FBH1 influences DNA replication fork stability and homologous recombination through ubiquitylation of RAD51

Wai Kit Chu; Miranda J Payne; Petra Beli; Katsuhiro Hanada; Chunaram Choudhary; Ian D Hickson

doi:10.1038/ncomms6931

FBH1 influences DNA replication fork stability and homologous recombination through ubiquitylation of RAD51

Wai Kit Chu, Miranda J Payne, Petra Beli, Katsuhiro Hanada, Chunaram Choudhary, Ian D Hickson

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Abstract

Unscheduled homologous recombination (HR) can lead to genomic instability, which greatly increases the threat of neoplastic transformation in humans. The F-box DNA helicase 1 (FBH1) is a 3'-5' DNA helicase with a putative function as a negative regulator of HR. It is the only known DNA helicase to contain an F-box, suggesting that one of its functions is to act as a ubiquitin ligase as part of an SCF (SKP1, CUL1 and F-box) complex. Here we report that the central player in HR, RAD51, is ubiquitylated by the SCF(FBH1) complex. Expression of an ubiquitylation-resistant form of RAD51 in human cells leads to hyperrecombination, as well as several phenotypes indicative of an altered response to DNA replication stress. These effects are likely to be mediated by the enhanced nuclear matrix association of the ubiquitylation-resistant RAD51. These data are consistent with FBH1 acting as a negative regulator of RAD51 function in human cells.

Original language	English
Article number	5931
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	6
Number of pages	7
ISSN	2041-1723
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6931
Publication status	Published - Jan 2015

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FBH1 influences DNA replication fork stability and homologous recombination through ubiquitylation of RAD51

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