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MDC1 PST-repeat region promotes histone H2AX-independent chromatin association and DNA damage tolerance.


ABSTRACT: Histone H2AX and MDC1 are key DNA repair and DNA-damage signalling proteins. When DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) occur, H2AX is phosphorylated and then recruits MDC1, which in turn serves as a docking platform to promote the localization of other factors, including 53BP1, to DSB sites. Here, by using CRISPR-Cas9 engineered human cell lines, we identify a hitherto unknown, H2AX-independent, function of MDC1 mediated by its PST-repeat region. We show that the PST-repeat region directly interacts with chromatin via the nucleosome acidic patch and mediates DNA damage-independent association of MDC1 with chromatin. We find that this region is largely functionally dispensable when the canonical ?H2AX-MDC1 pathway is operative but becomes critical for 53BP1 recruitment to DNA-damage sites and cell survival following DSB induction when H2AX is not available. Consequently, our results suggest a role for MDC1 in activating the DDR in areas of the genome lacking or depleted of H2AX.

SUBMITTER: Salguero I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858307 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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MDC1 PST-repeat region promotes histone H2AX-independent chromatin association and DNA damage tolerance.

Salguero Israel I   Belotserkovskaya Rimma R   Coates Julia J   Sczaniecka-Clift Matylda M   Demir Mukerrem M   Jhujh Satpal S   Wilson Marcus D MD   Jackson Stephen P SP  

Nature communications 20191115 1


Histone H2AX and MDC1 are key DNA repair and DNA-damage signalling proteins. When DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) occur, H2AX is phosphorylated and then recruits MDC1, which in turn serves as a docking platform to promote the localization of other factors, including 53BP1, to DSB sites. Here, by using CRISPR-Cas9 engineered human cell lines, we identify a hitherto unknown, H2AX-independent, function of MDC1 mediated by its PST-repeat region. We show that the PST-repeat region directly interacts  ...[more]

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