Activation of Rad53 kinase in response to DNA damage and its effect in modulating phosphorylation of the lagging strand DNA polymerase

Pellicioli, Achille; Lucca, Chiara; Liberi, Giordano; Marini, Federica; Lopes, Massimo; Plevani, Paolo; Romano, Adriana; Fiore, Pier Paolo Di; Foiani, Marco

doi:10.1093/emboj/18.22.6561

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“…Despite the rDNA hyper-recombination events, progression through S phase was not delayed (Fig. 5a) and the DNA damage checkpoint kinase Rad53 not activated/ phosphorylated 35 (Fig. 5e).…”

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Rio1 promotes rDNA stability and downregulates RNA polymerase I to ensure rDNA segregation

et al. 2015

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The conserved protein kinase Rio1 localizes to the cytoplasm and nucleus of eukaryotic cells. While the roles of Rio1 in the cytoplasm are well characterized, its nuclear function remains unknown. Here we show that nuclear Rio1 promotes rDNA array stability and segregation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. During rDNA replication in S phase, Rio1 downregulates RNA polymerase I (PolI) and recruits the histone deacetylase Sir2. Both interventions ensure rDNA copy-number homeostasis and prevent the formation of extrachromosomal rDNA circles, which are linked to accelerated ageing in yeast. During anaphase, Rio1 downregulates PolI by targeting its subunit Rpa43, causing PolI to dissociate from the rDNA. By stimulating the processing of PolI-generated transcripts at the rDNA, Rio1 allows for rDNA condensation and segregation in late anaphase. These events finalize the genome transmission process. We identify Rio1 as an essential nucleolar housekeeper that integrates rDNA replication and segregation with ribosome biogenesis. A t anaphase onset, the replicated chromosomes separate and then segregate along the mitotic spindle into the daughter cells. In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the locus containing the genes that encode the ribosomal RNAs (rDNA) segregates after the rest of the genome, in late anaphase [1][2][3][4] . The rDNA locus exists as a tandem-repeat array comprising B150 rDNA units containing the 35S and 5S genes, which are transcribed by RNA polymerase I (PolI) and PolIII, respectively. Processing of the 35S pre-rRNA generates 5.8S, 18S and 25S rRNA that, together with the 5S rRNA, become the catalytic backbones of each ribosome 5,6 . Only in anaphase does yeast repress rDNA transcription 4 , which allows the sister rDNA loci to condensate and segregate. PolI downregulation in anaphase is mediated by the Cdc14 phosphatase acting on PolI subunit Rpa43 (ref. 4), resulting in PolI dissociating from the 35S rDNA. The removal of PolI and the local resolution of its transcripts allow the condensin complex to bind. The latter compacts the rDNA array and recruits the DNA decatenating enzyme topoisomerase II (refs 1,3,4,7) resulting in the physical separation and subsequent segregation of the sister rDNA loci.S. cerevisiae Rio1 belongs to the atypical RIO protein kinase family whose members lack the activation loop and substrate recognition domain present in canonical eukaryotic protein kinases [8][9][10][11] . Noteworthy, the RIO kinases may act especially as ATPases as they exhibit o0.1% kinase activity in vitro [12][13][14] . Cytoplasmic Rio1 contributes to pre-40S ribosome biogenesis by promoting 20S pre-rRNA maturation and by stimulating the recycling of trans-acting factors at the pre-40S subunit, both in yeast 12,[15][16][17][18] and human cells 19,20 . Roles in the nucleus are unknown for any RIO member, either in yeast or eukaryotes beyond. Using S. cerevisiae, we now describe the first activities of Rio1 in the nucleus. Foremost, Rio1 downregulates PolI transcription through the cell cycle. In G...

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“…Despite the rDNA hyper-recombination events, progression through S phase was not delayed (Fig. 5a) and the DNA damage checkpoint kinase Rad53 not activated/ phosphorylated 35 (Fig. 5e).…”

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confidence: 98%

Rio1 promotes rDNA stability and downregulates RNA polymerase I to ensure rDNA segregation

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“…Indeed, these possibilities are not mutually exclusive, and in either case would indicate that regulation of polymerase switching events involving Pol ␣ are a likely target for Asf1 regulation. We note that Pol ␣ is already known to be a key downstream target of S-phase checkpoint regulation, as a phosphorylation substrate of the Rad53 kinase (Pellicioli et al 1999). Asf1 interacts with RFC and maintains the replication elongation machinery at stalled forks.…”

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Histone deposition protein Asf1 maintains DNA replisome integrity and interacts with replication factor C

Franco¹,

Lam²,

Burgers³

et al. 2005

Genes Dev.

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Chromatin assembly and DNA replication are temporally coupled, and DNA replication in the absence of histone synthesis causes inviability. Here we demonstrate that chromatin assembly factor Asf1 also affects DNA replication. In budding yeast cells lacking Asf1, the amounts of several DNA replication proteins, including replication factor C (RFC), proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and DNA polymerase (Pol ), are reduced at stalled replication forks. In contrast, DNA polymerase ␣ (Pol ␣) accumulates to higher than normal levels at stalled forks in asf1⌬ cells. Using purified, recombinant proteins, we demonstrate that RFC directly binds Asf1 and can recruit Asf1 to DNA molecules in vitro. We conclude that histone chaperone protein Asf1 maintains a subset of replication elongation factors at stalled replication forks and directly interacts with the replication machinery.[Keywords: Chromatin assembly; histone deposition; DNA replication; genome stability] Supplemental material is available at http://www.genesdev.org. In eukaryotes, DNA is assembled into a nucleoprotein complex called chromatin. The fundamental repeating unit of chromatin is the nucleosome, which consists of 146 bp of DNA wrapped around an octamer of core histone proteins, comprised of two H2A/H2B dimers flanking an inner (H3/H4) 2 tetramer. In vivo, histone deposition can occur by DNA replication-coupled or replication-independent mechanisms (for review, see Franco and Kaufman 2004). In either case, histone deposition is mediated by specialized assembly proteins. The best characterized replication-coupled chromatin assembly factor is chromatin assembly factor-1 (CAF-1), an evolutionarily conserved protein complex that binds histone H3 and H4 and delivers them to replicating DNA through an interaction with proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), the DNA polymerase processivity protein (for review, see Asf1, another evolutionarily conserved histone chaperone, functions during both replication-coupled and replication-independent chromatin assembly. Asf1 bound to histones H3/H4 stimulates histone deposition by CAF-1 in vitro (Tyler et al. 1999;Sharp et al. 2001), and Asf1 physically interacts with the p60/Cac2 subunit of CAF-1 (Tyler et al. 2001;Krawitz et al. 2002;Mello et al. 2002). In yeast, Asf1 and the Hir proteins directly interact and function together to promote heterochromatic gene silencing (Kaufman et al. 1998;Sharp et al. 2001;Sutton et al. 2001;Krawitz et al. 2002). Consistent with a role in multiple deposition pathways, Asf1 copurifies with both CAF-1 and Hir protein complexes in human cell extracts (Tagami et al. 2004).Asf1 also contributes to genome stability during S phase in a manner distinct from both CAF-1 and the Hir proteins. Unlike yeast cells lacking CAF-1 or Hir proteins, cells lacking Asf1 are sensitive to the DNA synthesis inhibitor hydroxyurea (HU) and the DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor camptothecin (CPT), and display synthetic genetic interactions with DNA synthesis genes including the initiation/elongation factor C...

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“…Rad53 kinase activity was determined with in situ kinase assay by [␥-32 P]ATP incorporation as described (Pellicioli et al, 1999). Briefly, cultures were treated with indicated concentrations of HU and lysed with glass beads in 20% TCA.…”

Section: Rad53 Phosphorylation and Kinase Assaysmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Proteins on the membranes were denatured with guanidine hydrochloride and re-natured overnight at 4°C with gentle shaking. Membranes were incubated with [␥-32 P]ATP to detect Rad53 kinase activity in situ (Pellicioli et al, 1999).…”

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Ccr4 contributes to tolerance of replication stress through control ofCRT1mRNA poly(A) tail length

Woolstencroft

Cook

Preiß

et al. 2006

Journal of Cell Science

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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, DNA replication stress activates the replication checkpoint, which slows S-phase progression, stabilizes slowed or stalled replication forks, and relieves inhibition of the ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) complex. To identify novel genes that promote cellular viability after replication stress, the S. cerevisiae non-essential haploid gene deletion set (4812 strains) was screened for sensitivity to the RNR inhibitor hydroxyurea (HU). Strains bearing deletions in either CCR4 or CAF1/POP2, which encode components of the cytoplasmic mRNA deadenylase complex, were particularly sensitive to HU. We found that Ccr4 cooperated with the Dun1 branch of the replication checkpoint, such that ccr4Δ dun1Δ strains exhibited irreversible hypersensitivity to HU and persistent activation of Rad53. Moreover, because ccr4Δ and chk1Δ exhibited epistasis in several genetic contexts, we infer that Ccr4 and Chk1 act in the same pathway to overcome replication stress. A counterscreen for suppressors of ccr4Δ HU sensitivity uncovered mutations in CRT1, which encodes the transcriptional repressor of the DNA-damage-induced gene regulon. Whereas Dun1 is known to inhibit Crt1 repressor activity, we found that Ccr4 regulates CRT1 mRNA poly(A) tail length and may subtly influence Crt1 protein abundance. Simultaneous overexpression of RNR2, RNR3 and RNR4 partially rescued the HU hypersensitivity of a ccr4Δ dun1Δ strain, consistent with the notion that the RNR genes are key targets of Crt1. These results implicate the coordinated regulation of Crt1 via Ccr4 and Dun1 as a crucial nodal point in the response to DNA replication stress.

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Activation of Rad53 kinase in response to DNA damage and its effect in modulating phosphorylation of the lagging strand DNA polymerase

Cited by 356 publications

References 53 publications

Rio1 promotes rDNA stability and downregulates RNA polymerase I to ensure rDNA segregation

Rio1 promotes rDNA stability and downregulates RNA polymerase I to ensure rDNA segregation

Histone deposition protein Asf1 maintains DNA replisome integrity and interacts with replication factor C

Ccr4 contributes to tolerance of replication stress through control ofCRT1mRNA poly(A) tail length

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