J 2023

The phosphorylated trimeric SOSS1 complex and RNA polymerase II trigger liquid-liquid phase separation at double-strand breaks

LONG, Qilin; Marek ŠEBESTA; Kateřina ŠEDOVÁ; Vojtěch HALUZA; Adele ALAGIA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

The phosphorylated trimeric SOSS1 complex and RNA polymerase II trigger liquid-liquid phase separation at double-strand breaks

Authors

LONG, Qilin; Marek ŠEBESTA (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution); Kateřina ŠEDOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution); Vojtěch HALUZA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution); Adele ALAGIA; Zhichao LIU; Richard ŠTEFL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Monika GULLEROVA

Edition

CELL REPORTS, UNITED STATES, CELL PRESS, 2023, 2211-1247

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14740/23:00133166

Organization

Středoevropský technologický institut – Repository – Repository

UT WoS

001127113200001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85178153659

Keywords in English

c-Abl kinase; CP: Molecular biology; DNA damage; DNA:RNA hybrids; hSSB1; LLPS; phase-separation; phosphorylation; R-loops; RNA polymerase II; SOSS1 complex

Links

EF18_046/0015974, research and development project. GM21-10464M, research and development project. 649030, interní kód Repo. CIISB III, large research infrastructures. Czech-BioImaging III, large research infrastructures. e-INFRA CZ II, large research infrastructures.
Changed: 8/1/2025 00:50, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík

Abstract

V originále

Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most severe type of DNA damage. Previously, we demonstrated that RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) phosphorylated at the tyrosine 1 (Y1P) residue of its C-terminal domain (CTD) generates RNAs at DSBs. However, the regulation of transcription at DSBs remains enigmatic. Here, we show that the damage-activated tyrosine kinase c-Abl phosphorylates hSSB1, enabling its interaction with Y1P RNAPII at DSBs. Furthermore, the trimeric SOSS1 complex, consisting of hSSB1, INTS3, and c9orf80, binds to Y1P RNAPII in response to DNA damage in an R-loop-dependent manner. Specifically, hSSB1, as a part of the trimeric SOSS1 complex, exhibits a strong affinity for R-loops, even in the presence of replication protein A (RPA). Our in vitro and in vivo data reveal that the SOSS1 complex and RNAPII form dynamic liquid like repair compartments at DSBs. Depletion of the SOSS1 complex impairs DNA repair, underscoring its biological role in the R-loop-dependent DNA damage response.

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