Rif2 protects Rap1-depleted telomeres from MRX-mediated degradation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
| Autor: | Michael Chang, Pien de Zoeten, Marita Cohn, Sonia Stinus, Fernando Rosas Bringas |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Damage and Repair in Cancer Development and Cancer Treatment (DARE) |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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endocrine system
QH301-705.5 Telomere Capping Science Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mutant telomerase General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Rif2 Transcriptional regulation Biology (General) Rap1 telomere biology General Immunology and Microbiology General Neuroscience General Medicine biology.organism_classification tlc1-tm Cell biology Telomere Ku complex enzymes and coenzymes (carbohydrates) MRX complex Essential gene Medicine |
| Zdroj: | eLife. ELIFE SCIENCES PUBLICATIONS LTD eLife, Vol 11 (2022) |
| ISSN: | 2050-084X |
| DOI: | 10.7554/elife.74090 |
| Popis: | Rap1 is the main protein that binds double-stranded telomeric DNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Examination of the telomere functions of Rap1 is complicated by the fact that it also acts as a transcriptional regulator of hundreds of genes and is encoded by an essential gene. In this study, we disrupt Rap1 telomere association by expressing a mutant telomerase RNA subunit (tlc1-tm) that introduces mutant telomeric repeats. tlc1-tm cells grow similar to wild-type cells, although depletion of Rap1 at telomeres causes defects in telomere length regulation and telomere capping. Rif2 is a protein normally recruited to telomeres by Rap1, but we show that Rif2 can still associate with Rap1-depleted tlc1-tm telomeres, and that this association is required to inhibit telomere degradation by the MRX complex. Rif2 and the Ku complex work in parallel to prevent tlc1-tm telomere degradation; tlc1-tm cells lacking Rif2 and the Ku complex are inviable. The partially redundant mechanisms may explain the rapid evolution of telomere components in budding yeast species. |
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