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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2020

Interferon-stimulated gene 15 accelerates replication fork progression inducing chromosomal breakage.

Maria Chiara Raso, Nikola Djoric, Franziska Walser, Sandra Hess, Fabian Marc Schmid, Sibylle Burger, Klaus-Peter Knobeloch, Lorenza Penengo

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2020. 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
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Autoinflammatory syndromes of STING and TREX1 dysfunction.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026
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  4. STING causes replication stress and nascent DNA degradation via SAMHD1.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  10. ISGylation: is our genome yearning for such a modification?Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica · 2025
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  11. NovelFrontiers in immunology · 2025
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  20. ISG15: A link between innate immune signaling, DNA replication, and genome stability.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria Chiara RasoInstitute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Nikola DjoricInstitute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Franziska WalserInstitute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Sandra HessInstitute of Neuropathology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Fabian Marc SchmidInstitute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Sibylle BurgerInstitute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Klaus-Peter KnobelochInstitute of Neuropathology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Lorenza PenengoInstitute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
University of Zurich · CHUniversity of Freiburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA replication is highly regulated by the ubiquitin system, which plays key roles upon stress. The ubiquitin-like modifier ISG15 (interferon-stimulated gene 15) is induced by interferons, bacterial and viral infection, and DNA damage, but it is also constitutively expressed in many types of cancer, although its role in tumorigenesis is still largely elusive. Here, we show that ISG15 localizes at the replication forks, in complex with PCNA and the nascent DNA, where it regulates DNA synthesis. Indeed, high levels of ISG15, intrinsic or induced by interferon-β, accelerate DNA replication fork progression, resulting in extensive DNA damage and chromosomal aberrations. This effect is largely independent of ISG15 conjugation and relies on ISG15 functional interaction with the DNA helicase RECQ1, which promotes restart of stalled replication forks. Additionally, elevated ISG15 levels sensitize cells to cancer chemotherapeutic treatments. We propose that ISG15 up-regulation exposes cells to replication stress, impacting genome stability and response to genotoxic drugs.

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Chromosome BreakageDNA ReplicationAntineoplastic AgentsBone NeoplasmsCytokinesDNA DamageDNA, NeoplasmDose-Response Relationship, DrugHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansMCF-7 CellsOsteosarcomaProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenRecQ HelicasesTime FactorsAntineoplastic AgentsCytokinesDNA, NeoplasmISG15 protein, humanPCNA protein, humanProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenRecQ HelicasesRECQL protein, humanUbiquitins

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PMID32597933
PMCPMC7401800
OpenAlexW3037347440

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