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Evidence for Ku70/Ku80 association with full-length RAG1 总被引:3,自引:1,他引:2
Antigen receptor genes are assembled by a site-specific DNA rearrangement process called V(D)J recombination. This process proceeds through two distinct phases: a cleavage phase in which the RAG1 and RAG2 proteins introduce DNA double-strand breaks at antigen receptor gene segments, and a joining phase in which the resulting DNA breaks are processed and repaired via the non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) repair pathway. Genetic and biochemical evidence suggest that the RAG proteins play an active role in guiding the repair of DNA breaks introduced during V(D)J recombination to the NHEJ pathway. However, evidence for specific association between the RAG proteins and any of the factors involved in NHEJ remains elusive. Here we present evidence that two components of the NHEJ pathway, Ku70 and Ku80, interact with full-length RAG1, providing a biochemical link between the two phases of V(D)J recombination. 相似文献
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Expression of Ku70 and Ku80 mediated by NF-kappa B and cyclooxygenase-2 is related to proliferation of human gastric cancer cells 总被引:17,自引:0,他引:17
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression is mediated by constitutive NF-kappaB and regulates human gastric cancer cell growth and proliferation. Inactivating Ku70 or Ku80 suppresses cell growth and induces apoptosis. It has been hypothesized that Ku70 and Ku80 expression may be associated with NF-kappaB activation and COX-2 expression and is involved in cell proliferation. In this study, we found that inhibition of constitutive NF-kappaB (by transfecting a mutated IkappaBalpha gene) and of COX-2 (by treatment with indomethacin and NS-398) suppressed Ku70 and Ku80 expression in cells. Treatment with prostaglandin E(2) adenocarcinoma gastric (AGS) increased expression of these Ku proteins in cells with low constitutive NF-kappaB levels. Inhibition of the Ku DNA end-binding activity by transfection with the C-terminal Ku80 expression gene suppressed cell proliferation. Ku70 or Ku80 overexpression by transfection with the Ku70 or Ku80 expression gene, respectively, enhanced proliferation of cells with low NF-kappaB levels. These results demonstrate that Ku70 and Ku80 expression is mediated by constitutively activated NF-kappaB and constitutively expressed COX-2 in gastric cancer cells and that the high Ku DNA end-binding activity contributes to cell proliferation. Ku70 and Ku80 expression may be related to gastric cell proliferation and carcinogenesis. 相似文献
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Ku, the DNA binding component of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), is a heterodimer composed of 70 and 86 kDa subunits, known as Ku70 and Ku80 respectively . Defects in DNA-PK subunits have been shown to result in a reduced capacity to repair DNA double-strand breaks. Assembly of the Ku heterodimer is required to obtain DNA end binding activity and association of the DNA-PK catalytic subunit. The regions of the Ku subunits responsible for heterodimerization have not been clearly defined in vivo . A previous study has suggested that the C-terminus of Ku80 is required for interaction with Ku70. Here we examine Ku subunit interaction using N- and C-terminal Ku80 deletions in a GAL4-based two-hybrid system and an independent mammalian in vivo system. Our two-hybrid study suggests that the central region of Ku80, not its C-terminus, is capable of mediating interaction with Ku70. To determine if this region mediates interaction with Ku70 in mammalian cells we transfected xrs-6 cells, which lack endogenous Ku80, with epitope-tagged Ku80 deletions carrying a nuclear localization signal. Immunoprecipitation from transfected cell extracts revealed that the central domain identified by the GAL4 two-hybrid studies stabilizes and co-immunoprecipitates with endogenous xrs-6 Ku70. The central interaction domain maps to the internally deleted regions of Ku80 in the mutant cell lines XR-V9B and XR-V15B. These findings indicate that the internally deleted Ku80 mutations carried in these cell lines are incapable of heterodimerization with Ku70. 相似文献
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Double-strand break repair by Ku70 requires heterodimerization with Ku80 and DNA binding functions. 总被引:12,自引:0,他引:12
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Heterodimers of the 70 and 80 kDa Ku autoantigens (Ku70 and Ku80) activate the DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK). Mutations in any of the three subunits of this protein kinase (Ku70, Ku80 and DNA-PKcs) lead to sensitivity to ionizing radiation (IR) and to DNA double-strand breaks, and V(D)J recombination product formation defects. Here we show that the IR repair, DNA end binding and DNA-PK defects in Ku70-/- embryonic stem cells can be counteracted by introducing epitope-tagged wild-type Ku70 cDNA. Truncations and chimeras of Ku70 were used to identify the regions necessary for DNA end binding and IR repair. Site-specific mutational analysis revealed a core region of Ku70 responsible for DNA end binding and heterodimerization. The propensity for Ku70 to associate with Ku80 and to bind DNA correlates with the ability to activate DNA-PK, although two mutants showed that the roles of Ku70 in DNA-PK activation and IR repair are separate. Mutation of DNA-PK autophosphorylation sites and other structural motifs in Ku70 showed that these sites are not necessary for IR repair in vivo. These studies reveal Ku70 features required for double-strand break repair. 相似文献
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Proteomic identification of Ku70/Ku80 autoantigen recognized by monoclonal antibody against hepatocellular carcinoma 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
A murine monoclonal antibody (mAb), CLD3 (IgG(1),kappa), was generated against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Both immunofluorescence and immunohistochemical assays indicated the reactivity of CLD3 mAb localized at the nucleus and/or cytoplasm of tumorigenic HCC cell lines as well as in liver cancer tissues. By immunoprecipitation and using the matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry approach, the antigenic specificity of CLD3 was determined to be heterodimeric Ku70 and Ku80 autoantigen, which was confirmed by Western blotting. 相似文献
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Jyotshnabala Kanungo 《Molecular and cellular biochemistry》2010,338(1-2):291-298
The Ku protein is a heterodimer composed of 70 kD (Ku70) and 80 kD (Ku80) subunits. Ku is the regulatory component of the DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) that has a catalytic subunit of ~460 kD (DNA-PKcs). In this study, the two polypeptides (Ku80/Ku70) of the human Ku were expressed in Xenopus oocytes in order to investigate their over-expression, sub-cellular localization, and functional interaction with the Xenopus DNA-PKcs. In vitro-transcribed mRNAs for Ku70 and Ku80 were obtained from the respective plasmid constructs. The exogenously expressed proteins from the injected mRNAs were immunoprecipitated using a specific anti-T7 Tag antibody. The T7 Tag epitope is present in the vector at the amino-terminus and is in-frame with the Ku cDNA sequences. While injected Ku70 mRNA translated to a full-length Ku70 polypeptide that translocated to the nucleus, injected Ku80 mRNA resulted in the expression of a truncated product that was retained in the cytoplasm. Although Ku80 mRNA was stable for a period of 18 h in the oocytes post-microinjection, the protein was only stabilized when co-expressed with Ku70, suggesting that Ku80 is susceptible to proteolytic degradation when not dimerized with Ku70. Furthermore, the immunocomplex was capable of phosphorylating the DNA-PK-specific substrate thereby indicating that the holoenzyme could functionally reconstitute in vivo in the oocytes by heterologous subunits thus demonstrating evolutionary conservation of the enzyme subunit structure and function among diverse species. 相似文献
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Shidong Lv Zeyu Wu Mayao Luo Yifan Zhang Jianqiang Zhang Laura E. Pascal Zhou Wang Qiang Wei 《Cell death & disease》2022,13(9)
Ivermectin is a widely used antiparasitic drug and shows promising anticancer activity in various cancer types. Although multiple signaling pathways modulated by ivermectin have been identified in tumor cells, few studies have focused on the exact target of ivermectin. Herein, we report the pharmacological effects and targets of ivermectin in prostate cancer. Ivermectin caused G0/G1 cell cycle arrest, induced cell apoptosis and DNA damage, and decreased androgen receptor (AR) signaling in prostate cancer cells. Further in vivo analysis showed ivermectin could suppress 22RV1 xenograft progression. Using integrated omics profiling, including RNA-seq and thermal proteome profiling, the forkhead box protein A1 (FOXA1) and non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) repair executer Ku70/Ku80 were strongly suggested as direct targets of ivermectin in prostate cancer. The interaction of ivermectin and FOXA1 reduced the chromatin accessibility of AR signaling and the G0/G1 cell cycle regulator E2F1, leading to cell proliferation inhibition. The interaction of ivermectin and Ku70/Ku80 impaired the NHEJ repair ability. Cooperating with the downregulation of homologous recombination repair ability after AR signaling inhibition, ivermectin increased intracellular DNA double-strand breaks and finally triggered cell death. Our findings demonstrate the anticancer effect of ivermectin in prostate cancer, indicating that its use may be a new therapeutic approach for prostate cancer.Subject terms: Target identification, Endocrine cancer 相似文献
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Ku genes play a key role in the non-homologous end-joining pathway. We have identified Ku70 and Ku80 homologs in the koji molds Aspergillus sojae and Aspergillus oryzae, and have constructed the disruption mutants of Ku70, Ku80, and Ku70-80 to characterize the phenotypic change in these mutants. Neither Ku70- nor Ku80-disrupted strains show hypersensitivity to the DNA damaging agents methylmethane sulfonate (MMS) and phleomycin. Moreover, undesirable phenotypes, such as poor growth or repressed conidiospore formation, were not observed in the Ku-disrupted A. sojae and A. oryzae. 相似文献
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Deletion of Ku70, Ku80, or both causes early aging without substantially increased cancer 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Ku70 forms a heterodimer with Ku80, called Ku, that is critical for repairing DNA double-stand breaks by nonhomologous end joining and for maintaining telomeres. Mice with either gene mutated exhibit similar phenotypes that include increased sensitivity to ionizing radiation and severe combined immunodeficiency. However, there are also differences in the reported phenotypes. For example, only Ku70 mutants are reported to exhibit a high incidence of thymic lymphomas while only Ku80 mutants are reported to exhibit early aging with very low cancer levels. There are two explanations for these differences. First, either Ku70 or Ku80 functions outside the Ku heterodimer such that deletion of one is not identical to deletion of the other. Second, divergent genetic backgrounds or environments influence the phenotype. To distinguish between these possibilities, the Ku70 and Ku80 mutations were crossed together to generate Ku70, Ku80, and double-mutant mice in the same genetic background raised in the same environment. We show that these three cohorts have similar phenotypes that most resemble the previous report for Ku80 mutant mice, i.e., early aging without substantially increased cancer levels. Thus, our observations suggest that the Ku heterodimer is important for longevity assurance in mice since divergent genetic backgrounds and/or environments likely account for these previously reported differences. 相似文献
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W H Reeves A Pierani C H Chou T Ng C Nicastri R G Roeder Z M Sthoeger 《Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)》1991,146(8):2678-2686
High titer autoantibodies to the Ku Ag, a DNA-protein complex containing 70- and approximately 80-kDa protein subunits (p70 and p80, respectively), are found in sera of certain patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and related disorders. Autoepitopes of the Ku Ag were identified and partially characterized by expressing fragments of the p70 and p80 cDNA as fusion proteins in bacteria. Systemic lupus erythematosus sera reacted on immunoblots with at least three epitopes of p70 (amino acids 560-609, 506-535, and 115-467), and three epitopes of p80 (amino acids 682-732, 558-681, and 1-374). These six antigenic regions had distinct amino acid sequences, and were also immunologically distinct, as determined by using immunoaffinity-purified auto-antibodies to particular epitopes. Detailed mapping of the strongly antigenic region near the C terminus of p70 revealed a complex conformational or discontinuous epitope, the antigenicity of which was abolished by deleting either amino acids 560-571 or 601-609. The C terminus of p80 may also contain a discontinuous or conformational epitope(s). Although only some sera reacted with p70 or p80 on immunoblots, all sera that immunoprecipitated the native Ku complex reacted with native Ku by ELISA, and inhibited the binding of mAb directed at epitopes of native Ku. Taken together, these studies indicate that anti-Ku autoantibodies target a diversity of independent epitopes located on p70, p80, and the intact Ku complex, and that a significant portion of the autoantibodies in most patients' sera is directed against conformational/discontinuous epitopes. 相似文献
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Molecular and biochemical characterization of new X-ray-sensitive hamster cell mutants defective in Ku80. 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
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A Errami N J Finnie B Morolli S P Jackson P H Lohman M Z Zdzienicka 《Nucleic acids research》1998,26(19):4332-4338
Ku, a heterodimer of approximately 70 and approximately 80 kDa subunits, is a nuclear protein that binds to double-stranded DNA ends and is a component of the DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK). Cell lines defective in Ku80 belong to group XRCC5 of ionizing radiation-sensitive mutants. Five new independent Chinese hamster cell mutants, XR-V10B, XR-V11B, XR-V12B, XR-V13B and XR-V16B, that belong to this group were isolated. To shed light on the nature of the defect in Ku80, the molecular and biochemical characteristics of these mutants were examined. All mutants, except XR-V12B, express Ku80 mRNA, but no Ku80 protein could clearly be detected by immunoblot analysis in any of them. DNA sequence analysis of the Ku80 cDNA from these mutants showed a deletion of 252 bp in XR-V10B; a 6 bp deletion that results in a new amino acid residue at position 107 and the loss of two amino acid residues at positions 108 and 109 in XR-V11B; a missense mutation resulting in a substitution of Cys for Tyr at position 114 in XR-V13B; and two missense mutations in XR-V16B, resulting in a substitution of Met for Val at position 331 and Arg for Gly at position 354. All these mutations cause a similar, 5-7-fold, increase in X-ray sensitivity in comparison to wild-type cells, and a complete lack of DNA-end binding and DNA-PK activities. This indicates that all these mutations lead to loss of the Ku80 function due to instability of the defective protein. 相似文献
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Kerstin Bystricky Haico Van Attikum Maria-Dolores Montiel Vincent Dion Lutz Gehlen Susan M. Gasser 《Molecular and cellular biology》2009,29(3):835-848
We have examined the hypothesis that the highly selective recombination of an active mating type locus (MAT) with either HMLα or HMRa is facilitated by the spatial positioning of relevant sequences within the budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) nucleus. However, both position relative to the nuclear envelope (NE) and the subnuclear mobility of fluorescently tagged MAT, HML, or HMR loci are largely identical in haploid a and α cells. Irrespective of mating type, the expressed MAT locus is highly mobile within the nuclear lumen, while silent loci move less and are found preferentially near the NE. The perinuclear positions of HMR and HML are strongly compromised in strains lacking the Silent information regulator, Sir4. However, HMLα, unlike HMRa and most telomeres, shows increased NE association in a strain lacking yeast Ku70 (yKu70). Intriguingly, we find that the yKu complex is associated with HML and HMR sequences in a mating-type-specific manner. Its abundance decreases at the HMLα donor locus and increases transiently at MATa following DSB induction. Our data suggest that mating-type-specific binding of yKu to HMLα creates a local chromatin structure competent for recombination, which cooperates with the recombination enhancer to direct donor choice for gene conversion of the MATa locus. 相似文献
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Human Ku70/80 associates physically with telomerase through interaction with hTERT 总被引:10,自引:0,他引:10
Chai W Ford LP Lenertz L Wright WE Shay JW 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2002,277(49):47242-47247
Telomere length maintenance, an activity essential for chromosome stability and genome integrity, is regulated by telomerase- and telomere-associated factors. The DNA repair protein Ku (a heterodimer of Ku70 and Ku80 subunits) associates with mammalian telomeres and contributes to telomere maintenance. Here, we analyzed the physical association of Ku with human telomerase both in vivo and in vitro. Antibodies specific to human Ku proteins precipitated human telomerase in extracts from tumor cells, as well as from telomerase-immortalized normal cells, regardless of the presence of DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit. The same Ku antibodies also precipitated in vitro reconstituted telomerase, suggesting that this association does not require telomeric DNA. Moreover, Ku associated with the in vitro translated catalytic subunit of telomerase (hTERT) in the absence of telomerase RNA (hTR) or telomeric DNA. The results presented here are the first to report that Ku associates with hTERT, and this interaction may function to regulate the access of telomerase to telomeric DNA ends. 相似文献
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Dynamic binding of Ku80, Ku70 and NF90 to the IL-2 promoter in vivo in activated T-cells 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
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Shi L Qiu D Zhao G Corthesy B Lees-Miller S Reeves WH Kao PN 《Nucleic acids research》2007,35(7):2302-2310
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《DNA Repair》2016
Non-Homologous End-Joining (NHEJ) is the predominant pathway for the repair of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) in human cells. The NHEJ pathway is frequently upregulated in several solid cancers as a compensatory mechanism for a separate DSB repair defect or for innate genomic instability, making this pathway a powerful target for synthetic lethality approaches. In addition, NHEJ reduces the efficacy of cancer treatment modalities which rely on the introduction of DSBs, like radiation therapy or genotoxic chemotherapy. Consequently, inhibition of the NHEJ pathway can modulate a radiation- or chemo-refractory disease presentation. The Ku70/80 heterodimer protein plays a pivotal role in the NHEJ process. It possesses a ring-shaped structure with high affinity for DSBs and serves as the first responder and central scaffold around which the rest of the repair complex is assembled. Because of this central position, the Ku70/80 dimer is a logical target for the disruption of the entire NHEJ pathway. Surprisingly, specific inhibitors of the Ku70/80 heterodimer are currently not available. We here describe an in silico, pocket-based drug discovery methodology utilizing the crystal structure of the Ku70/80 heterodimer. We identified a novel putative small molecule binding pocket and selected several potential inhibitors by computational screening. Subsequent biological screening resulted in the first identification of a compound with confirmed Ku-inhibitory activity in the low micro-molar range, capable of disrupting the binding of Ku70/80 to DNA substrates and impairing Ku-dependent activation of another NHEJ factor, the DNA-PKCS kinase. Importantly, this compound synergistically sensitized human cell lines to radiation treatment, indicating a clear potential to diminish DSB repair. The chemical scaffold we here describe can be utilized as a lead-generating platform for the design and development of a novel class of anti-cancer agents. 相似文献
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The Ku70/80 heterodimer is a major player in non-homologous end joining and the repair of DNA double-strand breaks. Studies suggest that once bound to a DNA double-strand break, Ku recruits the catalytic subunit of the DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PKcs) to form the DNA-dependent protein kinase holoenzyme complex (DNA-PK). We previously identified four DNA-PK phosphorylation sites on the Ku70/80 heterodimer: serine 6 of Ku70, serine 577 and 580 and threonine 715 of Ku80. This raised the interesting possibility that DNA-PK-dependent phosphorylation of Ku could provide a mechanism for the regulation of non-homologous end joining. Here, using mass spectrometry and phosphospecific antibodies we confirm that these sites are phosphorylated in vitro by purified DNA-PK. However, we show that neither DNA-PK nor the related protein kinase ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) is required for phosphorylation of Ku at these sites in vivo. Furthermore, Ku containing serine/threonine to alanine mutations at these sites was fully able to complement the radiation sensitivity of Ku negative mammalian cells indicating that phosphorylation at these sites is not required for non-homologous end joining. Interestingly, both Ku70 and Ku80 were phosphorylated in cells treated with the protein phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid under conditions known to inactivate protein phosphatase 2A-like protein phosphatases. Moreover, okadaic acid-induced phosphorylation of Ku80 was inhibited by nanomolar concentrations of the protein kinase inhibitor staurosporine. These results suggest that the phosphorylation of Ku70 and Ku80 is regulated by a protein phosphatase 2A-like protein phosphatase and a staurosporine sensitive protein kinase in vivo, but that DNA-PK-mediated phosphorylation of Ku is not required for DNA double-strand break repair. 相似文献