TOPBP1 regulates RAD51 phosphorylation and chromatin loading and determines PARP inhibitor sensitivity

Pavel Moudry, Kenji Watanabe, Kamila M. Wolanin, Jirina Bartkova, Isabel E. Wassing, Sugiko Watanabe, Robert Strauss, Rune Troelsgaard Pedersen, Vibe Hallundbæk Østergaard, Michael Lisby, Miguel Andújar-Sánchez, Apolinar Maya-Mendoza, Fumiko Esashi, Jiri Lukas, Jiri Bartek

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Abstract

Topoisomerase IIβ-binding protein 1 (TOPBP1) participates in DNA replication and DNA damage response; however, its role in DNA repair and relevance for human cancer remain unclear. Here, through an unbiased small interfering RNA screen, we identified and validated TOPBP1 as a novel determinant whose loss sensitized human cells to olaparib, an inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase. We show that TOPBP1 acts in homologous recombination (HR) repair, impacts olaparib response, and exhibits aberrant patterns in subsets of human ovarian carcinomas. TOPBP1 depletion abrogated RAD51 loading to chromatin and formation of RAD51 foci, but without affecting the upstream HR steps of DNA end resection and RPA loading. Furthermore, TOPBP1 BRCT domains 7/8 are essential for RAD51 foci formation. Mechanistically, TOPBP1 physically binds PLK1 and promotes PLK1 kinase-mediated phosphorylation of RAD51 at serine 14, a modification required for RAD51 recruitment to chromatin. Overall, our results provide mechanistic insights into TOPBP1's role in HR, with potential clinical implications for cancer treatment.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftThe Journal of Cell Biology
Vol/bind212
Udgave nummer3
Sider (fra-til)281-288
Antal sider8
ISSN0021-9525
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2016

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