Ctf18-dependent localization of interstitial telomeric sequence to nuclear pore complexes prevents chromosome…

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Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) have emerged as hubs in the spatial regulation of DNA damage repair, including restart of stalled replication forks. Here, we used chromatin endogenous cleavage to show that interstitial telomeric sequence (ITS) and natural telomeres interact with the NPCs during their replication in telomerase-positive cells This localization is triggered by replication fork pausing induced by tight Rap1 binding to ITS and requires the alternative PCNA loader Ctf18, consistent with its interaction with the nucleoporin Nup170 in S phase. Mrc1, acting in the same epistatic group with Ctf18 in sister chromatid cohesion establishment during DNA replication, and the cohesin loader Scc2 contribute to localization to NPCs suggesting cohesin involvement downstream of Ctf18. Pol2 SUMOylation by the SUMO ligase Mms21 also participates in this process in epistasis with Scc2. We propose that SUMOylation and establishment of sister chromatid cohesion behind stalled forks mediate Ctf18-dependent localization to NPCs. Chromosome fragility assays show that the NPC environment protects the forks paused at ITS from homologous recombination-induced breakage, thus favoring their error-free restart.

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@article{hajj2026ctf18dependent,
  title = {{Ctf18-dependent localization of interstitial telomeric sequence to nuclear pore complexes prevents chromosome fragility}},
  author = {Mohamad Al Hajj and Manon Pierre and Anissia Ait Saada and Fernando Rosas Bringas and Marion Dubarry and Stéphane Coulon and Vincent Géli and Sarah Lambert and Michael Chang and Dmitri Churikov and Marie-Noelle Simon},
  journal = {Nucleic Acids Research},
  year = {2026},
  month = aug,
  doi = {10.1093/nar/gkag793},
  url = {https://hal.science/hal-05784142v1},
  note = {CC BY-NC-SA 4.0},
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Ctf18-dependent localization of interstitial telomeric sequence to nuclear pore complexes prevents chromosome fragility
AU  - Mohamad Al Hajj
AU  - Manon Pierre
AU  - Anissia Ait Saada
AU  - Fernando Rosas Bringas
AU  - Marion Dubarry
AU  - Stéphane Coulon
AU  - Vincent Géli
AU  - Sarah Lambert
AU  - Michael Chang
AU  - Dmitri Churikov
AU  - Marie-Noelle Simon
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/08/27
JO  - Nucleic Acids Research
DO  - 10.1093/nar/gkag793
UR  - https://hal.science/hal-05784142v1
AB  - Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) have emerged as hubs in the spatial regulation of DNA damage repair, including restart of stalled replication forks. Here, we used chromatin endogenous cleavage to show that interstitial telomeric sequence (ITS) and natural telomeres interact with the NPCs during their replication in telomerase-positive cells This localization is triggered by replication fork pausing induced by tight Rap1 binding to ITS and requires the alternative PCNA loader Ctf18, consistent with its interaction with the nucleoporin Nup170 in S phase. Mrc1, acting in the same epistatic group with Ctf18 in sister chromatid cohesion establishment during DNA replication, and the cohesin loader Scc2 contribute to localization to NPCs suggesting cohesin involvement downstream of Ctf18. Pol2 SUMOylation by the SUMO ligase Mms21 also participates in this process in epistasis with Scc2. We propose that SUMOylation and establishment of sister chromatid cohesion behind stalled forks mediate Ctf18-dependent localization to NPCs. Chromosome fragility assays show that the NPC environment protects the forks paused at ITS from homologous recombination-induced breakage, thus favoring their error-free restart.
SN  - 0305-1048
SN  - 1362-4962
ER  -

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