In the course of this study it was established that CtlP associates in vivo with, and directly binds to, the DNA damage mediator proteins containing BRCT domains: 53BP1, MDC1, TopBP1 and NBS1. The binding sites on all of these proteins have been mapped establishing which regions of CtlP interact directly with 53BP1, MDC1, TopBP1 and NBS1 and vice versa. This implies that CtlP is involved in the DNA damage response on many levels interacting with proteins that mediate different aspects of DNA damage sensing and signalling. CtIP's nuclear localization before and after DNA damage was determined and its colocalization with the other DNA damaged responsive proteins examined. It was found that CtIP associates in vivo with DNA damage sensor proteins such as the MRN complex (Mre11, Rad50 and NBS1) and RPA70, signal transducer proteins such as the PIKK kinases ATM, ATR and SMG1 and the mediator proteins 53BP1 and MDC1. All of those proteins are involved in detecting and repairing double stranded or single stranded lesions. Moreover CtIP has a major influence on phosphorylation events induced during repair processes and thus could be an inducer of kinase activity. The deletion of CtlP causes impairment of phosphorylation of important proteins that take part in the DNA damage response pathways such as NBS1, ATM, 53BP1, Chk1 and RPA70. However, impaired phosphorylation only occurs in response to single stranded DNA lesions or the collapse of replication forks. This implies that it is the ATR pathway that is malfunctioning in CtIP depleted cells. CtIP was previously reported to be phosphorylated on Ser664 and Ser745 by the ATM kinase in response to the DNA double stranded breaks. I have established two possible new phosphorylation sites: Ser506 and Ser555. They could be potentially involved in CtlP's redistribution to the DNA damage sites but this remains to be elucidated.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:523246 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Abramowicz, Iga Agnieszka |
| Publisher | University of Birmingham |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/959/ |
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