Journal
JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
Volume 126, Issue 4, Pages 889-903Publisher
COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.109413
Keywords
SMARCA5/SNF2H; Chromatin remodeling; Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase; PARP; RNF168; DNA damage signaling and repair
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- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research [864.07.001, 916.96.120, 863.11.007]
- Human Frontier Science Program [CDA00048/2009]
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research [PI Niels Mailand] Funding Source: researchfish
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Ionizing radiation (IR)-induced DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) arising in native chromatin elicit an RNF8/RNF168-dependent ubiquitylation response, which triggers the recruitment of various repair factors. Precisely how this response is regulated in the context of chromatin remains largely unexplored. Here, we show that SMARCA5/SNF2H, the catalytic subunit of ISWI chromatin remodeling complexes, is recruited to DSBs in a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1)-dependent manner. Remarkably, PARP activity, although dispensable for the efficient spreading of gamma H2AX into damaged chromatin, selectively promotes spreading of SMARCA5, the E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF168, ubiquitin conjugates and the ubiquitin-binding factors RAD18 and the RAP80-BRCA1 complex throughout DSB-flanking chromatin. This suggests that PARP regulates the spatial organization of the RNF168-driven ubiquitin response to DNA damage. In support of this, we show that SMARCA5 and RNF168 interact in a DNA damage-and PARP-dependent manner. RNF168 became poly(ADP-ribosyl) ated after DNA damage, while RNF168 and poly(ADP-ribose) chains were required for SMARCA5 binding in vivo, explaining how SMARCA5 is linked to the RNF168 ubiquitin cascade. Moreover, SMARCA5 was found to regulate the ubiquitin response by promoting RNF168 accumulation at DSBs, which subsequently facilitates efficient ubiquitin conjugation and BRCA1 assembly. Underlining the importance of these findings, we show that SMARCA5 depletion renders cells sensitive to IR and results in DSB repair defects. Our study unveils a functional link between DNA damage-induced poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation, SMARCA5-mediated chromatin remodeling and RNF168-dependent signaling and repair of DSBs.
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