Cooperative Control of Holliday Junction Resolution and DNA Repair by the SLX1 and MUS81-EME1 Nucleases
| Autor: | Dennis Castor, J. Simon C. Arthur, Nidhi Nair, John Rouse, David M.J. Lilley, Rachel Toth, Anne-Cécile Déclais, Thomas Macartney, Christophe Lachaud |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Genetics
DNA Cruciform Endodeoxyribonucleases DNA Repair DNA repair Cell Biology Biology Endonucleases DNA-binding protein MUS81 Article Cell biology DNA-Binding Proteins Chromosome segregation chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Recombinase Holliday junction Animals Humans Homologous recombination Molecular Biology DNA |
| Zdroj: | Molecular Cell |
| ISSN: | 1097-2765 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.08.036 |
| Popis: | Summary Holliday junctions (HJs) are X-shaped DNA structures that arise during homologous recombination, which must be removed to enable chromosome segregation. The SLX1 and MUS81-EME1 nucleases can both process HJs in vitro, and they bind in close proximity on the SLX4 scaffold, hinting at possible cooperation. However, the cellular roles of mammalian SLX1 are not yet known. Here, we use mouse genetics and structure function analysis to investigate SLX1 function. Disrupting the murine Slx1 and Slx4 genes revealed that they are essential for HJ resolution in mitotic cells. Moreover, SLX1 and MUS81-EME1 act together to resolve HJs in a manner that requires tethering to SLX4. We also show that SLX1, like MUS81-EME1, is required for repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks, but this role appears to be independent of HJ cleavage, at least in mouse cells. These findings shed light on HJ resolution in mammals and on maintenance of genome stability. Graphical Abstract Highlights • Resolution of Holliday junctions in mouse cells requires the SLX1 nuclease • SLX1 acts cooperatively with MUS81-EME1 in HJ resolution and ICL repair • Mutations in SLX4 that prevent it binding to SLX1 and MUS81-EME1 abolish HJ resolution • DNA substrates of SLX1 and MUS81-EME1 in ICL repair appear to be different from HJs |
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