Dissociation of radiation-induced phosphorylation of replication protein A from the S-phase checkpoint

• Published in: Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) Vol. 57; no. 16; pp. 3386 - 3389
• Main Authors: MORGAN, S. E, KASTAN, M. B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA American Association for Cancer Research 15-08-1997
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Carcinogenesis, carcinogens and anticarcinogens; Cell Line, Transformed; Chemical agents; DNA Repair; DNA, Single-Stranded - biosynthesis; DNA-Binding Proteins - chemistry; DNA-Binding Proteins - metabolism; DNA-Binding Proteins - radiation effects; HeLa Cells; Humans; Medical sciences; Phosphorylation - radiation effects; Radiation Dosage; Replication Protein A; S Phase; Tumors; Phosphorylation; Pathogenesis; DNA synthesis; Biophysics; Protein A; Anticarcinogen; Infrared irradiation; Carcinogenesis; Mechanism; Prevention; Ionizing irradiation; Radiobiology; Shutdown; DNA; S Phase; Cell cycle; Lesion; Cell
• ISSN: 0008-5472; 1538-7445

Replication protein A (RPA) is a trimeric single-stranded DNA-binding protein complex involved in DNA replication, repair, and recombination. DNA damage induces phosphorylation of the RPA p34 subunit, and it has been speculated that this phosphorylation could contribute to the regulation of the DNA damage-induced S-phase checkpoint. To further examine this potential relationship, human cell lines expressing ataxia telangiectasia (AT)-mutated dominant-negative fragments, which fail to arrest in S phase in response to ionizing radiation (IR), and AT cells expressing AT-mutated-complementing fragments, which regain the ability to arrest replicative DNA synthesis in response to IR, were analyzed for radiation-induced RPA phosphorylation. Results from these studies demonstrate that IR-induced RPA phosphorylation can be uncoupled from the S-phase checkpoint, suggesting that RPA phosphorylation in response to IR is neither necessary nor sufficient for an S-phase arrest.