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FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.884210
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BRCA2; R3052W; homology-directed repair; nuclear localization; DNA repair; DSS1; RAD51
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This study reveals that the BRCA2 R3052W variant impairs the DNA damage response function of BRCA2 and leads to genome instability and defective DNA repair.
The BRCA2 germline missense variant, R3052W, resides in the DNA binding domain and has been previously classified as a pathogenic allele. In this study, we sought to determine how R3052W alters the cellular functions of BRCA2 in the DNA damage response. The BRCA2 R3052W mutated protein exacerbates genome instability, is unable to rescue homology-directed repair, and fails to complement cell survival following exposure to PARP inhibitors and crosslinking drugs. Surprisingly, despite anticipated defects in DNA binding or RAD51-mediated DNA strand exchange, the BRCA2 R3052W protein mislocalizes to the cytoplasm precluding its ability to perform any DNA repair functions. Rather than acting as a simple loss-of-function mutation, R3052W behaves as a dominant negative allele, likely by sequestering RAD51 in the cytoplasm.
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