Defective resection at DNA double-strand breaks leads to de novo telomere formation and enhances gene targeting.
The formation of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) at double-strand break (DSB) ends is essential in repair by homologous recombination and is mediated by DNA helicases and nucleases. Here we estimated the length of ssDNA generated during DSB repair and analyzed the consequences of elimination of processi...
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| author | Woo-Hyun Chung Zhu Zhu Alma Papusha Anna Malkova Grzegorz Ira |
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| description | The formation of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) at double-strand break (DSB) ends is essential in repair by homologous recombination and is mediated by DNA helicases and nucleases. Here we estimated the length of ssDNA generated during DSB repair and analyzed the consequences of elimination of processive resection pathways mediated by Sgs1 helicase and Exo1 nuclease on DSB repair fidelity. In wild-type cells during allelic gene conversion, an average of 2-4 kb of ssDNA accumulates at each side of the break. Longer ssDNA is formed during ectopic recombination or break-induced replication (BIR), reflecting much slower repair kinetics. This relatively extensive resection may help determine sequences involved in homology search and prevent recombination within short DNA repeats next to the break. In sgs1Delta exo1Delta mutants that form only very short ssDNA, allelic gene conversion decreases 5-fold and DSBs are repaired by BIR or de novo telomere formation resulting in loss of heterozygosity. The absence of the telomerase inhibitor, PIF1, increases de novo telomere pathway usage to about 50%. Accumulation of Cdc13, a protein recruiting telomerase, at the break site increases in sgs1Delta exo1Delta, and the requirement of the Ku complex for new telomere formation is partially bypassed. In contrast to this decreased and alternative DSB repair, the efficiency and accuracy of gene targeting increases dramatically in sgs1Delta exo1Delta cells, suggesting that transformed DNA is very stable in these mutants. Altogether these data establish a new role for processive resection in the fidelity of DSB repair. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9bb2e09e45ac4bd3b021e9a9f0cdd6e42022-12-22T03:36:03ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Genetics1553-73901553-74042010-05-0165e100094810.1371/journal.pgen.1000948Defective resection at DNA double-strand breaks leads to de novo telomere formation and enhances gene targeting.Woo-Hyun ChungZhu ZhuAlma PapushaAnna MalkovaGrzegorz IraThe formation of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) at double-strand break (DSB) ends is essential in repair by homologous recombination and is mediated by DNA helicases and nucleases. Here we estimated the length of ssDNA generated during DSB repair and analyzed the consequences of elimination of processive resection pathways mediated by Sgs1 helicase and Exo1 nuclease on DSB repair fidelity. In wild-type cells during allelic gene conversion, an average of 2-4 kb of ssDNA accumulates at each side of the break. Longer ssDNA is formed during ectopic recombination or break-induced replication (BIR), reflecting much slower repair kinetics. This relatively extensive resection may help determine sequences involved in homology search and prevent recombination within short DNA repeats next to the break. In sgs1Delta exo1Delta mutants that form only very short ssDNA, allelic gene conversion decreases 5-fold and DSBs are repaired by BIR or de novo telomere formation resulting in loss of heterozygosity. The absence of the telomerase inhibitor, PIF1, increases de novo telomere pathway usage to about 50%. Accumulation of Cdc13, a protein recruiting telomerase, at the break site increases in sgs1Delta exo1Delta, and the requirement of the Ku complex for new telomere formation is partially bypassed. In contrast to this decreased and alternative DSB repair, the efficiency and accuracy of gene targeting increases dramatically in sgs1Delta exo1Delta cells, suggesting that transformed DNA is very stable in these mutants. Altogether these data establish a new role for processive resection in the fidelity of DSB repair.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2869328?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Woo-Hyun Chung Zhu Zhu Alma Papusha Anna Malkova Grzegorz Ira Defective resection at DNA double-strand breaks leads to de novo telomere formation and enhances gene targeting. PLoS Genetics |
| title | Defective resection at DNA double-strand breaks leads to de novo telomere formation and enhances gene targeting. |
| title_full | Defective resection at DNA double-strand breaks leads to de novo telomere formation and enhances gene targeting. |
| title_fullStr | Defective resection at DNA double-strand breaks leads to de novo telomere formation and enhances gene targeting. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Defective resection at DNA double-strand breaks leads to de novo telomere formation and enhances gene targeting. |
| title_short | Defective resection at DNA double-strand breaks leads to de novo telomere formation and enhances gene targeting. |
| title_sort | defective resection at dna double strand breaks leads to de novo telomere formation and enhances gene targeting |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2869328?pdf=render |
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