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XRCC1 protein is required for DNA single-strand break repair and genetic stability but its biochemical role is unknown. Here, we report that XRCC1 interacts with human polynucleotide kinase in addition to its established interactions with DNA polymerase-beta and DNA ligase III. Moreover, these four proteins are coassociated in multiprotein complexes in human cell extract and together they repair single-strand breaks typical of those induced by reactive oxygen species and ionizing radiation. Strikingly, XRCC1 stimulates the DNA kinase and DNA phosphatase activities of polynucleotide kinase at damaged DNA termini and thereby accelerates the overall repair reaction. These data identify a novel pathway for mammalian single-strand break repair and demonstrate a concerted role for XRCC1 and PNK in the initial step of processing damaged DNA ends.
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PMID:XRCC1 stimulates human polynucleotide kinase activity at damaged DNA termini and accelerates DNA single-strand break repair. 1116 44

Short-patch repair of DNA single-strand breaks and gaps (SSB) is coordinated by XRCC1, a scaffold protein that recruits the DNA polymerase and DNA ligase required for filling and sealing the damaged strand. XRCC1 can also recruit end-processing enzymes, such as PNK (polynucleotide kinase 3'-phosphatase), Aprataxin and APLF (aprataxin/PNK-like factor), which ensure the availability of a free 3'-hydroxyl on one side of the gap, and a 5'-phosphate group on the other, for the polymerase and ligase reactions respectively. PNK binds to a phosphorylated segment of XRCC1 (between its two C-terminal BRCT domains) via its Forkhead-associated (FHA) domain. We show here, contrary to previous studies, that the FHA domain of PNK binds specifically, and with high affinity to a multiply phosphorylated motif in XRCC1 containing a pSer-pThr dipeptide, and forms a 2:1 PNK:XRCC1 complex. The high-resolution crystal structure of a PNK-FHA-XRCC1 phosphopeptide complex reveals the basis for this unusual bis-phosphopeptide recognition, which is probably a common feature of the known XRCC1-associating end-processing enzymes.
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PMID:Specific recognition of a multiply phosphorylated motif in the DNA repair scaffold XRCC1 by the FHA domain of human PNK. 1915 74

Nitric oxide (NO) causes DNA damage, generating xanthine (Xan, X) and oxanine (Oxa, O) from guanine (Gua, G) and hypoxanthine (Hyp, H) from adenine (Ade, A) by nitrosative oxidation. Although these NO-induced lesions have been thought to cause mutagenic problems in cellular systems, the influence of these lesions on enzymatic functions has not yet been compared systematically. In this study, we investigated the effect of NO-induced lesions on the activities of DNA-binding/recognizing enzymes such as T4 polynucleotide kinase (T4 PNK), DNA ligases (T4 DNA ligase, Taq DNA ligase) and DNA polymerases (E. coli DNA polymerase I, Klenow fragment, T4 DNA polymerase). The phosphorylation efficiencies of T4 PNK are dependent on the base type at the 5'-end of single-stranded DNA, where Oxa congruent with Hyp congruent with Gua > Xan congruent with Ade. The enzymatic reactions efficiencies of DNA ligases or DNA polymerases were observed to be dependent on the base-pairing type bound by the enzymes, where G:C > H:C > O:C > X:C and A:T congruent with H:T > O:T > X:T. These results suggested that NO-induced lesions and their base-pairs could participate in the interaction mechanisms of the DNA-binding/recognizing enzymes in a similar manner as natural nucleobases.
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PMID:Comparison of the molecular influences of NO-induced lesions in DNA strands on the reactivity of polynucleotide kinases, DNA ligases and DNA polymerases. 2009 3

Formation and decomposition of the enzyme-substrate (ES) complex during phosphorylation by T4 polynucleotide kinase (T4 PNK) of dsDNAs were monitored using a highly sensitive quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) to determine kinetic parameters, which were characterised in comparison with those of other enzymes such as DNA polymerase and exo- and endo-nucleases.
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PMID:In situ monitoring of a trace intermediate during DNA phosphorylation by T4 polynucleotide kinase for transient kinetic studies. 2229 82

Single-strand breaks (SSBs) are the most common type of oxidative DNA damage and they are related to aging and many genetic diseases. The scaffold protein for repair of SSBs, XRCC1, accumulates at sites of poly(ADP-ribose) (pAR) synthesized by PARP, but it is retained at sites of SSBs after pAR degradation. How XRCC1 responds to SSBs after pAR degradation and how this affects repair progression are not well understood. We found that XRCC1 dissociates from pAR and is translocated to sites of SSBs dependent on its BRCTII domain and the function of PARG. In addition, phosphorylation of XRCC1 is also required for the proper dissociation kinetics of XRCC1 because (1) phosphorylation sites mutated in XRCC1 (X1 pm) cause retention of XRCC1 at sites of SSB for a longer time compared to wild type XRCC1; and (2) phosphorylation of XRCC1 is required for efficient polyubiquitylation of XRCC1. Interestingly, a mutant of XRCC1, LL360/361DD, which abolishes pAR binding, shows significant upregulation of ubiquitylation, indicating that pARylation of XRCC1 prevents the poly-ubiquitylation. We also found that the dynamics of the repair proteins DNA polymerase beta, PNK, APTX, PCNA and ligase I are regulated by domains of XRCC1. In summary, the dynamic damage response of XRCC1 is regulated in a manner that depends on modifications of polyADP-ribosylation, phosphorylation and ubiquitylation in live cells.
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PMID:Damage response of XRCC1 at sites of DNA single strand breaks is regulated by phosphorylation and ubiquitylation after degradation of poly(ADP-ribose). 2386 75