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      Regulators of cyclin-dependent kinases are crucial for maintaining genome integrity in S phase

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          WEE1 and CHK1 jointly regulate Cdk activity to prevent DNA damage during replication.

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          Maintenance of genome integrity is of critical importance to cells. To identify key regulators of genomic integrity, we screened a human cell line with a kinome small interfering RNA library. WEE1, a major regulator of mitotic entry, and CHK1 were among the genes identified. Both kinases are important negative regulators of CDK1 and -2. Strikingly, WEE1 depletion rapidly induced DNA damage in S phase in newly replicated DNA, which was accompanied by a marked increase in single-stranded DNA. This DNA damage is dependent on CDK1 and -2 as well as the replication proteins MCM2 and CDT1 but not CDC25A. Conversely, DNA damage after CHK1 inhibition is highly dependent on CDC25A. Furthermore, the inferior proliferation of CHK1-depleted cells is improved substantially by codepletion of CDC25A. We conclude that the mitotic kinase WEE1 and CHK1 jointly maintain balanced cellular control of Cdk activity during normal DNA replication, which is crucial to prevent the generation of harmful DNA lesions during replication.

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          BIND: the Biomolecular Interaction Network Database.

          The Biomolecular Interaction Network Database (BIND: http://bind.ca) archives biomolecular interaction, complex and pathway information. A web-based system is available to query, view and submit records. BIND continues to grow with the addition of individual submissions as well as interaction data from the PDB and a number of large-scale interaction and complex mapping experiments using yeast two hybrid, mass spectrometry, genetic interactions and phage display. We have developed a new graphical analysis tool that provides users with a view of the domain composition of proteins in interaction and complex records to help relate functional domains to protein interactions. An interaction network clustering tool has also been developed to help focus on regions of interest. Continued input from users has helped further mature the BIND data specification, which now includes the ability to store detailed information about genetic interactions. The BIND data specification is available as ASN.1 and XML DTD.
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            A genome-wide siRNA screen reveals diverse cellular processes and pathways that mediate genome stability.

            Signaling pathways that respond to DNA damage are essential for the maintenance of genome stability and are linked to many diseases, including cancer. Here, a genome-wide siRNA screen was employed to identify additional genes involved in genome stabilization by monitoring phosphorylation of the histone variant H2AX, an early mark of DNA damage. We identified hundreds of genes whose downregulation led to elevated levels of H2AX phosphorylation (gammaH2AX) and revealed links to cellular complexes and to genes with unclassified functions. We demonstrate a widespread role for mRNA-processing factors in preventing DNA damage, which in some cases is caused by aberrant RNA-DNA structures. Furthermore, we connect increased gammaH2AX levels to the neurological disorder Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) syndrome, and we find a role for several CMT proteins in the DNA-damage response. These data indicate that preservation of genome stability is mediated by a larger network of biological processes than previously appreciated.
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              DNA damage checkpoints: from initiation to recovery or adaptation.

              In response to diverse genotoxic stresses, cells activate DNA damage checkpoint pathways to protect genomic integrity and promote survival of the organism. Depending on DNA lesions and context, damaged cells with alarmed checkpoints can be eliminated by apoptosis or silenced by cellular senescence, or can survive and resume cell cycle progression upon checkpoint termination. Over the past two years a plethora of mechanistic studies have provided exciting insights into the biology and pathology of checkpoint initiation and signal propagation, and have revealed the various ways in which the response can be terminated: through recovery, adaptation or cancer-prone subversion. Such studies highlight the dynamic nature of these processes and help us to better understand the molecular basis, spatiotemporal orchestration and biological significance of the DNA damage response in normal and cancerous cells.
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                Journal
                J Cell Biol
                J. Cell Biol
                jcb
                The Journal of Cell Biology
                The Rockefeller University Press
                0021-9525
                1540-8140
                8 March 2010
                : 188
                : 5
                : 629-638
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
                [2 ]Department of Radiation Biology and [3 ]Department of Tumor Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway
                [4 ]Department of Genetics, Microbiology, and Toxicology, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
                [5 ]Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, England, UK
                Author notes
                Correspondence to Claus Storgaard Sørensen: css@ 123456bric.dk
                Article
                200905059
                10.1083/jcb.200905059
                2835936
                20194642
                89c2274b-6517-4b03-b232-a69cd76398db
                © 2010 Beck et al.

                This article is distributed under the terms of an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike–No Mirror Sites license for the first six months after the publication date (see http://www.rupress.org/terms). After six months it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported license, as described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/).

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                : 12 May 2009
                : 1 February 2010
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