Regulation of Claspin by the p38 stress-activated protein kinase protects cells from DNA damage

Stress-activated protein kinases (SAPKs) enhance survival in response to environmental changes. In yeast, the Hog1 SAPK and Mrc1, a protein required for DNA replication, define a safeguard mechanism that allows eukaryotic cells to prevent genomic instability upon stress during S-phase. Here we show...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ulsamer, Arnau, Martínez Limón, Adrián, Bader, Sina, Rodríguez-Acebes, Sara, Freire, Raimundo, Méndez, Juan, Nadal Clanchet, Eulàlia de, Posas Garriga, Francesc
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10230/54827
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/54827
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111375
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CP: Molecular biology
Claspin
DNA damage
S-phase
SAPK
Cell cycle
Cisplatin
Osmostress
p38
Stress
Transcription-replication conflicts
Descripción
Sumario:Stress-activated protein kinases (SAPKs) enhance survival in response to environmental changes. In yeast, the Hog1 SAPK and Mrc1, a protein required for DNA replication, define a safeguard mechanism that allows eukaryotic cells to prevent genomic instability upon stress during S-phase. Here we show that, in mammals, the p38 SAPK and Claspin-the functional homolog of Mrc1-protect cells from DNA damage upon osmostress during S-phase. We demonstrate that p38 phosphorylates Claspin and either the mutation of the p38-phosphorylation sites in Claspin or p38 inhibition suppresses the protective role of Claspin on DNA damage. In addition, wild-type Claspin but not the p38-unphosphorylatable mutant has a protective effect on cell survival in response to cisplatin treatment. These findings reveal a role of Claspin in response to chemotherapeutic drugs. Thus, this pathway protects S-phase integrity from different insults and it is conserved from yeast to mammals.