title: Distinct roles of Mus81, Yen1, Slx1-Slx4, and Rad1 nucleases in the repair of replication-born double-strand breaks by sister chromatid exchange.
abstract: Most spontaneous DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) arise during replication and are repaired by homologous recombination (HR) with the sister chromatid. Many proteins participate in HR, but it is often difficult to determine their in vivo functions due to the existence of alternative pathways. Here we take advantage of an in vivo assay to assess repair of a specific replication-born DSB by sister chromatid recombination (SCR). We analyzed the functional relevance of four structure-selective endonucleases (SSEs), Yen1, Mus81-Mms4, Slx1-Slx4, and Rad1, on SCR in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Physical and genetic analyses showed that ablation of any of these SSEs leads to a specific SCR decrease that is not observed in general HR. Our work suggests that Yen1, Mus81-Mms4, Slx4, and Rad1, but not Slx1, function independently in the cleavage of intercrossed DNA structures to reconstitute broken replication forks via HR with the sister chromatid. These unique effects, which have not been detected in other studies unless double mutant combinations were used, indicate the formation of distinct alternatives for the repair of replication-born DSBs that require specific SSEs.
authors.affiliation: Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Galván
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tous
authors.forename: Miguel G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: Erin K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Kirk T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Ehmsen
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: Wolf-Dietrich
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Heyer
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aguilera
mesh_terms: D053903:DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded; D004260:DNA Repair; D045643:DNA Repair Enzymes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004706:Endodeoxyribonucleases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004720:Endonucleases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D045585:Flap Endonucleases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D045565:Holliday Junction Resolvases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012854:Sister Chromatid Exchange
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D004706:Endodeoxyribonucleases; D004720:Endonucleases; D045585:Flap Endonucleases; C411624:MUS81 protein, S cerevisiae; C069266:RAD1 protein, S cerevisiae; C507304:SLX1 protein, S cerevisiae; C505436:SLX4 protein, S cerevisiae; D045565:Holliday Junction Resolvases; C533749:Yen1 protein, S cerevisiae; C112337:MMS4 protein, S cerevisiae; D045643:DNA Repair Enzymes