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The mismatch repair system is required for S-phase checkpoint activation

Brown, Kevin D., Rathi, Abhilasha, Kamath, Ravindra, Beardsley, Dillon I., Zhan, Qimin, Mannino, Jennifer L., Baskaran, R·2003·Nature Genetics

Abstract

Defective S-phase checkpoint activation results in an inability to downregulate DNA replication following genotoxic insult such as exposure to ionizing radiation. This 'radioresistant DNA synthesis' (RDS) is a phenotypic hallmark of ataxia-telangiectasia, a cancer-prone disorder caused by mutations in ATM. The mismatch repair system principally corrects nucleotide mismatches that arise during replication. Here we show that the mismatch repair system is required for activation of the S-phase checkpoint in response to ionizing radiation. Cells deficient in mismatch repair proteins showed RDS, and restoration of mismatch repair function restored normal S-phase checkpoint function. Catalytic activation of ATM and ATM-mediated phosphorylation of the protein NBS1 (also called nibrin) occurred independently of mismatch repair. However, ATM-dependent phosphorylation and activation of the checkpoint kinase CHK2 and subsequent degradation of its downstream target, CDC25A, was abrogated in cells lacking mismatch repair. In vitro and in vivo approaches both show that MSH2 binds to CHK2 and that MLH1 associates with ATM. These findings indicate that the mismatch repair complex formed at the sites of DNA damage facilitates the phosphorylation of CHK2 by ATM, and that defects in this mechanism form the molecular basis for the RDS observed in cells deficient in mismatch repair.

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Authors
Brown, K. D., Rathi, A., Kamath, R., Beardsley, D. I., Zhan, Q., Mannino, J. L., & Baskaran, R.
Affiliations
  • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans (US)
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Baskaran, R
Venue
Nature Genetics
Published
2002-11-25
Volume
33
Issue
1
Pages
80-84
ISSN
  • 1061-4036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1718
OpenAlex
W2092282016
Cited by
206
References
31
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FWCI
7.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
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  • Nature Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Cancer Society
  • National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
Keywords
DNA mismatch repair, S-phase checkpoint, radioresistant DNA synthesis, ataxia telangiectasia, ATM, NBS1, Chk2, CDC25A, MSH2, MLH1, ionizing radiation, DNA replication, DNA damage response, checkpoint kinase
MeSH terms
MutL Protein Homolog 1, Carrier Proteins, DNA Repair, DNA Replication, DNA-Binding Proteins, Enzyme Activation, Humans, Models, Biological, Neoplasm Proteins, Nuclear Proteins, Phosphorylation, Protein Kinases, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Radiation Tolerance, Radiation, Ionizing, Tumor Cells, Cultured, S Phase, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Gene Deletion, Cell Cycle Proteins, Base Pair Mismatch, cdc25 Phosphatases, Tumor Suppressor Proteins, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, MutS Homolog 2 Protein, Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins, Checkpoint Kinase 2

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