title: Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) interacts with a meiosis-specific RecA homologues, Lim15/Dmc1, but does not stimulate its strand transfer activity.
abstract: PCNA is a multi-functional protein that is involved in various nuclear events. Here we show that PCNA participates in events occurring during early meiotic prophase. Analysis of protein-protein interactions using surface plasmon resonance indicates that Coprinus cinereus PCNA (CoPCNA) specifically interacts with a meiotic specific RecA-like factor, C. cinereus Lim15/Dmc1 (CoLim15) in vitro. The binding efficiency increases with addition of Mg(2+) ions, while ATP inhibits the interaction. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments indicate that the CoLim15 protein interacts with the CoPCNA protein in vitro and in the cell extracts. Despite the interaction between these two factors, no enhancement of CoLim15-dependent strand transfer activity by CoPCNA was found in vitro. We propose that the interaction between Lim15/Dmc1 and PCNA mediates the recombination-associated DNA synthesis during meiosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken 278-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Fumika N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Akiyo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koshiyama
authors.forename: Satoshi H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Namekawa
authors.forename: Satomi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwabata
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: Takayuki Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Nara
authors.forename: Kengo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawado
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003302:Coprinus / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008540:Meiosis; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011938:Rec A Recombinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011995:Recombination, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen; D011938:Rec A Recombinases