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Front Aging ; 5: 1433702, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38881824
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STAR Protoc ; 3(2): 101232, 2022 06 17.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35310075

ABSTRACT

Quantifying differences in the amount of protein and mRNA caused by missense mutations in a gene of interest can be challenging, especially when using patient-derived primary cells, which are intrinsically variable. In this protocol, we describe how to culture patient-derived lymphoblast and fibroblast cell lines for later mRNA and protein quantification. We also describe the steps to examine variants of PUM1 in HEK293T cells, but the protocol can be applied to other proteins of interest. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Gennarino et al. (2018).


Subject(s)
Loss of Function Mutation , Proteins , HEK293 Cells , Humans , Mutation , RNA, Messenger/genetics , RNA-Binding Proteins
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Aging (Albany NY) ; 12(12): 11165-11184, 2020 06 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32584788

ABSTRACT

When transcribed DNA is damaged, the transcription and DNA repair machineries must interact to ensure successful DNA repair. The mechanisms of this interaction in the context of chromatin are still being elucidated. Here we show that the SIRT6 protein enhances non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) DNA repair by transiently repressing transcription. Specifically, SIRT6 mono-ADP ribosylates the lysine demethylase JHDM1A/KDM2A leading to rapid displacement of KDM2A from chromatin, resulting in increased H3K36me2 levels. Furthermore, we found that through HP1α binding, H3K36me2 promotes subsequent H3K9 tri-methylation. This results in transient suppression of transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II and recruitment of NHEJ factors to DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs). These data reveal a mechanism where SIRT6 mediates a crosstalk between transcription and DNA repair machineries to promote DNA repair. SIRT6 functions in multiple pathways related to aging, and its novel function coordinating DNA repair and transcription is yet another way by which SIRT6 promotes genome stability and longevity.


Subject(s)
Aging/genetics , DNA End-Joining Repair/physiology , Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases/metabolism , Sirtuins/metabolism , Transcription, Genetic/physiology , ADP-Ribosylation/genetics , Animals , Cells, Cultured , Chromatin/metabolism , DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded , DNA Demethylation , DNA Methylation/genetics , Fibroblasts , Histones/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Knockout , Primary Cell Culture , Sirtuins/genetics
4.
Nucleic Acids Res ; 47(15): 7914-7928, 2019 09 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31216030

ABSTRACT

SIRT6 is critical for activating transcription of Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (NRF2) responsive genes during oxidative stress. However, while the mechanism of SIRT6-mediated silencing is well understood, the mechanism of SIRT6-mediated transcriptional activation is unknown. Here, we employed SIRT6 separation of function mutants to reveal that SIRT6 mono-ADP-ribosylation activity is required for transcriptional activation. We demonstrate that SIRT6 mono-ADP-ribosylation of BAF170, a subunit of BAF chromatin remodeling complex, is critical for activation of a subset of NRF2 responsive genes upon oxidative stress. We show that SIRT6 recruits BAF170 to enhancer region of the Heme oxygenase-1 locus and promotes recruitment of RNA polymerase II. Furthermore, SIRT6 mediates the formation of the active chromatin 10-kb loop at the HO-1 locus, which is absent in SIRT6 deficient tissue. These results provide a novel mechanism for SIRT6-mediated transcriptional activation, where SIRT6 mono-ADP-ribosylates and recruits chromatin remodeling proteins to mediate the formation of active chromatin loop.


Subject(s)
Chromatin/metabolism , Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/genetics , Heme Oxygenase-1/genetics , Membrane Proteins/genetics , NF-E2-Related Factor 2/genetics , Sirtuins/genetics , Transcription, Genetic , ADP-Ribosylation , Animals , Cell Line , Chromatin/chemistry , Chromatin/drug effects , Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/metabolism , DNA-Binding Proteins , Embryo, Mammalian , Enhancer Elements, Genetic , Fibroblasts/cytology , Fibroblasts/drug effects , Fibroblasts/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation , Heme Oxygenase-1/metabolism , Membrane Proteins/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Knockout , NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism , Oxidative Stress , Paraquat/pharmacology , Protein Binding , RNA Polymerase II/genetics , RNA Polymerase II/metabolism , Signal Transduction , Sirtuins/deficiency , Transcription Factors
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Cell ; 165(6): 1312-1313, 2016 Jun 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27259142

ABSTRACT

Progerin, a mutated lamin A, causes the severe premature-aging syndrome Hutchinson-Gilford progeria (HGPS). Kubben et al. present a driving mechanism for HGPS involving trapping of NRF2 at the nuclear periphery by progerin. This local restriction results in impaired NRF2 signaling and chronic oxidative stress.


Subject(s)
Lamin Type A/metabolism , Progeria/metabolism , Cell Nucleus/metabolism , Humans , Nuclear Proteins/metabolism , Oxidative Stress , Protein Precursors/metabolism
6.
Semin Cancer Biol ; 35 Suppl: S5-S24, 2015 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25869442

ABSTRACT

Genomic instability can initiate cancer, augment progression, and influence the overall prognosis of the affected patient. Genomic instability arises from many different pathways, such as telomere damage, centrosome amplification, epigenetic modifications, and DNA damage from endogenous and exogenous sources, and can be perpetuating, or limiting, through the induction of mutations or aneuploidy, both enabling and catastrophic. Many cancer treatments induce DNA damage to impair cell division on a global scale but it is accepted that personalized treatments, those that are tailored to the particular patient and type of cancer, must also be developed. In this review, we detail the mechanisms from which genomic instability arises and can lead to cancer, as well as treatments and measures that prevent genomic instability or take advantage of the cellular defects caused by genomic instability. In particular, we identify and discuss five priority targets against genomic instability: (1) prevention of DNA damage; (2) enhancement of DNA repair; (3) targeting deficient DNA repair; (4) impairing centrosome clustering; and, (5) inhibition of telomerase activity. Moreover, we highlight vitamin D and B, selenium, carotenoids, PARP inhibitors, resveratrol, and isothiocyanates as priority approaches against genomic instability. The prioritized target sites and approaches were cross validated to identify potential synergistic effects on a number of important areas of cancer biology.


Subject(s)
Genomic Instability/drug effects , Neoplasms/diet therapy , Neoplasms/genetics , Centrosome/metabolism , DNA Damage/genetics , DNA Repair/genetics , Diet , Genomic Instability/genetics , Humans , Neoplasms/pathology , Prognosis , Telomerase/antagonists & inhibitors , Telomerase/genetics
7.
Nat Commun ; 5: 5011, 2014 Sep 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25247314

ABSTRACT

L1 retrotransposons are an abundant class of transposable elements that pose a threat to genome stability and may have a role in age-related pathologies such as cancer. Recent evidence indicates that L1s become more active in somatic tissues during the course of ageing; however the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain unknown. Here we report that the longevity regulating protein, SIRT6, is a powerful repressor of L1 activity. Specifically, SIRT6 binds to the 5'-UTR of L1 loci, where it mono-ADP ribosylates the nuclear corepressor protein, KAP1, and facilitates KAP1 interaction with the heterochromatin factor, HP1α, thereby contributing to the packaging of L1 elements into transcriptionally repressive heterochromatin. During the course of ageing, and also in response to DNA damage, however, we find that SIRT6 is depleted from L1 loci, allowing the activation of these previously silenced retroelements.


Subject(s)
Aging/physiology , Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements/genetics , Nuclear Proteins/metabolism , Repressor Proteins/metabolism , Sirtuins/metabolism , Stress, Physiological/physiology , Animals , Chromatin Immunoprecipitation , DNA Primers/genetics , Heterochromatin/metabolism , Immunoprecipitation , Luciferases , Mice , Mice, Knockout , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , Sirtuins/genetics , Sulfites , Tripartite Motif-Containing Protein 28
8.
Mol Biol Rep ; 40(4): 3049-64, 2013 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23268311

ABSTRACT

Bloom syndrome (BS) is an extremely rare, autosomal recessive genetic syndrome of humans. Patients with BS are predisposed to almost all forms of cancer and also display premature aging phenotypes. These patients are diagnosed in the clinics by hyper-recombination phenotype that is manifested by high rates of sister chromatid exchange. The gene mutated in BS, designated BLM, lies on chromosome 15q26.1 and encodes a RecQ-like ATP-dependent 3'-5' helicase, which functions in DNA double-strand break repair processes such as non-homologous end joining, homologous recombination-mediated repair, resolution of stalled replication forks and synthesis-dependent strand annealing, although its precise functions at the telomeres are speculative. Recently it has been suggested that the BLM helicase may play important roles in Telomerase-independent forms of telomere elongation or alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT). A mechanism that although provides cells with a window of opportunity to save ends of their chromosomes, puts these Telomerase (-/-) cells under continuous stress. BLM localization within ALT-associated PML nuclear bodies in telomerase-negative immortalized cell lines and its interaction with the telomere-specific proteins strengthens that suggestion. Here, I begin by outlining features common to all RecQ helicases. I, then, survey evidences that implicate possible roles of BLM helicase in this recombination-mediated mechanism of telomere elongation.


Subject(s)
Bloom Syndrome/genetics , Neoplasms/genetics , RecQ Helicases/genetics , Telomere Homeostasis/genetics , Aging , Bloom Syndrome/complications , Bloom Syndrome/enzymology , DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded , DNA Repair/genetics , DNA Replication/genetics , Humans , Neoplasms/complications , Neoplasms/pathology , RecQ Helicases/chemistry , Recombination, Genetic , Telomerase/genetics
9.
Mol Biol Rep ; 39(4): 4527-43, 2012 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21947842

ABSTRACT

DNA helicases are ubiquitous enzymes that unwind double-stranded DNA in an ATP-dependent and directionally specific manner. Such an action is essential for the processes of DNA repair, recombination, transcription, and DNA replication. Here, I focus on a subgroup of DNA helicases, the RecQ family, which is highly conserved in evolution. Members of this conserved family of proteins have a key role in protecting and stabilizing the genome against deleterious changes. Deficiencies in RecQ helicases can lead to high levels of genomic instability and, in humans, to premature aging and increased susceptibility to cancer. Their diverse roles in DNA metabolism, which include a role in telomere maintenance, reflect interactions with multiple cellular proteins, some of which are multifunctional and also have very diverse functions. In this review, protein structural motifs and the roles of different domains will be discussed first. The Review moves on to speculate about the different models to explain why RecQ helicases are required to protect against genome instability.


Subject(s)
DNA Repair , DNA Replication , Genome/genetics , RecQ Helicases/metabolism , Recombination, Genetic , Animals , Humans , Models, Biological , RecQ Helicases/chemistry
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