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ArticleHuman molecular genetics2018

A tri-serine cluster within the topoisomerase IIα-interaction domain of the BLM helicase is required for regulating chromosome breakage in human cells.

Julia Harris Behnfeldt, Samir Acharya, Larissa Tangeman, April Sandy Gocha, Jeremy Keirsey, Joanna Groden

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Article in Human molecular genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Julia Harris BehnfeldtDepartment of Cancer Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Samir AcharyaDepartment of Cancer Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Larissa TangemanDepartment of Cancer Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
April Sandy GochaDepartment of Cancer Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Jeremy KeirseyDepartment of Cancer Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Joanna GrodenDepartment of Cancer Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
The Ohio State University · US

Funding

Translational Therapeutics Research Program (TT)P30CA016058 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Tasleem J Padamsee · 1985 to 2026
$132.3M
The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (UL1)UL1TR000090 · NCATS · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI JACKSON, REBECCA D · 2012 to 2013
$7.9M
Functions of the BLM Helicase in Telomere MaintenanceR01CA117898 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI GRODEN, JOANNA LOUISE · 2008 to 2012
$1.5M
The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (KL2)KL2TR000112 · NCATS · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI JACKSON, REBECCA D · 2012 to 2013
$855k
The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (TL1)TL1TR000091 · NCATS · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI JACKSON, REBECCA D · 2012 to 2013
$384k
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR000112NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR000091NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000090NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016058NCI NIH HHS R01 CA117898
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recQ-like helicase BLM interacts directly with topoisomerase IIα to regulate chromosome breakage in human cells. We demonstrate that a phosphosite tri-serine cluster (S577/S579/S580) within the BLM topoisomerase IIα-interaction region is required for this function. Enzymatic activities of BLM and topoisomerase IIα are reciprocally stimulated in vitro by ten-fold for topoisomerase IIα decatenation/relaxation activity and three-fold for BLM unwinding of forked DNA duplex substrates. A BLM transgene encoding alanine substitutions of the tri-serine cluster in BLM-/- transfected cells increases micronuclei, DNA double strand breaks and anaphase ultra-fine bridges (UFBs), and decreases cellular co-localization of BLM with topoisomerase IIα. In vitro, these substitutions significantly reduce the topoisomerase IIα-mediated stimulation of BLM unwinding of forked DNA duplexes. Substitution of the tri-serine cluster with aspartic acids to mimic serine phosphorylation reverses these effects in vitro and in vivo. Our findings implicate the modification of this BLM tri-serine cluster in regulating chromosomal stability.

Indexed as

Chromosomal InstabilityChromosome BreakageCell LineDNA Topoisomerases, Type IIHumansPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsProtein DomainsRecQ HelicasesBloom syndrome proteinDNA Topoisomerases, Type IIPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsRecQ HelicasesTOP2A protein, human

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PMID29385443
PMCPMC6159539
OpenAlexW2789466462

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