Homologous recombination (HR) is essential for maintenance of genome stability through double-strand break (DSB) repair, but at the same time HR can lead to loss of heterozygosity and uncontrolled recombination can be genotoxic. The post-translational modification by SUMO (small ubiquitin-like modifier) has been shown to modulate recombination, but the exact mechanism of this regulation remains unclear. Here we show that SUMOylation stabilizes the interaction between the recombination mediator Rad52 and its paralogue Rad59 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Although Rad59 SUMOylation is not required for survival after genotoxic stress, it affects the outcome of recombination to promote conservative DNA repair. In some genetic assays, Rad52 and Rad59 SUMOylation act synergistically. Collectively, our data indicate that the described SUMO modifications affect the balance between conservative and non-conservative mechanisms of HR.

• MeSH
• chromozomy hub genetika   MeSH
• DNA opravný a rekombinační protein Rad52 chemie   metabolismus   MeSH
• DNA vazebné proteiny chemie   metabolismus   MeSH
• homologní rekombinace * MeSH
• lysin metabolismus   MeSH
• mitóza genetika   MeSH
• poškození DNA MeSH
• proteinové domény MeSH
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae - proteiny chemie   metabolismus   MeSH
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae cytologie   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• sumoylace * MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

Mph1 is a member of the conserved FANCM family of DNA motor proteins that play key roles in genome maintenance processes underlying Fanconi anemia, a cancer predisposition syndrome in humans. Here, we identify Mte1 as a novel interactor of the Mph1 helicase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In vitro, Mte1 (Mph1-associated telomere maintenance protein 1) binds directly to DNA with a preference for branched molecules such as D loops and fork structures. In addition, Mte1 stimulates the helicase and fork regression activities of Mph1 while inhibiting the ability of Mph1 to dissociate recombination intermediates. Deletion of MTE1 reduces crossover recombination and suppresses the sensitivity of mph1Δ mutant cells to replication stress. Mph1 and Mte1 interdependently colocalize at DNA damage-induced foci and dysfunctional telomeres, and MTE1 deletion results in elongated telomeres. Taken together, our data indicate that Mte1 plays a role in regulation of crossover recombination, response to replication stress, and telomere maintenance.

• MeSH
• crossing over (genetika) genetika   MeSH
• DEAD-box RNA-helikasy genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• delece genu MeSH
• fyziologický stres genetika   MeSH
• homeostáza telomer genetika   MeSH
• proteiny vázající telomery genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae - proteiny genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• transport proteinů MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH