A DNA repair protein and histone methyltransferase interact to promote genome stability in the Caenorhabditis elegans germ line.
PLoS Genet
; 15(2): e1007992, 2019 02.
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ABSTRACT
Histone modifications regulate gene expression and chromosomal events, yet how histone-modifying enzymes are targeted is poorly understood. Here we report that a conserved DNA repair protein, SMRC-1, associates with MET-2, the C. elegans histone methyltransferase responsible for H3K9me1 and me2 deposition. We used molecular, genetic, and biochemical methods to investigate the biological role of SMRC-1 and to explore its relationship with MET-2. SMRC-1, like its mammalian ortholog SMARCAL1, provides protection from DNA replication stress. SMRC-1 limits accumulation of DNA damage and promotes germline and embryonic viability. MET-2 and SMRC-1 localize to mitotic and meiotic germline nuclei, and SMRC-1 promotes an increase in MET-2 abundance in mitotic germline nuclei upon replication stress. In the absence of SMRC-1, germline H3K9me2 generally decreases after multiple generations at high culture temperature. Genetic data are consistent with MET-2 and SMRC-1 functioning together to limit replication stress in the germ line and in parallel to promote other germline processes. We hypothesize that loss of SMRC-1 activity causes chronic replication stress, in part because of insufficient recruitment of MET-2 to nuclei.
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N-Metiltransferasa de Histona-Lisina
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Caenorhabditis elegans
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ADN Helicasas
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Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans
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Inestabilidad Genómica
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Células Germinativas
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Animals
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PLoS Genet
Asunto de la revista:
GENETICA
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2019
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Article
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Estados Unidos