<p>The eukaryotic replisome, which consists of the CDC45-MCM2-7-GINS (CMG) helicase, replicative polymerases, and several accessory factors, sometimes encounters proteinaceous obstacles that threaten genome integrity. These obstacles are targeted for removal or proteolysis by the E3 ubiquitin ligase TRAIP, which associates with the replisome. However, TRAIP must be carefully regulated to avoid inappropriate ubiquitylation and disassembly of the replisome. Here, we demonstrate that human cells lacking the de-ubiquitylating enzyme USP37 are hypersensitive to topoisomerase poisons and other replication stress-inducing agents. Furthermore, TRAIP loss rescues the hypersensitivity of <i>USP37</i> knockout cells to topoisomerase inhibitors. In <i>Xenopus</i> egg extracts depleted of USP37, TRAIP promotes premature CMG ubiquitylation and disassembly when converging replisomes stall. Finally, guided by AlphaFold-Multimer, we discovered that binding to CDC45 mediates USP37’s response to topological stress. We propose that USP37 protects genome stability by preventing TRAIP-dependent CMG unloading when replication stress impedes timely termination.</p>

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USP37 prevents premature disassembly of stressed replisomes by TRAIP

  • Olga V. Kochenova,
  • Giuseppina D’Alessandro,
  • Domenic Pilger,
  • Ernst Schmid,
  • Sean L. Richards,
  • Marcos Rios Garcia,
  • Satpal S. Jhujh,
  • Andrea Voigt,
  • Vipul Gupta,
  • Christopher J. Carnie,
  • R. Alex Wu,
  • Nadia Gueorguieva,
  • Simon Lam,
  • Grant S. Stewart,
  • Johannes C. Walter,
  • Stephen P. Jackson

摘要

The eukaryotic replisome, which consists of the CDC45-MCM2-7-GINS (CMG) helicase, replicative polymerases, and several accessory factors, sometimes encounters proteinaceous obstacles that threaten genome integrity. These obstacles are targeted for removal or proteolysis by the E3 ubiquitin ligase TRAIP, which associates with the replisome. However, TRAIP must be carefully regulated to avoid inappropriate ubiquitylation and disassembly of the replisome. Here, we demonstrate that human cells lacking the de-ubiquitylating enzyme USP37 are hypersensitive to topoisomerase poisons and other replication stress-inducing agents. Furthermore, TRAIP loss rescues the hypersensitivity of USP37 knockout cells to topoisomerase inhibitors. In Xenopus egg extracts depleted of USP37, TRAIP promotes premature CMG ubiquitylation and disassembly when converging replisomes stall. Finally, guided by AlphaFold-Multimer, we discovered that binding to CDC45 mediates USP37’s response to topological stress. We propose that USP37 protects genome stability by preventing TRAIP-dependent CMG unloading when replication stress impedes timely termination.