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Mayle R, Holloman WK, O'Donnell ME. DNA polymerase ζ is a robust reverse transcriptase. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.09.27.615452. [PMID: 39386629 PMCID: PMC11463433 DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.27.615452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/12/2024]
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Cell biology and genetic studies have demonstrated that DNA double strand break (DSB) repair can be performed using an RNA transcript that spans the site of the DNA break as a template for repair. This type of DSB repair requires a reverse transcriptase to convert an RNA sequence into DNA to facilitate repair of the break, rather than copying from a DNA template as in canonical DSB repair. Translesion synthesis (TLS) DNA polymerases (Pol) are often more promiscuous than DNA Pols, raising the notion that reverse transcription could be performed by a TLS Pol. Indeed, several studies have demonstrated that human Pol η has reverse transcriptase activity, while others have suggested that the yeast TLS Pol ζ is involved. Here, we purify all seven known nuclear DNA Pols of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and compare their reverse transcriptase activities. The comparison shows that Pol ζ far surpasses Pol η and all other DNA Pols in reverse transcriptase activity. We find that Pol ζ reverse transcriptase activity is not affected by RPA or RFC/PCNA and acts distributively to make DNA complementary to an RNA template strand. Consistent with prior S. cerevisiae studies performed in vivo , we propose that Pol ζ is the major DNA Pol that functions in the RNA templated DSB repair pathway.
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Dumont A, Mendiboure N, Savocco J, Anani L, Moreau P, Thierry A, Modolo L, Jost D, Piazza A. Mechanism of homology search expansion during recombinational DNA break repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell 2024; 84:3237-3253.e6. [PMID: 39178861 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2024.08.003] [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: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/26/2024]
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Homology search is a central step of DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair by homologous recombination (HR). How it operates in cells remains elusive. We developed a Hi-C-based methodology to map single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) contacts genome-wide in S. cerevisiae, which revealed two main homology search phases. Initial search conducted by short Rad51-ssDNA nucleoprotein filaments (NPFs) is confined in cis by cohesin-mediated chromatin loop folding. Progressive growth of stiff NPFs enables exploration of distant genomic sites. Long-range resection drives this transition from local to genome-wide search by increasing the probability of assembling extensive NPFs. DSB end-tethering promotes coordinated search by opposite NPFs. Finally, an autonomous genetic element on chromosome III engages the NPF, which stimulates homology search in its vicinity. This work reveals the mechanism of the progressive expansion of homology search that is orchestrated by chromatin organizers, long-range resection, end-tethering, and specialized genetic elements and that exploits the stiff NPF structure conferred by Rad51 oligomerization.
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- Agnès Dumont
- Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, CNRS UMR5239, Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69007 Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, CNRS UMR5239, Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69007 Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, CNRS UMR5239, Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69007 Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, CNRS UMR5239, Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69007 Lyon, France
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- Unité Régulation spatiale des génomes, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR3525, 75015 Paris, France
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- Unité Régulation spatiale des génomes, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR3525, 75015 Paris, France
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- Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, CNRS UMR5239, Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69007 Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, CNRS UMR5239, Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69007 Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, CNRS UMR5239, Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69007 Lyon, France.
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Weng Q, Wan L, Straker GC, Deegan TD, Duncker BP, Neiman AM, Luk E, Hollingsworth NM. An acidic loop in the forkhead-associated domain of the yeast meiosis-specific kinase Mek1 interacts with a specific motif in a subset of Mek1 substrates. Genetics 2024; 228:iyae106. [PMID: 38979911 PMCID: PMC11373509 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyae106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2024] [Revised: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024] Open
Abstract
The meiosis-specific kinase Mek1 regulates key steps in meiotic recombination in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. MEK1 limits resection at double-strand break (DSB) ends and is required for preferential strand invasion into homologs, a process known as interhomolog bias. After strand invasion, MEK1 promotes phosphorylation of the synaptonemal complex protein Zip1 that is necessary for DSB repair mediated by a crossover-specific pathway that enables chromosome synapsis. In addition, Mek1 phosphorylation of the meiosis-specific transcription factor, Ndt80, regulates the meiotic recombination checkpoint that prevents exit from pachytene when DSBs are present. Mek1 interacts with Ndt80 through a 5-amino acid sequence, RPSKR, located between the DNA-binding and activation domains of Ndt80. AlphaFold Multimer modeling of a fragment of Ndt80 containing the RPSKR motif and full-length Mek1 indicated that RPSKR binds to an acidic loop located in the Mek1 FHA domain, a noncanonical interaction with this motif. A second protein, the 5'-3' helicase Rrm3, similarly interacts with Mek1 through an RPAKR motif and is an in vitro substrate of Mek1. Genetic analysis using various mutants in the MEK1 acidic loop validated the AlphaFold model, in that they specifically disrupt 2-hybrid interactions with Ndt80 and Rrm3. Phenotypic analyses further showed that the acidic loop mutants are defective in the meiotic recombination checkpoint and, in certain circumstances, exhibit more severe phenotypes compared to the NDT80 mutant with the RPSKR sequence deleted, suggesting that additional, as yet unknown, substrates of Mek1 also bind to Mek1 using an RPXKR motif.
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- Qixuan Weng
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5215, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5215, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, Sir James Black Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5215, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5215, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5215, USA
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Shukla HG, Chakraborty M, Emerson J. Genetic variation in recalcitrant repetitive regions of the Drosophila melanogaster genome. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.06.11.598575. [PMID: 38915508 PMCID: PMC11195212 DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.11.598575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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Many essential functions of organisms are encoded in highly repetitive genomic regions, including histones involved in DNA packaging, centromeres that are core components of chromosome segregation, ribosomal RNA comprising the protein translation machinery, telomeres that ensure chromosome integrity, piRNA clusters encoding host defenses against selfish elements, and virtually the entire Y chromosome. These regions, formed by highly similar tandem arrays, pose significant challenges for experimental and informatic study, impeding sequence-level descriptions essential for understanding genetic variation. Here, we report the assembly and variation analysis of such repetitive regions in Drosophila melanogaster, offering significant improvements to the existing community reference assembly. Our work successfully recovers previously elusive segments, including complete reconstructions of the histone locus and the pericentric heterochromatin of the X chromosome, spanning the Stellate locus to the distal flank of the rDNA cluster. To infer structural changes in these regions where alignments are often not practicable, we introduce landmark anchors based on unique variants that are putatively orthologous. These regions display considerable structural variation between different D. melanogaster strains, exhibiting differences in copy number and organization of homologous repeat units between haplotypes. In the histone cluster, although we observe minimal genetic exchange indicative of crossing over, the variation patterns suggest mechanisms such as unequal sister chromatid exchange. We also examine the prevalence and scale of concerted evolution in the histone and Stellate clusters and discuss the mechanisms underlying these observed patterns.
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- Harsh G. Shukla
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
- Graduate Program in Mathematical, Computational and Systems Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
- Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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Weng Q, Wan L, Straker GC, Deegan TD, Duncker BP, Neiman AM, Luk E, Hollingsworth NM. An acidic loop in the FHA domain of the yeast meiosis-specific kinase Mek1 interacts with a specific motif in a subset of Mek1 substrates. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.05.24.595751. [PMID: 38826409 PMCID: PMC11142242 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.24.595751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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The meiosis-specific kinase Mek1 regulates key steps in meiotic recombination in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. MEK1 limits resection at the double strand break (DSB) ends and is required for preferential strand invasion into homologs, a process known as interhomolog bias. After strand invasion, MEK1 promotes phosphorylation of the synaptonemal complex protein Zip1 that is necessary for DSB repair mediated by a crossover specific pathway that enables chromosome synapsis. In addition, Mek1 phosphorylation of the meiosis-specific transcription factor, Ndt80, regulates the meiotic recombination checkpoint that prevents exit from pachytene when DSBs are present. Mek1 interacts with Ndt80 through a five amino acid sequence, RPSKR, located between the DNA binding and activation domains of Ndt80. AlphaFold Multimer modeling of a fragment of Ndt80 containing the RPSKR motif and full length Mek1 indicated that RPSKR binds to an acidic loop located in the Mek1 FHA domain, a non-canonical interaction with this motif. A second protein, the 5'-3' helicase Rrm3, similarly interacts with Mek1 through an RPAKR motif and is an in vitro substrate of Mek1. Genetic analysis using various mutants in the MEK1 acidic loop validated the AlphaFold model, in that they specifically disrupt two-hybrid interactions with Ndt80 and Rrm3. Phenotypic analyses further showed that the acidic loop mutants are defective in the meiotic recombination checkpoint, and in certain circumstances exhibit more severe phenotypes compared to the NDT80 mutant with the RPSKR sequence deleted, suggesting that additional, as yet unknown, substrates of Mek1 also bind to Mek1 using an RPXKR motif.
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- Qixuan Weng
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5215, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5215, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, Sir James Black Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK DD1 5EH, UK
- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5215, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5215, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5215, USA
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Graham EL, Fernandez J, Gandhi S, Choudhry I, Kellam N, LaRocque JR. The impact of developmental stage, tissue type, and sex on DNA double-strand break repair in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS Genet 2024; 20:e1011250. [PMID: 38683763 PMCID: PMC11057719 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011250] [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: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Accurate repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) is essential for the maintenance of genome integrity, as failure to repair DSBs can result in cell death. The cell has evolved two main mechanisms for DSB repair: non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) and homology-directed repair (HDR), which includes single-strand annealing (SSA) and homologous recombination (HR). While certain factors like age and state of the chromatin are known to influence DSB repair pathway choice, the roles of developmental stage, tissue type, and sex have yet to be elucidated in multicellular organisms. To examine the influence of these factors, DSB repair in various embryonic developmental stages, larva, and adult tissues in Drosophila melanogaster was analyzed through molecular analysis of the DR-white assay using Tracking across Indels by DEcomposition (TIDE). The proportion of HR repair was highest in tissues that maintain the canonical (G1/S/G2/M) cell cycle and suppressed in both terminally differentiated and polyploid tissues. To determine the impact of sex on repair pathway choice, repair in different tissues in both males and females was analyzed. When molecularly examining tissues containing mostly somatic cells, males and females demonstrated similar proportions of HR and NHEJ. However, when DSB repair was analyzed in male and female premeiotic germline cells utilizing phenotypic analysis of the DR-white assay, there was a significant decrease in HR in females compared to males. This study describes the impact of development, tissue-specific cycling profile, and, in some cases, sex on DSB repair outcomes, underscoring the complexity of repair in multicellular organisms.
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- Elizabeth L. Graham
- Department of Human Science, School of Health, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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- Department of Human Science, School of Health, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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- Department of Human Science, School of Health, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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- Department of Human Science, School of Health, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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- Department of Human Science, School of Health, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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- Department of Human Science, School of Health, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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Dash S, Joshi S, Pankajam AV, Shinohara A, Nishant KT. Heterozygosity alters Msh5 binding to meiotic chromosomes in the baker's yeast. Genetics 2024; 226:iyad214. [PMID: 38124392 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyad214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Meiotic crossovers are initiated from programmed DNA double-strand breaks. The Msh4-Msh5 heterodimer is an evolutionarily conserved mismatch repair-related protein complex that promotes meiotic crossovers by stabilizing strand invasion intermediates and joint molecule structures such as Holliday junctions. In vivo studies using homozygous strains of the baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SK1) show that the Msh4-Msh5 complex associates with double-strand break hotspots, chromosome axes, and centromeres. Many organisms have heterozygous genomes that can affect the stability of strand invasion intermediates through heteroduplex rejection of mismatch-containing sequences. To examine Msh4-Msh5 function in a heterozygous context, we performed chromatin immunoprecipitation and sequencing (ChIP-seq) analysis in a rapidly sporulating hybrid S. cerevisiae strain (S288c-sp/YJM789, containing sporulation-enhancing QTLs from SK1), using SNP information to distinguish reads from homologous chromosomes. Overall, Msh5 localization in this hybrid strain was similar to that determined in the homozygous strain (SK1). However, relative Msh5 levels were reduced in regions of high heterozygosity, suggesting that high mismatch densities reduce levels of recombination intermediates to which Msh4-Msh5 binds. Msh5 peaks were also wider in the hybrid background compared to the homozygous strain (SK1). We determined regions containing heteroduplex DNA by detecting chimeric sequence reads with SNPs from both parents. Msh5-bound double-strand break hotspots overlap with regions that have chimeric DNA, consistent with Msh5 binding to heteroduplex-containing recombination intermediates.
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- Suman Dash
- School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum 695551, India
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- School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum 695551, India
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- School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum 695551, India
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum 695551, India
- Center for High-Performance Computing, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum 695551, India
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Hu J, Crickard JB. All who wander are not lost: the search for homology during homologous recombination. Biochem Soc Trans 2024; 52:367-377. [PMID: 38323621 PMCID: PMC10903458 DOI: 10.1042/bst20230705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Homologous recombination (HR) is a template-based DNA double-strand break repair pathway that functions to maintain genomic integrity. A vital component of the HR reaction is the identification of template DNA to be used during repair. This occurs through a mechanism known as the homology search. The homology search occurs in two steps: a collision step in which two pieces of DNA are forced to collide and a selection step that results in homologous pairing between matching DNA sequences. Selection of a homologous template is facilitated by recombinases of the RecA/Rad51 family of proteins in cooperation with helicases, translocases, and topoisomerases that determine the overall fidelity of the match. This menagerie of molecular machines acts to regulate critical intermediates during the homology search. These intermediates include recombinase filaments that probe for short stretches of homology and early strand invasion intermediates in the form of displacement loops (D-loops) that stabilize paired DNA. Here, we will discuss recent advances in understanding how these specific intermediates are regulated on the molecular level during the HR reaction. We will also discuss how the stability of these intermediates influences the ultimate outcomes of the HR reaction. Finally, we will discuss recent physiological models developed to explain how the homology search protects the genome.
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- Jingyi Hu
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A
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Gómez-González B, Aguilera A. Break-induced RNA-DNA hybrids (BIRDHs) in homologous recombination: friend or foe? EMBO Rep 2023; 24:e57801. [PMID: 37818834 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202357801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most harmful DNA lesions, with a strong impact on cell proliferation and genome integrity. Depending on cell cycle stage, DSBs are preferentially repaired by non-homologous end joining or homologous recombination (HR). In recent years, numerous reports have revealed that DSBs enhance DNA-RNA hybrid formation around the break site. We call these hybrids "break-induced RNA-DNA hybrids" (BIRDHs) to differentiate them from sporadic R-loops consisting of DNA-RNA hybrids and a displaced single-strand DNA occurring co-transcriptionally in intact DNA. Here, we review and discuss the most relevant data about BIRDHs, with a focus on two main questions raised: (i) whether BIRDHs form by de novo transcription after a DSB or by a pre-existing nascent RNA in DNA regions undergoing transcription and (ii) whether they have a positive role in HR or are just obstacles to HR accidentally generated as an intrinsic risk of transcription. We aim to provide a comprehensive view of the exciting and yet unresolved questions about the source and impact of BIRDHs in the cell.
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- Belén Gómez-González
- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Seville, Spain
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Hu J, Ferlez B, Dau J, Crickard JB. Rad53 regulates the lifetime of Rdh54 at homologous recombination intermediates. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:11688-11705. [PMID: 37850655 PMCID: PMC10681728 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad848] [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: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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Rdh54 is a conserved DNA translocase that participates in homologous recombination (HR), DNA checkpoint adaptation, and chromosome segregation. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rdh54 is a known target of the Mec1/Rad53 signaling axis, which globally protects genome integrity during DNA metabolism. While phosphorylation of DNA repair proteins by Mec1/Rad53 is critical for HR progression little is known about how specific post translational modifications alter HR reactions. Phosphorylation of Rdh54 is linked to protection of genomic integrity but the consequences of modification remain poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that phosphorylation of the Rdh54 C-terminus by the effector kinase Rad53 regulates Rdh54 clustering activity as revealed by single molecule imaging. This stems from phosphorylation dependent and independent interactions between Rdh54 and Rad53. Genetic assays reveal that loss of phosphorylation leads to phenotypic changes resulting in loss-of-heterozygosity (LOH) outcomes. Our data highlight Rad53 as a key regulator of HR intermediates through activation and attenuation of Rdh54 motor function.
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- Jingyi Hu
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Börner GV, Hochwagen A, MacQueen AJ. Meiosis in budding yeast. Genetics 2023; 225:iyad125. [PMID: 37616582 PMCID: PMC10550323 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyad125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Meiosis is a specialized cell division program that is essential for sexual reproduction. The two meiotic divisions reduce chromosome number by half, typically generating haploid genomes that are packaged into gametes. To achieve this ploidy reduction, meiosis relies on highly unusual chromosomal processes including the pairing of homologous chromosomes, assembly of the synaptonemal complex, programmed formation of DNA breaks followed by their processing into crossovers, and the segregation of homologous chromosomes during the first meiotic division. These processes are embedded in a carefully orchestrated cell differentiation program with multiple interdependencies between DNA metabolism, chromosome morphogenesis, and waves of gene expression that together ensure the correct number of chromosomes is delivered to the next generation. Studies in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have established essentially all fundamental paradigms of meiosis-specific chromosome metabolism and have uncovered components and molecular mechanisms that underlie these conserved processes. Here, we provide an overview of all stages of meiosis in this key model system and highlight how basic mechanisms of genome stability, chromosome architecture, and cell cycle control have been adapted to achieve the unique outcome of meiosis.
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- G Valentin Börner
- Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease (GRHD), Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
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Miller JM, Prange S, Ji H, Rau AR, Khodaverdian VY, Li X, Patel A, Butova N, Lutter A, Chung H, Merigliano C, Rawal CC, Hanscom T, McVey M, Chiolo I. Alternative end-joining results in smaller deletions in heterochromatin relative to euchromatin. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.03.03.531058. [PMID: 37645729 PMCID: PMC10461932 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.03.531058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
Abstract
Pericentromeric heterochromatin is highly enriched for repetitive sequences prone to aberrant recombination. Previous studies showed that homologous recombination (HR) repair is uniquely regulated in this domain to enable 'safe' repair while preventing aberrant recombination. In Drosophila cells, DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) relocalize to the nuclear periphery through nuclear actin-driven directed motions before recruiting the strand invasion protein Rad51 and completing HR repair. End-joining (EJ) repair also occurs with high frequency in heterochromatin of fly tissues, but how alternative EJ (alt-EJ) pathways operate in heterochromatin remains largely uncharacterized. Here, we induce DSBs in single euchromatic and heterochromatic sites using a new system that combines the DR- white reporter and I-SceI expression in spermatogonia of flies. Using this approach, we detect higher frequency of HR repair in heterochromatin, relative to euchromatin. Further, sequencing of mutagenic repair junctions reveals the preferential use of different EJ pathways across distinct euchromatic and heterochromatic sites. Interestingly, synthesis-dependent microhomology-mediated end joining (SD-MMEJ) appears differentially regulated in the two domains, with a preferential use of motifs close to the cut site in heterochromatin relative to euchromatin, resulting in smaller deletions. Together, these studies establish a new approach to study repair outcomes in fly tissues, and support the conclusion that heterochromatin uses more HR and less mutagenic EJ repair relative to euchromatin.
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Wimberger S, Akrap N, Firth M, Brengdahl J, Engberg S, Schwinn MK, Slater MR, Lundin A, Hsieh PP, Li S, Cerboni S, Sumner J, Bestas B, Schiffthaler B, Magnusson B, Di Castro S, Iyer P, Bohlooly-Y M, Machleidt T, Rees S, Engkvist O, Norris T, Cadogan EB, Forment JV, Šviković S, Akcakaya P, Taheri-Ghahfarokhi A, Maresca M. Simultaneous inhibition of DNA-PK and Polϴ improves integration efficiency and precision of genome editing. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4761. [PMID: 37580318 PMCID: PMC10425386 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40344-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Genome editing, specifically CRISPR/Cas9 technology, has revolutionized biomedical research and offers potential cures for genetic diseases. Despite rapid progress, low efficiency of targeted DNA integration and generation of unintended mutations represent major limitations for genome editing applications caused by the interplay with DNA double-strand break repair pathways. To address this, we conduct a large-scale compound library screen to identify targets for enhancing targeted genome insertions. Our study reveals DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) as the most effective target to improve CRISPR/Cas9-mediated insertions, confirming previous findings. We extensively characterize AZD7648, a selective DNA-PK inhibitor, and find it to significantly enhance precise gene editing. We further improve integration efficiency and precision by inhibiting DNA polymerase theta (Polϴ). The combined treatment, named 2iHDR, boosts templated insertions to 80% efficiency with minimal unintended insertions and deletions. Notably, 2iHDR also reduces off-target effects of Cas9, greatly enhancing the fidelity and performance of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing.
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- Sandra Wimberger
- Genome Engineering, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Department of Chemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Genome Engineering, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Data Sciences & Quantitative Biology, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Cell Assay Development, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Cell Engineering Sweden, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Translational Genomics, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Genome Engineering, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Genome Engineering, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Translational Science & Experimental Medicine, Research and Early Development, Respiratory & Immunology (R&I), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Cell Immunology, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Genome Engineering, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Data Sciences & Quantitative Biology, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Translational Genomics, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Compound Synthesis & Management, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Molecular AI, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Translational Genomics, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Molecular AI, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Cell Engineering Sweden, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Genome Engineering, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Genome Engineering, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Genome Engineering, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Genome Engineering, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Cerqueira PG, Meyer D, Zhang L, Mallory B, Liu J, Hua Fu BX, Zhang X, Heyer WD. Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA polymerase IV overcomes Rad51 inhibition of DNA polymerase δ in Rad52-mediated direct-repeat recombination. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:5547-5564. [PMID: 37070185 PMCID: PMC10287921 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA polymerase IV (Pol4) like its homolog, human DNA polymerase lambda (Polλ), is involved in Non-Homologous End-Joining and Microhomology-Mediated Repair. Using genetic analysis, we identified an additional role of Pol4 also in homology-directed DNA repair, specifically in Rad52-dependent/Rad51-independent direct-repeat recombination. Our results reveal that the requirement for Pol4 in repeat recombination was suppressed by the absence of Rad51, suggesting that Pol4 counteracts the Rad51 inhibition of Rad52-mediated repeat recombination events. Using purified proteins and model substrates, we reconstituted in vitro reactions emulating DNA synthesis during direct-repeat recombination and show that Rad51 directly inhibits Polδ DNA synthesis. Interestingly, although Pol4 was not capable of performing extensive DNA synthesis by itself, it aided Polδ in overcoming the DNA synthesis inhibition by Rad51. In addition, Pol4 dependency and stimulation of Polδ DNA synthesis in the presence of Rad51 occurred in reactions containing Rad52 and RPA where DNA strand-annealing was necessary. Mechanistically, yeast Pol4 displaces Rad51 from ssDNA independent of DNA synthesis. Together our in vitro and in vivo data suggest that Rad51 suppresses Rad52-dependent/Rad51-independent direct-repeat recombination by binding to the primer-template and that Rad51 removal by Pol4 is critical for strand-annealing dependent DNA synthesis.
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- Paula G Cerqueira
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8665, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8665, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8665, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8665, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8665, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8665, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8665, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8665, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8665, USA
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Nir Heyman S, Golan M, Liefshitz B, Kupiec M. A Role for the Interactions between Polδ and PCNA Revealed by Analysis of pol3-01 Yeast Mutants. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:391. [PMID: 36833317 PMCID: PMC9957047 DOI: 10.3390/genes14020391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Several DNA polymerases participate in DNA synthesis during genome replication and DNA repair. PCNA, a homotrimeric ring, acts as a processivity factor for DNA polymerases. PCNA also acts as a "landing pad" for proteins that interact with chromatin and DNA at the moving fork. The interaction between PCNA and polymerase delta (Polδ) is mediated by PIPs (PCNA-interacting peptides), in particular the one on Pol32, a regulatory subunit of Polδ. Here, we demonstrate that pol3-01, an exonuclease mutant of Polδ's catalytic subunit, exhibits a weak interaction with Pol30 compared to the WT DNA polymerase. The weak interaction activates DNA bypass pathways, leading to increased mutagenesis and sister chromatid recombination. Strengthening pol3-01's weak interaction with PCNA suppresses most of the phenotypes. Our results are consistent with a model in which Pol3-01 tends to detach from the chromatin, allowing an easier replacement of Polδ by the trans-lesion synthesis polymerase Zeta (Polz), thus leading to the increased mutagenic phenotype.
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- The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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Shuffling the yeast genome using CRISPR/Cas9-generated DSBs that target the transposable Ty1 elements. PLoS Genet 2023; 19:e1010590. [PMID: 36701275 PMCID: PMC9879454 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Although homologous recombination between transposable elements can drive genomic evolution in yeast by facilitating chromosomal rearrangements, the details of the underlying mechanisms are not fully clarified. In the genome of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the most common class of transposon is the retrotransposon Ty1. Here, we explored how Cas9-induced double-strand breaks (DSBs) directed to Ty1 elements produce genomic alterations in this yeast species. Following Cas9 induction, we observed a significant elevation of chromosome rearrangements such as deletions, duplications and translocations. In addition, we found elevated rates of mitotic recombination, resulting in loss of heterozygosity. Using Southern analysis coupled with short- and long-read DNA sequencing, we revealed important features of recombination induced in retrotransposons. Almost all of the chromosomal rearrangements reflect the repair of DSBs at Ty1 elements by non-allelic homologous recombination; clustered Ty elements were hotspots for chromosome rearrangements. In contrast, a large proportion (about three-fourths) of the allelic mitotic recombination events have breakpoints in unique sequences. Our analysis suggests that some of the latter events reflect extensive processing of the broken ends produced in the Ty element that extend into unique sequences resulting in break-induced replication. Finally, we found that haploid and diploid strain have different preferences for the pathways used to repair double-stranded DNA breaks. Our findings demonstrate the importance of DNA lesions in retrotransposons in driving genome evolution.
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Choudhary K, Kupiec M. The cohesin complex of yeasts: sister chromatid cohesion and beyond. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2023; 47:6825453. [PMID: 36370456 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuac045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Each time a cell divides, it needs to duplicate the genome and then separate the two copies. In eukaryotes, which usually have more than one linear chromosome, this entails tethering the two newly replicated DNA molecules, a phenomenon known as sister chromatid cohesion (SCC). Cohesion ensures proper chromosome segregation to separate poles during mitosis. SCC is achieved by the presence of the cohesin complex. Besides its canonical function, cohesin is essential for chromosome organization and DNA damage repair. Surprisingly, yeast cohesin is loaded in G1 before DNA replication starts but only acquires its binding activity during DNA replication. Work in microorganisms, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe has greatly contributed to the understanding of cohesin composition and functions. In the last few years, much progress has been made in elucidating the role of cohesin in chromosome organization and compaction. Here, we discuss the different functions of cohesin to ensure faithful chromosome segregation and genome stability during the mitotic cell division in yeast. We describe what is known about its composition and how DNA replication is coupled with SCC establishment. We also discuss current models for the role of cohesin in chromatin loop extrusion and delineate unanswered questions about the activity of this important, conserved complex.
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- Karan Choudhary
- The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978, Israel
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- The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978, Israel
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Ziesel A, Weng Q, Ahuja JS, Bhattacharya A, Dutta R, Cheng E, Börner GV, Lichten M, Hollingsworth NM. Rad51-mediated interhomolog recombination during budding yeast meiosis is promoted by the meiotic recombination checkpoint and the conserved Pif1 helicase. PLoS Genet 2022; 18:e1010407. [PMID: 36508468 PMCID: PMC9779700 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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During meiosis, recombination between homologous chromosomes (homologs) generates crossovers that promote proper segregation at the first meiotic division. Recombination is initiated by Spo11-catalyzed DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). 5' end resection of the DSBs creates 3' single strand tails that two recombinases, Rad51 and Dmc1, bind to form presynaptic filaments that search for homology, mediate strand invasion and generate displacement loops (D-loops). D-loop processing then forms crossover and non-crossover recombinants. Meiotic recombination occurs in two temporally distinct phases. During Phase 1, Rad51 is inhibited and Dmc1 mediates the interhomolog recombination that promotes homolog synapsis. In Phase 2, Rad51 becomes active and functions with Rad54 to repair residual DSBs, making increasing use of sister chromatids. The transition from Phase 1 to Phase 2 is controlled by the meiotic recombination checkpoint through the meiosis-specific effector kinase Mek1. This work shows that constitutive activation of Rad51 in Phase 1 results in a subset of DSBs being repaired by a Rad51-mediated interhomolog recombination pathway that is distinct from that of Dmc1. Strand invasion intermediates generated by Rad51 require more time to be processed into recombinants, resulting in a meiotic recombination checkpoint delay in prophase I. Without the checkpoint, Rad51-generated intermediates are more likely to involve a sister chromatid, thereby increasing Meiosis I chromosome nondisjunction. This Rad51 interhomolog recombination pathway is specifically promoted by the conserved 5'-3' helicase PIF1 and its paralog, RRM3 and requires Pif1 helicase activity and its interaction with PCNA. This work demonstrates that (1) inhibition of Rad51 during Phase 1 is important to prevent competition with Dmc1 for DSB repair, (2) Rad51-mediated meiotic recombination intermediates are initially processed differently than those made by Dmc1, and (3) the meiotic recombination checkpoint provides time during prophase 1 for processing of Rad51-generated recombination intermediates.
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- Andrew Ziesel
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease and Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease and Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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Amar-Schwartz A, Ben Hur V, Jbara A, Cohen Y, Barnabas GD, Arbib E, Siegfried Z, Mashahreh B, Hassouna F, Shilo A, Abu-Odeh M, Berger M, Wiener R, Aqeilan R, Geiger T, Karni R. S6K1 phosphorylates Cdk1 and MSH6 to regulate DNA repair. eLife 2022; 11:79128. [PMID: 36189922 PMCID: PMC9529248 DOI: 10.7554/elife.79128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The mTORC1 substrate, S6 Kinase 1 (S6K1), is involved in the regulation of cell growth, ribosome biogenesis, glucose homeostasis, and adipogenesis. Accumulating evidence has suggested a role for mTORC1 signaling in the DNA damage response. This is mostly based on the findings that mTORC1 inhibitors sensitized cells to DNA damage. However, a direct role of the mTORC1-S6K1 signaling pathway in DNA repair and the mechanism by which this signaling pathway regulates DNA repair is unknown. In this study, we discovered a novel role for S6K1 in regulating DNA repair through the coordinated regulation of the cell cycle, homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair (HRR) and mismatch DNA repair (MMR) mechanisms. Here, we show that S6K1 orchestrates DNA repair by phosphorylation of Cdk1 at serine 39, causing G2/M cell cycle arrest enabling homologous recombination and by phosphorylation of MSH6 at serine 309, enhancing MMR. Moreover, breast cancer cells harboring RPS6KB1 gene amplification show increased resistance to several DNA damaging agents and S6K1 expression is associated with poor survival of breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy. Our findings reveal an unexpected function of S6K1 in the DNA repair pathway, serving as a tumorigenic barrier by safeguarding genomic stability. Damage to the DNA in our cells can cause harmful changes that, if unchecked, can lead to the development of cancer. To help prevent this, cellular mechanisms are in place to repair defects in the DNA. A particular process, known as the mTORC1-S6K1 pathway is suspected to be important for repair because when this pathway is blocked, cells become more sensitive to DNA damage. It is still unknown how the various proteins involved in the mTORC1-S6K1 pathway contribute to repairing DNA. One of these proteins, S6K1, is an enzyme involved in coordinating cell growth and survival. The tumor cells in some forms of breast cancer produce more of this protein than normal, suggesting that S6K1 benefits these cells’ survival. However, it is unclear exactly how the enzyme does this. Amar-Schwartz, Ben-Hur, Jbara et al. studied the role of S6K1 using genetically manipulated mouse cells and human cancer cells. These experiments showed that the protein interacts with two other proteins involved in DNA repair and activates them, regulating two different repair mechanisms and protecting cells against damage. These results might explain why some breast cancer tumors are resistant to radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatments, which aim to kill tumor cells by damaging their DNA. If this is the case, these findings could help clinicians choose more effective treatment options for people with cancers that produce additional S6K1. In the future, drugs that block the activity of the enzyme could make cancer cells more susceptible to chemotherapy.
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- Adi Amar-Schwartz
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Lautenberg Center for Immunology and Cancer Research, Department of Immunology and Cancer Research, the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Lautenberg Center for Immunology and Cancer Research, Department of Immunology and Cancer Research, the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Lautenberg Center for Immunology and Cancer Research, Department of Immunology and Cancer Research, the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Lautenberg Center for Immunology and Cancer Research, Department of Immunology and Cancer Research, the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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Keymakh M, Dau J, Hu J, Ferlez B, Lisby M, Crickard JB. Rdh54 stabilizes Rad51 at displacement loop intermediates to regulate genetic exchange between chromosomes. PLoS Genet 2022; 18:e1010412. [PMID: 36099310 PMCID: PMC9506641 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Homologous recombination (HR) is a double-strand break DNA repair pathway that preserves chromosome structure. To repair damaged DNA, HR uses an intact donor DNA sequence located elsewhere in the genome. After the double-strand break is repaired, DNA sequence information can be transferred between donor and recipient DNA molecules through different mechanisms, including DNA crossovers that form between homologous chromosomes. Regulation of DNA sequence transfer is an important step in effectively completing HR and maintaining genome integrity. For example, mitotic exchange of information between homologous chromosomes can result in loss-of-heterozygosity (LOH), and in higher eukaryotes, the development of cancer. The DNA motor protein Rdh54 is a highly conserved DNA translocase that functions during HR. Several existing phenotypes in rdh54Δ strains suggest that Rdh54 may regulate effective exchange of DNA during HR. In our current study, we used a combination of biochemical and genetic techniques to dissect the role of Rdh54 on the exchange of genetic information during DNA repair. Our data indicate that RDH54 regulates DNA strand exchange by stabilizing Rad51 at an early HR intermediate called the displacement loop (D-loop). Rdh54 acts in opposition to Rad51 removal by the DNA motor protein Rad54. Furthermore, we find that expression of a catalytically inactivate allele of Rdh54, rdh54K318R, favors non-crossover outcomes. From these results, we propose a model for how Rdh54 may kinetically regulate strand exchange during homologous recombination. Homologous recombination is an important pathway in repairing DNA double strand breaks. For the purposes of this study, HR can be divided into two stages. The first is a DNA repair stage in which the broken DNA molecule is fixed. In the second stage, information can move from one DNA molecule to another. Enzymes that use the power of ATP hydrolysis to move along dsDNA aid in regulating both stages of HR. In this work we focused on the understudied DNA motor protein Rdh54. We combined genetic and biochemical approaches to show that Rdh54 regulates HR by stabilizing the recombinase protein Rad51 at early HR intermediates.
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- Margaret Keymakh
- Deparment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University Ithaca, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Deparment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University Ithaca, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Deparment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University Ithaca, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Deparment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University Ithaca, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Deparment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University Ithaca, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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Mojumdar A, Mair N, Adam N, Cobb JA. Changes in DNA double-strand break repair during aging correlate with an increase in genomic mutations. J Mol Biol 2022; 434:167798. [PMID: 35998703 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2022.167798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
A double -strand break (DSB) is one of the most deleterious forms of DNA damage. In eukaryotic cells, two main repair pathways have evolved to repair DSBs, homologous recombination (HR) and non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ). HR is the predominant pathway of repair in the unicellular eukaryotic organism, S. cerevisiae. However, during replicative aging the relative use of HR and NHEJ shifts in favor of end-joining repair. By monitoring repair events in the HO-DSB system, we find that early in replicative aging there is a decrease in the association of long-range resection factors, Dna2-Sgs1 and Exo1 at the break site and a decrease in DNA resection. Subsequently, as aging progressed, the recovery of Ku70 at DSBs decreased and the break site associated with the nuclear pore complex at the nuclear periphery, which is the location where DSB repair occurs through alternative pathways that are more mutagenic. End-bridging remained intact as HR and NHEJ declined, but eventually it too became disrupted in cells at advanced replicative age. In all, our work provides insight into the molecular changes in DSB repair pathway during replicative aging. HR first declined, resulting in a transient increase in the NHEJ. However, with increased cellular divisions, Ku70 recovery at DSBs and NHEJ subsequently declined. In wild type cells of advanced replicative age, there was a high frequency of repair products with genomic deletions and microhomologies at the break junction, events not observed in young cells which repaired primarily by HR.
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- Aditya Mojumdar
- Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Oncology, Robson DNA Science Centre, Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Cumming School of Medicine; University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada; Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada
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- Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Oncology, Robson DNA Science Centre, Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Cumming School of Medicine; University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Oncology, Robson DNA Science Centre, Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Cumming School of Medicine; University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada; Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada
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- Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Oncology, Robson DNA Science Centre, Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Cumming School of Medicine; University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada; Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada.
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Gantz VM, Bier E. Active genetics comes alive: Exploring the broad applications of CRISPR-based selfish genetic elements (or gene-drives): Exploring the broad applications of CRISPR-based selfish genetic elements (or gene-drives). Bioessays 2022; 44:e2100279. [PMID: 35686327 PMCID: PMC9397133 DOI: 10.1002/bies.202100279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-based "active genetic" elements developed in 2015 bypassed the fundamental rules of traditional genetics. Inherited in a super-Mendelian fashion, such selfish genetic entities offered a variety of potential applications including: gene-drives to disseminate gene cassettes carrying desired traits throughout insect populations to control disease vectors or pest species, allelic drives biasing inheritance of preferred allelic variants, neutralizing genetic elements to delete and replace or to halt the spread of gene-drives, split-drives with the core constituent Cas9 endonuclease and guide RNA (gRNA) components inserted at separate genomic locations to accelerate assembly of complex arrays of genetic traits or to gain genetic entry into novel organisms (vertebrates, plants, bacteria), and interhomolog based copying systems in somatic cells to develop tools for treating inherited or infectious diseases. Here, we summarize the substantial advances that have been made on all of these fronts and look forward to the next phase of this rapidly expanding and impactful field.
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- Valentino M Gantz
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, La Jolla, California, USA
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Feng YL, Liu Q, Chen RD, Liu SC, Huang ZC, Liu KM, Yang XY, Xie AY. DNA nicks induce mutational signatures associated with BRCA1 deficiency. Nat Commun 2022; 13:4285. [PMID: 35879372 PMCID: PMC9314409 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32011-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Analysis of human cancer genome sequences has revealed specific mutational signatures associated with BRCA1-deficient tumors, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we show that one-ended DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) converted from CRISPR/Cas9-induced nicks by DNA replication, not two-ended DSBs, cause more characteristic chromosomal aberrations and micronuclei in Brca1-deficient cells than in wild-type cells. BRCA1 is required for efficient homologous recombination of these nick-converted DSBs and suppresses bias towards long tract gene conversion and tandem duplication (TD) mediated by two-round strand invasion in a replication strand asymmetry. However, aberrant repair of these nick-converted one-ended DSBs, not that of two-ended DSBs in Brca1-deficient cells, generates mutational signatures such as small indels with microhomology (MH) at the junctions, translocations and small MH-mediated TDs, resembling those in BRCA1-deficient tumors. These results suggest a major contribution of DNA nicks to mutational signatures associated with BRCA1 deficiency in cancer and the underlying mechanisms.
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- Yi-Li Feng
- Innovation Center for Minimally Invasive Technique and Device, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310019, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China. .,Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Zhejiang University Cancer Center, 310029, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
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- Innovation Center for Minimally Invasive Technique and Device, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310019, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.,Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Zhejiang University Cancer Center, 310029, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Innovation Center for Minimally Invasive Technique and Device, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310019, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.,Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Zhejiang University Cancer Center, 310029, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Innovation Center for Minimally Invasive Technique and Device, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310019, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.,Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Zhejiang University Cancer Center, 310029, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Innovation Center for Minimally Invasive Technique and Device, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310019, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.,Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Zhejiang University Cancer Center, 310029, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Innovation Center for Minimally Invasive Technique and Device, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310019, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.,Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Zhejiang University Cancer Center, 310029, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Innovation Center for Minimally Invasive Technique and Device, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310019, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.,Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Zhejiang University Cancer Center, 310029, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Innovation Center for Minimally Invasive Technique and Device, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310019, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China. .,Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Zhejiang University Cancer Center, 310029, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
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Cañas JC, García-Rubio ML, García A, Antequera F, Gómez-González B, Aguilera A. A role for the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rtt109 histone acetyltransferase in R-loop homeostasis and associated genome instability. Genetics 2022; 222:6648348. [PMID: 35866610 PMCID: PMC9434296 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyac108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
The stability of the genome is occasionally challenged by the formation of DNA–RNA hybrids and R-loops, which can be influenced by the chromatin context. This is mainly due to the fact that DNA–RNA hybrids hamper the progression of replication forks, leading to fork stalling and, ultimately, DNA breaks. Through a specific screening of chromatin modifiers performed in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we have found that the Rtt109 histone acetyltransferase is involved in several steps of R-loop-metabolism and their associated genetic instability. On the one hand, Rtt109 prevents DNA–RNA hybridization by the acetylation of histone H3 lysines 14 and 23 and, on the other hand, it is involved in the repair of replication-born DNA breaks, such as those that can be caused by R-loops, by acetylating lysines 14 and 56. In addition, Rtt109 loss renders cells highly sensitive to replication stress in combination with R-loop-accumulating THO-complex mutants. Our data evidence that the chromatin context simultaneously influences the occurrence of DNA–RNA hybrid-associated DNA damage and its repair, adding complexity to the source of R-loop-associated genetic instability.
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- Juan Carlos Cañas
- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa-CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, 41092 Seville, Spain.,Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa-CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, 41092 Seville, Spain.,Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica (IBFG), CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica (IBFG), CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa-CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, 41092 Seville, Spain.,Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa-CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, 41092 Seville, Spain.,Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain
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Multi-color dSTORM microscopy in Hormad1-/- spermatocytes reveals alterations in meiotic recombination intermediates and synaptonemal complex structure. PLoS Genet 2022; 18:e1010046. [PMID: 35857787 PMCID: PMC9342782 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Recombinases RAD51 and its meiosis-specific paralog DMC1 accumulate on single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) of programmed DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) in meiosis. Here we used three-color dSTORM microscopy, and a mouse model with severe defects in meiotic DSB formation and synapsis (Hormad1-/-) to obtain more insight in the recombinase accumulation patterns in relation to repair progression. First, we used the known reduction in meiotic DSB frequency in Hormad1-/- spermatocytes to be able to conclude that the RAD51/DMC1 nanofoci that preferentially localize at distances of ~300 nm form within a single DSB site, whereas a second preferred distance of ~900 nm, observed only in wild type, represents inter-DSB distance. Next, we asked whether the proposed role of HORMAD1 in repair inhibition affects the RAD51/DMC1 accumulation patterns. We observed that the two most frequent recombinase configurations (1 DMC1 and 1 RAD51 nanofocus (D1R1), and D2R1) display coupled frequency dynamics over time in wild type, but were constant in the Hormad1-/- model, indicating that the lifetime of these intermediates was altered. Recombinase nanofoci were also smaller in Hormad1-/- spermatocytes, consistent with changes in ssDNA length or protein accumulation. Furthermore, we established that upon synapsis, recombinase nanofoci localized closer to the synaptonemal complex (SYCP3), in both wild type and Hormad1-/- spermatocytes. Finally, the data also revealed a hitherto unknown function of HORMAD1 in inhibiting coil formation in the synaptonemal complex. SPO11 plays a similar but weaker role in coiling and SYCP1 had the opposite effect. Using this large super-resolution dataset, we propose models with the D1R1 configuration representing one DSB end containing recombinases, and the other end bound by other ssDNA binding proteins, or both ends loaded by the two recombinases, but in below-resolution proximity. This may then often evolve into D2R1, then D1R2, and finally back to D1R1, when DNA synthesis has commenced. In order to correctly pair homologous chromosomes in the first meiotic prophase, repair of programmed double strand breaks (DSBs) is essential. By unravelling molecular details of the protein assemblies at single DSBs, using super-resolution microscopy, we aim to understand the dynamics of repair intermediates and their functions. We investigated the localization of the two recombinases RAD51 and DMC1 in wild type and HORMAD1-deficient cells. HORMAD1 is involved in multiple aspects of homologous chromosome association: it regulates formation and repair of DSBs, and it stimulates formation of the synaptonemal complex (SC), the macromolecular protein assembly that connects paired chromosomes. RAD51 and DMC1 enable chromosome pairing by promoting the invasions of the intact chromatids by single-stranded DNA ends that result from DSBs. We found that in absence of HORMAD1, RAD51 and DMC1 showed small but significant morphological and positional changes, combined with altered kinetics of specific RAD51/DMC1 configurations. We also determined that there is a generally preferred distance of ~900 nm between meiotic DSBs along the SC. Finally, we observed changes in the structure of the SC in Hormad1-/- spermatocytes. This study contributes to a better understanding of the molecular details of meiotic homologous recombination and the role of HORMAD1 in meiotic prophase.
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Divergent binding mode for a protozoan BRC repeat to RAD51. Biochem J 2022; 479:1031-1043. [PMID: 35502837 PMCID: PMC9162458 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20220141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Interaction of BRCA2 through ca. 30 amino acid residue motifs, BRC repeats, with RAD51 is a conserved feature of the double-strand DNA break repair by homologous recombination in eukaryotes. In humans the binding of the eight BRC repeats is defined by two sequence motifs, FxxA and LFDE, interacting with distinct sites on RAD51. Little is known of the interaction of BRC repeats in other species, especially in protozoans, where variable number of BRC repeats are found in BRCA2 proteins. Here, we have studied in detail the interactions of the two BRC repeats in Leishmania infantum BRCA2 with RAD51. We show LiBRC1 is a high-affinity repeat and determine the crystal structure of its complex with LiRAD51. Using truncation mutagenesis of the LiBRC1 repeat, we demonstrate that high affinity binding is maintained in the absence of an LFDE-like motif and suggest compensatory structural features. These observations point towards a divergent evolution of BRC repeats, where a common FxxA-binding ancestor evolved additional contacts for affinity maturation and fine-tuning.
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Sister chromatid-sensitive Hi-C to map the conformation of replicated genomes. Nat Protoc 2022; 17:1486-1517. [PMID: 35478248 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-022-00687-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) techniques map the 3D organization of entire genomes. How sister chromatids fold in replicated chromosomes, however, cannot be determined with conventional Hi-C because of the identical DNA sequences of sister chromatids. Here, we present a protocol for sister chromatid-sensitive Hi-C (scsHi-C) that enables the distinction of DNA contacts within individual sister chromatids (cis sister contacts) from those between sister chromatids (trans sister contacts), thereby allowing investigation of the organization of replicated genomes. scsHi-C is based on live-cell labeling of nascent DNA by the synthetic nucleoside 4-thio-thymidine (4sT), which incorporates into a distinct DNA strand on each sister chromatid because of semi-conservative DNA replication. After purification of genomic DNA and in situ Hi-C library preparation, 4sT is chemically converted into 5-methyl-cytosine in the presence of OsO4/NH4Cl to introduce T-to-C signature point mutations on 4sT-labeled DNA. The Hi-C library is then sequenced, and ligated fragments are assigned to sister chromatids on the basis of strand orientation and the presence of signature mutations. The ensemble of scsHi-C contacts thereby represents genome-wide contact probabilities within and across sister chromatids. scsHi-C can be completed in 2 weeks, has been successfully applied in HeLa cells and can potentially be established for any cell type that allows proper cell cycle synchronization and incorporation of sufficient amounts of 4sT. The genome-wide maps of replicated chromosomes detected by scsHi-C enable investigation of the molecular mechanisms shaping sister chromatid topologies and the relevance of sister chromatid conformation in crucial processes like DNA repair, mitotic chromosome formation and potentially other biological processes.
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Mishra AP, Hartford SA, Sahu S, Klarmann K, Chittela RK, Biswas K, Jeon AB, Martin BK, Burkett S, Southon E, Reid S, Albaugh ME, Karim B, Tessarollo L, Keller JR, Sharan SK. BRCA2-DSS1 interaction is dispensable for RAD51 recruitment at replication-induced and meiotic DNA double strand breaks. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1751. [PMID: 35365640 PMCID: PMC8975877 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29409-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The interaction between tumor suppressor BRCA2 and DSS1 is essential for RAD51 recruitment and repair of DNA double stand breaks (DSBs) by homologous recombination (HR). We have generated mice with a leucine to proline substitution at position 2431 of BRCA2, which disrupts this interaction. Although a significant number of mutant mice die during embryogenesis, some homozygous and hemizygous mutant mice undergo normal postnatal development. Despite lack of radiation induced RAD51 foci formation and a severe HR defect in somatic cells, mutant mice are fertile and exhibit normal RAD51 recruitment during meiosis. We hypothesize that the presence of homologous chromosomes in close proximity during early prophase I may compensate for the defect in BRCA2-DSS1 interaction. We show the restoration of RAD51 foci in mutant cells when Topoisomerase I inhibitor-induced single strand breaks are converted into DSBs during DNA replication. We also partially rescue the HR defect by tethering the donor DNA to the site of DSBs using streptavidin-fused Cas9. Our findings demonstrate that the BRCA2-DSS1 complex is dispensable for RAD51 loading when the homologous DNA is close to the DSB. Mishra et al. have generated mice with a single amino acid substitution in BRCA2, which disrupts its interaction with DSS1 resulting in a severe HR defect. They show the interaction to be dispensable for HR at replication induced and meiotic DSBs.
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- Arun Prakash Mishra
- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.,Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.,Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, NCI, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.,Applied Genomics Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Molecular Histopathology Laboratory, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.,Laboratory Animal Sciences Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.,Laboratory Animal Sciences Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Molecular Histopathology Laboratory, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.,Basic Science Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.
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Verkuijl SAN, Ang JXD, Alphey L, Bonsall MB, Anderson MAE. The Challenges in Developing Efficient and Robust Synthetic Homing Endonuclease Gene Drives. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:856981. [PMID: 35419354 PMCID: PMC8996256 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.856981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Making discrete and precise genetic changes to wild populations has been proposed as a means of addressing some of the world's most pressing ecological and public health challenges caused by insect pests. Technologies that would allow this, such as synthetic gene drives, have been under development for many decades. Recently, a new generation of programmable nucleases has dramatically accelerated technological development. CRISPR-Cas9 has improved the efficiency of genetic engineering and has been used as the principal effector nuclease in different gene drive inheritance biasing mechanisms. Of these nuclease-based gene drives, homing endonuclease gene drives have been the subject of the bulk of research efforts (particularly in insects), with many different iterations having been developed upon similar core designs. We chart the history of homing gene drive development, highlighting the emergence of challenges such as unintended repair outcomes, "leaky" expression, and parental deposition. We conclude by discussing the progress made in developing strategies to increase the efficiency of homing endonuclease gene drives and mitigate or prevent unintended outcomes.
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- Sebald A. N. Verkuijl
- Arthropod Genetics, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, United Kingdom
- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Arthropod Genetics, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, United Kingdom
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- Arthropod Genetics, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, United Kingdom
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Lingg L, Rottenberg S, Francica P. Meiotic Genes and DNA Double Strand Break Repair in Cancer. Front Genet 2022; 13:831620. [PMID: 35251135 PMCID: PMC8895043 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.831620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Tumor cells show widespread genetic alterations that change the expression of genes driving tumor progression, including genes that maintain genomic integrity. In recent years, it has become clear that tumors frequently reactivate genes whose expression is typically restricted to germ cells. As germ cells have specialized pathways to facilitate the exchange of genetic information between homologous chromosomes, their aberrant regulation influences how cancer cells repair DNA double strand breaks (DSB). This drives genomic instability and affects the response of tumor cells to anticancer therapies. Since meiotic genes are usually transcriptionally repressed in somatic cells of healthy tissues, targeting aberrantly expressed meiotic genes may provide a unique opportunity to specifically kill cancer cells whilst sparing the non-transformed somatic cells. In this review, we highlight meiotic genes that have been reported to affect DSB repair in cancers derived from somatic cells. A better understanding of their mechanistic role in the context of homology-directed DNA repair in somatic cancers may provide useful insights to find novel vulnerabilities that can be targeted.
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- Lea Lingg
- Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Cancer Therapy Resistance Cluster, Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Cancer Therapy Resistance Cluster, Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Bern Center for Precision Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- *Correspondence: Sven Rottenberg, ; Paola Francica,
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- Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Cancer Therapy Resistance Cluster, Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- *Correspondence: Sven Rottenberg, ; Paola Francica,
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Mfarej MG, Skibbens RV. Genetically induced redox stress occurs in a yeast model for Roberts syndrome. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2022; 12:jkab426. [PMID: 34897432 PMCID: PMC9210317 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Roberts syndrome (RBS) is a multispectrum developmental disorder characterized by severe limb, craniofacial, and organ abnormalities and often intellectual disabilities. The genetic basis of RBS is rooted in loss-of-function mutations in the essential N-acetyltransferase ESCO2 which is conserved from yeast (Eco1/Ctf7) to humans. ESCO2/Eco1 regulate many cellular processes that impact chromatin structure, chromosome transmission, gene expression, and repair of the genome. The etiology of RBS remains contentious with current models that include transcriptional dysregulation or mitotic failure. Here, we report evidence that supports an emerging model rooted in defective DNA damage responses. First, the results reveal that redox stress is elevated in both eco1 and cohesion factor Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant cells. Second, we provide evidence that Eco1 and cohesion factors are required for the repair of oxidative DNA damage such that ECO1 and cohesin gene mutations result in reduced cell viability and hyperactivation of DNA damage checkpoints that occur in response to oxidative stress. Moreover, we show that mutation of ECO1 is solely sufficient to induce endogenous redox stress and sensitizes mutant cells to exogenous genotoxic challenges. Remarkably, antioxidant treatment desensitizes eco1 mutant cells to a range of DNA damaging agents, raising the possibility that modulating the cellular redox state may represent an important avenue of treatment for RBS and tumors that bear ESCO2 mutations.
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- Michael G Mfarej
- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
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De Falco M, De Felice M. Take a Break to Repair: A Dip in the World of Double-Strand Break Repair Mechanisms Pointing the Gaze on Archaea. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222413296. [PMID: 34948099 PMCID: PMC8708640 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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All organisms have evolved many DNA repair pathways to counteract the different types of DNA damages. The detection of DNA damage leads to distinct cellular responses that bring about cell cycle arrest and the induction of DNA repair mechanisms. In particular, DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are extremely toxic for cell survival, that is why cells use specific mechanisms of DNA repair in order to maintain genome stability. The choice among the repair pathways is mainly linked to the cell cycle phases. Indeed, if it occurs in an inappropriate cellular context, it may cause genome rearrangements, giving rise to many types of human diseases, from developmental disorders to cancer. Here, we analyze the most recent remarks about the main pathways of DSB repair with the focus on homologous recombination. A thorough knowledge in DNA repair mechanisms is pivotal for identifying the most accurate treatments in human diseases.
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Jinks-Robertson S, Petes TD. Mitotic recombination in yeast: what we know and what we don't know. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2021; 71:78-85. [PMID: 34311384 PMCID: PMC8671248 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2021.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae is at the forefront of defining the major recombination mechanisms/models that repair targeted double-strand breaks during mitosis. Each of these models predicts specific molecular intermediates as well as genetic outcomes. Recent use of single-nucleotide polymorphisms to track the exchange of sequences in recombination products has provided an unprecedented level of detail about the corresponding intermediates and the extents to which different mechanisms are utilized. This approach also has revealed complexities that are not predicted by canonical models, suggesting that modifications to these models are needed. Current data are consistent with the initiation of most inter-homolog spontaneous mitotic recombination events by a double-strand break. In addition, the sister chromatid is preferred over the homolog as a repair template.
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- Sue Jinks-Robertson
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
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Christy J, Harini, Vasudevan S, Lingesan P, Anand DA. Deciphering the molecular interplay between pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and ovarian cancer (OC)—A network biology approach. GENE REPORTS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2021.101405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Piazza A, Bordelet H, Dumont A, Thierry A, Savocco J, Girard F, Koszul R. Cohesin regulates homology search during recombinational DNA repair. Nat Cell Biol 2021; 23:1176-1186. [PMID: 34750581 DOI: 10.1038/s41556-021-00783-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Homologous recombination repairs DNA double-strand breaks (DSB) using an intact dsDNA molecule as a template. It entails a homology search step, carried out along a conserved RecA/Rad51-ssDNA filament assembled on each DSB end. Whether, how and to what extent a DSB impacts chromatin folding, and how this (re)organization in turns influences the homology search process, remain ill-defined. Here we characterize two layers of spatial chromatin reorganization following DSB formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Although cohesin folds chromosomes into cohesive arrays of ~20-kb-long chromatin loops as cells arrest in G2/M, the DSB-flanking regions interact locally in a resection- and 9-1-1 clamp-dependent manner, independently of cohesin, Mec1ATR, Rad52 and Rad51. This local structure blocks cohesin progression, constraining the DSB region at the base of a loop. Functionally, cohesin promotes DSB-dsDNA interactions and donor identification in cis, while inhibiting them in trans. This study identifies multiple direct and indirect ways by which cohesin regulates homology search during recombinational DNA repair.
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- Aurèle Piazza
- Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR3525, Unité Régulation Spatiale des Génomes, F-75015, Paris, France.
- Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule, CNRS UMR5239, INSERM U1210, 46 allée d'Italie, 69007, Lyon, France.
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- Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR3525, Unité Régulation Spatiale des Génomes, F-75015, Paris, France
- Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule, CNRS UMR5239, INSERM U1210, 46 allée d'Italie, 69007, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule, CNRS UMR5239, INSERM U1210, 46 allée d'Italie, 69007, Lyon, France
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- Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR3525, Unité Régulation Spatiale des Génomes, F-75015, Paris, France
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- Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule, CNRS UMR5239, INSERM U1210, 46 allée d'Italie, 69007, Lyon, France
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- Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR3525, Unité Régulation Spatiale des Génomes, F-75015, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR3525, Unité Régulation Spatiale des Génomes, F-75015, Paris, France.
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Ortega P, Gómez-González B, Aguilera A. Heterogeneity of DNA damage incidence and repair in different chromatin contexts. DNA Repair (Amst) 2021; 107:103210. [PMID: 34416542 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2021.103210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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It has been long known that some regions of the genome are more susceptible to damage and mutagenicity than others. Recent advances have determined a critical role of chromatin both in the incidence of damage and in its repair. Thus, chromatin arises as a guardian of the stability of the genome, which is altered in cancer cells. In this review, we focus into the mechanisms by which chromatin influences the occurrence and repair of the most cytotoxic DNA lesions, double-strand breaks, in particular at actively transcribed chromatin or related to DNA replication.
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- Pedro Ortega
- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC-Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain; Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC-Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain; Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC-Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain; Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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Ahuja JS, Harvey CS, Wheeler DL, Lichten M. Repeated strand invasion and extensive branch migration are hallmarks of meiotic recombination. Mol Cell 2021; 81:4258-4270.e4. [PMID: 34453891 PMCID: PMC8541907 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Currently favored models for meiotic recombination posit that both noncrossover and crossover recombination are initiated by DNA double-strand breaks but form by different mechanisms: noncrossovers by synthesis-dependent strand annealing and crossovers by formation and resolution of double Holliday junctions centered around the break. This dual mechanism hypothesis predicts different hybrid DNA patterns in noncrossover and crossover recombinants. We show that these predictions are not upheld, by mapping with unprecedented resolution parental strand contributions to recombinants at a model locus. Instead, break repair in both noncrossovers and crossovers involves synthesis-dependent strand annealing, often with multiple rounds of strand invasion. Crossover-specific double Holliday junction formation occurs via processes involving branch migration as an integral feature, one that can be separated from repair of the break itself. These findings reveal meiotic recombination to be a highly dynamic process and prompt a new view of the relationship between crossover and noncrossover recombination.
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- Jasvinder S Ahuja
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Simion P, Narayan J, Houtain A, Derzelle A, Baudry L, Nicolas E, Arora R, Cariou M, Cruaud C, Gaudray FR, Gilbert C, Guiglielmoni N, Hespeels B, Kozlowski DKL, Labadie K, Limasset A, Llirós M, Marbouty M, Terwagne M, Virgo J, Cordaux R, Danchin EGJ, Hallet B, Koszul R, Lenormand T, Flot JF, Van Doninck K. Chromosome-level genome assembly reveals homologous chromosomes and recombination in asexual rotifer Adineta vaga. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabg4216. [PMID: 34613768 PMCID: PMC8494291 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Bdelloid rotifers are notorious as a speciose ancient clade comprising only asexual lineages. Thanks to their ability to repair highly fragmented DNA, most bdelloid species also withstand complete desiccation and ionizing radiation. Producing a well-assembled reference genome is a critical step to developing an understanding of the effects of long-term asexuality and DNA breakage on genome evolution. To this end, we present the first high-quality chromosome-level genome assemblies for the bdelloid Adineta vaga, composed of six pairs of homologous (diploid) chromosomes with a footprint of paleotetraploidy. The observed large-scale losses of heterozygosity are signatures of recombination between homologous chromosomes, either during mitotic DNA double-strand break repair or when resolving programmed DNA breaks during a modified meiosis. Dynamic subtelomeric regions harbor more structural diversity (e.g., chromosome rearrangements, transposable elements, and haplotypic divergence). Our results trigger the reappraisal of potential meiotic processes in bdelloid rotifers and help unravel the factors underlying their long-term asexual evolutionary success.
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- Paul Simion
- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Université de Namur, Namur 5000, Belgium
- Corresponding author. (K.V.D.); (J.-F.F.); (P.S.)
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Université de Namur, Namur 5000, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Université de Namur, Namur 5000, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Université de Namur, Namur 5000, Belgium
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité Régulation Spatiale des Génomes, UMR 3525, CNRS, Paris F-75015, France
- Collège Doctoral, Sorbonne Université, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Université de Namur, Namur 5000, Belgium
- Molecular Biology and Evolution, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels 1050, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Université de Namur, Namur 5000, Belgium
- Molecular Biology and Evolution, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels 1050, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Université de Namur, Namur 5000, Belgium
- CIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Univ Lyon, Inserm, U1111, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, F-69007 Lyon, France
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- Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057 Evry, France
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- Évolution, Génomes, Comportement et Écologie, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, IRD, UMR, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels 1050, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Université de Namur, Namur 5000, Belgium
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- INRAE, Université Côte-d’Azur, CNRS, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis 06903, France
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- Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91057 Evry, France
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- Université de Lille, CNRS, UMR 9189 - CRIStAL, 59655 Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Université de Namur, Namur 5000, Belgium
- Institut d’Investigació Biomédica de Girona, Malalties Digestives i Microbiota, 17190 Salt, Spain
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité Régulation Spatiale des Génomes, UMR 3525, CNRS, Paris F-75015, France
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Université de Namur, Namur 5000, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Université de Namur, Namur 5000, Belgium
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- Ecologie et Biologie des interactions, Université de Poitiers, UMR CNRS 7267, 5 rue Albert Turpain, 86073 Poitiers, France
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- INRAE, Université Côte-d’Azur, CNRS, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis 06903, France
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- LIBST, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Croix du Sud 4/5, Louvain-la-Neuve 1348, Belgium
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité Régulation Spatiale des Génomes, UMR 3525, CNRS, Paris F-75015, France
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- CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels 1050, Belgium
- Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels - (IB), Brussels 1050, Belgium
- Corresponding author. (K.V.D.); (J.-F.F.); (P.S.)
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Université de Namur, Namur 5000, Belgium
- Molecular Biology and Evolution, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels 1050, Belgium
- Corresponding author. (K.V.D.); (J.-F.F.); (P.S.)
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Gómez-González B, Ortega P, Aguilera A. Analysis of repair of replication-born double-strand breaks by sister chromatid recombination in yeast. Methods Enzymol 2021; 661:121-138. [PMID: 34776209 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2021.08.010] [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] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The repair of DNA double-strand breaks is crucial for cell viability and the maintenance of genome integrity. When present, the intact sister chromatid is used as the preferred repair template to restore the genetic information by homologous recombination. Although the study of the factors involved in sister chromatid recombination is hampered by the fact that both sister chromatids are indistinguishable, genetic and molecular systems based on DNA repeats have been developed to overcome this problem. In particular, the use of site-specific nucleases capable of inducing DNA nicks that replication converts into double-strand breaks has enabled the specific study of the repair of such replication-born double strand breaks by sister chromatid recombination. In this chapter, we describe detailed protocols for determining the efficiency and kinetics of this recombination reaction as well as for the genetic quantification of recombination products.
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- Belén Gómez-González
- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC-Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC-Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC-Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain.
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Chovanec P, Yin Y. A mapping platform for mitotic crossover by single-cell multi-omics. Methods Enzymol 2021; 661:183-204. [PMID: 34776212 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2021.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Mitotic crossovers have the potential to cause large-scale genome rearrangements. Here, we describe high-throughput, single-cell, whole-genome sequencing methods for mapping crossovers genome-wide at scale. The methods are generalizable to various eukaryotes and to other end points requiring high-throughput, high-coverage single cell sequencing.
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- Peter Chovanec
- Department of Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Unites States
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Unites States.
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Elbakry A, Löbrich M. Homologous Recombination Subpathways: A Tangle to Resolve. Front Genet 2021; 12:723847. [PMID: 34408777 PMCID: PMC8365153 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.723847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Homologous recombination (HR) is an essential pathway for DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair, which can proceed through various subpathways that have distinct elements and genetic outcomes. In this mini-review, we highlight the main features known about HR subpathways operating at DSBs in human cells and the factors regulating subpathway choice. We examine new developments that provide alternative models of subpathway usage in different cell types revise the nature of HR intermediates involved and reassess the frequency of repair outcomes. We discuss the impact of expanding our understanding of HR subpathways and how it can be clinically exploited.
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- Amira Elbakry
- Radiation Biology and DNA Repair, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Radiation Biology and DNA Repair, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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Al-Zain AM, Symington LS. The dark side of homology-directed repair. DNA Repair (Amst) 2021; 106:103181. [PMID: 34311272 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2021.103181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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DNA double strand breaks (DSB) are cytotoxic lesions that can lead to genome rearrangements and genomic instability, which are hallmarks of cancer. The two main DSB repair pathways are non-homologous end joining and homologous recombination (HR). While HR is generally highly accurate, it has the potential for rearrangements that occur directly or through intermediates generated during the repair process. Whole genome sequencing of cancers has revealed numerous types of structural rearrangement signatures that are often indicative of repair mediated by sequence homology. However, it can be challenging to delineate repair mechanisms from sequence analysis of rearrangement end products from cancer genomes, or even model systems, because the same rearrangements can be generated by different pathways. Here, we review homology-directed repair pathways and their consequences. Exploring those pathways can lead to a greater understanding of rearrangements that occur in cancer cells.
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- Amr M Al-Zain
- Program in Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, United States; Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, United States
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, United States; Department of Genetics & Development, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, United States.
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Yin X, Zhang G, Su R, Zeng X, Yan Z, Zhang D, Ma X, Lei L, Lin J, Wang S, Jia Y. Oxidation and incorporation of adsorbed antimonite during iron(II)-catalyzed recrystallization of ferrihydrite. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 778:146424. [PMID: 34030383 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The toxicity and mobility of antimony (Sb) are strongly influenced by the redox transformation of widely spread 2-line ferrihydrite (Fh) in natural soils and sediments. This study investigated the transformation and redistribution of adsorbed antimonite (Sb(III)) during Fe(II)-catalyzed recrystallization of Fh under anaerobic conditions. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and synchrotron based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) were utilized to characterize the mineralogy and morphology of generated minerals as well as the speciation of Sb and Fe. Chemical analysis and Sb LIII-edge XANES spectra demonstrated that a great part of Sb(III) (80%-90%) was oxidized to Sb(V) by reactive oxygen species (ROS) during the Fe(II)-catalyzed transformation of Fh. Chemical extraction results showed that the mobility of Sb was significantly reduced with 50%-70% of initially adsorbed Sb(III) transformed to phosphate-unextractable phase. Antimony K-edge EXAFS analysis showed the SbO6 octahedra were incorporated into secondary minerals by substituting the Fe atoms. Our findings shed new light on the understanding of the geochemical behavior of Sb(III) under anoxic conditions.
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- Xiuling Yin
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huai River Water Environmental and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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Ortega P, Mérida-Cerro JA, Rondón AG, Gómez-González B, Aguilera A. DNA-RNA hybrids at DSBs interfere with repair by homologous recombination. eLife 2021; 10:e69881. [PMID: 34236317 PMCID: PMC8289408 DOI: 10.7554/elife.69881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most harmful DNA lesions and their repair is crucial for cell viability and genome integrity. The readout of DSB repair may depend on whether DSBs occur at transcribed versus non-transcribed regions. Some studies have postulated that DNA-RNA hybrids form at DSBs to promote recombinational repair, but others have challenged this notion. To directly assess whether hybrids formed at DSBs promote or interfere with the recombinational repair, we have used plasmid and chromosomal-based systems for the analysis of DSB-induced recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We show that, as expected, DNA-RNA hybrid formation is stimulated at DSBs. In addition, mutations that promote DNA-RNA hybrid accumulation, such as hpr1∆ and rnh1∆ rnh201∆, cause high levels of plasmid loss when DNA breaks are induced at sites that are transcribed. Importantly, we show that high levels or unresolved DNA-RNA hybrids at the breaks interfere with their repair by homologous recombination. This interference is observed for both plasmid and chromosomal recombination and is independent of whether the DSB is generated by endonucleolytic cleavage or by DNA replication. These data support a model in which DNA-RNA hybrids form fortuitously at DNA breaks during transcription and need to be removed to allow recombinational repair, rather than playing a positive role.
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- Pedro Ortega
- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC-Universidad Pablo de OlavideSevilleSpain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC-Universidad Pablo de OlavideSevilleSpain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC-Universidad Pablo de OlavideSevilleSpain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC-Universidad Pablo de OlavideSevilleSpain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC-Universidad Pablo de OlavideSevilleSpain
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Thompson MK, Sobol RW, Prakash A. Exploiting DNA Endonucleases to Advance Mechanisms of DNA Repair. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:530. [PMID: 34198612 PMCID: PMC8232306 DOI: 10.3390/biology10060530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The earliest methods of genome editing, such as zinc-finger nucleases (ZFN) and transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs), utilize customizable DNA-binding motifs to target the genome at specific loci. While these approaches provided sequence-specific gene-editing capacity, the laborious process of designing and synthesizing recombinant nucleases to recognize a specific target sequence, combined with limited target choices and poor editing efficiency, ultimately minimized the broad utility of these systems. The discovery of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat sequences (CRISPR) in Escherichia coli dates to 1987, yet it was another 20 years before CRISPR and the CRISPR-associated (Cas) proteins were identified as part of the microbial adaptive immune system, by targeting phage DNA, to fight bacteriophage reinfection. By 2013, CRISPR/Cas9 systems had been engineered to allow gene editing in mammalian cells. The ease of design, low cytotoxicity, and increased efficiency have made CRISPR/Cas9 and its related systems the designer nucleases of choice for many. In this review, we discuss the various CRISPR systems and their broad utility in genome manipulation. We will explore how CRISPR-controlled modifications have advanced our understanding of the mechanisms of genome stability, using the modulation of DNA repair genes as examples.
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- Marlo K. Thompson
- Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama Health, Mobile, AL 36604, USA; (M.K.T.); (R.W.S.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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- Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama Health, Mobile, AL 36604, USA; (M.K.T.); (R.W.S.)
- Department of Pharmacology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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- Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama Health, Mobile, AL 36604, USA; (M.K.T.); (R.W.S.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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Bulankova P, Sekulić M, Jallet D, Nef C, van Oosterhout C, Delmont TO, Vercauteren I, Osuna-Cruz CM, Vancaester E, Mock T, Sabbe K, Daboussi F, Bowler C, Vyverman W, Vandepoele K, De Veylder L. Mitotic recombination between homologous chromosomes drives genomic diversity in diatoms. Curr Biol 2021; 31:3221-3232.e9. [PMID: 34102110 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Diatoms, an evolutionarily successful group of microalgae, display high levels of intraspecific genetic variability in natural populations. However, the contribution of various mechanisms generating such diversity is unknown. Here we estimated the genetic micro-diversity within a natural diatom population and mapped the genomic changes arising within clonally propagated diatom cell cultures. Through quantification of haplotype diversity by next-generation sequencing and amplicon re-sequencing of selected loci, we documented a rapid accumulation of multiple haplotypes accompanied by the appearance of novel protein variants in cell cultures initiated from a single founder cell. Comparison of the genomic changes between mother and daughter cells revealed copy number variation and copy-neutral loss of heterozygosity leading to the fixation of alleles within individual daughter cells. The loss of heterozygosity can be accomplished by recombination between homologous chromosomes. To test this hypothesis, we established an endogenous readout system and estimated that the frequency of interhomolog mitotic recombination was under standard growth conditions 4.2 events per 100 cell divisions. This frequency is increased under environmental stress conditions, including treatment with hydrogen peroxide and cadmium. These data demonstrate that copy number variation and mitotic recombination between homologous chromosomes underlie clonal variability in diatom populations. We discuss the potential adaptive evolutionary benefits of the plastic response in the interhomolog mitotic recombination rate, and we propose that this may have contributed to the ecological success of diatoms.
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- Petra Bulankova
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
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- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Protistology and Aquatic Ecology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure (IBENS), École Normale Supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Université Paris, 75005 Paris, France
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91000 Evry, France
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- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Bioinformatics Institute Ghent, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Bioinformatics Institute Ghent, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Protistology and Aquatic Ecology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure (IBENS), École Normale Supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Université Paris, 75005 Paris, France
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- Protistology and Aquatic Ecology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Bioinformatics Institute Ghent, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
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Homologous recombination (HR) repairs DNA double-strand breaks by using a homologous template to retrieve sequence information lost at the break site. The broken DNA molecule first engages with the homologous donor molecule and is then separated from it to complete the process. Depending on the HR subpathways used, the separation step can lead to crossovers (COs) between the participating molecules. Such events can cause genomic alterations and eventually cancer if a donor molecule other than the identical sister chromatid is used. Here, we characterize two subpathways of HR with different propensities to form COs. We show the unexpected dominance of the CO-forming subpathway and characterize the processes involved in CO formation and subpathway choice in cancer and normal, untransformed cells. Homologous recombination (HR) is an important DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair pathway that copies sequence information lost at the break site from an undamaged homologous template. This involves the formation of a recombination structure that is processed to restore the original sequence but also harbors the potential for crossover (CO) formation between the participating molecules. Synthesis-dependent strand annealing (SDSA) is an HR subpathway that prevents CO formation and is thought to predominate in mammalian cells. The chromatin remodeler ATRX promotes an alternative HR subpathway that has the potential to form COs. Here, we show that ATRX-dependent HR outcompetes RECQ5-dependent SDSA for the repair of most two-ended DSBs in human cells and leads to the frequent formation of COs, assessed by measuring sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs). We provide evidence that subpathway choice is dependent on interaction of both ATRX and RECQ5 with proliferating cell nuclear antigen. We also show that the subpathway usage varies among different cancer cell lines and compare it to untransformed cells. We further observe HR intermediates arising as ionizing radiation (IR)-induced ultra-fine bridges only in cells expressing ATRX and lacking MUS81 and GEN1. Consistently, damage-induced MUS81 recruitment is only observed in ATRX-expressing cells. Cells lacking BLM show similar MUS81 recruitment and IR-induced SCE formation as control cells. Collectively, these results suggest that the ATRX pathway involves the formation of HR intermediates whose processing is entirely dependent on MUS81 and GEN1 and independent of BLM. We propose that the predominant ATRX-dependent HR subpathway forms joint molecules distinct from classical Holliday junctions.
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Li Z, Marcel N, Devkota S, Auradkar A, Hedrick SM, Gantz VM, Bier E. CopyCatchers are versatile active genetic elements that detect and quantify inter-homolog somatic gene conversion. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2625. [PMID: 33976171 PMCID: PMC8113449 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22927-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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CRISPR-based active genetic elements, or gene-drives, copied via homology-directed repair (HDR) in the germline, are transmitted to progeny at super-Mendelian frequencies. Active genetic elements also can generate widespread somatic mutations, but the genetic basis for such phenotypes remains uncertain. It is generally assumed that such somatic mutations are generated by non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ), the predominant double stranded break repair pathway active in somatic cells. Here, we develop CopyCatcher systems in Drosophila to detect and quantify somatic gene conversion (SGC) events. CopyCatchers inserted into two independent genetic loci reveal unexpectedly high rates of SGC in the Drosophila eye and thoracic epidermis. Focused RNAi-based genetic screens identify several unanticipated loci altering SGC efficiency, one of which (c-MYC), when downregulated, promotes SGC mediated by both plasmid and homologous chromosome-templates in human HEK293T cells. Collectively, these studies suggest that CopyCatchers can serve as effective discovery platforms to inform potential gene therapy strategies.
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- Zhiqian Li
- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Section of Molecular Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Section of Molecular Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Tata Institute for Genetics and Society-UCSD, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Almanzar DE, Gordon SG, Rog O. Meiotic sister chromatid exchanges are rare in C. elegans. Curr Biol 2021; 31:1499-1507.e3. [PMID: 33740426 PMCID: PMC8051885 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sexual reproduction shuffles the parental genomes to generate new genetic combinations. To achieve that, the genome is subjected to numerous double-strand breaks, the repair of which involves two crucial decisions: repair pathway and repair template.1 Use of crossover pathways with the homologous chromosome as template exchanges genetic information and directs chromosome segregation. Crossover repair, however, can compromise the integrity of the repair template and is therefore tightly regulated. The extent to which crossover pathways are used during sister-directed repair is unclear because the identical sister chromatids are difficult to distinguish. Nonetheless, indirect assays have led to the suggestion that inter-sister crossovers, or sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs), are quite common.2-11 Here we devised a technique to directly score physiological SCEs in the C. elegans germline using selective sister chromatid labeling with the thymidine analog 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU). Surprisingly, we find SCEs to be rare in meiosis, accounting for <2% of repair events. SCEs remain rare even when the homologous chromosome is unavailable, indicating that almost all sister-directed repair is channeled into noncrossover pathways. We identify two mechanisms that limit SCEs. First, SCEs are elevated in the absence of the RecQ helicase BLMHIM-6. Second, the synaptonemal complex-a conserved interface that promotes crossover repair12,13-promotes SCEs when localized between the sisters. Our data suggest that crossover pathways in C. elegans are only used to generate the single necessary link between the homologous chromosomes. Noncrossover pathways repair almost all other breaks, regardless of the repair template.
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- David E Almanzar
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0840, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0840, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0840, USA.
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Sun R, Wen M, Wu L, Lan H, Yuan J, Wang S. The Fungi-specific histone Acetyltransferase Rtt109 mediates morphogenesis, Aflatoxin synthesis and pathogenicity in Aspergillus flavus by acetylating H3K9. IMA Fungus 2021; 12:9. [PMID: 33823938 PMCID: PMC8025522 DOI: 10.1186/s43008-021-00060-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Aspergillus flavus is a common saprophytic filamentous fungus that produces the highly toxic natural compound aflatoxin during its growth process. Synthesis of the aflatoxins, which can contaminate food crops causing huge losses to the agricultural economy, is often regulated by epigenetic modification, such as the histone acetyltransferase. In this study, we used Aspergillus flavus as an experimental model to construct the acetyltransferase gene rtt109 knockout strain (△rtt109) and its complementary strain (△rtt109·com) by homologous recombination. The growth of △rtt109 was significantly suppressed compared to the wild type (WT) strain and the △rtt109·com strain. The sclerotium of △rtt109 grew smaller, and the amount of sclerotia generated by △rtt109 was significantly reduced. The number of conidiums of △rtt109 was significantly reduced, especially on the yeast extract sucrose (YES) solid medium. The amount of aflatoxins synthesized by △rtt109 in the PDB liquid medium was significantly decreased We also found that the △rtt109 strain was extremely sensitive to DNA damage stress. Through the maize seed infection experiment, we found that the growth of △rtt109 on the surface of affected corn was largely reduced, and the amount of aerial mycelium decreased significantly, which was consistent with the results on the artificial medium. We further found that H3K9 was the acetylated target of Rtt109 in A. flavus. In conclusion, Rtt109 participated in the growth, conidium formation, sclerotia generation, aflatoxin synthesis, environmental stress response, regulation of infection of A. flavus. The results from this study of rtt109 showed data for acetylation in the regulation of life processes and provided a new thought regarding the prevention and control of A. flavus hazards.
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- Ruilin Sun
- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of Education Ministry, and College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of Education Ministry, and College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of Education Ministry, and College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of Education Ministry, and College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of Education Ministry, and College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of Education Ministry, and College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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