Human CtIP promotes DNA end resection.
Human CtIP promotes DNA end resection.
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DOI:
10.1038/nature06337
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发表时间:
2007-11-22
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影响因子:
64.8
通讯作者:
Jackson, Stephen P
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作者:
Sartori, Alessandro A;Lukas, Claudia;Coates, Julia;Mistrik, Martin;Fu, Shuang;Bartek, Jiri;Baer, Richard;Lukas, Jiri;Jackson, Stephen P
In the S and G2 phases of the cell cycle, DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are processed into single-stranded DNA, triggering ATR-dependent checkpoint signaling and DSB repair by homologous recombination (HR). Previous work has implicated the MRE11 complex in such DSB processing events. Here, we show that the human CtIP protein confers resistance to DSB-inducing agents and is recruited to DSBs exclusively in S/G2. Moreover, we reveal that CtIP is required for DSB resection, and thereby for recruitment of RPA and ATR to DSBs and ensuing ATR activation. Furthermore, we establish that CtIP physically and functionally interacts with the MRE11 complex, and that both CtIP and MRE11 are required for efficient HR. Finally, we reveal that CtIP displays sequence homology with Sae2, which is involved in MRE11-dependent DSB processing in yeast. These findings establish evolutionarily conserved roles for CtIP-like proteins in controlling DSB resection, checkpoint signaling and HR.