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FUS-dependent liquid-liquid phase separation is important for DNA repair initiation.

Levone, Brunno R. ; Lenzken, Silvia C. ; Antonaci, Marco ; Maiser, Andreas ; Rapp, Alexander ; Conte, Francesca ; Reber, Stefan ; Mechtersheimer, Jonas ; Ronchi, Antonella E. ; Mühlemann, Oliver ; Leonhardt, Heinrich ; Cardoso, M. Cristina ; Ruepp, Marc-David ; Barabino, Silvia M. L. (2021)
FUS-dependent liquid-liquid phase separation is important for DNA repair initiation.
In: The Journal of cell biology, 220 (5)
doi: 10.1083/jcb.202008030
Artikel, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are emerging as important effectors of the cellular DNA damage response (DDR). The RBP FUS is implicated in RNA metabolism and DNA repair, and it undergoes reversible liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) in vitro. Here, we demonstrate that FUS-dependent LLPS is necessary for the initiation of the DDR. Using laser microirradiation in FUS-knockout cells, we show that FUS is required for the recruitment to DNA damage sites of the DDR factors KU80, NBS1, and 53BP1 and of SFPQ, another RBP implicated in the DDR. The relocation of KU80, NBS1, and SFPQ is similarly impaired by LLPS inhibitors, or LLPS-deficient FUS variants. We also show that LLPS is necessary for efficient γH2AX foci formation. Finally, using superresolution structured illumination microscopy, we demonstrate that the absence of FUS impairs the proper arrangement of γH2AX nanofoci into higher-order clusters. These findings demonstrate the early requirement for FUS-dependent LLPS in the activation of the DDR and the proper assembly of DSB repair complexes.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2021
Autor(en): Levone, Brunno R. ; Lenzken, Silvia C. ; Antonaci, Marco ; Maiser, Andreas ; Rapp, Alexander ; Conte, Francesca ; Reber, Stefan ; Mechtersheimer, Jonas ; Ronchi, Antonella E. ; Mühlemann, Oliver ; Leonhardt, Heinrich ; Cardoso, M. Cristina ; Ruepp, Marc-David ; Barabino, Silvia M. L.
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: FUS-dependent liquid-liquid phase separation is important for DNA repair initiation.
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 3 Mai 2021
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: The Journal of cell biology
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 220
(Heft-)Nummer: 5
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202008030
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are emerging as important effectors of the cellular DNA damage response (DDR). The RBP FUS is implicated in RNA metabolism and DNA repair, and it undergoes reversible liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) in vitro. Here, we demonstrate that FUS-dependent LLPS is necessary for the initiation of the DDR. Using laser microirradiation in FUS-knockout cells, we show that FUS is required for the recruitment to DNA damage sites of the DDR factors KU80, NBS1, and 53BP1 and of SFPQ, another RBP implicated in the DDR. The relocation of KU80, NBS1, and SFPQ is similarly impaired by LLPS inhibitors, or LLPS-deficient FUS variants. We also show that LLPS is necessary for efficient γH2AX foci formation. Finally, using superresolution structured illumination microscopy, we demonstrate that the absence of FUS impairs the proper arrangement of γH2AX nanofoci into higher-order clusters. These findings demonstrate the early requirement for FUS-dependent LLPS in the activation of the DDR and the proper assembly of DSB repair complexes.

ID-Nummer: pmid:33704371
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 10 Fachbereich Biologie
10 Fachbereich Biologie > Cell Biology and Epigenetics
Hinterlegungsdatum: 16 Mär 2021 07:52
Letzte Änderung: 16 Mär 2021 07:53
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