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Carreira R, Lama-Diaz T, Crugeiras M, Aguado F, Sebesta M, Krejci L, Blanco M. Concurrent D-loop cleavage by Mus81 and Yen1 yields half-crossover precursors. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:7012-7030. [PMID: 38832625 PMCID: PMC11229367 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Homologous recombination involves the formation of branched DNA molecules that may interfere with chromosome segregation. To resolve these persistent joint molecules, cells rely on the activation of structure-selective endonucleases (SSEs) during the late stages of the cell cycle. However, the premature activation of SSEs compromises genome integrity, due to untimely processing of replication and/or recombination intermediates. Here, we used a biochemical approach to show that the budding yeast SSEs Mus81 and Yen1 possess the ability to cleave the central recombination intermediate known as the displacement loop or D-loop. Moreover, we demonstrate that, consistently with previous genetic data, the simultaneous action of Mus81 and Yen1, followed by ligation, is sufficient to recreate the formation of a half-crossover precursor in vitro. Our results provide not only mechanistic explanation for the formation of a half-crossover, but also highlight the critical importance for precise regulation of these SSEs to prevent chromosomal rearrangements.
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- Raquel Carreira
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña 15782, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña 15782, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña 15782, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña 15782, Spain
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- Department of Biology and National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology and National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña 15782, Spain
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Ito M, Fujita Y, Shinohara A. Positive and negative regulators of RAD51/DMC1 in homologous recombination and DNA replication. DNA Repair (Amst) 2024; 134:103613. [PMID: 38142595 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2023.103613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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RAD51 recombinase plays a central role in homologous recombination (HR) by forming a nucleoprotein filament on single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) to catalyze homology search and strand exchange between the ssDNA and a homologous double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). The catalytic activity of RAD51 assembled on ssDNA is critical for the DNA-homology-mediated repair of DNA double-strand breaks in somatic and meiotic cells and restarting stalled replication forks during DNA replication. The RAD51-ssDNA complex also plays a structural role in protecting the regressed/reversed replication fork. Two types of regulators control RAD51 filament formation, stability, and dynamics, namely positive regulators, including mediators, and negative regulators, so-called remodelers. The appropriate balance of action by the two regulators assures genome stability. This review describes the roles of positive and negative RAD51 regulators in HR and DNA replication and its meiosis-specific homolog DMC1 in meiotic recombination. We also provide future study directions for a comprehensive understanding of RAD51/DMC1-mediated regulation in maintaining and inheriting genome integrity.
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- Masaru Ito
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3-2, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3-2, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3-2, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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Marini V, Nikulenkov F, Samadder P, Juul S, Knudsen BR, Krejci L. MUS81 cleaves TOP1-derived lesions and other DNA-protein cross-links. BMC Biol 2023; 21:110. [PMID: 37194054 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01614-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND DNA-protein cross-links (DPCs) are one of the most deleterious DNA lesions, originating from various sources, including enzymatic activity. For instance, topoisomerases, which play a fundamental role in DNA metabolic processes such as replication and transcription, can be trapped and remain covalently bound to DNA in the presence of poisons or nearby DNA damage. Given the complexity of individual DPCs, numerous repair pathways have been described. The protein tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (Tdp1) has been demonstrated to be responsible for removing topoisomerase 1 (Top1). Nevertheless, studies in budding yeast have indicated that alternative pathways involving Mus81, a structure-specific DNA endonuclease, could also remove Top1 and other DPCs. RESULTS This study shows that MUS81 can efficiently cleave various DNA substrates modified by fluorescein, streptavidin or proteolytically processed topoisomerase. Furthermore, the inability of MUS81 to cleave substrates bearing native TOP1 suggests that TOP1 must be either dislodged or partially degraded prior to MUS81 cleavage. We demonstrated that MUS81 could cleave a model DPC in nuclear extracts and that depletion of TDP1 in MUS81-KO cells induces sensitivity to the TOP1 poison camptothecin (CPT) and affects cell proliferation. This sensitivity is only partially suppressed by TOP1 depletion, indicating that other DPCs might require the MUS81 activity for cell proliferation. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate that MUS81 and TDP1 play independent roles in the repair of CPT-induced lesions, thus representing new therapeutic targets for cancer cell sensitisation in combination with TOP1 inhibitors.
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- Victoria Marini
- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/B07, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, Center for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Pekařská 53, Brno, 60200, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/B07, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/B07, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Universitetsbyen 81, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Universitetsbyen 81, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/B07, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic.
- International Clinical Research Center, Center for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Pekařská 53, Brno, 60200, Czech Republic.
- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/C04, Brno, 625 00, Czech Republic.
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Tse YWE, Yun HY, Wyatt HDM. Annealing and purification of fluorescently labeled DNA substrates for in vitro assays. STAR Protoc 2023; 4:102128. [PMID: 36853679 PMCID: PMC9958487 DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
Abstract
We present a protocol to generate high-quality fluorescently labeled DNA substrates that can be used for biochemical assays, including DNA-binding and nuclease activity assays. We describe polyacrylamide-gel-electrophoresis-based purification of DNA oligonucleotides, followed by annealing the oligonucleotides and purifying the annealed substrates using anion-exchange chromatography. This protocol circumvents the use of radioisotopes, which require training and dedicated equipment for safe handling and necessitate specialized waste disposal. This protocol is amenable to varying lengths of oligonucleotides and DNA substrates. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Payliss and Tse et al. (2022).1.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada; Canada Research Chairs Program, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
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Altmannova V, Spirek M, Orlic L, Jēkabsons A, Clarence T, Henggeler A, Mlcouskova J, Chaleil RA, Matos J, Krejci L. The role of bivalent ions in the regulation of D-loop extension mediated by DMC1 during meiotic recombination. iScience 2022; 25:105439. [PMID: 36388968 PMCID: PMC9641244 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
During meiosis, programmed DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are repaired by homologous recombination. DMC1, a conserved recombinase, plays a central role in this process. DMC1 promotes DNA strand exchange between homologous chromosomes, thus creating the physical linkage between them. Its function is regulated not only by several accessory proteins but also by bivalent ions. Here, we show that whereas calcium ions in the presence of ATP cause a conformational change within DMC1, stimulating its DNA binding and D-loop formation, they inhibit the extension of the invading strand within the D-loop. Based on structural studies, we have generated mutants of two highly conserved amino acids - E162 and D317 - in human DMC1, which are deficient in calcium regulation. In vivo studies of their yeast homologues further showed that they exhibit severe defects in meiosis, thus emphasizing the importance of calcium ions in the regulation of DMC1 function and meiotic recombination.
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- Veronika Altmannova
- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital, Brno 65691, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital, Brno 65691, Czech Republic
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- Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital, Brno 65691, Czech Republic
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- Biomolecular Modelling Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital, Brno 65691, Czech Republic
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- Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital, Brno 65691, Czech Republic
- National Center for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
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Li S, Bonner JN, Wan B, So S, Summers A, Gonzalez L, Xue X, Zhao X. Esc2 orchestrates substrate-specific sumoylation by acting as a SUMO E2 cofactor in genome maintenance. Genes Dev 2021; 35:261-272. [PMID: 33446573 PMCID: PMC7849368 DOI: 10.1101/gad.344739.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
In this study, Li et al. set out to investigate the conserved genome stability factor Esc2 in budding yeast and its roles in DNA damage-induced sumoylation. Using in vitro and in vivo approaches, the authors propose that Esc2 acts as a SUMO E2 cofactor at distinct DNA structures to promote the sumoylation of specific substrates and genome maintenance. SUMO modification regulates diverse cellular processes by targeting hundreds of proteins. However, the limited number of sumoylation enzymes raises the question of how such a large number of substrates are efficiently modified. Specifically, how genome maintenance factors are dynamically sumoylated at DNA replication and repair sites to modulate their functions is poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate a role for the conserved yeast Esc2 protein in this process by acting as a SUMO E2 cofactor. Esc2 is required for genome stability and binds to Holliday junctions and replication fork structures. Our targeted screen found that Esc2 promotes the sumoylation of a Holliday junction dissolution complex and specific replisome proteins. Esc2 does not elicit these effects via stable interactions with substrates or their common SUMO E3. Rather, we show that a SUMO-like domain of Esc2 stimulates sumoylation by exploiting a noncovalent SUMO binding site on the E2 enzyme. This role of Esc2 in sumoylation is required for Holliday junction clearance and genome stability. Our findings thus suggest that Esc2 acts as a SUMO E2 cofactor at distinct DNA structures to promote the sumoylation of specific substrates and genome maintenance.
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- Shibai Li
- Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA.,Program in Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas 78666, USA
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- Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas 78666, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas 78666, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas 78666, USA.,Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas 78666, USA
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- Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA.,Program in Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, New York, New York 10065, USA
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Antibiotic-induced DNA damage results in a controlled loss of pH homeostasis and genome instability. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19422. [PMID: 33173044 PMCID: PMC7655802 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76426-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Extracellular pH has been assumed to play little if any role in how bacteria respond to antibiotics and antibiotic resistance development. Here, we show that the intracellular pH of Escherichia coli equilibrates to the environmental pH following treatment with the DNA damaging antibiotic nalidixic acid. We demonstrate that this allows the environmental pH to influence the transcription of various DNA damage response genes and physiological processes such as filamentation. Using purified RecA and a known pH-sensitive mutant variant RecA K250R we show how pH can affect the biochemical activity of a protein central to control of the bacterial DNA damage response system. Finally, two different mutagenesis assays indicate that environmental pH affects antibiotic resistance development. Specifically, at environmental pH's greater than six we find that mutagenesis plays a significant role in producing antibiotic resistant mutants. At pH's less than or equal to 6 the genome appears more stable but extensive filamentation is observed, a phenomenon that has previously been linked to increased survival in the presence of macrophages.
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Phung HTT, Tran DH, Nguyen TX. The cruciform DNA-binding protein Crp1 stimulates the endonuclease activity of Mus81-Mms4 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEBS Lett 2020; 594:4320-4337. [PMID: 32936932 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mus81-Mms4 complex is a highly conserved DNA structure-specific endonuclease that plays essential roles in the processing of recombination intermediates that arise during the repair of stalled replication forks and double-stranded breaks. To identify novel factors functioning conjointly with Mus81-Mms4, we performed a biochemical screen and found that Crp1, a cruciform DNA-recognizing protein that specifically binds to DNA four-way junction structures, could stimulate the Mus81-Mms4 endonuclease. The specific protein interaction between Mus81-Mms4 and Crp1 was responsible for the stimulation observed. Multicopy expression of Crp1 could partially rescue the sensitivity to DNA-damaging agents of the sgs1∆mus81∆21-24N mutant. Our results provide insight into the functional role and interaction of Crp1 with other proteins involved in DNA repair.
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- Huong Thi Thu Phung
- NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Mason-Osann E, Terranova K, Lupo N, Lock YJ, Carson LM, Flynn RL. RAD54 promotes alternative lengthening of telomeres by mediating branch migration. EMBO Rep 2020; 21:e49495. [PMID: 32337843 PMCID: PMC7271314 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201949495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Cancer cells can activate the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) pathway to promote replicative immortality. The ALT pathway promotes telomere elongation through a homologous recombination pathway known as break‐induced replication (BIR), which is often engaged to repair single‐ended double‐stranded breaks (DSBs). Single‐ended DSBs are resected to promote strand invasion and facilitate the formation of a local displacement loop (D‐loop), which can trigger DNA synthesis, and ultimately promote telomere elongation. However, the exact proteins involved in the maturation, migration, and resolution of D‐loops at ALT telomeres are unclear. In vitro, the DNA translocase RAD54 both binds D‐loops and promotes branch migration suggesting that RAD54 may function to promote ALT activity. Here, we demonstrate that RAD54 is enriched at ALT telomeres and promotes telomeric DNA synthesis through its ATPase‐dependent branch migration activity. Loss of RAD54 leads to the formation of unresolved recombination intermediates at telomeres that form ultra‐fine anaphase bridges in mitosis. These data demonstrate an important role for RAD54 in promoting ALT‐mediated telomere synthesis.
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- Emily Mason-Osann
- Departments of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Medicine Cancer Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Medicine Cancer Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Medicine Cancer Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Medicine Cancer Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Medicine Cancer Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Medicine Cancer Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Resolvases, Dissolvases, and Helicases in Homologous Recombination: Clearing the Road for Chromosome Segregation. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11010071. [PMID: 31936378 PMCID: PMC7017083 DOI: 10.3390/genes11010071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The execution of recombinational pathways during the repair of certain DNA lesions or in the meiotic program is associated to the formation of joint molecules that physically hold chromosomes together. These structures must be disengaged prior to the onset of chromosome segregation. Failure in the resolution of these linkages can lead to chromosome breakage and nondisjunction events that can alter the normal distribution of the genomic material to the progeny. To avoid this situation, cells have developed an arsenal of molecular complexes involving helicases, resolvases, and dissolvases that recognize and eliminate chromosome links. The correct orchestration of these enzymes promotes the timely removal of chromosomal connections ensuring the efficient segregation of the genome during cell division. In this review, we focus on the role of different DNA processing enzymes that collaborate in removing the linkages generated during the activation of the homologous recombination machinery as a consequence of the appearance of DNA breaks during the mitotic and meiotic programs. We will also discuss about the temporal regulation of these factors along the cell cycle, the consequences of their loss of function, and their specific role in the removal of chromosomal links to ensure the accurate segregation of the genomic material during cell division.
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Zhou R, Yang O, Déclais AC, Jin H, Gwon GH, Freeman ADJ, Cho Y, Lilley DMJ, Ha T. Junction resolving enzymes use multivalency to keep the Holliday junction dynamic. Nat Chem Biol 2019; 15:269-275. [PMID: 30664685 PMCID: PMC6377835 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-018-0209-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Holliday junction (HJ) resolution by resolving enzymes is essential for chromosome segregation and recombination-mediated DNA repair. HJs undergo two types of structural dynamics that determine the outcome of recombination: conformer exchange between two isoforms and branch migration. However, it is unknown how the preferred branch point and conformer are achieved between enzyme binding and HJ resolution given the extensive binding interactions seen in static crystal structures. Single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis of resolving enzymes from bacteriophages (T7 endonuclease I), bacteria (RuvC), fungi (GEN1) and humans (hMus81-Eme1) showed that both types of HJ dynamics still occur after enzyme binding. These dimeric enzymes use their multivalent interactions to achieve this, going through a partially dissociated intermediate in which the HJ undergoes nearly unencumbered dynamics. This evolutionarily conserved property of HJ resolving enzymes provides previously unappreciated insight on how junction resolution, conformer exchange and branch migration may be coordinated.
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- Ruobo Zhou
- Department of Physics and Center for the Physics of Living Cells, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Cancer Research UK Nucleic Acid Structure Research Group, School of Life Sciences, The University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea
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- Cancer Research UK Nucleic Acid Structure Research Group, School of Life Sciences, The University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea
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- Cancer Research UK Nucleic Acid Structure Research Group, School of Life Sciences, The University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Physics and Center for the Physics of Living Cells, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Phung HTT, Nguyen HLH, Vo ST, Nguyen DH, Le MV. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mus81-Mms4 and Rad52 can cooperate in the resolution of recombination intermediates. Yeast 2018; 35:543-553. [PMID: 29738624 DOI: 10.1002/yea.3320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Revised: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Mus81 is a well-conserved DNA structure-specific endonuclease which belongs to the XPF/Rad1 family of proteins that are involved in DNA nucleotide excision repair. Mus81 forms a heterodimer with a non-catalytic subunit, Mms4, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Eme1/EME1 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and mammals). Recent evidence shows that Mus81 functions redundantly with Sgs1, a member of the ubiquitous RecQ family of DNA helicases, to process toxic recombinant intermediates. In budding yeast, homologous recombination is regulated by the Rad52 epistasis group of proteins, including Rad52, which stimulates the main steps of DNA sequence-homology searching. Mus81 was proven to act in the Rad52-dependent pathway. Here, we demonstrate that Rad52 and Mus81-Mms4 possesses a functional interaction; the presence of Rad52 significantly enhances the endonuclease activity of Mus81-Mms4 on a broad range of its preferred synthetic substrates. Furthermore, this functional interaction is demonstrated to be species specific. We fragmented Rad52 and found that the N-terminal fragment from the 86th to 169th amino acid residue, which belongs to DNA-binding and self-association domains, can stimulate Mus81-Mms4 endonuclease. These results strongly support the notion that Rad52 and Mus81-Mms4 collaborate and work jointly in processing of homologous recombination intermediates.
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- Huong Thi Thu Phung
- NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh city, 700000, Vietnam
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- NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh city, 700000, Vietnam
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- NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh city, 700000, Vietnam
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- NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh city, 700000, Vietnam
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- NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh city, 700000, Vietnam
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SAMHD1 acts at stalled replication forks to prevent interferon induction. Nature 2018; 557:57-61. [PMID: 29670289 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0050-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 287] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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SAMHD1 was previously characterized as a dNTPase that protects cells from viral infections. Mutations in SAMHD1 are implicated in cancer development and in a severe congenital inflammatory disease known as Aicardi-Goutières syndrome. The mechanism by which SAMHD1 protects against cancer and chronic inflammation is unknown. Here we show that SAMHD1 promotes degradation of nascent DNA at stalled replication forks in human cell lines by stimulating the exonuclease activity of MRE11. This function activates the ATR-CHK1 checkpoint and allows the forks to restart replication. In SAMHD1-depleted cells, single-stranded DNA fragments are released from stalled forks and accumulate in the cytosol, where they activate the cGAS-STING pathway to induce expression of pro-inflammatory type I interferons. SAMHD1 is thus an important player in the replication stress response, which prevents chronic inflammation by limiting the release of single-stranded DNA from stalled replication forks.
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Sisakova A, Altmannova V, Sebesta M, Krejci L. Role of PCNA and RFC in promoting Mus81-complex activity. BMC Biol 2017; 15:90. [PMID: 28969641 PMCID: PMC5625722 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-017-0429-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Background Proper DNA replication is essential for faithful transmission of the genome. However, replication stress has serious impact on the integrity of the cell, leading to stalling or collapse of replication forks, and has been determined as a driving force of carcinogenesis. Mus81-Mms4 complex is a structure-specific endonuclease previously shown to be involved in processing of aberrant replication intermediates and promotes POLD3-dependent DNA synthesis via break-induced replication. However, how replication components might be involved in this process is not known. Results Herein, we show the interaction and robust stimulation of Mus81-Mms4 nuclease activity by heteropentameric replication factor C (RFC) complex, the processivity factor of replicative DNA polymerases that is responsible for loading of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) during DNA replication and repair. This stimulation is enhanced by RFC-dependent ATP hydrolysis and by PCNA loading on the DNA. Moreover, this stimulation is not specific to Rfc1, the largest of subunit of this complex, thus indicating that alternative clamp loaders may also play a role in the stimulation. We also observed a targeting of Mus81 by RFC to the nick-containing DNA substrate and we provide further evidence that indicates cooperation between Mus81 and the RFC complex in the repair of DNA lesions generated by various DNA-damaging agents. Conclusions Identification of new interacting partners and modulators of Mus81-Mms4 nuclease, RFC, and PCNA imply the cooperation of these factors in resolution of stalled replication forks and branched DNA structures emanating from the restarted replication forks under conditions of replication stress. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12915-017-0429-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Alexandra Sisakova
- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, CZ-62500, Brno, Czech Republic.,National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A4, CZ-62500, Brno, Czech Republic.,International Clinical Research Center, Center for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Pekarska 53, CZ-656 91, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, CZ-62500, Brno, Czech Republic.,International Clinical Research Center, Center for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Pekarska 53, CZ-656 91, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, CZ-62500, Brno, Czech Republic.,National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A4, CZ-62500, Brno, Czech Republic.,Present address: Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RE, UK
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, CZ-62500, Brno, Czech Republic. .,National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A4, CZ-62500, Brno, Czech Republic. .,International Clinical Research Center, Center for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Pekarska 53, CZ-656 91, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Di Marco S, Hasanova Z, Kanagaraj R, Chappidi N, Altmannova V, Menon S, Sedlackova H, Langhoff J, Surendranath K, Hühn D, Bhowmick R, Marini V, Ferrari S, Hickson ID, Krejci L, Janscak P. RECQ5 Helicase Cooperates with MUS81 Endonuclease in Processing Stalled Replication Forks at Common Fragile Sites during Mitosis. Mol Cell 2017; 66:658-671.e8. [PMID: 28575661 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Revised: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The MUS81-EME1 endonuclease cleaves late replication intermediates at common fragile sites (CFSs) during early mitosis to trigger DNA-repair synthesis that ensures faithful chromosome segregation. Here, we show that these DNA transactions are promoted by RECQ5 DNA helicase in a manner dependent on its Ser727 phosphorylation by CDK1. Upon replication stress, RECQ5 associates with CFSs in early mitosis through its physical interaction with MUS81 and promotes MUS81-dependent mitotic DNA synthesis. RECQ5 depletion or mutational inactivation of its ATP-binding site, RAD51-interacting domain, or phosphorylation site causes excessive binding of RAD51 to CFS loci and impairs CFS expression. This leads to defective chromosome segregation and accumulation of CFS-associated DNA damage in G1 cells. Biochemically, RECQ5 alleviates the inhibitory effect of RAD51 on 3'-flap DNA cleavage by MUS81-EME1 through its RAD51 filament disruption activity. These data suggest that RECQ5 removes RAD51 filaments stabilizing stalled replication forks at CFSs and hence facilitates CFS cleavage by MUS81-EME1.
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- Stefano Di Marco
- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, Brno 62500, Czech Republic; International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, Pekarska 53, Brno 656 91, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW, UK
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Chromosome Stability and Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Panum Insitute Building 18.1, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Chromosome Stability and Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Panum Insitute Building 18.1, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, Brno 62500, Czech Republic; International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, Pekarska 53, Brno 656 91, Czech Republic; National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A4, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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The role of Lon-mediated proteolysis in the dynamics of mitochondrial nucleic acid-protein complexes. Sci Rep 2017; 7:631. [PMID: 28377575 PMCID: PMC5428876 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00632-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial nucleoids consist of several different groups of proteins, many of which are involved in essential cellular processes such as the replication, repair and transcription of the mitochondrial genome. The eukaryotic, ATP-dependent protease Lon is found within the central nucleoid region, though little is presently known about its role there. Aside from its association with mitochondrial nucleoids, human Lon also specifically interacts with RNA. Recently, Lon was shown to regulate TFAM, the most abundant mtDNA structural factor in human mitochondria. To determine whether Lon also regulates other mitochondrial nucleoid- or ribosome-associated proteins, we examined the in vitro digestion profiles of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae TFAM functional homologue Abf2, the yeast mtDNA maintenance protein Mgm101, and two human mitochondrial proteins, Twinkle helicase and the large ribosomal subunit protein MrpL32. Degradation of Mgm101 was also verified in vivo in yeast mitochondria. These experiments revealed that all four proteins are actively degraded by Lon, but that three of them are protected from it when bound to a nucleic acid; the Twinkle helicase is not. Such a regulatory mechanism might facilitate dynamic changes to the mitochondrial nucleoid, which are crucial for conducting mitochondrial functions and maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis.
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Lv J, Qian Y, Ni X, Xu X, Dong X. Feedback regulation of methyl methanesulfonate and ultraviolet-sensitive gene clone 81 via ATM/Chk2 pathway contributes to the resistance of MCF-7 breast cancer cells to cisplatin. Tumour Biol 2017; 39:1010428317694307. [PMID: 28347251 DOI: 10.1177/1010428317694307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The methyl methanesulfonate and ultraviolet-sensitive gene clone 81 protein is a structure-specific nuclease that plays important roles in DNA replication and repair. Knockdown of methyl methanesulfonate and ultraviolet-sensitive gene clone 81 has been found to sensitize cancer cells to chemotherapy. However, the underlying molecular mechanism is not well understood. We found that methyl methanesulfonate and ultraviolet-sensitive gene clone 81 was upregulated and the ATM/Chk2 pathway was activated at the same time when MCF-7 cells were treated with cisplatin. By using lentivirus targeting methyl methanesulfonate and ultraviolet-sensitive gene clone 81 gene, we showed that knockdown of methyl methanesulfonate and ultraviolet-sensitive gene clone 81 enhanced cell apoptosis and inhibited cell proliferation in MCF-7 cells under cisplatin treatment. Abrogation of ATM/Chk2 pathway inhibited cell viability in MCF-7 cells in response to cisplatin. Importantly, we revealed that ATM/Chk2 was required for the upregulation of methyl methanesulfonate and ultraviolet-sensitive gene clone 81, and knockdown of methyl methanesulfonate and ultraviolet-sensitive gene clone 81 resulted in inactivation of ATM/Chk2 pathway in response to cisplatin. Meanwhile, knockdown of methyl methanesulfonate and ultraviolet-sensitive gene clone 81 activated the p53/Bcl-2 pathway in response to cisplatin. These data suggest that the ATM/Chk2 may promote the repair of DNA damage caused by cisplatin by sustaining methyl methanesulfonate and ultraviolet-sensitive gene clone 81, and the double-strand breaks generated by methyl methanesulfonate and ultraviolet-sensitive gene clone 81 may activate the ATM/Chk2 pathway in turn, which provide a novel mechanism of how methyl methanesulfonate and ultraviolet-sensitive gene clone 81 modulates DNA damage response and repair.
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- Juan Lv
- 1 Department of Clinical Laboratory Center, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- 1 Department of Clinical Laboratory Center, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- 1 Department of Clinical Laboratory Center, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- 1 Department of Clinical Laboratory Center, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, P.R. China.,2 Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- 1 Department of Clinical Laboratory Center, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, P.R. China.,2 Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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Sebesta M, Urulangodi M, Stefanovie B, Szakal B, Pacesa M, Lisby M, Branzei D, Krejci L. Esc2 promotes Mus81 complex-activity via its SUMO-like and DNA binding domains. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 45:215-230. [PMID: 27694623 PMCID: PMC5224511 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Replication across damaged DNA templates is accompanied by transient formation of sister chromatid junctions (SCJs). Cells lacking Esc2, an adaptor protein containing no known enzymatic domains, are defective in the metabolism of these SCJs. However, how Esc2 is involved in the metabolism of SCJs remains elusive. Here we show interaction between Esc2 and a structure-specific endonuclease Mus81-Mms4 (the Mus81 complex), their involvement in the metabolism of SCJs, and the effects Esc2 has on the enzymatic activity of the Mus81 complex. We found that Esc2 specifically interacts with the Mus81 complex via its SUMO-like domains, stimulates enzymatic activity of the Mus81 complex in vitro, and is involved in the Mus81 complex-dependent resolution of SCJs in vivo. Collectively, our data point to the possibility that the involvement of Esc2 in the metabolism of SCJs is, in part, via modulation of the activity of the Mus81 complex.
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- Marek Sebesta
- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A4, CZ-62500 Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, CZ-62500 Brno, Czech Republic.,IFOM, the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Via Adamello 16, IT-20139 Milan, Italy
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- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A4, CZ-62500 Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, CZ-62500 Brno, Czech Republic.,International Clinical Research Center, Center for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Pekarska 53, CZ-656 91 Brno, Czech Republic
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- IFOM, the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Via Adamello 16, IT-20139 Milan, Italy
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- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A4, CZ-62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- IFOM, the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Via Adamello 16, IT-20139 Milan, Italy
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- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A4, CZ-62500 Brno, Czech Republic .,Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, CZ-62500 Brno, Czech Republic.,International Clinical Research Center, Center for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Pekarska 53, CZ-656 91 Brno, Czech Republic
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Talhaoui I, Bernal M, Mazón G. The nucleolytic resolution of recombination intermediates in yeast mitotic cells. FEMS Yeast Res 2016; 16:fow065. [PMID: 27509904 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fow065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In mitotic cells, the repair of double-strand breaks by homologous recombination (HR) is important for genome integrity. HR requires the orchestration of a subset of pathways for timely removal of joint-molecule intermediates that would otherwise prevent segregation of chromosomes in mitosis. The use of nucleases to resolve recombination intermediates is important for chromosome segregation, but is hazardous because crossovers can result in loss of heterozygosity or chromosome rearrangements. Unregulated use of the nucleases involved in the resolution of recombination intermediates could also be a risk during replication. The yeast models (Saccharomyces cerevisae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe) have proven effective in determining the major nucleases involved in the processing of such intermediates: Mus81-Mms4 and Yen1. Mus81-Mms4 and Yen1 are regulated by the cell cycle in a gradual activation during G2/M to keep the crossing-over risk low while ensuring proper removal of HJ intermediates.
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- Ibtissam Talhaoui
- Université Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 8200 Genetic Stability and Oncogenesis, Gustave Roussy, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 8200 Genetic Stability and Oncogenesis, Gustave Roussy, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 8200 Genetic Stability and Oncogenesis, Gustave Roussy, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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DNA double-strand-break repair in higher eukaryotes and its role in genomic instability and cancer: Cell cycle and proliferation-dependent regulation. Semin Cancer Biol 2016; 37-38:51-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2016.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2016] [Revised: 03/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Silva S, Altmannova V, Luke-Glaser S, Henriksen P, Gallina I, Yang X, Choudhary C, Luke B, Krejci L, Lisby M. Mte1 interacts with Mph1 and promotes crossover recombination and telomere maintenance. Genes Dev 2016; 30:700-17. [PMID: 26966248 PMCID: PMC4803055 DOI: 10.1101/gad.276204.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mph1 is a member of the conserved FANCM family of DNA motor proteins that play key roles in genome maintenance processes underlying Fanconi anemia, a cancer predisposition syndrome in humans. Here, we identify Mte1 as a novel interactor of the Mph1 helicase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In vitro, Mte1 (Mph1-associated telomere maintenance protein 1) binds directly to DNA with a preference for branched molecules such as D loops and fork structures. In addition, Mte1 stimulates the helicase and fork regression activities of Mph1 while inhibiting the ability of Mph1 to dissociate recombination intermediates. Deletion of MTE1 reduces crossover recombination and suppresses the sensitivity of mph1Δ mutant cells to replication stress. Mph1 and Mte1 interdependently colocalize at DNA damage-induced foci and dysfunctional telomeres, and MTE1 deletion results in elongated telomeres. Taken together, our data indicate that Mte1 plays a role in regulation of crossover recombination, response to replication stress, and telomere maintenance.
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- Sonia Silva
- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH (IMB), 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, CZ-62500 Brno, Czech Republic; National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, CZ-62500 Brno, Czech Republic; International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, CZ-656 91 Brno, Czech Republic; Center for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, CZ-656 91 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark; Center for Chromosome Stability, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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Pevala V, Truban D, Bauer JA, Košťan J, Kunová N, Bellová J, Brandstetter M, Marini V, Krejčí L, Tomáška Ľ, Nosek J, Kutejová E. The structure and DNA-binding properties of Mgm101 from a yeast with a linear mitochondrial genome. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:2227-39. [PMID: 26743001 PMCID: PMC4797282 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv1529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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To study the mechanisms involved in the maintenance of a linear mitochondrial genome we investigated the biochemical properties of the recombination protein Mgm101 from Candida parapsilosis. We show that CpMgm101 complements defects associated with the Saccharomyces cerevisiae mgm101-1(ts) mutation and that it is present in both the nucleus and mitochondrial nucleoids of C. parapsilosis. Unlike its S. cerevisiae counterpart, CpMgm101 is associated with the entire nucleoid population and is able to bind to a broad range of DNA substrates in a non-sequence specific manner. CpMgm101 is also able to catalyze strand annealing and D-loop formation. CpMgm101 forms a roughly C-shaped trimer in solution according to SAXS. Electron microscopy of a complex of CpMgm101 with a model mitochondrial telomere revealed homogeneous, ring-shaped structures at the telomeric single-stranded overhangs. The DNA-binding properties of CpMgm101, together with its DNA recombination properties, suggest that it can play a number of possible roles in the replication of the mitochondrial genome and the maintenance of its telomeres.
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- Vladimír Pevala
- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 21, 845 51 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina CH-1, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 21, 845 51 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department for Structural and Computational Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9 (VBC 5), 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 21, 845 51 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 21, 845 51 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Electron Microscopy Facility of the Campus Science Support Facilities GmbH, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina B-1, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina CH-1, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 21, 845 51 Bratislava, Slovakia Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v. v. i., 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic
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Yeast mitochondrial HMG proteins: DNA-binding properties of the most evolutionarily divergent component of mitochondrial nucleoids. Biosci Rep 2015; 36:e00288. [PMID: 26647378 PMCID: PMC4725248 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20150275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Comparative biochemical analysis of mtHMG proteins from distantly related yeast species revealed that they exhibit a preference for recombination/replication intermediates. We discuss how these biochemical characteristics relate to the role of mtHMG proteins in mtDNA compaction and evolution. Yeast mtDNA is compacted into nucleoprotein structures called mitochondrial nucleoids (mt-nucleoids). The principal mediators of nucleoid formation are mitochondrial high-mobility group (HMG)-box containing (mtHMG) proteins. Although these proteins are some of the fastest evolving components of mt-nucleoids, it is not known whether the divergence of mtHMG proteins on the level of their amino acid sequences is accompanied by diversification of their biochemical properties. In the present study we performed a comparative biochemical analysis of yeast mtHMG proteins from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ScAbf2p), Yarrowia lipolytica (YlMhb1p) and Candida parapsilosis (CpGcf1p). We found that all three proteins exhibit relatively weak binding to intact dsDNA. In fact, ScAbf2p and YlMhb1p bind quantitatively to this substrate only at very high protein to DNA ratios and CpGcf1p shows only negligible binding to dsDNA. In contrast, the proteins exhibit much higher preference for recombination intermediates such as Holliday junctions (HJ) and replication forks (RF). Therefore, we hypothesize that the roles of the yeast mtHMG proteins in maintenance and compaction of mtDNA in vivo are in large part mediated by their binding to recombination/replication intermediates. We also speculate that the distinct biochemical properties of CpGcf1p may represent one of the prerequisites for frequent evolutionary tinkering with the form of the mitochondrial genome in the CTG-clade of hemiascomycetous yeast species.
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Kowalczykowski SC. An Overview of the Molecular Mechanisms of Recombinational DNA Repair. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2015; 7:a016410. [PMID: 26525148 PMCID: PMC4632670 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a016410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 320] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Recombinational DNA repair is a universal aspect of DNA metabolism and is essential for genomic integrity. It is a template-directed process that uses a second chromosomal copy (sister, daughter, or homolog) to ensure proper repair of broken chromosomes. The key steps of recombination are conserved from phage through human, and an overview of those steps is provided in this review. The first step is resection by helicases and nucleases to produce single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) that defines the homologous locus. The ssDNA is a scaffold for assembly of the RecA/RAD51 filament, which promotes the homology search. On finding homology, the nucleoprotein filament catalyzes exchange of DNA strands to form a joint molecule. Recombination is controlled by regulating the fate of both RecA/RAD51 filaments and DNA pairing intermediates. Finally, intermediates that mature into Holliday structures are disjoined by either nucleolytic resolution or topological dissolution.
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- Stephen C Kowalczykowski
- Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616
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Understanding how frequently spontaneous replication arrests occur and how archaea deal with these arrests are very interesting and challenging research topics. Here we will described how genetic and imaging studies have revealed the central role of the archaeal helicase/nuclease Hef belonging to the XPF/MUS81/FANCM family of endonucleases in repair of arrested replication forks. Special focus will be on description of a recently developed combination of genetic and imaging tools to study the dynamic localization of a functional Hef::GFP (Green Fluorescent Protein) fusion protein in the living cells of halophilic archaea Haloferax volcanii. As Archaea provide an excellent and unique model for understanding how DNA replication is regulated to allow replication of a circular DNA molecule either from single or multiple replication origins, we will also summarize recent studies that have revealed peculiar features regarding DNA replication, particularly in halophilic archaea. We strongly believe that fundamental knowledge of our on-going studies will shed light on the evolutionary history of the DNA replication machinery and will help to establish general rules concerning replication restart and the key role of recombination proteins not only in bacteria, yeast and higher eukaryotes but also in archaea.
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Homology-dependent exchange of genetic information between DNA molecules has a profound impact on the maintenance of genome integrity by facilitating error-free DNA repair, replication, and chromosome segregation during cell division as well as programmed cell developmental events. This chapter will focus on homologous mitotic recombination in budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. However, there is an important link between mitotic and meiotic recombination (covered in the forthcoming chapter by Hunter et al. 2015) and many of the functions are evolutionarily conserved. Here we will discuss several models that have been proposed to explain the mechanism of mitotic recombination, the genes and proteins involved in various pathways, the genetic and physical assays used to discover and study these genes, and the roles of many of these proteins inside the cell.
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Fu H, Martin MM, Regairaz M, Huang L, You Y, Lin CM, Ryan M, Kim R, Shimura T, Pommier Y, Aladjem MI. The DNA repair endonuclease Mus81 facilitates fast DNA replication in the absence of exogenous damage. Nat Commun 2015; 6:6746. [PMID: 25879486 PMCID: PMC4400873 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The Mus81 endonuclease resolves recombination intermediates and mediates cellular responses to exogenous replicative stress. Here, we show that Mus81 also regulates the rate of DNA replication during normal growth by promoting replication fork progression while reducing the frequency of replication initiation events. In the absence of Mus81 endonuclease activity, DNA synthesis is slowed and replication initiation events are more frequent. In addition, Mus81-deficient cells fail to recover from exposure to low doses of replication inhibitors and cell viability is dependent on the XPF endonuclease. Despite an increase in replication initiation frequency, cells lacking Mus81 use the same pool of replication origins as Mus81-expressing cells. Therefore, decelerated DNA replication in Mus81-deficient cells does not initiate from cryptic or latent origins not used during normal growth. These results indicate that Mus81 plays a key role in determining the rate of DNA replication without activating a novel group of replication origins.
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- Haiqing Fu
- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- InSilico Solutions, 11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Fairfax, VA 22033, USA
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- InSilico Solutions, 11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Fairfax, VA 22033, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Public Health 2-3-6 Minami, Wako, Saitama 351-0197, Japan
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Chavdarova M, Marini V, Sisakova A, Sedlackova H, Vigasova D, Brill SJ, Lisby M, Krejci L. Srs2 promotes Mus81-Mms4-mediated resolution of recombination intermediates. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:3626-42. [PMID: 25765656 PMCID: PMC4402524 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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A variety of DNA lesions, secondary DNA structures or topological stress within the DNA template may lead to stalling of the replication fork. Recovery of such forks is essential for the maintenance of genomic stability. The structure-specific endonuclease Mus81–Mms4 has been implicated in processing DNA intermediates that arise from collapsed forks and homologous recombination. According to previous genetic studies, the Srs2 helicase may play a role in the repair of double-strand breaks and ssDNA gaps together with Mus81–Mms4. In this study, we show that the Srs2 and Mus81–Mms4 proteins physically interact in vitro and in vivo and we map the interaction domains within the Srs2 and Mus81 proteins. Further, we show that Srs2 plays a dual role in the stimulation of the Mus81–Mms4 nuclease activity on a variety of DNA substrates. First, Srs2 directly stimulates Mus81–Mms4 nuclease activity independent of its helicase activity. Second, Srs2 removes Rad51 from DNA to allow access of Mus81–Mms4 to cleave DNA. Concomitantly, Mus81–Mms4 inhibits the helicase activity of Srs2. Taken together, our data point to a coordinated role of Mus81–Mms4 and Srs2 in processing of recombination as well as replication intermediates.
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- Melita Chavdarova
- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A4, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic International Clinical Research Center, Center for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Vlarska 7, 833 91 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A4, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic International Clinical Research Center, Center for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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Homologous recombination provides high-fidelity DNA repair throughout all domains of life. Live cell fluorescence microscopy offers the opportunity to image individual recombination events in real time providing insight into the in vivo biochemistry of the involved proteins and DNA molecules as well as the cellular organization of the process of homologous recombination. Herein we review the cell biological aspects of mitotic homologous recombination with a focus on Saccharomyces cerevisiae and mammalian cells, but will also draw on findings from other experimental systems. Key topics of this review include the stoichiometry and dynamics of recombination complexes in vivo, the choreography of assembly and disassembly of recombination proteins at sites of DNA damage, the mobilization of damaged DNA during homology search, and the functional compartmentalization of the nucleus with respect to capacity of homologous recombination.
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- Michael Lisby
- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032
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RECQ4 selectively recognizes Holliday junctions. DNA Repair (Amst) 2015; 30:80-9. [PMID: 25769792 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2015.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The RECQ4 protein belongs to the RecQ helicase family, which plays crucial roles in genome maintenance. Mutations in the RECQ4 gene are associated with three insidious hereditary disorders: Rothmund-Thomson, Baller-Gerold, and RAPADILINO syndromes. These syndromes are characterized by growth deficiency, radial ray defects, red rashes, and higher predisposition to malignancy, especially osteosarcomas. Within the RecQ family, RECQ4 is the least characterized, and its role in DNA replication and repair remains unknown. We have identified several DNA binding sites within RECQ4. Two are located at the N-terminus and one is located within the conserved helicase domain. N-terminal domains probably cooperate with one another and promote the strong annealing activity of RECQ4. Surprisingly, the region spanning 322-400aa shows a very high affinity for branched DNA substrates, especially Holliday junctions. This study demonstrates biochemical activities of RECQ4 that could be involved in genome maintenance and suggest its possible role in processing replication and recombination intermediates.
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Richter KS, Ende L, Jeske H. Rad54 is not essential for any geminiviral replication mode in planta. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 87:193-202. [PMID: 25492528 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-014-0270-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The circular single-stranded DNA of phytopathogenic geminiviruses is propagated by three modes: complementary strand replication (CSR), rolling circle replication (RCR) and recombination-dependent replication (RDR), which need host plant factors to be carried out. In addition to necessary host polymerases, proteins of the homologous recombination repair pathway may be considered essential, since geminiviruses are particularly prone to recombination. Among several others, Rad54 was suggested to be necessary for the RCR of Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus. This enzyme is a double-stranded DNA-dependent ATPase and chromatin remodeller and was found to bind and modulate the viral replication-initiator protein in vitro and in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In contrast to the previous report, we scrutinized the requirement of Rad54 in planta for two distinct fully infectious geminiviruses with respect to the three replication modes. Euphorbia yellow mosaic virus and Cleome leaf crumple virus were inoculated into Rad54-deficient and wildtype Arabidopsis thaliana plant lines to compare the occurrence of viral DNA forms. Replication intermediates were displayed in the time course of infection by one and two-dimensional agarose gel electrophoresis and Southern hybridization. The experiments showed that Rad54 was neither essential for CSR, RCR nor RDR, and it had no significant influence on virus titers during systemic infection.
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- Kathrin S Richter
- Department of Molecular Biology and Plant Virology, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70550, Stuttgart, Germany
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Nair N, Castor D, Macartney T, Rouse J. Identification and characterization of MUS81 point mutations that abolish interaction with the SLX4 scaffold protein. DNA Repair (Amst) 2014; 24:131-137. [PMID: 25224045 PMCID: PMC4251979 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2014.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2014] [Revised: 08/16/2014] [Accepted: 08/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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MUS81-EME1 is a conserved structure-selective endonuclease with a preference for branched DNA substrates in vitro that correspond to intermediates of DNA repair. Cells lacking MUS81 or EME1 show defects in the repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICL) resulting in hypersensitivity to agents such as mitomycin C. In metazoans, a proportion of cellular MUS81-EME1 binds the SLX4 scaffold protein, which is itself instrumental for ICL repair. It was previously reported that mutations in SLX4 that abolished interaction with MUS81 affected ICL repair in human cells but not in murine cells. In this study we looked the other way around by pinpointing amino acid residues in MUS81 that when mutated abolish the interaction with SLX4. These mutations fully rescued the mitomycin C hypersensitivity of MUS81 knockout murine cells, but they were unable to rescue the sensitivity of two different human cell lines defective in MUS81. These data support an SLX4-dependent role for MUS81 in the repair, but not the induction of ICL-induced double-strand breaks. This study sheds light on the extent to which MUS81 function in ICL repair requires interaction with SLX4.
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- Nidhi Nair
- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK.
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Nucleases in homologous recombination as targets for cancer therapy. FEBS Lett 2014; 588:2446-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Revised: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cooperation of Blm and Mus81 in development, fertility, genomic integrity and cancer suppression. Oncogene 2014; 34:1780-9. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2013] [Revised: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Sarangi P, Bartosova Z, Altmannova V, Holland C, Chavdarova M, Lee SE, Krejci L, Zhao X. Sumoylation of the Rad1 nuclease promotes DNA repair and regulates its DNA association. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:6393-404. [PMID: 24753409 PMCID: PMC4041466 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rad1-Rad10 complex is a conserved, structure-specific endonuclease important for repairing multiple types of DNA lesions. Upon recruitment to lesion sites, Rad1-Rad10 removes damaged sequences, enabling subsequent gap filling and ligation. Acting at mid-steps of repair, the association and dissociation of Rad1-Rad10 with DNA can influence repair efficiency. We show that genotoxin-enhanced Rad1 sumoylation occurs after the nuclease is recruited to lesion sites. A single lysine outside Rad1's nuclease and Rad10-binding domains is sumoylated in vivo and in vitro. Mutation of this site to arginine abolishes Rad1 sumoylation and impairs Rad1-mediated repair at high doses of DNA damage, but sustains the repair of a single double-stranded break. The timing of Rad1 sumoylation and the phenotype bias toward high lesion loads point to a post-incision role for sumoylation, possibly affecting Rad1 dissociation from DNA. Indeed, biochemical examination shows that sumoylation of Rad1 decreases the complex's affinity for DNA without affecting other protein properties. These findings suggest a model whereby sumoylation of Rad1 promotes its disengagement from DNA after nuclease cleavage, allowing it to efficiently attend to large numbers of DNA lesions.
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- Prabha Sarangi
- Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA Programs in Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA Division of Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital in Brno, Brno 60200, Czech Republic
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- Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Mukherjee S, Wright WD, Ehmsen KT, Heyer WD. The Mus81-Mms4 structure-selective endonuclease requires nicked DNA junctions to undergo conformational changes and bend its DNA substrates for cleavage. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:6511-22. [PMID: 24744239 PMCID: PMC4041439 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Mus81-Mms4/EME1 is a DNA structure-selective endonuclease that cleaves joint DNA molecules that form during homologous recombination in mitotic and meiotic cells. Here, we demonstrate by kinetic analysis using physically tethered DNA substrates that budding yeast Mus81-Mms4 requires inherent rotational flexibility in DNA junctions for optimal catalysis. Förster Resonance Energy Transfer experiments further reveal that recognition of 3′-flap and nicked Holliday junction substrates by Mus81-Mms4 involves induction of a sharp bend with a 100° angle between two duplex DNA arms. In addition, thiol crosslinking of Mus81-Mms4 bound to DNA junctions demonstrates that the heterodimer undergoes a conformational change induced by joint DNA molecules with preferred structural properties. The results from all three approaches suggest a model for catalysis by Mus81-Mms4 in which initial DNA binding is based on minimal structural requirements followed by a rate-limiting conformational transition of the substrate and protein. This leads to a sharply kinked DNA molecule that may fray the DNA four base pairs away from the junction point to position the nuclease for cleavage between the fourth and fifth nucleotide. These data suggest that mutually compatible conformational changes of Mus81-Mms4 and its substrates tailor its incision activity to nicked junction molecules.
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- Sucheta Mukherjee
- Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, Davis CA 95616-8665, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, Davis CA 95616-8665, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, Davis CA 95616-8665, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, Davis CA 95616-8665, USA Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, Davis CA 95616-8665, USA
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Burgess RC, Sebesta M, Sisakova A, Marini VP, Lisby M, Damborsky J, Klein H, Rothstein R, Krejci L. The PCNA interaction protein box sequence in Rad54 is an integral part of its ATPase domain and is required for efficient DNA repair and recombination. PLoS One 2013; 8:e82630. [PMID: 24376557 PMCID: PMC3869717 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Rad54 is an ATP-driven translocase involved in the genome maintenance pathway of homologous recombination (HR). Although its activity has been implicated in several steps of HR, its exact role(s) at each step are still not fully understood. We have identified a new interaction between Rad54 and the replicative DNA clamp, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). This interaction was only mildly weakened by the mutation of two key hydrophobic residues in the highly-conserved PCNA interaction motif (PIP-box) of Rad54 (Rad54-AA). Intriguingly, the rad54-AA mutant cells displayed sensitivity to DNA damage and showed HR defects similar to the null mutant, despite retaining its ability to interact with HR proteins and to be recruited to HR foci in vivo. We therefore surmised that the PCNA interaction might be impaired in vivo and was unable to promote repair synthesis during HR. Indeed, the Rad54-AA mutant was defective in primer extension at the MAT locus as well as in vitro, but additional biochemical analysis revealed that this mutant also had diminished ATPase activity and an inability to promote D-loop formation. Further mutational analysis of the putative PIP-box uncovered that other phenotypically relevant mutants in this domain also resulted in a loss of ATPase activity. Therefore, we have found that although Rad54 interacts with PCNA, the PIP-box motif likely plays only a minor role in stabilizing the PCNA interaction, and rather, this conserved domain is probably an extension of the ATPase domain III.
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- Rebecca C. Burgess
- Department of Genetics & Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Centre, Centre for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, Saint Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Centre, Centre for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, Saint Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- International Clinical Research Centre, Centre for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, Saint Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics & Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Centre, Centre for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, Saint Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
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Burkovics P, Sebesta M, Balogh D, Haracska L, Krejci L. Strand invasion by HLTF as a mechanism for template switch in fork rescue. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 42:1711-20. [PMID: 24198246 PMCID: PMC3919600 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt1040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Stalling of replication forks at unrepaired DNA lesions can result in discontinuities opposite the damage in the newly synthesized DNA strand. Translesion synthesis or facilitating the copy from the newly synthesized strand of the sister duplex by template switching can overcome such discontinuities. During template switch, a new primer–template junction has to be formed and two mechanisms, including replication fork reversal and D-loop formation have been suggested. Genetic evidence indicates a major role for yeast Rad5 in template switch and that both Rad5 and its human orthologue, Helicase-like transcription factor (HLTF), a potential tumour suppressor can facilitate replication fork reversal. This study demonstrates the ability of HLTF and Rad5 to form a D-loop without requiring ATP binding and/or hydrolysis. We also show that this strand-pairing activity is independent of RAD51 in vitro and is not mechanistically related to that of another member of the SWI/SNF family, RAD54. In addition, the 3′-end of the invading strand in the D-loop can serve as a primer and is extended by DNA polymerase. Our data indicate that HLTF is involved in a RAD51-independent D-loop branch of template switch pathway that can promote repair of gaps formed during replication of damaged DNA.
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- Peter Burkovics
- Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, HU-6726 Szeged, Hungary, Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic and International Clinical Research Center, Center for Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, CZ-62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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Marini V, Krejci L. Unwinding of synthetic replication and recombination substrates by Srs2. DNA Repair (Amst) 2012; 11:789-98. [PMID: 22921573 PMCID: PMC3484393 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2012.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2012] [Revised: 05/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The budding yeast Srs2 protein possesses 3′ to 5′ DNA helicase activity and channels untimely recombination to post-replication repair by removing Rad51 from ssDNA. However, it also promotes recombination via a synthesis-dependent strand-annealing pathway (SDSA). Furthermore, at the replication fork, Srs2 is required for fork progression and prevents the instability of trinucleotide repeats. To better understand the multiple roles of the Srs2 helicase during these processes, we analysed the ability of Srs2 to bind and unwind various DNA substrates that mimic structures present during DNA replication and recombination. While leading or lagging strands were efficiently unwound, the presence of ssDNA binding protein RPA presented an obstacle for Srs2 translocation. We also tested the preferred directionality of unwinding of various substrates and studied the effect of Rad51 and Mre11 proteins on Srs2 helicase activity. These biochemical results help us understand the possible role of Srs2 in the processing of stalled or blocked replication forks as a part of post-replication repair as well as homologous recombination (HR).
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- Victoria Marini
- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice, Brno, Czech Republic
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Amunugama R, Fishel R. Homologous Recombination in Eukaryotes. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2012; 110:155-206. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-387665-2.00007-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Kaliappan K, Choudhury NR, Suyal G, Mukherjee SK. A novel role for RAD54: this host protein modulates geminiviral DNA replication. FASEB J 2011; 26:1142-60. [PMID: 22171001 DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-188508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Geminiviruses primarily encode only few factors, such as replication initiator protein (Rep), and need various host cellular machineries for rolling-circle replication (RCR) and/or recombination-dependent replication (RDR). We have identified a host factor, RAD54, in a screen for Rep-interacting partners and observed its role in DNA replication of the geminivirus mungbean yellow mosaic India virus (MYMIV). We identified the interacting domains ScRAD54 and MYMIV-Rep and observed that ScRAD54 enhanced MYMIV-Rep nicking, ATPase, and helicase activities. An in vitro replication assay demonstrated that the geminiviral DNA replication reaction depends on the viral Rep protein, viral origin of replication sequences, and host cell-cycle proteins. Rad54-deficient yeast nuclear extract did not support in vitro viral DNA replication, while exogenous addition of the purified ScRAD54 protein enhanced replication. The role of RAD54 in in planta replication was confirmed by the transient replication assay; i.e., agroinoculation studies. RAD54 is a well-known recombination/repair protein that uses its DNA-dependent ATPase activity in conjunction with several other host factors. However, this study demonstrates for the first time that the eukaryotic rolling-circle replicon depends on the RAD54 protein.
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- Kosalai Kaliappan
- Plant Molecular Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi-110 067, India
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Ceballos SJ, Heyer WD. Functions of the Snf2/Swi2 family Rad54 motor protein in homologous recombination. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2011; 1809:509-23. [PMID: 21704205 PMCID: PMC3171615 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2011.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2011] [Revised: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 06/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Homologous recombination is a central pathway to maintain genomic stability and is involved in the repair of DNA damage and replication fork support, as well as accurate chromosome segregation during meiosis. Rad54 is a dsDNA-dependent ATPase of the Snf2/Swi2 family of SF2 helicases, although Rad54 lacks classical helicase activity and cannot carry out the strand displacement reactions typical for DNA helicases. Rad54 is a potent and processive motor protein that translocates on dsDNA, potentially executing several functions in recombinational DNA repair. Rad54 acts in concert with Rad51, the central protein of recombination that performs the key reactions of homology search and DNA strand invasion. Here, we will review the role of the Rad54 protein in homologous recombination with an emphasis on mechanistic studies with the yeast and human enzymes. We will discuss how these results relate to in vivo functions of Rad54 during homologous recombination in somatic cells and during meiosis. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Snf2/Swi2 ATPase structure and function.
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- Shannon J. Ceballos
- Department of Microbiology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616-8665
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- Department of Microbiology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616-8665
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616-8665
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Cal-Bakowska M, Litwin I, Bocer T, Wysocki R, Dziadkowiec D. The Swi2-Snf2-like protein Uls1 is involved in replication stress response. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 39:8765-77. [PMID: 21764775 PMCID: PMC3203583 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Uls1 belongs to the Swi2–Snf2 family of DNA-dependent ATPases and a new protein family of SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligases. Here, we examine a physiological role of Uls1 and report for the first time its involvement in response to replication stress. We found that deletion of ULS1 in cells lacking RAD52 caused a synthetic growth defect accompanied by prolonged S phase and aberrant cell morphology. uls1Δ also progressed slower through S phase upon MMS treatment and took longer to resolve replication intermediates during recovery. This suggests an important function for Uls1 during replication stress. Consistently, cells lacking Uls1 and endonuclease Mus81 were more sensitive to HU, MMS and CPT than single mus81Δ. Interestingly, deletion of ULS1 attenuated replication stress-related defects in sgs1Δ, such as sensitivity to HU and MMS while increasing the level of PCNA ubiquitination and Rad53 phosphorylation. Importantly, Uls1 interactions with Mus81 and Sgs1 were dependent on its helicase domain. We propose that Uls1 directs a subset of DNA structures arising during replication into the Sgs1-dependent pathway facilitating S phase progression. Thus, in the absence of Uls1 other modes of replication fork processing and repair are employed.
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- Magdalena Cal-Bakowska
- Institute of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wrocław, 50-328 Wrocław, Poland
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Genetic evidence that synaptonemal complex axial elements govern recombination pathway choice in mice. Genetics 2011; 189:71-82. [PMID: 21750255 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.111.130674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Chiasmata resulting from interhomolog recombination are critical for proper chromosome segregation at meiotic metaphase I, thus preventing aneuploidy and consequent deleterious effects. Recombination in meiosis is driven by programmed induction of double strand breaks (DSBs), and the repair of these breaks occurs primarily by recombination between homologous chromosomes, not sister chromatids. Almost nothing is known about the basis for recombination partner choice in mammals. We addressed this problem using a genetic approach. Since meiotic recombination is coupled with synaptonemal complex (SC) morphogenesis, we explored the role of axial elements--precursors to the lateral element in the mature SC--in recombination partner choice, DSB repair pathways, and checkpoint control. Female mice lacking the SC axial element protein SYCP3 produce viable, but often aneuploid, oocytes. We describe genetic studies indicating that while DSB-containing Sycp3-/- oocytes can be eliminated efficiently, those that survive have completed repair before the execution of an intact DNA damage checkpoint. We find that the requirement for DMC1 and TRIP13, proteins normally essential for recombination repair of meiotic DSBs, is substantially bypassed in Sycp3 and Sycp2 mutants. This bypass requires RAD54, a functionally conserved protein that promotes intersister recombination in yeast meiosis and mammalian mitotic cells. Immunocytological and genetic studies indicated that the bypass in Sycp3-/- Dmc1-/- oocytes was linked to increased DSB repair. These experiments lead us to hypothesize that axial elements mediate the activities of recombination proteins to favor interhomolog, rather than intersister recombinational repair of genetically programmed DSBs in mice. The elimination of this activity in SYCP3- or SYCP2-deficient oocytes may underlie the aneuploidy in derivative mouse embryos and spontaneous abortions in women.
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Sebesta M, Burkovics P, Haracska L, Krejci L. Reconstitution of DNA repair synthesis in vitro and the role of polymerase and helicase activities. DNA Repair (Amst) 2011; 10:567-76. [PMID: 21565563 PMCID: PMC3119790 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2011.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Revised: 03/04/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The error-free repair of double-strand DNA breaks by homologous recombination (HR) ensures genomic stability using undamaged homologous sequence to copy genetic information. While some of the aspects of the initial steps of HR are understood, the molecular mechanisms underlying events downstream of the D-loop formation remain unclear. Therefore, we have reconstituted D-loop-based in vitro recombination-associated DNA repair synthesis assay and tested the efficacy of polymerases Pol δ and Pol η to extend invaded primer, and the ability of three helicases (Mph1, Srs2 and Sgs1) to displace this extended primer. Both Pol δ and Pol η extended up to 50% of the D-loop substrate, but differed in product length and dependency on proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Mph1, but not Srs2 or Sgs1, displaced the extended primer very efficiently, supporting putative role of Mph1 in promoting the synthesis-dependent strand-annealing pathway. The experimental system described here can be employed to increase our understanding of HR events following D-loop formation, as well as the regulatory mechanisms involved.
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- Marek Sebesta
- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A7, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Schwartz EK, Heyer WD. Processing of joint molecule intermediates by structure-selective endonucleases during homologous recombination in eukaryotes. Chromosoma 2011; 120:109-27. [PMID: 21369956 PMCID: PMC3057012 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-010-0304-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2010] [Revised: 12/04/2010] [Accepted: 12/07/2010] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Homologous recombination is required for maintaining genomic integrity by functioning in high-fidelity repair of DNA double-strand breaks and other complex lesions, replication fork support, and meiotic chromosome segregation. Joint DNA molecules are key intermediates in recombination and their differential processing determines whether the genetic outcome is a crossover or non-crossover event. The Holliday model of recombination highlights the resolution of four-way DNA joint molecules, termed Holliday junctions, and the bacterial Holliday junction resolvase RuvC set the paradigm for the mechanism of crossover formation. In eukaryotes, much effort has been invested in identifying the eukaryotic equivalent of bacterial RuvC, leading to the discovery of a number of DNA endonucleases, including Mus81-Mms4/EME1, Slx1-Slx4/BTBD12/MUS312, XPF-ERCC1, and Yen1/GEN1. These nucleases exert different selectivity for various DNA joint molecules, including Holliday junctions. Their mutant phenotypes and distinct species-specific characteristics expose a surprisingly complex system of joint molecule processing. In an attempt to reconcile the biochemical and genetic data, we propose that nicked junctions constitute important in vivo recombination intermediates whose processing determines the efficiency and outcome (crossover/non-crossover) of homologous recombination.
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- Erin K. Schwartz
- Department of Microbiology, University of California—Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of California—Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California—Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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Kang MJ, Lee CH, Kang YH, Cho IT, Nguyen TA, Seo YS. Genetic and functional interactions between Mus81-Mms4 and Rad27. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 38:7611-25. [PMID: 20660481 PMCID: PMC2995070 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The two endonucleases, Rad27 (yeast Fen1) and Dna2, jointly participate in the processing of Okazaki fragments in yeasts. Mus81–Mms4 is a structure-specific endonuclease that can resolve stalled replication forks as well as toxic recombination intermediates. In this study, we show that Mus81–Mms4 can suppress dna2 mutational defects by virtue of its functional and physical interaction with Rad27. Mus81–Mms4 stimulated Rad27 activity significantly, accounting for its ability to restore the growth defects caused by the dna2 mutation. Interestingly, Rad27 stimulated the rate of Mus81–Mms4 catalyzed cleavage of various substrates, including regressed replication fork substrates. The ability of Rad27 to stimulate Mus81–Mms4 did not depend on the catalytic activity of Rad27, but required the C-terminal 64 amino acid fragment of Rad27. This indicates that the stimulation was mediated by a specific protein–protein interaction between the two proteins. Our in vitro data indicate that Mus81–Mms4 and Rad27 act together during DNA replication and resolve various structures that can impede normal DNA replication. This conclusion was further strengthened by the fact that rad27 mus81 or rad27 mms4 double mutants were synergistically lethal. We discuss the significance of the interactions between Rad27, Dna2 and Mus81–Mms4 in context of DNA replication.
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- Min-Jung Kang
- Center for DNA Replication and Genome Instability, Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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Kang YH, Lee CH, Seo YS. Dna2 on the road to Okazaki fragment processing and genome stability in eukaryotes. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2010; 45:71-96. [PMID: 20131965 DOI: 10.3109/10409230903578593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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DNA replication is a primary mechanism for maintaining genome integrity, but it serves this purpose best by cooperating with other proteins involved in DNA repair and recombination. Unlike leading strand synthesis, lagging strand synthesis has a greater risk of faulty replication for several reasons: First, a significant part of DNA is synthesized by polymerase alpha, which lacks a proofreading function. Second, a great number of Okazaki fragments are synthesized, processed and ligated per cell division. Third, the principal mechanism of Okazaki fragment processing is via generation of flaps, which have the potential to form a variety of structures in their sequence context. Finally, many proteins for the lagging strand interact with factors involved in repair and recombination. Thus, lagging strand DNA synthesis could be the best example of a converging place of both replication and repair proteins. To achieve the risky task with extraordinary fidelity, Okazaki fragment processing may depend on multiple layers of redundant, but connected pathways. An essential Dna2 endonuclease/helicase plays a pivotal role in processing common structural intermediates that occur during diverse DNA metabolisms (e.g. lagging strand synthesis and telomere maintenance). Many roles of Dna2 suggest that the preemptive removal of long or structured flaps ultimately contributes to genome maintenance in eukaryotes. In this review, we describe the function of Dna2 in Okazaki fragment processing, and discuss its role in the maintenance of genome integrity with an emphasis on its functional interactions with other factors required for genome maintenance.
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- Young-Hoon Kang
- Center for DNA Replication and Genome Instability, Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea
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Homologous recombination (HR) performs crucial functions including DNA repair, segregation of homologous chromosomes, propagation of genetic diversity, and maintenance of telomeres. HR is responsible for the repair of DNA double-strand breaks and DNA interstrand cross-links. The process of HR is initiated at the site of DNA breaks and gaps and involves a search for homologous sequences promoted by Rad51 and auxiliary proteins followed by the subsequent invasion of broken DNA ends into the homologous duplex DNA that then serves as a template for repair. The invasion produces a cross-stranded structure, known as the Holliday junction. Here, we describe the properties of Rad54, an important and versatile HR protein that is evolutionarily conserved in eukaryotes. Rad54 is a motor protein that translocates along dsDNA and performs several important functions in HR. The current review focuses on the recently identified Rad54 activities which contribute to the late phase of HR, especially the branch migration of Holliday junctions.
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- Alexander V Mazin
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA.
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Mazloum N, Holloman WK. Brh2 promotes a template-switching reaction enabling recombinational bypass of lesions during DNA synthesis. Mol Cell 2009; 36:620-30. [PMID: 19941822 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2009] [Revised: 07/27/2009] [Accepted: 09/02/2009] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Accumulating evidence for Rad51-catalyzed DNA strand invasion during double-strand break repair features a 3' single-stranded tail as the preferred substrate for reaction, but paradoxically, the preferred substrate in model reactions in vitro is the 5' end. Here, we examined the Rad51-promoted 5' end invasion reaction in the presence of Brh2, the BRCA2 family protein in Ustilago maydis. Using plasmid DNA and a homologous duplex oligonucleotide with 5' protruding single-stranded tail as substrates, we found that Brh2 can stimulate Rad51 to promote the formation of a four-stranded complement-stabilized D loop. In this structure, the incoming recessed complementary strand of the oligonucleotide has switched partners and can now prime DNA synthesis using the recipient plasmid DNA as template, circumventing a lesion that blocks elongation when the 5' protruding tail serves as template for fill-in synthesis. We propose that template switching promoted by Brh2 provides a mechanism for recombination-mediated bypass of lesions blocking synthesis during DNA replication.
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- Nayef Mazloum
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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