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XPC–PARP complexes engage the chromatin remodeler ALC1 to catalyze global genome DNA damage repair

  • Charlotte Blessing
  • , Katja Apelt
  • , Diana van den Heuvel
  • , Claudia Gonzalez-Leal
  • , Magdalena B. Rother
  • , Melanie van der Woude
  • , Román González-Prieto
  • , Adi Yifrach
  • , Avital Parnas
  • , Rashmi G. Shah
  • , Tia Tyrsett Kuo
  • , Daphne E.C. Boer
  • , Jin Cai
  • , Angela Kragten
  • , Hyun Suk Kim
  • , Orlando D. Schärer
  • , Alfred C.O. Vertegaal
  • , Girish M. Shah
  • , Sheera Adar
  • , Hannes Lans
  • Haico van Attikum, Andreas G. Ladurner*, Martijn S. Luijsterburg*
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Cells employ global genome nucleotide excision repair (GGR) to eliminate a broad spectrum of DNA lesions, including those induced by UV light. The lesion-recognition factor XPC initiates repair of helix-destabilizing DNA lesions, but binds poorly to lesions such as CPDs that do not destabilize DNA. How difficult-to-repair lesions are detected in chromatin is unknown. Here, we identify the poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerases PARP1 and PARP2 as constitutive interactors of XPC. Their interaction results in the XPC-stimulated synthesis of poly-(ADP-ribose) (PAR) by PARP1 at UV lesions, which in turn enables the recruitment and activation of the PAR-regulated chromatin remodeler ALC1. PARP2, on the other hand, modulates the retention of ALC1 at DNA damage sites. Notably, ALC1 mediates chromatin expansion at UV-induced DNA lesions, leading to the timely clearing of CPD lesions. Thus, we reveal how chromatin containing difficult-to-repair DNA lesions is primed for repair, providing insight into mechanisms of chromatin plasticity during GGR.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4762
JournalNature Communications
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

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