The activation of ATR during unperturbed DNA replication is restricted by VCP/p97 through the extraction of DNA polymerase α/Primase from chromatin
Sara Rodríguez‐Acebes, Rodrigo Martín-Rufo, Alicia Gómez-Moya, Scott B Churcher, Alejandro Fernández-Llorente, Guillermo de la Vega-Barranco, Alejandra Perona, Pilar Oroz, Elena Martín‐Doncel, Luis Ignacio Toledo, Juan Méndez, Emilio Lecona
This study shows that VCP/p97 restricts ATR activation during unperturbed S phase by removing DNA polymerase α/Primase from chromatin, preventing excessive replication fork activation and genomic instability.
bioRxiv · Jul 25, 2022 · PreprintMolecular Biology