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Replication Protein A Directs Loading of the DNA Damage Checkpoint Clamp to 5′-DNA Junctions

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Majka, Jerzy, Binz, Sara K., Wold, Marc S., Burgers, Peter M.J.·2006·Journal of Biological Chemistry

Abstract

The heterotrimeric checkpoint clamp comprises the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rad17, Mec3, and Ddc1 subunits (Rad17/3/1, the 9-1-1 complex in humans). This DNA damage response factor is loaded onto DNA by the Rad24-RFC (replication factor C-like complex with Rad24) clamp loader and ATP. Although Rad24-RFC alone does not bind to naked partial double-stranded DNA, coating of the single strand with single-stranded DNA-binding protein RPA (replication protein A) causes binding of Rad24-RFC via interactions with RPA. However, RPA-mediated binding is abrogated when the DNA is coated with RPA containing a rpa1-K45E (rfa1-t11) mutation. These properties allowed us to determine the role of RPA in clamp-loading specificity. The Rad17/3/1 clamp is loaded with comparable efficiency onto naked primer/template DNA with either a 3'-junction or a 5'-junction. Remarkably, when the DNA was coated with RPA, loading of Rad17/3/1 at 3'-junctions was completely inhibited, thereby providing specificity to loading at 5'-junctions. However, Rad17/3/1 loaded at 5'-junctions can slide across double-stranded DNA to nearby 3'-junctions and thereby affect the activity of proteins that act at 3'-termini. These studies show a unique specificity of the checkpoint loader for 5'-junctions of RPA-coated DNA. The implications of this specificity for checkpoint function are discussed.

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Authors
Majka, J., Binz, S. K., Wold, M. S., & Burgers, P. M. J.
Affiliations
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • University of Iowa (US)
Corresponding author
Burgers, Peter M.J.
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-09
Volume
281
Issue
38
Pages
27855-27861
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2161481116
Cited by
205
References
43
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5.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM44721, GM-32431, R01GM044721, R01GM032431)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Keywords
replication protein A, clamp loading, DNA damage response, single-stranded DNA binding protein, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
MeSH terms
Adenosine Triphosphatases, DNA Damage, DNA Helicases, DNA-Binding Proteins, Endonucleases, Nuclear Proteins, Substrate Specificity, Cell Cycle Proteins, Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, DNA Repair Enzymes, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Replication Protein A, Replication Protein C

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