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ArticleBiochemistry2018

Antiparallel Coiled-Coil Interactions Mediate the Homodimerization of the DNA Damage-Repair Protein PALB2.

Fei Song, Minxing Li, Gaohua Liu, G V T Swapna, Nourhan S Daigham, Bing Xia, Gaetano T Montelione, Samuel F Bunting

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  5. Proline variants in the BRCA1 coiled-coil domain disrupt folding and binding to PALB2.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2025
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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fei Song
Minxing Li
Gaohua Liu
G V T Swapna
Nourhan S Daigham
Bing XiaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers , The State University of New Jersey , New Brunswick , New Jersey 08901 , United States.
Gaetano T Montelione
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

University of Georgia ProjectU54GM094597 · NIGMS · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI MONTELIONE, GAETANO T · 2010 to 2014
$36.9M
Role of PALB2 in the DNA Damage Response and Cancer SuppressionR01CA138804 · NCI · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI XIA, BING · 2009 to 2024
$5.5M
Membrane Protein Structure Using Evolutionary Couplings and Sparse NMR DataR01GM120574 · NIGMS · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI MONTELIONE, GAETANO T · 2017 to 2020
$2.3M
Control of Commitment Steps in Mammalian Homologous RecombinationR01CA190858 · NCI · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI BUNTING, SAMUEL · 2015 to 2021
$2.1M
600 MHZ NMR RF Console with 19F NMR ProbeS10OD018207 · OD · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI MONTELIONE, GAETANO T · 2014 to 2014
$440k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA138804NCI NIH HHS R01 CA190858NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM120574NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM094597NIH HHS S10 OD018207
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deficits in DNA damage-repair pathways are the root cause of several human cancers. In mammalian cells, DNA double-strand break repair is carried out by multiple mechanisms, including homologous recombination (HR). The partner and localizer of BRCA2 (PALB2), which is an essential factor for HR, binds to the breast cancer susceptibility 1 (BRCA1) protein at DNA double-strand breaks. At the break site, PALB2 also associates with the breast cancer susceptibility 2 (BRCA2) protein to form a multiprotein complex that facilitates HR. The BRCA1-PALB2 interaction is mediated by association of predicted helical coiled-coil regions in both proteins. PALB2 can also homodimerize through the formation of a coiled coil by the self-association of helical elements at the N-terminus of the PALB2 protein, and this homodimerization has been proposed to regulate the efficiency of HR. We have produced a segment of PALB2, designated PALB2cc (PALB2 coiled coil segment) that forms α-helical structures, which assemble into stable homodimers. PALB2cc also forms heterodimers with a helical segment of BRCA1, called BRCA1cc (BRCA1 coiled coil segment). The three-dimensional structure of the homodimer formed by PALB2cc was determined by solution NMR spectroscopy. This PALB2cc homodimer is a classical antiparallel coiled-coil leucine zipper. NMR chemical-shift perturbation studies were used to study dimer formation for both the PALB2cc homodimer and the PALB2cc/BRCA1cc heterodimer. The mutation of residue Leu24 of PALB2cc  significantly reduces its homodimer stability, but has a more modest effect on the stability of the heterodimer formed between PALB2cc and BRCA1cc. We show that mutation of Leu24 leads to genomic instability and reduced cell viability after treatment with agents that induce DNA double-strand breaks. These studies may allow the identification of distinct mutations of PALB2cc that selectively disrupt homodimeric versus heterodimeric interactions, and reveal the specific role of PALB2cc homodimerization in HR.

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DNA DamageDNA RepairProtein MultimerizationAnimalsB-LymphocytesBRCA1 ProteinCells, CulturedCrystallography, X-RayFanconi Anemia Complementation Group N ProteinMiceProtein ConformationTumor Suppressor ProteinsBRCA1 ProteinBrca1 protein, mouseFanconi Anemia Complementation Group N ProteinPalb2 protein, mouseTumor Suppressor Proteins

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PMID30289697
PMCPMC6652205
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