CDC7 kinase promotes MRE11 fork processing, modulating fork speed and chromosomal breakage

Rainey, Michael D; Quinlan, Aisling; Cazzaniga, Chiara; Mijic, Sofija; Martella, Oliviano; Krietsch, Jana; Göder, Anja; Lopes, Massimo; Santocanale, Corrado

doi:10.15252/embr.201948920

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Rainey, M. D., Quinlan, A., Cazzaniga, C., Mijic, S., Martella, O., Krietsch, J., Göder, A., Lopes, M., & Santocanale, C. (2020). CDC7 kinase promotes MRE11 fork processing, modulating fork speed and chromosomal breakage. EMBO Reports, 21(8), e48920. https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.201948920

Abstract

The CDC7 kinase is essential for the activation of DNA replication origins and has been implicated in the replication stress response. Using a highly specific chemical inhibitor and a chemical genetic approach, we now show that CDC7 activity is required to coordinate multiple MRE11-dependent processes occurring at replication forks, independently from its role in origin firing. CDC7 localizes at replication forks and, similarly to MRE11, mediates active slowing of fork progression upon mild topoisomerase inhibition. Both proteins are