PAF15 stabilizes PCNA on DNA and slows down its sliding dynamics
Kim, D.; Gonzalez-Magana, A.; Langlen Chanu, A.; Bu, G.; Tehseen, M.; Jeong, C.; Jeon, J.-H.; Hamdan, S. M.; De Biasio, A.; Blanco, F. J.; Lee, J.-B.
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The PCNA-associated factor 15 (PAF15) protein is essential for human genome stability by regulating DNA replication and repair through its interaction with proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Despite its significance, the mechanistic details of the PAF15-PCNA interaction remain insufficiently understood. Here, we reveal how PAF15 influences the sliding dynamics and function of PCNA. Using single-molecule diffusion analysis on a DNA skybridge platform, we show that PAF15 binding stabilizes PCNA in its DNA-bound state, reduces its diffusion rate along the duplex, restricts accessibility to PCNA PIP-box binding sites, and regulates PCNA loading and unloading on DNA via replication factor C (RFC). Our results are consistent with its coordinating role in both high-fidelity replication and lesion bypass. These findings establish PAF15 as a key regulator of PCNA function, serving as a mobile platform for DNA-editing enzymes and thereby influencing genome maintenance.
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