1. The plant-specific CDKB1-CYCB1 complex mediates homologous recombination repair in Arabidopsis.
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Weimer AK, Biedermann S, Harashima H, Roodbarkelari F, Takahashi N, Foreman J, Guan Y, Pochon G, Heese M, Van Damme D, Sugimoto K, Koncz C, Doerner P, Umeda M, and Schnittger A
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- Arabidopsis Proteins genetics, Cyclin B genetics, Cyclin-Dependent Kinases genetics, Rad51 Recombinase metabolism, Transcription Factors metabolism, Arabidopsis genetics, Arabidopsis metabolism, Arabidopsis Proteins metabolism, Cyclin B metabolism, Cyclin-Dependent Kinases metabolism, Recombinational DNA Repair
- Abstract
Upon DNA damage, cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are typically inhibited to block cell division. In many organisms, however, it has been found that CDK activity is required for DNA repair, especially for homology-dependent repair (HR), resulting in the conundrum how mitotic arrest and repair can be reconciled. Here, we show that Arabidopsis thaliana solves this dilemma by a division of labor strategy. We identify the plant-specific B1-type CDKs (CDKB1s) and the class of B1-type cyclins (CYCB1s) as major regulators of HR in plants. We find that RADIATION SENSITIVE 51 (RAD51), a core mediator of HR, is a substrate of CDKB1-CYCB1 complexes. Conversely, mutants in CDKB1 and CYCB1 fail to recruit RAD51 to damaged DNA CYCB1;1 is specifically activated after DNA damage and we show that this activation is directly controlled by SUPPRESSOR OF GAMMA RESPONSE 1 (SOG1), a transcription factor that acts similarly to p53 in animals. Thus, while the major mitotic cell-cycle activity is blocked after DNA damage, CDKB1-CYCB1 complexes are specifically activated to mediate HR., (© 2016 The Authors. Published under the terms of the CC BY NC ND 4.0 license.)
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- 2016
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