Nature Communications (Oct 2019)

DNA damage and transcription stress cause ATP-mediated redesign of metabolism and potentiation of anti-oxidant buffering

  • Chiara Milanese,
  • Cíntia R. Bombardieri,
  • Sara Sepe,
  • Sander Barnhoorn,
  • César Payán-Goméz,
  • Donatella Caruso,
  • Matteo Audano,
  • Silvia Pedretti,
  • Wilbert P. Vermeij,
  • Renata M. C. Brandt,
  • Akos Gyenis,
  • Mirjam M. Wamelink,
  • Annelieke S. de Wit,
  • Roel C. Janssens,
  • René Leen,
  • André B. P. van Kuilenburg,
  • Nico Mitro,
  • Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers,
  • Pier G. Mastroberardino

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12640-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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ERCC1 is involved in a number of DNA repair pathways including nucleotide excision repair. Here the authors showed that reduced transcription in Ercc1-deficient mouse livers and cells increases ATP levels, suppressing glycolysis and rerouting glucose into the pentose phosphate shunt that generates reductive stress.