A DNA damage response screen identifies RHINO, a 9-1-1 and TopBP1 interacting protein required for ATR signaling

Science. 2011 Jun 10;332(6035):1313-7. doi: 10.1126/science.1203430.

Abstract

The DNA damage response (DDR) is brought about by a protein kinase cascade that orchestrates DNA repair through transcriptional and posttranslational mechanisms. Cell cycle arrest is a hallmark of the DDR. We screened for cells that lacked damage-induced cell cycle arrest and uncovered a critical role for Fanconi anemia and homologous recombination proteins in ATR (ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related) signaling. Three DDR candidates, the RNA processing protein INTS7, the circadian transcription factor CLOCK, and a previously uncharacterized protein RHINO, were recruited to sites of DNA damage. RHINO independently bound the Rad9-Rad1-Hus1 complex (9-1-1) and the ATR activator TopBP1. RHINO was recruited to sites of DNA damage by the 9-1-1 complex to promote Chk1 activation. We suggest that RHINO functions together with the 9-1-1 complex and TopBP1 to fully activate ATR.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism
  • Carrier Proteins / physiology*
  • Cell Cycle / genetics
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Chemokines / genetics
  • Chemokines / physiology*
  • Chemokines, CXC
  • DNA Damage
  • DNA Repair*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Exonucleases / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Multiprotein Complexes / metabolism
  • Nuclear Proteins / metabolism
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction*

Substances

  • CXCL17 protein, human
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Chemokines
  • Chemokines, CXC
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • HUS1 protein, human
  • Multiprotein Complexes
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • RHNO1 protein, human
  • TOPBP1 protein, human
  • rad9 protein
  • ATR protein, human
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Exonucleases
  • Rad1 protein, human