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MOLECULAR CELL
Volume 82, Issue 7, Pages 1359-+Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.01.025
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- Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)
- Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD fellowship
- CIHR [FDN143343]
- OICR (Ovarian TRI)
- Krembil Foundation
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The chromatin-binding protein 53BP1 promotes DNA repair by recruiting downstream effectors such as PTIP, RIF1, and shieldin to DNA double-strand break sites. This study reveals that RIF1 is a phosphopeptide-binding protein that directly interacts with three phosphorylated epitopes on 53BP1. The recruitment of RIF1 and an alternative mode of shieldin to DNA-damage sites, which is dependent on RIF1 but does not require its interaction with 53BP1, are both essential for efficient DNA repair.
The chromatin-binding protein 53BP1 promotes DNA repair by orchestrating the recruitment of downstream effectors including PTIP, RIF1, and shieldin to DNA double-strand break sites. While we know how PTIP recognizes 53BP1, the molecular details of RIF1 recruitment to DNA-damage sites remains undefined. Here, we report that RIF1 is a phosphopeptide-binding protein that directly interacts with three phosphorylated 53BP1 epitopes. The RIF1-binding sites on 53BP1 share an essential LxL motif followed by two closely apposed phosphorylated residues. Simultaneous mutation of these sites on 53BP1 abrogates RIF1 accumulation into ionizing-radiation-induced foci, but surprisingly, only fully compromises 53BP1-dependent DNA repair when an alternative mode of shieldin recruitment to DNA-damage sites is also disabled. Intriguingly, this alternative mode of recruitment still depends on RIF1 but does not require its interaction with 53BP1. RIF1 therefore employs phosphopeptide recognition to promote DNA repair but also modifies shieldin action independently of 53BP1 binding.
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