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ArticleMolecular cell2014

Requirement for PBAF in transcriptional repression and repair at DNA breaks in actively transcribed regions of chromatin.

Andreas Kakarougkas, Amani Ismail, Anna L Chambers, Enriqueta Riballo, Alex D Herbert, Julia Künzel, Markus Löbrich, Penny A Jeggo, Jessica A Downs

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Article in Molecular cell, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 177 papers.

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177 citing papers in PubMed, 290 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Andreas KakarougkasMRC Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK.
Amani IsmailMRC Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK.
Anna L ChambersMRC Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK.
Enriqueta RiballoMRC Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK.
Alex D HerbertMRC Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK.
Julia KünzelRadiation Biology and DNA Repair, Darmstadt University of Technology, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany.
Markus LöbrichRadiation Biology and DNA Repair, Darmstadt University of Technology, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany.
Penny A JeggoMRC Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK. Electronic address: p.a.jeggo@sussex.ac.uk.
Jessica A DownsMRC Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK. Electronic address: j.a.downs@sussex.ac.uk.
University of Sussex · GBTechnical University of Darmstadt · DE

Funding

Cancer Research UK 16417Medical Research Council MR/K001604/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Actively transcribed regions of the genome are vulnerable to genomic instability. Recently, it was discovered that transcription is repressed in response to neighboring DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). It is not known whether a failure to silence transcription flanking DSBs has any impact on DNA repair efficiency or whether chromatin remodelers contribute to the process. Here, we show that the PBAF remodeling complex is important for DSB-induced transcriptional silencing and promotes repair of a subset of DNA DSBs at early time points, which can be rescued by inhibiting transcription globally. An ATM phosphorylation site on BAF180, a PBAF subunit, is required for both processes. Furthermore, we find that subunits of the PRC1 and PRC2 polycomb group complexes are similarly required for DSB-induced silencing and promoting repair. Cancer-associated BAF180 mutants are unable to restore these functions, suggesting PBAF's role in repressing transcription near DSBs may contribute to its tumor suppressor activity.

Indexed as

DNA BreaksDNA RepairGene Expression RegulationBinding SitesCell Line, TumorChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA End-Joining RepairHeLa CellsHistonesHumansNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationTranscription FactorsUbiquitinationChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA-Binding ProteinsHistonesNuclear ProteinsPBRM1 protein, humanSWI-SNF-B chromatin-remodeling complexTranscription Factors

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PMID25066234
PMCPMC4157577
OpenAlexW2054646144

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