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Tamai T, Reginato G, Ojiri R, Morita I, Avrutis A, Cejka P, Shinohara M, Sugimoto K. Sae2 controls Mre11 endo- and exonuclease activities by different mechanisms. Nat Commun 2024; 15:7221. [PMID: 39174552 PMCID: PMC11341764 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51493-5] [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: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024] Open
Abstract
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) must be repaired to ensure cell survival and genomic integrity. In yeast, the Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 complex (MRX) collaborates with Sae2 to initiate DSB repair. Sae2 stimulates two MRX nuclease activities, endonuclease and 3'-5' exonuclease. However, how Sae2 controls the two nuclease activities remains enigmatic. Using a combined genetic and biochemical approach, we identified a separation-of-function rad50 mutation, rad50-C47, that causes a defect in Sae2-dependent MRX 3'-5' exonuclease activity, but not endonuclease activity. We found that both the endo- and 3'-5' exonuclease activities are essential to release Spo11 from DNA ends, whereas only the endonuclease activity is required for hairpin removal. We also uncovered that MRX-Sae2 endonuclease introduces a cleavage at defined distances from the Spo11-blocked end with gradually decreasing efficiency. Our findings demonstrate that Sae2 stimulates the MRX endo- and exonuclease activities via Rad50 by different mechanisms, ensuring diverse actions of MRX-Sae2 nuclease at DNA ends.
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- Tomoki Tamai
- Faculty of Advanced Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara City, Nara, 631-8505, Japan
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- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Advanced Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara City, Nara, 631-8505, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara City, Nara, 631-8505, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
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- Faculty of Advanced Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara City, Nara, 631-8505, Japan.
- Agricultural Technology and Innovation Research Institute, Kindai University, Nara City, Nara, 631-8505, Japan.
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
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Mwaniki S, Sawant P, Osemwenkhae OP, Fujita Y, Ito M, Furukohri A, Shinohara A. Mutational analysis of Mei5, a subunit of Mei5-Sae3 complex, in Dmc1-mediated recombination during yeast meiosis. Genes Cells 2024; 29:650-666. [PMID: 38924305 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.13138] [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: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Interhomolog recombination in meiosis is mediated by the Dmc1 recombinase. The Mei5-Sae3 complex of Saccharomyces cerevisiae promotes Dmc1 assembly and functions with Dmc1 for homology-mediated repair of meiotic DNA double-strand breaks. How Mei5-Sae3 facilitates Dmc1 assembly remains poorly understood. In this study, we created and characterized several mei5 mutants featuring the amino acid substitutions of basic residues. We found that Arg97 of Mei5, conserved in its ortholog, SFR1 (complex with SWI5), RAD51 mediator, in humans and other organisms, is critical for complex formation with Sae3 for Dmc1 assembly. Moreover, the substitution of either Arg117 or Lys133 with Ala in Mei5 resulted in the production of a C-terminal truncated Mei5 protein during yeast meiosis. Notably, the shorter Mei5-R117A protein was observed in meiotic cells but not in mitotic cells when expressed, suggesting a unique regulation of Dmc1-mediated recombination by posttranslational processing of Mei5-Sae3.
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- Stephen Mwaniki
- Division of Integrated Protein Functions, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Protein Functions, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Protein Functions, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Protein Functions, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Protein Functions, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Protein Functions, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Szücs B, Selvan R, Lisby M. High-throughput classification of S. cerevisiae tetrads using deep learning. Yeast 2024; 41:423-436. [PMID: 38850080 DOI: 10.1002/yea.3965] [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: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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Meiotic crossovers play a vital role in proper chromosome segregation and evolution of most sexually reproducing organisms. Meiotic recombination can be visually observed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae tetrads using linked spore-autonomous fluorescent markers placed at defined intervals within the genome, which allows for analysis of meiotic segregation without the need for tetrad dissection. To automate the analysis, we developed a deep learning-based image recognition and classification pipeline for high-throughput tetrad detection and meiotic crossover classification. As a proof of concept, we analyzed a large image data set from wild-type and selected gene knock-out mutants to quantify crossover frequency, interference, chromosome missegregation, and gene conversion events. The deep learning-based method has the potential to accelerate the discovery of new genes involved in meiotic recombination in S. cerevisiae such as the underlying factors controlling crossover frequency and interference.
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- Balint Szücs
- Section for Functional Genomics, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Chromosome Stability, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Functional Genomics, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Chromosome Stability, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Sampathkumar A, Zhong C, Tang Y, Fujita Y, Ito M, Shinohara A. Replication protein-A, RPA, plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of recombination checkpoint in yeast meiosis. Sci Rep 2024; 14:9550. [PMID: 38664461 PMCID: PMC11045724 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60082-x] [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: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) activate DNA damage responses (DDRs) in both mitotic and meiotic cells. A single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) binding protein, Replication protein-A (RPA) binds to the ssDNA formed at DSBs to activate ATR/Mec1 kinase for the response. Meiotic DSBs induce homologous recombination monitored by a meiotic DDR called the recombination checkpoint that blocks the pachytene exit in meiotic prophase I. In this study, we further characterized the essential role of RPA in the maintenance of the recombination checkpoint during Saccharomyces cerevisiae meiosis. The depletion of an RPA subunit, Rfa1, in a recombination-defective dmc1 mutant, fully alleviates the pachytene arrest with the persistent unrepaired DSBs. RPA depletion decreases the activity of a meiosis-specific CHK2 homolog, Mek1 kinase, which in turn activates the Ndt80 transcriptional regulator for pachytene exit. These support the idea that RPA is a sensor of ssDNAs for the activation of meiotic DDR. Rfa1 depletion also accelerates the prophase I delay in the zip1 mutant defective in both chromosome synapsis and the recombination, consistent with the notion that the accumulation of ssDNAs rather than defective synapsis triggers prophase I delay in the zip1 mutant.
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- Arivarasan Sampathkumar
- Institute for Protein Research, University of Osaka, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, University of Osaka, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, University of Osaka, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, University of Osaka, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, University of Osaka, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, University of Osaka, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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Allison RM, Johnson DJ, Neale MJ, Gray S. Recombinase-independent chromosomal rearrangements between dispersed inverted repeats in Saccharomyces cerevisiae meiosis. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:9703-9715. [PMID: 37548404 PMCID: PMC10570019 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad650] [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: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
Abstract
DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair by homologous recombination (HR) uses a DNA template with similar sequence to restore genetic identity. Allelic DNA repair templates can be found on the sister chromatid or homologous chromosome. During meiotic recombination, DSBs preferentially repair from the homologous chromosome, with a proportion of HR events generating crossovers. Nevertheless, regions of similar DNA sequence exist throughout the genome, providing potential DNA repair templates. When DSB repair occurs at these non-allelic loci (termed ectopic recombination), chromosomal duplications, deletions and rearrangements can arise. Here, we characterize in detail ectopic recombination arising between a dispersed pair of inverted repeats in wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae at both a local and a chromosomal scale-the latter identified via gross chromosomal acentric and dicentric chromosome rearrangements. Mutation of the DNA damage checkpoint clamp loader Rad24 and the RecQ helicase Sgs1 causes an increase in ectopic recombination. Unexpectedly, additional mutation of the RecA orthologues Rad51 and Dmc1 alters-but does not abolish-the type of ectopic recombinants generated, revealing a novel class of inverted chromosomal rearrangement driven by the single-strand annealing pathway. These data provide important insights into the role of key DNA repair proteins in regulating DNA repair pathway and template choice during meiosis.
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- Rachal M Allison
- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer BN1 9RQ, UK
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer BN1 9RQ, UK
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer BN1 9RQ, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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Li K, Yoshimura K, Shinohara M. Meiotic DNA double-strand break-independent role of protein phosphatase 4 in Hop1 assembly to promote meiotic chromosome axis formation in budding yeast. Genes Cells 2023; 28:595-614. [PMID: 37243502 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.13049] [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: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Dynamic changes in chromosomal structure that occur during meiotic prophase play an important role in the progression of meiosis. Among them, meiosis-specific chromosomal axis-loop structures are important as a scaffold for integrated control between the meiotic recombination reaction and the associated checkpoint system to ensure accurate chromosome segregation. However, the molecular mechanism of the initial step of chromosome axis-loop construction is not well understood. Here, we showed that, in budding yeast, protein phosphatase 4 (PP4) that primarily counteracts Mec1/Tel1 phosphorylation is required to promote the assembly of a chromosomal axis component Hop1 and Red1 onto meiotic chromatin via interaction with Hop1. PP4, on the other hand, less affects Rec8 assembly. Notably, unlike the previously known function of PP4, this PP4 function in Hop1/Red1 assembly was independent of meiotic DSB-dependent Tel1/Mec1 kinase activities. The defect in Hop1/Red1 assembly in the absence of PP4 function was not suppressed by dysfunction of Pch2, which removes Hop1 protein from the chromosome axis, suggesting that PP4 is required for the initial step of chromatin loading of Hop1 rather than stabilization of Hop1 on axes. These results indicate phosphorylation/dephosphorylation-mediated regulation of Hop1 recruitment onto chromatin during chromosome axis construction before meiotic double-strand break formation.
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- Ke Li
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara, Japan
- Agricultural Technology and Innovation Research Institute, Kindai University, Nara, Japan
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Li H, O'Donnell M, Kelch B. Unexpected new insights into DNA clamp loaders: Eukaryotic clamp loaders contain a second DNA site for recessed 5' ends that facilitates repair and signals DNA damage: Eukaryotic clamp loaders contain a second DNA site for recessed 5' ends that facilitates repair and signals DNA damage. Bioessays 2022; 44:e2200154. [PMID: 36116108 PMCID: PMC9927785 DOI: 10.1002/bies.202200154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Clamp loaders are pentameric AAA+ assemblies that use ATP to open and close circular DNA sliding clamps around DNA. Clamp loaders show homology in all organisms, from bacteria to human. The eukaryotic PCNA clamp is loaded onto 3' primed DNA by the replication factor C (RFC) hetero-pentameric clamp loader. Eukaryotes also have three alternative RFC-like clamp loaders (RLCs) in which the Rfc1 subunit is substituted by another protein. One of these is the yeast Rad24-RFC (Rad17-RFC in human) that loads a 9-1-1 heterotrimer clamp onto a recessed 5' end of DNA. Recent structural studies of Rad24-RFC have discovered an unexpected 5' DNA binding site on the outside of the clamp loader and reveal how a 5' end can be utilized for loading the 9-1-1 clamp onto DNA. In light of these results, new studies reveal that RFC also contains a 5' DNA binding site, which functions in gap repair. These studies also reveal many new features of clamp loaders. As reviewed herein, these recent studies together have transformed our view of the clamp loader mechanism.
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- Huilin Li
- Department of Structural BiologyVan Andel InstituteGrand RapidsMichiganUSA
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- DNA Replication LaboratoryThe Rockefeller UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA,Howard Hughes Medical InstituteThe Rockefeller UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiotechnologyUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcesterMassachusettsUSA
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Takagi T, Osumi M, Shinohara A. Ultrastructural analysis in yeast reveals a meiosis-specific actin-containing nuclear bundle. Commun Biol 2021; 4:1009. [PMID: 34433891 PMCID: PMC8387383 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02545-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Actin polymerises to form filaments/cables for motility, transport, and the structural framework in a cell. Recent studies show that actin polymers are present not only in the cytoplasm but also in the nuclei of vertebrate cells. Here, we show, by electron microscopic observation with rapid freezing and high-pressure freezing, a unique bundled structure containing actin in the nuclei of budding yeast cells undergoing meiosis. The nuclear bundle during meiosis consists of multiple filaments with a rectangular lattice arrangement, often showing a feather-like appearance. The bundle was immunolabelled with an anti-actin antibody and was sensitive to an actin-depolymerising drug. Similar to cytoplasmic bundles, nuclear bundles are rarely seen in premeiotic cells and spores and are induced during meiotic prophase-I. The formation of the nuclear bundle is independent of DNA double-stranded breaks. We speculate that nuclear bundles containing actin play a role in nuclear events during meiotic prophase I.
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- Tomoko Takagi
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.,Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Japan Women's University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.,NPO: Integrated Imaging Research Support, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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Usui T, Shinohara A. Rad9, a 53BP1 Ortholog of Budding Yeast, Is Insensitive to Spo11-Induced Double-Strand Breaks During Meiosis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:635383. [PMID: 33842461 PMCID: PMC8027355 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.635383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Exogenous double-strand breaks (DSBs) induce a DNA damage response during mitosis as well as meiosis. The DNA damage response is mediated by a cascade involving Mec1/Tel1 (ATR/ATM) and Rad53 (Chk2) kinases. Meiotic cells are programmed to form DSBs for the initiation of meiotic recombination. In budding yeast, Spo11-mediated meiotic DSBs activate Mec1/Tel1, but not Rad53; however, the mechanism underlying the insensitivity of Rad53 to meiotic DSBs remains largely unknown. In this study, we found that meiotic cells activate Rad53 in response to exogenous DSBs and that this activation is dependent on an epigenetic marker, Dot1-dependent histone H3K79 methylation, which becomes a scaffold of an Rad53 mediator, Rad9, an ortholog of 53BP1. In contrast, Rad9 is insensitive to meiotic programmed DSBs. This insensitiveness of Rad9 derives from its inability to bind to the DSBs. Indeed, artificial tethering of Rad9 to the meiotic DSBs activated Rad53. The artificial activation of Rad53 kinase in meiosis decreases the repair of meiotic DSBs. These results suggest that the suppression of Rad53 activation is a key event in initiating a meiotic program that repairs programmed DSBs.
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- Takehiko Usui
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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Zhang T, Jing JL, Liu L, He Y. ZmRAD17 Is Required for Accurate Double-Strand Break Repair During Maize Male Meiosis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:626528. [PMID: 33719299 PMCID: PMC7952653 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.626528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
RAD17, a replication factor C (RFC)-like DNA damage sensor protein, is involved in DNA checkpoint control and required for both meiosis and mitosis in yeast and mammals. In plant, the meiotic function of RAD17 was only reported in rice so far. Here, we identified and characterized the RAD17 homolog in maize. The Zmrad17 mutants exhibited normal vegetative growth but male was partially sterile. In Zmrad17 pollen mother cells, non-homologous chromosome entanglement and chromosome fragmentation were frequently observed. Immunofluorescence analysis manifested that DSB formation occurred as normal and the loading pattern of RAD51 signals was similar to wild-type at the early stage of prophase I in the mutants. The localization of the axial element ASY1 was normal, while the assembly of the central element ZYP1 was severely disrupted in Zmrad17 meiocytes. Surprisingly, no obvious defect in female sterility was observed in Zmrad17 mutants. Taken together, our results suggest that ZmRAD17 is involved in DSB repair likely by promoting synaptonemal complex assembly in maize male meiosis. These phenomena highlight a high extent of divergence from its counterpart in rice, indicating that the RAD17 dysfunction can result in a drastic dissimilarity in meiotic outcome in different plant species.
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- Ting Zhang
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization, National Maize Improvement Center of China, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization, National Maize Improvement Center of China, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of Plant Resource Research and Development, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization, National Maize Improvement Center of China, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Zhu Z, Bani Ismail M, Shinohara M, Shinohara A. SCF Cdc4 ubiquitin ligase regulates synaptonemal complex formation during meiosis. Life Sci Alliance 2020; 4:4/2/e202000933. [PMID: 33293336 PMCID: PMC7756916 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202000933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
During meiosis, homologous chromosomes pair to form the synaptonemal complex (SC). This study showed that SCFCdc4 ubiquitin ligase is required for and works with Pch2 AAA+ ATPase for SC assembly. Homologous chromosomes pair with each other during meiosis, culminating in the formation of the synaptonemal complex (SC), which is coupled with meiotic recombination. In this study, we showed that a meiosis-specific depletion mutant of a cullin (Cdc53) in the SCF (Skp-Cullin-F-box) ubiquitin ligase, which plays a critical role in cell cycle regulation during mitosis, is deficient in SC formation. However, the mutant is proficient in forming crossovers, indicating the uncoupling of meiotic recombination with SC formation in the mutant. Furthermore, the deletion of the PCH2 gene encoding a meiosis-specific AAA+ ATPase suppresses SC-assembly defects induced by CDC53 depletion. On the other hand, the pch2 cdc53 double mutant is defective in meiotic crossover formation, suggesting the assembly of SC with unrepaired DNA double-strand breaks. A temperature-sensitive mutant of CDC4, which encodes an F-box protein of SCF, shows meiotic defects similar to those of the CDC53-depletion mutant. These results suggest that SCFCdc4, probably SCFCdc4-dependent protein ubiquitylation, regulates and collaborates with Pch2 in SC assembly and meiotic recombination.
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- Zhihui Zhu
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Genetic Interactions of Histone Modification Machinery Set1 and PAF1C with the Recombination Complex Rec114-Mer2-Mei4 in the Formation of Meiotic DNA Double-Strand Breaks. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21082679. [PMID: 32290544 PMCID: PMC7215556 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Homologous recombination is essential for chromosome segregation during meiosis I. Meiotic recombination is initiated by the introduction of double-strand breaks (DSBs) at specific genomic locations called hotspots, which are catalyzed by Spo11 and its partners. DSB hotspots during meiosis are marked with Set1-mediated histone H3K4 methylation. The Spo11 partner complex, Rec114-Mer2-Mei4, essential for the DSB formation, localizes to the chromosome axes. For efficient DSB formation, a hotspot with histone H3K4 methylation on the chromatin loops is tethered to the chromosome axis through the H3K4 methylation reader protein, Spp1, on the axes, which interacts with Mer2. In this study, we found genetic interaction of mutants in a histone modification protein complex called PAF1C with the REC114 and MER2 in the DSB formation in budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Namely, the paf1c mutations rtf1 and cdc73 showed synthetic defects in meiotic DSB formation only when combined with a wild-type-like tagged allele of either the REC114 or MER2. The synthetic defect of the tagged REC114 allele in the DSB formation was seen also with the set1, but not with spp1 deletion. These results suggest a novel role of histone modification machinery in DSB formation during meiosis, which is independent of Spp1-mediated loop-axis tethering.
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Shinohara M, Bishop DK, Shinohara A. Distinct Functions in Regulation of Meiotic Crossovers for DNA Damage Response Clamp Loader Rad24(Rad17) and Mec1(ATR) Kinase. Genetics 2019; 213:1255-1269. [PMID: 31597673 PMCID: PMC6893372 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.119.302427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The number and distribution of meiotic crossovers (COs) are highly regulated, reflecting the requirement for COs during the first round of meiotic chromosome segregation. CO control includes CO assurance and CO interference, which promote at least one CO per chromosome bivalent and evenly-spaced COs, respectively. Previous studies revealed a role for the DNA damage response (DDR) clamp and the clamp loader in CO formation by promoting interfering COs and interhomolog recombination, and also by suppressing ectopic recombination. In this study, we use classical tetrad analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to show that a mutant defective in RAD24, which encodes the DDR clamp loader (RAD17 in other organisms), displayed reduced CO frequencies on two shorter chromosomes (III and V), but not on a long chromosome (chromosome VII). The residual COs in the rad24 mutant do not show interference. In contrast to rad24, mutants defective in the ATR kinase homolog Mec1, including a mec1 null and a mec1 kinase-dead mutant, show slight or few defects in CO frequency. On the other hand, mec1 COs show defects in interference, similar to the rad24 mutant. Our results support a model in which the DDR clamp and clamp-loader proteins promote interfering COs by recruiting pro-CO Zip, Mer, and Msh proteins to recombination sites, while the Mec1 kinase regulates CO distribution by a distinct mechanism. Moreover, CO formation and its control are implemented in a chromosome-specific manner, which may reflect a role for chromosome size in regulation.
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- Miki Shinohara
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 565-0871, Japan
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara 631-8505, Japan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 565-0871, Japan
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Srs2 helicase prevents the formation of toxic DNA damage during late prophase I of yeast meiosis. Chromosoma 2019; 128:453-471. [DOI: 10.1007/s00412-019-00709-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Meiosis-specific prophase-like pathway controls cleavage-independent release of cohesin by Wapl phosphorylation. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1007851. [PMID: 30605471 PMCID: PMC6317811 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Sister chromatid cohesion on chromosome arms is essential for the segregation of homologous chromosomes during meiosis I while it is dispensable for sister chromatid separation during mitosis. It was assumed that, unlike the situation in mitosis, chromosome arms retain cohesion prior to onset of anaphase-I. Paradoxically, reduced immunostaining signals of meiosis-specific cohesin, including the kleisin Rec8, were observed on chromosomes during late prophase-I of budding yeast. This decrease is seen in the absence of Rec8 cleavage and depends on condensin-mediated recruitment of Polo-like kinase (PLK/Cdc5). In this study, we confirmed that this release indeed accompanies the dissociation of acetylated Smc3 as well as Rec8 from meiotic chromosomes during late prophase-I. This release requires, in addition to PLK, the cohesin regulator, Wapl (Rad61/Wpl1 in yeast), and Dbf4-dependent Cdc7 kinase (DDK). Meiosis-specific phosphorylation of Rad61/Wpl1 and Rec8 by PLK and DDK collaboratively promote this release. This process is similar to the vertebrate “prophase” pathway for cohesin release during G2 phase and pro-metaphase. In yeast, meiotic cohesin release coincides with PLK-dependent compaction of chromosomes in late meiotic prophase-I. We suggest that yeast uses this highly regulated cleavage-independent pathway to remove cohesin during late prophase-I to facilitate morphogenesis of condensed metaphase-I chromosomes. In meiosis the life and health of future generations is decided upon. Any failure in chromosome segregation has a detrimental impact. Therefore, it is currently believed that the physical connections between homologous chromosomes are maintained by meiotic cohesin with exceptional stability. Indeed, it was shown that cohesive cohesin does not show an appreciable turnover during long periods in oocyte development. In this context, it was long assumed but not properly investigated, that the prophase pathway for cohesin release would be specific to mitosis and would be safely suppressed during meiosis so as not to endanger essential connections between chromosomes. However, a previous study on budding yeast meiosis suggests the presence of cleavage-independent pathway of cohesin release during late prophase-I. In the work presented here we confirmed that the prophase pathway is not suppressed during meiosis, at least in budding yeast and showed that this cleavage-independent release is regulated by meiosis-specific phosphorylation of two cohesin subunits, Rec8 and Rad61(Wapl) by two cell-cycle regulators, PLK and DDK. Our results suggest that late meiotic prophase-I actively controls cohesin dynamics on meiotic chromosomes for chromosome segregation.
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Hu Q, Zhang C, Xue Z, Ma L, Liu W, Shen Y, Ma B, Cheng Z. OsRAD17 Is Required for Meiotic Double-Strand Break Repair and Plays a Redundant Role With OsZIP4 in Synaptonemal Complex Assembly. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1236. [PMID: 30210516 PMCID: PMC6123563 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The repair of SPO11-dependent double-strand breaks (DSBs) by homologous recombination (HR) ensures the correct segregation of homologous chromosomes. In yeast and human, RAD17 is involved in DNA damage checkpoint control and DSB repair. However, little is known about its function in plants. In this study, we characterized the RAD17 homolog in rice. In Osrad17 pollen mother cells (PMCs), associations between non-homologous chromosomes and chromosome fragmentation were constantly observed. These aberrant chromosome associations were dependent on the formation of programmed DSBs. OsRAD17 interacts with OsRAD1 and the meiotic phenotype of Osrad1 Osrad17 is indistinguishable from the two single mutants which have similar phenotypes, manifesting they could act in the same pathway. OsZIP4, OsMSH5 and OsMER3 are members of ZMM proteins in rice that are required for crossover formation. We found that homologous pairing and synapsis, which was roughly unaffected in Oszip4 and Osrad17 single mutant, was severely disturbed in the Oszip4 Osrad17 double mutant. Similar phenotypes were observed in the Osmsh5 Osrad17 and Osmer3 Osrad1 double mutants, suggesting the cooperation between the checkpoint proteins and ZMM proteins in assuring accurate HR in rice.
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- Qing Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Warsaw breakage syndrome DDX11 helicase acts jointly with RAD17 in the repair of bulky lesions and replication through abasic sites. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:8412-8417. [PMID: 30061412 PMCID: PMC6099846 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1803110115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Warsaw breakage syndrome, a developmental disorder caused by mutations in the conserved DDX11/ChlR1 DNA helicase, shows features of genome instability partly overlapping with those of Fanconi anemia (FA). Here, using avian cellular models of DDX11 deficiency, we find that DDX11 functions as backup to the FA pathway and facilitates, jointly with the checkpoint clamp 9-1-1, a homologous recombination pathway of DNA bulky-lesion repair that does not affect replication fork speed and stalled fork stability. DDX11 also promotes diversification of the immunoglobulin-variable gene locus by facilitating hypermutation and gene conversion at programmed abasic sites that constitute endogenous replication blocks. The results suggest commonality between postreplicative gap filling and replication through abasic sites and pinpoint DDX11 as a critical player in both these processes. Warsaw breakage syndrome, a developmental disorder caused by mutations in the DDX11/ChlR1 helicase, shows cellular features of genome instability similar to Fanconi anemia (FA). Here we report that DDX11-deficient avian DT40 cells exhibit interstrand crosslink (ICL)-induced chromatid breakage, with DDX11 functioning as backup for the FA pathway in regard to ICL repair. Importantly, we establish that DDX11 acts jointly with the 9-1-1 checkpoint clamp and its loader, RAD17, primarily in a postreplicative fashion, to promote homologous recombination repair of bulky lesions, but is not required for intra-S checkpoint activation or efficient fork progression. Notably, we find that DDX11 also promotes diversification of the chicken Ig-variable gene, a process triggered by programmed abasic sites, by facilitating both hypermutation and homeologous recombination-mediated gene conversion. Altogether, our results uncover that DDX11 orchestrates jointly with 9-1-1 and its loader, RAD17, DNA damage tolerance at sites of bulky lesions, and endogenous abasic sites. These functions may explain the essential roles of DDX11 and its similarity with 9-1-1 during development.
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Ohashi E, Tsurimoto T. Functions of Multiple Clamp and Clamp-Loader Complexes in Eukaryotic DNA Replication. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 1042:135-162. [PMID: 29357057 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6955-0_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and replication factor C (RFC) were identified in the late 1980s as essential factors for replication of simian virus 40 DNA in human cells, by reconstitution of the reaction in vitro. Initially, they were only thought to be involved in the elongation stage of DNA replication. Subsequent studies have demonstrated that PCNA functions as more than a replication factor, through its involvement in multiple protein-protein interactions. PCNA appears as a functional hub on replicating and replicated chromosomal DNA and has an essential role in the maintenance genome integrity in proliferating cells.Eukaryotes have multiple paralogues of sliding clamp, PCNA and its loader, RFC. The PCNA paralogues, RAD9, HUS1, and RAD1 form the heterotrimeric 9-1-1 ring that is similar to the PCNA homotrimeric ring, and the 9-1-1 clamp complex is loaded onto sites of DNA damage by its specific loader RAD17-RFC. This alternative clamp-loader system transmits DNA-damage signals in genomic DNA to the checkpoint-activation network and the DNA-repair apparatus.Another two alternative loader complexes, CTF18-RFC and ELG1-RFC, have roles that are distinguishable from the role of the canonical loader, RFC. CTF18-RFC interacts with one of the replicative DNA polymerases, Polε, and loads PCNA onto leading-strand DNA, and ELG1-RFC unloads PCNA after ligation of lagging-strand DNA. In the progression of S phase, these alternative PCNA loaders maintain appropriate amounts of PCNA on the replicating sister DNAs to ensure that specific enzymes are tethered at specific chromosomal locations.
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- Eiji Ohashi
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Hu Q, Tang D, Wang H, Shen Y, Chen X, Ji J, Du G, Li Y, Cheng Z. The Exonuclease Homolog OsRAD1 Promotes Accurate Meiotic Double-Strand Break Repair by Suppressing Nonhomologous End Joining. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 172:1105-1116. [PMID: 27512017 PMCID: PMC5047095 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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During meiosis, programmed double-strand breaks (DSBs) are generated to initiate homologous recombination, which is crucial for faithful chromosome segregation. In yeast, Radiation sensitive1 (RAD1) acts together with Radiation sensitive9 (RAD9) and Hydroxyurea sensitive1 (HUS1) to facilitate meiotic recombination via cell-cycle checkpoint control. However, little is known about the meiotic functions of these proteins in higher eukaryotes. Here, we characterized a RAD1 homolog in rice (Oryza sativa) and obtained evidence that O. sativa RAD1 (OsRAD1) is important for meiotic DSB repair. Loss of OsRAD1 led to abnormal chromosome association and fragmentation upon completion of homologous pairing and synapsis. These aberrant chromosome associations were independent of OsDMC1. We found that classical nonhomologous end-joining mediated by Ku70 accounted for most of the ectopic associations in Osrad1 In addition, OsRAD1 interacts directly with OsHUS1 and OsRAD9, suggesting that these proteins act as a complex to promote DSB repair during rice meiosis. Together, these findings suggest that the 9-1-1 complex facilitates accurate meiotic recombination by suppressing nonhomologous end-joining during meiosis in rice.
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- Qing Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Budding Yeast SLX4 Contributes to the Appropriate Distribution of Crossovers and Meiotic Double-Strand Break Formation on Bivalents During Meiosis. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2016; 6:2033-42. [PMID: 27172214 PMCID: PMC4938656 DOI: 10.1534/g3.116.029488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The number and distribution of meiosis crossover (CO) events on each bivalent are strictly controlled by multiple mechanisms to assure proper chromosome segregation during the first meiotic division. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Slx4 is a multi-functional scaffold protein for structure-selective endonucleases, such as Slx1 and Rad1 (which are involved in DNA damage repair), and is also a negative regulator of the Rad9-dependent signaling pathway with Rtt107 Slx4 has been believed to play only a minor role in meiotic recombination. Here, we report that Slx4 is involved in proper intrachromosomal distribution of meiotic CO formation, especially in regions near centromeres. We observed an increase in uncontrolled CO formation only in a region near the centromere in the slx4∆ mutant. Interestingly, this phenomenon was not observed in the slx1∆, rad1∆, or rtt107∆ mutants. In addition, we observed a reduced number of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and altered meiotic DSB distribution on chromosomes in the slx4∆ mutant. This suggests that the multi-functional Slx4 is required for proper CO formation and meiotic DSB formation.
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Suhandynata RT, Wan L, Zhou H, Hollingsworth NM. Identification of Putative Mek1 Substrates during Meiosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Using Quantitative Phosphoproteomics. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0155931. [PMID: 27214570 PMCID: PMC4877051 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Meiotic recombination plays a key role in sexual reproduction as it generates crossovers that, in combination with sister chromatid cohesion, physically connect homologous chromosomes, thereby promoting their proper segregation at the first meiotic division. Meiotic recombination is initiated by programmed double strand breaks (DSBs) catalyzed by the evolutionarily conserved, topoisomerase-like protein Spo11. Repair of these DSBs is highly regulated to create crossovers between homologs that are distributed throughout the genome. This repair requires the presence of the mitotic recombinase, Rad51, as well as the strand exchange activity of the meiosis-specific recombinase, Dmc1. A key regulator of meiotic DSB repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the meiosis-specific kinase Mek1, which promotes interhomolog strand invasion and is required for the meiotic recombination checkpoint and the crossover/noncrossover decision. Understanding how Mek1 regulates meiotic recombination requires the identification of its substrates. Towards that end, an unbiased phosphoproteomic approach utilizing Stable Isotope Labeling by Amino Acids in Cells (SILAC) was utilized to generate a list of potential Mek1 substrates, as well as proteins containing consensus phosphorylation sites for cyclin-dependent kinase, the checkpoint kinases, Mec1/Tel1, and the polo-like kinase, Cdc5. These experiments represent the first global phosphoproteomic dataset for proteins in meiotic budding yeast.
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- Raymond T. Suhandynata
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, 11794–5215, United States of America
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- Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, 11794–5215, United States of America
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, United States of America
- Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, United States of America
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- Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, 11794–5215, United States of America
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Iwasaki D, Hayashihara K, Shima H, Higashide M, Terasawa M, Gasser SM, Shinohara M. The MRX Complex Ensures NHEJ Fidelity through Multiple Pathways Including Xrs2-FHA-Dependent Tel1 Activation. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1005942. [PMID: 26990569 PMCID: PMC4798412 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Because DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are one of the most cytotoxic DNA lesions and often cause genomic instability, precise repair of DSBs is vital for the maintenance of genomic stability. Xrs2/Nbs1 is a multi-functional regulatory subunit of the Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2/Nbs1 (MRX/N) complex, and its function is critical for the primary step of DSB repair, whether by homologous recombination (HR) or non-homologous end joining. In human NBS1, mutations result truncation of the N-terminus region, which contains a forkhead-associated (FHA) domain, cause Nijmegen breakage syndrome. Here we show that the Xrs2 FHA domain of budding yeast is required both to suppress the imprecise repair of DSBs and to promote the robust activation of Tel1 in the DNA damage response pathway. The role of the Xrs2 FHA domain in Tel1 activation was independent of the Tel1-binding activity of the Xrs2 C terminus, which mediates Tel1 recruitment to DSB ends. Both the Xrs2 FHA domain and Tel1 were required for the timely removal of the Ku complex from DSB ends, which correlates with a reduced frequency of imprecise end-joining. Thus, the Xrs2 FHA domain and Tel1 kinase work in a coordinated manner to maintain DSB repair fidelity. Genomic DNA provides the essential blueprint for life, and therefore living organisms have several mechanisms for maintaining the stability of their own genomes. DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are one of the most severe forms of DNA damage, which, without precise repair, can provoke a loss of genetic information, leading to tumor formation. DSBs are repaired by two distinct pathways, homologous recombination (HR) and non-homologous end joining (NHEJ), which can be precise or imprecise. In addition, the DNA damage response (DDR) is essential in the cell to integrate multiple events that need to occur after damage: activation of DNA repair enzymes, selection of repair pathway and control of cell cycle progression, transcription, and so on. Here we show that different domains of Xrs2, a central DSB repair protein in budding yeast whose human ortholog, Nbs1, is linked to a human hereditary disorder with a high risk of cancer, is required not only for repair pathway choice but also for full activation of DDR. This result indicates that DSB repair and the DDR are coordinated at multiple levels to ensure precise repair and thus to maintain genomic integrity.
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- Daichi Iwasaki
- Department of Integrated Protein Functions, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Protein Functions, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Protein Functions, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Protein Functions, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Integrated Protein Functions, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Challa K, Lee MS, Shinohara M, Kim KP, Shinohara A. Rad61/Wpl1 (Wapl), a cohesin regulator, controls chromosome compaction during meiosis. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:3190-203. [PMID: 26825462 PMCID: PMC4838362 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Meiosis-specific cohesin, required for the linking of the sister chromatids, plays a critical role in various chromosomal events during meiotic prophase I, such as chromosome morphogenesis and dynamics, as well as recombination. Rad61/Wpl1 (Wapl in other organisms) negatively regulates cohesin functions. In this study, we show that meiotic chromosome axes are shortened in the budding yeast rad61/wpl1 mutant, suggesting that Rad61/Wpl1 negatively regulates chromosome axis compaction. Rad61/Wpl1 is required for efficient resolution of telomere clustering during meiosis I, indicating a positive effect of Rad61/Wpl1 on the cohesin function required for telomere dynamics. Additionally, we demonstrate distinct activities of Rad61/Wpl1 during the meiotic recombination, including its effects on the efficient processing of intermediates. Thus, Rad61/Wpl1 both positively and negatively regulates various cohesin-mediated chromosomal processes during meiosis.
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- Kiran Challa
- Institute for Protein Research, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea
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- Institute for Protein Research, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea
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- Institute for Protein Research, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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The Double-Strand Break Landscape of Meiotic Chromosomes Is Shaped by the Paf1 Transcription Elongation Complex in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2015; 202:497-512. [PMID: 26627841 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.115.177287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Histone modification is a critical determinant of the frequency and location of meiotic double-strand breaks (DSBs), and thus recombination. Set1-dependent histone H3K4 methylation and Dot1-dependent H3K79 methylation play important roles in this process in budding yeast. Given that the RNA polymerase II associated factor 1 complex, Paf1C, promotes both types of methylation, we addressed the role of the Paf1C component, Rtf1, in the regulation of meiotic DSB formation. Similar to a set1 mutation, disruption of RTF1 decreased the occurrence of DSBs in the genome. However, the rtf1 set1 double mutant exhibited a larger reduction in the levels of DSBs than either of the single mutants, indicating independent contributions of Rtf1 and Set1 to DSB formation. Importantly, the distribution of DSBs along chromosomes in the rtf1 mutant changed in a manner that was different from the distributions observed in both set1 and set1 dot1 mutants, including enhanced DSB formation at some DSB-cold regions that are occupied by nucleosomes in wild-type cells. These observations suggest that Rtf1, and by extension the Paf1C, modulate the genomic DSB landscape independently of H3K4 methylation.
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Skoneczna A, Kaniak A, Skoneczny M. Genetic instability in budding and fission yeast-sources and mechanisms. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2015; 39:917-67. [PMID: 26109598 PMCID: PMC4608483 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuv028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Cells are constantly confronted with endogenous and exogenous factors that affect their genomes. Eons of evolution have allowed the cellular mechanisms responsible for preserving the genome to adjust for achieving contradictory objectives: to maintain the genome unchanged and to acquire mutations that allow adaptation to environmental changes. One evolutionary mechanism that has been refined for survival is genetic variation. In this review, we describe the mechanisms responsible for two biological processes: genome maintenance and mutation tolerance involved in generations of genetic variations in mitotic cells of both Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe. These processes encompass mechanisms that ensure the fidelity of replication, DNA lesion sensing and DNA damage response pathways, as well as mechanisms that ensure precision in chromosome segregation during cell division. We discuss various factors that may influence genome stability, such as cellular ploidy, the phase of the cell cycle, transcriptional activity of a particular region of DNA, the proficiency of DNA quality control systems, the metabolic stage of the cell and its respiratory potential, and finally potential exposure to endogenous or environmental stress. The stability of budding and fission yeast genomes is influenced by two contradictory factors: (1) the need to be fully functional, which is ensured through the replication fidelity pathways of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes through sensing and repairing DNA damage, through precise chromosome segregation during cell division; and (2) the need to acquire changes for adaptation to environmental challenges.
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- Adrianna Skoneczna
- Laboratory of Mutagenesis and DNA Repair, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Science, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Mutagenesis and DNA Repair, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Science, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Science, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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Shinohara M, Hayashihara K, Grubb JT, Bishop DK, Shinohara A. DNA damage response clamp 9-1-1 promotes assembly of ZMM proteins for formation of crossovers and synaptonemal complex. J Cell Sci 2015; 128:1494-506. [PMID: 25736290 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.161554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Formation of crossovers between homologous chromosomes during meiosis is positively regulated by the ZMM proteins (also known as SIC proteins). DNA damage checkpoint proteins also promote efficient formation of interhomolog crossovers. Here, we examined, in budding yeast, the meiotic role of the heterotrimeric DNA damage response clamp composed of Rad17, Ddc1 and Mec3 (known as '9-1-1' in other organisms) and a component of the clamp loader, Rad24 (known as Rad17 in other organisms). Cytological analysis indicated that the 9-1-1 clamp and its loader are not required for the chromosomal loading of RecA homologs Rad51 or Dmc1, but are necessary for the efficient loading of ZMM proteins. Interestingly, the loading of ZMM proteins onto meiotic chromosomes was independent of the checkpoint kinase Mec1 (the homolog of ATR) as well as Rad51. Furthermore, the ZMM member Zip3 (also known as Cst9) bound to the 9-1-1 complex in a cell-free system. These data suggest that, in addition to promoting interhomolog bias mediated by Rad51-Dmc1, the 9-1-1 clamp promotes crossover formation through a specific role in the assembly of ZMM proteins. Thus, the 9-1-1 complex functions to promote two crucial meiotic recombination processes, the regulation of interhomolog recombination and crossover formation mediated by ZMM.
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- Miki Shinohara
- Institute for Protein Research, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology/Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology/Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Institute for Protein Research, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Subramanian VV, Hochwagen A. The meiotic checkpoint network: step-by-step through meiotic prophase. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2014; 6:a016675. [PMID: 25274702 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a016675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The generation of haploid gametes by meiosis is a highly conserved process for sexually reproducing organisms that, in almost all cases, involves the extensive breakage of chromosomes. These chromosome breaks occur during meiotic prophase and are essential for meiotic recombination as well as the subsequent segregation of homologous chromosomes. However, their formation and repair must be carefully monitored and choreographed with nuclear dynamics and the cell division program to avoid the creation of aberrant chromosomes and defective gametes. It is becoming increasingly clear that an intricate checkpoint-signaling network related to the canonical DNA damage response is deeply interwoven with the meiotic program and preserves order during meiotic prophase. This meiotic checkpoint network (MCN) creates a wide range of dependent relationships controlling chromosome movement, chromosome pairing, chromatin structure, and double-strand break (DSB) repair. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of the MCN. We discuss commonalities and differences in different experimental systems, with a particular emphasis on the emerging design principles that control and limit cross talk between signals to ultimately ensure the faithful inheritance of chromosomes by the next generation.
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- Department of Biology, New York University, New York, New York 10003
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Ngo GHP, Balakrishnan L, Dubarry M, Campbell JL, Lydall D. The 9-1-1 checkpoint clamp stimulates DNA resection by Dna2-Sgs1 and Exo1. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:10516-28. [PMID: 25122752 PMCID: PMC4176354 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) at DNA ends is an important regulator of the DNA damage response. Resection, the generation of ssDNA, affects DNA damage checkpoint activation, DNA repair pathway choice, ssDNA-associated mutation and replication fork stability. In eukaryotes, extensive DNA resection requires the nuclease Exo1 and nuclease/helicase pair: Dna2 and Sgs1BLM. How Exo1 and Dna2-Sgs1BLM coordinate during resection remains poorly understood. The DNA damage checkpoint clamp (the 9-1-1 complex) has been reported to play an important role in stimulating resection but the exact mechanism remains unclear. Here we show that the human 9-1-1 complex enhances the cleavage of DNA by both DNA2 and EXO1 in vitro, showing that the resection-stimulatory role of the 9-1-1 complex is direct. We also show that in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the 9-1-1 complex promotes both Dna2-Sgs1 and Exo1-dependent resection in response to uncapped telomeres. Our results suggest that the 9-1-1 complex facilitates resection by recruiting both Dna2-Sgs1 and Exo1 to sites of resection. This activity of the 9-1-1 complex in supporting resection is strongly inhibited by the checkpoint adaptor Rad953BP1. Our results provide important mechanistic insights into how DNA resection is regulated by checkpoint proteins and have implications for genome stability in eukaryotes.
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- Greg H P Ngo
- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences (ICaMB), Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences (ICaMB), Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Divisions of Biology and Chemistry, Caltech, Braun Laboratories, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences (ICaMB), Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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Cooper TJ, Wardell K, Garcia V, Neale MJ. Homeostatic regulation of meiotic DSB formation by ATM/ATR. Exp Cell Res 2014; 329:124-31. [PMID: 25116420 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2014.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and RAD3-related (ATR) are widely known as being central players in the mitotic DNA damage response (DDR), mounting responses to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) respectively. The DDR signalling cascade couples cell cycle control to damage-sensing and repair processes in order to prevent untimely cell cycle progression while damage still persists [1]. Both ATM/ATR are, however, also emerging as essential factors in the process of meiosis; a specialised cell cycle programme responsible for the formation of haploid gametes via two sequential nuclear divisions. Central to achieving accurate meiotic chromosome segregation is the introduction of numerous DSBs spread across the genome by the evolutionarily conserved enzyme, Spo11. This review seeks to explore and address how cells utilise ATM/ATR pathways to regulate Spo11-DSB formation, establish DSB homeostasis and ensure meiosis is completed unperturbed.
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- Tim J Cooper
- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK.
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Dot1-dependent histone H3K79 methylation promotes the formation of meiotic double-strand breaks in the absence of histone H3K4 methylation in budding yeast. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96648. [PMID: 24797370 PMCID: PMC4010517 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Epigenetic marks such as histone modifications play roles in various chromosome dynamics in mitosis and meiosis. Methylation of histones H3 at positions K4 and K79 is involved in the initiation of recombination and the recombination checkpoint, respectively, during meiosis in the budding yeast. Set1 promotes H3K4 methylation while Dot1 promotes H3K79 methylation. In this study, we carried out detailed analyses of meiosis in mutants of the SET1 and DOT1 genes as well as methylation-defective mutants of histone H3. We confirmed the role of Set1-dependent H3K4 methylation in the formation of double-strand breaks (DSBs) in meiosis for the initiation of meiotic recombination, and we showed the involvement of Dot1 (H3K79 methylation) in DSB formation in the absence of Set1-dependent H3K4 methylation. In addition, we showed that the histone H3K4 methylation-defective mutants are defective in SC elongation, although they seem to have moderate reduction of DSBs. This suggests that high levels of DSBs mediated by histone H3K4 methylation promote SC elongation.
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Lyndaker AM, Vasileva A, Wolgemuth DJ, Weiss RS, Lieberman HB. Clamping down on mammalian meiosis. Cell Cycle 2013; 12:3135-45. [PMID: 24013428 DOI: 10.4161/cc.26061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The RAD9A-RAD1-HUS1 (9-1-1) complex is a PCNA-like heterotrimeric clamp that binds damaged DNA to promote cell cycle checkpoint signaling and DNA repair. While various 9-1-1 functions in mammalian somatic cells have been established, mounting evidence from lower eukaryotes predicts critical roles in meiotic germ cells as well. This was investigated in 2 recent studies in which the 9-1-1 complex was disrupted specifically in the mouse male germline through conditional deletion of Rad9a or Hus1. Loss of these clamp subunits led to severely impaired fertility and meiotic defects, including faulty DNA double-strand break repair. While 9-1-1 is critical for ATR kinase activation in somatic cells, these studies did not reveal major defects in ATR checkpoint pathway signaling in meiotic cells. Intriguingly, this new work identified separable roles for 9-1-1 subunits, namely RAD9A- and HUS1-independent roles for RAD1. Based on these studies and the high-level expression of the paralogous proteins RAD9B and HUS1B in testis, we propose a model in which multiple alternative 9-1-1 clamps function during mammalian meiosis to ensure genome maintenance in the germline.
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- Amy M Lyndaker
- Department of Biomedical Sciences; Cornell University; Ithaca, NY USA
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- Center for Radiological Research; College of Physicians and Surgeons; Columbia University Medical Center; New York, NY USA
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- Genetics & Development and Obstetrics & Gynecology; The Institute of Human Nutrition; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center; Columbia University Medical Center; New York, NY USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; Cornell University; Ithaca, NY USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences; Mailman School of Public Health; Columbia University Medical Center; New York, NY USA
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Gray S, Allison RM, Garcia V, Goldman ASH, Neale MJ. Positive regulation of meiotic DNA double-strand break formation by activation of the DNA damage checkpoint kinase Mec1(ATR). Open Biol 2013; 3:130019. [PMID: 23902647 PMCID: PMC3728922 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.130019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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During meiosis, formation and repair of programmed DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) create genetic exchange between homologous chromosomes-a process that is critical for reductional meiotic chromosome segregation and the production of genetically diverse sexually reproducing populations. Meiotic DSB formation is a complex process, requiring numerous proteins, of which Spo11 is the evolutionarily conserved catalytic subunit. Precisely how Spo11 and its accessory proteins function or are regulated is unclear. Here, we use Saccharomyces cerevisiae to reveal that meiotic DSB formation is modulated by the Mec1(ATR) branch of the DNA damage signalling cascade, promoting DSB formation when Spo11-mediated catalysis is compromised. Activation of the positive feedback pathway correlates with the formation of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) recombination intermediates and activation of the downstream kinase, Mek1. We show that the requirement for checkpoint activation can be rescued by prolonging meiotic prophase by deleting the NDT80 transcription factor, and that even transient prophase arrest caused by Ndt80 depletion is sufficient to restore meiotic spore viability in checkpoint mutants. Our observations are unexpected given recent reports that the complementary kinase pathway Tel1(ATM) acts to inhibit DSB formation. We propose that such antagonistic regulation of DSB formation by Mec1 and Tel1 creates a regulatory mechanism, where the absolute frequency of DSBs is maintained at a level optimal for genetic exchange and efficient chromosome segregation.
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- Stephen Gray
- MRC Genome Damage and Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK
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Homologous recombination is associated with the dynamic assembly and disassembly of DNA-protein complexes. Assembly of a nucleoprotein filament comprising ssDNA and the RecA homolog, Rad51, is a key step required for homology search during recombination. The budding yeast Srs2 DNA translocase is known to dismantle Rad51 filament in vitro. However, there is limited evidence to support the dismantling activity of Srs2 in vivo. Here, we show that Srs2 indeed disrupts Rad51-containing complexes from chromosomes during meiosis. Overexpression of Srs2 during the meiotic prophase impairs meiotic recombination and removes Rad51 from meiotic chromosomes. This dismantling activity is specific for Rad51, as Srs2 Overexpression does not remove Dmc1 (a meiosis-specific Rad51 homolog), Rad52 (a Rad51 mediator), or replication protein A (RPA; a single-stranded DNA-binding protein). Rather, RPA replaces Rad51 under these conditions. A mutant Srs2 lacking helicase activity cannot remove Rad51 from meiotic chromosomes. Interestingly, the Rad51-binding domain of Srs2, which is critical for Rad51-dismantling activity in vitro, is not essential for this activity in vivo. Our results suggest that a precise level of Srs2, in the form of the Srs2 translocase, is required to appropriately regulate the Rad51 nucleoprotein filament dynamics during meiosis.
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Zhou Z, Jing C, Zhang L, Takeo F, Kim H, Huang Y, Liu Z, Wan Y. Regulation of Rad17 protein turnover unveils an impact of Rad17-APC cascade in breast carcinogenesis and treatment. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:18134-45. [PMID: 23637229 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.456962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Aberrant regulation of DNA damage checkpoint function leads to genome instability that in turn can predispose cellular tissues to become cancerous. Previous works from us and others demonstrated the role of Rad17 in either activation or termination of DNA damage checkpoint function. In the current study, we have revealed the unexpected accumulation of Rad17 in various types of breast cancer cell lines as well as human breast cancer tissues. We observed that Rad17 protein turnover rate in breast epithelial cells is much faster than in breast cancer cells, where the turnover of Rad17 is regulated by the Cdh1/APC pathway. We further observed that Rad17-mediated checkpoint function is modulated by proteolysis. Stabilization of Rad17 disrupts cellular response to chemotherapeutic drug-induced DNA damage and enhances cellular transformation. In addition, manipulation of Rad17 by RNA interference or stabilization of Rad17 significantly sensitize breast cancer cell to various chemotherapeutic drugs. Our present results indicate the manipulation of Rad17 proteolysis could be a valuable approach to sensitize breast cancer cell to the chemotherapeutic treatment despite of the critical role in governing DNA damage response and cellular recovery from genotoxic stress.
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- Zhuan Zhou
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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Shinohara M, Shinohara A. Multiple pathways suppress non-allelic homologous recombination during meiosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS One 2013; 8:e63144. [PMID: 23646187 PMCID: PMC3639938 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Recombination during meiosis in the form of crossover events promotes the segregation of homologous chromosomes by providing the only physical linkage between these chromosomes. Recombination occurs not only between allelic sites but also between non-allelic (ectopic) sites. Ectopic recombination is often suppressed to prevent non-productive linkages. In this study, we examined the effects of various mutations in genes involved in meiotic recombination on ectopic recombination during meiosis. RAD24, a DNA damage checkpoint clamp-loader gene, suppressed ectopic recombination in wild type in the same pathway as RAD51. In the absence of RAD24, a meiosis-specific recA homolog, DMC1, suppressed the recombination. Homology search and strand exchange in ectopic recombination occurred when either the RAD51 or the DMC1 recA homolog was absent, but was promoted by RAD52. Unexpectedly, the zip1 mutant, which is defective in chromosome synapsis, showed a decrease, rather than an increase, in ectopic recombination. Our results provide evidence for two types of ectopic recombination: one that occurs in wild-type cells and a second that occurs predominantly when the checkpoint pathway is inactivated.
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- Miki Shinohara
- Division of Integrated Protein Functions, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Protein Functions, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Conditional inactivation of the DNA damage response gene Hus1 in mouse testis reveals separable roles for components of the RAD9-RAD1-HUS1 complex in meiotic chromosome maintenance. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003320. [PMID: 23468651 PMCID: PMC3585019 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The RAD9-RAD1-HUS1 (9-1-1) complex is a heterotrimeric PCNA-like clamp that responds to DNA damage in somatic cells by promoting DNA repair as well as ATR-dependent DNA damage checkpoint signaling. In yeast, worms, and flies, the 9-1-1 complex is also required for meiotic checkpoint function and efficient completion of meiotic recombination; however, since Rad9, Rad1, and Hus1 are essential genes in mammals, little is known about their functions in mammalian germ cells. In this study, we assessed the meiotic functions of 9-1-1 by analyzing mice with germ cell-specific deletion of Hus1 as well as by examining the localization of RAD9 and RAD1 on meiotic chromosomes during prophase I. Hus1 loss in testicular germ cells resulted in meiotic defects, germ cell depletion, and severely compromised fertility. Hus1-deficient primary spermatocytes exhibited persistent autosomal γH2AX and RAD51 staining indicative of unrepaired meiotic DSBs, synapsis defects, an extended XY body domain often encompassing partial or whole autosomes, and an increase in structural chromosome abnormalities such as end-to-end X chromosome-autosome fusions and ruptures in the synaptonemal complex. Most of these aberrations persisted in diplotene-stage spermatocytes. Consistent with a role for the 9-1-1 complex in meiotic DSB repair, RAD9 localized to punctate, RAD51-containing foci on meiotic chromosomes in a Hus1-dependent manner. Interestingly, RAD1 had a broader distribution that only partially overlapped with RAD9, and localization of both RAD1 and the ATR activator TOPBP1 to the XY body and to unsynapsed autosomes was intact in Hus1 conditional knockouts. We conclude that mammalian HUS1 acts as a component of the canonical 9-1-1 complex during meiotic prophase I to promote DSB repair and further propose that RAD1 and TOPBP1 respond to unsynapsed chromatin through an alternative mechanism that does not require RAD9 or HUS1.
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Liu Y, Deng Y, Li G, Zhao J. Replication factor C1 (RFC1) is required for double-strand break repair during meiotic homologous recombination in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 73:154-165. [PMID: 22974522 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2012] [Revised: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 09/11/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Replication factor C1 (RFC1), which is conserved in eukaryotes, is involved in DNA replication and checkpoint control. However, a RFC1 product participating in DNA repair at meiosis has not been reported in Arabidopsis. Here, we report functional characterization of AtRFC1 through analysis of the rfc1-2 mutant. The rfc1-2 mutant displayed normal vegetative growth but showed silique sterility because the male gametophyte was arrested at the uninucleus microspore stage and the female at the functional megaspore stage. Expression of AtRFC1 was concentrated in the reproductive organ primordia, meiocytes and developing gametes. Chromosome spreads showed that pairing and synapsis were normal, and the chromosomes were broken when desynapsis began at late prophase I, and chromosome fragments remained in the subsequent stages. For this reason, homologous chromosomes and sister chromatids segregated unequally, leading to pollen sterility. Immunolocalization revealed that the AtRFC1 protein localized to the chromosomes during zygotene and pachytene in wild-type but were absent in the spo11-1 mutant. The chromosome fragmentation of rfc1-2 was suppressed by spo11-1, indicating that AtRFC1 acted downstream of AtSPO11-1. The similar chromosome behavior of rad51 rfc1-2 and rad51 suggests that AtRFC1 may act with AtRAD51 in the same pathway. In summary, AtRFC1 is required for DNA double-strand break repair during meiotic homologous recombination of Arabidopsis.
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- Yang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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Pochon X, Putnam HM, Burki F, Gates RD. Identifying and characterizing alternative molecular markers for the symbiotic and free-living dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium. PLoS One 2012; 7:e29816. [PMID: 22238660 PMCID: PMC3251599 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2011] [Accepted: 12/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium are best known as endosymbionts of corals and other invertebrate as well as protist hosts, but also exist free-living in coastal environments. Despite their importance in marine ecosystems, less than 10 loci have been used to explore phylogenetic relationships in this group, and only the multi-copy nuclear ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) regions 1 and 2 have been used to characterize fine-scale genetic diversity within the nine clades (A-I) that comprise the genus. Here, we describe a three-step molecular approach focused on 1) identifying new candidate genes for phylogenetic analysis of Symbiodinium spp., 2) characterizing the phylogenetic relationship of these candidate genes from DNA samples spanning eight Symbiodinium clades (A-H), and 3) conducting in-depth phylogenetic analyses of candidate genes displaying genetic divergences equal or higher than those within the ITS-2 of Symbiodinium clade C. To this end, we used bioinformatics tools and reciprocal comparisons to identify homologous genes from 55,551 cDNA sequences representing two Symbiodinium and six additional dinoflagellate EST libraries. Of the 84 candidate genes identified, 7 Symbiodinium genes (elf2, coI, coIII, cob, calmodulin, rad24, and actin) were characterized by sequencing 23 DNA samples spanning eight Symbiodinium clades (A-H). Four genes displaying higher rates of genetic divergences than ITS-2 within clade C were selected for in-depth phylogenetic analyses, which revealed that calmodulin has limited taxonomic utility but that coI, rad24, and actin behave predictably with respect to Symbiodinium lineage C and are potential candidates as new markers for this group. The approach for targeting candidate genes described here can serve as a model for future studies aimed at identifying and testing new phylogenetically informative genes for taxa where transcriptomic and genomics data are available.
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- Xavier Pochon
- Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai'i, Kane'ohe, Hawai'i, United States of America.
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Comprehensive network analysis of anther-expressed genes in rice by the combination of 33 laser microdissection and 143 spatiotemporal microarrays. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26162. [PMID: 22046259 PMCID: PMC3202526 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 09/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Co-expression networks systematically constructed from large-scale transcriptome data reflect the interactions and functions of genes with similar expression patterns and are a powerful tool for the comprehensive understanding of biological events and mining of novel genes. In Arabidopsis (a model dicot plant), high-resolution co-expression networks have been constructed from very large microarray datasets and these are publicly available as online information resources. However, the available transcriptome data of rice (a model monocot plant) have been limited so far, making it difficult for rice researchers to achieve reliable co-expression analysis. In this study, we performed co-expression network analysis by using combined 44 K agilent microarray datasets of rice, which consisted of 33 laser microdissection (LM)-microarray datasets of anthers, and 143 spatiotemporal transcriptome datasets deposited in RicexPro. The entire data of the rice co-expression network, which was generated from the 176 microarray datasets by the Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) method with the mutual rank (MR)-based cut-off, contained 24,258 genes and 60,441 genes pairs. Using these datasets, we constructed high-resolution co-expression subnetworks of two specific biological events in the anther, “meiosis” and “pollen wall synthesis”. The meiosis network contained many known or putative meiotic genes, including genes related to meiosis initiation and recombination. In the pollen wall synthesis network, several candidate genes involved in the sporopollenin biosynthesis pathway were efficiently identified. Hence, these two subnetworks are important demonstrations of the efficiency of co-expression network analysis in rice. Our co-expression analysis included the separated transcriptomes of pollen and tapetum cells in the anther, which are able to provide precise information on transcriptional regulation during male gametophyte development in rice. The co-expression network data presented here is a useful resource for rice researchers to elucidate important and complex biological events.
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Genetic requirements and meiotic function of phosphorylation of the yeast axial element protein Red1. Mol Cell Biol 2010; 31:912-23. [PMID: 21173162 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00895-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The synaptonemal complex (SC) is a meiosis-specific tripartite structure that forms between two homologous chromosomes; it consists of a central region and two parallel lateral elements. Lateral elements also are called axial elements prior to synapsis. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Red1, Hop1, and Mek1 are structural components of axial/lateral elements. The red1/mek1/hop1 mutants all exhibit reduced levels of interhomolog recombination and produce no viable spores. Red1 is a phosphoprotein. Several earlier reports proposed that phosphorylated Red1 plays important roles in meiosis, including in signaling meiotic DNA damage or in preventing exit from the pachytene chromosomes. We report here that the phosphorylation of Red1 is carried out in CDC28-dependent and CDC28-independent manners. In contrast to previous results, we found Red1 phosphorylation to be independent of meiotic DNA recombination, the Mec1/Tel1 DNA damage checkpoint kinases, and the Mek1 kinase. To functionally validate the phosphorylation of Red1, we mapped the phosphorylation sites on this protein. A red1(14A) mutant showing no detectable Red1 phosphorylation did not exhibit decreased sporulation efficiency, defects in viable spore production, or defects in meiotic DNA damage checkpoints. Thus, our results suggest that the phosphorylation of Red1 is not essential for its functions in meiosis.
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Yasutis K, Vignali M, Ryder M, Tameire F, Dighe SA, Fields S, Kozminski KG. Zds2p regulates Swe1p-dependent polarized cell growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae via a novel Cdc55p interaction domain. Mol Biol Cell 2010; 21:4373-86. [PMID: 20980617 PMCID: PMC3002390 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e10-04-0326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2010] [Revised: 08/20/2010] [Accepted: 10/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Deletion of the paralogs ZDS1 and ZDS2 in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae causes a mis-regulation of polarized cell growth. Here we show a function for these genes as regulators of the Swe1p (Wee1p) kinase-dependent G2/M checkpoint. We identified a conserved domain in the C-terminus of Zds2p consisting of amino acids 813-912 (hereafter referred to as ZH4 for Zds homology 4) that is required for regulation of Swe1p-dependent polarized bud growth. ZH4 is shown by protein affinity assays to be necessary and sufficient for interaction with Cdc55p, a regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A). We hypothesized that the Zds proteins are in a pathway that negatively regulates the Swe1p-dependent G2/M checkpoint via Cdc55p. Supporting this model, deletion of CDC55 rescues the aberrant bud morphology of a zds1Δzds2Δ strain. We also show that expression of ZDS1 or ZDS2 from a strong galactose-inducible promoter can induce mitosis even when the Swe1p-dependent G2/M checkpoint is activated by mis-organization of the actin cytoskeleton. This negative regulation requires the CDC55 gene. Together these data indicate that the Cdc55p/Zds2p module has a function in the regulation of the Swe1p-dependent G2/M checkpoint.
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- Kimberly Yasutis
- *Departments of Biology and
- Cell and Developmental Biology Program, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904; and
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- Departments of Genome Sciences and Medicine and
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
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- *Departments of Biology and
- Cell Biology and
- Cell and Developmental Biology Program, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904; and
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Wu HY, Ho HC, Burgess SM. Mek1 kinase governs outcomes of meiotic recombination and the checkpoint response. Curr Biol 2010; 20:1707-16. [PMID: 20888230 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2009] [Revised: 06/08/2010] [Accepted: 08/24/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Homologous recombination promotes proper segregation of chromosomes during meiosis. Programmed double-strand breaks (DSBs) initiate recombination and are repaired preferentially using the homolog rather than the sister chromatid template. In yeast, activation of Mek1 kinase upholds this bias. Mek1 is also a proposed effector kinase in the recombination checkpoint that responds to aberrant DNA and/or axis structures. Elucidating a role for Mek1 in this checkpoint has been difficult, because a mek1 null mutation causes rapid repair of DSBs using a sister chromatid, thus bypassing formation of checkpoint-activating lesions. Here we analyzed a MEK1 gain-of-function allele to test if it would enhance interhomolog bias and/or the checkpoint response. RESULTS When Mek1 activation was artificially maintained through glutathione S-transferase-mediated dimerization, there was an enhanced skew toward interhomolog recombination and reduction of intersister events, including multichromatid joint molecules. Increased interhomolog events were specifically repaired as noncrossovers rather than as crossovers. Ectopic Mek1 dimerization was also sufficient to impose interhomolog bias in the absence of recombination checkpoint functions, thereby uncoupling these two processes. Finally, the stringency of the checkpoint response was enhanced in mutants with weak recombination defects by blocking prophase exit in a subset of cells in which arrest is not absolute. CONCLUSIONS We propose that Mek1 plays dual roles during meiotic prophase I by phosphorylating targets directly involved in the recombination checkpoint, as well as targets involved in sister chromatid recombination. We discuss how regulation of pachytene exit by Mek1 or similar kinases could influence checkpoint stringency, which may differ among species and between sexes.
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- Hsin-Yen Wu
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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The Drosophila hus1 gene is required for homologous recombination repair during meiosis. Mech Dev 2009; 126:677-86. [PMID: 19501158 DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2009.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2009] [Revised: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 05/28/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The checkpoint proteins, Rad9, Rad1, and Hus1 (9-1-1), form a complex which plays a central role in the DNA damage-induced checkpoint response. Previously, we demonstrated that Drosophilahus1 is essential for activation of the meiotic checkpoint elicited in double-strand DNA break (DSB) repair enzyme mutants. The hus1 mutant exhibits similar oocyte nuclear defects as those produced by mutations in these repair enzymes, suggesting that hus1 plays a role independent of its meiotic checkpoint activity. In this study, we further analyzed the function of hus1 during meiosis and discovered that the synaptonemal complex (SC) disassembles abnormally in hus1 mutants. Oocyte nuclear and SC defects of hus1 mutants can be suppressed by blocking the formation of DSBs, implying that the hus1 oocyte nuclear defects depend upon DSBs. Interestingly, eliminating checkpoint activity through mutations in DmChk2 but not mei-41 suppress the oocyte nucleus and SC defects of hus1, suggesting that these processes are dependent upon DmChk2 checkpoint activity. Moreover, we showed that in hus1, DSBs that form during meiosis are not processed efficiently, and that this defect is not suppressed by a mutation in DmChk2. We found a genetic interaction between hus1 and the Drosophila brca2 homologue, which was shown to participate in DNA repair during meiosis. Together, our results imply that hus1 is required for repair of DSBs during meiotic recombination.
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Identification of ENA1 as a virulence gene of the human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans through signature-tagged insertional mutagenesis. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2009; 8:315-26. [PMID: 19151325 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00375-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A library of more than 4,500 signature-tagged insertion mutants of the human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans was generated, and a subset was screened in a murine inhalation model to identify genes required for virulence. New genes that regulate aspects of C. neoformans virulence were also identified by screening the entire library for in vitro phenotypes related to the ability to cause disease, including melanin production, growth at high temperature, and growth under conditions of nutrient limitation. A screen of 10% of the strain collection in mice identified an avirulent mutant strain with an insertion in the ENA1 gene, which is predicted to encode a fungus-specific sodium or potassium P-type ATPase. The results of the deletion of the gene and complementation experiments confirmed its key role in mammalian virulence. ena1 mutant strains exhibited no change in sensitivity to high salt concentrations but were sensitive to alkaline pH conditions, providing evidence that the fungus may have to survive at elevated pH during infection of the mammalian host. The mutation of the well-characterized virulence factor calcineurin (CNA1) also rendered C. neoformans strains sensitive to elevated pH. ENA1 transcripts in wild-type and cna1 mutant strains were upregulated in response to high pH, and cna1 ena1 double mutant strains exhibited increased sensitivity to elevated pH, indicating that at least two pathways in the fungus mediate survival under alkaline conditions. Signature-tagged mutagenesis is an effective strategy for the discovery of new virulence genes in fungal pathogens of animals.
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Kosaka H, Shinohara M, Shinohara A. Csm4-dependent telomere movement on nuclear envelope promotes meiotic recombination. PLoS Genet 2008; 4:e1000196. [PMID: 18818742 PMCID: PMC2533704 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2008] [Accepted: 08/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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During meiotic prophase, chromosomes display rapid movement, and their telomeres attach to the nuclear envelope and cluster to form a “chromosomal bouquet.” Little is known about the roles of the chromosome movement and telomere clustering in this phase. In budding yeast, telomere clustering is promoted by a meiosis-specific, telomere-binding protein, Ndj1. Here, we show that a meiosis-specific protein, Csm4, which forms a complex with Ndj1, facilitates bouquet formation. In the absence of Csm4, Ndj1-bound telomeres tether to nuclear envelopes but do not cluster, suggesting that telomere clustering in the meiotic prophase consists of at least two distinct steps: Ndj1-dependent tethering to the nuclear envelope and Csm4-dependent clustering/movement. Similar to Ndj1, Csm4 is required for several distinct steps during meiotic recombination. Our results suggest that Csm4 promotes efficient second-end capture of a double-strand break following a homology search, as well as resolution of the double-Holliday junction during crossover formation. We propose that chromosome movement and associated telomere dynamics at the nuclear envelope promotes the completion of key biochemical steps during meiotic recombination. Meiosis is a specialized cell division that produces haploid gametes. Homologous recombination plays a pivotal role in the segregation of homologous chromosomes during meiosis I by creating physical linkages between the chromosomes. Drastic reorganization of chromosomes in the nucleus is a prominent feature of meiotic prophase I, during which telomeres get associated with the nuclear envelope and move within the envelope, culminating in the formation of telomere clusters, often referred to as “chromosome bouquets.” The roles that telomere movement and clustering play in meiotic prophase I are largely unknown. In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, tethering of telomeres to the nuclear envelope is mediated by a meiosis-specific telomere-binding protein, Ndj1. We studied the functions of a meiosis-specific gene, CSM4, in telomere clustering and during meiotic recombination. CSM4 is necessary for the clustering of Ndj1-associated telomeres. Interestingly, csm4 mutants show pleiotropic defects during meiotic recombination. It is likely that the chromosome movement promotes various biochemical reactions during meiotic recombination.
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- Hiromichi Kosaka
- Institute for Protein Research, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Role of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rad53 checkpoint kinase in signaling double-strand breaks during the meiotic cell cycle. Mol Cell Biol 2008; 28:4480-93. [PMID: 18505828 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00375-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) can arise at unpredictable locations after DNA damage or in a programmed manner during meiosis. DNA damage checkpoint response to accidental DSBs during mitosis requires the Rad53 effector kinase, whereas the meiosis-specific Mek1 kinase, together with Red1 and Hop1, mediates the recombination checkpoint in response to programmed meiotic DSBs. Here we provide evidence that exogenous DSBs lead to Rad53 phosphorylation during the meiotic cell cycle, whereas programmed meiotic DSBs do not. However, the latter can trigger phosphorylation of a protein fusion between Rad53 and the Mec1-interacting protein Ddc2, suggesting that the inability of Rad53 to transduce the meiosis-specific DSB signals might be due to its failure to access the meiotic recombination sites. Rad53 phosphorylation/activation is elicited when unrepaired meiosis-specific DSBs escape the recombination checkpoint. This activation requires homologous chromosome segregation and delays the second meiotic division. Altogether, these data indicate that Rad53 prevents sister chromatid segregation in the presence of unrepaired programmed meiotic DSBs, thus providing a salvage mechanism ensuring genetic integrity in the gametes even in the absence of the recombination checkpoint.
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Longhese MP, Guerini I, Baldo V, Clerici M. Surveillance mechanisms monitoring chromosome breaks during mitosis and meiosis. DNA Repair (Amst) 2008; 7:545-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2007.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2007] [Accepted: 09/13/2007] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Shinohara M, Oh SD, Hunter N, Shinohara A. Crossover assurance and crossover interference are distinctly regulated by the ZMM proteins during yeast meiosis. Nat Genet 2008; 40:299-309. [PMID: 18297071 DOI: 10.1038/ng.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2007] [Accepted: 12/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Meiotic crossing-over is highly regulated such that each homolog pair typically receives at least one crossover (assurance) and adjacent crossovers are widely spaced (interference). Here we provide evidence that interference and assurance are mechanistically distinct processes that are separated by mutations in a new ZMM (Zip, Msh, Mer) protein from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Spo16. Like other zmm mutants, spo16 cells have defects in both crossing-over and synaptonemal complex formation. Unlike in previously characterized zmm mutants, the residual crossovers in spo16 cells show interference comparable to that in the wild type. Spo16 interacts with a second ZMM protein, Spo22 (also known as Zip4), and spo22 mutants also show normal interference. Notably, assembly of the MutS homologs Msh4 and Msh5 on chromosomes occurs in both spo16 and spo22, but not in other zmm mutants. We suggest that crossover interference requires the normal assembly of recombination complexes containing Msh4 and Msh5 but does not require Spo16- and Spo22-dependent extension of synaptonemal complexes. In contrast, crossover assurance requires all ZMM proteins and full-length synaptonemal complexes.
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- Miki Shinohara
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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Burgoyne PS, Mahadevaiah SK, Turner JMA. The management of DNA double-strand breaks in mitotic G2, and in mammalian meiosis viewed from a mitotic G2 perspective. Bioessays 2007; 29:974-86. [PMID: 17876782 DOI: 10.1002/bies.20639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are extremely hazardous lesions for all DNA-bearing organisms and the mechanisms of DSB repair are highly conserved. In the eukaryotic mitotic cell cycle, DSBs are often present following DNA replication while, in meiosis, hundreds of DSBs are generated as a prelude to the reshuffling of the maternally and paternally derived genomes. In both cases, the DSBs are repaired by a process called homologous recombinational repair (HRR), which utilises an intact DNA molecule as the repair template. Mitotic and meiotic HRR are managed by 'checkpoints' that inhibit cell division until DSB repair is complete. Here we attempt to summarise the substantial recent progress in understanding the checkpoint management of HRR in mitosis (focussing mainly on mammals) and then go on to use this information as a framework for understanding the presumed checkpoint management of HRR in mammalian meiosis.
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- Paul S Burgoyne
- Division of Stem Cell Biology and Developmental Genetics, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK
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Budding yeast Mec1, a homolog of mammalian ATR/ATM, is an essential chromosome-based signal transduction protein. Mec1 is a key checkpoint regulator and plays a critical role in the maintenance of genome stability. Mec1 is also required for meiosis; loss of Mec1 functions leads to a number of meiotic defects including reduction in recombination, loss of inter-homolog bias, loss of crossover control, and failure in meiotic progression. Here we review currently available data on meiotic defects associated with loss of Mec1 functions and discuss the possibility that Mec1 may participate as a fundamentally positive player in coordinating and promoting basic meiotic chromosomal processes during normal meiosis.
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- Jesús A Carballo
- Division of Stem Cell Biology and Developmental Genetics, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1AA, UK
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