Function of the plant DNA polymerase epsilon in replicative stress sensing, a genetic analysis
Faithful transmission of the genetic information is essential in all living organisms. DNA replication is therefore a critical step of cell proliferation, because of the potential occurrence of replication errors or DNA damage when progression of a replication fork is hampered causing replicative stress. Like other types of DNA damage, replicative stress activates the DNA damage response, a signaling cascade allowing cell cycle arrest and repair of lesions. The replicative DNA polymerase « (Pol «) was shown to activate the S-phase checkpoint in yeast in response to replicative stress, but whether this mechanism functions in multicellular eukaryotes remains unclear. Here, we explored the genetic interaction between Pol « and the main elements of the DNA damage response in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). We found that mutations affecting the polymerase domain of Pol « trigger ATRdependent signaling leading to SOG1 activation, WEE1-dependent cell cycle inhibition, and tolerance to replicative stress induced by hydroxyurea, but result in enhanced sensitivity to a wide range of DNA damaging agents. Using knock-down lines, we also provide evidence for the direct role of Pol « in replicative stress sensing. Together, our results demonstrate that the role of Pol « in replicative stress sensing is conserved in plants, and provide, to our knowledge, the first genetic dissection of the downstream signaling events in a multicellular eukaryote. © 2017 American Society of Plant Biologists. All rights reserved.
Main Authors: | Pedroza-García, J. A., Mazubert, C., del Olmo, I., Bourge, M., Domenichini, S., Bounon, R., Tariq, Z., Delannoy, E., Piñeiro Galvin, Manuel Ángel, Jarillo Quiroga, José Antonio, Bergounioux, C., Benhamed, M., Raynaud, C. |
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Format: | artículo biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/3362 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/292035 |
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