The deubiquitylase USP15 regulates topoisomerase II alpha to maintain genome integrity



Fielding, AB, Concannon, M, Darling, S, Rusilowicz, E, Sacco, J, Prior, IA ORCID: 0000-0002-4055-5161, Clague, MJ ORCID: 0000-0003-3355-9479, Urbe, S ORCID: 0000-0003-4735-9814 and Coulson, JM ORCID: 0000-0003-2191-2001
(2018) The deubiquitylase USP15 regulates topoisomerase II alpha to maintain genome integrity. Oncogene, 37 (17). pp. 2326-2342.

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Abstract

Ubiquitin-specific protease 15 (USP15) is a widely expressed deubiquitylase that has been implicated in diverse cellular processes in cancer. Here we identify topoisomerase II (TOP2A) as a novel protein that is regulated by USP15. TOP2A accumulates during G2 and functions to decatenate intertwined sister chromatids at prophase, ensuring the replicated genome can be accurately divided into daughter cells at anaphase. We show that USP15 is required for TOP2A accumulation, and that USP15 depletion leads to the formation of anaphase chromosome bridges. These bridges fail to decatenate, and at mitotic exit form micronuclei that are indicative of genome instability. We also describe the cell cycle-dependent behaviour for two major isoforms of USP15, which differ by a short serine-rich insertion that is retained in isoform-1 but not in isoform-2. Although USP15 is predominantly cytoplasmic in interphase, we show that both isoforms move into the nucleus at prophase, but that isoform-1 is phosphorylated on its unique S229 residue at mitotic entry. The micronuclei phenotype we observe on USP15 depletion can be rescued by either USP15 isoform and requires USP15 catalytic activity. Importantly, however, an S229D phospho-mimetic mutant of USP15 isoform-1 cannot rescue either the micronuclei phenotype, or accumulation of TOP2A. Thus, S229 phosphorylation selectively abrogates this role of USP15 in maintaining genome integrity in an isoform-specific manner. Finally, we show that USP15 isoform-1 is preferentially upregulated in a panel of non-small cell lung cancer cell lines, and propose that isoform imbalance may contribute to genome instability in cancer. Our data provide the first example of isoform-specific deubiquitylase phospho-regulation and reveal a novel role for USP15 in guarding genome integrity.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: mechanisms of disease, mitosis, non-small-cell lung cancer, oncogenes, ubiquitylation
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 13 Feb 2018 08:36
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 06:39
DOI: 10.1038/s41388-017-0092-0
Open Access URL: http://rdcu.be/GKdk
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3018068

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