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ArticleNucleic acids research2021

Heritable pattern of oxidized DNA base repair coincides with pre-targeting of repair complexes to open chromatin.

Albino Bacolla, Shiladitya Sengupta, Zu Ye, Chunying Yang, Joy Mitra, Ruth B De-Paula, Muralidhar L Hegde, Zamal Ahmed, Matthew Mort, David N Cooper and 2 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Albino BacollaDepartments of Cancer Biology and of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Shiladitya SenguptaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Zu YeDepartments of Cancer Biology and of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Chunying YangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Joy MitraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Neuroregeneration, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Ruth B De-PaulaDepartments of Cancer Biology and of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Muralidhar L HegdeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Zamal AhmedDepartments of Cancer Biology and of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Matthew MortInstitute of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.
David N CooperInstitute of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.
Sankar MitraDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
John A TainerDepartments of Cancer Biology and of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Houston Methodist · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USCardiff University · GB

Funding

Transcription-Coupled & Replication-Associated Excision RepairP01CA092584 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIF-LAWRENC BERKELEY LAB · PI WALTER J. CHAZIN · 2001 to 2026
$89.6M
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Technologies Integrated by Structures for DNA Repair Complexes (MANTIS-DRC)R35CA220430 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI John A. Tainer · 2018 to 2026
$7.6M
Etiological Linkage of DNA Damage/Repair Deficiency in Neurodegenerative DiseasesR01NS088645 · NINDS · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI HEGDE, MURALIDHAR L · 2015 to 2019
$1.8M
National Science Foundation ACI-1134872National Science Foundation ACI-1548562NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS088645SBRP NIH HHS RP180813
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human genome stability requires efficient repair of oxidized bases, which is initiated via damage recognition and excision by NEIL1 and other base excision repair (BER) pathway DNA glycosylases (DGs). However, the biological mechanisms underlying detection of damaged bases among the million-fold excess of undamaged bases remain enigmatic. Indeed, mutation rates vary greatly within individual genomes, and lesion recognition by purified DGs in the chromatin context is inefficient. Employing super-resolution microscopy and co-immunoprecipitation assays, we find that acetylated NEIL1 (AcNEIL1), but not its non-acetylated form, is predominantly localized in the nucleus in association with epigenetic marks of uncondensed chromatin. Furthermore, chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by high-throughput sequencing (ChIP-seq) revealed non-random AcNEIL1 binding near transcription start sites of weakly transcribed genes and along highly transcribed chromatin domains. Bioinformatic analyses revealed a striking correspondence between AcNEIL1 occupancy along the genome and mutation rates, with AcNEIL1-occupied sites exhibiting fewer mutations compared to AcNEIL1-free domains, both in cancer genomes and in population variation. Intriguingly, from the evolutionarily conserved unstructured domain that targets NEIL1 to open chromatin, its damage surveillance of highly oxidation-susceptible sites to preserve essential gene function and to limit instability and cancer likely originated ∼500 million years ago during the buildup of free atmospheric oxygen.

Indexed as

DNA RepairProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalAcetylationAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell NucleusChromatinDatasets as TopicDNA GlycosylasesEvolution, MolecularGenes, HelminthGenes, HomeoboxHEK293 CellsHelminth ProteinsHumansInvertebratesChromatinDNA GlycosylasesHelminth ProteinsLysineNEIL1 protein, humanNeoplasm ProteinsProteome

Identifiers

PMID33300026
PMCPMC7797072
OpenAlexW3111931557

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