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T1 - Localization of DNA polymerases eta and iota to the replication machinery is tightly co-ordinated in human cells
AU - Kannouche, Patricia
AU - Fernández de Henestrosa, Antonio R
AU - Coull, Barry
AU - Vidal, Antonio E
AU - Gray, Colin
AU - Zicha, Daniel
AU - Woodgate, Roger
AU - Lehmann, Alan R
PY - 2003/3/3
Y1 - 2003/3/3
N2 - Y-family DNA polymerases can replicate past a variety of damaged bases in vitro but, with the exception of DNA polymerase eta (poleta), which is defective in xeroderma pigmentosum variants, there is little information on the functions of these polymerases in vivo. Here, we show that DNA polymerase iota (poliota), like poleta, associates with the replication machinery and accumulates at stalled replication forks following DNA-damaging treatment. We show that poleta and poliota foci form with identical kinetics and spatial distributions, suggesting that localization of these two polymerases is tightly co-ordinated within the nucleus. Furthermore, localization of poliota in replication foci is largely dependent on the presence of poleta. Using several different approaches, we demonstrate that poleta and poliota interact with each other physically and that the C-terminal 224 amino acids of poliota are sufficient for both the interaction with poleta and accumulation in replication foci. Our results provide strong evidence that poleta targets poliota to the replication machinery, where it may play a general role in maintaining genome integrity as well as participating in translesion DNA synthesis.
AB - Y-family DNA polymerases can replicate past a variety of damaged bases in vitro but, with the exception of DNA polymerase eta (poleta), which is defective in xeroderma pigmentosum variants, there is little information on the functions of these polymerases in vivo. Here, we show that DNA polymerase iota (poliota), like poleta, associates with the replication machinery and accumulates at stalled replication forks following DNA-damaging treatment. We show that poleta and poliota foci form with identical kinetics and spatial distributions, suggesting that localization of these two polymerases is tightly co-ordinated within the nucleus. Furthermore, localization of poliota in replication foci is largely dependent on the presence of poleta. Using several different approaches, we demonstrate that poleta and poliota interact with each other physically and that the C-terminal 224 amino acids of poliota are sufficient for both the interaction with poleta and accumulation in replication foci. Our results provide strong evidence that poleta targets poliota to the replication machinery, where it may play a general role in maintaining genome integrity as well as participating in translesion DNA synthesis.
KW - Animals
KW - Caffeine/metabolism
KW - Cell Line
KW - Cell Nucleus/metabolism
KW - DNA Damage
KW - DNA Replication
KW - DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase/metabolism
KW - Fibroblasts/cytology
KW - Humans
KW - Immunohistochemistry
KW - Models, Genetic
KW - Protein Binding
KW - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
KW - Two-Hybrid System Techniques
KW - Ultraviolet Rays
KW - Xeroderma Pigmentosum
U2 - 10.1093/emboj/cdf618
DO - 10.1093/emboj/cdf618
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 12606586
VL - 21
SP - 1223
EP - 1233
JO - EMBO Journal
JF - EMBO Journal
SN - 0261-4189
IS - 22
ER -