title: 53BP1 promotes ATM activity through direct interactions with the MRN complex.
abstract: The Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 (MRN) complex has a central function in facilitating activation of the ATM protein kinase at sites of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). However, several other factors are also required in human cells for efficient signalling through MRN and ATM, including the tumour suppressor proteins p53-binding protein 1 (53BP1) and BRCA1. In this study, we investigate the functions of these mediator proteins in ATM activation and find that the presence of 53BP1 and BRCA1 can amplify the effects of MRN when interactions between MRN and ATM are compromised. This effect is dependent on a direct interaction between MRN and the tandem breast cancer carboxy-terminal (BRCT) repeats in 53BP1, and is accompanied by hyper-phosphorylation of both Nbs1 and 53BP1. We also find that the BRCT domains of 53BP1 affect the overall structure of 53BP1 multimers and that this structure is important for promoting ATM phosphorylation of substrates as well as for the repair of DNA DSBs in mammalian cells.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
authors.forename: Ji-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Aaron A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Goodarzi
authors.forename: Penny A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Jeggo
authors.forename: Tanya T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Paull
mesh_terms: D017766:Acid Anhydride Hydrolases; D000818:Animals; D064007:Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins; D019313:BRCA1 Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D045643:DNA Repair Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D000076228:MRE11 Homologue Protein; D051379:Mice; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000235:genetics; D055503:Protein Multimerization / Q000235:genetics; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D000071857:Tumor Suppressor p53-Binding Protein 1
chemical_list: D019313:BRCA1 Protein; C492913:BRCA1 protein, human; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C121766:MRE11 protein, human; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; C112156:NBN protein, human; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C498301:TP53BP1 protein, human; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D000071857:Tumor Suppressor p53-Binding Protein 1; C576324:ATM protein, human; D064007:Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins; C576325:Atm protein, mouse; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D000076228:MRE11 Homologue Protein; D017766:Acid Anhydride Hydrolases; C112158:RAD50 protein, human; D045643:DNA Repair Enzymes