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Title | RNF8 E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Stimulates Ubc13 E2 Conjugating Activity That Is Essential for DNA Double Strand Break Signaling and BRCA1 Tumor Suppressor Recruitment. |
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Journal, issue, pages | J Biol Chem, Vol. 291, Issue 18, Page 9396-9410, Year 2016 |
Publish date | Apr 29, 2016 |
![]() | Curtis D Hodge / Ismail H Ismail / Ross A Edwards / Greg L Hura / Andrew T Xiao / John A Tainer / Michael J Hendzel / J N Mark Glover / ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PubMed Abstract | DNA double strand break (DSB) responses depend on the sequential actions of the E3 ubiquitin ligases RNF8 and RNF168 plus E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Ubc13 to specifically generate histone Lys-63- ...DNA double strand break (DSB) responses depend on the sequential actions of the E3 ubiquitin ligases RNF8 and RNF168 plus E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Ubc13 to specifically generate histone Lys-63-linked ubiquitin chains in DSB signaling. Here, we defined the activated RNF8-Ubc13∼ubiquitin complex by x-ray crystallography and its functional solution conformations by x-ray scattering, as tested by separation-of-function mutations imaged in cells by immunofluorescence. The collective results show that the RING E3 RNF8 targets E2 Ubc13 to DSB sites and plays a critical role in damage signaling by stimulating polyubiquitination through modulating conformations of ubiquitin covalently linked to the Ubc13 active site. Structure-guided separation-of-function mutations show that the RNF8 E2 stimulating activity is essential for DSB signaling in mammalian cells and is necessary for downstream recruitment of 53BP1 and BRCA1. Chromatin-targeted RNF168 rescues 53BP1 recruitment involved in non-homologous end joining but not BRCA1 recruitment for homologous recombination. These findings suggest an allosteric approach to targeting the ubiquitin-docking cleft at the E2-E3 interface for possible interventions in cancer and chronic inflammation, and moreover, they establish an independent RNF8 role in BRCA1 recruitment. |
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Methods | SAS (X-ray synchrotron) / X-ray diffraction |
Resolution | 8.3 Å |
Structure data | ![]() SASDBR3: ![]() SASDBS3: ![]() SASDBT3: ![]() SASDBU3: ![]() PDB-4whv: |
Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-ZN: |
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![]() | ligase/protein binding / E3 ligase / E2 conjugating enzyme / ubiquitination / coiled coil / ligase-protein binding complex |