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ArticleThe EMBO journal2015

Cockayne syndrome group B protein regulates DNA double-strand break repair and checkpoint activation.

Nicole L Batenburg, Elizabeth L Thompson, Eric A Hendrickson, Xu-Dong Zhu

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicole L BatenburgDepartment of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Elizabeth L ThompsonDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Eric A HendricksonDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Xu-Dong ZhuDepartment of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada zhuxu@mcmaster.ca.
McMaster University · CAUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center · US

Funding

The mechanism of Cas9/CRISPR-initiated genome modification in human somatic cellsR01GM088351 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI HENDRICKSON, ERIC A · 2010 to 2018
$2.3M
Ku regulates non-homologous end joining pathways in human somatic cellsR01CA154461 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI HENDRICKSON, ERIC A · 2011 to 2015
$1.6M
Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchNCI NIH HHS CA15446NCI NIH HHS R01 CA154461NIGMS NIH HHS GM088351NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM088351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutations of CSB account for the majority of Cockayne syndrome (CS), a devastating hereditary disorder characterized by physical impairment, neurological degeneration and segmental premature aging. Here we report the generation of a human CSB-knockout cell line. We find that CSB facilitates HR and represses NHEJ. Loss of CSB or a CS-associated CSB mutation abrogating its ATPase activity impairs the recruitment of BRCA1, RPA and Rad51 proteins to damaged chromatin but promotes the formation of 53BP1-Rif1 damage foci in S and G2 cells. Depletion of 53BP1 rescues the formation of BRCA1 damage foci in CSB-knockout cells. In addition, knockout of CSB impairs the ATM- and Chk2-mediated DNA damage responses, promoting a premature entry into mitosis. Furthermore, we show that CSB accumulates at sites of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in a transcription-dependent manner. The kinetics of DSB-induced chromatin association of CSB is distinct from that of its UV-induced chromatin association. These results reveal novel, important functions of CSB in regulating the DNA DSB repair pathway choice as well as G2/M checkpoint activation.

Indexed as

DNA Breaks, Double-StrandedCell Cycle CheckpointsCell LineCells, CulturedDNA DamageDNA HelicasesDNA Repair EnzymesHumansKineticsModels, BiologicalPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesBRAP protein, humanDNA HelicasesDNA Repair EnzymesERCC6 protein, humanPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesCSBDNA damage checkpointDNA double‐strand break repair

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PMID25820262
PMCPMC4491999
OpenAlexW2134874120

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