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Los cambios dinámicos de la ubicación subnuclear de BRCA1 y el estado de fosforilación son iniciados por el daño al
1The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Cell
|August 8, 1997
Resumen
Los focos nucleares de BRCA1 responden dinámicamente al daño del ADN durante la fase S. Estos complejos BRCA1 interactúan con el ADN dañado, lo que sugiere un papel en el punto de control de la replicación.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Biología celular Biología celular.
- Genética La genética.
Sus antecedentes:
- La proteína BRCA1 forma focos nucleares discretos durante la fase S del ciclo celular.
- La función de estos focos de BRCA1 en respuesta al daño del ADN no se entiende completamente.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el comportamiento dinámico de los focos de BRCA1 en respuesta al daño del ADN durante la fase S.
- Determinar el papel de la fosforilación de BRCA1 y las proteínas asociadas en la respuesta al daño del ADN.
- Para aclarar la participación de los complejos BRCA1 en el punto de control de replicación.
Principales métodos:
- Las células MCF7 fueron tratadas con hidroxiurea para detener la síntesis de ADN.
- Las células fueron expuestas a agentes que dañan el ADN como la luz UV, la mitomicina C y la irradiación gamma.
- Se analizó el estado de fosforilación de BRCA1, BARD1, Rad51 y la localización de PCNA.
- Los experimentos se llevaron a cabo en células deficientes en las kinasas ADN-PK y ATM.
Principales resultados:
- La detención de la síntesis de ADN inducida por la hidroxiurea causó que los focos de BRCA1 se dispersaran.
- La irradiación UV, mitomicina C y gamma también condujo a la pérdida de focos BRCA1, independientemente de la detención de la síntesis del ADN.
- Los cambios en la fosforilación de BRCA1 se correlacionan con la pérdida de focos y el daño al ADN.
- Los complejos BRCA1/BARD1/Rad51 se localizan en las estructuras de replicación PCNA+ en caso de daño.
- La respuesta se produjo en células que carecen de ADN-PK y ATM, lo que sugiere que no son mediadores primarios.
Conclusiones:
- Los focos de fase S de BRCA1 son estructuras dinámicas que responden al daño del ADN.
- Los complejos que contienen BRCA1 interactúan con el ADN replicante dañado.
- Estos hallazgos sugieren que BRCA1 participa en una respuesta de punto de control de replicación al daño del ADN.
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