The Nse2/Mms21 SUMO ligase of the Smc5/6 complex in the maintenance of genome stability |
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Authors: | Stephan Anna K Kliszczak Maciej Morrison Ciaran G |
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Institution: | Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland. |
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Abstract: | There exist three highly-conserved structural maintenance of chromosomes (Smc) complexes that ensure genome stability during eukaryotic cell division. There are the well-characterized cohesin and condensin complexes and the third Smc complex, Smc5/6. Nse2/Mms21, a SUMO ligase, is a component of the Smc5/6 complex and recent data have indicated that Nse1 may function as a ubiquitin ligase. Smc5/6 regulates sister chromatid cohesion, homologous recombination and chromatin structure and conformation. This review examines the functions of Smc5/6 in DNA repair and the maintenance of genomic integrity and explores the roles of the associated SUMO and ubiquitin ligases. Recent findings have indicated that Smc5/6 may play a topological role in chromosome dynamics, which may help understand the complexity of its activities. |
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