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== General Description ==
== General Description ==
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Human polymerase θ (pol θ) is large, 290kD enzyme consisting of three distinct domains (1,2). An N-terminal helicase-like domain, whose exact cellular functions are a topic of on-going debate and research (3,4), is linked to a C-terminal, family A DNA polymerase domain by a large and disordered central region (2). Notably, pol θ is the only known human polymerase to contain a polymerase and helicase domain in one molecule (5). The focus of this page is the polymerase domain.
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Human polymerase θ (pol θ) is large, 290kD enzyme consisting of three distinct domains <ref>PMID:23219161</ref><ref name="Seki">PMID:14576298</ref>. An N-terminal helicase-like domain, whose exact cellular functions are a topic of on-going debate and research<ref>PMID:29058711</ref><ref>PMID:29444826</ref>, is linked to a C-terminal, family A DNA polymerase domain by a large and disordered central region<ref name="Seki">. Notably, pol θ is the only known human polymerase to contain a polymerase and helicase domain in one molecule (5). Crystal structures have been solved for the apo form of the [http://www.rcsb.org/structure/5a9j helicase-like domain] (6) and the ternary complex of the [http://http://www.rcsb.org/structure/4X0P polymerase domain] (5). The focus of this wiki is the polymerase domain.
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Pol θ is thought to promote overall genomic stability by performing several distinct cellular functions. The primary role of the enzyme is to repair of double-stranded DNA breaks as the key enzyme in an error-prone non-homologous end-joining pathway called alternative end-joining (6) or theta-mediated end-joining. Other functions include translesion synthesis, the ability of the polymerase to bypass and extend past a site of oxidative DNA damage (7), base excision repair (8), and possibly DNA replication timing (9). Pol θ has the specialized ability to extend DNA from minimally-paired primers (termed microhomologous){{cn}}. Repair by this enzyme is considered to error-prone due to its tendency to add or delete short indels (6).
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Several types of cancer, such as breast, ovarian, and oral carcinomas, have shown significantly higher expression levels of pol θ and linked to poorer patient outcomes (10,11,12). Genomic studies have shown that more than half of epithelial ovarian cancers have defects in the error-free repair pathway of homologous recombination (13) and, as a result, have an increased dependence on theta-mediated end-joining (10). Double-stranded break repair by pol θ may be thought of as a "backup" pathway which cells depend on more when the machinery involved in homologous recombination is compromised or otherwise unavailable. This enzyme has been identified as a potential therapeutic target due to overexpression in cancers in combination with studies that have shown inhibition of pol θ to sensitize human and mouse cells to radiation and chemical agents which induce double-stranded breaks (10,14,15)
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Pol θ is thought to promote overall genomic stability by performing several distinct cellular functions. The primary role of the enzyme is to repair of double-stranded DNA breaks as the key enzyme in an error-prone non-homologous end-joining pathway called alternative end-joining (6) or theta-mediated end-joining.
 
== Structural Highlights ==
== Structural Highlights ==
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2. Seki M, Marini F, Wood RD. POLQ (Pol theta), a DNA polymerase and DNA-dependent ATPase in human cells. Nucleic Acids Res. 2003; 31:6117–6126. [PubMed: 14576298]
2. Seki M, Marini F, Wood RD. POLQ (Pol theta), a DNA polymerase and DNA-dependent ATPase in human cells. Nucleic Acids Res. 2003; 31:6117–6126. [PubMed: 14576298]
3. Sfeir RPA
3. Sfeir RPA
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4. Pomerantz Helicase
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4. Pomerantz Helicase PMID:29444826
5. Zahn
5. Zahn
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6. Newman
6. Yousefzadeh MJ, et al. Mechanism of Suppression of Chromosomal Instability by DNA Polymerase POLQ. PLoS Genet. 2014; 10:e1004654. [PubMed: 25275444]
6. Yousefzadeh MJ, et al. Mechanism of Suppression of Chromosomal Instability by DNA Polymerase POLQ. PLoS Genet. 2014; 10:e1004654. [PubMed: 25275444]
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7. Yoon JH, Roy Choudhury J, Park J, Prakash S, Prakash L. A role for DNA polymerase theta in promoting replication through oxidative DNA lesion, thymine glycol, in human cells. J Biol Chem. 2014; 289:13177–13185. [PubMed: 24648516]
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8. Asagoshi K, et al. Single-nucleotide base excision repair DNA polymerase activity in C. elegans in the absence of DNA polymerase beta. Nucleic Acids Res. 2012; 40:670–681. [PubMed: 21917855]
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9. Fernandez-Vidal A, et al. A role for DNA polymerase theta in the timing of DNA replication. Nat Commun. 2014; 5:4285. [PubMed: 24989122]
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10. Ceccaldi
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11. Lemee F, et al. DNA polymerase theta up-regulation is associated with poor survival in breast cancer, perturbs DNA replication, and promotes genetic instability. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010; 107:13390–13395. [PubMed: 20624954]
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12. Lessa RC, et al. Identification of upregulated genes in oral squamous cell carcinomas. Head Neck. 2013; 35:1475–1481. [PubMed: 22987617]
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13. Cancer Genome Atlas Research, N. Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma. Nature. 2011; 474:609–615.10.1038/nature10166
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14. Goff JP, et al. Lack of DNA polymerase theta (POLQ) radiosensitizes bone marrow stromal cells in vitro and increases reticulocyte micronuclei after total-body irradiation. Radiat Res. 2009; 172:165–174. [PubMed: 19630521]
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15. Higgins GS, et al. A small interfering RNA screen of genes involved in DNA repair identifies tumor-specific radiosensitization by POLQ knockdown. Cancer Res. 2010; 70:2984–2993. [PubMed: 20233878]
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DNA Polymerase θ

PDB ID 4x0p

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References

1. Yousefzadeh MJ, Wood RD. DNA polymerase POLQ and cellular defense against DNA damage. DNA Repair (Amst). 2013; 12:1–9. [PubMed: 23219161] 2. Seki M, Marini F, Wood RD. POLQ (Pol theta), a DNA polymerase and DNA-dependent ATPase in human cells. Nucleic Acids Res. 2003; 31:6117–6126. [PubMed: 14576298] 3. Sfeir RPA 4. Pomerantz Helicase PMID:29444826 5. Zahn 6. Newman 6. Yousefzadeh MJ, et al. Mechanism of Suppression of Chromosomal Instability by DNA Polymerase POLQ. PLoS Genet. 2014; 10:e1004654. [PubMed: 25275444] 7. Yoon JH, Roy Choudhury J, Park J, Prakash S, Prakash L. A role for DNA polymerase theta in promoting replication through oxidative DNA lesion, thymine glycol, in human cells. J Biol Chem. 2014; 289:13177–13185. [PubMed: 24648516] 8. Asagoshi K, et al. Single-nucleotide base excision repair DNA polymerase activity in C. elegans in the absence of DNA polymerase beta. Nucleic Acids Res. 2012; 40:670–681. [PubMed: 21917855] 9. Fernandez-Vidal A, et al. A role for DNA polymerase theta in the timing of DNA replication. Nat Commun. 2014; 5:4285. [PubMed: 24989122] 10. Ceccaldi 11. Lemee F, et al. DNA polymerase theta up-regulation is associated with poor survival in breast cancer, perturbs DNA replication, and promotes genetic instability. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010; 107:13390–13395. [PubMed: 20624954] 12. Lessa RC, et al. Identification of upregulated genes in oral squamous cell carcinomas. Head Neck. 2013; 35:1475–1481. [PubMed: 22987617] 13. Cancer Genome Atlas Research, N. Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma. Nature. 2011; 474:609–615.10.1038/nature10166 14. Goff JP, et al. Lack of DNA polymerase theta (POLQ) radiosensitizes bone marrow stromal cells in vitro and increases reticulocyte micronuclei after total-body irradiation. Radiat Res. 2009; 172:165–174. [PubMed: 19630521] 15. Higgins GS, et al. A small interfering RNA screen of genes involved in DNA repair identifies tumor-specific radiosensitization by POLQ knockdown. Cancer Res. 2010; 70:2984–2993. [PubMed: 20233878]

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