Cyclin F suppresses B-Myb activity to promote cell cycle checkpoint control.
Cells respond to DNA damage by activating cell cycle checkpoints to delay proliferation and facilitate DNA repair. Here, to uncover new checkpoint regulators, we perform RNA interference screening targeting genes involved in ubiquitylation processes. We show that the F-box protein cyclin F plays an important role in checkpoint control following ... ionizing radiation. Cyclin F-depleted cells initiate checkpoint signalling after ionizing radiation, but fail to maintain G2 phase arrest and progress into mitosis prematurely. Importantly, cyclin F suppresses the B-Myb-driven transcriptional programme that promotes accumulation of crucial mitosis-promoting proteins. Cyclin F interacts with B-Myb via the cyclin box domain. This interaction is important to suppress cyclin A-mediated phosphorylation of B-Myb, a key step in B-Myb activation. In summary, we uncover a regulatory mechanism linking the F-box protein cyclin F with suppression of the B-Myb/cyclin A pathway to ensure a DNA damage-induced checkpoint response in G2.
Mesh Terms:
Cell Cycle Checkpoints, Cell Cycle Proteins, Cell Line, Tumor, Cyclins, DNA Primers, DNA Repair, Flow Cytometry, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Immunoblotting, Immunoprecipitation, Luciferases, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, RNA Interference, RNA, Small Interfering, Trans-Activators, Ubiquitination
Cell Cycle Checkpoints, Cell Cycle Proteins, Cell Line, Tumor, Cyclins, DNA Primers, DNA Repair, Flow Cytometry, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Immunoblotting, Immunoprecipitation, Luciferases, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, RNA Interference, RNA, Small Interfering, Trans-Activators, Ubiquitination
Nat Commun
Date: Jan. 06, 2015
PubMed ID: 25557911
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