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WASH interacts with Ku to regulate DNA double-stranded break repair.

Tao Wang, Xiao-Hui Du, Yu Hong, Xian Hong, Li Fan, Jian-Wen Zhou, He Sun, Jie Ge, Daniel D Billadeau, Zhi-Hui Deng

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Article in iScience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tao WangLaboratory of Protein Structure and Function, Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Xiao-Hui DuLaboratory of Protein Structure and Function, Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Yu HongLaboratory of Protein Structure and Function, Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Xian HongLaboratory of Protein Structure and Function, Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Li FanLaboratory of Protein Structure and Function, Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Jian-Wen ZhouLaboratory of Protein Structure and Function, Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
He SunLaboratory of Protein Structure and Function, Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Jie GeDepartment of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Daniel D BilladeauDivision of Oncology Research and Schulze Center for Novel Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Zhi-Hui DengLaboratory of Protein Structure and Function, Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, China.
Qiqihar Medical University · CNMayo Clinic · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein and SCAR homolog (WASH), an actin nucleation-promoting factor, is present in the nucleus where it regulates gene transcription and maintains nuclear organization. Here, we show that WASH interacts with core non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) factors including Ku70/Ku80 and DNA-PKcs, and Ku70/Ku80 is involved in the recruitment of WASH to the sites of DNA double-stranded break (DSB). WASH depletion leads to increased cell sensitivity and impaired DNA repair capacity in response to etoposide-induced DSBs and reduces NHEJ efficiency. Mechanistically, we show that loss of WASH inhibits the phosphorylation of DNA-PKcs, H2AX, and KAP1 after DSB induction and reduces chromatin relaxation and the recruitment of several downstream NHEJ factors to DSBs. Moreover, WASH role in DSB repair depends on its conserved C-terminal VCA domain and Arp2/3 activation. Our findings reveal a function and mechanistic insight for WASH in DNA DSB repair by the NHEJ pathway.

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PMID35036867
PMCPMC8749218
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