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Nuclear localization of Desmoplakin and its involvement in telomere maintenance

Peipei Li1, Yuan Meng1, Yuan Wang, Jingjing Li, Manting Lam2, Li Wang1,2✉, Li-jun Di1✉

1. Cancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR of China.
2. Metabolomics Core, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR of China.

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Li P, Meng Y, Wang Y, Li J, Lam M, Wang L, Di Lj. Nuclear localization of Desmoplakin and its involvement in telomere maintenance. Int J Biol Sci 2019; 15(11):2350-2362. doi:10.7150/ijbs.34450. https://www.ijbs.com/v15p2350.htm
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The interaction between genomic DNA and protein fundamentally determines the activity and the function of DNA elements. Capturing the protein complex and identifying the proteins associated with a specific DNA locus is difficult. Herein, we employed CRISPR, the well-known gene-targeting tool in combination with the proximity-dependent labeling tool BioID to capture a specific genome locus associated proteins and to uncover the novel functions of these proteins. By applying this research tool on telomeres, we identified DSP, out of many others, as a convincing telomere binding protein validated by both biochemical and cell-biological approaches. We also provide evidence to demonstrate that the C-terminal domain of DSP is required for its binding to telomere after translocating to the nucleus mediated by NLS sequence of DSP. In addition, we found that the telomere binding of DSP is telomere length dependent as hTERT inhibition or knockdown caused a decrease of telomere length and diminished DSP binding to the telomere. Knockdown of TRF2 also negatively influenced DSP binding to the telomere. Functionally, loss of DSP resulted in the shortened telomere DNA and induced the DNA damage response and cell apoptosis. In conclusion, our studies identified DSP as a novel potential telomere binding protein and highlighted its role in protecting against telomere DNA damage and resultant cell apoptosis.

Keywords: CRISPR BioID telomere DSP


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Li, P., Meng, Y., Wang, Y., Li, J., Lam, M., Wang, L., Di, L.j. (2019). Nuclear localization of Desmoplakin and its involvement in telomere maintenance. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 15(11), 2350-2362. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.34450.

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Li, P.; Meng, Y.; Wang, Y.; Li, J.; Lam, M.; Wang, L.; Di, L.j. Nuclear localization of Desmoplakin and its involvement in telomere maintenance. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2019, 15 (11), 2350-2362. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.34450.

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Li P, Meng Y, Wang Y, Li J, Lam M, Wang L, Di Lj. Nuclear localization of Desmoplakin and its involvement in telomere maintenance. Int J Biol Sci 2019; 15(11):2350-2362. doi:10.7150/ijbs.34450. https://www.ijbs.com/v15p2350.htm

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Li P, Meng Y, Wang Y, Li J, Lam M, Wang L, Di Lj. 2019. Nuclear localization of Desmoplakin and its involvement in telomere maintenance. Int J Biol Sci. 15(11):2350-2362.

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