Mechanisms and consequences of ATMIN repression in hypoxic conditions: roles for p53 and HIF-1

Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 15:6:21698. doi: 10.1038/srep21698.

Abstract

Hypoxia-induced replication stress is one of the most physiologically relevant signals known to activate ATM in tumors. Recently, the ATM interactor (ATMIN) was identified as critical for replication stress-induced activation of ATM in response to aphidicolin and hydroxyurea. This suggests an essential role for ATMIN in ATM regulation during hypoxia, which induces replication stress. However, ATMIN also has a role in base excision repair, a process that has been demonstrated to be repressed and less efficient in hypoxic conditions. Here, we demonstrate that ATMIN is dispensable for ATM activation in hypoxia and in contrast to ATM, does not affect cell survival and radiosensitivity in hypoxia. Instead, we show that in hypoxic conditions ATMIN expression is repressed. Repression of ATMIN in hypoxia is mediated by both p53 and HIF-1α in an oxygen dependent manner. The biological consequence of ATMIN repression in hypoxia is decreased expression of the target gene, DYNLL1. An expression signature associated with p53 activity was negatively correlated with DYNLL1 expression in patient samples further supporting the p53 dependent repression of DYNLL1. Together, these data demonstrate multiple mechanisms of ATMIN repression in hypoxia with consequences including impaired BER and down regulation of the ATMIN transcriptional target, DYNLL1.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Hypoxia*
  • Cell Line
  • Cytoplasmic Dyneins / biosynthesis
  • Gene Expression Regulation*
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit / metabolism*
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism*
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / metabolism*

Substances

  • ATMIN protein, human
  • HIF1A protein, human
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
  • Transcription Factors
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
  • DYNLL1 protein, human
  • Cytoplasmic Dyneins