A genome-wide camptothecin sensitivity screen identifies a mammalian MMS22L-NFKBIL2 complex required for genomic stability. Author Brenda O'Connell, Britt Adamson, John Lydeard, Mathew Sowa, Alberto Ciccia, Andrea Bredemeyer, Michael Schlabach, Steven Gygi, Stephen Elledge, Wade Harper Publication Year 2010 Type Journal Article Abstract Replication stress involving collision of replisomes with camptothecin (CPT)-stabilized DNA-Topoisomerase I adducts activates an ATR-dependent pathway to promote repair by homologous recombination. To identify human genes that protect cells from such replication stress, we performed a genome-wide CPT sensitivity screen. Among numerous candidate genes are two previously unstudied proteins: the ankyrin repeat protein NFKBIL2 and C6ORF167 (MMS22L), distantly related to yeast replication stress regulator Mms22p. MMS22L and NFKBIL2 interact with each other and with FACT (facilitator of chromatin transcription) and MCM (minichromosome maintenance) complexes. Cells depleted of NFKBIL2 or MMS22L are sensitive to DNA-damaging agents, load phosphorylated RPA onto chromatin in a CTIP-dependent manner, activate the ATR/ATRIP-CHK1 and double-strand break repair signaling pathways, and are defective in HR. This study identifies MMS22L-NFKBIL2 as components of the replication stress control pathway and provides a resource for discovery of additional components of this pathway. Journal Molecular cell Volume 40 Issue 4 Pages 645-57 Date Published 11/2010 ISSN Number 1097-4164 DOI 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.10.022 Alternate Journal Mol Cell PMCID PMC3006237 PMID 21055985 PubMedPubMed CentralGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XML