The molecular mechanism of nuclear signaling for degradation of cytoplasmic DNA: Importance in DNA damage response and cancer

DNA Repair (Amst). 2021 Jul:103:103115. doi: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2021.103115. Epub 2021 Apr 26.

Abstract

This review summarizes and addresses non-coding RNAs (rRNA, tRNA, Vault and Y RNA, snRNA, and miRNA) cytoplasmic decay pathways, the molecules, enzymes, and modifications such as uridylation, which play vital roles in the degradation processes in various eukaryotic organisms. Plus, SIRT1's role in fundamental cellular processes, including autophagy, DNA repair, DNA damage response (DDR), and the molecular mechanisms, is explored. Further, the HuR (an RNA-binding protein) impact on the expression of genes following DNA damage, and the pathways that regulate HuR function, which is through phosphorylation by Chk1/Cdk1 and Chk2, are specified. Finally, the role of DIF1/ Rnr2-Rnr4 in DDR has been discussed.

Keywords: DNA damage response; DNA repair; Enzymes; Molecular mechanisms.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cytoplasm / metabolism*
  • DNA / metabolism*
  • DNA Damage
  • DNA Repair
  • Eukaryota / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Hydrolysis
  • Signal Transduction*

Substances

  • DNA