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Published in final edited form as: Curr Mol Pharmacol. 2012 Jan;5(1):68–87.

Table 2.

DNA polymerase β interacting proteins.

Protein
abbreviation
Protein name Polβ
interaction
domain
Method* Functional impact Citation
AAG (MPG) N-methylpurine DNA glycosylase - IP - [184]
APC Adenomatous polyposis coli 8K domain (Thr79, Lys81, and Arg83) FW, Y2H Inhibition of Polβ lyase activity, inhibition of Polβ strand displacement synthesis [118, 185, 186]
APE1 DNA-(apurinic/apyrimidinic site) lyase - Y2H Stimulation of the 5’dRP lyase activity [187]
CHIP E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase CHIP 8K domain - Polyubiquitylation of Polβ [54]
FEN1 Flap structure-specific endonuclease 1 - IP Stabilization of FEN1 binding to DNA, stimulation of strand displacement and flap hydrolysis [188, 189]
HMGB1 High-mobility group box 1 - IP - [48]
HSP27 Heat shock protein 27 - IP Thermoprotection of Polβ [190]
HSP70 Heat shock protein 70 - IP Stimulation of Polβ activity, thermoprotection of Polβ [190, 191]
Lig1 DNA ligase 1 - IP, PD Inhibition of strand displacement synthesis [192]
MGC5306 (JOSD3; TAF1D) TATA box-binding protein-associated factor RNA polymerase I subunit D - Y2H, IP - [193]
Mule Mcl-1 ubiquitin ligase 8K domain - Monoubiquitylation of Polβ [52]
MYST1 MYST histone acetyl transferase 1 - Y2H - [194]
NEIL1 Nei endonuclease VIII-like 1 (E. coli) Amino acids 1–140 FW NEIL1 initiated APE-1 independent BER [195]
NEIL2 Nei endonuclease VIII-like 2 (E. coli) Amino acids 1–140 IP, FW NEIL2 initiated APE-1 independent BER [196]
OGG1 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1 - IP - [184]
p300 Histone acetyltransferase p300 8K domain IP, PD Acetylation of Polβ [51]
p53 Cellular tumor antigen p53 - FW, IP Enhanced stabilization of Polβ to AP site DNA [197]
PARP1 Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 Amino acids 124–335 PD Stimulation of Polβ strand displacement synthesis activity, enhanced BER activity [198]
PARP2 Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 2 - PD Enhanced BER activity [199]
PCNA Proliferating cell nuclear antigen 31K domain (Palm) IP, Y2H - [200]
PNKP Polynucleotide kinase 3’- phosphotase - IP Enhanced single strand break repair [201]
PRMT1 Protein arginine methyltransferase 1 8K domain IP, PD Arginine methylation of Polβ [202]
PRMT6 Protein arginine methyltransferase 6 8K domain IP, PD Arginine methylation of Polβ [203]
Rad9/Rad1/Hus1 (9-1-1 complex) RAD9 homolog/RAD1 homolog/HUS1 checkpoint homolog - IP Stimulation of Polβ strand displacement synthesis activity, increased Polβ affinity for 3’OH primer end [204]
RPA Replication protein A - PD Reduction of Polβ gap filling efficiency opposite of 8-oxo-G [205]
TLE1 Transducin-like enhancer of split 1 - Y2H - [194]
Trf2 Telomeric repeat binding factor 2 31K domain Stimulation of primer extension, stimulation of strand displacement synthesis [5, 6]
WRN Werner syndrome, RecQ helicase - IP, PD Stimulation of Polβ strand displacement synthesis, unwinding of Polβ single strand intermediates [206]
XRCC1 X-ray repair complementing defective repair in Chinese hamster cells 31K domain (thumb-palm domains) FW, Y2H, PD Scaffolding of BER complex, inhibition of strand displacement [133]
*

IP, immunoprecipitation; PD, GST- or other tagged protein pulldown; Y2H, Yeast two-hybrid; FW, Far-Western.