Abstract
The 15 known Fanconi anemia proteins cooperate in a pathway that regulates DNA interstrand cross-link repair. Recent studies indicate that the Fanconi anemia pathway also controls Rev1-mediated translesion DNA synthesis (TLS). We identified Fanconi anemia–associated protein (FAAP20), an integral subunit of the multisubunit Fanconi anemia core complex. FAAP20 binds to FANCA subunit and is required for stability of the complex and monoubiquitination of FANCD2. FAAP20 contains a ubiquitin-binding zinc finger 4 domain and binds to the monoubiquitinated form of Rev1. FAAP20 binding stabilizes Rev1 nuclear foci and promotes interaction of the Fanconi anemia core with PCNA–Rev1 DNA damage bypass complexes. FAAP20 therefore provides a critical link between the Fanconi anemia pathway and TLS polymerase activity. We propose that the Fanconi anemia core complex regulates cross-link repair by channeling lesions to damage bypass pathways and preventing large DNA insertions and deletions.
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We thank L.A. Moreau for chromosome aberration assay and K. Hofmann (Miltenyi Biotec), I. Dikic (Institute of Biochemistry II), A.R. Lehmann (University of Sussex), and E.H.-Y. Cheng (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) for reagents. We also thank members of D'Andrea laboratory for valuable input and helpful discussions. H.K. is a recipient of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Career Development Fellowship. K.Y is a Harvard University Presidential Scholar. This work was supported by grants RO1DK43889 and RO1HL52725 to A.D.D.
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H.K. and A.D.D. designed and interpreted experiments. H.K. and D.D. conducted experiments. K.Y. carried out bioinformatics analysis. H.K. and A.D.D. wrote the manuscript. A.D.D. directed the project.
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Kim, H., Yang, K., Dejsuphong, D. et al. Regulation of Rev1 by the Fanconi anemia core complex. Nat Struct Mol Biol 19, 164–170 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.2222
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