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APE2 is required for ATR-Chk1 checkpoint activation in response to oxidative stress

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Willis, Jeremy, Patel, Yogin, Lentz, Barry L., Yan, Shan·2013·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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The base excision repair pathway is largely responsible for the repair of oxidative stress-induced DNA damage. However, it remains unclear how the DNA damage checkpoint is activated by oxidative stress at the molecular level. Here, we provide evidence showing that hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) triggers checkpoint kinase 1 (Chk1) phosphorylation in an ATR [ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and Rad3-related]-dependent but ATM-independent manner in Xenopus egg extracts. A base excision repair protein, Apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease 2 (APE2, APN2, or APEX2), is required for the generation of replication protein A (RPA)-bound single-stranded DNA, the recruitment of a checkpoint protein complex [ATR, ATR-interacting protein (ATRIP), and Rad9] to damage sites, and H 2 O 2 -induced Chk1 phosphorylation. A conserved proliferating cell nuclear antigen interaction protein box of APE2 is important for the recruitment of APE2 to H 2 O 2 -damaged chromatin. APE2 3′-phosphodiesterase and 3′-5′ exonuclease activity is essential for single-stranded DNA generation in the 3′–5′ direction from single-stranded breaks, referred to as single-stranded break end resection. In addition, APE2 associates with Chk1, and a serine residue (S86) in the Chk1-binding motif of APE2 is essential for Chk1 phosphorylation, indicating a Claspin-like but distinct role for APE2 in ATR-Chk1 signaling. Our data indicate that APE2 plays a vital and previously unexpected role in ATR-Chk1 checkpoint signaling in response to oxidative stress. Thus, our findings shed light on a distinct mechanism of how an ATR-Chk1–dependent DNA damage checkpoint is mediated by APE2 in the oxidative stress response.

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  • Long single-stranded DNA can be generated by uncoupling MCM helicase and DNA polymerase during replication stress, by CtIP-mediated double-strand break end resection, by Exo1-mediated processing of nucleotide excision repair intermediates after UV, and by APE2-mediated single-strand break end resection in oxidative stress.

    “A long stretch of ssDNA can be generated through the functional uncoupling of minichromosome maintenance (MCM) helicase and DNA polymerase in DNA replication stress, the DSB end resection by DNA exonuclease such as CtIP in DSB response, the Exo1-mediated processing of NER intermediates after UV radiation, and the SSB end resection by AP endonuclease 2 (APE2) in oxidative stress [86, 97–99]”
  • Chk1 is phosphorylated at serine 345 by ATR in response to stalled DNA replication forks and DNA damage induced by UV, ionizing radiation, methyl methanesulfonate, mitomycin C, and hydrogen peroxide.

    “As a critical player in DDR, Chk1 is phosphorylated at Serine 345 by ATR in response to stalled DNA replication forks and DNA damage induced by UV, IR, methyl methanesulfonate (MMS), mitomycin C (MMC), and hydrogen peroxide [85–90].”
  • Hydrogen peroxide triggers both ATM phosphorylation at serine 1981 and Chk1 phosphorylation at serine 344 in Xenopus egg extracts.

    “Hydrogen peroxide triggers both ATM phosphorylation at Serine 1981 and Chk1 phosphorylation at Serine 344 in Xenopus egg extracts [86].”
  • Eliminating ATM kinase activity with KU55933 does not affect hydrogen peroxide-induced Chk1 phosphorylation, suggesting ATM may be nonessential for ATR-Chk1 checkpoint activation in oxidative stress.

    “However, eliminating ATM kinase activity by its specific inhibitor KU55933 does not affect hydrogen peroxide-induced Chk1 phosphorylation, suggesting ATM may be nonessential for ATR-Chk1 checkpoint activation in oxidative stress response [86].”
  • Hydrogen peroxide triggers ATR-Chk1 checkpoint signaling in human dermal fibroblasts HDF cells and in Xenopus egg extracts.

    “More recently, it has been demonstrated that hydrogen peroxide triggers ATR-Chk1 checkpoint signaling in human dermal fibroblasts HDF cells [137] and in Xenopus egg extracts [86].”

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Authors
Willis, J., Patel, Y., Lentz, B. L., & Yan, S.
Affiliations
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2013-06-10
Volume
110
Issue
26
Pages
10592-10597
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2011777722
Cited by
100
References
73
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FWCI
4.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R15GM101571)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Effects of Radiation Exposure
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Keywords
APE2, ATR-Chk1 signaling, DNA damage checkpoint, oxidative stress, hydrogen peroxide, base excision repair, RPA, ATRIP, Rad9, Claspin, Chk1 phosphorylation, 3'-5' exonuclease activity, DNA repair
MeSH terms
Checkpoint Kinase 1, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Cell-Free System, DNA Damage, DNA Repair, DNA, Single-Stranded, Female, Hydrogen Peroxide, Molecular Sequence Data, Ovum, Phosphorylation, Protein Kinases, Recombinant Proteins, Xenopus laevis, Signal Transduction, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Oxidative Stress, Cell Cycle Proteins, Xenopus Proteins, DNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) Lyase, Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins

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