Journal
BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL
Volume 436, Issue -, Pages 527-536Publisher
PORTLAND PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20102162
Keywords
ataxia telangiactasia mutated- and Rad3-related (ATR); ATR (ataxia telangiactasia mutated- and Rad3-related)-interacting; protein (ATRIP); checkpoint; DNA-damage response; DNA replication
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- National Institutes of Health [CA102729]
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Preservation of genome integrity via the DNA-damage response is critical to prevent disease. ATR (ataxia telangiectasia mutated- and Rad3-related) is essential for life and functions as a master regulator of the DNA-damage response, especially during DNA replication. ATR controls and co-ordinates DNA replication origin firing, replication fork stability, cell cycle checkpoints and DNA repair. Since its identification 15 years ago, a model of ATR activation and signalling has emerged that involves localization to sites of DNA damage and activation through protein protein interactions. Recent research has added an increasingly detailed understanding of the canonical ATR pathway, and an appreciation that the canonical model does not fully capture the complexity of AIR regulation. In the present article, we review the AIR signalling process, focusing on mechanistic findings garnered from the identification of new ATR-interacting proteins and substrates. We discuss how to incorporate these new insights into a model of AIR regulation and point out the significant gaps in our understanding of this essential genome-maintenance pathway.
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