title: Involvement of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae HDF1 gene in DNA double-strand break repair and recombination.
abstract: The HDF1 protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae shares biochemical properties and structural homology with the 70-kDa subunit of the human autoantigen Ku. The Ku protein, a heterodimer composed of a 70-kDa subunit and an 80-kDa subunit, has been identified as the regulatory subunit of the DNA-dependent protein kinase. This enzyme has recently been shown to be involved in DNA repair and recombination processes in mammalian cells. Here we show that hdf1-disrupted S. cerevisiae strains are strongly sensitive toward the radiomimetic antibiotic bleomycin. In addition, mating-type switching and rates of spontaneous mitotic recombination are strongly reduced. This phenotype is similar to that of mammalian cells lacking components of the DNA-dependent protein kinase holoenzyme, suggesting that HDF1 participates in and exerts equivalent functions in S. cerevisiae.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biochemie der Universität München, Würmtalstrasse 221, 81375 München, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Mages
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Feldmann
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Winnacker
mesh_terms: D001761:Bleomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004260:DNA Repair; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D008938:Mitosis; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D009153:Mutagens / Q000494:pharmacology; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D009153:Mutagens; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C520769:YKU70 protein, S cerevisiae; C081647:high affinity DNA-binding factor, S cerevisiae; D001761:Bleomycin