Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Biochemical analyses were carried out on ubiquitylation of XPC and DDB2 by the UVDDB-ubiquitin hose (E3) complex induced in UV-irradiated cells. Upon ubiquitylation of DDB2, UVDDB lost its strong binding activity to UV-damaged DNA, whereas ubiquitylated XPC still retained its DNA binding activity. Furthermore, elongation of polyubiquitin chains seemed to be required for in vitro nucleotide excision repair (NER) reactions only when UV-DDB was present. Based on these results, we proposed a model concerning possible roles of UVDDB and ubiquitylation in the damage recognition process in NER.In vivo dynamics of XPC were examined by the FRAP (flumesmnce recovely after photobleaching) technique using a stably transformed cell line expressing GFP-tagged XPC. We observed immobilization of GFPXPC after UV-irradiation of cells, which showed a biphasic UV-dose dependency. SiRNA knockdown and overexpression of DDB2 indicated that the first step immobilization observed after relatively low doses (5-10 J/m^2) of UV depended on UV-DDB. Our results suggest that the UV-DDB-mediated damage recognition pathway may be predominant when only a small number of UV photolesions are induced.To investigate biological meanings of the reversible ubiquitylation XPC induced by UV-irradiation, we screened siRNA libraries for enzymes involved in deubiquitylation of XPC. A candidate enzyme has been obtained, which is now under investigation. In addition, both thymine DNA glycosylase (TDG) and XPC have been known to be SUMOylated. Structural basis of the functional modulation of TDG by SUMOylation could be revealed by the X-ray crystal structures of SUMOylated TDG. We also determined SUMOylation sites in XPC and mutations at these sites caused partial NER defects in vivo.
All 2008 2007 2006 2005
All Journal Article (34 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 12 results) Presentation (59 results) Book (1 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (2 results)
Mutat. Res. 638
Pages: 48-55
Carcinogenesis 29
Pages: 455-465
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Mutat. Res 638
Mol. Cell. Biol. 32
Pages: 6606-6614
Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 14
Pages: 887-888
Mal. CelL BioL 27
Nat. Struct. Mot Biol 14
Molecular and Cellular Biology 27
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology 14
J. Mol. Biol. 359
Pages: 137-147
Neurobiol. Dis. 23
Pages: 708-716
J. Mol. Histol. 37
Pages: 189-202
Methods Enzymol. 408
Pages: 171-188
J. MoL BioL 359
Neurobial Dis 23
J. Mot Histot 37
Neurobiology of Disease 23
Journal of Molecular Histology 37
実験医学 24
Pages: 357-363
蛋白質核酸酵素 51
Pages: 1339-1344
Cell 121
Pages: 387-400
Nature 435
Pages: 979-982
Mol. Cell. Biol. 25
Pages: 5664-5674
Cancer Res. 65
Pages: 5720-5729
Mot Cell Biol 25
Cancer Res 65
Gell 121
Molecular and Cellular Biology 25
Cancer Research 65