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SUBMITTER: Zhao H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11306256 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Haichao H Li Jia J You Zhongsheng Z Lindsay Howard D HD Yan Shan S
Nature communications 20240807 1
In response to DNA double-strand breaks or oxidative stress, ATM-dependent DNA damage response (DDR) is activated to maintain genome integrity. However, it remains elusive whether and how DNA single-strand breaks (SSBs) activate ATM. Here, we provide direct evidence in Xenopus egg extracts that ATM-mediated DDR is activated by a defined SSB structure. Our mechanistic studies reveal that APE1 promotes the SSB-induced ATM DDR through APE1 exonuclease activity and ATM recruitment to SSB sites. APE1 ...[more]