Translocation of human ribosomal protein S3 to sites of DNA damage is dependant on ERK-mediated phosphorylation following genotoxic stress

Sridevi Yadavilli, Vijay Hegde, Walter A. Deutsch

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Abstract

Besides its role in translation and ribosome maturation, human ribosomal protein S3 (hS3) is implicated in DNA damage recognition as reflected by its affinity for abasic sites and 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG) residues in DNA in vitro. Here, we demonstrate that hS3 is capable of carrying out both roles by its ex vivo translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus as a consequence of genotoxic stress. The translocation of hS3 is dependent on ERK1/2-mediated phosphorylation of a threonine residue (T42) of hS3. Two different ectopically expressed site-directed mutants of T42 failed to respond to conditions of genotoxic stress, thus providing a link between DNA damage and ERK1/2 dependent phosphorylation of hS3. Lastly, hS3 was traced in exposed cells to its co-localization with 8-oxoG foci, raising the possibility that hS3 is a member of a cellular DNA damage response pathway that results in its interaction with sites of DNA damage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1453-1462
Number of pages10
JournalDNA Repair
Volume6
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2007

Keywords

  • Base excision repair
  • ERK
  • Genotoxic stress
  • Nuclear translocation
  • Ribosomal protein S3

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