Functional interaction between FOXO3a and ATM regulates DNA damage response.
The maintenance of genomic stability in cells is relentlessly challenged by environmental stresses that induce DNA breaks, which activate the DNA-damage pathway mediated by ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and its downstream mediators to control damage-induced cell-cycle checkpoints and DNA repair. Here, we show that FOXO3a interacts with ATM to promote phosphorylation ... of ATM at Ser 1981 and prompting its downstream mediators to form nuclear foci in response to DNA damage. Silencing FOXO3a in cells abrogates the formation of ATM-pS1981 and phospho-histone H2AX foci after DNA damage. Increasing FOXO3a in cells promotes ATM-regulated signalling, the intra-S-phase or G2-M cell-cycle checkpoints, and the repair of damaged DNA, whereas cells lacking FOXO3a did not trigger the DNA-repair mechanism after DNA damage. The carboxy-terminal domain of FOXO3a binds to the FAT domain of ATM, thereby contributing to the activation of ATM. These results suggest that ATM may be regulated directly by FOXO3a in the DNA-damage response.
Mesh Terms:
Animals, Cell Cycle, Cell Cycle Proteins, Cell Line, Tumor, Comet Assay, DNA, DNA Damage, DNA Repair, DNA-Binding Proteins, Forkhead Transcription Factors, Histones, Humans, Phosphorylation, Protein Binding, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Radiation, Ionizing, Serine, Tumor Suppressor Proteins
Animals, Cell Cycle, Cell Cycle Proteins, Cell Line, Tumor, Comet Assay, DNA, DNA Damage, DNA Repair, DNA-Binding Proteins, Forkhead Transcription Factors, Histones, Humans, Phosphorylation, Protein Binding, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Radiation, Ionizing, Serine, Tumor Suppressor Proteins
Nat. Cell Biol.
Date: Apr. 01, 2008
PubMed ID: 18344987
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