Author:
Liu Wenpeng,Roubal Ivan,Polaczek Piotr,Meng Yuan,Choe Won-chae,Caron Marie- Christine,Sedgeman Carl A.,Xi Yu,Liu Changwei,Wu Qiong,Zheng Li,Masson Jean-Yves,Shen Binghui,Campbell Judith L.
Abstract
SummaryFANCD2 protein, a key coordinator and effector of the interstrand crosslink repair pathway, is also required to prevent excessive nascent strand degradation at hydroxyurea induced stalled forks. The mechanisms of the fork protection are not well studied. Here, we purified FANCD2 to study how FANCD2 regulates DNA resection at stalled forks. In vitro, we showed that FANCD2 inhibits fork degradation in two ways: 1) it inhibits DNA2 nuclease activity by directly binding to DNA2. 2) independent of dimerization with FANCI, FANCD2 itself stabilizes RAD51 filaments to inhibit various nucleases, including DNA2. More unexpectedly, FANCD2 acts as a RAD51 mediator to stimulate the strand exchange activity of RAD51, and does so by enhancing ssDNA binding of RAD51. Our work biochemically explains mechanisms by which FANCD2 protects stalled forks and further provides a simple molecular explanation for genetic interactions between FANCD2 and the BRCA2 mediator.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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