Fig. 8: RAD18 facilitates the recruitment of PolĪ· to the DNA damage sites within the nucleus.

A The ribbon diagram of RAD18, PolĪ·, and ub-PCNA reproduced from PDB. B Protein-protein docking for RAD18-PolĪ·, RAD18- ub-PCNA, and PolĪ·-ub-PCNA was performed using HDOCK. C A positive correlation between RAD18 and PolĪ· expression in female gynecological malignancies was obtained from the CorrelationAnalyzeR tool. D Co-immunoprecipitation of RAD18, ub-PCNA, and PolĪ· was performed using PolĪ· antibody. A representative western blot image validates the interaction between RAD18, ub-PCNA, and PolĪ·. E Immunofluorescence staining of OVCAR3 adherent cells with RAD18 and PolĪ· showed that PolĪ· had reduced nuclear localization in the absence of RAD18 following cisplatin treatment.