Reducing DNA Polymerase α in the Absence of Drosophila ATR Leads to P53-Dependent Apoptosis and Developmental Defects
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Abstract The ability to respond to DNA damage and incomplete replication ensures proper duplication and stability of the genome. Two checkpoint kinases, ATM and ATR, are required for DNA damage and replication checkpoint responses. In Drosophila, the ATR ortholog (MEI-41) is essential for preventing entry into mitosis in the presence of DNA damage. In the absence of MEI-41, heterozygosity for the E(mus304) mutation causes rough eyes. We found that E(mus304) is a mutation in DNApol-α180, which encodes the catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase α. We did not find any defects resulting from reducing Polα by itself. However, reducing Polα in the absence of MEI-41 resulted in elevated P53-dependent apoptosis, rough eyes, and increased genomic instability. Reducing Polα in mutants that lack downstream components of the DNA damage checkpoint (DmChk1 and DmChk2) results in the same defects. Furthermore, reducing levels of mitotic cyclins rescues both phenotypes. We suggest that reducing Polα slows replication, imposing an essential requirement for the MEI-41-dependent checkpoint for maintenance of genome stability, cell survival, and proper development. This work demonstrates a critical contribution of the checkpoint function of MEI-41 in responding to endogenous damage.
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States
Male, Eye Diseases, Tumor Suppressor Proteins, Apoptosis, Cell Cycle Proteins, Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, DNA Polymerase I, Genomic Instability, DNA-Binding Proteins, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Drosophila, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, DNA Damage
Male, Eye Diseases, Tumor Suppressor Proteins, Apoptosis, Cell Cycle Proteins, Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, DNA Polymerase I, Genomic Instability, DNA-Binding Proteins, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Drosophila, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, DNA Damage
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