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XB-ART-40386
Mol Cell 2009 Sep 11;355:704-15. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.08.014.
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Checkpoint signaling from a single DNA interstrand crosslink.

Ben-Yehoyada M , Wang LC , Kozekov ID , Rizzo CJ , Gottesman ME , Gautier J .


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DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) are the most toxic lesions induced by chemotherapeutic agents such as mitomycin C and cisplatin. By covalently linking both DNA strands, ICLs prevent DNA melting, transcription, and replication. Studies on ICL signaling and repair have been limited, because these drugs generate additional DNA lesions that trigger checkpoint signaling. Here, we monitor sensing, signaling from, and repairing of a single site-specific ICL in cell-free extract derived from Xenopus eggs and in mammalian cells. Notably, we demonstrate that ICLs trigger a checkpoint response independently of origin-initiated DNA replication and uncoupling of DNA polymerase and DNA helicase. The Fanconi anemia pathway acts upstream of RPA-ATR-Chk1 to generate the ICL signal. The system also repairs ICLs in a reaction that involves extensive, error-free DNA synthesis. Repair occurs by both origin-dependent and origin-independent mechanisms. Our data suggest that cell sensitivity to crosslinking agents results from both checkpoint and DNA repair defects.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: atr chek1 rpa1

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