Review Article

Multifunctional Role of ATM/Tel1 Kinase in Genome Stability: From the DNA Damage Response to Telomere Maintenance

Table 1

Components of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA damage response pathway and their orthologs in Homo sapiens.

H. sapiens S. cerevisiae Description

ATMTel1Protein kinase- (PIKK-) DNA damage response and telomere length regulation
ATRMec1Protein kinase- (PIKK-) DNA damage response and telomere length regulation
MRE11-RAD50-NBS1Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2DSB sensing, nuclease
CHK2Rad53DNA damage response protein kinase; checkpoint effector
CHK1Chk1 Protein kinase; checkpoint effector; mediates cell-cycle arrest
CtIPSae2 Endonuclease
EXO1Exo15′-3′ Exonuclease
BLMSgs1DNA helicase
DNA2Dna2ATP-dependent nuclease and helicase
RAD9-RAD1-HUS1Ddc1-Rad17-Mec3Checkpoint clamp (9-1-1 complex)
53BP1; BRCA1; MDC1Rad9DNA damage-dependent checkpoint protein