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DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Pathway Choice Is Directed by Distinct MRE11 Nuclease Activities

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Shibata, Atsushi, Moiani, Davide, Arvai, Andrew S., Perry, Jefferson, Harding, Shane M., Genois, Marie-Michelle, Maity, Ranjan, van Rossum-Fikkert, Sari, Kertokalio, Aryandi, Romoli, Filippo, Ismail, Amani, Ismalaj, Ermal, Petricci, Elena, Neale, Matthew J., Bristow, Robert G., Masson, Jean-Yves, Wyman, Claire, Jeggo, Penny A., Tainer, John A.·2014·Molecular Cell

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SUMMARY MRE11 within the MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 (MRN) complex acts in DNA double-strand break repair (DSBR), detection and signaling; yet, how its endo- and exonuclease activities regulate DSB repair by non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) versus homologous recombination (HR) remains enigmatic. Here we employed structure-based design with a focused chemical library to discover specific MRE11 endo- or exonuclease inhibitors. With these inhibitors we examined repair pathway choice at DSBs generated in G2 following radiation exposure. Whilst endo- or exonuclease inhibition impairs radiation-induced RPA chromatin binding, suggesting diminished resection, the inhibitors surprisingly direct different repair outcomes. Endonuclease inhibition promotes NHEJ in lieu of HR, whilst exonuclease inhibition confers a repair defect. Collectively, the results describe nuclease-specific MRE11 inhibitors, define distinct nuclease roles in DSB repair, and support a mechanism whereby MRE11 endonuclease initiates resection, thereby licensing HR followed by MRE11 exo and EXO1/BLM bidirectional resection towards and away from the DNA end, which commits to HR.

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Shibata, A., Moiani, D., Arvai, A. S., Perry, J., Harding, S. M., Genois, M.-M., Maity, R., van Rossum-Fikkert, S., Kertokalio, A., Romoli, F., Ismail, A., Ismalaj, E., Petricci, E., Neale, M. J., Bristow, R. G., Masson, J.-Y., Wyman, C., Jeggo, P. A., & Tainer, J. A.
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Molecular Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-01
Volume
53
Issue
1
Pages
7-18
ISSN
1097-2765 (ISSN-L)
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W2140345256
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567
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46
FWCI
17.21
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journal article
Language
en
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Shibata, A., Moiani, D., Arvai, A. S., Perry, J., Harding, S. M., Genois, M.-M., Maity, R., van Rossum-Fikkert, S., Kertokalio, A., Romoli, F., Ismail, A., Ismalaj, E., Petricci, E., Neale, M. J., Bristow, R. G., Masson, J.-Y., Wyman, C., Jeggo, P. A., & Tainer, J. A. (2014). DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Pathway Choice Is Directed by Distinct MRE11 Nuclease Activities. Molecular Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2013.11.003

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