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ISCIENCE
Volume 16, Issue -, Pages 63-+Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.05.017
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- NIH [CA187052, CA197995, GM080677]
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The structure-specific endonudease ERCC1/XPF plays an important role in nucleotide excision repair and interstrand cross-link repair. In this study, we identified new functions of ERCC1/XPF in DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair, We found that the conserved function of ERCC1/XPF to remove non-homologous sequences at DSBs is a rate-limiting step for homologous recombination in mammalian cells, and more importantly, we uncovered an indispensable role of ERCC1/XPF in repair of DSBs containing DNA secondary structures, including the structure-prone AT-rich DNA sequences derived from common fragile sites and G-quadruplexes (G4s). We also demonstrated a synthetic lethal interaction of XPF with DNA translocase FANCM that is involved in removing DNA secondary structures. Furthermore, inactivation of XPF sensitizes FANCM-deficient cells to G4-interacting compounds. These results suggest an important function of ERCC1/XPF in protecting DNA secondary structures and provide a rationale for targeted treatment of FANCM-defident tumors through inhibition of XPF.
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