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XB-ART-41236
J Biol Chem 2010 Apr 23;28517:12638-46. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.077370.
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Drf1-dependent kinase interacts with Claspin through a conserved protein motif.

Gold DA , Dunphy WG .


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The Dbf4/Drf1-dependent kinase (DDK) is required for the initiation of DNA replication in eukaryotes. Another protein, Claspin, mediates the activation of a cellular checkpoint response to stalled replication forks and is also a regulator of replication. In this study, we found that DDK phosphorylates Claspin in vitro and forms a nuclear complex containing Cdc7, Drf1, and Claspin in Xenopus egg extracts. In addition, purified Claspin and DDK are capable of a direct in vitro interaction. We identified a conserved binding site on Claspin required for its interaction with DDK. This site corresponds to the first of two sequence repeats in the Chk1-binding domain of Claspin. Furthermore, we have established that two amino acids in this motif, Asp(861) and Gln(866), are essential for the interaction between Claspin and DDK. We found that mutant forms of Claspin incapable of interacting with DDK are still able to associate with and activate Chk1 in response to DNA replication blockages. However, Claspin-depleted egg extracts that have been reconstituted with these mutants of Claspin undergo DNA replication more slowly. These findings suggest that the interaction of DDK with Claspin mediates a checkpoint-independent function of Claspin related to DNA replication.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: cdc7 chek1 clspn dbf4b diaph1

References [+] :
Aparicio, The human GINS complex associates with Cdc45 and MCM and is essential for DNA replication. 2009, Pubmed, Xenbase