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Dual Chromatin Remodeling Roles for RSC during DNA Double Strand Break Induction and Repair at the Yeast MAT Locus.

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posted on 2023-06-07, 22:04 authored by Nicholas A Kent, Anna L Chambers, Jessica A Downs
DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are potentially serious chromosomal lesions. However, cells sometimes deliberately cleave their own DNA to facilitate certain chromosomal processes, and there is much interest in how such self-inflicted breaks are effectively managed. Eukaryotic DSBs occur in the context of chromatin and the RSC chromatin-remodeling AT Pase complex has been shown to promote DSB repair at the budding yeast MAT locus DSB, created by the HO endonuclease during mating type switching. We show that the role of RSC at MAT is highly specialized. The Rsc1p subunit of RSC directs nucleosome sliding immediately after DSB creation at both MA T and generally and is required for efficient DNA damage-induced histone H2A phosphorylation and strand resection during repair by homologous recombination. However, the Rsc2p and Rsc7p subunits are additionally required to set up a basal MAT locus structure. This RSC-dependent chromatin structure at MA T ensures accessibility to the HO endonuclease. The RSC complex therefore has chromatin remodeling roles both before and after DSB induction at MAT, promoting both DNA cleavage and subsequent repair.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Journal of Biological Chemistry

ISSN

0021-9258

Issue

38

Volume

282

Page range

27693-27701

Department affiliated with

  • Sussex Centre for Genome Damage Stability Publications

Notes

JD carried out the analysis and co-authored the paper in collaboration with N. Kent.

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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