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Telomere Repeat Binding Factor 2 Interacts with Base Excision Repair Proteins and Stimulates DNA Synthesis by DNA Polymerase ß

Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, Maryland

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The ends of linear chromosomes are capped and protected by protein-DNA complexes termed telomeres. Consequences of telomere dysfunction include genomic instability that can contribute to neoplastic transformation and progression. Telomere binding proteins interact with numerous proteins involved in DNA repair, underscoring the importance of regulating DNA repair pathways at telomeres. Telomeric DNA is particularly susceptible to oxidative damage, and such damage is repaired primarily via the base excision repair (BER) pathway. Using a screen for potential interactions between telomere repeat binding factor 2 (TRF2) and proteins involved in BER of oxidized bases in vitro, we found that TRF2 physically bound DNA polymerase ß (Pol ß) and flap endonuclease 1 (FEN-1). The interactions with endogenous proteins in human cell extracts were confirmed by coimmunoprecipitation experiments. The primary binding sites for both Pol ß and FEN-1 mapped to the TRF2 NH₂-terminal and COOH-terminal domains. We further tested the ability of TRF2 to modulate BER protein partners individually on a variety of substrates in vitro. TRF2 stimulated Pol ß primer extension DNA synthesis on telomeric and nontelomeric primer/template substrates, resulting in up to a 75% increase in the proportion of longer products. TRF2 also stimulated Pol ß strand displacement DNA synthesis in reconstituted BER reactions and increased the percent of long-patch BER intermediates on both telomeric and nontelomeric substrates. Potential roles of TRF2 in cooperation with BER proteins for DNA repair pathways at telomeres, as well as other genomic regions, are discussed. (Cancer Res 2006; 66(1): 113-24)

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