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XB-ART-60862
Nat Commun 2024 Aug 07;151:6517. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50836-6.
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Distinct regulation of ATM signaling by DNA single-strand breaks and APE1.

Zhao H , Li J , You Z , Lindsay HD , Yan S .


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In response to DNA double-strand breaks or oxidative stress, ATM-dependent DNA damage response (DDR) is activated to maintain genome integrity. However, it remains elusive whether and how DNA single-strand breaks (SSBs) activate ATM. Here, we provide direct evidence in Xenopus egg extracts that ATM-mediated DDR is activated by a defined SSB structure. Our mechanistic studies reveal that APE1 promotes the SSB-induced ATM DDR through APE1 exonuclease activity and ATM recruitment to SSB sites. APE1 protein can form oligomers to activate the ATM DDR in Xenopus egg extracts in the absence of DNA and can directly stimulate ATM kinase activity in vitro. Our findings reveal distinct mechanisms of the ATM-dependent DDR activation by SSBs in eukaryotic systems and identify APE1 as a direct activator of ATM kinase.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: atm ssb