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ABSTRACT The hereditary autosomal recessive disease ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) is caused by mutation in the DNA damage kinase ATM. ATM’s main function is to orchestrate DNA repair, thereby
maintaining genomic stability. ATM activity is increased in response to several stimuli, including ionising radiation (IR) and hypotonic stress. DNMT1-associated protein 1 (DMAP1) is a
member of the TIP60-p400 histone acetyl transferase (HAT) complex, which acetylates histone H4 at lysine 16 (H4K16) to affect chromatin relaxation and modulate ATM activation. Here we
demonstrate that DMAP1 is required for both modes of ATM activation. Knockdown of DMAP1 impaired IR-induced ATM activation and consequently resulted in radiosensitivity and impaired the G2/M
checkpoint. Moreover, DMAP1 was also required for efficient ATM signalling in response to hypotonic stress. Overexpression of DMAP1 increased IR-induced ATM substrate phosphorylation,
suggesting that DMAP1 function is rate limiting for ATM signalling. DMAP1 associated with TIP60-dependent HAT activity, and depletion of DMAP1 reduced H4K16 acetylation in response to DNA
damage. Treatment with histone deacetylase inhibitors rescued IR-induced ATM signalling in _Dmap1_-depleted cells. These results suggest that DMAP1 is a critical regulator of ATM activity
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Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, the Equipment Park, Biological Resources and the FACS Lab in the London Research Institute (CR-UK). We thank Dr Cremona and Dr Kanu for critical reading of
the manuscript and the Mammalian Genetics Lab for input and discussions. This work was supported by an ERC grant (281661 ATMINDDR) to AB. The London Research Institute is funded by Cancer
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DMAP1 is an essential regulator of ATM activity and function. _Oncogene_ 33, 525–531 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2012.597 Download citation * Received: 19 April 2012 * Revised: 26
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