scholarly journals Activation of DNA-PK by hairpinned DNA ends reveals a stepwise mechanism of kinase activation

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (16) ◽  
pp. 9098-9108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katheryn Meek
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
End Joining ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Kinase Activation ◽  
Stepwise Mechanism ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Enzymatic Activation ◽  
Non Homologous End Joining ◽  
Dna Ends ◽  
Step Mechanism

Abstract As its name implies, the DNA dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) requires DNA double-stranded ends for enzymatic activation. Here, I demonstrate that hairpinned DNA ends are ineffective for activating the kinase toward many of its well-studied substrates (p53, XRCC4, XLF, HSP90). However, hairpinned DNA ends robustly stimulate certain DNA-PK autophosphorylations. Specifically, autophosphorylation sites within the ABCDE cluster are robustly phosphorylated when DNA-PK is activated by hairpinned DNA ends. Of note, phosphorylation of the ABCDE sites is requisite for activation of the Artemis nuclease that associates with DNA-PK to mediate hairpin opening. This finding suggests a multi-step mechanism of kinase activation. Finally, I find that all non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) defective cells (whether deficient in components of the DNA-PK complex or components of the ligase complex) are similarly deficient in joining DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs) with hairpinned termini.

scholarly journals DNA-dependent protein kinase promotes DNA end processing by MRN and CtIP

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajashree A. Deshpande ◽  
Logan R. Myler ◽  
Michael M. Soniat ◽  
Nodar Makharashvili ◽  
Linda Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Homologous Recombination ◽  
Dna Double Strand Breaks ◽  
End Joining ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Strand Breaks ◽  
Mrn Complex ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Non Homologous End Joining ◽  
Dna Ends

AbstractThe repair of DNA double-strand breaks occurs through non-homologous end joining or homologous recombination in vertebrate cells - a choice that is thought to be decided by a competition between DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) and the Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 (MRN) complex but is not well understood. Using ensemble biochemistry and single-molecule approaches, here we show that the MRN complex is dependent on DNA-PK and phosphorylated CtIP to perform efficient processing and resection of DNA ends in physiological conditions, thus eliminating the competition model. Endonucleolytic removal of DNA-PK-bound DNA ends is also observed at double-strand break sites in human cells. The involvement of DNA-PK in MRN-mediated end processing promotes an efficient and sequential transition from non-homologous end joining to homologous recombination by facilitating DNA-PK removal.One Sentence SummaryDNA-dependent protein kinase, an enzyme critical for non-homologous repair of DNA double-strand breaks, also stimulates end processing for homologous recombination.

scholarly journals Autophosphorylation and Self-Activation of DNA-Dependent Protein Kinase

Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1091
Author(s):  
Aya Kurosawa
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Strand Break ◽  
In Vivo Studies ◽  
End Joining ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Non Homologous End Joining

The DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs), a member of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-related kinase family, phosphorylates serine and threonine residues of substrate proteins in the presence of the Ku complex and double-stranded DNA. Although it has been established that DNA-PKcs is involved in non-homologous end-joining, a DNA double-strand break repair pathway, the mechanisms underlying DNA-PKcs activation are not fully understood. Nevertheless, the findings of numerous in vitro and in vivo studies have indicated that DNA-PKcs contains two autophosphorylation clusters, PQR and ABCDE, as well as several autophosphorylation sites and conformational changes associated with autophosphorylation of DNA-PKcs are important for self-activation. Consistent with these features, an analysis of transgenic mice has shown that the phenotypes of DNA-PKcs autophosphorylation mutations are significantly different from those of DNA-PKcs kinase-dead mutations, thereby indicating the importance of DNA-PKcs autophosphorylation in differentiation and development. Furthermore, there has been notable progress in the high-resolution analysis of the conformation of DNA-PKcs, which has enabled us to gain a visual insight into the steps leading to DNA-PKcs activation. This review summarizes the current progress in the activation of DNA-PKcs, focusing in particular on autophosphorylation of this kinase.

scholarly journals DNA-dependent protein kinase promotes DNA end processing by MRN and CtIP

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. eaay0922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajashree A. Deshpande ◽  
Logan R. Myler ◽  
Michael M. Soniat ◽  
Nodar Makharashvili ◽  
Linda Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Homologous Recombination ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Strand Break ◽  
Nonhomologous End Joining ◽  
End Joining ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Mrn Complex ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Dna Ends

The repair of DNA double-strand breaks occurs through nonhomologous end joining or homologous recombination in vertebrate cells—a choice that is thought to be decided by a competition between DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) and the Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 (MRN) complex but is not well understood. Using ensemble biochemistry and single-molecule approaches, here, we show that the MRN complex is dependent on DNA-PK and phosphorylated CtIP to perform efficient processing and resection of DNA ends in physiological conditions, thus eliminating the competition model. Endonucleolytic removal of DNA-PK–bound DNA ends is also observed at double-strand break sites in human cells. The involvement of DNA-PK in MRN-mediated end processing promotes an efficient and sequential transition from nonhomologous end joining to homologous recombination by facilitating DNA-PK removal.

scholarly journals Activation of DNA-dependent Protein Kinase by Single-stranded DNA Ends

2000 ◽  
Vol 275 (3) ◽  
pp. 1541-1550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ola Hammarsten ◽  
Lisa G. DeFazio ◽  
Gilbert Chu
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Single Stranded Dna ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Dna Ends
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