CHD7 and 53BP1 regulate distinct pathways for the re-ligation of DNA double-strand breaks.
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Rother, MB
Pellegrino, S
Smith, R
Gatti, M
Meisenberg, C
Wiegant, WW
Luijsterburg, MS
Imhof, R
Downs, JA
Vertegaal, ACO
Huet, S
Altmeyer, M
van Attikum, H
Pellegrino, S
Smith, R
Gatti, M
Meisenberg, C
Wiegant, WW
Luijsterburg, MS
Imhof, R
Downs, JA
Vertegaal, ACO
Huet, S
Altmeyer, M
van Attikum, H
Document Type
Journal Article
Date
2020-11-13
Date Accepted
2020-10-15
Abstract
Chromatin structure is dynamically reorganized at multiple levels in response to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). Yet, how the different steps of chromatin reorganization are coordinated in space and time to differentially regulate DNA repair pathways is insufficiently understood. Here, we identify the Chromodomain Helicase DNA Binding Protein 7 (CHD7), which is frequently mutated in CHARGE syndrome, as an integral component of the non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) DSB repair pathway. Upon recruitment via PARP1-triggered chromatin remodeling, CHD7 stimulates further chromatin relaxation around DNA break sites and brings in HDAC1/2 for localized chromatin de-acetylation. This counteracts the CHD7-induced chromatin expansion, thereby ensuring temporally and spatially controlled 'chromatin breathing' upon DNA damage, which we demonstrate fosters efficient and accurate DSB repair by controlling Ku and LIG4/XRCC4 activities. Loss of CHD7-HDAC1/2-dependent cNHEJ reinforces 53BP1 assembly at the damaged chromatin and shifts DSB repair to mutagenic NHEJ, revealing a backup function of 53BP1 when cNHEJ fails.
Citation
Nature communications, 2020, 11 (1), pp. 5775 - ?
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Publisher
NATURE RESEARCH
ISSN
2041-1723
eISSN
2041-1723
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Epigenetics and Genome Stability
Epigenetics and Genome Stability
Epigenetics and Genome Stability