Functional Interplay between the 53BP1-Ortholog Rad9 and the Mre11 Complex Regulates Resection,End-Tethering and Repair of a Double-Strand Break |
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Authors: | Matteo Ferrari Diego Dibitetto Giuseppe De Gregorio Vinay V Eapen Chetan C Rawal Federico Lazzaro Michael Tsabar Federica Marini James E Haber Achille Pellicioli |
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Institution: | 1Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy;2Department of Biology and Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America;University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, United States of America |
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Abstract: | The Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 nuclease complex, together with Sae2, initiates the 5′-to-3′ resection of Double-Strand DNA Breaks (DSBs). Extended 3′ single stranded DNA filaments can be exposed from a DSB through the redundant activities of the Exo1 nuclease and the Dna2 nuclease with the Sgs1 helicase. In the absence of Sae2, Mre11 binding to a DSB is prolonged, the two DNA ends cannot be kept tethered, and the DSB is not efficiently repaired. Here we show that deletion of the yeast 53BP1-ortholog RAD9 reduces Mre11 binding to a DSB, leading to Rad52 recruitment and efficient DSB end-tethering, through an Sgs1-dependent mechanism. As a consequence, deletion of RAD9 restores DSB repair either in absence of Sae2 or in presence of a nuclease defective MRX complex. We propose that, in cells lacking Sae2, Rad9/53BP1 contributes to keep Mre11 bound to a persistent DSB, protecting it from extensive DNA end resection, which may lead to potentially deleterious DNA deletions and genome rearrangements. |
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