Rif1 controls DNA replication by directing Protein Phosphatase 1 to reverse Cdc7-mediated phosphorylation of the MCM complex
2014
Initiation of
eukaryotic DNA replicationrequires phosphorylation of the MCM complex by Dbf4-dependent kinase (DDK), composed of Cdc7 kinase and its activator, Dbf4. We report here that budding yeast Rif1 (
Rap1-interacting factor 1) controls
DNA replicationgenome-wide and describe how Rif1 opposes DDK function by directing
Protein Phosphatase 1(PP1)-mediated dephosphorylation of the MCM complex. Deleting RIF1 partially compensates for the limited DDK activity in a cdc7-1 mutant strain by allowing increased, premature phosphorylation of Mcm4. PP1 interaction motifs within the Rif1 N-terminal domain are critical for its repressive effect on
replication. We confirm that Rif1 interacts with PP1 and that PP1 prevents premature Mcm4 phosphorylation. Remarkably, our results suggest that
replicationrepression by Rif1 is itself also DDK-regulated through phosphorylation near the PP1-interacting motifs. Based on our findings, we propose that Rif1 is a novel PP1 substrate targeting subunit that counteracts DDK-mediated phosphorylation during
replication. Fission yeast and mammalian Rif1 proteins have also been implicated in regulating
DNA replication. Since PP1 interaction sites are evolutionarily conserved within the Rif1 sequence, it is likely that
replicationcontrol by Rif1 through PP1 is a conserved mechanism.
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