High-resolution mapping demonstrates inhibition of DNA excision repair by transcription factors

DNA base damage arises frequently in living cells and needs to be removed by base excision repair (BER) to prevent mutagenesis and genome instability. Both the formation and repair of base damage occur in chromatin and are conceivably affected by DNA-binding proteins such as transcription factors (T...

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Main Authors: Mingrui Duan, Smitha Sivapragasam, Jacob S Antony, Jenna Ulibarri, John M Hinz, Gregory MK Poon, John J Wyrick, Peng Mao
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/73943
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author Mingrui Duan
Smitha Sivapragasam
Jacob S Antony
Jenna Ulibarri
John M Hinz
Gregory MK Poon
John J Wyrick
Peng Mao
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Jenna Ulibarri
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Peng Mao
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description DNA base damage arises frequently in living cells and needs to be removed by base excision repair (BER) to prevent mutagenesis and genome instability. Both the formation and repair of base damage occur in chromatin and are conceivably affected by DNA-binding proteins such as transcription factors (TFs). However, to what extent TF binding affects base damage distribution and BER in cells is unclear. Here, we used a genome-wide damage mapping method, N-methylpurine-sequencing (NMP-seq), and characterized alkylation damage distribution and BER at TF binding sites in yeast cells treated with the alkylating agent methyl methanesulfonate (MMS). Our data show that alkylation damage formation was mainly suppressed at the binding sites of yeast TFs ARS binding factor 1 (Abf1) and rDNA enhancer binding protein 1 (Reb1), but individual hotspots with elevated damage levels were also found. Additionally, Abf1 and Reb1 binding strongly inhibits BER in vivo and in vitro, causing slow repair both within the core motif and its adjacent DNA. Repair of ultraviolet (UV) damage by nucleotide excision repair (NER) was also inhibited by TF binding. Interestingly, TF binding inhibits a larger DNA region for NER relative to BER. The observed effects are caused by the TF–DNA interaction, because damage formation and BER can be restored by depletion of Abf1 or Reb1 protein from the nucleus. Thus, our data reveal that TF binding significantly modulates alkylation base damage formation and inhibits repair by the BER pathway. The interplay between base damage formation and BER may play an important role in affecting mutation frequency in gene regulatory regions.
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spelling doaj.art-bea7f5af29e0459caf975a8a096437e02022-12-22T04:29:01ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2022-03-011110.7554/eLife.73943High-resolution mapping demonstrates inhibition of DNA excision repair by transcription factorsMingrui Duan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2352-1840Smitha Sivapragasam1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5599-9988Jacob S Antony2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1481-9768Jenna Ulibarri3John M Hinz4Gregory MK Poon5John J Wyrick6Peng Mao7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2068-1344Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, United StatesSchool of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, United StatesSchool of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, United StatesSchool of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, United StatesDepartment of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, United StatesSchool of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, United States; Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, United StatesDNA base damage arises frequently in living cells and needs to be removed by base excision repair (BER) to prevent mutagenesis and genome instability. Both the formation and repair of base damage occur in chromatin and are conceivably affected by DNA-binding proteins such as transcription factors (TFs). However, to what extent TF binding affects base damage distribution and BER in cells is unclear. Here, we used a genome-wide damage mapping method, N-methylpurine-sequencing (NMP-seq), and characterized alkylation damage distribution and BER at TF binding sites in yeast cells treated with the alkylating agent methyl methanesulfonate (MMS). Our data show that alkylation damage formation was mainly suppressed at the binding sites of yeast TFs ARS binding factor 1 (Abf1) and rDNA enhancer binding protein 1 (Reb1), but individual hotspots with elevated damage levels were also found. Additionally, Abf1 and Reb1 binding strongly inhibits BER in vivo and in vitro, causing slow repair both within the core motif and its adjacent DNA. Repair of ultraviolet (UV) damage by nucleotide excision repair (NER) was also inhibited by TF binding. Interestingly, TF binding inhibits a larger DNA region for NER relative to BER. The observed effects are caused by the TF–DNA interaction, because damage formation and BER can be restored by depletion of Abf1 or Reb1 protein from the nucleus. Thus, our data reveal that TF binding significantly modulates alkylation base damage formation and inhibits repair by the BER pathway. The interplay between base damage formation and BER may play an important role in affecting mutation frequency in gene regulatory regions.https://elifesciences.org/articles/73943BERNERMMSchromatinmutagenesis
spellingShingle Mingrui Duan
Smitha Sivapragasam
Jacob S Antony
Jenna Ulibarri
John M Hinz
Gregory MK Poon
John J Wyrick
Peng Mao
High-resolution mapping demonstrates inhibition of DNA excision repair by transcription factors
eLife
BER
NER
MMS
chromatin
mutagenesis
title High-resolution mapping demonstrates inhibition of DNA excision repair by transcription factors
title_full High-resolution mapping demonstrates inhibition of DNA excision repair by transcription factors
title_fullStr High-resolution mapping demonstrates inhibition of DNA excision repair by transcription factors
title_full_unstemmed High-resolution mapping demonstrates inhibition of DNA excision repair by transcription factors
title_short High-resolution mapping demonstrates inhibition of DNA excision repair by transcription factors
title_sort high resolution mapping demonstrates inhibition of dna excision repair by transcription factors
topic BER
NER
MMS
chromatin
mutagenesis
url https://elifesciences.org/articles/73943
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