Noncatalytic, N-terminal domains of DNA polymerase lambda affect its cellular localization and DNA damage response

AA Stephenson, DJ Taggart, Z Suo - Chemical research in …, 2017 - ACS Publications
AA Stephenson, DJ Taggart, Z Suo
Chemical research in toxicology, 2017ACS Publications
Specialized DNA polymerases, such as DNA polymerase lambda (Polλ), are important
players in DNA damage tolerance and repair pathways. Knowing how DNA polymerases
are regulated and recruited to sites of DNA damage is imperative to understanding these
pathways. Recent work has suggested that Polλ plays a role in several distinct DNA damage
tolerance and repair pathways. In this paper, we report previously unknown roles of the N-
terminal domains of human Polλ for modulating its involvement in DNA damage tolerance …
Specialized DNA polymerases, such as DNA polymerase lambda (Polλ), are important players in DNA damage tolerance and repair pathways. Knowing how DNA polymerases are regulated and recruited to sites of DNA damage is imperative to understanding these pathways. Recent work has suggested that Polλ plays a role in several distinct DNA damage tolerance and repair pathways. In this paper, we report previously unknown roles of the N-terminal domains of human Polλ for modulating its involvement in DNA damage tolerance and repair. By using Western blot analysis, fluorescence microscopy, and cell survival assays, we found that the BRCA1 C-terminal (BRCT) and proline/serine-rich (PSR) domains of Polλ affect its cellular localization and DNA damage responses. The nuclear localization signal (NLS) of Polλ was necessary to overcome the impediment of its nuclear localization caused by its BRCT and PSR domains. Induction of DNA damage resulted in recruitment of Polλ to chromatin, which was controlled by its BRCT and PSR domains. In addition, the presence of both domains was required for Polλ-mediated tolerance of oxidative DNA damage but not DNA methylation damage. These findings suggest that the N-terminal domains of Polλ are important for regulating its responses to DNA damage.
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