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SUBMITTER: Luo K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3395099 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Luo Kuntian K Zhang Haoxing H Wang Liewei L Yuan Jian J Lou Zhenkun Z
The EMBO journal 20120525 13
In response to DNA damage, many DNA damage factors, such as MDC1 and 53BP1, redistribute to sites of DNA damage. The mechanism governing the turnover of these factors at DNA damage sites, however, remains enigmatic. Here, we show that MDC1 is sumoylated following DNA damage, and the sumoylation of MDC1 at Lys1840 is required for MDC1 degradation and removal of MDC1 and 53BP1 from sites of DNA damage. Sumoylated MDC1 is recognized and ubiquitinated by the SUMO-targeted E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF4. M ...[more]