Persistent DNA damage signaling and DNA polymerase theta promote broken chromosome segregation.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Cycling cells must respond to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) to avoid genome instability. Missegregation of chromosomes with DSBs during mitosis results in micronuclei, aberrant structures linked to disease. How cells respond to DSBs during mitosis is incompletely understood. We previously showed that Drosophilamelanogaster papillar cells lack DSB checkpoints (as observed in many cancer cells). Here, we show that papillar cells still recruit early acting repair machinery (Mre11 and RPA3) and the Fanconi anemia (FA) protein Fancd2 to DSBs. These proteins persist as foci on DSBs as cells enter mitosis. Repair foci are resolved in a stepwise manner during mitosis. DSB repair kinetics depends on both monoubiquitination of Fancd2 and the alternative end-joining protein DNA polymerase θ. Disruption of either or both of these factors causes micronuclei after DNA damage, which disrupts intestinal organogenesis. This study reveals a mechanism for how cells with inactive DSB checkpoints can respond to DNA damage that persists into mitosis.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Clay, DE; Bretscher, HS; Jezuit, EA; Bush, KB; Fox, DT
Published Date
- December 6, 2021
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 220 / 12
PubMed ID
- 34613334
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC8500225
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1540-8140
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1083/jcb.202106116
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States