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El TIRR regula el 53BP1 enmascarando su función de unión a la histona metil-lisina
Pascal Drané1, Marie-Eve Brault1, Gaofeng Cui2
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Nature
|February 28, 2017
Resumen
El regulador de reparación de interacción de Tudor (TIRR) enmascara la proteína de reparación del ADN 53BP1
Área de la Ciencia:
- Mecanismos de reparación del ADN
- La epigenética
- Señales celulares
Sus antecedentes:
- La proteína 1 de unión a P53 (53BP1) es crucial para la reparación de la ruptura de la doble hebra del ADN y el tratamiento del cáncer.
- La función de 53BP1 se basa en su dominio tandem Tudor que se une a la histona H4K20me2.
- La comprensión de la regulación 53BP1 es clave para los tratamientos dirigidos al cáncer.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Identificar nuevos reguladores de la función 53BP1 en la reparación del ADN.
- Aclarar el mecanismo por el cual el TIRR influye en la actividad del 53BP1.
- Investigar el papel del TIRR en las vías de respuesta al daño del ADN.
Principales métodos:
- Estudios de interacción con las proteínas para caracterizar la unión a TIRR y 53BP1.
- Pruebas celulares para evaluar la localización y la función de 53BP1 en caso de daño al ADN.
- Manipulación genética (sobreexpresión y agotamiento) para estudiar el impacto de TIRR en la reparación del ADN.
Principales resultados:
- El regulador de reparación de interacción de Tudor (TIRR) se une directamente al dominio Tudor de 53BP1, enmascarando la unión de H4K20me2.
- La fosforilación mediada por ATM de 53BP1 y el reclutamiento de RIF1 interrumpen el complejo 53BP1-TIRR al dañar el ADN.
- La sobreexpresión de TIRR inhibe el reclutamiento de 53BP1 a rupturas de doble cadena, mientras que el agotamiento de TIRR desestabiliza 53BP1.
Conclusiones:
- TIRR actúa como un nuevo inhibidor de 53BP1 al enmascarar su sitio de unión a la histona.
- La interacción 53BP1-TIRR está regulada dinámicamente por la señalización ATM durante la reparación del ADN.
- TIRR representa un nuevo objetivo terapéutico para la modulación de la reparación del ADN en el cáncer.
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