Journal
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 40, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.00599-19
Keywords
TopBP1; treslin; Akt; cyclin A; Cdk2
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Funding
- NIH [R01CA100857, R01CA203824]
- Department of Defense [W81XWH-14-1-0306, W81XWH-14-1-0339, W81XWH18-1-0329, W81XWH-19-1-0369]
- T32 Fellowship [T32DK060445]
- Cytometry and Cell Sorting Core at Baylor College of Medicine [NIAID P30AI036211, NCI P30CA125123, NCRR S10RR024574]
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Cdk2-dependent TopBP1-treslin interaction is critical for DNA replication initiation. However, it remains unclear how this association is terminated after replication initiation is finished. Here, we demonstrate that phosphorylation of TopBP1 by Akt coincides with cyclin A activation during S and G(2) phases and switches the TopBP1-interacting partner from treslin to E2F1, which results in the termination of replication initiation. Premature activation of Akt in G(1) phase causes an early switch and inhibits DNA replication. TopBP1 is often overexpressed in cancer and can bypass control by Cdk2 to interact with treslin, leading to enhanced DNA replication. Consistent with this notion, reducing the levels of TopBP1 in cancer cells restores sensitivity to a Cdk2 inhibitor. Together, our study links Cdk2 and Akt pathways to the control of DNA replication through the regulation of TopBP1-treslin interaction. These data also suggest an important role for TopBP1 in driving abnormal DNA replication in cancer.
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