title: The intra-S phase checkpoint protein Tof1 collaborates with the helicase Rrm3 and the F-box protein Dia2 to maintain genome stability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: The intra-S phase checkpoint protein complex Tof1/Csm3 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae antagonizes Rrm3 helicase to modulate replication fork arrest not only at the replication termini of rDNA but also at strong nonhistone protein binding sites throughout the genome. We investigated whether these checkpoint proteins acted either antagonistically or synergistically with Rrm3 in mediating other important functions such as maintenance of genome stability. High retromobility of a normally quiescent retrovirus-like transposable element Ty1 of S. cerevisiae is a form of genome instability, because the transposition events induce mutations. We measured the transposition of Ty1 in various genetic backgrounds and discovered that Tof1 suppressed excessive retromobility in collaboration with either Rrm3 or the F-box protein Dia2. Although both Rrm3 and Dia2 are believed to facilitate fork movement, fork stalling at DNA-protein complexes did not appear to be a major contributor to enhancement of retromobility. Absence of the aforementioned proteins either individually or in pair-wise combinations caused karyotype changes as revealed by the altered migrations of the individual chromosomes in pulsed field gels. The mobility changes were RNase H-resistant and therefore, unlikely to have been caused by extensive R loop formation. These mutations also resulted in alterations of telomere lengths. However, the latter changes could not fully account for the magnitude of the observed karyotypic alterations. We conclude that unlike other checkpoint proteins that are known to be required for elevated retromobility, Tof1 suppressed high frequency retrotransposition and maintained karyotype stability in collaboration with the aforementioned proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA.
authors.forename: Narendra K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Bairwa
authors.forename: Bidyut K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.forename: Radostina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stamenova
authors.forename: M Joan
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Curcio
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bastia
mesh_terms: D004265:DNA Helicases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D044783:F-Box Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016681:Genome, Fungal / Q000502:physiology*; D042822:Genomic Instability / Q000502:physiology*; D018626:Retroelements / Q000502:physiology; D016196:S Phase / Q000502:physiology; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C495983:Dia2 protein, S cerevisiae; D044783:F-Box Proteins; D018626:Retroelements; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C119636:TOF1 protein, S cerevisiae; C459081:Rrm3 protein, S cerevisiae; D004265:DNA Helicases