title: Allelism of PSO4 and PRP19 links pre-mRNA processing with recombination and error-prone DNA repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: The radiation-sensitive mutant pso4-1 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae shows a pleiotropic phenotype, including sensitivity to DNA cross-linking agents, nearly blocked sporulation and reduced mutability. We have cloned the putative yeast DNA repair gene PSO4 from a genomic library by complementation of the blocked UV-induced mutagenesis and of sporulation in diploids homozygous for pso4-1. Sequence analysis revealed that gene PSO4 consists of 1512 bp located upstream of UBI4 on chromosome XII and encodes a putative protein of 56.7 kDa. PSO4 is allelic to PRP19, a gene encoding a spliceosome-associated protein, but shares no significant homology with other yeast genes. Gene disruption with a destroyed reading frame of our PSO4 clone resulted in death of haploid cells, confirming the finding that PSO4/PRP19 is an essential gene. Thus, PSO4 is the third essential DNA repair gene found in the yeast S.cerevisiae.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mikrobiologie der J.W.Goethe Universität, Frankfurt/Main,Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Düsterhöft
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Henriques
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brendel
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000235:genetics*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016296:Mutagenesis / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D010641:Phenotype; D012323:RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional / Q000235:genetics*; D012326:RNA Splicing / Q000235:genetics; D000072260:RNA Splicing Factors; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D011995:Recombination, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D017381:Spliceosomes; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; C079877:PRP19 protein, S cerevisiae; D000072260:RNA Splicing Factors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins