Oxidative Stress Diverts tRNA Synthetase to Nucleus for Protection against DNA Damage

Autor: Kathleen M. Fisch, Na Wei, Xiang-Lei Yang, Yun-Shiuan Olivia Hsu, Andrew I. Su, Tao Xu, Elisabeth Gardiner, Shuji Kishi, Xiaohua Wu, Guangsen Fu, Yi Shi, Lan N. Truong
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Molecular Cell. 56:323-332
ISSN: 1097-2765
Popis: Tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (TyrRS) is known for its essential aminoacylation function in protein synthesis. Here we report a new function for TyrRS in DNA damage protection. We found that oxidative stress, which often down-regulates protein synthesis, induces TyrRS to rapidly translocate from the cytosol to the nucleus. We also found that angiogenin mediates or potentiates this stress-induced translocalization. The nuclear-localized TyrRS activates transcription factor E2F1 to up-regulate the expression of DNA damage repair genes such as BRCA1 and RAD51. The activation is achieved through direct interaction of TyrRS with TRIM28 to sequester this vertebrate-specific epigenetic repressors and its associated HDAC1 from deacetylating and suppressing E2F1. Remarkably, overexpression of TyrRS strongly protects against UV-induced DNA double-strand breaks in zebrafish, while restricting TyrRS nuclear entry completely abolishes the protection. Therefore, oxidative stress triggers an essential cytoplasmic enzyme used for protein synthesis to translocate to the nucleus to protect against DNA damage.
Databáze: OpenAIRE