KAP-1 promotes resection of broken DNA ends not protected by γ-H2AX and 53BP1 in G₁-phase lymphocytes.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The resection of broken DNA ends is required for DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair by homologous recombination (HR) but can inhibit normal repair by nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ), the main DSB repair pathway in G1-phase cells. Antigen receptor gene assembly proceeds through DNA DSB intermediates generated in G1-phase lymphocytes by the RAG endonuclease. These DSBs activate ATM, which phosphorylates H2AX, forming γ-H2AX in flanking chromatin. γ-H2AX prevents CtIP from initiating resection of RAG DSBs. Whether there are additional proteins required to promote resection of these DNA ends is not known. KRAB-associated protein 1 (KAP-1) (TRIM28) is a transcriptional repressor that modulates chromatin structure and has been implicated in the repair of DNA DSBs in heterochromatin. Here, we show that in murine G1-phase lymphocytes, KAP-1 promotes resection of DSBs that are not protected by H2AX and its downstream effector 53BP1. In these murine cells, KAP-1 activity in DNA end resection is attenuated by a single-amino-acid change that reflects a KAP-1 polymorphism between primates and other mammalian species. These findings establish KAP-1 as a component of the machinery that can resect DNA ends in G1-phase cells and suggest that there may be species-specific features to this activity.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Tubbs, AT; Dorsett, Y; Chan, E; Helmink, B; Lee, B-S; Hung, P; George, R; Bredemeyer, AL; Mittal, A; Pappu, RV; Chowdhury, D; Mosammaparast, N; Krangel, MS; Sleckman, BP
Published Date
- August 2014
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 34 / 15
Start / End Page
- 2811 - 2821
PubMed ID
- 24842905
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC4135573
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1098-5549
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1128/MCB.00441-14
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States