Journal
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 73, Issue 5, Pages 949-960Publisher
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-015-2096-7
Keywords
Cell cycle; DNA damage; Checkpoint; E3 ligase; Cyclosome
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- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO-VIDI) [91713334]
- Dutch Cancer Society [RUG2011-5093]
- European Research Councel (ERC) [2011-293-445]
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Proper cell cycle progression is safeguarded by the oscillating activities of cyclin/cyclin-dependent kinase complexes. An important player in the regulation of mitotic cyclins is the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C), a multi-subunit E3 ubiquitin ligase. Prior to entry into mitosis, the APC/C remains inactive, which allows the accumulation of mitotic regulators. APC/C activation requires binding to either the Cdc20 or Cdh1 adaptor protein, which sequentially bind the APC/C and facilitate targeting of multiple mitotic regulators for proteasomal destruction, including Securin and Cyclin B, to ensure proper chromosome segregation and mitotic exit. Emerging data have indicated that the APC/C, particularly in association with Cdh1, also functions prior to mitotic entry. Specifically, the APC/C-Cdh1 is activated in response to DNA damage in G(2) phase cells. These observations are in line with in vitro and in vivo genetic studies, in which cells lacking Cdh1 expression display various defects, including impaired DNA repair and aberrant cell cycle checkpoints. In this review, we summarize the current literature on APC/C regulation in response to DNA damage, the functions of APC/C-Cdh1 activation upon DNA damage, and speculate how APC/C-Cdh1 can control cell fate in the context of persistent DNA damage.
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