A genetic screen identifies BRCA2 and PALB2 as key regulators of G2 checkpoint maintenance

Tobias Menzel; Viola Nähse-Kumpf; Arne Nedergaard Kousholt; Ditte Kjærsgaard Klein; Christin Lund-Andersen; Michael Lees; Jens Vilstrup Johansen; Randi G Syljuåsen; Claus Storgaard Sørensen

doi:10.1038/embor.2011.99

A genetic screen identifies BRCA2 and PALB2 as key regulators of G2 checkpoint maintenance

Tobias Menzel, Viola Nähse-Kumpf, Arne Nedergaard Kousholt, Ditte Kjærsgaard Klein, Christin Lund-Andersen, Michael Lees, Jens Vilstrup Johansen, Randi G Syljuåsen, Claus Storgaard Sørensen

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Abstract

To identify key connections between DNA-damage repair and checkpoint pathways, we performed RNA interference screens for regulators of the ionizing radiation-induced G2 checkpoint, and we identified the breast cancer gene BRCA2. The checkpoint was also abrogated following depletion of PALB2, an interaction partner of BRCA2. BRCA2 and PALB2 depletion led to premature checkpoint abrogation and earlier activation of the AURORA A-PLK1 checkpoint-recovery pathway. These results indicate that the breast cancer tumour suppressors and homologous recombination repair proteins BRCA2 and PALB2 are main regulators of G2 checkpoint maintenance following DNA-damage.

Original language	English
Journal	E M B O Reports
Volume	12
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	705-12
Number of pages	8
ISSN	1469-221X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/embor.2011.99
Publication status	Published - Jul 2011

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A genetic screen identifies BRCA2 and PALB2 as key regulators of G2 checkpoint maintenance

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