TY - JOUR
T1 - Phosphorylation of the BRCA1 C terminus (BRCT) repeat inhibitor of hTERT (BRIT1) protein coordinates TopBP1 protein recruitment and amplifies ataxia telangiectasiamutated and Rad3-related (ATR) signaling
AU - Zhang, Bo
AU - Wang, Edward
AU - Dai, Hui
AU - Shen, Jianfeng
AU - Hsieh, Hui Ju
AU - Lu, Xiongbin
AU - Peng, Guang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.
PY - 2014/12/5
Y1 - 2014/12/5
N2 - The ataxia telangiectasia-mutated and Rad3-related (ATR) kinase functions as a central node in the DNA damage response signaling network. The mechanisms by which ATR activity is amplified and/or maintained are not understood. Here we demonstrate that BRIT1/microcephalin (MCPH1), a human disease- related protein, is dispensable for the initiation but essential for the amplification of ATR signaling. BRIT1 interacts with and recruits topoisomerase-binding protein 1 (TopBP1), a key activator ofATRsignaling, to the sites ofDNAdamage. Notably, replication stress-induced ataxia telangiectasia-mutated or ATR-dependent BRIT1 phosphorylation at Ser-322 facilitates efficient TopBP1 recruitment. These results reveal a mechanism that ensures the continuation of ATR-initiated DNA damage signaling. Our study uncovers a previously unknown regulatory axis of ATR signaling in maintaining genomic integrity, which may provide mechanistic insights into the perturbation of ATR signaling in human diseases such as neurodevelopmental defects and cancer.
AB - The ataxia telangiectasia-mutated and Rad3-related (ATR) kinase functions as a central node in the DNA damage response signaling network. The mechanisms by which ATR activity is amplified and/or maintained are not understood. Here we demonstrate that BRIT1/microcephalin (MCPH1), a human disease- related protein, is dispensable for the initiation but essential for the amplification of ATR signaling. BRIT1 interacts with and recruits topoisomerase-binding protein 1 (TopBP1), a key activator ofATRsignaling, to the sites ofDNAdamage. Notably, replication stress-induced ataxia telangiectasia-mutated or ATR-dependent BRIT1 phosphorylation at Ser-322 facilitates efficient TopBP1 recruitment. These results reveal a mechanism that ensures the continuation of ATR-initiated DNA damage signaling. Our study uncovers a previously unknown regulatory axis of ATR signaling in maintaining genomic integrity, which may provide mechanistic insights into the perturbation of ATR signaling in human diseases such as neurodevelopmental defects and cancer.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M114.587113
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M114.587113
M3 - Article
C2 - 25301947
AN - SCOPUS:84917690457
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 289
SP - 34284
EP - 34295
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 49
ER -