title: Functionally distinct nucleosome-free regions in yeast require Rad7 and Rad16 for nucleotide excision repair.
abstract: In yeast, Rad7 and Rad16 are two proteins required for nucleotide excision repair (NER) of non-transcribed chromatin. They have roles in damage recognition, in the postincision steps of NER, and in ultraviolet-light-dependent histone H3 acetylation. Moreover, Rad16 is an ATP-ase of the SNF2 superfamily and therefore might facilitate chromatin repair by nucleosome remodelling. Here, we used yeast rad7 Delta rad16 Delta mutants and show that Rad7-Rad16 is also required for NER of UV-lesions in three functionally distinct nucleosome-free regions (NFRs), the promoter and 3'-end of the URA3 gene and the ARS1 origin of replication. Moreover, rapid repair of UV-lesions by photolyase confirmed that nucleosomes were absent and that neither UV-damage formation nor rad7 Delta rad16 Delta mutations altered chromatin accessibility in NFRs. The data are consistent with a role of Rad7-Rad16 in damage recognition and processing in absence of nucleosomes. An additional role in nucleosome remodelling is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cell Biology, ETH Zurich, Schafmattstrasse 18, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland. teresa.lettieri@jrc.it
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lettieri
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kraehenbuehl
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capiaghi
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Livingstone-Zatchej
authors.forename: Fritz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thoma
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004260:DNA Repair; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D009707:Nucleosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D011740:Pyrimidine Dimers / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C061886:ABF1 protein, S cerevisiae; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D009707:Nucleosomes; D011740:Pyrimidine Dimers; C063915:RAD7 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; C075467:RAD16 protein, S cerevisiae