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The ATPase motif in RAD51D is required for resistance to DNA interstrand crosslinking agents and interaction with RAD51C

  • Aaron M. Gruver
  • , Kristi A. Miller
  • , Changanamkandath Rajesh
  • , Phillip G. Smiraldo
  • , Saravanan Kaliyaperumal
  • , Rachel Balder
  • , Katie M. Stiles
  • , Joanna S. Albala
  • , Douglas L. Pittman

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Abstract

Homologous recombination (HR) is a mechanism for repairing DNA interstrand crosslinks and double-strand breaks. In mammals, HR requires the activities of the RAD51 family (RAD51, RAD51B, RAD51C, RAD51D, XRCC2, XRCC3 and DMC1), each of which contains conserved ATP binding sequences (Walker Motifs A and B). RAD51D is a DNA-stimulated ATPase that interacts directly with RAD51C and XRCC2. To test the hypothesis that ATP binding and hydrolysis by RAD51D are required for the repair of interstrand crosslinks, site-directed mutations in Walker Motif A were generated, and complementation studies were performed in Rad51d-deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts. The K113R and K113A mutants demonstrated a respective 96 and 83% decrease in repair capacity relative to wild-type. Further examination of these mutants, by yeast two-hybrid analyses, revealed an 8-fold reduction in the ability to associate with RAD51C whereas interaction with XRCC2 was retained at a level similar to the S111T control. These cell-based studies are the first evidence that ATP binding and hydrolysis by RAD51D are required for efficient HR repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)433-440
Number of pages8
JournalMutagenesis
Volume20
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2005
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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