PMID- 37590191 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230821 LR - 20230823 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 8 DP - 2023 TI - The CST complex facilitates cell survival under oxidative genotoxic stress. PG - e0289304 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0289304 [doi] LID - e0289304 AB - Genomic DNA is constantly exposed to a variety of genotoxic stresses, and it is crucial for organisms to be equipped with mechanisms for repairing the damaged genome. Previously, it was demonstrated that the mammalian CST (CTC1-STN1-TEN1) complex, which was originally identified as a single-stranded DNA-binding trimeric protein complex essential for telomere maintenance, is required for survival in response to hydroxyurea (HU), which induces DNA replication fork stalling. It is still unclear, however, how the CST complex is involved in the repair of diverse types of DNA damage induced by oxidizing agents such as H2O2. STN1 knockdown (KD) sensitized HeLa cells to high doses of H2O2. While H2O2 induced DNA strand breaks throughout the cell cycle, STN1 KD cells were as resistant as control cells to H2O2 treatment when challenged in the G1 phase of the cell cycle, but they were sensitive when exposed to H2O2 in S/G2/M phase. STN1 KD cells showed a failure of DNA synthesis and RAD51 foci formation upon H2O2 treatment. Chemical inhibition of RAD51 in shSTN1 cells did not exacerbate the sensitivity to H2O2, implying that the CST complex and RAD51 act in the same pathway. Collectively, our results suggest that the CST complex is required for maintaining genomic stability in response to oxidative DNA damage, possibly through RAD51-dependent DNA repair/protection mechanisms. CI - Copyright: (c) 2023 Hara et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. FAU - Hara, Tomohiko AU - Hara T AUID- ORCID: 0009-0000-9443-3891 AD - Department of Gene Mechanisms, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. AD - Radiation Biology Center, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. FAU - Nakaoka, Hidenori AU - Nakaoka H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8465-5853 AD - Department of Gene Mechanisms, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. AD - Radiation Biology Center, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. FAU - Miyoshi, Tomoicihiro AU - Miyoshi T AD - Department of Gene Mechanisms, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. AD - Radiation Biology Center, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. AD - Laboratory for Retrotransposon Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan. FAU - Ishikawa, Fuyuki AU - Ishikawa F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5580-2305 AD - Department of Gene Mechanisms, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. AD - Radiation Biology Center, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. LA - eng SI - Dryad/10.5061/dryad.12jm63z3r PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230817 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Shelterin Complex) RN - BBX060AN9V (Hydrogen Peroxide) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Animals MH - *Shelterin Complex MH - Cell Survival MH - HeLa Cells MH - *Hydrogen Peroxide/pharmacology MH - Telomere MH - DNA Damage MH - Mammals PMC - PMC10434909 COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2023/08/17 18:42 MHDA- 2023/08/21 06:42 PMCR- 2023/08/17 CRDT- 2023/08/17 13:33 PHST- 2023/03/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/07/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/08/21 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/08/17 18:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/08/17 13:33 [entrez] PHST- 2023/08/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-23-08516 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0289304 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2023 Aug 17;18(8):e0289304. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289304. eCollection 2023.