title: Functionally homologous DNA replication genes in fission and budding yeast.
abstract: The cdc18(+) gene of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe is involved in the initiation of DNA replication as well as in coupling the S phase to mitosis. In this work, we show that the Saccharomyces cerevisiae CDC6 gene complements cdc18-K46 ts and cdc18 deletion mutant S. pombe strains. The budding yeast gene suppresses both the initiation and the checkpoint defects associated with the lack of cdc18(+). The Cdc6 protein interacts in vivo with Cdc2 kinase complexes. Interestingly, Cdc6 is an in vitro substrate for Cdc13/Cdc2 and Cig1/Cdc2, but not for Cig2/Cdc2-associated kinases. Overexpression of Cdc6 in fission yeast induces multiple rounds of S-phase in the absence of mitosis and cell division. This CDC6-dependent continuous DNA synthesis phenotype is independent of the presence of a functional cdc18(+) gene product and, significantly, requires only Cig2/Cdc2-associated kinase activity. Finally, these S. pombe over-replicating cells do not require any protein synthesis other than that of Cdc6. Our data strongly suggest that CDC6 and cdc18(+) are functional homologues and also support the idea that controls restricting genome duplication diverge in fission and budding yeast.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Microbiología-Bioquímica/Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Edificio Departamental, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, CSIC/Universidad de Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calzada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bueno
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase / Q000378:metabolism; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019926:Cyclin B / Q000378:metabolism; D016213:Cyclins / Q000378:metabolism; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004261:DNA Replication / Q000235:genetics*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D009154:Mutation; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: C066503:CDC6 protein, S cerevisiae; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; C080328:Cig2 protein, S pombe; D019926:Cyclin B; D016213:Cyclins; D017931:DNA Primers; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; C082462:cdc18 protein, S pombe; D003513:Cycloheximide; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase