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A DDB2 mutant protein unable to interact with PCNA promotes cell cycle progression of human transformed embryonic

Paola Perucca1, Sabrina Sommatis1, Roberto Mocchi1

  • 1a Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare ; Unità di Immunologia e Patologia generale; Università di Pavia ; Pavia , Italy.

Cell Cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)
|December 25, 2015
PubMed

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DNA damage binding protein 2 (DDB2) interaction with PCNA influences cell cycle progression. A DDB2 mutant lacking PCNA binding enhances cell proliferation, suggesting DDB2

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • DNA Repair

Background:

  • DNA damage binding protein 2 (DDB2) is crucial for nucleotide excision repair (NER).
  • DDB2's role in DNA replication and cell proliferation is emerging.
  • DDB2 interacts with PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen) both during DNA damage and under normal conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how DDB2's interaction with PCNA affects cell proliferation.
  • To determine the specific mechanisms by which DDB2 influences cell cycle progression.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized HEK293 cell clones expressing either wild-type DDB2 (DDB2(Wt)) or a PCNA-binding deficient mutant (DDB2(Mut)).
  • Analyzed cell cycle progression, S-phase population, and p21(CDKN1A) protein levels.

Main Results:

  • Overexpression of DDB2(Mut) resulted in a proliferative advantage compared to DDB2(Wt).
  • DDB2(Mut) cells exhibited an increased number of S-phase cells and reduced p21(CDKN1A) levels.
  • A shorter overall cell cycle length was observed in cells expressing DDB2(Mut).

Conclusions:

  • DDB2's interaction with PCNA is critical for regulating cell cycle progression.
  • Disruption of DDB2-PCNA binding promotes cell proliferation.
  • DDB2 plays a significant role in controlling cell division beyond its function in DNA repair.
Keywords:
DDB2DNA replication, PCNAcell cycletumor growth

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