Priority Research Paper Volume 12, Issue 12 pp 11165—11184
SIRT6 mono-ADP ribosylates KDM2A to locally increase H3K36me2 at DNA damage sites to inhibit transcription and promote repair
Figure 5. SIRT6 prevents collision between transcription and DSB repair machineries. Under basal conditions KDM2A demethylates H3K36 at transcription start site. Upon DNA damage SIRT6, is recruited to the DSB locus and mono-ADP ribosylates KDM2A leading to its displacement from chromatin. This leads to accumulation of H3K36me2 marks around the DSB site, which recruits HP1α and promotes deposition of H3K9me3 mark leading to local chromatin compaction. As a result, transcription is paused and DNA repair by NHEJ ensues.