title: Distinct roles of chromatin-associated proteins MDC1 and 53BP1 in mammalian double-strand break repair.
abstract: Phosphorylated histone H2AX ("gamma-H2AX") recruits MDC1, 53BP1, and BRCA1 to chromatin near a double-strand break (DSB) and facilitates efficient repair of the break. It is unclear to what extent gamma-H2AX-associated proteins act in concert and to what extent their functions within gamma-H2AX chromatin are distinct. We addressed this question by comparing the mechanisms of action of MDC1 and 53BP1 in DSB repair (DSBR). We find that MDC1 functions primarily in homologous recombination/sister chromatid recombination, in a manner strictly dependent upon its ability to interact with gamma-H2AX but, unexpectedly, not requiring recruitment of 53BP1 or BRCA1 to gamma-H2AX chromatin. In contrast, 53BP1 functions in XRCC4-dependent nonhomologous end-joining, likely mediated by its interaction with dimethylated lysine 20 of histone H4 but, surprisingly, independent of H2AX. These results suggest a specialized adaptation of the "histone code" in which distinct histone tail-protein interactions promote engagement of distinct DSBR pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Anyong
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hartlerode
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stucki
authors.forename: Shobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Odate
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Puget
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nagaraju
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Frederick W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Alt
authors.forename: Junjie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scully
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000818:Animals; D019313:BRCA1 Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002460:Cell Line; D002842:Chromatids / Q000235:genetics; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D053903:DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded; D004260:DNA Repair; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006657:Histones / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009154:Mutation; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000528:radiation effects; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011995:Recombination, Genetic / Q000528:radiation effects; D014162:Transfection; D000071857:Tumor Suppressor p53-Binding Protein 1
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D019313:BRCA1 Protein; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D006657:Histones; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D000071857:Tumor Suppressor p53-Binding Protein 1; C508937:MDC1 protein, mouse; C498302:Trp53bp1 protein, mouse; C511788:XRCC4 protein, mouse; C475961:gamma-H2AX protein, mouse