Human THO-Sin3A interaction reveals new mechanisms to prevent R-loops that cause genome instability.
EMBO J
; 36(23): 3532-3547, 2017 12 01.
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| ID: mdl-29074626
ABSTRACT
R-loops, formed by co-transcriptional DNA-RNA hybrids and a displaced DNA single strand (ssDNA), fulfill certain positive regulatory roles but are also a source of genomic instability. One key cellular mechanism to prevent R-loop accumulation centers on the conserved THO/TREX complex, an RNA-binding factor involved in transcription elongation and RNA export that contributes to messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) assembly, but whose precise function is still unclear. To understand how THO restrains harmful R-loops, we searched for new THO-interacting factors. We found that human THO interacts with the Sin3A histone deacetylase complex to suppress co-transcriptional R-loops, DNA damage, and replication impairment. Functional analyses show that histone hypo-acetylation prevents accumulation of harmful R-loops and RNA-mediated genomic instability. Diminished histone deacetylase activity in THO- and Sin3A-depleted cell lines correlates with increased R-loop formation, genomic instability, and replication fork stalling. Our study thus uncovers physical and functional crosstalk between RNA-binding factors and chromatin modifiers with a major role in preventing R-loop formation and RNA-mediated genome instability.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas Repressoras
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Proteínas Nucleares
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Proteínas de Ciclo Celular
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Instabilidade Genômica
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Humans
Idioma:
En
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EMBO J
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha