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The mRNA surveillance protein hSMG-1 functions in genotoxic stress response pathways in mammalian cells.

Members of the PI 3-kinase-related kinase ( PIKK) family function in mitogenic and stress-induced signaling pathways in eukaryotic cells. Here, we characterize the newest PIKK family member, hSMG-1, as a genotoxic stress-activated protein kinase that displays some functional overlap with the related kinase, ATM, in human cells. Both ATM and hSMG-1 phosphorylate Ser/Thr-Gln-containing target sequences in the checkpoint protein p53 and the nonsense- mediated mRNA decay (NMD) protein hUpf1. Expression of hSMG-1 is required for optimal p53 activation after cellular exposure to genotoxic stress, and depletion of hSMG-1 leads to spontaneous DNA damage and increased sensitivity to ionizing radiation (IR). Moreover, IR exposure triggers hUpf1 phosphorylation at Ser/Thr-Gln motifs, and both ATM and hSMG-1 contribute to these phosphorylation events. Finally, NMD is suppressed in hSMG-1- but not ATM-deficient cells. These results indicate that hSMG-1 plays important roles in the maintenance of both genome and transcriptome integrity in human cells.[1]

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  1. The mRNA surveillance protein hSMG-1 functions in genotoxic stress response pathways in mammalian cells. Brumbaugh, K.M., Otterness, D.M., Geisen, C., Oliveira, V., Brognard, J., Li, X., Lejeune, F., Tibbetts, R.S., Maquat, L.E., Abraham, R.T. Mol. Cell (2004) [Pubmed]
 
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