P21 Promotes Error-free Replication-coupled DNA Double-strand Break Repair

Overview

Journal Nucleic Acids Res

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2012 Jun 28

PMID 22735704

Citations 31

Authors

Maurizio Mauro

Meghan A Rego

Rebecca A Boisvert

Fumiko Esashi

Francesca Cavallo

Maria Jasin

Niall G Howlett

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Abstract

p21 is a well-established regulator of cell cycle progression. The role of p21 in DNA repair, however, remains poorly characterized. Here, we describe a critical role of p21 in a replication-coupled DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair that is mechanistically distinct from its cell cycle checkpoint function. We demonstrate that p21-deficient cells exhibit elevated chromatid-type aberrations, including gaps and breaks, dicentrics and radial formations, following exposure to several DSB-inducing agents. p21-/- cells also exhibit an increased DNA damage-inducible DNA-PKCS S2056 phosphorylation, indicative of elevated non-homologous DNA end joining. Concomitantly, p21-/- cells are defective in replication-coupled homologous recombination (HR), exhibiting decreased sister chromatid exchanges and HR-dependent repair as determined using a crosslinked GFP reporter assay. Importantly, we establish that the DSB hypersensitivity of p21-/- cells is associated with increased cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)-dependent BRCA2 S3291 phosphorylation and MRE11 nuclear foci formation and can be rescued by inhibition of CDK or MRE11 nuclease activity. Collectively, our results uncover a novel mechanism by which p21 regulates the fidelity of replication-coupled DSB repair and the maintenance of chromosome stability distinct from its role in the G1-S phase checkpoint.

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