TY - JOUR
T1 - The F-box protein Dia2 regulates DNA replication
AU - Koepp, Deanna M.
AU - Kile, Andrew C.
AU - Swaminathan, Swarna
AU - Rodriguez-Rivera, Veronica
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - Ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis plays a key role in many pathways inside the cell and is particularly important in regulating cell cycle transitions. SCF (Skp1/Cul1/F-box protein) complexes are modular ubiquitin ligases whose specificity is determined by a substrate-binding F-box protein. Dia2 is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae F-box protein previously described to play a role in invasive growth and pheromone response pathways. We find that deletion of DIA2 renders cells cold-sensitive and subject to defects in cell cycle progression, including premature S-phase entry. Consistent with a role in regulating DNA replication, the Dia2 protein binds replication origins. Furthermore, the dia2 mutant accumulates DNA damage in both S and G2/M phases of the cell cycle. These defects are likely a result of the absence of SCFDia2 activity, as a Dia2 ΔF-box mutant shows similar phenotypes. Interestingly, prolonging G1-phase in dia2 cells prevents the accumulation of DNA damage in S-phase. We propose that Dia2 is an origin-binding protein that plays a role in regulating DNA replication.
AB - Ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis plays a key role in many pathways inside the cell and is particularly important in regulating cell cycle transitions. SCF (Skp1/Cul1/F-box protein) complexes are modular ubiquitin ligases whose specificity is determined by a substrate-binding F-box protein. Dia2 is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae F-box protein previously described to play a role in invasive growth and pheromone response pathways. We find that deletion of DIA2 renders cells cold-sensitive and subject to defects in cell cycle progression, including premature S-phase entry. Consistent with a role in regulating DNA replication, the Dia2 protein binds replication origins. Furthermore, the dia2 mutant accumulates DNA damage in both S and G2/M phases of the cell cycle. These defects are likely a result of the absence of SCFDia2 activity, as a Dia2 ΔF-box mutant shows similar phenotypes. Interestingly, prolonging G1-phase in dia2 cells prevents the accumulation of DNA damage in S-phase. We propose that Dia2 is an origin-binding protein that plays a role in regulating DNA replication.
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U2 - 10.1091/mbc.E05-09-0884
DO - 10.1091/mbc.E05-09-0884
M3 - Article
C2 - 16421250
AN - SCOPUS:33745388566
SN - 1059-1524
VL - 17
SP - 1540
EP - 1548
JO - Molecular biology of the cell
JF - Molecular biology of the cell
IS - 4
ER -