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Genes (Basel) ; 12(3)2021 03 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33802088

RESUMO

DDX11/ChlR1 is a super-family two iron-sulfur cluster containing DNA helicase with roles in DNA replication and sister chromatid cohesion establishment, and general chromosome architecture. Bi-allelic mutations of the DDX11 gene cause a rare hereditary disease, named Warsaw breakage syndrome, characterized by a complex spectrum of clinical manifestations (pre- and post-natal growth defects, microcephaly, intellectual disability, heart anomalies and sister chromatid cohesion loss at cellular level) in accordance with the multifaceted, not yet fully understood, physiological functions of this DNA helicase. In the last few years, a possible role of DDX11 in the onset and progression of many cancers is emerging. Herein we summarize the results of recent studies, carried out either in tumoral cell lines or in xenograft cancer mouse models, suggesting that DDX11 may have an oncogenic role. The potential of DDX11 DNA helicase as a pharmacological target for novel anti-cancer therapeutic interventions, as inferred from these latest developments, is also discussed.


Assuntos
RNA Helicases DEAD-box/genética , DNA Helicases/genética , Instabilidade Genômica/genética , Neoplasias/genética , Animais , Humanos , Oncogenes/genética
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Int J Mol Sci ; 22(6)2021 Mar 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33802105

RESUMO

Several lines of evidence suggest the existence in the eukaryotic cells of a tight, yet largely unexplored, connection between DNA replication and sister chromatid cohesion. Tethering of newly duplicated chromatids is mediated by cohesin, an evolutionarily conserved hetero-tetrameric protein complex that has a ring-like structure and is believed to encircle DNA. Cohesin is loaded onto chromatin in telophase/G1 and converted into a cohesive state during the subsequent S phase, a process known as cohesion establishment. Many studies have revealed that down-regulation of a number of DNA replication factors gives rise to chromosomal cohesion defects, suggesting that they play critical roles in cohesion establishment. Conversely, loss of cohesin subunits (and/or regulators) has been found to alter DNA replication fork dynamics. A critical step of the cohesion establishment process consists in cohesin acetylation, a modification accomplished by dedicated acetyltransferases that operate at the replication forks. Defects in cohesion establishment give rise to chromosome mis-segregation and aneuploidy, phenotypes frequently observed in pre-cancerous and cancerous cells. Herein, we will review our present knowledge of the molecular mechanisms underlying the functional link between DNA replication and cohesion establishment, a phenomenon that is unique to the eukaryotic organisms.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/metabolismo , Cromátides/metabolismo , Proteínas Cromossômicas não Histona/metabolismo , Segregação de Cromossomos/fisiologia , Replicação do DNA/fisiologia , Fase G1/fisiologia , Telófase/fisiologia , Animais , Humanos , Coesinas
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Nat Commun ; 11(1): 4287, 2020 08 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32855419

RESUMO

Warsaw Breakage Syndrome (WABS) is a rare disorder related to cohesinopathies and Fanconi anemia, caused by bi-allelic mutations in DDX11. Here, we report multiple compound heterozygous WABS cases, each displaying destabilized DDX11 protein and residual DDX11 function at the cellular level. Patient-derived cell lines exhibit sensitivity to topoisomerase and PARP inhibitors, defective sister chromatid cohesion and reduced DNA replication fork speed. Deleting DDX11 in RPE1-TERT cells inhibits proliferation and survival in a TP53-dependent manner and causes chromosome breaks and cohesion defects, independent of the expressed pseudogene DDX12p. Importantly, G-quadruplex (G4) stabilizing compounds induce chromosome breaks and cohesion defects which are strongly aggravated by inactivation of DDX11 but not FANCJ. The DNA helicase domain of DDX11 is essential for sister chromatid cohesion and resistance to G4 stabilizers. We propose that DDX11 is a DNA helicase protecting against G4 induced double-stranded breaks and concomitant loss of cohesion, possibly at DNA replication forks.


Assuntos
Anormalidades Múltiplas/etiologia , RNA Helicases DEAD-box/genética , RNA Helicases DEAD-box/metabolismo , DNA Helicases/genética , DNA Helicases/metabolismo , Quadruplex G , Troca de Cromátide Irmã , Anormalidades Múltiplas/genética , Anormalidades Múltiplas/patologia , Proliferação de Células , RNA Helicases DEAD-box/química , DNA Helicases/química , Proteínas de Grupos de Complementação da Anemia de Fanconi/genética , Proteínas de Grupos de Complementação da Anemia de Fanconi/metabolismo , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Estabilidade Proteica , Pseudogenes , RNA Helicases/genética , RNA Helicases/metabolismo , Rad51 Recombinase/genética , Rad51 Recombinase/metabolismo , Síndrome , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/genética , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/metabolismo
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