Topoisomerase I-DNA-cleavage complexes (Top1cc) stabilized by camptothecin (CPT) have specific effects at transcriptional levels. We recently reported that Top1cc increase antisense transcript (aRNAs) levels at divergent CpG-island promoters and, transiently, DNA/RNA hybrids (R-loop) in nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of colon cancer HCT116 cells. However, the relationship between R-loops and aRNAs was not established. Here, we show that aRNAs can form R-loops in N-TERA-2 cells under physiological conditions, and that promoter-associated R-loops are somewhat increased and extended in length immediately upon cell exposure to CPT. In contrast, persistent Top1ccs reduce the majority of R-loops suggesting that CPT-accumulated aRNAs are not commonly involved in Rloops. The enhancement of aRNAs by Top1ccs is present both in human colon cancer HCT116 cells and WI38 fibroblasts suggesting a common response of cancer and normal cells. Although Top1ccs lead to DSB and DDR kinases activation, we do not detect a dependence of aRNA accumulation on ATM or DNA-PK activation. However, we showed that the cell response to persistent Top1ccs can involve an impairment of aRNA turnover rather than a higher synthesis rate. Finally, a genome-wide analysis shows that persistent Top1ccs also determine an accumulation of sense transcripts at 5'-end gene regions suggesting an increased occurrence of truncated transcripts. Taken together, the results indicate that Top1 may regulate transcription initiation by modulating RNA polymerasegenerated negative supercoils, which can in turn favor R-loop formation at promoters, and that transcript accumulation at TSS is a response to persistent transcriptional stress by Top1 poisoning.

Dynamic effects of topoisomerase i inhibition on R-loops and short transcripts at active promoters / Marinello, Jessica; Bertoncini, Stefania; Aloisi, Iris; Cristini, Agnese; Tagliazucchi, Guidantonio Malagoli; Forcato, Mattia; Sordet, Olivier; Capranico, Giovanni. - In: PLOS ONE. - ISSN 1932-6203. - ELETTRONICO. - 11(1):(2016), pp. 1-18. [10.1371/journal.pone.0147053]

Dynamic effects of topoisomerase i inhibition on R-loops and short transcripts at active promoters

FORCATO, Mattia;
2016

Abstract

Topoisomerase I-DNA-cleavage complexes (Top1cc) stabilized by camptothecin (CPT) have specific effects at transcriptional levels. We recently reported that Top1cc increase antisense transcript (aRNAs) levels at divergent CpG-island promoters and, transiently, DNA/RNA hybrids (R-loop) in nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of colon cancer HCT116 cells. However, the relationship between R-loops and aRNAs was not established. Here, we show that aRNAs can form R-loops in N-TERA-2 cells under physiological conditions, and that promoter-associated R-loops are somewhat increased and extended in length immediately upon cell exposure to CPT. In contrast, persistent Top1ccs reduce the majority of R-loops suggesting that CPT-accumulated aRNAs are not commonly involved in Rloops. The enhancement of aRNAs by Top1ccs is present both in human colon cancer HCT116 cells and WI38 fibroblasts suggesting a common response of cancer and normal cells. Although Top1ccs lead to DSB and DDR kinases activation, we do not detect a dependence of aRNA accumulation on ATM or DNA-PK activation. However, we showed that the cell response to persistent Top1ccs can involve an impairment of aRNA turnover rather than a higher synthesis rate. Finally, a genome-wide analysis shows that persistent Top1ccs also determine an accumulation of sense transcripts at 5'-end gene regions suggesting an increased occurrence of truncated transcripts. Taken together, the results indicate that Top1 may regulate transcription initiation by modulating RNA polymerasegenerated negative supercoils, which can in turn favor R-loop formation at promoters, and that transcript accumulation at TSS is a response to persistent transcriptional stress by Top1 poisoning.
2016
11(1)
1
18
Dynamic effects of topoisomerase i inhibition on R-loops and short transcripts at active promoters / Marinello, Jessica; Bertoncini, Stefania; Aloisi, Iris; Cristini, Agnese; Tagliazucchi, Guidantonio Malagoli; Forcato, Mattia; Sordet, Olivier; Capranico, Giovanni. - In: PLOS ONE. - ISSN 1932-6203. - ELETTRONICO. - 11(1):(2016), pp. 1-18. [10.1371/journal.pone.0147053]
Marinello, Jessica; Bertoncini, Stefania; Aloisi, Iris; Cristini, Agnese; Tagliazucchi, Guidantonio Malagoli; Forcato, Mattia; Sordet, Olivier; Capranico, Giovanni
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