LIM Protein Ajuba Associates with the RPA Complex Through Direct Cell Cycle-dependent Interaction with the RPA70 Subunit

Overview

Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2018 Jun 24

PMID 29934626

Citations 5

Authors

Sandy Fowler

Pascal Maguin

Sampada Kalan

Diego Loayza

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Abstract

DNA damage response pathways are essential for genome stability and cell survival. Specifically, the ATR kinase is activated by DNA replication stress. An early event in this activation is the recruitment and phosphorylation of RPA, a single stranded DNA binding complex composed of three subunits, RPA70, RPA32 and RPA14. We have previously shown that the LIM protein Ajuba associates with RPA, and that depletion of Ajuba leads to potent activation of ATR. In this study, we provide evidence that the Ajuba-RPA interaction occurs through direct protein contact with RPA70, and that their association is cell cycle-regulated and is reduced upon DNA replication stress. We propose a model in which Ajuba negatively regulates the ATR pathway by directly interacting with RPA70, thereby preventing inappropriate ATR activation. Our results provide a framework to further our understanding of the mechanism of ATR regulation in human cells in the context of cellular transformation.

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