Rif1 inhibits replication fork progression and controls DNA copy number in Drosophila

  1. Alexander Munden
  2. Zhan Rong
  3. Amanda Sun
  4. Rama Gangula
  5. Simon Mallal
  6. Jared T Nordman  Is a corresponding author
  1. Vanderbilt University, United States
  2. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, United States
7 figures, 1 table and 3 additional files

Figures

Figure 1 with 2 supplements
The SNF2 domain is essential for SUUR function and replication fork localization.

(A) Schematic representation of the SUUR and SUURΔSNF proteins. (B) Illumina-based copy number profiles (Reads Per Million; RPM) of chr2L 1 – 20,000,000 from larval salivary glands. Black bars below …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.002
Figure 1—figure supplement 1
Genome-wide copy number profile of the SuURΔSNF mutant.

Illumina-based copy number profiles of all chromosome arms except the fourth for larval salivary glands of the indicated genotypes and wild type 0 – 2 hr embryos in which DNA is fully replicated. …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.003
Figure 1—figure supplement 2
Quantification of SUUR and SUURΔSNF signal intensities at replication forks and heterochromatin.

(A) SUUR and SUURΔSNF mean signal intensities, normalized for background levels, at double bar structures from stage 12 egg chambers. Results are from two biological replicates. A two-tailed Welch’s …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.004
Figure 1—figure supplement 2—source data 1

SUUR signal intensity at double bar structures and heterochromatin - raw data. 

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.005
Figure 2 with 2 supplements
SUUR associates with Rif1.

(A) Total spectrum counts of FLAG-SUUR, FLAG-SNF2 and Oregon R (no FLAG control) for three independent IP-mass spectrometry experiments (biological replicates). A Fisher’s Exact test of spectrum …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.007
Figure 2—source data 1

Results of SUUR IP-mass spec screen.

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Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Western blot analysis of heat-shock inducible SUUR constructs.

(A) Full Western blots of images used in Figure 2B with total protein loading control. (B) Western blot analysis of FLAG-SUUR and FLAG-SNF2 heat-shocked 0 – 24 hr embryos with a total protein …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.008
Figure 2—figure supplement 2
Verification of Rif1 mutants and validation of anti-Rif1 antibody.

(A) Western blot analysis of ovary extracts prepared from the indicated genotypes. Serum produced in guinea pigs was used at 1:1000 dilution. (B) Immunofluorescence of ovaries using affinity …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.009
Figure 2—figure supplement 2—source data 1

Raw data for hatch rate assay.

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Figure 3 with 3 supplements
Rif1 is required for underreplication.

(A) Schematic representation of the Rif1 gene and CRISPR-induced Rif1 mutants. Lightning bolts represent the 5’ and 3’ gRNA positions. (B) Illumina-based copy number profiles of the chr2L from …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.012
Figure 3—figure supplement 1
Genome-wide copy number profile of the Rif1 mutant.

(A) Illumina-based copy number profiles of all chromosome arms except the fourth for larval salivary glands of the indicated genotypes. Black bars below each profile represent called underreplicated …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.013
Figure 3—figure supplement 2
Rif1 mutant salivary gland cells display a pattern of late replication.

(A) Representative immunofluorescent images of 3rd instar salivary glands pulse labeled with EdU and stained with anti-HP1 to mark heterochromatin. Wild-type cells fail to incorporate EdU into …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.014
Figure 3—figure supplement 3
Rif1 mutant endo cycling cells have enlarged chromocenters.

Representative images of single nurse cell nuclei from stage 10 egg chambers. Egg chambers were stained with DAPI. Scale bar is 10 μm. Exposure times and scaling are equal in all images.

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Figure 4 with 1 supplement
Rif1 regulates replication fork progression.

(A) Illumina-based copy number profile of sites of follicle cell gene amplification. DNA was extracted from wild type and Rif1 mutant stage 13 egg chambers and compared to DNA extracted from 0 to 2 …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.018
Figure 4—figure supplement 1
The developmental window of gene amplification is not affected by loss of Rif1 function.

Egg chamber distribution from wild-type and Rif1 mutant ovaries fattened for 2 days on wet yeast. Bars represent the fraction of a given egg chamber stage relative to the total population of counted …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.019
Figure 4—figure supplement 1—source data 1

Raw data for egg chamber distribution assay.

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Figure 5 with 1 supplement
Rif1 acts downstream of SUUR.

Localization of replication forks (EdU) and SUUR in a wild-type and Rif1 mutant follicle cell nuclei. A single representative stage 13 follicle cell nucleus is shown. Scale bars are 2 μm. Arrowheads …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.022
Figure 5—figure supplement 1
Quantification of SUUR signal intensity at replication forks in the presence and absence of Rif1.

SUUR mean signal intensity at double bar structures, normalized for background levels, from stage 12 egg chambers. Results are from two biological replicates. A two-tailed Welch’s t test was used to …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.023
Figure 5—figure supplement 1—source data 1

SUUR signal intensity at double bar structures - raw data.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.024
Figure 6 with 2 supplements
SUUR is necessary to retain Rif1 at replication forks.

Localization of active replication forks (EdU) and Rif1 in a wild-type and SuUR mutant follicle cell nuclei. Single representative follicle cell nuclei are shown for each stage. Scale bars are 2 μm. …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.025
Figure 6—figure supplement 1
Quantification of Rif1 signal intensity at replication forks in the presence and absence of SUUR.

Rif1 mean signal intensity at double bar structures from stage 10B, 11, 12 and 13 egg chambers. Results from two biological replicates are shown independently. A two-tailed Welch’s t test was used …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.026
Figure 6—figure supplement 1—source data 1

Rif1 signal intensity at amplificaiton loci - stages 10B-13 - raw data.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.027
Figure 6—figure supplement 2
Rif1 localizes to replication forks in cultured cells.

(A) Quantification of protein intensity from iPOND mass spec data in cultured S2 cells. Intensities represent the summed MS1 spectrum for each peptide identified for Histone H1, PCNA or Rif1. Each …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.028
Figure 7 with 2 supplements
The Rif1 PP1 interaction motif is necessary to promote underreplication.

(A) Illumina-based copy number profiles of chr2L 1 - 20,000,000 from larval salivary glands. Black bars below each profile represent underreplicated regions identified by CNVnator. Rif1PP1/CyO was …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.030
Figure 7—figure supplement 1
The Rif1PP1 protein expression level is similar to wild-type Rif1.

(A) Western blot analysis of ovary extracts from Rif1PP1/Rif11 and Rif11/+adults. Serum was produced in guinea pigs and used at 1:1000 dilution.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.031
Figure 7—figure supplement 2
Genome-wide copy number profile of the Rif1PP1 mutant.

Illumina-based copy number profiles of all chromosome arms except the fourth for larval salivary glands of the indicated genotypes. Black bars below each profile represent called underreplicated …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39140.032

Tables

Key resources table
Reagent type (species)
or resource
DesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional
information
Gene
(Drosophila
melanogaster)
Suppressor of
Underreplication
(SuUR)
NAFBgn0025355
Gene
(D.
melanogaster)
Rap1 interacting
factor 1 (Rif1)
NAFBgn0050085
Strain, strain
background
(D.
melanogaster)
WT: Oregon R
Strain, strain
background
(D.
melanogaster)
SuUR(Makunin et al., 2002)
PMID: 11901119
w118; SuURES
Strain, strain
background
(D.
melanogaster)
SuURΔSNFThis paperSuURES,
PBac{w+ SuURΔSNF}
Strain, strain
background
(D.
melanogaster)
hs > FLAG-SUURThis paperw118; hs > FLAG-SUUR
Strain, strain
background
(D.
melanogaster)
hs > FLAG-SNF2This paperw118; hs > FLAG-SNF2
Strain, strain
background
(D.
melanogaster)
Rif11This paperw118; Rif11
Strain, strain
background
(D.
melanogaster)
Rif12This paperw118; Rif12
Strain, strain
background
(D.
melanogaster)
Rif1-This paperw118; Rif11/Rif12
Strain, strain
background
(D.
melanogaster)
Rif1PP1This paperw118; Rif1PP1
Cell line
(D.
melanogaster)
S2-DGRCDrosophila Genomics Resource Center (DGRC)embryo derivedisolate of S2 used for RNAi in the
DRSC
modENCODE line
Antibodyanti-SUUR
(Guinea pig,
polyclonal)
(Nordman et al., 2011) PMID: 25437540)
Antibodyanti-Rif1
(Guinea pig,
polyclonal)
This paper(1:200)
Antibodyanti-Rif1
(Rabbit,
polyclonal)
This paper(1:1000)
AntibodyHRP-anti-FLAG
(Mouse,
monoclonal)
Sigma-AldrichA8592(1:1000)
Antibodyanti-HP1
(Mouse,
monoclonal)
The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (DSHB)C1A9(1:1000)
Antibodyanti-biotin (Mouse,
moncolonal)
Sigma-AldrichSAB4200680(1:20,000)
Antibodyanti-biotin
(rabbit, polyclonal)
BethylA150-109A(1:3,000)
AntibodyHRP-secondariesJackson
ImmunoResearch
(1:20,000)
Recombinant
DNA reagent
pCaSpeR-hs(Thummel and Pirrotta,
V.)Drosophila Genomics Resource Center
Recombinant
DNA reagent
pStinger(Barolo et al., 2000) PMID: 11056799
Recombinant
DNA reagent
CHORI-322
(CH322-163L18)
BACPAC Resources
Recombinant
DNA reagent
pET17bMillipore-Sigma69663
Recombinant
DNA reagent
pET17b-Rif1
(694–1094)
This paperProgenitors:PCR, pET17b
Peptide,
recombinant
protein
Rif1(694–1094)This paperNi-NTA purified
Commercial
assay or kit
PLA probesDuolink Sigma
Commercial
assay or kit
PLA probemakerDuolink SigmaDUO92010
Commercial
assay or kit
PLA Detection
Reagents
Duolink SigmaDUO92008
Chemical
compound,
drug
Alexa Fluor
Azide 555
Life TechnologiesA20012
Chemical
compound,
drug
Biotin-TEG AzideBerry and AssociatesBT 1085
Chemical
compound,
drug
EdU
(5-ethynyl-2-
deoxyuridine)
Life TechnologiesA10044
Software,
algorithm
SequestThermo Scientific
Software,
algorithm
Scaffold 4.3.4Proteome Software
Software,
algorithm
Skyline
version 4.1
Schilling et al. (2012) (PMID:22454539)
Software,
algorithm
deepTool 2.5.0Ramírez et al. (2016) (PMID:27079975)
Software,
algorithm
CNVnator 0.3.3Abyzov et al., 2011
(PMID:21324876)
Other

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