The ubiquitin ligase RFWD3 is required for translesion DNA synthesis.
Mol Cell
; 81(3): 442-458.e9, 2021 02 04.
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| ID: mdl-33321094
Lesions on DNA uncouple DNA synthesis from the replisome, generating stretches of unreplicated single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) behind the replication fork. These ssDNA gaps need to be filled in to complete DNA duplication. Gap-filling synthesis involves either translesion DNA synthesis (TLS) or template switching (TS). Controlling these processes, ubiquitylated PCNA recruits many proteins that dictate pathway choice, but the enzymes regulating PCNA ubiquitylation in vertebrates remain poorly defined. Here we report that the E3 ubiquitin ligase RFWD3 promotes ubiquitylation of proteins on ssDNA. The absence of RFWD3 leads to a profound defect in recruitment of key repair and signaling factors to damaged chromatin. As a result, PCNA ubiquitylation is inhibited without RFWD3, and TLS across different DNA lesions is drastically impaired. We propose that RFWD3 is an essential coordinator of the response to ssDNA gaps, where it promotes ubiquitylation to drive recruitment of effectors of PCNA ubiquitylation and DNA damage bypass.
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Asunto principal:
Cromatina
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Antígeno Nuclear de Célula en Proliferación
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Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasas
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Reparación del ADN
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Replicación del ADN
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Roturas del ADN de Cadena Simple
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Mol Cell
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2021
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Article
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Dinamarca
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Estados Unidos