scholarly journals CSIG-25. MTAP LOSS COMPROMISES DNA DAMAGE RESPONSE IN GBM CELLS

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (Supplement_6) ◽  
pp. vi49-vi49
Author(s):  
Changzheng Du ◽  
Landon Hansen ◽  
Simranjit Singh ◽  
Kristen Roso ◽  
Paula Greer ◽  
...  

Abstract Homozygous deletion of methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) is one of the most frequent genetic alterations in glioblastomas (GBMs), occurring in about half of all patients. Here, we demonstrated that MTAP loss compromises the proteostasis of genomic stability guardian, H2AX, via disrupting a signaling cascade of PRMT5-RNF168-SMURF2. We showed that PRMT5 sustains the expression of RNF168, an E3 ubiquitin ligase essential for cellular response to DNA damage. Suppression of PRMT5 function, as occurring in MTAP-null GBM cells, attenuates the expression of RNF168, which consequently leads to degradation of H2AX protein by a HECT-type E3 ubiquitin ligase, SMURF2. We revealed that RNF168 and SMURF2, serving as a stabilizer and destabilizer of H2AX respectively, functionally oppose each other via their dynamic interactions with H2AX. In supporting the important role of this PRMT5-RNF168-SMURF2 signaling cascade in controlling H2AX homeostasis, MTAP-null GBM cells display a compromised DNA damage response, highlighted by higher levels of DNA damage spontaneously or in response to genotoxic agents. Collectively, these results identify a novel signaling cascade that is essential to the DNA damage response, reveal the profound impact of MTAP loss on GBM cells, and suggest novel therapeutic opportunities.

FEBS Letters ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 590 (23) ◽  
pp. 4213-4222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoliang Liu ◽  
Xiangcai Yang ◽  
Yongxin Li ◽  
Shuhua Zhao ◽  
Chaocui Li ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Fei Li ◽  
Bin Liu ◽  
Xiaolan Zhou ◽  
Quan Xu

DNA damage response induced by ionizing radiation (IR) is an important event involved in the sensitivity and efficiency of radiotherapy in human medulloblastoma. RNF8 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase and has key roles in the process of DNA damage and repair. Our study aimed to evaluate the effect of RNF8 in the DNA damage repair induced by IR exposure in medulloblastoma cells. We found that the levels of RNF8 were significantly upregulated by γ-ray irradiation in a dose-dependent manner in medulloblastoma cells and colocalized with γ-H2AX, a sensitive marker of DNA double-strand breaks induced by γ-ray radiation. RNF8 knockdown was observed to enhance the sensitivity of IR in medulloblastoma cells, as evaluated by reduced cell survival. The apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of medulloblastoma cells were dramatically increased by RNF8 suppression after IR treatment. Furthermore, RNF8 inhibition did not affect the protein levels of BRCA1, a crucial protein involved in IR-induced DNA damage repair, but significantly decreased the recruitment of BRCA1 and increased the level of γ-H2AX at DNA damage sites compared to the control. A significant increase in OTM was observed in medulloblastoma cells treated by RNF8 shRNA after exposure to IR, indicating the effect of RNF8 on DNA damage and repair. Additionally, PCNA, a major target for ubiquitin modification during DNA damage response, was found to be monoubiquitinated by E3 ligase RNF8 and might contribute to the low radiosensitivity in medulloblastoma cells. Altogether, our findings may provide RNF8 as a novel target for the improvement of radiotherapy in medulloblastoma.


2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (21) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhay Narayan Singh ◽  
Judith Oehler ◽  
Ignacio Torrecilla ◽  
Susan Kilgas ◽  
Shudong Li ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshinori Ozaki ◽  
Akira Nakagawara ◽  
Hiroki Nagase

A proper DNA damage response (DDR), which monitors and maintains the genomic integrity, has been considered to be a critical barrier against genetic alterations to prevent tumor initiation and progression. The representative tumor suppressor p53 plays an important role in the regulation of DNA damage response. When cells receive DNA damage, p53 is quickly activated and induces cell cycle arrest and/or apoptotic cell death through transactivating its target genes implicated in the promotion of cell cycle arrest and/or apoptotic cell death such asp21WAF1,BAX, andPUMA. Accumulating evidence strongly suggests that DNA damage-mediated activation as well as induction of p53 is regulated by posttranslational modifications and also by protein-protein interaction. Loss of p53 activity confers growth advantage and ensures survival in cancer cells by inhibiting apoptotic response required for tumor suppression. RUNX family, which is composed of RUNX1, RUNX2, and RUNX3, is a sequence-specific transcription factor and is closely involved in a variety of cellular processes including development, differentiation, and/or tumorigenesis. In this review, we describe a background of p53 and a functional collaboration between p53 and RUNX family in response to DNA damage.


2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (16) ◽  
pp. 8502-8520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Da-Qiang Li

Abstract Microrchidia family CW-type zinc finger 2 (MORC2) is a newly identified chromatin remodeling enzyme with an emerging role in DNA damage response (DDR), but the underlying mechanism remains largely unknown. Here, we show that poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1), a key chromatin-associated enzyme responsible for the synthesis of poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) polymers in mammalian cells, interacts with and PARylates MORC2 at two residues within its conserved CW-type zinc finger domain. Following DNA damage, PARP1 recruits MORC2 to DNA damage sites and catalyzes MORC2 PARylation, which stimulates its ATPase and chromatin remodeling activities. Mutation of PARylation residues in MORC2 results in reduced cell survival after DNA damage. MORC2, in turn, stabilizes PARP1 through enhancing acetyltransferase NAT10-mediated acetylation of PARP1 at lysine 949, which blocks its ubiquitination at the same residue and subsequent degradation by E3 ubiquitin ligase CHFR. Consequently, depletion of MORC2 or expression of an acetylation-defective PARP1 mutant impairs DNA damage-induced PAR production and PAR-dependent recruitment of DNA repair proteins to DNA lesions, leading to enhanced sensitivity to genotoxic stress. Collectively, these findings uncover a previously unrecognized mechanistic link between MORC2 and PARP1 in the regulation of cellular response to DNA damage.


2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (18) ◽  
pp. 9467-9479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiming Lu ◽  
Janapriya Saha ◽  
Pauline J Beckmann ◽  
Eric A Hendrickson ◽  
Anthony J Davis

Abstract The DNA damage response (DDR) encompasses the cellular response to DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs), and includes recognition of the DSB, recruitment of numerous factors to the DNA damage site, initiation of signaling cascades, chromatin remodeling, cell-cycle checkpoint activation, and repair of the DSB. Key drivers of the DDR are multiple members of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-related kinase family, including ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM), ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR), and the DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs). ATM and ATR modulate multiple portions of the DDR, but DNA-PKcs is believed to primarily function in the DSB repair pathway, non-homologous end joining. Utilizing a human cell line in which the kinase domain of DNA-PKcs is inactivated, we show here that DNA-PKcs kinase activity is required for the cellular response to DSBs immediately after their induction. Specifically, DNA-PKcs kinase activity initiates phosphorylation of the chromatin factors H2AX and KAP1 following ionizing radiation exposure and drives local chromatin decondensation near the DSB site. Furthermore, loss of DNA-PKcs kinase activity results in a marked decrease in the recruitment of numerous members of the DDR machinery to DSBs. Collectively, these results provide clear evidence that DNA-PKcs activity is pivotal for the initiation of the DDR.


Open Biology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 150018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica S. Brown ◽  
Stephen P. Jackson

Failure of accurate DNA damage sensing and repair mechanisms manifests as a variety of human diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders, immunodeficiency, infertility and cancer. The accuracy and efficiency of DNA damage detection and repair, collectively termed the DNA damage response (DDR), requires the recruitment and subsequent post-translational modification (PTM) of a complex network of proteins. Ubiquitin and the ubiquitin-like protein (UBL) SUMO have established roles in regulating the cellular response to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). A role for other UBLs, such as NEDD8, is also now emerging. This article provides an overview of the DDR, discusses our current understanding of the process and function of PTM by ubiquitin and NEDD8, and reviews the literature surrounding the role of ubiquitylation and neddylation in DNA repair processes, focusing particularly on DNA DSB repair.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew D. Weitzman ◽  
Amélie Fradet-Turcotte

Viral DNA genomes have limited coding capacity and therefore harness cellular factors to facilitate replication of their genomes and generate progeny virions. Studies of viruses and how they interact with cellular processes have historically provided seminal insights into basic biology and disease mechanisms. The replicative life cycles of many DNA viruses have been shown to engage components of the host DNA damage and repair machinery. Viruses have evolved numerous strategies to navigate the cellular DNA damage response. By hijacking and manipulating cellular replication and repair processes, DNA viruses can selectively harness or abrogate distinct components of the cellular machinery to complete their life cycles. Here, we highlight consequences for viral replication and host genome integrity during the dynamic interactions between virus and host.


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