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  1. Article ; Online: The ends in sight: Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 complex structures come into focus.

    Wojtaszek, Jessica L / Williams, R Scott

    Molecular cell

    2023  Volume 83, Issue 2, Page(s) 160–162

    Abstract: In this issue of Molecular Cell, Rotheneder et al. ...

    Abstract In this issue of Molecular Cell, Rotheneder et al.
    MeSH term(s) MRE11 Homologue Protein/genetics ; Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics ; Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism ; DNA Repair Enzymes/genetics ; DNA Repair Enzymes/metabolism ; Nuclear Proteins/genetics ; Nuclear Proteins/metabolism ; DNA Repair ; DNA/genetics ; Acid Anhydride Hydrolases/genetics
    Chemical Substances MRE11 Homologue Protein (EC 3.1.-) ; Cell Cycle Proteins ; DNA Repair Enzymes (EC 6.5.1.-) ; Nuclear Proteins ; DNA (9007-49-2) ; Acid Anhydride Hydrolases (EC 3.6.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1415236-8
    ISSN 1097-4164 ; 1097-2765
    ISSN (online) 1097-4164
    ISSN 1097-2765
    DOI 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.12.016
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  2. Article ; Online: Introduction to the multi-author-review: emerging advances in the structural chemistry of DNA strand break repair.

    Williams, R Scott

    Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS

    2019  Volume 77, Issue 1, Page(s) 1–2

    Abstract: DNA strand breaks present a complex challenge for our cells, and the integrity of the DNA damage response machinery is critical for preventing cancer, premature aging, and neurodegenerative syndromes amongst other ailments. This multi-author review issue ...

    Abstract DNA strand breaks present a complex challenge for our cells, and the integrity of the DNA damage response machinery is critical for preventing cancer, premature aging, and neurodegenerative syndromes amongst other ailments. This multi-author review issue presents emerging topics relevant to understanding the fundamental structural mechanisms of DNA strand break sensing, signaling, and repair.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; DNA/genetics ; DNA Breaks ; DNA Repair ; Genomic Instability ; Humans ; Neoplasms/genetics
    Chemical Substances DNA (9007-49-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-11
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Introductory Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1358415-7
    ISSN 1420-9071 ; 1420-682X
    ISSN (online) 1420-9071
    ISSN 1420-682X
    DOI 10.1007/s00018-019-03364-2
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  3. Article: Introduction to the multi-author-review: emerging advances in the structural chemistry of DNA strand break repair

    Williams, R. Scott

    Cellular and molecular life sciences. 2020 Jan., v. 77, no. 1

    2020  

    Abstract: DNA strand breaks present a complex challenge for our cells, and the integrity of the DNA damage response machinery is critical for preventing cancer, premature aging, and neurodegenerative syndromes amongst other ailments. This multi-author review issue ...

    Abstract DNA strand breaks present a complex challenge for our cells, and the integrity of the DNA damage response machinery is critical for preventing cancer, premature aging, and neurodegenerative syndromes amongst other ailments. This multi-author review issue presents emerging topics relevant to understanding the fundamental structural mechanisms of DNA strand break sensing, signaling, and repair.
    Keywords DNA ; DNA damage ; chemistry
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-01
    Size p. 1-2.
    Publishing place Springer International Publishing
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-AP-2-clean ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1358415-7
    ISSN 1420-9071 ; 1420-682X
    ISSN (online) 1420-9071
    ISSN 1420-682X
    DOI 10.1007/s00018-019-03364-2
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  4. Article ; Online: The three-component helicase/primase complex of herpes simplex virus-1.

    Bermek, Oya / Williams, R Scott

    Open biology

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 6, Page(s) 210011

    Abstract: Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is one of the nine herpesviruses that infect humans. HSV-1 encodes seven proteins to replicate its genome in the hijacked human cell. Among these are the herpes virus DNA helicase and primase that are essential ... ...

    Abstract Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is one of the nine herpesviruses that infect humans. HSV-1 encodes seven proteins to replicate its genome in the hijacked human cell. Among these are the herpes virus DNA helicase and primase that are essential components of its replication machinery. In the HSV-1 replisome, the helicase-primase complex is composed of three components including UL5 (helicase), UL52 (primase) and UL8 (non-catalytic subunit). UL5 and UL52 subunits are functionally interdependent, and the UL8 component is required for the coordination of UL5 and UL52 activities proceeding in opposite directions with respect to the viral replication fork. Anti-viral compounds currently under development target the functions of UL5 and UL52. Here, we review the structural and functional properties of the UL5/UL8/UL52 complex and highlight the gaps in knowledge to be filled to facilitate molecular characterization of the structure and function of the helicase-primase complex for development of alternative anti-viral treatments.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antiviral Agents/pharmacology ; DNA Helicases/chemistry ; DNA Helicases/genetics ; DNA Helicases/metabolism ; DNA Primase/chemistry ; DNA Primase/genetics ; DNA Primase/metabolism ; Drug Development ; Herpes Simplex/drug therapy ; Herpes Simplex/virology ; Herpesvirus 1, Human/drug effects ; Herpesvirus 1, Human/enzymology ; Herpesvirus 1, Human/genetics ; Humans ; Models, Molecular ; Multienzyme Complexes/chemistry ; Multienzyme Complexes/metabolism ; Protein Binding ; Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs ; Protein Subunits/chemistry ; Protein Subunits/metabolism ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; Virus Replication/drug effects
    Chemical Substances Antiviral Agents ; Multienzyme Complexes ; Protein Subunits ; DNA Primase (EC 2.7.7.-) ; DNA Helicases (EC 3.6.4.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2630944-0
    ISSN 2046-2441 ; 2046-2441
    ISSN (online) 2046-2441
    ISSN 2046-2441
    DOI 10.1098/rsob.210011
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  5. Article ; Online: Structure-specific roles for PolG2-DNA complexes in maintenance and replication of mitochondrial DNA.

    Wojtaszek, Jessica L / Hoff, Kirsten E / Longley, Matthew J / Kaur, Parminder / Andres, Sara N / Wang, Hong / Williams, R Scott / Copeland, William C

    Nucleic acids research

    2023  Volume 51, Issue 18, Page(s) 9716–9732

    Abstract: The homodimeric PolG2 accessory subunit of the mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma (Pol γ) enhances DNA binding and processive DNA synthesis by the PolG catalytic subunit. PolG2 also directly binds DNA, although the underlying molecular basis and ... ...

    Abstract The homodimeric PolG2 accessory subunit of the mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma (Pol γ) enhances DNA binding and processive DNA synthesis by the PolG catalytic subunit. PolG2 also directly binds DNA, although the underlying molecular basis and functional significance are unknown. Here, data from Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and X-ray structures of PolG2-DNA complexes define dimeric and hexameric PolG2 DNA binding modes. Targeted disruption of PolG2 DNA-binding interfaces impairs processive DNA synthesis without diminishing Pol γ subunit affinities. In addition, a structure-specific DNA-binding role for PolG2 oligomers is supported by X-ray structures and AFM showing that oligomeric PolG2 localizes to DNA crossings and targets forked DNA structures resembling the mitochondrial D-loop. Overall, data indicate that PolG2 DNA binding has both PolG-dependent and -independent functions in mitochondrial DNA replication and maintenance, which provide new insight into molecular defects associated with PolG2 disruption in mitochondrial disease.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; DNA Polymerase gamma/genetics ; DNA Polymerase gamma/metabolism ; DNA Replication/genetics ; DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics ; DNA, Mitochondrial/metabolism ; DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase/metabolism ; Mitochondria/genetics ; Mitochondria/metabolism ; Mitochondrial Diseases/genetics ; Mitochondrial Diseases/metabolism
    Chemical Substances DNA Polymerase gamma (EC 2.7.7.7) ; DNA, Mitochondrial ; DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase (EC 2.7.7.7) ; POLG2 protein, human (EC 2.7.7.7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 186809-3
    ISSN 1362-4962 ; 1362-4954 ; 0301-5610 ; 0305-1048
    ISSN (online) 1362-4962 ; 1362-4954
    ISSN 0301-5610 ; 0305-1048
    DOI 10.1093/nar/gkad679
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  6. Article ; Online: CtIP/Ctp1/Sae2, molecular form fit for function.

    Andres, Sara N / Williams, R Scott

    DNA repair

    2017  Volume 56, Page(s) 109–117

    Abstract: Vertebrate CtIP, and its fission yeast (Ctp1), budding yeast (Sae2) and plant (Com1) orthologs have emerged as key regulatory molecules in cellular responses to DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). By modulating the nucleolytic 5'-3' resection activity of ... ...

    Abstract Vertebrate CtIP, and its fission yeast (Ctp1), budding yeast (Sae2) and plant (Com1) orthologs have emerged as key regulatory molecules in cellular responses to DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). By modulating the nucleolytic 5'-3' resection activity of the Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 (MRN) DSB repair processing and signaling complex, CtIP/Ctp1/Sae2/Com1 is integral to the channeling of DNA double strand breaks through DSB repair by homologous recombination (HR). Nearly two decades since its discovery, emerging new data are defining the molecular underpinnings for CtIP DSB repair regulatory activities. CtIP homologs are largely intrinsically unstructured proteins comprised of expanded regions of low complexity sequence, rather than defined folded domains typical of DNA damage metabolizing enzymes and nucleases. A compact structurally conserved N-terminus forms a functionally critical tetrameric helical dimer of dimers (THDD) region that bridges CtIP oligomers, and is flexibly appended to a conserved C-terminal Sae2-homology DNA binding and DSB repair pathway choice regulatory hub which influences nucleolytic activities of the MRN core nuclease complex. The emerging evidence from structural, biophysical, and biological studies converges on CtIP having functional roles in DSB repair that include: 1) dynamic DNA strand coordination through direct DNA binding and DNA bridging activities, 2) MRN nuclease complex cofactor functions that direct MRN endonucleolytic cleavage of protein-blocked DSB ends and 3) acting as a protein binding hub targeted by the cell cycle regulatory apparatus, which influences CtIP expression and activity via layers of post-translational modifications, protein-protein interactions and DNA binding.
    MeSH term(s) Arabidopsis Proteins/metabolism ; Carrier Proteins/metabolism ; Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism ; DNA/metabolism ; DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded ; DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Endonucleases/metabolism ; Eukaryota/enzymology ; Eukaryota/genetics ; Humans ; Nuclear Proteins/metabolism ; Recombinational DNA Repair ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism ; Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Arabidopsis Proteins ; AtGR1 protein, Arabidopsis ; Carrier Proteins ; Cell Cycle Proteins ; Ctp1 protein, S pombe ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; Nuclear Proteins ; SAE2 protein, S cerevisiae ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins ; Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins ; DNA (9007-49-2) ; Endonucleases (EC 3.1.-) ; RBBP8 protein, human (EC 3.1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-06-09
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2071608-4
    ISSN 1568-7856 ; 1568-7864
    ISSN (online) 1568-7856
    ISSN 1568-7864
    DOI 10.1016/j.dnarep.2017.06.013
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  7. Article: Topological regulation of the estrogen transcriptional response by ZATT-mediated inhibition of TOP2B activity.

    Terrón-Bautista, José / Martínez-Sánchez, María Del Mar / López-Hernández, Laura / Vadusevan, Ananda Ayyappan / García-Domínguez, Mario / Williams, R Scott / Aguilera, Andrés / Millán-Zambrano, Gonzalo / Cortés-Ledesma, Felipe

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2024  

    Abstract: Human type-II topoisomerases, TOP2A and TOP2B, remove transcription associated DNA supercoiling, thereby affecting gene-expression programs, and have recently been associated with 3D genome architecture. Here, we study the regulatory roles of TOP2 ... ...

    Abstract Human type-II topoisomerases, TOP2A and TOP2B, remove transcription associated DNA supercoiling, thereby affecting gene-expression programs, and have recently been associated with 3D genome architecture. Here, we study the regulatory roles of TOP2 paralogs in response to estrogen, which triggers an acute transcriptional induction that involves rewiring of genome organization. We find that, whereas TOP2A facilitates transcription, as expected for a topoisomerase, TOP2B limits the estrogen response. Consistent with this, TOP2B activity is locally downregulated upon estrogen treatment to favor the establishment and stabilization of regulatory chromatin contacts, likely through an accumulation of DNA supercoiling. We show that estrogen-mediated inhibition of TOP2B requires estrogen receptor α (ERα), a non-catalytic function of TOP2A, and the action of the atypical SUMO-ligase ZATT. This mechanism of topological transcriptional-control, which may be shared by additional gene-expression circuits, highlights the relevance of DNA topoisomerases as central actors of genome dynamics.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2024.01.22.576640
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  8. Article ; Online: Molecular mechanisms of topoisomerase 2 DNA-protein crosslink resolution.

    Riccio, Amanda A / Schellenberg, Matthew J / Williams, R Scott

    Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS

    2019  Volume 77, Issue 1, Page(s) 81–91

    Abstract: The compaction of DNA and the continuous action of DNA transactions, including transcription and DNA replication, create complex DNA topologies that require Type IIA Topoisomerases, which resolve DNA topological strain and control genome dynamics. The ... ...

    Abstract The compaction of DNA and the continuous action of DNA transactions, including transcription and DNA replication, create complex DNA topologies that require Type IIA Topoisomerases, which resolve DNA topological strain and control genome dynamics. The human TOP2 enzymes catalyze their reactions via formation of a reversible covalent enzyme DNA-protein crosslink, the TOP2 cleavage complex (TOP2cc). Spurious interactions of TOP2 with DNA damage, environmental toxicants and chemotherapeutic "poisons" perturbs the TOP2 reaction cycle, leading to an accumulation of DNA-protein crosslinks, and ultimately, genomic instability and cell death. Emerging evidence shows that TOP2-DNA protein crosslink (DPC) repair entails multiple strand break repair activities, such as removal of the poisoned TOP2 protein and rejoining of the DNA ends through homologous recombination (HR) or non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). Herein, we discuss the molecular mechanisms of TOP2-DPC resolution, with specific emphasis on the recently uncovered ZATT
    MeSH term(s) Aminoacyltransferases/chemistry ; Aminoacyltransferases/metabolism ; Animals ; DNA/chemistry ; DNA/genetics ; DNA/metabolism ; DNA Breaks ; DNA Repair ; DNA Topoisomerases, Type II/chemistry ; DNA Topoisomerases, Type II/metabolism ; Humans ; Poly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteins/chemistry ; Poly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Protein Conformation ; Sumoylation ; Transcription Factors/chemistry ; Transcription Factors/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Poly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteins ; Transcription Factors ; DNA (9007-49-2) ; Aminoacyltransferases (EC 2.3.2.-) ; ZNF451 protein, human (EC 2.3.2.-) ; DNA Topoisomerases, Type II (EC 5.99.1.3) ; TOP2A protein, human (EC 5.99.1.3)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1358415-7
    ISSN 1420-9071 ; 1420-682X
    ISSN (online) 1420-9071
    ISSN 1420-682X
    DOI 10.1007/s00018-019-03367-z
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  9. Article ; Online: Correction: Ctp1 protein-DNA filaments promote DNA bridging and DNA double-strand break repair.

    Andres, Sara N / Li, Zimeng M / Erie, Dorothy A / Williams, R Scott

    The Journal of biological chemistry

    2020  Volume 295, Issue 3, Page(s) 896

    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 2997-x
    ISSN 1083-351X ; 0021-9258
    ISSN (online) 1083-351X
    ISSN 0021-9258
    DOI 10.1074/jbc.AAC119.012364
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  10. Article: Molecular mechanisms of topoisomerase 2 DNA–protein crosslink resolution

    Riccio, Amanda A / Schellenberg, Matthew J / Williams, R. Scott

    Cellular and molecular life sciences. 2020 Jan., v. 77, no. 1

    2020  

    Abstract: The compaction of DNA and the continuous action of DNA transactions, including transcription and DNA replication, create complex DNA topologies that require Type IIA Topoisomerases, which resolve DNA topological strain and control genome dynamics. The ... ...

    Abstract The compaction of DNA and the continuous action of DNA transactions, including transcription and DNA replication, create complex DNA topologies that require Type IIA Topoisomerases, which resolve DNA topological strain and control genome dynamics. The human TOP2 enzymes catalyze their reactions via formation of a reversible covalent enzyme DNA–protein crosslink, the TOP2 cleavage complex (TOP2cc). Spurious interactions of TOP2 with DNA damage, environmental toxicants and chemotherapeutic “poisons” perturbs the TOP2 reaction cycle, leading to an accumulation of DNA–protein crosslinks, and ultimately, genomic instability and cell death. Emerging evidence shows that TOP2-DNA protein crosslink (DPC) repair entails multiple strand break repair activities, such as removal of the poisoned TOP2 protein and rejoining of the DNA ends through homologous recombination (HR) or non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). Herein, we discuss the molecular mechanisms of TOP2-DPC resolution, with specific emphasis on the recently uncovered ZATTZⁿᶠ⁴⁵¹-licensed TDP2-catalyzed TOP2-DPC reversal mechanism.
    Keywords DNA ; DNA damage ; DNA replication ; cell death ; crosslinking ; drug therapy ; enzymes ; genetic instability ; genome ; homologous recombination ; humans ; topology ; toxic substances
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-01
    Size p. 81-91.
    Publishing place Springer International Publishing
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-AP-2-clean ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1358415-7
    ISSN 1420-9071 ; 1420-682X
    ISSN (online) 1420-9071
    ISSN 1420-682X
    DOI 10.1007/s00018-019-03367-z
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