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ArticleNature communications2020

E2F-dependent transcription determines replication capacity and S phase length.

Betheney R Pennycook, Eva Vesela, Silvia Peripolli, Tanya Singh, Alexis R Barr, Cosetta Bertoli, Robertus A M de Bruin

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Betheney R PennycookMRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, Gower street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5721-6994
Eva VeselaMRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, Gower street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Silvia PeripolliMRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, Gower street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Tanya SinghMRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, Gower street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Alexis R BarrMRC London Institute of Medical Science Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6684-8114
Cosetta BertoliMRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, Gower street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. c.bertoli@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5684-4630
Robertus A M de BruinMRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, Gower street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. r.debruin@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9957-1409

Funding

Cancer Research UK 20147Cancer Research UK 25729Cancer Research UK C63833/A25729Medical Research Council MC_U12266BMedical Research Council MC_UP_1605/8
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA replication timing is tightly regulated during S-phase. S-phase length is determined by DNA synthesis rate, which depends on the number of active replication forks and their velocity. Here, we show that E2F-dependent transcription, through E2F6, determines the replication capacity of a cell, defined as the maximal amount of DNA a cell can synthesise per unit time during S-phase. Increasing or decreasing E2F-dependent transcription during S-phase increases or decreases replication capacity, and thereby replication rates, thus shortening or lengthening S-phase, respectively. The changes in replication rate occur mainly through changes in fork speed without affecting the number of active forks. An increase in fork speed does not induce replication stress directly, but increases DNA damage over time causing cell cycle arrest. Thus, E2F-dependent transcription determines the DNA replication capacity of a cell, which affects the replication rate, controlling the time it takes to duplicate the genome and complete S-phase.

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Blotting, WesternChromatinDNA DamageDNA ReplicationE2F Transcription FactorsFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansS PhaseTranscription FactorsChromatinE2F Transcription FactorsTranscription Factors

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PMID32665547
PMCPMC7360579

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