DICER ribonuclease removes harmful R-loops.
DICER
DICER1 syndrome
DNA damage
R-loops
RNA nuclease
genetic instability
replication fork stalling
Journal
Molecular cell
ISSN: 1097-4164
Titre abrégé: Mol Cell
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9802571
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 10 2023
19 10 2023
Historique:
received:
01
12
2022
revised:
08
07
2023
accepted:
19
09
2023
medline:
27
10
2023
pubmed:
13
10
2023
entrez:
12
10
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
R-loops, which consist of a DNA-RNA hybrid and a displaced DNA strand, are known to threaten genome integrity. To counteract this, different mechanisms suppress R-loop accumulation by either preventing the hybridization of RNA with the DNA template (RNA biogenesis factors), unwinding the hybrid (DNA-RNA helicases), or degrading the RNA moiety of the R-loop (type H ribonucleases [RNases H]). Thus far, RNases H are the only nucleases known to cleave DNA-RNA hybrids. Now, we show that the RNase DICER also resolves R-loops. Biochemical analysis reveals that DICER acts by specifically cleaving the RNA within R-loops. Importantly, a DICER RNase mutant impaired in R-loop processing causes a strong accumulation of R-loops in cells. Our results thus not only reveal a function of DICER as an R-loop resolvase independent of DROSHA but also provide evidence for the role of multi-functional RNA processing factors in the maintenance of genome integrity in higher eukaryotes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37827159
pii: S1097-2765(23)00748-7
doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.09.021
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Ribonucleases
EC 3.1.-
RNA
63231-63-0
DNA
9007-49-2
DNA Helicases
EC 3.6.4.-
Ribonuclease H
EC 3.1.26.4
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
3707-3719.e5Subventions
Organisme : NIEHS NIH HHS
ID : R01 ES007061
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA168635
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R35 CA241801
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.