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SUBMITTER: Watts LP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7671687 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Watts Lotte P LP Natsume Toyoaki T Saito Yuichiro Y Garzon Javier J Dong Qianqian Q Boteva Lora L Gilbert Nick N Kanemaki Masato T MT Hiraga Shin-Ichiro SI Donaldson Anne D AD
eLife 20201103
Human cells lacking RIF1 are highly sensitive to replication inhibitors, but the reasons for this sensitivity have been enigmatic. Here, we show that RIF1 must be present both during replication stress and in the ensuing recovery period to promote cell survival. Of two isoforms produced by alternative splicing, we find that RIF1-Long alone can protect cells against replication inhibition, but RIF1-Short is incapable of mediating protection. Consistent with this isoform-specific role, RIF1-Long i ...[more]