A Role for Human DNA Polymerase λ in Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres

Telomerase negative cancer cell types use the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) pathway to elongate telomeres ends. Here, we show that silencing human DNA polymerase (Pol λ) in ALT cells represses ALT activity and induces telomeric stress. In addition, replication stress in the absence of Pol λ, strongly affects the survival of ALT cells. In vitro, Pol λ can promote annealing of even a single G-rich telomeric repeat to its complementary strand and use it to prime DNA synthesis. The noncoding telomeric repeat containing RNA TERRA and replication protein A negatively regulate this activity, while the Protection of Telomeres protein 1 (POT1)/TPP1 heterodimer stimulates Pol λ. Pol λ associates with telomeres and colocalizes with TPP1 in cells. In summary, our data suggest a role of Pol λ in the maintenance of telomeres by the ALT mechanism.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 22(2021), 5 vom: 27. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mentegari, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Bertoletti, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Kissova, Miroslava [VerfasserIn]
Zucca, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Galli, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Tagliavini, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Garbelli, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Maffia, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Bione, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Ferrari, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Fagagna, Fabrizio d'Adda di [VerfasserIn]
Francia, Sofia [VerfasserIn]
Sabbioneda, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Liuh-Yow [VerfasserIn]
Lingner, Joachim [VerfasserIn]
Bergoglio, Valerie [VerfasserIn]
Hoffmann, Jean-Sébastien [VerfasserIn]
Hübscher, Ulrich [VerfasserIn]
Crespan, Emmanuele [VerfasserIn]
Maga, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ACD protein, human
Alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT), DNA polymerase λ
Aminopeptidases
DNA Polymerase beta
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), extra-chromosomal telomeric repeats (ECTRs), promyelocytic leukemia (PML) bodies
DNA polymerase beta2
EC 2.7.7.-
EC 2.7.7.7
EC 3.4.-
EC 3.4.11.-
Journal Article
Microhomology-mediated strand transfer (MMST) activity
Multiprotein Complexes
POT1 protein, human
Replication Protein A
Serine Proteases
Shelterin Complex
Telomere dysfunction-induced foci (TIFs), telomere stress
Telomere-Binding Proteins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 04.05.2021

Date Revised 18.10.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms22052365

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM322307090