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Nucleic Acids Res ; 41(9): 4913-25, 2013 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23535143

RESUMO

The repair of DNA breaks by homologous recombination is a high-fidelity process, necessary for the maintenance of genome integrity. Thus, DNA synthesis associated with recombinational repair must be largely error-free. In this report, we show that human DNA polymerase delta (δ) is capable of robust DNA synthesis at RAD51-mediated recombination intermediates dependent on the processivity clamp PCNA. Translesion synthesis polymerase eta (η) also extends these substrates, albeit far less processively. The single-stranded DNA binding protein RPA facilitates recombination-mediated DNA synthesis by increasing the efficiency of primer utilization, preventing polymerase stalling at specific sequence contexts, and overcoming polymerase stalling caused by topological constraint allowing the transition to a migrating D-loop. Our results support a model whereby the high-fidelity replicative DNA polymerase δ performs recombination-associated DNA synthesis, with translesion synthesis polymerases providing a supportive role as in normal replication.


Assuntos
DNA Polimerase III/metabolismo , DNA/biossíntese , Reparo de DNA por Recombinação , Proteína de Replicação A/metabolismo , DNA/metabolismo , DNA Polimerase Dirigida por DNA/metabolismo , Humanos , Antígeno Nuclear de Célula em Proliferação/metabolismo , Rad51 Recombinase/metabolismo
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Commun Biol ; 4(1): 21, 2021 01 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33398111

RESUMO

Mutations that compromise mismatch repair (MMR) or DNA polymerase ε or δ exonuclease domains produce mutator phenotypes capable of fueling cancer evolution. Here, we investigate how combined defects in these pathways expands genetic heterogeneity in cells of the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, using a single-cell resolution approach that tallies all mutations arising from individual divisions. The distribution of replication errors present in mother cells after the initial S-phase was broader than expected for a single uniform mutation rate across all cell divisions, consistent with volatility of the mutator phenotype. The number of mismatches that then segregated to the mother and daughter cells co-varied, suggesting that each division is governed by a different underlying genome-wide mutation rate. The distribution of mutations that individual cells inherit after the second S-phase is further broadened by the sequential actions of semiconservative replication and mitotic segregation of chromosomes. Modeling suggests that this asymmetric segregation may diversify mutation burden in mutator-driven tumors.


Assuntos
Taxa de Mutação , Alelos , Reparo de Erro de Pareamento de DNA/genética , DNA Polimerase II/genética , Heterogeneidade Genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Software
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J Biol Chem ; 279(39): 40723-8, 2004 Sep 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15262976

RESUMO

Ribonucleotide reductase is an essential enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of ribonucleotides to deoxyribonucleotides for use in DNA synthesis. Ribonucleotide reductase from Escherichia coli consists of two subunits, R1 and R2. The R2 subunit contains an unusually stable radical at tyrosine 122 that participates in catalysis. Buried deep within a hydrophobic pocket, the radical is inaccessible to solvent although subject to inactivation by radical scavengers. One such scavenger, hydroxyurea, is a highly specific inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase and therefore of DNA synthesis; thus it is an important anticancer and antiviral agent. The mechanism of radical access remains to be established; however, small molecules may be able to access Tyr-122 directly via channels from the surface of the protein. We used random oligonucleotide mutagenesis to create a library of 200,000 R2 mutants containing random substitutions at five contiguous residues (Ile-74, Ser-75, Asn-76, Leu-77, Lys-78) that partially comprise one side of a channel where Tyr-122 is visible from the protein surface. We subjected this library to increasing concentrations of hydroxyurea and identified mutants that enhance survival more than 1000-fold over wild-type R2 at high drug concentrations. Repetitive selections yielded S75T as the predominant R2 mutant in our library. Purified S75TR2 exhibits a radical half-life that is 50% greater than wild-type R2 in the presence of hydroxyurea. These data represent the first demonstration of R2 protein mutants in E. coli that are highly resistant to hydroxyurea; elucidation of their mechanism of resistance may provide valuable insight into the development of more effective inhibitors.


Assuntos
Farmacorresistência Bacteriana , Hidroxiureia/farmacologia , Mutação , Ribonucleotídeo Redutases/química , Ribonucleotídeo Redutases/genética , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Western Blotting , Clonagem Molecular , Cristalografia por Raios X , DNA/química , Primers do DNA/química , Dimerização , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Biblioteca Gênica , Teste de Complementação Genética , Hidroxiureia/química , Lisina/química , Modelos Moleculares , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida , Plasmídeos/metabolismo , Conformação Proteica , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , Fatores de Tempo , Tirosina/química
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 101(1): 204-9, 2004 Jan 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14673087

RESUMO

Epigenetic inheritance, the transmission of gene expression states from parent to daughter cells, often involves methylation of DNA. In eukaryotes, cytosine methylation is a frequent component of epigenetic mechanisms. Failure to transmit faithfully a methylated or an unmethylated state of cytosine can lead to altered phenotypes in plants and animals. A central unresolved question in epigenetics concerns the mechanisms by which a locus maintains, or changes, its state of cytosine methylation. We developed "hairpin-bisulfite PCR" to analyze these mechanisms. This method reveals the extent of methylation symmetry between the complementary strands of individual DNA molecules. Using hairpin-bisulfite PCR, we determined the fidelity of methylation transmission in the CpG island of the FMR1 gene in human lymphocytes. For the hypermethylated CpG island of this gene, characteristic of inactive-X alleles, we estimate a maintenance methylation efficiency of approximately 0.96 per site per cell division. For de novo methylation efficiency (E(d)), remarkably different estimates were obtained for the hypermethylated CpG island (E(d) = 0.17), compared with the hypomethylated island on the active-X chromosome (E(d) < 0.01). These results clarify the mechanisms by which the alternative hypomethylated and hypermethylated states of CpG islands are stably maintained through many cell divisions. We also analyzed a region of human L1 transposable elements. These L1 data provide accurate methylation patterns for the complementary strand of each repeat sequence analyzed. Hairpin-bisulfite PCR will be a powerful tool in studying other processes for which genetic or epigenetic information differs on the two complementary strands of DNA.


Assuntos
Metilação de DNA , DNA/química , DNA/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase/métodos , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA , Alelos , Sequência de Bases , Cromossomos Humanos X/genética , Ilhas de CpG , Citosina/química , Elementos de DNA Transponíveis/genética , Mecanismo Genético de Compensação de Dose , Epigênese Genética , Feminino , Proteína do X Frágil da Deficiência Intelectual , Humanos , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Conformação de Ácido Nucleico , Homologia de Sequência do Ácido Nucleico , Sulfitos
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