DNA Double Strand Break Repair and Its Control by Nucleosome Remodeling

DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are repaired in eukaryotes by one of several cellular mechanisms. The decision-making process controlling DSB repair takes place at the step of DNA end resection, the nucleolytic processing of DNA ends, which generates single-stranded DNA overhangs. Dependent on the l...

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Published in:Frontiers in genetics 2022-01, Vol.12, p.821543-821543
Main Authors: Karl, Leonhard Andreas, Peritore, Martina, Galanti, Lorenzo, Pfander, Boris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cell cycle
DNA end resection
DNA repair
double strand break
Genetics
genome stability
nucleosome remodeling
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Summary:DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are repaired in eukaryotes by one of several cellular mechanisms. The decision-making process controlling DSB repair takes place at the step of DNA end resection, the nucleolytic processing of DNA ends, which generates single-stranded DNA overhangs. Dependent on the length of the overhang, a corresponding DSB repair mechanism is engaged. Interestingly, nucleosomes-the fundamental unit of chromatin-influence the activity of resection nucleases and nucleosome remodelers have emerged as key regulators of DSB repair. Nucleosome remodelers share a common enzymatic mechanism, but for global genome organization specific remodelers have been shown to exert distinct activities. Specifically, different remodelers have been found to slide and evict, position or edit nucleosomes. It is an open question whether the same remodelers exert the same function also in the context of DSBs. Here, we will review recent advances in our understanding of nucleosome remodelers at DSBs: to what extent nucleosome sliding, eviction, positioning and editing can be observed at DSBs and how these activities affect the DSB repair decision.
ISSN:1664-8021
1664-8021
DOI:10.3389/fgene.2021.821543