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TRAIP drives replisome disassembly and mitotic DNA repair synthesis at sites of incomplete DNA replication

  1. Remi Sonneville
  2. Rahul Bhowmick
  3. Saskia Hoffmann
  4. Niels mailand  Is a corresponding author
  5. Ian D Hickson  Is a corresponding author
  6. Karim Labib  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Dundee, United Kingdom
  2. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.48686
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  1. Remi Sonneville
  2. Rahul Bhowmick
  3. Saskia Hoffmann
  4. Niels mailand
  5. Ian D Hickson
  6. Karim Labib
(2019)
TRAIP drives replisome disassembly and mitotic DNA repair synthesis at sites of incomplete DNA replication
eLife 8:e48686.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.48686
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Abstract

The faithful segregation of eukaryotic chromosomes in mitosis requires that the genome be duplicated completely prior to anaphase. However, cells with large genomes sometimes fail to complete replication during interphase and instead enter mitosis with regions of incompletely replicated DNA. These regions are processed in early mitosis via a process known as mitotic DNA repair synthesis (MiDAS), but little is known about how cells switch from conventional DNA replication to MiDAS. Using the early embryo of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system, we show that the TRAIP ubiquitin ligase drives replisome disassembly in response to incomplete DNA replication, thereby providing access to replication forks for other factors. Moreover, TRAIP is essential for MiDAS in human cells, and is important in both systems to prevent mitotic segregation errors. Our data indicate that TRAIP is a master regulator of the processing of incomplete DNA replication during mitosis in metazoa.

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  1. Remi Sonneville

    MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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  2. Rahul Bhowmick

    Center for Chromosome Stability, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  3. Saskia Hoffmann

    Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  4. Niels mailand

    Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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    niels.mailand@cpr.ku.dk
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  5. Ian D Hickson

    Center for Chromosome Stability, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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    iandh@sund.ku.dk
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  6. Karim Labib

    MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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Medical Research Council (MC_UU_12016/13)

  • Remi Sonneville
  • Karim Labib

Cancer Research UK (C578/A24558)

  • Remi Sonneville
  • Karim Labib

Wellcome (102943/Z/13/Z)

  • Karim Labib

Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF115)

  • Ian D Hickson

Danish Medical Research Council (DFF-4004-00155B)

  • Rahul Bhowmick

H2020 European Research Council (616236)

  • Niels mailand

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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© 2019, Sonneville et al.

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  1. Remi Sonneville
  2. Rahul Bhowmick
  3. Saskia Hoffmann
  4. Niels mailand
  5. Ian D Hickson
  6. Karim Labib
(2019)
TRAIP drives replisome disassembly and mitotic DNA repair synthesis at sites of incomplete DNA replication
eLife 8:e48686.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.48686

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