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CELL REPORTS
Volume 42, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112721
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This study identifies 10 phosphorylation sites on FANCD2, which are phosphorylated by ATR in response to DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs). These phosphorylation events are critical for loading of the FANCD2/FANCI complex onto chromosomes and subsequent monoubiquitination. The regulation of these phosphorylation events is important for maintaining the proper function of FANCD2 in cells.
The Fanconi anemia (FA) pathway repairs DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) in humans. Activation of the pathway relies on loading of the FANCD2/FANCI complex onto chromosomes, where it is fully activated by subsequent monoubiquitination. However, the mechanism for loading the complex onto chromosomes remains unclear. Here, we identify 10 SQ/TQ phosphorylation sites on FANCD2, which are phosphorylated by ATR in response to ICLs. Using a range of biochemical assays complemented with live-cell imaging including super-resolution single-molecule tracking, we show that these phosphorylation events are critical for loading of the complex onto chromosomes and for its subsequent monoubiquitination. We uncover how the phosphorylation events are tightly regulated in cells and that mimicking their constant phosphorylation leads to an uncontrolled active state of FANCD2, which is loaded onto chromosomes in an unrestrained fashion. Taken together, we describe a mechanism where ATR triggers FANCD2/FANCI loading onto chromosomes.
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