Drosophila RecQ4 is directly involved in both DNA replication and the response to UV damage in S2 cells.

The RecQ4 protein shows homology to both the S.cerevisiae DNA replication protein Sld2 and the DNA repair related RecQ helicases. Experimental data also suggest replication and repair functions for RecQ4, but the precise details of its involvement remain to be clarified.Here we show that depletion o...

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Main Authors: Gilles Crevel, Nicole Vo, Isabelle Crevel, Sana Hamid, Lily Hoa, Seiji Miyata, Sue Cotterill
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
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Nicole Vo
Isabelle Crevel
Sana Hamid
Lily Hoa
Seiji Miyata
Sue Cotterill
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description The RecQ4 protein shows homology to both the S.cerevisiae DNA replication protein Sld2 and the DNA repair related RecQ helicases. Experimental data also suggest replication and repair functions for RecQ4, but the precise details of its involvement remain to be clarified.Here we show that depletion of DmRecQ4 by dsRNA interference in S2 cells causes defects consistent with a replication function for the protein. The cells show reduced proliferation associated with an S phase block, reduced BrdU incorporation, and an increase in cells with a subG1 DNA content. At the molecular level we observe reduced chromatin association of DNA polymerase-alpha and PCNA. We also observe increased chromatin association of phosphorylated H2AvD--consistent with the presence of DNA damage and increased apoptosis.Analysis of DmRecQ4 repair function suggests a direct role in NER, as the protein shows rapid but transient nuclear localisation after UV treatment. Re-localisation is not observed after etoposide or H₂O₂ treatment, indicating that the involvement of DmRecQ4 in repair is likely to be pathway specific.Deletion analysis of DmRecQ4 suggests that the SLD2 domain was essential, but not sufficient, for replication function. In addition a DmRecQ4 N-terminal deletion could efficiently re-localise on UV treatment, suggesting that the determinants for this response are contained in the C terminus of the protein. Finally several deletions show differential rescue of dsRNA generated replication and proliferation phenotypes. These will be useful for a molecular analysis of the specific role of DmRecQ4 in different cellular pathways.
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spelling doaj-art-3e1c037f55b44bd18d12864a334a97dd2025-08-20T03:09:47ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-01711e4950510.1371/journal.pone.0049505Drosophila RecQ4 is directly involved in both DNA replication and the response to UV damage in S2 cells.Gilles CrevelNicole VoIsabelle CrevelSana HamidLily HoaSeiji MiyataSue CotterillThe RecQ4 protein shows homology to both the S.cerevisiae DNA replication protein Sld2 and the DNA repair related RecQ helicases. Experimental data also suggest replication and repair functions for RecQ4, but the precise details of its involvement remain to be clarified.Here we show that depletion of DmRecQ4 by dsRNA interference in S2 cells causes defects consistent with a replication function for the protein. The cells show reduced proliferation associated with an S phase block, reduced BrdU incorporation, and an increase in cells with a subG1 DNA content. At the molecular level we observe reduced chromatin association of DNA polymerase-alpha and PCNA. We also observe increased chromatin association of phosphorylated H2AvD--consistent with the presence of DNA damage and increased apoptosis.Analysis of DmRecQ4 repair function suggests a direct role in NER, as the protein shows rapid but transient nuclear localisation after UV treatment. Re-localisation is not observed after etoposide or H₂O₂ treatment, indicating that the involvement of DmRecQ4 in repair is likely to be pathway specific.Deletion analysis of DmRecQ4 suggests that the SLD2 domain was essential, but not sufficient, for replication function. In addition a DmRecQ4 N-terminal deletion could efficiently re-localise on UV treatment, suggesting that the determinants for this response are contained in the C terminus of the protein. Finally several deletions show differential rescue of dsRNA generated replication and proliferation phenotypes. These will be useful for a molecular analysis of the specific role of DmRecQ4 in different cellular pathways.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0049505&type=printable
spellingShingle Gilles Crevel
Nicole Vo
Isabelle Crevel
Sana Hamid
Lily Hoa
Seiji Miyata
Sue Cotterill
Drosophila RecQ4 is directly involved in both DNA replication and the response to UV damage in S2 cells.
PLoS ONE
title Drosophila RecQ4 is directly involved in both DNA replication and the response to UV damage in S2 cells.
title_full Drosophila RecQ4 is directly involved in both DNA replication and the response to UV damage in S2 cells.
title_fullStr Drosophila RecQ4 is directly involved in both DNA replication and the response to UV damage in S2 cells.
title_full_unstemmed Drosophila RecQ4 is directly involved in both DNA replication and the response to UV damage in S2 cells.
title_short Drosophila RecQ4 is directly involved in both DNA replication and the response to UV damage in S2 cells.
title_sort drosophila recq4 is directly involved in both dna replication and the response to uv damage in s2 cells
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0049505&type=printable
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