Introduction dna in the living cell is subjected to many chemical alterations. In human cells, both normal metabolic activities and environmental factors such as uv light and radiation can cause dna damage, resulting in as many as 1 million individual molecular lesions per day. The most obvious example of this mechanism is the checkpoint activity of the ddr kinases, which halts the cell. Molecular targets and clinical applications second edition provides a comprehensive and timely reference that focuses on the translational and clinical use of dna repair as a target area for the development of diagnostic biomarkers and the enhancement of cancer treatment.
Strand opening and processing by exonuclease activity of wrn no deletion accurate repair xlf ku70 ku80 ku70 ku80. H2ax h4k20me2 pnkp mre11 rad50 nbs1 dna pkcs dna pkcs ku70 ku80 ku70 ku80 fen1 short deletion inaccurate repair parp1 parp1 rag 12 v d j v d j atm atm atm p p p p p p p pol. Cancer cells are often deficient in a normal dna repair function, and this deficiency allows the tumor to develop genomic instability. Tumors arising in hereditary breast cancer are defective in. Dna continually undergoes a process of replication and division and. If the genetic information encoded in the dna is to remain uncorrupted, any chemical changes must be corrected. Photochemical reverse reaction of pyrimidine dimer formation alkyltransfereases. The journal publishes original observations on genetic, cellular, biochemical, structural and molecular aspects of dna repair, mutagenesis, cell cycle regulation, apoptosis and other biological responses in cells exposed to genomic. Mmr proteins also participate in many other dna transactions, such that inactivation of mmr can have wideranging biological consequences, which can be either beneficial or detrimental. Cancer cells are often deficient in a normal dna repair function, and this deficiency allows the tumor to develop genomic instability 1,2. The molecular mechanism of dna repair mechanisms in the cells and different types of dna structural lesions and its causes ppt and pdf. The royal swedish academy of sciences awarded the 2015 nobel prize in chemistry for the discovery and contributions of dna repair mechanism. Dna repair dysregulation from cancer driver to therapeutic.
Dna repair california state university, northridge. Transcriptionally active genetic loci can be subject to the formation of dna double strand breaks dsbs that arise due to the formation of rloops. Included in the table are components of the pathways for nucleotide excision repair, mismatch repair, dna damage checkpoint, nonhomologous end joining, homologous recombination repair, and chromosomal structure surveillance. Citescore values are based on citation counts in a given year e. Dna in the living cell is subject to many chemical alterations a fact often forgotten in the excitement of being able to do dna sequencing on dried andor frozen specimens. Dnadependent protein kinase dnapk inactive active kinase dna dnapk dnapk 51. Homologous recombination in dna repair and dna damage.
Dna repair provides a forum for the comprehensive coverage of dna repair and cellular responses to dna damage. Dna repair pathways direct enzymatic repair base excision repair nucleotide excision repair mismatch repair doublestrand break repair non. Isbn 9789533076973, pdf isbn 9789535151869, published 20111107. These treatments have the potential to exploit the defects in dna repair by inducing more dna. Nucleotide excision repair ner and base excision repair ber excise damage differentlywhy. Over 200 human genes known to be involved in dna repair. Dna repair ensures the survival of a species by enabling parental dna to be inherited as faithfully as possible by offspring.
Xp patients having skin and eye photosensitivity exhibit premature cutaneous ageing, increased incidence of basal cell carcinoma and melanoma. Although direct repair is an efficient way of dealing with particular types of dna damage, excision repair is a more general means of repairing a wide variety of chemical alterations to dna. Dna damage and repair summary department of molecular. Dna mismatch repair mmr is an evolutionarily conserved process that corrects mismatches generated during dna replication and escape proofreading. The scope of the book varies from the dna damage response and dna repair mechanisms to evolutionary aspects of dna repair, providing a snapshot of current understanding of the dna repair. University of leicester bs2009 dna replication and repair 18 february 2010 page 1 dna replication and repair this lecture explores the mechanisms of dna replication and also the ways in which dna can repair any replication errors. Many of these dna damage response genes also play essential roles in dna replication, cell. Namrata chhabra biochemistry for medics lecture notes. Crosslinking of the dna repair protein o 6alkylguanine dna alkyltransferase to dna in the presence of cisplatin xun ming, erin d. Major dna repair pathways are mismatch repair mmr, nucleotide excision repair. Dna repair is central to the field of cancer biology, and it has important implications for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Nonhomologous end joining nhej is less accurate than the other double strand break repair pathway. Dna repair, dna damage, base excision repair, nucleotide exci sion repair, methlyldirected mis match repair, nobel prize.
The first international congress on dna damage and repair was held in rome, italy, july 1217, 1987. It is subject to mechanical stress and to many types of chemical modification that may lead to breaks in one or both strands of the double helix. Hairpin dna ends ku lig4 dependent pathway histones. Dandrea, in the molecular basis of cancer fourth edition, 2015. Repair of incorrectly basepaired bases during replication. Dna replication and repair university of leicester. Ner removes a variety of forms of dna damage, including photoproducts induced by uv and other bulky lesions. Dna repair direct reversal of damage dna photolyases. Natural cellular processes, exposure to radiation cosmic, medical e. And our cells have evolved a sophisticated system of recognizing the multitude of possible chemical lesions in dna and fixing them. The nobel prize in chemistry this year was shared by three scientists namely thomas lindhal, paul modrich and aziz sancar for their mechanistic studies of dna repair. Inhibition of dna repair is a new paradigm in cancer therapy, and.
The integrity of genomic dna is crucial for its function. And yet, dna in living cells is inherently unstable. In addition to promoting dna repair through direct regulation of repair proteins and changes in the chromatin near the dna damage site, the ddr also facilitates repair through more global changes in the cellular environment fig. Postreplication kevin p rice,university of wisconsinmadison, madison, wisconsin, usa michael m cox,university of wisconsinmadison, madison, wisconsin, usa recombinational dna repair represents the. The scope of the book varies from the dna damage response and dna repair mechanisms to evolutionary aspects of dna repair, providing a snapshot of current understanding of the dna repair processes.
The detailed mechanism of dna repair in the cells that we. These treatments have the potential to exploit the defects in dna repair by inducing more dna damage and mutations. Dna repair pathways direct enzymatic repair base excision repair nucleotide excision repair mismatch repair doublestrand break repair nonhomologous end joining homologous recombination. Dna damage, repair and clinical significance by professor dr. In addition to the proof reading capabilities of the dna polymerase, repair enzymes further assure the accuracy of dna replication. Dna damage is a fact of life as a consequence of endogenous sources and processes as well as exogenous sources. Dna repair is a collection of processes by which a cell identifies and corrects damage to the dna molecules that encode its genome. Homologous recombination hr is a dna metabolic process found in all forms of life that provides highfidelity, templatedependent repair or tolerance of complex dna damages including dna gaps, dna doublestranded breaks dsbs. Living cells contain several dna repair systems that can fix different type of dna alterations. With defective dna repair, the tumor cell can break. Within the cell, reactive oxygen species generated by normal respiratory metabolism can cause doublestrand breaks, as can stalled. Dna damage and dna repair spontaneous loss of bases alkylation of bases oxidation of bases uvlight induced damage. To return to the analogy of dna as a zipper, picture our cells as having tiny. Removal of alkyl groups from the alkylated dna base excision repair ber.
Dandrea, in the molecular basis of cancer third edition, 2008. Cyclobutane dimers 6,4,photoproducts dna strand breaks. Deployment of dna polymerases beta and lambda in singlenucleotide and multinucleotide pathways of mammalian base excision dna repair upasna thapar, bruce demple pages 1119. Consequently, the various types of excision repair are the most important dna repair mechanisms in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Pdf mechanisms of dna damage, repair, and mutagenesis. Dna repair is central to the field of cancer biology and has important implications for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Dnapk has three subunits i n a c t i v e a c t i v e d n a k u 7 0 k u 8 0 d n a p k c s 6 9 k d a 8 3 k d a 4 7 0 k d a d n a p k c s a t p a d p. Deficient dna repair cause tissue degeneration and premature ageing is indicated by number of human genetic defects such as cs and xp. Dna replication is incredibly accurate only about 1 in 100,000 bases is added incorrectly. A broad perspective on genes involved in dna repair has been gained using high throughput.
Finally, we consider some of the most intriguing ways in which dna sequences are altered by cells, with a focus on dna recombination and the movement of special dna sequences in our chromosomes called transposable elements. Dna repair, any of several mechanisms by which a cell maintains the integrity of its genetic code. Erroneous repair of dna damage during replication is quite common. Pdf rare hereditary diseases with defects in dnarepair. Dna replication, repair and recombination chapter 30. It also looks at some of the causes of dna damage and what failure of the repair mechanism can lead to.