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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 279, Issue 25, 26762-26767, June 18, 2004

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DNA Stimulates Mec1-mediated Phosphorylation of Replication Protein A^*

Amy J. Bartrand, Dagmawi Iyasu, and George S. Brush

From the Program in Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201

The cellular single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)-binding protein replication protein A (RPA) becomes phosphorylated periodically during the normal cell cycle and also in response to DNA damage. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, RPA phosphorylation requires the checkpoint protein Mec1, a protein kinase homologous in structure and function to human ATR. We confirm here that immunocomplexes containing a tagged version of Mec1 catalyze phosphorylation of purified RPA, likely reflecting an RPA kinase activity intrinsic to Mec1. A significant stimulation of this activity is observed upon the addition of covalently closed ssDNA derived from the bacteriophage M13. This stimulation is not observed with mutant RPA deficient for DNA binding, indicating that DNA-bound RPA is a preferred substrate. Stimulation is also observed upon the addition of linear ssDNA homopolymers or hydrolyzed M13 ssDNA. In contrast to circular ssDNA, these DNA cofactors stimulate both wild type and mutant RPA phosphorylation. This finding suggests that linear ssDNA can also stimulate Mec1-mediated RPA phosphorylation by activating Mec1 or an associated protein. Although the Mec1-interacting protein Ddc2 is required for RPA phosphorylation in vivo, it is required for neither basal nor ssDNA-stimulated RPA phosphorylation in vitro. Therefore, activation of Mec1-mediated RPA phosphorylation by either circular or linear ssDNA does not operate through Ddc2. Our results provide insight into the mechanisms that function in vivo to specifically induce RPA phosphorylation upon initiation of DNA replication, repair, or recombination.

Received for publication, November 11, 2003 , and in revised form, March 26, 2004.

^* This work was supported by Grant GM61860 from the National Institutes of Health, Grant RPG-00-211-01-CCG from the American Cancer Society, and funds from the Karmanos Cancer Institute. The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. This article must therefore be hereby marked "advertisement" in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1734 solely to indicate this fact.

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