Table 1 Comparison of the main features of RFWD3, PRP19, and HERC2.

From: HERC2 regulates RPA2 by mediating ATR-induced Ser33 phosphorylation and ubiquitin-dependent degradation

 

RFWD3

PRP19

HERC2

RPA interaction timing

Constitutive

At stalled fork

After genotoxic stress

Hyperphosphorylated RPA2

Constitutive

Dissociates after damage

RPA interaction situation

ssDNA-bound RPA

ssDNA-bound RPA

ssDNA-unbound RPA

Effect of knockdown on RPA2 phosphorylation

pS33↓, pS4/8↓, pT21↓(short)

pS33↑, pS4/8↑ (long MMC)

pS33↓, pS4/8↓, pT21↓

pS33↓, pS4/8↓, pT21↓ (low stress)

pS4/8→, pT21 → (high stress)

Effect of E3 domain deletion on RPA2 phosphorylation

NA

NA

pS33↑

Effect of knockdown on Chk1 phosphorylation

pS317-Chk1↓ (early after stress)

pS317-Chk1→

pS345-Chk1↓

pS317-Chk1↑ (early after stress)

pS317-Chk1→

RPA2 modification for ubiquitination

Hyperphosphorylated RPA2

Hyperphosphorylated RPA2

Ser33 phosphorylated RPA2

Trigger for ubiquitination

Genotoxic stress

Genotoxic stress

Without stress

Effect of ATR inhibition

Elevates RPA2 ubiquitination

(after stress)

Dissociates from RPA

Inhibits RPA2 ubiquitination

Signal by ubiquitination

Non-degradation

Degradation (long exposure to MMC)

Non-degradation

Degradation

Consequences of dysfunction

Failure in HR, fork restart, ICLR

Failure in HR, fork restart

Accumulation of G4, SCE