SLFN5-mediated chromatin dynamics sculpt higher-order DNA repair topology

Jinzhou Huang, Chenming Wu, Jake A. Kloeber, Huanyao Gao, Ming Gao, Qian Zhu, Yiming Chang, Fei Zhao, Guijie Guo, Kuntian Luo, Haiming Dai, Sijia Liu, Qiru Huang, Wootae Kim, Qin Zhou, Shouhai Zhu, Zheming Wu, Xinyi Tu, Ping Yin, Min DengLiewei Wang, Jian Yuan, Zhenkun Lou

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Abstract

Repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) elicits three-dimensional (3D) chromatin topological changes. A recent finding reveals that 53BP1 assembles into a 3D chromatin topology pattern around DSBs. How this formation of a higher-order structure is configured and regulated remains enigmatic. Here, we report that SLFN5 is a critical factor for 53BP1 topological arrangement at DSBs. Using super-resolution imaging, we find that SLFN5 binds to 53BP1 chromatin domains to assemble a higher-order microdomain architecture by driving damaged chromatin dynamics at both DSBs and deprotected telomeres. Mechanistically, we propose that 53BP1 topology is shaped by two processes: (1) chromatin mobility driven by the SLFN5-LINC-microtubule axis and (2) the assembly of 53BP1 oligomers mediated by SLFN5. In mammals, SLFN5 deficiency disrupts the DSB repair topology and impairs non-homologous end joining, telomere fusions, class switch recombination, and sensitivity to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor. We establish a molecular mechanism that shapes higher-order chromatin topologies to safeguard genomic stability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1043-1060.e10
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume83
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 6 2023

Keywords

  • 53BP1
  • DNA double-strand break repair
  • PARP inhibitor sensitivity
  • SLFN5
  • chromatin mobility
  • chromatin topology
  • class switch recombination
  • non-homologous end joining
  • super-resolution microscopy
  • telomere fusions

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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