Oxidative guanine base damage plays a dual role in regulating productive ALT-associated homology-directed repair
Summary: Cancer cells maintain telomeres by upregulating telomerase or alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) via homology-directed repair at telomeric DNA breaks. 8-Oxoguanine (8oxoG) is a highly prevalent endogenous DNA lesion in telomeric sequences, altering telomere structure and telomerase...
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| author | Sanjana A. Thosar Ryan P. Barnes Ariana Detwiler Ragini Bhargava Anne Wondisford Roderick J. O’Sullivan Patricia L. Opresko |
| author_facet | Sanjana A. Thosar Ryan P. Barnes Ariana Detwiler Ragini Bhargava Anne Wondisford Roderick J. O’Sullivan Patricia L. Opresko |
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| description | Summary: Cancer cells maintain telomeres by upregulating telomerase or alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) via homology-directed repair at telomeric DNA breaks. 8-Oxoguanine (8oxoG) is a highly prevalent endogenous DNA lesion in telomeric sequences, altering telomere structure and telomerase activity, but its impact on ALT is unclear. Here, we demonstrate that targeted 8oxoG formation at telomeres stimulates ALT activity and homologous recombination specifically in ALT cancer cells. Mechanistically, an acute 8oxoG induction increases replication stress, as evidenced by increased telomere fragility and ATR kinase activation at ALT telomeres. Furthermore, ALT cells are more sensitive to chronic telomeric 8oxoG damage than telomerase-positive cancer cells, consistent with increased 8oxoG-induced replication stress. However, telomeric 8oxoG production in G2 phase, when ALT telomere elongation occurs, impairs telomeric DNA synthesis. Our study demonstrates that a common oxidative base lesion has a dual role in regulating ALT depending on when the damage arises in the cell cycle. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f73851718be544c6b21a5ffb5d002d872024-01-09T04:04:21ZengElsevierCell Reports2211-12472024-01-01431113656Oxidative guanine base damage plays a dual role in regulating productive ALT-associated homology-directed repairSanjana A. Thosar0Ryan P. Barnes1Ariana Detwiler2Ragini Bhargava3Anne Wondisford4Roderick J. O’Sullivan5Patricia L. Opresko6Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USADepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USADepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USAUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USAUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USAUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USADepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Corresponding authorSummary: Cancer cells maintain telomeres by upregulating telomerase or alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) via homology-directed repair at telomeric DNA breaks. 8-Oxoguanine (8oxoG) is a highly prevalent endogenous DNA lesion in telomeric sequences, altering telomere structure and telomerase activity, but its impact on ALT is unclear. Here, we demonstrate that targeted 8oxoG formation at telomeres stimulates ALT activity and homologous recombination specifically in ALT cancer cells. Mechanistically, an acute 8oxoG induction increases replication stress, as evidenced by increased telomere fragility and ATR kinase activation at ALT telomeres. Furthermore, ALT cells are more sensitive to chronic telomeric 8oxoG damage than telomerase-positive cancer cells, consistent with increased 8oxoG-induced replication stress. However, telomeric 8oxoG production in G2 phase, when ALT telomere elongation occurs, impairs telomeric DNA synthesis. Our study demonstrates that a common oxidative base lesion has a dual role in regulating ALT depending on when the damage arises in the cell cycle.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723016674CP: Molecular biology |
| spellingShingle | Sanjana A. Thosar Ryan P. Barnes Ariana Detwiler Ragini Bhargava Anne Wondisford Roderick J. O’Sullivan Patricia L. Opresko Oxidative guanine base damage plays a dual role in regulating productive ALT-associated homology-directed repair Cell Reports CP: Molecular biology |
| title | Oxidative guanine base damage plays a dual role in regulating productive ALT-associated homology-directed repair |
| title_full | Oxidative guanine base damage plays a dual role in regulating productive ALT-associated homology-directed repair |
| title_fullStr | Oxidative guanine base damage plays a dual role in regulating productive ALT-associated homology-directed repair |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oxidative guanine base damage plays a dual role in regulating productive ALT-associated homology-directed repair |
| title_short | Oxidative guanine base damage plays a dual role in regulating productive ALT-associated homology-directed repair |
| title_sort | oxidative guanine base damage plays a dual role in regulating productive alt associated homology directed repair |
| topic | CP: Molecular biology |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723016674 |
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