Nicolás Luis Calzetta, Marina Alejandra González Besteiro, Vanesa Gottifredi
Journal of molecular biology 2021 May 14Checkpoint Kinase 1 (Chk1) prevents DNA damage by adjusting the replication choreography in the face of replication stress. Chk1 depletion provokes slow and asymmetrical fork movement, yet the signals governing such changes remain unclear. We sought to investigate whether poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs), key players of the DNA damage response, intervene in the DNA replication of Chk1-depleted cells. We demonstrate that PARP inhibition selectively alleviates the reduced fork elongation rates, without relieving fork asymmetry in Chk1-depleted cells. While the contribution of PARPs to fork elongation is not unprecedented, we found that their role in Chk1-depleted cells extends beyond fork movement. PARP-dependent fork deceleration induced mild dormant origin firing upon Chk1 depletion, augmenting the global rates of DNA synthesis. Thus, we have identified PARPs as novel regulators of replication fork dynamics in Chk1-depleted cells. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Nicolás Luis Calzetta, Marina Alejandra González Besteiro, Vanesa Gottifredi. PARP Activity Fine-tunes the DNA Replication Choreography of Chk1-depleted Cells. Journal of molecular biology. 2021 May 14;433(10):166949
PMID: 33744317
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