Supercomplex formation between Mlh1-Mlh3 and Sgs1-Top3 heterocomplexes in meiotic yeast cells |
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Authors: | Wang Ting-Fang Kung Wen-Mei |
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Institution: | Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, ROC. tfwang@gate.sinica.edu.tw |
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Abstract: | The genome of Saccharomyces cerevisia encodes four mismatch repair MutL proteins and these proteins form three heterocomplexes: Mlh1-Mlh2, Mlh1-Mlh3, and Mlh1-Pms1. Only, the Mlh1-Mlh3 heterocomplex has been implicated specifically in promotion of meiotic crossing-over. In this report, we show that yeast Mlh3 co-immunoprecipitates with Sgs1 helicase in sporulating cells at late stage of meiotic prophase I. Sgs1, a member of the RecQ DNA helicase family, appears to form a stable complex with topoisomerase III (Top3) during meiosis. We suggest that Mlh1-Mlh3 heterocomplex may act as a molecular matchmaker to coordinate Sgs1-Top3 complex in the resolution of meiotic recombination intermediates. |
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Keywords: | Meiosis Mismatch repair protein DNA helicase Topoisomerase |
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