FAAP20: a novel ubiquitin-binding FA nuclear core-complex protein required for functional integrity of the FA-BRCA DNA repair pathway.
Fanconi anemia (FA) nuclear core complex is a multiprotein complex required for the functional integrity of the FA-BRCA pathway regulating DNA repair. This pathway is inactivated in FA, a devastating genetic disease, which leads to hematologic defects and cancer in patients. Here we report the isolation and characterization of a ... novel 20-kDa FANCA-associated protein (FAAP20). We show that FAAP20 is an integral component of the FA nuclear core complex. We identify a region on FANCA that physically interacts with FAAP20, and show that FANCA regulates stability of this protein. FAAP20 contains a conserved ubiquitin-binding zinc-finger domain (UBZ), and binds K-63-linked ubiquitin chains in vitro. The FAAP20-UBZ domain is not required for interaction with FANCA, but is required for DNA-damage-induced chromatin loading of FANCA and the functional integrity of the FA pathway. These findings reveal critical roles for FAAP20 in the FA-BRCA pathway of DNA damage repair and genome maintenance.
Mesh Terms:
Cells, Cultured, Chromatin, DNA Damage, DNA Repair, Fanconi Anemia, Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group A Protein, Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group Proteins, Humans, Protein Binding, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Protein Stability, Signal Transduction, Ubiquitin, Zinc Fingers
Cells, Cultured, Chromatin, DNA Damage, DNA Repair, Fanconi Anemia, Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group A Protein, Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group Proteins, Humans, Protein Binding, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Protein Stability, Signal Transduction, Ubiquitin, Zinc Fingers
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Date: Apr. 05, 2012
PubMed ID: 22343915
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