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ArticleMolecular cell2018

The BUB3-BUB1 Complex Promotes Telomere DNA Replication.

Feng Li, Hyeung Kim, Zhejian Ji, Tianpeng Zhang, Bohong Chen, Yuanlong Ge, Yang Hu, Xuyang Feng, Xin Han, Huimin Xu and 5 more

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Article in Molecular cell, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Feng LiKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Hyeung KimVerna and Marrs Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Zhejian JiDepartment of Pharmacology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6001 Forest Park Road, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Tianpeng ZhangKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Bohong ChenKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Yuanlong GeKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Yang HuKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Xuyang FengKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Xin HanKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Huimin XuKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Youwei ZhangKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Hongtao YuDepartment of Pharmacology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6001 Forest Park Road, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Dan LiuVerna and Marrs Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Wenbin MaKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China. Electronic address: mawenbin@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Zhou SongyangKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Verna and Marrs Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: songyang@bcm.edu.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNBaylor College of Medicine · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

Tumor BiologyP30CA125123 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Michael M Ittmann · 2007 to 2026
$73.9M
Molecular Genetics of the Telomere Biology DisordersR01HL131744 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BERTUCH, ALISON A, HOCKEMEYER, DIRK · 2016 to 2025
$4.5M
THE ROLE OF TELOMERASE REGULATORS IN TELOMERE MAINTENANCE AND GENOMIC INSTABILITYR01CA211653 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BERTUCH, ALISON A · 2017 to 2022
$1.8M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS P30 CA125123NCI NIH HHS R01 CA211653NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL131744
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Telomeres and telomere-binding proteins form complex secondary nucleoprotein structures that are critical for genome integrity but can present serious challenges during telomere DNA replication. It remains unclear how telomere replication stress is resolved during S phase. Here, we show that the BUB3-BUB1 complex, a component in spindle assembly checkpoint, binds to telomeres during S phase and promotes telomere DNA replication. Loss of the BUB3-BUB1 complex results in telomere replication defects, including fragile and shortened telomeres. We also demonstrate that the telomere-binding ability of BUB3 and kinase activity of BUB1 are indispensable to BUB3-BUB1 function at telomeres. TRF2 targets BUB1-BUB3 to telomeres, and BUB1 can directly phosphorylate TRF1 and promote TRF1 recruitment of BLM helicase to overcome replication stress. Our findings have uncovered previously unknown roles for the BUB3-BUB1 complex in S phase and shed light on how proteins from diverse pathways function coordinately to ensure proper telomere replication and maintenance.

Indexed as

Cell Cycle ProteinsCell LineCell Line, TumorDNA HelicasesDNA ReplicationHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansM Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesS PhaseSpindle ApparatusTelomereTelomere-Binding ProteinsBUB1 protein, humanBUB3 protein, humanCell Cycle ProteinsDNA HelicasesPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTelomere-Binding ProteinsBLMBUB1BUB 3DNA replicationtelomeretelomere lengthTRF1TRF2

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PMID29727616
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