Author: ["Angela T. Noon","Atsushi Shibata","Nicole Rief","Markus Löbrich","Grant S. Stewart","Penelope A. Jeggo","Aaron A. Goodarzi"]
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Abstract
The ATM signalling mediator proteins 53BP1 and KAP-1 are required for heterochromatic double-strand break DNA repair. 53BP1 aids Mre11, NBS1 and ATM accumulation at heterochromatic breaks, leading to localized phosphorylation of KAP-1 by ATM. DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) trigger ATM (ataxia telangiectasia mutated) signalling and elicit genomic rearrangements and chromosomal fragmentation if misrepaired or unrepaired. Although most DSB repair is ATM-independent, ∼15% of ionizing radiation (IR)-induced breaks persist in the absence of ATM-signalling1. 53BP1 (p53-binding protein 1) facilitates ATM-dependent DSB repair but is largely dispensable for ATM activation or checkpoint arrest. ATM promotes DSB repair within heterochromatin by phosphorylating KAP-1 (KRAB-associated protein 1, also known as TIF1β, TRIM28 or KRIP-1; ref. 2). Here, we show that the ATM signalling mediator proteins MDC1, RNF8, RNF168 and 53BP1 are also required for heterochromatic DSB repair. Although KAP-1 phosphorylation is critical for 53BP1-mediated repair, overall phosphorylated KAP-1 (pKAP-1) levels are only modestly affected by 53BP1 loss. pKAP-1 is transiently pan-nuclear but also forms foci overlapping with γH2AX in heterochromatin. Cells that do not form 53BP1 foci, including human RIDDLE (radiosensitivity, immunodeficiency, dysmorphic features and learning difficulties) syndrome cells, fail to form pKAP-1 foci. 53BP1 amplifies Mre11–NBS1 accumulation at late-repairing DSBs, concentrating active ATM and leading to robust, localized pKAP-1. We propose that ionizing-radiation induced foci (IRIF) spatially concentrate ATM activity to promote localized alterations in regions of chromatin otherwise inhibitory to repair.Cite this article
Noon, A., Shibata, A., Rief, N. et al. 53BP1-dependent robust localized KAP-1 phosphorylation is essential for heterochromatic DNA double-strand break repair. Nat Cell Biol 12, 177–184 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb2017 