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Lui DY, Peoples-Holst TL, Mell JC, Wu HY, Dean EW, Burgess SM. Analysis of close stable homolog juxtaposition during meiosis in mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2006; 173:1207-22. [PMID: 16648640 PMCID: PMC1526657 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.105.050658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A unique aspect of meiosis is the segregation of homologous chromosomes at the meiosis I division. The pairing of homologous chromosomes is a critical aspect of meiotic prophase I that aids proper disjunction at anaphase I. We have used a site-specific recombination assay in Saccharomyces cerevisiae to examine allelic interaction levels during meiosis in a series of mutants defective in recombination, chromatin structure, or intracellular movement. Red1, a component of the chromosome axis, and Mnd1, a chromosome-binding protein that facilitates interhomolog interaction, are critical for achieving high levels of allelic interaction. Homologous recombination factors (Sae2, Rdh54, Rad54, Rad55, Rad51, Sgs1) aid in varying degrees in promoting allelic interactions, while the Srs2 helicase appears to play no appreciable role. Ris1 (a SWI2/SNF2 related protein) and Dot1 (a histone methyltransferase) appear to play minor roles. Surprisingly, factors involved in microtubule-mediated intracellular movement (Tub3, Dhc1, and Mlp2) appear to play no appreciable role in homolog juxtaposition, unlike their counterparts in fission yeast. Taken together, these results support the notion that meiotic recombination plays a major role in the high levels of homolog interaction observed during budding yeast meiosis.
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- Doris Y Lui
- Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Motegi A, Kuntz K, Majeed A, Smith S, Myung K. Regulation of gross chromosomal rearrangements by ubiquitin and SUMO ligases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 26:1424-33. [PMID: 16449653 PMCID: PMC1367189 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.26.4.1424-1433.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) are frequently observed in many cancers. Previously, we showed that inactivation of Rad5 or Rad18, ubiquitin ligases (E3) targeting for proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), increases the de novo telomere addition type of GCR (S. Smith, J. Y. Hwang, S. Banerjee, A. Majeed, A. Gupta, and K. Myung, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101:9039-9044, 2004). GCR suppression by Rad5 and Rad18 appears to be exerted by the RAD5-dependent error-free mode of bypass DNA repair. In contrast, Siz1 SUMO ligase and another ubiquitin ligase, Bre1, which target for PCNA and histone H2B, respectively, have GCR-supporting activities. Inactivation of homologous recombination (HR) proteins or the helicase Srs2 reduces GCR rates elevated by the rad5 or rad18 mutation. GCRs are therefore likely to be produced through the restrained recruitment of an HR pathway to stalled DNA replication forks. Since this HR pathway is compatible with Srs2, it is not a conventional form of recombinational pathway. Lastly, we demonstrate that selection of proper DNA repair pathways to stalled DNA replication forks is controlled by the Mec1-dependent checkpoint and is executed by cooperative functions of Siz1 and Srs2. We propose a mechanism for how defects in these proteins could lead to diverse outcomes (proper repair or GCR formation) through different regulation of DNA repair machinery.
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- Akira Motegi
- Genome Instability Section, Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 49, Room 4A22, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Azam M, Lee JY, Abraham V, Chanoux R, Schoenly KA, Johnson FB. Evidence that the S.cerevisiae Sgs1 protein facilitates recombinational repair of telomeres during senescence. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:506-16. [PMID: 16428246 PMCID: PMC1342037 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkj452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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RecQ DNA helicases, including yeast Sgs1p and the human Werner and Bloom syndrome proteins, participate in telomere biology, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we explore the protein sequences and genetic interactors of Sgs1p that function to slow the senescence of telomerase (tlc1) mutants. We find that the S-phase checkpoint function of Sgs1p is dispensable for preventing rapid senescence, but that Sgs1p sequences required for homologous recombination, including the helicase domain and topoisomerase III interaction domain, are essential. sgs1 and rad52 mutations are epistatic during senescence, indicating that Sgs1p participates in a RAD52-dependent recombinational pathway of telomere maintenance. Several mutations that are synthetically lethal with sgs1 mutation and which individually lead to genome instability, including mus81, srs2, rrm3, slx1 and top1, do not speed the senescence of tlc1 mutants, indicating that the rapid senescence of sgs1 tlc1 mutants is not caused by generic genome instability. However, mutations in SLX5 or SLX8, which encode proteins that function together in a complex that is required for viability in sgs1 mutants, do speed the senescence of tlc1 mutants. These observations further define roles for RecQ helicases and related proteins in telomere maintenance.
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- Mahrukh Azam
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of MedicinePhiladelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of MedicinePhiladelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of MedicinePhiladelphia, PA, USA
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, University of Pennsylvania School of MedicinePhiladelphia, PA, USA
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, University of Pennsylvania School of MedicinePhiladelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of MedicinePhiladelphia, PA, USA
- Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, University of Pennsylvania School of MedicinePhiladelphia, PA, USA
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 215 573 5037; Fax: +1 215 573 6317;
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Uhlmann-Schiffler H, Jalal C, Stahl H. Ddx42p--a human DEAD box protein with RNA chaperone activities. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:10-22. [PMID: 16397294 PMCID: PMC1325199 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkj403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The human gene ddx42 encodes a human DEAD box protein highly homologous to the p68 subfamily of RNA helicases. In HeLa cells, two ddx42 poly(A)+ RNA species were detected both encoding the nuclear localized 938 amino acid Ddx42p polypeptide. Ddx42p has been heterologously expressed and its biochemical properties characterized. It is an RNA binding protein, and ATP and ADP modulate its RNA binding affinity. Ddx42p is an NTPase with a preference for ATP, the hydrolysis of which is enhanced by various RNA substrates. It acts as a non-processive RNA helicase. Interestingly, RNA unwinding by Ddx42p is promoted in the presence of a single-strand (ss) binding protein (T4gp32). Ddx42p, particularly in the ADP-bound form (the state after ATP hydrolysis), also mediates efficient annealing of complementary RNA strands thereby displacing the ss binding protein. Ddx42p therefore represents the first example of a human DEAD box protein possessing RNA helicase, protein displacement and RNA annealing activities. The adenosine nucleotide cofactor bound to Ddx42p apparently acts as a switch that controls the two opposing activities: ATP triggers RNA strand separation, whereas ADP triggers annealing of complementary RNA strands.
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- Heike Uhlmann-Schiffler
- FR 2.3 Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Theoretical Medicine, University of the Saarland, D-66421 Homburg, Germany.
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Watts FZ. Sumoylation of PCNA: Wrestling with recombination at stalled replication forks. DNA Repair (Amst) 2005; 5:399-403. [PMID: 16368276 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2005.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2005] [Revised: 11/10/2005] [Accepted: 11/10/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Post-replication repair encompassses error-prone and error-free processes for bypassing lesions encountered during DNA replication. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, proteins acting in the Rad6-dependent pathway are required to channel lesions into these pathways. Until recently there was little information as to how this channelling was regulated. However, several recent papers, and in particular from the Jentsch and Ulrich groups have provided striking insights into the role of modified forms of PCNA in these events [C. Hoege, B. Pfander, G.L. Moldovan, G. Pyrowolakis, S. Jentsch, RAD6-dependent DNA repair is linked to modification of PCNA by ubiquitin and SUMO, Nature 419 (2002) 135-141; P. Stelter, H.D. Ulrich, Control of spontaneous and damage-induced mutagenesis by SUMO and ubiquitin conjugation, Nature 425 (2003) 188-191; B. Pfander, G.L. Moldovan, M. Sacher, C. Hoege, S. Jentsch, SUMO-modified PCNA recruits Srs2 to prevent recombination during S phase, Nature 436 (2005) 428-433; E. Papouli, S. Chen, A.A. Davies, D. Huttner, L. Krejci, P. Sung, H.D. Ulrich, Crosstalk between SUMO and ubiquitin on PCNA is mediated by recruitment of the helicase Srs2p, Mol. Cell. 19 (2005) 123-133]. In particular they have shown that mono-ubiquitinated PCNA directs translesion synthesis via DNA polymerases with low stringency, and that polyubiquitinated PCNA is associated with error-free avoidance of lesions. Recent data have shown that the role of small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) modification of PCNA is not an event that occurs merely in the absence of ubiquitination, rather it serves to recruit Srs2 to replication forks in order to inhibit recombination. The implications of these findings for post-replication repair in S. cerevisiae and other eukaryotes are discussed.
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- Felicity Z Watts
- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RR, United Kingdom.
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Budd ME, Tong AHY, Polaczek P, Peng X, Boone C, Campbell JL. A network of multi-tasking proteins at the DNA replication fork preserves genome stability. PLoS Genet 2005; 1:e61. [PMID: 16327883 PMCID: PMC1298934 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0010061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2005] [Accepted: 10/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To elucidate the network that maintains high fidelity genome replication, we have introduced two conditional mutant alleles of DNA2, an essential DNA replication gene, into each of the approximately 4,700 viable yeast deletion mutants and determined the fitness of the double mutants. Fifty-six DNA2-interacting genes were identified. Clustering analysis of genomic synthetic lethality profiles of each of 43 of the DNA2-interacting genes defines a network (consisting of 322 genes and 876 interactions) whose topology provides clues as to how replication proteins coordinate regulation and repair to protect genome integrity. The results also shed new light on the functions of the query gene DNA2, which, despite many years of study, remain controversial, especially its proposed role in Okazaki fragment processing and the nature of its in vivo substrates. Because of the multifunctional nature of virtually all proteins at the replication fork, the meaning of any single genetic interaction is inherently ambiguous. The multiplexing nature of the current studies, however, combined with follow-up supporting experiments, reveals most if not all of the unique pathways requiring Dna2p. These include not only Okazaki fragment processing and DNA repair but also chromatin dynamics.
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- Martin E Budd
- Braun Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Braun Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- Braun Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Braun Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Multifaceted role of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Srs2 helicase in homologous recombination regulation. Biochem Soc Trans 2005; 33:1447-50. [PMID: 16246143 DOI: 10.1042/bst0331447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Homologous recombination (HR) is a major pathway for the elimination of DNA DSBs (double-strand breaks) induced by high-energy radiation and chemicals, or that arise due to endogenous damage and stalled DNA replication forks. If not processed properly, DSBs can lead to cell death, chromosome aberrations and tumorigenesis. Even though HR is important for genome maintenance, it can also interfere with other DNA repair mechanisms and cause gross chromosome rearrangements. In addition, HR can generate DNA or nucleoprotein intermediates that elicit prolonged cell-cycle arrest and sometimes cell death. Genetic analyses in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have revealed a central role of the Srs2 helicase in preventing untimely HR events and in inhibiting the formation of potentially deleterious DNA structures or nucleoprotein complexes upon DNA replication stress. Paradoxically, efficient repair of DNA DSBs by HR is dependent on Srs2. In this paper, we review recent molecular studies aimed at deciphering the multifaceted role of Srs2 in HR and other cellular processes. These studies have provided critical insights into how HR is regulated in order to preserve genomic integrity and promote cell survival.
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Myong S, Rasnik I, Joo C, Lohman TM, Ha T. Repetitive shuttling of a motor protein on DNA. Nature 2005; 437:1321-5. [PMID: 16251956 DOI: 10.1038/nature04049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2005] [Accepted: 07/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Many helicases modulate recombination, an essential process that needs to be tightly controlled. Mutations in some human disease helicases cause increased recombination, genome instability and cancer. To elucidate the potential mode of action of these enzymes, here we developed a single-molecule fluorescence assay that can visualize DNA binding and translocation of Escherichia coli Rep, a superfamily 1 DNA helicase homologous to Saccharomyces cerevisiae Srs2. Individual Rep monomers were observed to move on single-stranded (ss)DNA in the 3' to 5' direction using ATP hydrolysis. Strikingly, on hitting a blockade, such as duplex DNA or streptavidin, the protein abruptly snapped back close to its initial position, followed by further cycles of translocation and snapback. This repetitive shuttling is likely to be caused by a blockade-induced protein conformational change that enhances DNA affinity for the protein's secondary DNA binding site, thereby resulting in a transient DNA loop. Repetitive shuttling was also observed on ssDNA bounded by a stalled replication fork and an Okazaki fragment analogue, and the presence of Rep delayed formation of a filament of recombination protein RecA on ssDNA. Thus, the binding of a single Rep monomer to a stalled replication fork can lead to repetitive shuttling along the single-stranded region, possibly keeping the DNA clear of toxic recombination intermediates.
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- Sua Myong
- Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Zhang H, Lawrence CW. The error-free component of the RAD6/RAD18 DNA damage tolerance pathway of budding yeast employs sister-strand recombination. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:15954-9. [PMID: 16247017 PMCID: PMC1276054 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0504586102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Evidence for an error-free DNA damage tolerance process in eukaryotes (also called postreplication repair) has existed for more than two decades, but its underlying mechanism, although known to be different from that in prokaryotes, has remained elusive. We have investigated this mechanism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in which it is the major component of the RAD6/RAD18 pathway, by transforming an isogenic set of rad1Delta excision-defective strains with plasmids that carry a single thymine-thymine pyrimidine (6-4) pyrimidinone photoadduct in each strand at staggered positions 28 base pairs apart. C-C mismatches placed opposite each of the T-T photoproducts permit unambiguous detection of the events that can lead to the completion of replication: sister-strand recombination or translesion replication on one or the other strand. Despite the severe block to replication that these lesions impose, we find that more than half of the plasmids were fully replicated in a rad1Delta strain and that >90% of them achieved this end by recombination between partially replicated sister strands within the interlesion region. Approximately 60-70% of these events depended on the error-free component of the RAD6/RAD18 pathway, with the remaining events depended on RAD52; these two processes account for almost all of the recombination, which depended neither on DNA polymerase zeta nor on mismatch repair. We conclude that the error-free component of the RAD6/RAD18 pathway completes replication by a mechanism employing recombination between partially replicated sister strands, possibly by means of transient template strand switching or copy choice.
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- Hengshan Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Morishita T, Furukawa F, Sakaguchi C, Toda T, Carr AM, Iwasaki H, Shinagawa H. Role of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe F-Box DNA helicase in processing recombination intermediates. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:8074-83. [PMID: 16135799 PMCID: PMC1234317 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.18.8074-8083.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In an effort to identify novel genes involved in recombination repair, we isolated fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe mutants sensitive to methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) and a synthetic lethal with rad2. A gene that complements such mutations was isolated from the S. pombe genomic library, and subsequent analysis identified it as the fbh1 gene encoding the F-box DNA helicase, which is conserved in mammals but not conserved in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. An fbh1 deletion mutant is moderately sensitive to UV, MMS, and gamma rays. The rhp51 (RAD51 ortholog) mutation is epistatic to fbh1. fbh1 is essential for viability in stationary-phase cells and in the absence of either Srs2 or Rqh1 DNA helicase. In each case, lethality is suppressed by deletion of the recombination gene rhp57. These results suggested that fbh1 acts downstream of rhp51 and rhp57. Following UV irradiation or entry into the stationary phase, nuclear chromosomal domains of the fbh1Delta mutant shrank, and accumulation of some recombination intermediates was suggested by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Focus formation of Fbh1 protein was induced by treatment that damages DNA. Thus, the F-box DNA helicase appears to process toxic recombination intermediates, the formation of which is dependent on the function of Rhp51.
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- Takashi Morishita
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Osman F, Dixon J, Barr AR, Whitby MC. The F-Box DNA helicase Fbh1 prevents Rhp51-dependent recombination without mediator proteins. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:8084-96. [PMID: 16135800 PMCID: PMC1234329 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.18.8084-8096.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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A key step in homologous recombination is the loading of Rad51 onto single-stranded DNA to form a nucleoprotein filament that promotes homologous DNA pairing and strand exchange. Mediator proteins, such as Rad52 and Rad55-Rad57, are thought to aid filament assembly by overcoming an inhibitory effect of the single-stranded-DNA-binding protein replication protein A. Here we show that mediator proteins are also required to enable fission yeast Rad51 (called Rhp51) to function in the presence of the F-box DNA helicase Fbh1. In particular, we show that the critical function of Rad22 (an orthologue of Rad52) in promoting Rhp51-dependent recombination and DNA repair can be mostly circumvented by deleting fbh1. Similarly, the reduced growth/viability and DNA damage sensitivity of an fbh1(-) mutant are variously suppressed by deletion of any one of the mediators Rad22, Rhp55, and Swi5. From these data we propose that Rhp51 action is controlled through an interplay between Fbh1 and the mediator proteins. Colocalization of Fbh1 with Rhp51 damage-induced foci suggests that this interplay occurs at the sites of nucleoprotein filament assembly. Furthermore, analysis of different fbh1 mutant alleles suggests that both the F-box and helicase activities of Fbh1 contribute to controlling Rhp51.
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- Fekret Osman
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, United Kingdom
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Branzei D, Foiani M. The DNA damage response during DNA replication. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2005; 17:568-75. [PMID: 16226452 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2005.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2005] [Accepted: 09/29/2005] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Eukaryotic chromosome replication is mediated by multiple replicons and is coordinated with sister chromatid cohesion, DNA recombination, transcription and cell cycle progression. Replication forks stall or collapse at DNA lesions or problematic genomic regions, and these events have often been associated with recombination and chromosomal rearrangements. Stalled forks generate single-stranded DNA that activates the replication checkpoint, which in turn functions to protect the stability of the fork until the replication can resume. Recombination-mediated and damage-bypass processes are the main mechanisms responsible for replication restart. New findings have helped to unmask the molecular mechanisms that sense replication stress, control the stability of replication forks, and regulate the mechanisms that promote replication restart, thereby giving us a better understanding of how genome integrity is preserved during replication.
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- Dana Branzei
- FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation and DSBB-University of Milan, Via Adamello 16, 20139, Milan, Italy
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Macris MA, Krejci L, Bussen W, Shimamoto A, Sung P. Biochemical characterization of the RECQ4 protein, mutated in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome. DNA Repair (Amst) 2005; 5:172-80. [PMID: 16214424 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2005.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2005] [Revised: 08/31/2005] [Accepted: 09/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by growth deficiency, skin and skeletal abnormalities, and a predisposition to cancer. Mutations in the RECQ4 gene, one of five human homologs of the E. coli recQ gene, have been identified in a subset of RTS patients. Cells derived from RTS patients show high levels of chromosomal instability, implicating this protein in the maintenance of genomic integrity. However, RECQ4 is the least characterized of the RecQ helicase family with regard to its molecular and catalytic properties. We have expressed the human RECQ4 protein in E. coli and purified it to near homogeneity. We show that RECQ4 has an ATPase function that is activated by DNA, with ssDNA being much more effective than dsDNA in this regard. We have determined that a DNA length of 60 nucleotides is required to maximally activate ATP hydrolysis by RECQ4, while the minimal site size for ssDNA binding by RECQ4 is between 20 and 40 nucleotides. Interestingly, RECQ4 possesses a single-strand DNA annealing activity that is inhibited by the single-strand DNA binding protein RPA. Unlike the previously characterized members of the RecQ family, RECQ4 lacks a detectable DNA helicase activity.
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- Margaret A Macris
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., C130 Sterling Hall of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8024, USA
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Prakash S, Johnson RE, Prakash L. Eukaryotic translesion synthesis DNA polymerases: specificity of structure and function. Annu Rev Biochem 2005; 74:317-53. [PMID: 15952890 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biochem.74.082803.133250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 788] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This review focuses on eukaryotic translesion synthesis (TLS) DNA polymerases, and the emphasis is on Saccharomyces cerevisiae and human Y-family polymerases (Pols) eta, iota, kappa, and Rev1, as well as on Polzeta, which is a member of the B-family polymerases. The fidelity, mismatch extension ability, and lesion bypass efficiencies of these different polymerases are examined and evaluated in the context of their structures. One major conclusion is that, despite the overall similarity of basic structural features among the Y-family polymerases, there is a high degree of specificity in their lesion bypass properties. Some are able to bypass a particular DNA lesion, whereas others are efficient at only the insertion step or the extension step of lesion bypass. This functional divergence is related to the differences in their structures. Polzeta is a highly specialized polymerase specifically adapted for extending primer termini opposite from a diverse array of DNA lesions, and depending upon the DNA lesion, it contributes to lesion bypass in a mutagenic or in an error-free manner. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) provides the central scaffold to which TLS polymerases bind for access to the replication ensemble stalled at a lesion site, and Rad6-Rad18-dependent protein ubiquitination is important for polymerase exchange.
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- Satya Prakash
- Sealy Center for Molecular Science, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1061, USA.
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Paffett KS, Clikeman JA, Palmer S, Nickoloff JA. Overexpression of Rad51 inhibits double-strand break-induced homologous recombination but does not affect gene conversion tract lengths. DNA Repair (Amst) 2005; 4:687-98. [PMID: 15878310 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2005.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2004] [Revised: 03/02/2005] [Accepted: 03/03/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in yeast are repaired by homologous recombination (HR) and non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ). Rad51 forms nucleoprotein filaments at processed broken ends that effect strand exchange, forming heteroduplex DNA (hDNA) that gives rise to a gene conversion tract. We hypothesized that excess Rad51 would increase gene conversion tract lengths. We found that excess Rad51 reduced DSB-induced HR but did not alter tract lengths or other outcomes including rates of crossovers, break-induced replication, or chromosome loss. Thus, excess Rad51 appears to influence DSB-induced HR at an early stage. MAT heterozygosity largely mitigated the inhibitory effect of excess Rad51 on allelic HR, but not direct repeat HR. Excess Rad52 had no effect on DSB-induced HR efficiency or outcome, nor did it mitigate the dominant negative effects of excess Rad51. Excess Rad51 had little effect on DSB-induced lethality in wild-type cells, but it did enhance lethality in yku70Delta mutants. Interestingly, dnl4Delta showed marked DSB-induced lethality but this was not further enhanced by excess Rad51. The differential effects of yku70Delta and dnl4Delta indicate that the enhanced killing with excess Rad51 in yku70Delta is not due to its NHEJ defect, but may reflect its defect in end-protection and/or its inability to escape from checkpoint arrest. Srs2 displaces Rad51 from nucleoprotein filaments in vitro, suggesting that excess Rad51 might antagonize Srs2. We show that excess Rad51 does not reduce survival of wild-type cells treated with methylmethane sulfonate (MMS), or cells suffering a single DSB. In contrast, excess Rad51 sensitized srs2Delta cells to both MMS and a single DSB. These results support the idea that excess Rad51 antagonizes Srs2, and underscores the importance of displacing Rad51 from nucleoprotein filaments to achieve optimum repair efficiency.
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- Kimberly S Paffett
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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Litman R, Peng M, Jin Z, Zhang F, Zhang J, Powell S, Andreassen PR, Cantor SB. BACH1 is critical for homologous recombination and appears to be the Fanconi anemia gene product FANCJ. Cancer Cell 2005; 8:255-65. [PMID: 16153896 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2005.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 287] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2005] [Revised: 08/18/2005] [Accepted: 08/22/2005] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We showed in this study that cells deficient of the BRCA1-associated BACH1 helicase, also known as BRIP1, failed to elicit homologous recombination (HR) after DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs). BACH1-deficient cells were also sensitive to mitomycin C (MMC) and underwent MMC-induced chromosome instability. Moreover, we identified a homozygous nonsense mutation in BACH1 in a FA-J patient-derived cell line and could not detect BACH1 protein in this cell line. Expression of wild-type BACH1 in this cell line reduced the accumulation of cells at G2/M phases following exposure to DNA crosslinkers, a characteristic of Fanconi anemia (FA) cells. These results support the conclusion that BACH1 is FANCJ.
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- Rachel Litman
- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, 01605, USA
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Bhattacharyya S, Lahue RS. Srs2 Helicase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Selectively Unwinds Triplet Repeat DNA. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:33311-7. [PMID: 16085654 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m503325200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Trinucleotide repeat expansions are the mutational cause of at least 15 genetic diseases. In vitro, single-stranded triplet repeat DNA forms highly stable hairpins, depending on repeat sequence, and a strong correlation exists between hairpin-forming ability and the risk of expansion in vivo. Hairpins are viewed, therefore, as likely mutagenic precursors to expansions. If a helicase unwinds the hairpin, it would be less likely to expand. Previous work indicated that yeast Srs2 DNA helicase selectively blocks expansions in vivo (Bhattacharyya, S., and Lahue, R. S. (2004) Mol. Cell. Biol. 24, 7324-7330). For example, srs2 mutants, including an ATPase-defective point mutant, exhibit substantially higher expansion rates than wild type controls. In contrast, mutation of another helicase gene, SGS1, had little effect on expansion rates. These findings prompted the idea that Srs2 might selectively unwind triplet repeat hairpins. In this study, DNA helicase assays were performed with purified Srs2, Sgs1, and Escherichia coli UvrD (DNA helicase II). Srs2 shows substantially faster unwinding than Sgs1 or UvrD on partial duplex substrates containing (CTG) x (CTG) sequences, provided that Srs2 encounters the triplet repeat DNA immediately on entering the duplex. Srs2 was also faster at unwinding (CAG) x (CAG)- and (CCG) x (CCG)-containing substrates and an intramolecular (CTG) x (CTG) hairpin. In contrast, all three enzymes unwind about equally well control substrates with either Watson-Crick base pairs or mismatched substrates with non-CNG repeats. Overall, the selective unwinding activity of Srs2 on triplet repeat hairpin DNA helps explain the genetic evidence that Srs2, not the RecQ homolog Sgs1, is a preferred helicase for preventing expansions.
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- Saumitri Bhattacharyya
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6805, USA
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Ulrich HD. Mutual interactions between the SUMO and ubiquitin systems: a plea of no contest. Trends Cell Biol 2005; 15:525-32. [PMID: 16125934 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2005.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2005] [Revised: 06/21/2005] [Accepted: 08/11/2005] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Posttranslational modification by ubiquitin and SUMO is recognized as an effective means of controlling the stability, localization or activity of intracellular proteins, thereby contributing to the regulation of many biological processes. Over the past few years, it has become apparent that the two modification systems often communicate and jointly affect the properties of common substrate proteins, in some cases by being targeted to the same site. However, although SUMO and ubiquitin might have very different effects on a given target, their actions can rarely be explained by simple competition. This article gives an overview of target proteins that can serve as substrates for both SUMO and ubiquitin to highlight the diversity of regulatory strategies that result from the crosstalk between the two modification systems.
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- Helle D Ulrich
- Cancer Research UK, Clare Hall Laboratories, South Mimms, Herts, UK.
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Boulé JB, Vega LR, Zakian VA. The yeast Pif1p helicase removes telomerase from telomeric DNA. Nature 2005; 438:57-61. [PMID: 16121131 DOI: 10.1038/nature04091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2005] [Accepted: 08/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Telomeres are the physical ends of eukaryotic chromosomes. Genetic studies have established that the baker's yeast Pif1p DNA helicase is a negative regulator of telomerase, the specialized reverse transcriptase that maintains telomeric DNA, but the biochemical basis for this inhibition was unknown. Here we show that in vitro, Pif1p reduces the processivity of telomerase and releases telomerase from telomeric oligonucleotides. The released telomerase is enzymatically active because it is able to lengthen a challenger oligonucleotide. In vivo, overexpression of Pif1p reduces telomerase association with telomeres, whereas depleting cells of Pif1p increases the levels of telomere-bound Est1p, a telomerase subunit that is present on the telomere when telomerase is active. We propose that Pif1p helicase activity limits telomerase action both in vivo and in vitro by displacing active telomerase from DNA ends.
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- Jean-Baptiste Boulé
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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The inactivation of a replication protein causes the disassembly of the replication machinery and creates a need for replication reactivation. In several replication mutants, restart occurs after the fork has been isomerized into a four-armed junction, a reaction called replication fork reversal. The repair helicase UvrD is essential for replication fork reversal upon inactivation of the polymerase (DnaE) or the beta-clamp (DnaN) subunits of the Escherichia coli polymerase III, and for the viability of dnaEts and dnaNts mutants at semi-permissive temperature. We show here that the inactivation of recA, recFOR, recJ or recQ recombination genes suppresses the requirement for UvrD for replication fork reversal and suppresses the lethality conferred by uvrD inactivation to Pol IIIts mutants at semi-permissive temperature. We propose that RecA binds inappropriately to blocked replication forks in the dnaEts and dnaNts mutants in a RecQ- RecJ- RecFOR-dependent way and that UvrD acts by removing RecA or a RecA-made structure, allowing replication fork reversal. This work thus reveals the existence of a futile reaction of RecA binding to blocked replication forks, that requires the action of UvrD for fork-clearing and proper replication restart.
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- Maria-José Florés
- Laboratoire de Génétique Microbienne, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 78352 Jouy en Josas Cedex, France
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Papouli E, Chen S, Davies AA, Huttner D, Krejci L, Sung P, Ulrich HD. Crosstalk between SUMO and ubiquitin on PCNA is mediated by recruitment of the helicase Srs2p. Mol Cell 2005; 19:123-33. [PMID: 15989970 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2005.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 396] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2005] [Revised: 06/02/2005] [Accepted: 06/07/2005] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Posttranslational modification of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), an essential processivity clamp for DNA polymerases, by ubiquitin and SUMO contributes to the coordination of DNA replication, damage tolerance, and mutagenesis. Whereas ubiquitination in response to DNA damage promotes the bypass of replication-blocking lesions, sumoylation during S phase is damage independent. As both modifiers target the same site on PCNA, an antagonistic action of SUMO on ubiquitin-dependent DNA damage tolerance has been proposed. We now present evidence that the apparent negative effect of SUMO on lesion bypass is not due to competition with ubiquitination but is rather mediated by the helicase Srs2p, which affects genome stability by suppressing unscheduled homologous recombination. We show that Srs2p physically interacts with sumoylated PCNA, which contributes to the recruitment of the helicase to replication forks. Our findings suggest a mechanism by which SUMO and ubiquitin cooperatively control the choice of pathway for the processing of DNA lesions during replication.
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- Efterpi Papouli
- Cancer Research UK, Clare Hall Laboratories, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Herts EN6 3LD, United Kingdom
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Chiolo I, Carotenuto W, Maffioletti G, Petrini JHJ, Foiani M, Liberi G. Srs2 and Sgs1 DNA helicases associate with Mre11 in different subcomplexes following checkpoint activation and CDK1-mediated Srs2 phosphorylation. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:5738-51. [PMID: 15964827 PMCID: PMC1156977 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.13.5738-5751.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mutations in the genes encoding the BLM and WRN RecQ DNA helicases and the MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 complex lead to genome instability and cancer predisposition syndromes. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sgs1 RecQ helicase and the Mre11 protein, together with the Srs2 DNA helicase, prevent chromosome rearrangements and are implicated in the DNA damage checkpoint response and in DNA recombination. By searching for Srs2 physical interactors, we have identified Sgs1 and Mre11. We show that Srs2, Sgs1, and Mre11 form a large complex, likely together with yet unidentified proteins. This complex reorganizes into Srs2-Mre11 and Sgs1-Mre11 subcomplexes following DNA damage-induced activation of the Mec1 and Tel1 checkpoint kinases. The defects in subcomplex formation observed in mec1 and tel1 cells can be recapitulated in srs2-7AV mutants that are hypersensitive to intra-S DNA damage and are altered in the DNA damage-induced and Cdk1-dependent phosphorylation of Srs2. Altogether our observations indicate that Mec1- and Tel1-dependent checkpoint pathways modulate the functional interactions between Srs2, Sgs1, and Mre11 and that the Srs2 DNA helicase represents an important target of the Cdk1-mediated cellular response induced by DNA damage.
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- Irene Chiolo
- FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation, Via Adamello 16, 20139, Milan, Italy
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Carrasco B, Ayora S, Lurz R, Alonso JC. Bacillus subtilis RecU Holliday-junction resolvase modulates RecA activities. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:3942-52. [PMID: 16024744 PMCID: PMC1176016 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The Bacillus subtilis RecU protein is able to catalyze in vitro DNA strand annealing and Holliday-junction resolution. The interaction between the RecA and RecU proteins, in the presence or absence of a single-stranded binding (SSB) protein, was studied. Substoichiometric amounts of RecU enhanced RecA loading onto single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) and stimulated RecA-catalyzed D-loop formation. However, RecU inhibited the RecA-mediated three-strand exchange reaction and ssDNA-dependent dATP or rATP hydrolysis. The addition of an SSB protein did not reverse the negative effect exerted by RecU on RecA function. Annealing of circular ssDNA and homologous linear 3′-tailed double-stranded DNA by RecU was not affected by the addition of RecA both in the presence and in the absence of SSB. We propose that RecU modulates RecA activities by promoting RecA-catalyzed strand invasion and inhibiting RecA-mediated branch migration, by preventing RecA filament disassembly, and suggest a potential mechanism for the control of resolvasome assembly.
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- Begoña Carrasco
- Departmento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSICC/Darwin 3, Campus Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departmento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSICC/Darwin 3, Campus Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Biología MolecularC/Darwin 2, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare GenetikIhnestrasse 73, D-14195, Germany
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- Departmento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSICC/Darwin 3, Campus Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +34 91585 4546; Fax: +34 91585 4506;
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Spell RM, Jinks-Robertson S. Examination of the roles of Sgs1 and Srs2 helicases in the enforcement of recombination fidelity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2005; 168:1855-65. [PMID: 15611162 PMCID: PMC1448721 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.104.032771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mutation in SGS1, which encodes the yeast homolog of the human Bloom helicase, or in mismatch repair (MMR) genes confers defects in the suppression of mitotic recombination between similar but nonidentical (homeologous) sequences. Mutational analysis of SGS1 suggests that the helicase activity is required for the suppression of both homologous and homeologous recombination and that the C-terminal 200 amino acids may be required specifically for the suppression of homeologous recombination. To clarify the mechanism by which the Sgs1 helicase enforces the fidelity of recombination, we examined the phenotypes associated with SGS1 deletion in MMR-defective and recombination-defective backgrounds. Deletion of SGS1 caused no additional loss of recombination fidelity above that associated with MMR defects, indicating that the suppression of homeologous recombination by Sgs1 may be dependent on MMR. However, the phenotype of the sgs1 rad51 mutant suggests a MMR-independent role of Sgs1 in the suppression of RAD51-independent recombination. While homologous recombination levels increase in sgs1Delta and in srs2Delta strains, the suppression of homeologous recombination was not relaxed in the srs2 mutant. Thus, although both Sgs1 and Srs2 limit the overall level of mitotic recombination, there are distinct differences in the roles of these helicases with respect to enforcement of recombination fidelity.
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Pfander B, Moldovan GL, Sacher M, Hoege C, Jentsch S. SUMO-modified PCNA recruits Srs2 to prevent recombination during S phase. Nature 2005; 436:428-33. [PMID: 15931174 DOI: 10.1038/nature03665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 467] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2004] [Accepted: 04/15/2005] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Damaged DNA, if not repaired before replication, can lead to replication fork stalling and genomic instability; however, cells can switch to different damage bypass modes that permit replication across lesions. Two main bypasses are controlled by ubiquitin modification of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), a homotrimeric DNA-encircling protein that functions as a polymerase processivity factor and regulator of replication-linked functions. Upon DNA damage, PCNA is modified at the conserved lysine residue 164 by either mono-ubiquitin or a lysine-63-linked multi-ubiquitin chain, which induce error-prone or error-free replication bypasses of the lesions. In S phase, even in the absence of exogenous DNA damage, yeast PCNA can be alternatively modified by the small ubiquitin-related modifier protein SUMO; however the consequences of this remain controversial. Here we show by genetic analysis that SUMO-modified PCNA functionally cooperates with Srs2, a helicase that blocks recombinational repair by disrupting Rad51 nucleoprotein filaments. Moreover, Srs2 displays a preference for interacting directly with the SUMO-modified form of PCNA, owing to a specific binding site in its carboxy-terminal tail. Our finding suggests a model in which SUMO-modified PCNA recruits Srs2 in S phase in order to prevent unwanted recombination events of replicating chromosomes.
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- Boris Pfander
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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Hu Y, Lu X, Barnes E, Yan M, Lou H, Luo G. Recql5 and Blm RecQ DNA helicases have nonredundant roles in suppressing crossovers. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:3431-42. [PMID: 15831450 PMCID: PMC1084310 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.9.3431-3442.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2004] [Revised: 12/31/2004] [Accepted: 02/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In eukaryotes, crossovers in mitotic cells can have deleterious consequences and therefore must be suppressed. Mutations in BLM give rise to Bloom syndrome, a disease that is characterized by an elevated rate of crossovers and increased cancer susceptibility. However, simple eukaryotes such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae have multiple pathways for suppressing crossovers, suggesting that mammals also have multiple pathways for controlling crossovers in their mitotic cells. We show here that in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells, mutations in either the Bloom syndrome homologue (Blm) or the Recql5 genes result in a significant increase in the frequency of sister chromatid exchange (SCE), whereas deleting both Blm and Recql5 lead to an even higher frequency of SCE. These data indicate that Blm and Recql5 have nonredundant roles in suppressing crossovers in mouse ES cells. Furthermore, we show that mouse embryonic fibroblasts derived from Recql5 knockout mice also exhibit a significantly increased frequency of SCE compared with the corresponding wild-type control. Thus, this study identifies a previously unknown Recql5-dependent, Blm-independent pathway for suppressing crossovers during mitosis in mice.
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- Yiduo Hu
- Department of Genetics, Case Western Reserve University, BRB, 7th floor, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Meister P, Taddei A, Vernis L, Poidevin M, Gasser SM, Baldacci G. Temporal separation of replication and recombination requires the intra-S checkpoint. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 168:537-44. [PMID: 15716375 PMCID: PMC2171758 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200410006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In response to DNA damage and replication pausing, eukaryotes activate checkpoint pathways that prevent genomic instability by coordinating cell cycle progression with DNA repair. The intra-S-phase checkpoint has been proposed to protect stalled replication forks from pathological rearrangements that could result from unscheduled recombination. On the other hand, recombination may be needed to cope with either stalled forks or double-strand breaks resulting from hydroxyurea treatment. We have exploited fission yeast to elucidate the relationship between replication fork stalling, loading of replication and recombination proteins onto DNA, and the intra-S checkpoint. Here, we show that a functional recombination machinery is not essential for recovery from replication fork arrest and instead can lead to nonfunctional fork structures. We find that Rad22-containing foci are rare in S-phase cells, but peak in G2 phase cells after a perturbed S phase. Importantly, we find that the intra-S checkpoint is necessary to avoid aberrant strand-exchange events during a hydroxyurea block.
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- Peter Meister
- CNRS UMR2027, Institut Curie, Centre Universitaire, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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Minesinger BK, Jinks-Robertson S. Roles of RAD6 epistasis group members in spontaneous polzeta-dependent translesion synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2005; 169:1939-55. [PMID: 15687278 PMCID: PMC1449579 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.104.033894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2004] [Accepted: 01/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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DNA lesions that arise during normal cellular metabolism can block the progress of replicative DNA polymerases, leading to cell cycle arrest and, in higher eukaryotes, apoptosis. Alternatively, such blocking lesions can be temporarily tolerated using either a recombination- or a translesion synthesis-based bypass mechanism. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, members of the RAD6 epistasis group are key players in the regulation of lesion bypass by the translesion DNA polymerase Polzeta. In this study, changes in the reversion rate and spectrum of the lys2DeltaA746 -1 frameshift allele have been used to evaluate how the loss of members of the RAD6 epistasis group affects Polzeta-dependent mutagenesis in response to spontaneous damage. Our data are consistent with a model in which Polzeta-dependent mutagenesis relies on the presence of either Rad5 or Rad18, which promote two distinct error-prone pathways that partially overlap with respect to lesion specificity. The smallest subunit of Poldelta, Pol32, is also required for Polzeta-dependent spontaneous mutagenesis, suggesting a cooperative role between Poldelta and Polzeta for the bypass of spontaneous lesions. A third error-free pathway relies on the presence of Mms2, but may not require PCNA.
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- Brenda K Minesinger
- Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology Program of the Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Suzuki K, Kato A, Sakuraba Y, Inoue H. Srs2 and RecQ homologs cooperate in mei-3-mediated homologous recombination repair of Neurospora crassa. Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:1848-58. [PMID: 15800214 PMCID: PMC1072801 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Homologous recombination and post-replication repair facilitate restart of stalled or collapsed replication forks. The SRS2 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes a 3′–5′ DNA helicase that functions both in homologous recombination repair and in post-replication repair. This study identifies and characterizes the SRS2 homolog in Neurospora crassa, which we call mus-50. A knockout mutant of N.crassa, mus-50, is sensitive to several DNA-damaging agents and genetic analyses indicate that it is epistatic with mei-3 (RAD51 homolog), mus-11 (RAD52 homolog), mus-48 (RAD55 homolog) and mus-49 (RAD57 homolog), suggesting a role for mus-50 in homologous recombination repair. However, epistasis evidence has presented that MUS50 does not participate in post-replication repair in N.crassa. Also, the N.crassa mus-25 (RAD54 homolog) mus-50 double mutant is viable, which is in contrast to the lethal phenotype of the equivalent rad54 srs2 mutant in S.cerevisiae. Tetrad analysis revealed that mus-50 in combination with mutations in two RecQ homologs, qde-3 and recQ2, is lethal, and this lethality is suppressed by mutation in mei-3, mus-11 or mus-25. Evidence is also presented for the two independent pathways for recovery from camptothecin-induced replication fork arrest: one pathway is dependent on QDE3 and MUS50 and the other pathway is dependent on MUS25 and RECQ2.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +81 48 858 3413; Fax: +81 48 858 3413;
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The process of homologous recombination promotes error-free repair of double-strand breaks and is essential for meiosis. Central to the process of homologous recombination are the RAD52 group genes (RAD50, RAD51, RAD52, RAD54, RDH54/TID1, RAD55, RAD57, RAD59, MRE11, and XRS2), most of which were identified by their requirement for the repair of ionizing radiation-induced DNA damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The Rad52 group proteins are highly conserved among eukaryotes. Recent studies showing defects in homologous recombination and double-strand break repair in several human cancer-prone syndromes have emphasized the importance of this repair pathway in maintaining genome integrity. Herein, we review recent genetic, biochemical, and structural analyses of the genes and proteins involved in recombination.
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Liberi G, Maffioletti G, Lucca C, Chiolo I, Baryshnikova A, Cotta-Ramusino C, Lopes M, Pellicioli A, Haber JE, Foiani M. Rad51-dependent DNA structures accumulate at damaged replication forks in sgs1 mutants defective in the yeast ortholog of BLM RecQ helicase. Genes Dev 2005; 19:339-50. [PMID: 15687257 PMCID: PMC546512 DOI: 10.1101/gad.322605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 266] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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S-phase cells overcome chromosome lesions through replication-coupled recombination processes that seem to be assisted by recombination-dependent DNA structures and/or replication-related sister chromatid junctions. RecQ helicases, including yeast Sgs1 and human BLM, have been implicated in both replication and recombination and protect genome integrity by preventing unscheduled mitotic recombination events. We have studied the RecQ helicase-mediated mechanisms controlling genome stability by analyzing replication forks encountering a damaged template in sgs1 cells. We show that, in sgs1 mutants, recombination-dependent cruciform structures accumulate at damaged forks. Their accumulation requires Rad51 protein, is counteracted by Srs2 DNA helicase, and does not prevent fork movement. Sgs1, but not Srs2, promotes resolution of these recombination intermediates. A functional Rad53 checkpoint kinase that is known to protect the integrity of the sister chromatid junctions is required for the accumulation of recombination intermediates in sgs1 mutants. Finally, top3 and top3 sgs1 mutants accumulate the same structures as sgs1 cells. We suggest that, in sgs1 cells, the unscheduled accumulation of Rad51-dependent cruciform structures at damaged forks result from defective maturation of recombination-dependent intermediates that originate from the replication-related sister chromatid junctions. Our findings might contribute to explaining some of the recombination defects of BLM cells.
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- Giordano Liberi
- F.I.R.C. Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation, 20141, Milan, Italy.
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Prado F, Aguilera A. Impairment of replication fork progression mediates RNA polII transcription-associated recombination. EMBO J 2005; 24:1267-76. [PMID: 15775982 PMCID: PMC556405 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2004] [Accepted: 02/07/2005] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Homologous recombination safeguards genome integrity, but it can also cause genome instability of important consequences for cell proliferation and organism development. Transcription induces recombination, as shown in prokaryotes and eukaryotes for both spontaneous and developmentally regulated events such as those responsible for immunoglobulin class switching. Deciphering the molecular basis of transcription-associated recombination (TAR) is important in understanding genome instability. Using novel plasmid-borne recombination constructs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we show that RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) transcription induces recombination by impairing replication fork progression. RNAPII transcription concomitant to head-on oncoming replication causes a replication fork pause (RFP) that is linked to a significant increase in recombination. However, transcription that is codirectional with replication has little effect on replication fork progression and recombination. Transcription occurring in the absence of replication does not affect either recombination or replication fork progression. The Rrm3 helicase, which is required for replication fork progression through nucleoprotein complexes, facilitates replication through the transcription-dependent RFP site and reduces recombination. Therefore, our work provides evidence that one mechanism responsible for TAR is RNAP-mediated replication impairment.
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- Félix Prado
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avd. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain. Tel.: +34 95 455 7107; Fax: +34 95 455 7104; E-mail:
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Heller RC, Marians KJ. The Disposition of Nascent Strands at Stalled Replication Forks Dictates the Pathway of Replisome Loading during Restart. Mol Cell 2005; 17:733-43. [PMID: 15749022 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2005.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2004] [Revised: 12/31/2004] [Accepted: 01/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rescue of arrested and collapsed replication forks is essential for maintenance of genomic integrity. One system for origin of replication-independent loading of the DnaB replicative helicase and subsequent replisome reassembly requires the structure-specific recognition factor PriA and the assembly factors PriB and DnaT. Here, we provide biochemical evidence for an alternate system for DnaB loading that requires only PriC. Furthermore, the choice of which system is utilized during restart is dictated by the nature of the structure of the stalled replication fork. PriA-dependent reactions are most robust on fork structures with no gaps in the leading strand, such as is found at the junction of a D loop, while the PriC-dependent system preferentially utilizes fork structures with large gaps in the leading strand. These observations suggest that the type of initial damage on the DNA template and how the inactivated fork is processed ultimately influence the choice of enzymatic restart pathway.
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- Ryan C Heller
- Program in Molecular Biology, Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA
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RecQ family helicases play important roles in coordinating genome maintenance pathways in living cells. In the absence of functional RecQ proteins, cells exhibit a variety of phenotypes, including increased mitotic recombination, elevated chromosome missegregation, hypersensitivity to DNA-damaging agents, and defects in meiosis. Mutations in three of the five human RecQ family members give rise to genetic disorders associated with a predisposition to cancer and premature aging, highlighting the importance of RecQ proteins and their cellular activities for human health. Current evidence suggests that RecQ proteins act at multiple steps in DNA replication, including stabilization of replication forks and removal of DNA recombination intermediates, in order to maintain genome integrity. The cellular basis of RecQ helicase function may be explained through interactions with multiple components of the DNA replication and recombination machinery. This review focuses on biochemical and structural aspects of the RecQ helicases and how these features relate to their known cellular function, specifically in preventing excessive recombination.
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- Richard J Bennett
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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Gibbs PEM, McDonald J, Woodgate R, Lawrence CW. The relative roles in vivo of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pol eta, Pol zeta, Rev1 protein and Pol32 in the bypass and mutation induction of an abasic site, T-T (6-4) photoadduct and T-T cis-syn cyclobutane dimer. Genetics 2005; 169:575-82. [PMID: 15520252 PMCID: PMC1449107 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.104.034611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2004] [Accepted: 10/25/2004] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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We have investigated the relative roles in vivo of Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA polymerase eta, DNA polymerase zeta, Rev1 protein, and the DNA polymerase delta subunit, Pol32, in the bypass of an abasic site, T-T (6-4) photoadduct and T-T cis-syn cyclobutane dimer, by transforming strains deleted for RAD30, REV3, REV1, or POL32 with duplex plasmids carrying one of these DNA lesions located within a 28-nucleotide single-stranded region. DNA polymerase eta was found to be involved only rarely in the bypass of the T-T (6-4) photoadduct or the abasic sites in the sequence context used, although, as expected, it was solely responsible for the bypass of the T-T dimer. We argue that DNA polymerase zeta, rather than DNA polymerase delta as previously suggested, is responsible for insertion in bypass events other than those in which polymerase eta performs this function. However, DNA polymerase delta is involved indirectly in mutagenesis, since the strain lacking its Pol32 subunit, known to be deficient in mutagenesis, shows as little bypass of the T-T (6-4) photoadduct or the abasic sites as those deficient in Pol zeta or Rev1. In contrast, bypass of the T-T dimer in the pol32delta strain occurs at the wild-type frequency.
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- Peter E M Gibbs
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
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Richardson C. RAD51, genomic stability, and tumorigenesis. Cancer Lett 2005; 218:127-39. [PMID: 15670890 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2004] [Accepted: 08/06/2004] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Genomic instability is characteristic of malignant cells, and a strong correlation exists between abnormal karyotype and tumorigenicity. Increased expression of the homologous recombination and DNA repair protein Rad51 has been reported in immortalized cell lines and multiple primary tumor cell types which could alter recombination pathways to contribute to the chromosomal rearrangements found in these cells. In addition, Rad51 participates in a complex network of interactions that includes DNA damage sensors, tumor suppressors, and cell cycle and apoptotic regulators, and mutation of many of these proteins have also been associated with tumor initiation or progression. Insights into the connection between disregulated Rad51 and malignant phenotype indicate that Rad51 is a potential target for new anti-cancer regimens including those that use siRNA technology.
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- Christine Richardson
- Department of Pathology, Institute for Cancer Genetics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1150 St Nicholas Ave., New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Shor E, Weinstein J, Rothstein R. A genetic screen for top3 suppressors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae identifies SHU1, SHU2, PSY3 and CSM2: four genes involved in error-free DNA repair. Genetics 2005; 169:1275-89. [PMID: 15654096 PMCID: PMC1449555 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.104.036764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Helicases of the RecQ family and topoisomerase III are evolutionarily conserved proteins important for maintenance of genome stability. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, loss of the TOP3 gene, encoding topoisomerase III, results in a phenotype of slow growth, DNA damage sensitivity, meiotic defects, and hyperrecombination. The sole RecQ helicase in budding yeast, Sgs1, interacts with Top3 both physically and genetically, and the two proteins are thought to act in concert in vivo. Much recent genetic and biochemical evidence points to the role of RecQ helicases and topoisomerase III in regulating homologous recombination (HR) during DNA replication. Previously, we found that mutations in HR genes partially suppress top3 slow growth. Here, we describe the analysis of four additional mutational suppressors of top3 defects: shu1, shu2, psy3, and csm2. These genes belong to one epistasis group and their protein products interact with each other, strongly suggesting that they function as a complex in vivo. Their mutant phenotype indicates that they are important for error-free repair of spontaneous and induced DNA lesions, protecting the genome from mutation. These mutants exhibit an epistatic relationship with rad52 and show altered dynamics of Rad52-YFP foci, suggesting a role for these proteins in recombinational repair.
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- Erika Shor
- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, New York 10032-2704, USA
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Prakash R, Krejci L, Van Komen S, Anke Schürer K, Kramer W, Sung P. Saccharomyces cerevisiae MPH1 gene, required for homologous recombination-mediated mutation avoidance, encodes a 3' to 5' DNA helicase. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:7854-60. [PMID: 15634678 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m413898200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The MPH1 (mutator pHenotype 1) gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was identified on the basis of elevated spontaneous mutation rates of haploid cells deleted for this gene. Further studies showed that MPH1 functions to channel DNA lesions into an error-free DNA repair pathway. The Mph1 protein contains the seven conserved motifs of the superfamily 2 (SF2) family of nucleic acid unwinding enzymes. Genetic analyses have found epistasis of the mph1 deletion with mutations in the RAD52 gene group that mediates homologous recombination and DNA repair by homologous recombination. To begin dissecting the biochemical functions of the MPH1-encoded product, we have expressed it in yeast cells and purified it to near homogeneity. We show that Mph1 has a robust ATPase function that requires single-stranded DNA for activation. Consistent with its homology to members of the SF2 helicase family, we find a DNA helicase activity in Mph1. We present data to demonstrate that the Mph1 DNA helicase activity is fueled by ATP hydrolysis and has a 3' to 5' polarity with respect to the DNA strand on which this protein translocates. The DNA helicase activity of Mph1 is enhanced by the heterotrimeric single-stranded DNA binding protein replication protein A. These results, thus, establish Mph1 as an ATP-dependent DNA helicase, and the availability of purified Mph1 should facilitate efforts at deciphering the role of this protein in homologous recombination and mutation avoidance.
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- Rohit Prakash
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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Schürer KA, Rudolph C, Ulrich HD, Kramer W. Yeast MPH1 gene functions in an error-free DNA damage bypass pathway that requires genes from Homologous recombination, but not from postreplicative repair. Genetics 2005; 166:1673-86. [PMID: 15126389 PMCID: PMC1470801 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.166.4.1673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The MPH1 gene from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, encoding a member of the DEAH family of proteins, had been identified by virtue of the spontaneous mutator phenotype of respective deletion mutants. Genetic analysis suggested that MPH1 functions in a previously uncharacterized DNA repair pathway that protects the cells from damage-induced mutations. We have now analyzed genetic interactions of mph1 with a variety of mutants from different repair systems with respect to spontaneous mutation rates and sensitivities to different DNA-damaging agents. The dependence of the mph1 mutator phenotype on REV3 and REV1 and the synergy with mutations in base and nucleotide excision repair suggest an involvement of MPH1 in error-free bypass of lesions. However, although we observed an unexpected partial suppression of the mph1 mutator phenotype by rad5, genetic interactions with other mutations in postreplicative repair imply that MPH1 does not belong to this pathway. Instead, mutations from the homologous recombination pathway were found to be epistatic to mph1 with respect to both spontaneous mutation rates and damage sensitivities. Determination of spontaneous mitotic recombination rates demonstrated that mph1 mutants are not deficient in homologous recombination. On the contrary, in an sgs1 background we found a pronounced hyperrecombination phenotype. Thus, we propose that MPH1 is involved in a branch of homologous recombination that is specifically dedicated to error-free bypass.
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- K Anke Schürer
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Preparative Molecular Biology, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Lisby M, Rothstein R. Localization of checkpoint and repair proteins in eukaryotes. Biochimie 2004; 87:579-89. [PMID: 15989975 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2004.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2004] [Accepted: 10/25/2004] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In eukaryotes, the cellular response to DNA damage depends on the type of DNA structure being recognized by the checkpoint and repair machinery. DNA ends and single-stranded DNA are hallmarks of double-strand breaks and replication stress. These two structures are recognized by distinct sets of proteins, which are reorganized into a focal assembly at the lesion. Moreover, the composition of these foci is coordinated with cell cycle progression, reflecting the favoring of end-joining in the G1 phase and homologous recombination in S and G2. The assembly of proteins at sites of DNA damage is largely controlled by a network of protein-protein interactions, with the Mre11 complex initiating assembly at DNA ends and replication protein A directing recruitment to single-stranded DNA. This review summarizes current knowledge on the cellular organization of DSB repair and checkpoint proteins focusing on budding yeast and mammalian cells.
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- Michael Lisby
- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2 A, DK-1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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O'Neill BM, Hanway D, Winzeler EA, Romesberg FE. Coordinated functions of WSS1, PSY2 and TOF1 in the DNA damage response. Nucleic Acids Res 2004; 32:6519-30. [PMID: 15598824 PMCID: PMC545462 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The stabilization and processing of stalled replication forks is required to maintain genome integrity in all organisms. In an effort to identify novel proteins that might be involved in stabilizing stalled replication forks, Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant wss1Delta was isolated from a high-throughput screening of approximately 5000 deletion strains for genes involved in the response to continuous, low-intensity UV irradiation. Disruption of WSS1 resulted in synergistic increases in UV sensitivity with null mutants of genes involved in recombination (RAD52) and cell cycle control (RAD9 and RAD24). WSS1 was also found to interact genetically with SGS1, TOP3, SRS2 and CTF4, which are involved in recombination, repair of replication forks and the establishment of sister chromatid cohesion. A yeast two-hybrid screen identified a potential physical interaction between Wss1 and both Psy2 and Tof1. Genetic interactions were also detected between PSY2 and TOF1, as well as between each gene and RAD52 and SRS2, and between WSS1 and TOF1. Tof1 is known to be involved in stabilizing stalled replication forks and our data suggest that Wss1 and Psy2 similarly function to stabilize or process stalled or collapsed replication forks.
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- Bryan M O'Neill
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Nakayama M, Kawasaki K, Matsumoto K, Shibata T. The possible roles of the DNA helicase and C-terminal domains in RECQ5/QE: complementation study in yeast. DNA Repair (Amst) 2004; 3:369-78. [PMID: 15010312 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2003.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/02/2003] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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DmRECQ5/QE is a member of the RECQ5 subfamily, which shares homology with the Escherichia coli RecQ DNA helicase. Although the DNA helicase activity of RECQ5/QE has been characterized in vitro, the in vivo function of RECQ5/QE was essentially unknown. To investigate the cellular role of RECQ5, the potential of RECQ5/QE was evaluated by substitution of the only RecQ-like helicase, Sgs1, in budding yeast. RECQ5/QE can complement several phenotypes of sgs1, including the synthetic growth defect with srs2, the hypersensitivity to hydroxyurea and methyl methanesulfonate, and the elevated frequency of homologous recombination and sister chromatid exchange (SCE), but poorly complemented the suppression of slow growth in top3. These data suggested that RECQ5/QE exhibits an evolutionarily conserved RecQ function in vivo. The RECQ5/QE domain necessary for the yeast complementation was determined. The helicase domain and helicase activity were required to complement both the sgs1srs2 and sgs1top3 phenotypes. In contrast, the C-terminal domain was dispensable for complementing the sgs1srs2 phenotype, but was required for the sgs1top3 phenotype. These results suggested that the RECQ5/QE helicase activity is important for cellular function and that the C-terminal domain has a specific function in the absence of Top3.
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- Minoru Nakayama
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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Veaute X, Delmas S, Selva M, Jeusset J, Le Cam E, Matic I, Fabre F, Petit MA. UvrD helicase, unlike Rep helicase, dismantles RecA nucleoprotein filaments in Escherichia coli. EMBO J 2004; 24:180-9. [PMID: 15565170 PMCID: PMC544901 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2004] [Accepted: 10/27/2004] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The roles of UvrD and Rep DNA helicases of Escherichia coli are not yet fully understood. In particular, the reason for rep uvrD double mutant lethality remains obscure. We reported earlier that mutations in recF, recO or recR genes suppress the lethality of uvrD rep, and proposed that an essential activity common to UvrD and Rep is either to participate in the removal of toxic recombination intermediates or to favour the proper progression of replication. Here, we show that UvrD, but not Rep, directly prevents homologous recombination in vivo. In addition to RecFOR, we provide evidence that RecA contributes to toxicity in the rep uvrD mutant. In vitro, UvrD dismantles the RecA nucleoprotein filament, while Rep has only a marginal activity. We conclude that UvrD and Rep do not share a common activity that is essential in vivo: while Rep appears to act at the replication stage, UvrD plays a role of RecA nucleoprotein filament remover. This activity of UvrD is similar to that of the yeast Srs2 helicase.
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- Xavier Veaute
- CEA, DSV, DRR, UMR217 CNRS/CEA, Fontenay aux roses, France
- These two authors contributed equally to this work
- CEA, INSERM, DRR, UMR217 CNRS/CEA, BP6, 92265 Fontenay aux roses, France. Tel.: +33 1 46 54 93 43; Fax: +33 1 46 54 95 98; E-mail:
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- U571, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine Necker-Enfants, Malades, Paris, France
- These two authors contributed equally to this work
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- U571, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine Necker-Enfants, Malades, Paris, France
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- Interactions moléculaires et cancer, UMR 8126 CNRS/IGR/UPS, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Interactions moléculaires et cancer, UMR 8126 CNRS/IGR/UPS, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- U571, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine Necker-Enfants, Malades, Paris, France
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- CEA, DSV, DRR, UMR217 CNRS/CEA, Fontenay aux roses, France
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- U571, INSERM, Faculté de Médecine Necker-Enfants, Malades, Paris, France
- Present address: URLGA, INRA, 78352 Jouy en Josas, France. Tel.: +33 1 34 65 20 64; Fax: +33 1 34 65 20 65
- CEA, INSERM, DRR, UMR217 CNRS/CEA, BP6, 92265 Fontenay aux roses, France. Tel.: +33 1 46 54 93 43; Fax: +33 1 46 54 95 98; E-mail:
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Mankouri HW, Hickson ID. Understanding the roles of RecQ helicases in the maintenance of genome integrity and suppression of tumorigenesis. Biochem Soc Trans 2004; 32:957-8. [PMID: 15506934 DOI: 10.1042/bst0320957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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RecQ helicases are evolutionarily conserved enzymes required for the maintenance of genome stability. Mutations in three of the five known human RecQ helicase genes cause distinct clinical disorders that are characterized by genome instability and cancer predisposition. Recent studies have begun to reveal the cellular roles of RecQ helicases and how these enzymes may prevent tumorigenesis at the molecular level.
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- H W Mankouri
- Cancer Research UK Genome Integrity Group, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK.
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Bhattacharyya S, Lahue RS. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Srs2 DNA helicase selectively blocks expansions of trinucleotide repeats. Mol Cell Biol 2004; 24:7324-30. [PMID: 15314145 PMCID: PMC507003 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.17.7324-7330.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Trinucleotide repeats (TNRs) undergo frequent mutations in families afflicted with certain neurodegenerative disorders and in model organisms. TNR instability is modulated both by the repeat tract itself and by cellular proteins. Here we identified the Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA helicase Srs2 as a potent and selective inhibitor of expansions. srs2 mutants had up to 40-fold increased expansion rates of CTG, CAG, and CGG repeats. The expansion phenotype was specific, as mutation rates at dinucleotide repeats, at unique sequences, or for TNR contractions in srs2 mutants were not altered. Srs2 is known to suppress inappropriate genetic recombination; however, the TNR expansion phenotype of srs2 mutants was largely independent of RAD51 and RAD52. Instead, Srs2 mainly functioned with DNA polymerase delta to block expansions. The helicase activity of Srs2 was important, because a point mutant lacking ATPase function was defective in blocking expansions. Purified Srs2 was substantially better than bacterial UvrD helicase at in vitro unwinding of a DNA substrate that mimicked a TNR hairpin. Disruption of the related helicase gene SGS1 did not lead to excess expansions, nor did wild-type SGS1 suppress the expansion phenotype of an srs2 strain. We conclude that Srs2 selectively blocks triplet repeat expansions through its helicase activity and primarily in conjunction with polymerase delta.
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- Saumitri Bhattacharyya
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Box 986805, Omaha, NE 68198-6805, USA
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Xu H, Boone C, Klein HL. Mrc1 is required for sister chromatid cohesion to aid in recombination repair of spontaneous damage. Mol Cell Biol 2004; 24:7082-90. [PMID: 15282308 PMCID: PMC479732 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.16.7082-7090.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The SRS2 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encoding a 3'-->5' DNA helicase is part of the postreplication repair pathway and functions to ensure proper repair of DNA damage arising during DNA replication through pathways that do not involve homologous recombination. Through a synthetic gene array analysis, genes that are essential when Srs2 is absent have been identified. Among these are MRC1, TOF1, and CSM3, which mediate the intra-S checkpoint response. srs2 Delta mrc1 Delta synthetic lethality is due to inappropriate recombination, as the lethality can be suppressed by genetic elimination of homologous recombination. srs2 Delta mrc1 Delta synthetic lethality is dependent on the role of Mrc1 in DNA replication but independent of the role of Mrc1 in a DNA damage checkpoint response. mrc1 Delta, tof1 Delta and csm3 Delta mutants have sister chromatid cohesion defects, implicating sister chromatid cohesion established at the replication fork as an important factor in promoting repair of stalled replication forks through gap repair.
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- Hong Xu
- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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Haghnazari E, Heyer WD. The DNA damage checkpoint pathways exert multiple controls on the efficiency and outcome of the repair of a double-stranded DNA gap. Nucleic Acids Res 2004; 32:4257-68. [PMID: 15304563 PMCID: PMC514360 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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A DNA gap repair assay was used to determine the effect of mutations in the DNA damage checkpoint system on the efficiency and outcome (crossover/non-crossover) of recombinational DNA repair. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae gap repair is largely achieved by homologous recombination. As a result the plasmid either integrates into the chromosome (indicative of a crossover outcome) or remains extrachromosomal (indicative of a non-crossover outcome). Deletion mutants of the MEC1 and RAD53 checkpoint kinase genes exhibited a 5-fold decrease in gap repair efficiency, showing that 80% of the gap repair events depended on functional DNA damage checkpoints. Epistasis analysis suggests that the DNA damage checkpoints affect gap repair by modulating Rad51 protein-mediated homologous recombination. While in wild-type cells only approximately 25% of the gap repair events were associated with a crossover outcome, Mec1-deficient cells exhibited a >80% crossover association. Also mutations in the effector kinases Rad53, Chk1 and Dun1 were found to affect crossover association of DNA gap repair to various degrees. The data suggest that the DNA damage checkpoints are important for the optimal functioning of recombinational DNA repair with multiple terminal targets to modulate the efficiency and outcome of homologous recombination.
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- Edwin Haghnazari
- Division of Biological Sciences and Section of Microbiology, Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Center for Genetics and Development, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8665, USA
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Genome stability is of primary importance for the survival and proper functioning of all organisms. Double-strand breaks (DSBs) arise spontaneously during growth, or can be created by external insults. In response to even a single DSB, organisms must trigger a series of events to promote repair of the DNA damage in order to survive and restore chromosomal integrity. In doing so, cells must regulate a fine balance between potentially competing DSB repair pathways. These are generally classified as either homologous recombination (HR) or non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an ideal model organism for studying these repair processes. Indeed, much of what we know today on the mechanisms of repair in eukaryotes come from studies carried out in budding yeast. Many of the proteins involved in the various repair pathways have been isolated and the details of their mode of action are currently being unraveled at the molecular level. In this review, we focus on exciting new work eminating from yeast research that provides fresh insights into the DSB repair process. This recent work supplements and complements the wealth of classical genetic research that has been performed in yeast systems over the years. Given the conservation of the repair mechanisms and genes throughout evolution, these studies have profound implications for other eukaryotic organisms.
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- Yael Aylon
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978, Israel
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Soustelle C, Vernis L, Fréon K, Reynaud-Angelin A, Chanet R, Fabre F, Heude M. A new Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain with a mutant Smt3-deconjugating Ulp1 protein is affected in DNA replication and requires Srs2 and homologous recombination for its viability. Mol Cell Biol 2004; 24:5130-43. [PMID: 15169880 PMCID: PMC419856 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.12.5130-5143.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Srs2 protein is involved in DNA repair and recombination. In order to gain better insight into the roles of Srs2, we performed a screen to identify mutations that are synthetically lethal with an srs2 deletion. One of them is a mutated allele of the ULP1 gene that encodes a protease specifically cleaving Smt3-protein conjugates. This allele, ulp1-I615N, is responsible for an accumulation of Smt3-conjugated proteins. The mutant is unable to grow at 37 degrees C. At permissive temperatures, it still shows severe growth defects together with a strong hyperrecombination phenotype and is impaired in meiosis. Genetic interactions between ulp1 and mutations that affect different repair pathways indicated that the RAD51-dependent homologous recombination mechanism, but not excision resynthesis, translesion synthesis, or nonhomologous end-joining processes, is required for the viability of the mutant. Thus, both Srs2, believed to negatively control homologous recombination, and the process of recombination per se are essential for the viability of the ulp1 mutant. Upon replication, mutant cells accumulate single-stranded DNA interruptions. These structures are believed to generate different recombination intermediates. Some of them are fixed by recombination, and others require Srs2 to be reversed and fixed by an alternate pathway.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christine Soustelle
- Commissaritat à l'Energy Atomique, UMR 217 CNRS-CEA, DSV/DRR, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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Wicky C, Alpi A, Passannante M, Rose A, Gartner A, Müller F. Multiple genetic pathways involving the Caenorhabditis elegans Bloom's syndrome genes him-6, rad-51, and top-3 are needed to maintain genome stability in the germ line. Mol Cell Biol 2004; 24:5016-27. [PMID: 15143192 PMCID: PMC416432 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.11.5016-5027.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Bloom's syndrome (BS) is an autosomal-recessive human disorder caused by mutations in the BS RecQ helicase and is associated with loss of genomic integrity and an increased incidence of cancer. We analyzed the mitotic and the meiotic roles of Caenorhabditis elegans him-6, which we show to encode the ortholog of the human BS gene. Mutations in him-6 result in an enhanced irradiation sensitivity, a partially defective S-phase checkpoint, and in reduced levels of DNA-damage induced apoptosis. Furthermore, him-6 mutants exhibit a decreased frequency of meiotic recombination that is probably due to a defect in the progression of crossover recombination. In mitotically proliferating germ cells, our genetic interaction studies, as well as the assessment of the number of double-strand breaks via RAD-51 foci, reveal a complex regulatory network that is different from the situation in yeast. Although the number of double-strand breaks in him-6 and top-3 single mutants is elevated, the combined depletion of him-6 and top-3 leads to mitotic catastrophe concomitant with a massive increase in the level of double-strand breaks, a phenotype that is completely suppressed by rad-51. him-6 and top-3 are thus needed to maintain low levels of double-strand breaks in normally proliferating germ cells, and both act in partial redundant pathways downstream of rad-51 to prevent mitotic catastrophy. Finally, we show that topoisomerase IIIalpha acts independently during a late stage of meiotic recombination.
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- Chantal Wicky
- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Pérolles, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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