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- Title
Chromatin relaxation in response to DNA double-strand breaks is modulated by a novel ATM- and KAP-1 dependent pathway.
- Authors
Ziv, Yael; Bielopolski, Dana; Galanty, Yaron; Lukas, Claudia; Taya, Yoichi; Schultz, David C; Lukas, Jiri; Bekker-Jensen, Simon; Bartek, Jiri; Shiloh, Yosef
- Abstract
The cellular DNA-damage response is a signaling network that is vigorously activated by cytotoxic DNA lesions, such as double-strand breaks (DSBs). The DSB response is mobilized by the nuclear protein kinase ATM, which modulates this process by phosphorylating key players in these pathways. A long-standing question in this field is whether DSB formation affects chromatin condensation. Here, we show that DSB formation is followed by ATM-dependent chromatin relaxation. ATM's effector in this pathway is the protein KRAB-associated protein (KAP-1, also known as TIF1beta, KRIP-1 or TRIM28), previously known as a corepressor of gene transcription. In response to DSB induction, KAP-1 is phosphorylated in an ATM-dependent manner on Ser 824. KAP-1 is phosphorylated exclusively at the damage sites, from which phosphorylated KAP-1 spreads rapidly throughout the chromatin. Ablation of the phosphorylation site of KAP-1 leads to loss of DSB-induced chromatin decondensation and renders the cells hypersensitive to DSB-inducing agents. Knocking down KAP-1, or mimicking a constitutive phosphorylation of this protein, leads to constitutive chromatin relaxation. These results suggest that chromatin relaxation is a fundamental pathway in the DNA-damage response and identify its primary mediators.
- Publication
Nature cell biology, 2006, Vol 8, Issue 8, p870
- ISSN
1465-7392
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/ncb1446