Publication Date:
2012-06-09
Description:
The function of many DNA metabolism proteins depends on their ability to coordinate an iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster. Biogenesis of Fe-S proteins is a multistep process that takes place in mitochondria and the cytoplasm, but how it is linked to nuclear Fe-S proteins is not known. Here, we demonstrate that MMS19 forms a complex with the cytoplasmic Fe-S assembly (CIA) proteins CIAO1, IOP1, and MIP18. Cytoplasmic MMS19 also binds to multiple nuclear Fe-S proteins involved in DNA metabolism. In the absence of MMS19, a failure to transfer Fe-S clusters to target proteins is associated with Fe-S protein instability and preimplantation death of mice in which Mms19 has been knocked out. We propose that MMS19 functions as a platform to facilitate Fe-S cluster transfer to proteins critical for DNA replication and repair.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Gari, Kerstin -- Leon Ortiz, Ana Maria -- Borel, Valerie -- Flynn, Helen -- Skehel, J Mark -- Boulton, Simon J -- Cancer Research UK/United Kingdom -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2012 Jul 13;337(6091):243-5. doi: 10.1126/science.1219664. Epub 2012 Jun 7.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉DNA Damage Response Laboratory, London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, Clare Hall, South Mimms EN6 3LD, UK.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22678361" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Carrier Proteins/metabolism
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Cytoplasm/*metabolism
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DNA/*metabolism
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DNA Repair
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DNA Replication
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Humans
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Hydrogenase/metabolism
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Iron-Sulfur Proteins/*metabolism
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Metallochaperones/metabolism
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Mice
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Mice, Knockout
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
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Protein Stability
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics/metabolism
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Transcription Factors/genetics/*metabolism
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Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group D Protein/metabolism
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
