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Item Open Access DNA damage-dependent interaction of the nuclear matrix protein C1D with translin-associated factor X (TRAX)(2002) Erdemir, T.; Bilican, B.; Oncel, D.; Goding, C. R.; Yavuzer, U.The nuclear matrix protein C1D is an activator of the DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), which is essential for the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and V(D)J recombination. C1D is phosphorylated very efficiently by DNA-PK, and its mRNA and protein levels are induced upon γ-irradiation, suggesting that C1D may play a role in repair of DSBs in vivo. In an attempt to identify the biological function of C1D, we have employed the yeast two-hybrid system and found that C1D interacts specifically with Translin-associated factor X, TRAX. Although the biological function of TRAX remains unknown, its bipartite nuclear targeting sequences suggest a role for TRAX in the movement of associated proteins, including Translin, into the nucleus. We show that C1D and TRAX interact specifically in both yeast and mammalian cells. Interestingly, however, interaction of these two proteins in mammalian cells only occur following γ-irradiation, raising the possibility of involvement of TRAX in DNA double-strand break repair and providing evidence for biological functions of the nuclear matrix protein C1D and TRAX. Moreover, we show, using fluorescently tagged proteins, that the relative expression levels of TRAX and Translin affect their subcellular localization. These results suggest that one role for C1D may be to regulate TRAX/Translin complex formation.Item Open Access DNA end-independent activation of DNA-PK mediated via association with the DNA-binding protein C1D(1998) Yavuzer, U.; Smith, G. C. M.; Bliss, T.; Werner, D.; Jackson, S. P.DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), which is involved in DNA double- strand break repair and V(D)J recombination, is comprised of a DNA-targeting component termed Ku and an ~465-kD catalytic subunit, DNA-PK(cs). Although DNA-PK phosphorylates proteins in the presence of DSBs or other discontinuities in the DNA double helix in vitro, the possibility exists that it is also activated in other circumstances via its association with additional proteins. Here, through use of the yeast two-hybrid screen, we discover that the recently identified high affinity DNA binding protein C1D interacts with the putative leucine zipper region of DNA-PK(cs). Furthermore, we show that C1D can interact with DNA-PK in mammalian cells and that C1D is a very effective DNA-PK substrate in vitro. Finally, we establish that C1D directs the activation of DNA-PK in a manner that does not require DNA termini. Therefore, these studies provide a function for C1D and suggest novel mechanisms for DNA-PK activation in vivo.