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XB-ART-55056
Nature 2018 Jul 01;5597712:61-66. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0237-5.
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Nuclear ARP2/3 drives DNA break clustering for homology-directed repair.

Schrank BR , Aparicio T , Li Y , Chang W , Chait BT , Gundersen GG , Gottesman ME , Gautier J .


Abstract
DNA double-strand breaks repaired by non-homologous end joining display limited DNA end-processing and chromosomal mobility. By contrast, double-strand breaks undergoing homology-directed repair exhibit extensive processing and enhanced motion. The molecular basis of this movement is unknown. Here, using Xenopus laevis cell-free extracts and mammalian cells, we establish that nuclear actin, WASP, and the actin-nucleating ARP2/3 complex are recruited to damaged chromatin undergoing homology-directed repair. We demonstrate that nuclear actin polymerization is required for the migration of a subset of double-strand breaks into discrete sub-nuclear clusters. Actin-driven movements specifically affect double-strand breaks repaired by homology-directed repair in G2 cell cycle phase; inhibition of actin nucleation impairs DNA end-processing and homology-directed repair. By contrast, ARP2/3 is not enriched at double-strand breaks repaired by non-homologous end joining and does not regulate non-homologous end joining. Our findings establish that nuclear actin-based mobility shapes chromatin organization by generating repair domains that are essential for homology-directed repair in eukaryotic cells.

PubMed ID: 29925947
PMC ID: PMC6145447
Article link: Nature
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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: arpc2 arpc3 fmn1 h2axl mcm6.2 mre11 rad51 rad52 rpa1 was


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