The translesion DNA polymerases Pol ζ and Rev1 are activated independently of PCNA ubiquitination upon UV radiation in mutants of DNA polymerase δ.
The translesion DNA polymerases Pol ζ and Rev1 are activated independently of PCNA ubiquitination upon UV radiation in mutants of DNA polymerase δ.
复制标题
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pgen.1007119
复制
发表时间:
2017-12
期刊:
影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
Maloisel L
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Tellier-Lebegue C;Dizet E;Ma E;Veaute X;Coïc E;Charbonnier JB;Maloisel L
Replicative DNA polymerases cannot insert efficiently nucleotides at sites of base lesions. This function is taken over by specialized translesion DNA synthesis (TLS) polymerases to allow DNA replication completion in the presence of DNA damage. In eukaryotes, Rad6- and Rad18-mediated PCNA ubiquitination at lysine 164 promotes recruitment of TLS polymerases, allowing cells to efficiently cope with DNA damage. However, several studies showed that TLS polymerases can be recruited also in the absence of PCNA ubiquitination. We hypothesized that the stability of the interactions between DNA polymerase δ (Pol δ) subunits and/or between Pol δ and PCNA at the primer/template junction is a crucial factor to determine the requirement of PCNA ubiquitination. To test this hypothesis, we used a structural mutant of Pol δ in which the interaction between Pol3 and Pol31 is inhibited. We found that in yeast, rad18Δ-associated UV hypersensitivity is suppressed by pol3-ct, a mutant allele of the POL3 gene that encodes the catalytic subunit of replicative Pol δ. pol3-ct suppressor effect was specifically dependent on the Rev1 and Pol ζ TLS polymerases. This result strongly suggests that TLS polymerases could rely much less on PCNA ubiquitination when Pol δ interaction with PCNA is partially compromised by mutations. In agreement with this model, we found that the pol3-FI allele suppressed rad18Δ-associated UV sensitivity as observed for pol3-ct. This POL3 allele carries mutations within a putative PCNA Interacting Peptide (PIP) motif. We then provided molecular and genetic evidence that this motif could contribute to Pol δ-PCNA interaction indirectly, although it is not a bona fide PIP. Overall, our results suggest that the primary role of PCNA ubiquitination is to allow TLS polymerases to outcompete Pol δ for PCNA access upon DNA damage. Replicative DNA polymerases have the essential role of replicating genomic DNA during the S phase of each cell cycle. DNA replication occurs smoothly and accurately if the DNA to be replicated is undamaged. Conversely, replicative DNA polymerases stall abruptly when they encounter a damaged base on their template. In this case, alternative specialized DNA polymerases are recruited to insert nucleotides at sites of base lesions. However, these translesion polymerases are not processive and they are poorly accurate. Therefore, they need to be tightly regulated. This is achieved by the covalent binding of the small ubiquitin peptide to the polymerase cofactor PCNA that subsequently triggers the recruitment of translesion polymerases at sites of DNA damage. Yet, recruitment of translesion polymerases independently of PCNA ubiquitination also has been documented, although the underlying mechanism is not known. Moreover, this observation makes more difficult to understand the exact role of PCNA ubiquitination. Here, we present strong genetic evidence in Saccharomyces cerevisiae implying that the replicative DNA polymerase δ (Pol δ) prevents the recruitment of the translesion polymerases Pol ζ and Rev1 following UV irradiation unless PCNA is ubiquitinated. Thus, the primary role of PCNA ubiquitination would be to allow translesion polymerases to outcompete Pol δ upon DNA damage. In addition, our results led us to propose that translesion polymerases could be recruited independently of PCNA ubiquitination when Pol δ association with PCNA is challenged, for instance at difficult-to-replicate loci.
登录
查看更多内容
影响因子:
3.8
作者:
Brocas, Clementine;Charbonnier, Jean-Baptiste;Maloisel, Laurent
通讯作者:
Maloisel, Laurent
影响因子:
7.7
作者:
Bomar, Martha G.;Pai, Ming-Tao;Zhou, Pei
通讯作者:
Zhou, Pei
影响因子:
16
作者:
Guo, Caixia;Sonoda, Eiichiro;Friedberg, Errol C.
通讯作者:
Friedberg, Errol C.
影响因子:
16
作者:
Haracska, L;Kondratick, CM;Prakash, L
通讯作者:
Prakash, L
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.0505949102
发表时间:
2005-12-20
影响因子:
11.1
作者:
Garg, P;Burgers, PM
通讯作者:
Burgers, PM