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Hereditas(Beijing) ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (7): 609-617.doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.22-031

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The functional analysis of the ubiquitin ligase Brl2 in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks

Xiaoqin Liu1(), Feiran Chang2, Sijie Liu2, Fei Wu2, Daochun Kong2   

  1. 1. Institute of Brain Science, Shanxi Datong University, Datong 037009, China
    2. College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • Received:2022-02-14 Revised:2022-04-25 Online:2022-07-20 Published:2022-05-19
  • Contact: Liu Xiaoqin E-mail:xiaoqinliu@sxdtdx.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Scientific and Technological Innovation Program of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi No(2020L0497);Doctoral Research Start-up Funds of Shanxi Datong University No(2019-B-20)

Abstract:

Mono-ubiquitination of histone H2B plays a critical role in the regulation of gene transcription, DNA replication, and DNA damage repair. In Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Brl2 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase and required for the ubiquitination of H2B at lysine residue 119. Currently, there are few studies related to the function of Brl2 in DNA damage repair. Using camptothecin (CPT) to induce DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in S. pombe, we investigated the effect of Brl2 on DSB repair, and found that brl2-null mutants showed greater sensitivity to CPT when compared with wild-type (WT) cells, as well as having a drastically reduced spontaneous recombinant frequency. The fluorescent analysis demonstrated that Brl2 was co-localized with the recombination factor Rad52 at DSBs. Moreover, Brl2 promoted the recruitment of Rad52 to DSBs. Under CPT-induced DSBs, Brl2 was phosphorylated. These findings indicate that Brl2 plays a critical role in DNA homologous recombination and its mediated repair of DSBs.

Key words: histone H2B, Brl2, DSB repair, CPT, S. pombe