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An essential function for the ATR-Activation-Domain (AAD) of TopBP1 in mouse development and cellular senescence
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posted on 2023-06-08, 17:41 authored by Antony CarrAntony Carr, Zhao-Qi Wang, Min WooKee, Anja Krueger, Christopher Bruhn, Tang-Liang Li, Cong LiuCong Liu, Zhong-Wei ZhouATR activation is dependent on temporal and spatial interactions with partner proteins. In the budding yeast model, three proteins – Dpb11TopBP1, Ddc1Rad9 and Dna2 - all interact with and activate Mec1ATR. Each contains an ATR activation domain (ADD) that interacts directly with the Mec1ATR:Ddc2ATRIP complex. Any of the Dpb11TopBP1, Ddc1Rad9 or Dna2 ADDs is sufficient to activate Mec1ATR in vitro. All three can also independently activate Mec1ATR in vivo: the checkpoint is lost only when all three AADs are absent. In metazoans, only TopBP1 has been identified as a direct ATR activator. Depletion-replacement approaches suggest the TopBP1-AAD is both sufficient and necessary for ATR activation. The physiological function of the TopBP1 AAD is, however, unknown. We created a knock-in point mutation (W1147R) that ablates mouse TopBP1-AAD function. TopBP1-W1147R is early embryonic lethal. To analyse TopBP1-W1147R cellular function in vivo, we silenced the wild type TopBP1 allele in heterozygous MEFs. AAD inactivation impaired cell proliferation, promoted premature senescence and compromised Chk1 signalling following UV irradiation. We also show enforced TopBP1 dimerization promotes ATR-dependent Chk1 phosphorylation. Our data suggest that, unlike the yeast models, the TopBP1-AAD is the major activator of ATR, sustaining cell proliferation and embryonic development.
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G0600233; MRC
G1100074; MRC
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PLoS GeneticsISSN
1553-7390Publisher
Public Library of ScienceExternal DOI
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8Volume
9Article number
e1003702Department affiliated with
- Sussex Centre for Genome Damage Stability Publications
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2014-07-01Usage metrics
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