Association of XRCC1 and tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase (Tdp1) for the repair of topoisomerase I-mediated DNA lesions

Isabelle Plo, Zhi Yong Liao, Juana M. Barceló, Glenda Kohlhagen, Keith W. Caldecott, Michael Weinfeld, Yves Pommier

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Abstract

DNA topoisomerase I (Top1) is converted into a cellular poison by camptothecin (CPT) and various endogenous and exogenous DNA lesions. In this study, we used X-ray repair complementation group 1 (XRCC1)-deficient and XRCC1-complemented EM9 cells to investigate the mechanism by which XRCC1 affects the cellular responses to Top1 cleavage complexes induced by CPT. XRCC1 complementation enhanced survival to CPT-induced DNA lesions produced independently of DNA replication. CPT-induced comparable levels of Top1 cleavage complexes (single-strand break (SSB) and DNA-protein cross-links (DPC)) in both XRCC1-deficient and XRCC1-complemented cells. However, XRCC1-complemented cells repaired Top1-induced DNA breaks faster than XRCC1-deficient cells, and exhibited enhanced tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase (Tdp1) and polynucleotide kinase phosphatase (PNKP) activities. XRCC1 immunoprecipitates contained Tdp1 polypeptide, and both Tdp1 and PNKP activities, indicating a functional connection between the XRCC1 single-strand break repair pathway and the repair of Top1 covalent complexes by Tdp1 and PNKP.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1087-1100
Number of pages14
JournalDNA Repair
Volume2
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Oct 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Camptothecin
  • Replication-mediated DSB
  • Topoisomerase I
  • Transcription-mediated damage
  • XRCC1

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