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. 2021 Oct 1;12:5779. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26049-6

Fig. 7. A hypothetical model depicting how SPOP mutation impairs DNA replication and sensitizes cancer cells to ATR inhibition.

Fig. 7

a SPOP-CUL3-RBX1 functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase that binds to Geminin and catalyzes K27-linked poly-ubiquitination of Geminin at Lys100 and Lys127. b SPOP-dependent Geminin poly-ubiquitination blocks Cdt1 binding to MCM proteins. Poly-ubiquitination keeps the licensing-competent state in check and prevents DNA replication over-firing. c Cancer-associated SPOP mutations impair DNA replication surveillance and cause replication origin over-firing and re-replication. d SPOP mutations trigger replication catastrophe and cancer cell death upon ATR inhibition.