Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: DNA end-resection is stimulated by an interaction between BRCA1 exon 11 and TOPBP1
doi: 10.64898/2026.01.09.698382
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Lysates of RPE1 hTERT cell lines either TP53 -/- or TP53 -/- BRCA1 -/- virally reconstituted with a dox-inducible BRCA1-TY-1 cDNA (FL), BRCA1-TY-1 exon11-less (Δ11) cDNA or an empty vector (EV) control analyzed by western blotting to indicate BRCA1 variant expression 24 hr post dox induction (1 μg/mL). (B) TP53 -/- or TP53 -/- BRCA1 -/- virally reconstituted with dox-inducible FL BRCA1-TY-1 or BRCA1-TY-1-Δ11 were irradiated with 10 Gy and 4 hr post-IR analyzed by IF microscopy to detect p-RPA foci formation (n=3, mean + SEM, paired t-test, p-values are shown). A minimum of 100 cells were counted per replicate. (C) Same cells used in (A) and (B) were irradiated as in (B) and IF microscopy was performed to quantify RAD51 foci (n=2/3, mean + SEM, paired t-test, p-values are shown). A minimum of 100 cells were counted per replicate. (D) Clonogenical survival assay with continuous treatment of 16 nM olaparib and 1 μg/mL dox of the same cell lines described in (A). Data is normalized to cells treated with dox, but not treated with PARPi (n=3, mean + SEM, paired t-test, p-values are shown). (E) Same cells used in (A) and (B) were irradiated as in (B) and IF microscopy was performed to quantify BRCA1 foci (n=3, mean + SEM). A minimum of 100 cells were counted per replicate. (F) Volcano plot depicting statistical differences in binding proteins identified by MS proteomic analysis upon TY-1 IP of RPE1 hTERT TP53 -/- BRCA1 -/- cells virally reconstituted with dox-inducible BRCA1-FL or BRCA1-Δ11 1 hr post 5 Gy IR (n=3). (G) Volcano plot depicting statistical differences in binding proteins identified by MS proteomic analysis upon TY-1 IP of mock- or IR-treated (1 hr post 5 Gy) RPE1 hTERT TP53 -/- cells with an endogenous BRCA1-TY-1 tag.
Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used for western blotting: Mouse α BRCA1 (Merck, OP92; 1:1000), Rabbit α BRCA1 (Merck, 07-434; 1:1000), Rabbit α BRIP1 (Sigma-Aldrich, B1310-200; 1:2000), Mouse α TUBULIN (Sigma-Aldrich, T6199; 1:5000), Rabbit α TOPBP1 (Abcam, ab2402; 1:1000), Rabbit α p-CHK1 (Cell signalling Technology, 2348S; 1:1000), Rabbit α CHK1 (Abcam, ab47574; 1:1000), Mouse α TY-1 (Diagenode, C1520054; 1:1000), and Rabbit α GAPDH (Sigma-Aldrich, G9545; 1:5000), Rabbit α p-ATR (Abcam, ab223258, 1:1000), Rabbit α ATR (Bethyl laboratories, A300-138A, 1:5000), Rabbit α p-RPA-S33 (Bethyl laboratories, A300-246A, 1:1000), Mouse α RPA (Abcam, ab2175, 1:1000), Mouse α γH2AX (Millipore, 05-636, 1:1000).
Techniques: Plasmid Preparation, Control, Western Blot, Variant Assay, Expressing, Irradiation, Microscopy, Clonogenic Cell Survival Assay, Binding Assay