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Mechanism of replication fork reversal and protection by human RAD51 and RAD51 paralogs

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It is shown that the protective function of RAD51 unexpectedly depends on its binding to double-stranded DNA, and higher RAD51 concentrations are required for DNA protection compared to reversal, and the mechanisms of the non-canonical functions of RAD 51 and paralogs in replication fork reversal and protection are defined.
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RAD51 functions in DNA double-strand break repair by homologous recombination, and by a yet undefined mechanism in the metabolism of challenged replication forks. Here we show that RAD51 directly and specifically promotes the strand annealing and branch migration activities of SMARCAL1 and ZRANB3 but not HLTF, stimulating thus fork reversal. We also find that the RAD51 paralog complex, RAD51B-RAD51C-RAD51D-XRCC2 (BCDX2), additionally stimulates SMARCAL1 and ZRANB3 in fork remodeling. DNA binding by RAD51 is required, and the interplay of RAD51, paralogs and the fork remodelers involves direct physical interactions. Upon reversal, RAD51 protects replication forks from degradation by MRE11, DNA2 and EXO1 nucleases. We show that the protective function of RAD51 unexpectedly depends on its binding to double-stranded DNA, and higher RAD51 concentrations are required for DNA protection compared to reversal. Together, we define the mechanisms of the non-canonical functions of RAD51 and paralogs in replication fork reversal and protection.

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The SIOD disorder protein SMARCAL1 is an RPA-interacting protein involved in replication fork restart

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that SMARCAL1 directly interacts with Replication protein A (RPA) and is recruited to sites of DNA damage in an RPA-dependent manner, which indicates that the symptoms of SIOD may be caused, at least in part, by defects in the cellular response to DNA replication stress.
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TL;DR: It is proposed that the Rad51 presynaptic filament is a meta-stable reversible intermediate, whose assembly and disassembly is governed by the balance between Rad55–Rad57 and Srs2, providing a key regulatory mechanism controlling the initiation of homologous recombination.
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Main steps in DNA double-strand break repair

TL;DR: The main pathways of eukaryotic DNA double-strand break repair are reviewed with the focus on homologous recombination and its various sub paths, including non-homologous end- joining and microhomology-mediated end-joining and insights into how these pathways are regulated are offered.
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Replication Fork Slowing and Reversal upon DNA Damage Require PCNA Polyubiquitination and ZRANB3 DNA Translocase Activity.

TL;DR: It is shown that damage-induced fork reversal in mammalian cells requires PCNA ubiquitination, UBC13, and K63-linked polyubiquitin chains, previously involved in error-free damage tolerance, and targeting these fork protection systems represents a promising strategy to potentiate cancer chemotherapy.
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