
Matt Newton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Molecule ◽  
Cellular Level ◽  
Dual Function ◽  
Dna Unwinding ◽  
Dna Double Strand Breaks ◽  
Dsb Repair ◽  
Single Strand Annealing ◽  
Dna Strands ◽  
Strand Annealing ◽  
Dna Strand

Abstract DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are deleterious lesions, and their incorrect repair can drive cancer development1. HELQ is a superfamily 2 helicase with 3’ to 5’ polarity, whose disruption in mice confers germ cells loss, infertility and increased predisposition to ovarian and pituitary tumours2-4. At the cellular level, defects in HELQ result in hypersensitivity to cisplatin and mitomycin C and, persistence of RAD51 foci upon DNA damage3,5. Notably, HELQ binds to RPA and the RAD51 paralog BCDX2 complex but the relevance of these interactions and how HELQ functions in DSB repair remains unclear3,5,6. Here, we report that HELQ helicase activity and a previously unappreciated DNA strand annealing function are differentially regulated by RPA and RAD51. Using biochemistry and single-molecule imaging (SMI), we establish that RAD51 forms a co-complex with and strongly stimulates HELQ as it translocates during DNA unwinding. Conversely, RPA inhibits DNA unwinding by HELQ but strongly stimulates DNA strand annealing. Mechanistically, we show that HELQ possesses an intrinsic ability to capture RPA-bound DNA strands and then displace RPA to facilitate annealing of complementary strands. Finally, we show that HELQ deficiency in cells compromises single-strand annealing (SSA) and microhomology-mediated end joining (MMEJ) pathways and increases long-tract gene conversion tracts (LTGC) during homologous recombination. Thus, our results implicate HELQ in multiple arms of DSB repair by virtue of co-factor dependent modulation of intrinsic translocase and DNA strand annealing activities.

Multi-Pathway DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Reporters Reveal Extensive Cross-Talk Between End-Joining, Single Strand Annealing, and Homologous Recombination

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bert van de Kooij ◽  
Alex Kruswick ◽  
Haico van Attikum ◽  
Michael B. Yaffe
Keyword(s):  
Homologous Recombination ◽  
Cross Talk ◽  
Single Strand ◽  
Repair Pathway ◽  
End Joining ◽  
Dsb Repair ◽  
Alu Elements ◽  
Single Strand Annealing ◽  
Strand Annealing ◽  
End Resection

DNA double-strand breaks (DSB) are repaired by multiple distinct pathways, with outcomes ranging from error-free repair to extensive mutagenesis and genomic loss. Repair pathway cross-talk and compensation within the DSB-repair network is incompletely understood, despite its importance for genomic stability, oncogenesis, and the outcome of genome editing by CRISPR/Cas9. To address this, we constructed and validated three fluorescent Cas9-based reporters, named DSB-Spectrum, that simultaneously quantify the contribution of multiple distinct pathways to repair of a DSB. These reporters distinguish between DSB-repair by error-free canonical non-homologous end-joining (c-NHEJ) versus homologous recombination (HR; reporter 1), mutagenic repair versus HR (reporter 2), and mutagenic end-joining versus single strand annealing (SSA) versus HR (reporter 3). Using these reporters, we show that inhibition of the essential c-NHEJ factor DNA-PKcs not only increases repair by HR, but also results in a substantial increase in mutagenic repair by SSA. We show that SSA-mediated repair of Cas9-generated DSBs can occur between Alu elements at endogenous genomic loci, and is enhanced by inhibition of DNA-PKcs. Finally, we demonstrate that the short-range end-resection factors CtIP and Mre11 promote both SSA and HR, whereas the long-range end-resection factors DNA2 and Exo1 promote SSA, but reduce HR, when both pathways compete for the same substrate. These new Cas9-based DSB-Spectrum reporters facilitate the rapid and comprehensive analysis of repair pathway crosstalk and DSB-repair outcome.

scholarly journals Multiple Pathways for Repair of DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Mammalian Chromosomes

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 8353-8360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunfu Lin ◽  
Tamas Lukacsovich ◽  
Alan S. Waldman
Keyword(s):  
Homologous Recombination ◽  
Double Strand Breaks ◽  
Nonhomologous End Joining ◽  
Dna Double Strand Breaks ◽  
End Joining ◽  
Base Pairs ◽  
Dsb Repair ◽  
Strand Breaks ◽  
Single Strand Annealing ◽  
Strand Annealing

ABSTRACT To study repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in mammalian chromosomes, we designed DNA substrates containing a thymidine kinase (TK) gene disrupted by the 18-bp recognition site for yeast endonuclease I-SceI. Some substrates also contained a second defective TK gene sequence to serve as a genetic donor in recombinational repair. A genomic DSB was induced by introducing endonuclease I-SceI into cells containing a stably integrated DNA substrate. DSB repair was monitored by selection for TK-positive segregants. We observed that intrachromosomal DSB repair is accomplished with nearly equal efficiencies in either the presence or absence of a homologous donor sequence. DSB repair is achieved by nonhomologous end-joining or homologous recombination, but rarely by nonconservative single-strand annealing. Repair of a chromosomal DSB by homologous recombination occurs mainly by gene conversion and appears to require a donor sequence greater than a few hundred base pairs in length. Nonhomologous end-joining events typically involve loss of very few nucleotides, and some events are associated with gene amplification at the repaired locus. Additional studies revealed that precise religation of DNA ends with no other concomitant sequence alteration is a viable mode for repair of DSBs in a mammalian genome.

scholarly journals Rejoining of DNA Double-Strand Breaks as a Function of Overhang Length

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 896-906 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Daley ◽  
Thomas E. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Gc Content ◽  
Double Strand Breaks ◽  
Nonhomologous End Joining ◽  
Dna Double Strand Breaks ◽  
End Joining ◽  
Strand Breaks ◽  
Single Strand Annealing ◽  
Primary Determinant ◽  
Overhang Length ◽  
Strand Annealing

ABSTRACT The ends of spontaneously occurring double-strand breaks (DSBs) may contain various lengths of single-stranded DNA, blocking lesions, and gaps and flaps generated by end annealing. To investigate the processing of such structures, we developed an assay in which annealed oligonucleotides are ligated onto the ends of a linearized plasmid which is then transformed into Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Reconstitution of a marker occurs only when the oligonucleotides are incorporated and repair is in frame, permitting rapid analysis of complex DSB ends. Here, we created DSBs with compatible overhangs of various lengths and asked which pathways are required for their precise repair. Three mechanisms of rejoining were observed, regardless of overhang polarity: nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ), a Rad52-dependent single-strand annealing-like pathway, and a third mechanism independent of the first two mechanisms. DSBs with overhangs of less than 4 bases were mainly repaired by NHEJ. Repair became less dependent on NHEJ when the overhangs were longer or had a higher GC content. Repair of overhangs greater than 8 nucleotides was as much as 150-fold more efficient, impaired 10-fold by rad52 mutation, and highly accurate. Reducing the microhomology extent between long overhangs reduced their repair dramatically, to less than NHEJ of comparable short overhangs. These data support a model in which annealing energy is a primary determinant of the rejoining efficiency and mechanism.

scholarly journals RecF and RecR Play Critical Roles in the Homologous Recombination and Single-Strand Annealing Pathways of Mycobacteria

2015 ◽  
Vol 197 (19) ◽  
pp. 3121-3132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richa Gupta ◽  
Stewart Shuman ◽  
Michael S. Glickman
Keyword(s):  
Dna Repair ◽  
Homologous Recombination ◽  
Strand Break ◽  
Single Strand ◽  
Central Position ◽  
End Joining ◽  
Dna Double Strand Break ◽  
Single Strand Annealing ◽  
Strand Annealing

ABSTRACTMycobacteria encode three DNA double-strand break repair pathways: (i) RecA-dependent homologous recombination (HR), (ii) Ku-dependent nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ), and (iii) RecBCD-dependent single-strand annealing (SSA). Mycobacterial HR has two presynaptic pathway options that rely on the helicase-nuclease AdnAB and the strand annealing protein RecO, respectively. Ablation ofadnABorrecOindividually causes partial impairment of HR, but loss ofadnABandrecOin combination abolishes HR. RecO, which can accelerate annealing of single-stranded DNAin vitro, also participates in the SSA pathway. The functions of RecF and RecR, which, in other model bacteria, function in concert with RecO as mediators of RecA loading, have not been examined in mycobacteria. Here, we present a genetic analysis ofrecFandrecRin mycobacterial recombination. We find that RecF, like RecO, participates in the AdnAB-independent arm of the HR pathway and in SSA. In contrast, RecR is required for all HR in mycobacteria and for SSA. The essentiality of RecR as an agent of HR is yet another distinctive feature of mycobacterial DNA repair.IMPORTANCEThis study clarifies the molecular requirements for homologous recombination in mycobacteria. Specifically, we demonstrate that RecF and RecR play important roles in both the RecA-dependent homologous recombination and RecA-independent single-strand annealing pathways. Coupled with our previous findings (R. Gupta, M. Ryzhikov, O. Koroleva, M. Unciuleac, S. Shuman, S. Korolev, and M. S. Glickman, Nucleic Acids Res 41:2284–2295, 2013,http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gks1298), these results revise our view of mycobacterial recombination and place the RecFOR system in a central position in homology-dependent DNA repair.

scholarly journals RNF169 limits 53BP1 deposition at DSBs to stimulate single-strand annealing repair

2018 ◽  
Vol 115 (35) ◽  
pp. E8286-E8295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liwei An ◽  
Chao Dong ◽  
Junshi Li ◽  
Jie Chen ◽  
Jingsong Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Strand ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Dna Double Strand Breaks ◽  
Dsb Repair ◽  
Strand Breaks ◽  
Single Strand Annealing ◽  
Molecular Rheostat ◽  
Dna End Resection ◽  
Strand Annealing ◽  
End Resection

Unrestrained 53BP1 activity at DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) hampers DNA end resection and upsets DSB repair pathway choice. RNF169 acts as a molecular rheostat to limit 53BP1 deposition at DSBs, but how this fine balance translates to DSB repair control remains undefined. In striking contrast to 53BP1, ChIP analyses of AsiSI-induced DSBs unveiled that RNF169 exhibits robust accumulation at DNA end-proximal regions and preferentially targets resected, RPA-bound DSBs. Accordingly, we found that RNF169 promotes CtIP-dependent DSB resection and favors homology-mediated DSB repair, and further showed that RNF169 dose-dependently stimulates single-strand annealing repair, in part, by alleviating the 53BP1-imposed barrier to DSB end resection. Our results highlight the interplay of RNF169 with 53BP1 in fine-tuning choice of DSB repair pathways.

scholarly journals In Vivo Evidence for Two Active Nuclease Motifs in the Double-Strand Break Repair Enzyme RexAB ofLactococcus lactis

2001 ◽  
Vol 183 (13) ◽  
pp. 4071-4078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andréa Quiberoni ◽  
Indranil Biswas ◽  
Meriem El Karoui ◽  
Lahcen Rezaı̈ki ◽  
Patrick Tailliez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclease Activity ◽  
Strand Break ◽  
Dsb Repair ◽  
Repair Enzyme ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Gram Positive Bacteria ◽  
Dna Strands ◽  
Dna Strand ◽  
Regulatory Dna

ABSTRACT In bacteria, double-strand DNA break (DSB) repair involves an exonuclease/helicase (exo/hel) and a short regulatory DNA sequence (Chi) that attenuates exonuclease activity and stimulates DNA repair. Despite their key role in cell survival, these DSB repair components show surprisingly little conservation. The best-studied exo/hel, RecBCD of Escherichia coli, is composed of three subunits. In contrast, RexAB of Lactococcus lactis and exo/hel enzymes of other low-guanine-plus-cytosine branch gram-positive bacteria contain two subunits. We report that RexAB functions via a novel mechanism compared to that of the RecBCD model. Two potential nuclease motifs are present in RexAB compared with a single nuclease in RecBCD. Site-specific mutagenesis of the RexA nuclease motif abolished all nuclease activity. In contrast, the RexB nuclease motif mutants displayed strongly reduced nuclease activity but maintained Chi recognition and had a Chi-stimulated hyperrecombination phenotype. The distinct phenotypes resulting from RexA or RexB nuclease inactivation lead us to suggest that each of the identified active nuclease sites in RexAB is involved in the degradation of one DNA strand. In RecBCD, the single RecB nuclease degrades both DNA strands and is presumably positioned by RecD. The presence of two nucleases would suggest that this RecD function is dispensable in RexAB.

scholarly journals Interaction of HelQ helicase with RPA modulates RPA-DNA binding and stimulates HelQ to unwind DNA through a protein roadblock

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah J. Northall ◽  
Tabitha Jenkins ◽  
Denis Ptchelkine ◽  
Vincenzo Taresco ◽  
Christopher D. O. Cooper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Binding ◽  
Dna Unwinding ◽  
Abasic Site ◽  
Domain Interaction ◽  
Dna Helicases ◽  
Intrinsically Disordered ◽  
Catalytically Active ◽  
Dna Strands ◽  
Dna Strand ◽  
Protein Barrier

ABSTRACTCells reactivate compromised DNA replication forks using enzymes that include DNA helicases for separating DNA strands and remodelling protein-DNA complexes. HelQ helicase promotes replication-coupled DNA repair in mammals in a network of interactions with other proteins. We report newly identified HelQ helicase activities, when acting alone and when interacting with RPA. HelQ helicase was strongly inhibited by a DNA-protein barrier (BamHIE111A), and by an abasic site in the translocating DNA strand. Interaction of HelQ with RPA activated DNA unwinding through the protein barrier, but not through the abasic site. Activation was lost when RPA was replaced with bacterial SSB or DNA binding-defective RPA, RPAARO1. We observed stable HelQ-RPA-DNA ternary complex formation, and present evidence that an intrinsically disordered N-terminal region of HelQ (N-HelQ) interacts with RPA, destabilising RPA-DNA binding. Additionally, SEC-MALS showed that HelQ multimers are converted into catalytically active dimers when ATP-Mg2+ is bound. HelQ and RPA are proposed to jointly promote replication fork recovery by helicase-catalysed displacement of DNA-bound proteins, after HelQ gains access to ssDNA through its N-terminal domain interaction with RPA.

scholarly journals Increased single-strand annealing rather than non-homologous end-joining predicts hereditary ovarian carcinoma

Oncotarget ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (58) ◽  
pp. 98660-98676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Deniz ◽  
Tatiana Romashova ◽  
Sarah Kostezka ◽  
Anke Faul ◽  
Theresa Gundelach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Carcinoma ◽  
Single Strand ◽  
End Joining ◽  
Single Strand Annealing ◽  
Non Homologous End Joining ◽  
Strand Annealing

scholarly journals Trapped Topoisomerase II initiates formation of de novo duplications via the nonhomologous end-joining pathway in yeast

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Stantial ◽  
Anna Rogojina ◽  
Matthew Gilbertson ◽  
Yilun Sun ◽  
Hannah Miles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Topoisomerase Ii ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Strand Break ◽  
Double Strand Break ◽  
Nonhomologous End Joining ◽  
Mutant Form ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Drugs ◽  
End Joining ◽  
Dsb Repair ◽  
Dna Strands

ABSTRACTTopoisomerase II (Top2) is an essential enzyme that resolves catenanes between sister chromatids as well as supercoils associated with the over- or under-winding of duplex DNA. Top2 alters DNA topology by making a double-strand break (DSB) in DNA and passing an intact duplex through the break. Each component monomer of the Top2 homodimer nicks one of the DNA strands and forms a covalent phosphotyrosyl bond with the 5’ end. Stabilization of this intermediate by chemotherapeutic drugs such as etoposide leads to persistent and potentially toxic DSBs. We describe the isolation of a yeast top2 mutant (top2- F1025Y,R1128G) whose product generates a stabilized cleavage intermediate in vitro. In yeast cells, overexpression of the top2- F1025Y,R1128G allele is associated with a novel mutation signature that is characterized by de novo duplications of DNA sequence that depend on the nonhomologous end-joining pathway of DSB repair. Top2-associated duplications are promoted by the clean removal of the enzyme from DNA ends and are suppressed when the protein is removed as part of an oligonucleotide. TOP2 cells treated with etoposide exhibit the same mutation signature, as do cells that over-express the wild-type protein. These results have implications for genome evolution and are relevant to the clinical use of chemotherapeutic drugs that target Top2.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTDNA-strand separation during transcription and replication creates topological problems that are resolved by topoisomerases. These enzymes nick DNA strands to allow strand passage and then reseal the broken DNA to restore its integrity. Topoisomerase II (Top2) nicks complementary DNA strands to create double-strand break (DSBs) intermediates that can be stabilized by chemotherapeutic drugs and are toxic if not repaired. We identified a mutant form of yeast Top2 that forms stabilized cleavage intermediates in the absence of drugs. Over- expression of the mutant Top2 was associated with a unique mutation signature in which small (1-4 bp), unique segments of DNA were duplicated. These de novo duplications required the nonhomologous end-joining pathway of DSB repair, and their Top2-dependence has clinical and evolutionary implications.

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