scholarly journals Regulation of RelA (p65) Function by the Large Subunit of Replication Factor C

2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 721-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Anderson ◽  
Neil D. Perkins
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Suppressor ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Nuclear Antigen ◽  
Replication Factor C ◽  
Clamp Loader ◽  
Replication Factor ◽  
Factor C

ABSTRACT The RelA (p65) subunit of NF-κB is an important regulator of inflammation, proliferation, and apoptosis. We have discovered that the large subunit, p140, of replication factor C (RFC) can function as a regulator of RelA. RFC is a clamp loader, facilitating the addition and removal of proliferating-cell nuclear antigen from DNA during replication and repair but can also interact directly with the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein and the transcription factor C/EBPα. We find that RFC (p140) interacts with RelA both in vitro and in vivo and stimulates RelA transactivation. In contrast, coexpression of fragments of RFC (p140) that mediate the interaction with RelA results in transcriptional inhibition. The significance of this regulation was confirmed by using short interfering RNA oligonucleotides targeted to RFC (p140). Down regulation of endogenous RFC (p140) inhibits expression from a chromosomally integrated reporter plasmid induced by endogenous, TNF-α-activated NF-κB. Dominant negative fragments of RFC (p140) also cooperate with overexpressed RelA to induce cell death. Interestingly, RFC (p140) also interacts with the tumor suppressor p53. Taken together, these observations suggest that, in addition to its previously described function in DNA replication and repair, RFC (p140) has an important role as a regulator of transcription and NF-κB activity.

scholarly journals The Large Subunit of Replication Factor C (Rfclp/Cdc44p) Is Required for DNA Replication and DNA Repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Genetics ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 142 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A McAlear ◽  
K Michelle Tuffo ◽  
Connie Holm
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Dna Repair ◽  
Dna Replication ◽  
Uv Radiation ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Restrictive Temperature ◽  
Replication Factor C ◽  
Replication Factor ◽  
Factor C

We used genetic and biochemical techniques to characterize the phenotypes associated with mutations affecting the large subunit of replication factor C (Cdc44p or Rfc1p) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We demonstrate that Cdc44p is required for both DNA replication and DNA repair in vivo. Cold-sensitive cdc44 mutants experience a delay in traversing S phase at the restrictive temperature following alpha factor arrest; although mutant cells eventually accumulate with a G2/M DNA content, they undergo a cell cycle arrest and initiate neither mitosis nor a new round of DNA synthesis. cdc44 mutants also exhibit an elevated level of spontaneous mutation, and they are sensitive both to the DNA damaging agent methylmethane sulfonate and to exposure to UV radiation. After exposure to UV radiation, cdc44 mutants at the restrictive temperature contain higher levels of single-stranded DNA breaks than do wild-type cells. This observation is consistent with the hypothesis that Cdc44p is involved in repairing gaps in the DNA after the excision of damaged bases. Thus, Cdc44p plays an important role in both DNA replication and DNA repair in vivo.

scholarly journals cDNAs encoding the large subunit of human replication factor C

1993 ◽  
Vol 90 (23) ◽  
pp. 11014-11018 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Bunz ◽  
R Kobayashi ◽  
B Stillman
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Simian Virus 40 ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Binding Motif ◽  
Replication Factor C ◽  
Viral Origin ◽  
Replication Factor ◽  
Factor C

Replication factor C (RFC) is a multisubunit, DNA polymerase accessory protein required for the coordinated synthesis of both DNA strands during simian virus 40 DNA replication in vitro. Previous studies have shown that RFC is a DNA-dependent ATPase that binds in a structure-specific manner to the 3' end of a primer hybridized to a template DNA, an activity thought intrinsic to the 140-kDa component of this multisubunit complex. Here, the isolation and analysis of cDNAs encoding this subunit is described. Analysis of the full-length coding sequence revealed an open reading frame of 3.4 kb, encoding an 1148-amino acid protein with a predicted molecular mass of 130 kDa. A putative ATP-binding motif was observed that is similar to a motif in several of the smaller subunits of RFC and in functionally homologous replication factors of bacterial and viral origin. A "DEAD" box is also conserved among these proteins. The predicted protein shows significant identity with a DNA-binding protein of murine origin (B. Luckow, P. Lichter, and G. Schütz, personal communication). Regions of similarity were also seen between the amino acid sequences of the 140-kDa subunit of RFC, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, and bacterial DNA ligases--possibly representing a conserved structural feature of these proteins that bind similar DNA substrates.

scholarly journals The C-terminal Domain (CTD) of Human DNA Glycosylase NEIL1 Is Required for Forming BERosome Repair Complex with DNA Replication Proteins at the Replicating Genome

2015 ◽  
Vol 290 (34) ◽  
pp. 20919-20933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavana M. Hegde ◽  
Arijit Dutta ◽  
Shiladitya Sengupta ◽  
Joy Mitra ◽  
Sanjay Adhikari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Replication ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Dna Glycosylase ◽  
Nuclear Antigen ◽  
Replication Factor C ◽  
Replication Factor ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Human Dna ◽  
Factor C

The human DNA glycosylase NEIL1 was recently demonstrated to initiate prereplicative base excision repair (BER) of oxidized bases in the replicating genome, thus preventing mutagenic replication. A significant fraction of NEIL1 in cells is present in large cellular complexes containing DNA replication and other repair proteins, as shown by gel filtration. However, how the interaction of NEIL1 affects its recruitment to the replication site for prereplicative repair was not investigated. Here, we show that NEIL1 binarily interacts with the proliferating cell nuclear antigen clamp loader replication factor C, DNA polymerase δ, and DNA ligase I in the absence of DNA via its non-conserved C-terminal domain (CTD); replication factor C interaction results in ∼8-fold stimulation of NEIL1 activity. Disruption of NEIL1 interactions within the BERosome complex, as observed for a NEIL1 deletion mutant (N311) lacking the CTD, not only inhibits complete BER in vitro but also prevents its chromatin association and reduced recruitment at replication foci in S phase cells. This suggests that the interaction of NEIL1 with replication and other BER proteins is required for efficient repair of the replicating genome. Consistently, the CTD polypeptide acts as a dominant negative inhibitor during in vitro repair, and its ectopic expression sensitizes human cells to reactive oxygen species. We conclude that multiple interactions among BER proteins lead to large complexes, which are critical for efficient BER in mammalian cells, and the CTD interaction could be targeted for enhancing drug/radiation sensitivity of tumor cells.

scholarly journals Loading of the human 9-1-1 checkpoint complex onto DNA by the checkpoint clamp loader hRad17-replication factor C complex in vitro

2003 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 1633-1638 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. P. Bermudez ◽  
L. A. Lindsey-Boltz ◽  
A. J. Cesare ◽  
Y. Maniwa ◽  
J. D. Griffith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Replication Factor C ◽  
Clamp Loader ◽  
Replication Factor ◽  
C Complex ◽  
Factor C

scholarly journals Biochemical Analysis of Replication Factor C from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus

2001 ◽  
Vol 183 (8) ◽  
pp. 2614-2623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac K. O. Cann ◽  
Sonoko Ishino ◽  
Mihoko Yuasa ◽  
Hiromi Daiyasu ◽  
Hiroyuki Toh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atpase Activity ◽  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Pyrococcus Furiosus ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Nuclear Antigen ◽  
Replication Factor C ◽  
Replication Factor ◽  
Factor C

ABSTRACT Replication factor C (RFC) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) are accessory proteins essential for processive DNA synthesis in the domain Eucarya. The function of RFC is to load PCNA, a processivity factor of eukaryotic DNA polymerases δ and ɛ, onto primed DNA templates. RFC-like genes, arranged in tandem in thePyrococcus furiosus genome, were cloned and expressed individually in Escherichia coli cells to determine their roles in DNA synthesis. The P. furiosus RFC (PfuRFC) consists of a small subunit (RFCS) and a large subunit (RFCL). Highly purified RFCS possesses an ATPase activity, which was stimulated up to twofold in the presence of both single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) andP. furiosus PCNA (PfuPCNA). The ATPase activity of PfuRFC itself was as strong as that of RFCS. However, in the presence of PfuPCNA and ssDNA, PfuRFC exhibited a 10-fold increase in ATPase activity under the same conditions. RFCL formed very large complexes by itself and had an extremely weak ATPase activity, which was not stimulated by PfuPCNA and DNA. The PfuRFC stimulated PfuPCNA-dependent DNA synthesis by both polymerase I and polymerase II from P. furiosus. We propose that PfuRFC is required for efficient loading of PfuPCNA and that the role of RFC in processive DNA synthesis is conserved in Archaea and Eucarya.

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