Subtelomeric p53 binding prevents accumulation of DNA damage at human telomeres. EMBO J 2016 Jan 18;35(2):193-207
Date
12/15/2015Pubmed ID
26658110Pubmed Central ID
PMC4718461DOI
10.15252/embj.201490880Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84955389853 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 49 CitationsAbstract
Telomeres and tumor suppressor protein TP53 (p53) function in genome protection, but a direct role of p53 at telomeres has not yet been described. Here, we have identified non-canonical p53-binding sites within the human subtelomeres that suppress the accumulation of DNA damage at telomeric repeat DNA. These non-canonical subtelomeric p53-binding sites conferred transcription enhancer-like functions that include an increase in local histone H3K9 and H3K27 acetylation and stimulation of subtelomeric transcripts, including telomere repeat-containing RNA (TERRA). p53 suppressed formation of telomere-associated γH2AX and prevented telomere DNA degradation in response to DNA damage stress. Our findings indicate that p53 provides a direct chromatin-associated protection to human telomeres, as well as other fragile genomic sites. We propose that p53-associated chromatin modifications enhance local DNA repair or protection to provide a previously unrecognized tumor suppressor function of p53.
Author List
Tutton S, Azzam GA, Stong N, Vladimirova O, Wiedmer A, Monteith JA, Beishline K, Wang Z, Deng Z, Riethman H, McMahon SB, Murphy M, Lieberman PMMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Carrier ProteinsDNA Damage
HCT116 Cells
Humans
Protein Binding
Telomere
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
