DDK/Hsk1 phosphorylates and targets fission yeast histone deacetylase Hst4 for degradation to stabilize stalled DNA replication forks

  1. Shalini Aricthota
  2. Devyani Haldar  Is a corresponding author
  1. Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, India
  2. Graduate Studies, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
8 figures, 2 tables and 2 additional files

Figures

Figure 1 with 1 supplement
Replication stress leads to downregulation of Hst4.

(A) Wild-type (wt) strain (ROP238) containing TAP-tagged Hst4 was grown to 0.5 O.D., treated with 0.015 % MMS and 10 mM HU for 2 hr, respectively, whole cell extracts were prepared and immunoblotted …

Figure 1—figure supplement 1
S-phase dependent downregulation of Hst4 upon MMS treatment.

(A) The cdc25-22 cells (DHP38) were first synchronized at G2 phase and then released into the S phase in the presence of 0.015 % MMS, time points were collected and western blot was performed. (B) …

Figure 2 with 1 supplement
The C terminus of Hst4 is required for proteasome dependent degradation of Hst4 upon replication stress.

(A) Half-life of Hst4 was measured by growing wt (ROP238) cells to O.D 0.5 and treating with cycloheximide (CHX) at100 µg/ml in the presence and absence of 0.015 % MMS. Cells were collected at …

Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Hst4 is post-translationally regulated and minimum region required for Hst4 degradation lies at the C-terminus.

(A) Wild-type strain of Hst4 (ROP238) was grown in absence and presence of 0.015 % MMS and RNA was extracted and RT-qPCR was performed. The qPCR data are shown as expression fold changes after …

Figure 3 with 1 supplement
Replication-dependent regulation of Hst4 via phosphorylation by DDK/Hsk1.

(A) wt strain (ROP238) containing TAP-tagged Hst4 was grown to 0.5 O.D., treated with 0.015 % MMS for 1 hr and samples were immunoprecipitated using IgG-sepharose beads and western blot was …

Figure 3—figure supplement 1
Gsk3-beta and Mcm4 are not required for downregulation of Hst4.

(A) The wt (ROP238) and gsk3∆ strain (DHP77) were grown to mid-log phase in YES medium, treated with 0.015 % MMS for 2 hr, whole cell extracts were prepared and western blot was performed. …

Figure 4 with 1 supplement
Phosphorylation of Hst4 at serine residues 354, 355, 362, and 363 is required for cell survival upon replication stress.

(A) The C-terminal residues 352–370 required for degradation of Hst4 are shown. The serine residues marked with star, which are putative consensus DDK sites were mutated to alanines by site-directed …

Figure 4—figure supplement 1
Stability and sensitivity of Hst4 C-terminal domain deletion and serine to alanine mutants in replication stress.

(A) The hst4∆ strain (ROP57) transformed with 4SA-Hst4-pSLF273 (354,355,362,363), 354-355SA-Hst4-pSLF273, and 362-363SA-Hst4-pSLF273 were grown to mid-log phase in EMM-Ura medium, treated with 0.015 …

Figure 5 with 1 supplement
SCFPof3-mediated degradation of Hst4 on replication stress.

(A) wt strain (ROP238) and F box mutant strain pof3Δ (DHP35) containing TAP-tagged Hst4 were grown to 0.5 O.D., treated with 0.015 % MMS for 2 hr and whole cell extracts were prepared and …

Figure 5—figure supplement 1
Pop1 is not required for downregulation of Hst4.

(A) The wt (ROP238) and pop1∆ strain transformed with FL-Hst4-pSGP573 were grown to mid-log phase in EMM-Ura medium, treated with 0.015 % MMS for 2 hr, whole cell extracts were prepared and western …

Figure 6 with 1 supplement
Dynamic regulation of Hst4 is required for stable fork stalling and recovery from replication stress.

(A) Wild-type strain (ROP238) and 4SA-hst4 (DHP146) were grown to OD 0.5 and treated with 12 mM HU for 6 hr and DNA was stained with Hoechst and life cell microscopy was performed. Scale- 5 µM. (B) …

Figure 6—figure supplement 1
4SA-hst4 is required for DNA replication fork restart post replication stress.

(A) The cdc25-22 (FY4225) and cdc25-22 4SA-hst4 (DHP148) strains engineered to incorporate halogenated nucleotides were grown to midlog phase in YES medium at 25 °C, were shifted to 36°C for 4 hr to …

Figure 7 with 1 supplement
The degradation of Hst4 is required for the stable association of Fork Protection Complex at the replication fork.

(A) Tetrads each from the hst4∆ strain (ROP58) crossed with the swi1∆ (EN3182) and swi3∆ (EN3366) are shown, photographed after 4 days of growth on YES plates. The genotypes were determined by …

Figure 7—figure supplement 1
Regulation of replisome components in 4SA-hst4 mutant.

(A) The wt Swi1 (EN3381) or Swi3 (EN3382) FLAG-tagged strains were grown and immunoprecipitation was performed using FLAG M2 beads, followed by western blot and probed with anti-FLAG and ant-acetyl …

Figure 8 with 1 supplement
H3K56 acetylation-dependent stabilization of Fork Protection Complex at the chromatin regulates genomic stability.

(A) wt strain (ROP238) and 4SA-hst4 strain (DHP146) were grown to 0.5 O.D., treated with 0.015 % MMS for 2 hr, whole cell extracts were prepared and immunoblotted with indicated antibodies. (B) wt …

Figure 8—figure supplement 1
Hypoacetylation of histone H3K56 in hsk1-89 and pof3 mutant cells.

(A) The wt (ROP238), hsk1-89 (DHP78) and H3K56R strain (ROP253) were grown to mid-log phase, whole cell extracts were prepared and western blot was performed. (B) The wt (ROP238) and pof3∆ (DHP35) …

Tables

Key resources table
Reagent type (species) or resourceDesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional information
AntibodyAnti-PAP(Peroxidase Peroxidase Soluble Complex antibody produced in rabbit)Sigma-AldrichCat#P1291RRID:AB_1079562WB (1:5,000)
AntibodyAnti-HA(rabbit polyclonal antibody)Bethyl laboratoriesCat#A190-208ARRID:AB_67466WB (1:10,000)
AntibodyAnti-HA(rabbit polyclonal antibody)AbcamCat#ab9110RRID:AB_307019WB (1:5000)IP- (4 µg)
AntibodyAnti-H3K56ac(rabbit polyclonal antibody)AbcamCat#ab71956RRID:AB_10861799WB (1:2,000)
AntibodyAnti-H3(rabbit polyclonal antibody)AbcamCat#ab1791RRID:AB_302613WB (1:5,000)
AntibodyAnti-FLAG(mouse monoclonal antibody)Sigma-AldrichCat#F1804RRID:AB_262044WB (1:2,000)
AntibodyAnti-myc(mouse monoclonal antibody)Sigma-AldrichCat#M4439RRID:AB_439694WB (1:5,000)
AntibodyAnti-And-1 (Mcl1)(mouse monoclonal antibody)BiolegendCat#630,301RRID:AB_2215084WB (1:5,000)IP- (2 µg)
Antibodyanti-GFP(mouse monoclonal antibody)Cell SignallingCat#2,955RRID:AB_1196614WB (1:2,000)IF- (1:250)
AntibodyAnti-His(mouse monoclonal antibody)BD biosciencesCat#552,565RRID:AB_394432WB (1:5,000)
AntibodyAnti-Phosphoserine(rabbit polyclonal antibody)AbcamCat#ab9332RRID:AB_307184WB (1:3,00)
AntibodyH2A-P(rabbit polyclonal antibody)AbcamCat#ab15083RRID:AB_301630WB (1:5,000)
AntibodyAnti-BrdU(mouse monoclonal antibody)BD biosciencesCat#347,580RRID:AB_400326IF (1:1,00)
AntibodyAnti-CldU(rat monoclonal antibody)AbcamCat#ab6326RRID:AB_305426IF (1:1,00)
AntibodyAnti-Timeless(rabbit monoclonal antibody)AbcamCat#ab109512RRID:AB_10863023WB (1:2000)
AntibodyAnti-TipinAbcamCat#ab229329WB (1:2000)
AntibodyAnti-Sirt2(rabbit monoclonal antibody)Cell SignallingCat#D4O5ORRID:AB_2716762WB (1:2500)
AntibodyAnti-GAPDH(rabbit monoclonal antibody)Cell SignallingCat#14C10RRID:AB_561053WB (1:5000)
Strain, strain background (Escherichia coli)BL21(DE3) pLysSLab stockChemically Competent cells
Cell line (Homo-sapiens)U2OS(Osteosarcoma), cellsATCCATCC ID: HTB-96RRID:CVCL_0042Gift from Dr. Rashna Bhandari’s lab
Transfected construct (human)siRNA toAsf1aThermo Fisher ScientificCat#4392420Assayid- S226044
Recombinant DNA reagentpSLF273Forsburg LabCloning of FL-Hst4, T1Δ-Hst4, T2Δ-Hst4 and point mutations.
Recombinant DNA reagentpSLF272Forsburg LabCloning of FL-Hsk1, KD-Hsk1 and Pof3
Recombinant DNA reagentpET28aLab stockCloning of FL-Hst4 and 4SA-Hst4
Recombinant DNA reagentpSGP573Forsburg LabCloning of FL-Hst4 and CΔ-Hst4
Recombinant DNA reagentpREP1-His6-ubiquitinTakashi Toda
Chemical compound, drugMethyl methane sulphonate (MMS)Sigma-AldrichCat#129,925
Chemical compound, drugHydroxyurea (HU)Sigma-AldrichCat#H8627
OtherBisbenzimide HoechstSigma-AldrichCat#B226110 µg/µl
Software, algorithmImageJImageJhttps://imagej.net/Fiji/DownloadsQuantification of western blots
Software, algorithmGraphpad Prism 6.0Graphpadhttps://www.graphpad.com/ scientific-software/prism//Statistical analysis and graphs representation
Software, algorithmFlowJoBD Life SciencesRRID:SCR_008520
Table 1
List of strains used in the study.
StrainGenotypeSource
ROP238h + ade6 M216 arg3-D4 his3-D1 leu1-32 ura4-D18 hst4-TAP:KanRLab stock
ROP191h_ ade6-210 arg3-D4 his3-D1 leu1-32 ura4-D18Lab stock
DHP38h + cdc25-22 ade6-216 arg3-D4 his3-D1 leu1-32 ura4-D18 hst4-TAP:KanRThis Study
DHP37h- ade6-216 arg3-D4 his3-D1 leu1-32 ura4-D18 hst4-TAP:KanR mts2-1This Study
ROP57h + ade6 M216 arg3-D4 his3-D1 leu1-32 ura4-D18 hst4∆-his3+Lab stock
DHP57h + skp1-94 his3-D1 arg3-D4 leu1-32 ura4-D18 ade? hst4-TAP:KanRThis Study
DHP56bh- skp1-A4 his3-D1 arg3-D4 leu1-32 ura4-D18 ade? hst4-TAP:KanRThis Study
SKP471h− leu1-32 ura4-D18 pof3Δ::kanTakashi Toda
TP403-2Bh90 leu1-32 ura4-D18 pop1::ura+Takashi Toda
DHP35h- arg3-D4 his3-D1 leu1-32 ura4-D18 pof3::kanR hst4-TAP:KanRThis Study
DHP78h + hsk1-89:ura4+ his3-D1arg3-D4 leu1-32 ura4-D18 ade? hst4-TAP:KanRThis Study
ROP247h + h3.2 K56R h3.1∆/h4.1∆::his3+ h3.3∆ /h4.3∆::arg3+ leu1-32 ura4-D18 his3-D1 arg3-D4 ade6-210Lab collection
DHP77h + ade6-216 arg3-D4 his3-D1 leu1-32 ura4-D18 hst4-TAP:KanR gsk3::ura4+This Study
ENY3684h + pof3-myc:hphMX6 pol2-3FLAG:kanMX6 leu1-32 ura4-D18Eishi Noguchi
yFS988h- ura4-D18 ade-? cdc10-M17 leu1-32::pYJ294(leu1 cds1-6his2HA)Nick Rhind
FY4225h- cdc25-22 leu1::hENT-leu1+ his7-366::hsv-tk-his7+ ura4? ade6-M210Susan.L.Forsburg
FY1077h- hsk1HA::ura4+ ura4-D18 leu1-32 ade6-M216Susan Forsburg
FY1763h + leu1:dfp1 +6his3HA leu1+ dfp1-D1 ura4-D18 ade6-M216Susan Forsburg
DHP146h- ade6-216 arg3-D4 his3-D1 leu1-32 ura4-D18 4SA-hst4-TAP:KanRThis Study
DHP148h- cdc25-22 leu1::hENT-leu1+ his7-366::hsv-tk-his7+ ura4? ade6-M210 4SA-hst4-TAP::KanRThis Study
DHP168h- h3.1/h4.1Δ::his3+ h3.3/h4.3Δ::arg3+ leu1-32 ura4-D18 arg3-D ade6-M210 swi1-3FLAG::KanRThis Study
DHP169h + H3.2 K56R h3.1/h4.1Δ::his3+ h3.3/h4.3Δ::arg3+ leu1-32 ura4-D18 arg3-D ade6-M210 swi1-3FLAG::KanRThis Study
MS193h- leu1-32 ura4-D18 cdc21Hisao Masai
DHP172h + leu1-32 ura4-D18 ade6-M210 cdc21 (mcm4) hst4-TAP::KanThis Study
DHP173h + ura4-D18 ade-? leu1-32::pYJ294(leu1 cds1-6his2HA) rad3::ura4+This Study
DHP174h- ura4-D18 ade-? leu1-32::pYJ294(leu1 cds1-6his2HA) 4SA-hst4-TAP::KanThis Study
EN3182h− swi1::Kanr leu1-32 ura4-D18Eishi Noguchi
EN3366h− swi3::Kanr leu1-32 ura4-D18Eishi Noguchi
EN3381h− swi1-3FLAG:Kanr leu1-32 ura4-D18Eishi Noguchi
EN3382h− swi3-3FLAG:Kanr leu1-32 ura4-D18Eishi Noguchi
DHP143h + leu1-32 ura4-D18 arg3-D4 ade6-M216 swi1-3FLAG::KanRThis Study
DHP144h- leu1-32 ura4-D18 arg3-D4 ade6-M216 swi1-3FLAG::KanR 4SA-hst4-TAP::KanRThis Study
DHP177h- leu1-32 ura4-D18 arg3-D4 ade6-M216 mrc1-13myc::Kan 4SA-hst4-TAP::KanThis Study
DHP115ah + hsk1HA::ura4+ ura4-D18 leu1-32 ade6-M216 dfp1-13 myc:G418rThis Study
DHP152h- leu1-32 ura4-D18 mrc1-13myc::KanHisao Masai

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