Dpb11/TopBP1 plays distinct roles in DNA replication, checkpoint response and homologous recombination

TY - JOUR

T1 - Dpb11/TopBP1 plays distinct roles in DNA replication, checkpoint response and homologous recombination

AU - Germann, Susanne Manuela

AU - Østergaard, Vibe Hallundbæk

AU - Haas, Caroline

AU - Salis, Pauline

AU - Motegi, Akira

AU - Lisby, Michael

N1 - Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

PY - 2011/2/7

Y1 - 2011/2/7

N2 - DPB11/TopBP1 is an essential evolutionarily conserved gene involved in initiation of DNA replication and checkpoint signaling. Here, we show that Saccharomyces cerevisiae Dpb11 forms nuclear foci that localize to sites of DNA damage in G1, S and G2 phase, a recruitment that is conserved for its homologue TopBP1 in Gallus gallus. Damage-induced Dpb11 foci are distinct from Sld3 replication initiation foci. Further, Dpb11 foci are dependent on the checkpoint proteins Mec3 (9-1-1 complex) and Rad24, and require the C-terminal domain of Dpb11. Dpb11 foci are independent of the checkpoint kinases Mec1 and Tel1, and of the checkpoint mediator Rad9. In a site-directed mutagenesis screen, we identify a separation-of-function mutant, dpb11-PF, that is sensitive to DSB-inducing agents yet remains proficient for DNA replication and the S-phase checkpoint at the permissive temperature. The dpb11-PF mutant displays altered rates of heteroallelic and direct-repeat recombination, sensitivity to DSB-inducing drugs as well as delayed kinetics of mating-type switching with a defect in the DNA synthesis step thus implicating Dpb11 in homologous recombination. We conclude that Dpb11/TopBP1 plays distinct roles in replication, checkpoint response and recombination processes, thereby contributing to chromosomal stability.

AB - DPB11/TopBP1 is an essential evolutionarily conserved gene involved in initiation of DNA replication and checkpoint signaling. Here, we show that Saccharomyces cerevisiae Dpb11 forms nuclear foci that localize to sites of DNA damage in G1, S and G2 phase, a recruitment that is conserved for its homologue TopBP1 in Gallus gallus. Damage-induced Dpb11 foci are distinct from Sld3 replication initiation foci. Further, Dpb11 foci are dependent on the checkpoint proteins Mec3 (9-1-1 complex) and Rad24, and require the C-terminal domain of Dpb11. Dpb11 foci are independent of the checkpoint kinases Mec1 and Tel1, and of the checkpoint mediator Rad9. In a site-directed mutagenesis screen, we identify a separation-of-function mutant, dpb11-PF, that is sensitive to DSB-inducing agents yet remains proficient for DNA replication and the S-phase checkpoint at the permissive temperature. The dpb11-PF mutant displays altered rates of heteroallelic and direct-repeat recombination, sensitivity to DSB-inducing drugs as well as delayed kinetics of mating-type switching with a defect in the DNA synthesis step thus implicating Dpb11 in homologous recombination. We conclude that Dpb11/TopBP1 plays distinct roles in replication, checkpoint response and recombination processes, thereby contributing to chromosomal stability.

KW - Animals

KW - Cell Cycle Proteins

KW - Chickens

KW - Chromosomal Instability

KW - DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded

KW - DNA Damage

KW - DNA Replication

KW - G2 Phase

KW - Genes, cdc

KW - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins

KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed

KW - Recombination, Genetic

KW - S Phase

KW - Saccharomyces cerevisiae

KW - Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

U2 - 10.1016/j.dnarep.2010.11.001

DO - 10.1016/j.dnarep.2010.11.001

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 21130053

SN - 1568-7864

VL - 10

SP - 210

EP - 224

JO - D N A Repair

JF - D N A Repair

IS - 2

ER -