Table 1. E3 ligases that regulate replication fork stability.
E3 ligase | Substrate | Function | REF. |
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OBI1 | ORC | Promotes origin firing and recruitment of DNA replication factors | [16] |
SCF-Skp2 DDB1-Cul4 |
CDT1 | Maintains low levels of CDT1 in S and G2 phase | [17] |
SPOP | Geminin | Blocks the binding of CDT1 to MCM and prevents the overfiring of replication origins | [18] |
SCFDia2 | MCM7 | Recruits CDC48 to disassemble CMG helicase, mediating termination in budding yeast | [19,20] |
CUL2LRR1 | MCM7 | Recruits CDC48 to disassemble CMG helicase, mediating termination in metazoans | [21,22] |
SCFPof3 | Pol ε/δ MCM-2,-4,-6 | Delays replication fork progression via the ubiquitin-proteasome system in Swi1-deficient cells | [23] |
PRP19 | RPA | Promotes ATR-ATRIP activation | [12] |
RFWD3 | RPA | Activates ATR-ATRIP and promotes PCNA ubiquitination | [24,25] |
HectH9 | TopBP1 | Reduces TopBP1 recruitment to chromatin and attenuates ATR-dependent signaling | [26] |
RAD18 | PCNA | Promotes monoubiquitination of PCNA, facilitating binding to TLS polymerase, and helps to bypass problematic lesions | [27] |
CRL4Cdt2 | PCNA | Facilitates the TLS pathway in undamaged cells | [28]. |
Rad5 HLTF/SHPRH | PCNA | Promotes the TS pathway and recruits the DNA translocase ZRANB3 to stalled replication forks | [13–15] |
SCFFBH1 | RAD51 | Prevents reassociation of RAD51 with DNA | [29] |
RNF168 | H2A | Prevents MRE11-dependent fork degradation | [30] |
Bre1 | H2B | Facilitates fork stalling and recovery during replication stress | [31,32] |
MDM2 | PARP1 | Increases the activity of RECQ1 and PRIMPOL, promoting restart and repriming of DNA synthesis | [33] |
SIAH2 | CtIP | Promotes the loading of SIAH2 at stalled replication forks, facilitating efficient restart | [34] |
TRAIP | DPCs | Promotes degradation of DPCs via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway | [35] |
TRAIP | CMG | Promotes CDC48/p97-dependent disassembly of CMG at ICLs and NEIL3 pathway | [36,37] |
FANCL PHF9 |
FANCD2/FANCI | Promotes ICL repair via nuclease-dependent DNA incision carried out by XPF (FANCQ)-ERCC1 and SLX4 (FANCP) and diminishes R-loop accumulation | [38,39] |
Abbreviations: DPC, DNA–protein cross-link; ICL, DNA interstrand cross-link; TLS, translesion synthesis; TS, template-switching.