Inactivation of Murine Usp1 Results in Genomic Instability and a Fanconi Anemia Phenotype
Copyright policy )Inactivation of Murine Usp1 Results in Genomic Instability and a Fanconi Anemia Phenotype
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a human genetic disease characterized by chromosome instability, cancer predisposition, and cellular hypersensitivity to DNA crosslinking agents. The FA pathway regulates the repair of DNA crosslinks. A critical step in this pathway is the monoubiquitination and deubiquitination of FANCD2. Deubiquitination of FANCD2 is mediated by the ubiquitin protease, USP1. Here, we demonstrate that targeted deletion of mouse Usp1 results in elevated perinatal lethality, male infertility, crosslinker hypersensitivity, and an FA phenotype. Usp1(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblasts had heightened levels of monoubiquitinated Fancd2 in chromatin. Usp1(-/-) cells exhibited impaired Fancd2 foci assembly and a defect in homologous recombination repair. Double knockout of Usp1 and Fancd2 resulted in a more severe phenotype than either single knockout. Our results indicate that mouse Usp1 functions downstream in the FA pathway. Deubiquitination is a critical event required for Fancd2 nuclear foci assembly, release from chromatin, and function in DNA repair.
- Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital United States
- Harvard University United States
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute United States
Male, Mice, Knockout, DNA Repair, PROTEINS, Arabidopsis Proteins, Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group D2 Protein, DEVBIO, CELLCYCLE, Fibroblasts, Genomic Instability, Mice, Fanconi Anemia, Phenotype, Endopeptidases, Animals, Female, Lymphocytes, Ubiquitin-Specific Proteases, Crosses, Genetic, Gene Deletion, Developmental Biology
Male, Mice, Knockout, DNA Repair, PROTEINS, Arabidopsis Proteins, Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group D2 Protein, DEVBIO, CELLCYCLE, Fibroblasts, Genomic Instability, Mice, Fanconi Anemia, Phenotype, Endopeptidases, Animals, Female, Lymphocytes, Ubiquitin-Specific Proteases, Crosses, Genetic, Gene Deletion, Developmental Biology
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