RAD51 wrestles with SUMO

Mol Cell Oncol. 2022 Mar 31;9(1):2054263. doi: 10.1080/23723556.2022.2054263. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

RAD51 loading onto chromatin is a key step during the homologous recombination (HR) repair. We recently reported a new mode of RAD51 regulation, which is mediated by TOPORS E3 SUMO ligase and RAD51 SUMOylation. ATM/ATR-induced phosphorylation of TOPORS is necessary for this event, revealing a new role of these master DNA damage response kinases in HR repair.

Keywords: RAD51; SUMO.

Grants and funding

The work was supported by the NRF-2021R1A2C1093818.