Effect of bacterial recA expression on DNA repair in the rad51 and rad52 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Molecular and functional homology between yeast proteins pRad51 and pRad52 and Escherichia coli pRecA involved in recombinational DNA repair led us to investigate possible effects of recA gene expression on DNA repair in rad51 and rad52 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The mutant cells were subj...

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Main Authors: M.A. Morais Jr., V. Vlcková, I. Fridrichová, M. Slaninová, J. Brozmanová, J.A.P. Henriques
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 1998-03-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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spelling doaj-54f4af17730b410a866bb034973a293e2020-11-25T01:50:33ZengSociedade Brasileira de GenéticaGenetics and Molecular Biology1415-47571678-46851998-03-0121110.1590/S1415-47571998000100002Effect of bacterial recA expression on DNA repair in the rad51 and rad52 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiaeM.A. Morais Jr.V. VlckováI. FridrichováM. SlaninováJ. BrozmanováJ.A.P. HenriquesMolecular and functional homology between yeast proteins pRad51 and pRad52 and Escherichia coli pRecA involved in recombinational DNA repair led us to investigate possible effects of recA gene expression on DNA repair in rad51 and rad52 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The mutant cells were subjected to one of the following treatments: preincubation with 8-methoxypsoralen and subsequent irradiation with 360-nm ultraviolet (UVA) (8-MOP + UVA), irradiation with 254-nm UV light or treatment with methyl methane sulfonate (MMS). While recA expression did not repair lethal DNA lesions in mutant rad51, it was able to partially restore resistance to 8-MOP + UVA and MMS in rad52. Expression of recA could not complement the sensitivity of rad51rad52 double mutants, indicating that pRad51 may be essential for the repair-stimulating activity of pRecA in the rad52 mutant. Spontaneous mutagenesis was increased, and 8-MOP-photoinduced mutagenesis was decreased by the presence of pRecA in rad52, whereas pRecA decreased UV-induced mutagenesis in rad51. Thus, pRecA may function in yeast DNA repair either as a member of a protein complex or as an individual protein that binds to mutagen-damaged DNA.<br>A homologia tanto a nível molecular como funcional entre as proteínas de leveduras pRad51 e pRad52 envolvidas na reparação de DNA tipo recombinacional e pRecA de E. coli nos levou a analisar os possíveis efeitos da expressão do gene recA sobre a reparação de DNA nos mutantes rad51 e rad52 de S. cerevisiae após tratamento com 8-MOP + UVA, com UV e com MMS. A expressão de recA não foi capaz de restaurar a reparação das lesões induzidas no DNA do mutante rad51 após tratamento com esses agentes, entretanto ela restaurou parcialmente a resistência ao 8-MOP + UVA e ao MMS no mutante rad52. A expressão de recA não complementou a sensibilidade do duplo mutante rad51rad52, indicando que pRad51 pode ser essencial para estimular a atividade de reparação da pRecA no mutante rad52. A presença de pRecA no mutante rad52 aumentou a mutagênese espontânea e reduziu a mutagênese fotoinduzida pelo 8-MOP, enquanto que a pRecA diminuiu a mutagênese induzida pela UV no mutante rad51. Conseqüentemente, no reparo de DNA em levedura, a pRecA pode funcionar tanto como membro de um complexo protéico ou como uma proteína individual que se liga à lesão no DNA provocada pelo agente mutagênico.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571998000100002
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author M.A. Morais Jr.
V. Vlcková
I. Fridrichová
M. Slaninová
J. Brozmanová
J.A.P. Henriques
spellingShingle M.A. Morais Jr.
V. Vlcková
I. Fridrichová
M. Slaninová
J. Brozmanová
J.A.P. Henriques
Effect of bacterial recA expression on DNA repair in the rad51 and rad52 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Genetics and Molecular Biology
author_facet M.A. Morais Jr.
V. Vlcková
I. Fridrichová
M. Slaninová
J. Brozmanová
J.A.P. Henriques
author_sort M.A. Morais Jr.
title Effect of bacterial recA expression on DNA repair in the rad51 and rad52 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_short Effect of bacterial recA expression on DNA repair in the rad51 and rad52 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_full Effect of bacterial recA expression on DNA repair in the rad51 and rad52 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_fullStr Effect of bacterial recA expression on DNA repair in the rad51 and rad52 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_full_unstemmed Effect of bacterial recA expression on DNA repair in the rad51 and rad52 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_sort effect of bacterial reca expression on dna repair in the rad51 and rad52 mutants of saccharomyces cerevisiae
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
series Genetics and Molecular Biology
issn 1415-4757
1678-4685
publishDate 1998-03-01
description Molecular and functional homology between yeast proteins pRad51 and pRad52 and Escherichia coli pRecA involved in recombinational DNA repair led us to investigate possible effects of recA gene expression on DNA repair in rad51 and rad52 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The mutant cells were subjected to one of the following treatments: preincubation with 8-methoxypsoralen and subsequent irradiation with 360-nm ultraviolet (UVA) (8-MOP + UVA), irradiation with 254-nm UV light or treatment with methyl methane sulfonate (MMS). While recA expression did not repair lethal DNA lesions in mutant rad51, it was able to partially restore resistance to 8-MOP + UVA and MMS in rad52. Expression of recA could not complement the sensitivity of rad51rad52 double mutants, indicating that pRad51 may be essential for the repair-stimulating activity of pRecA in the rad52 mutant. Spontaneous mutagenesis was increased, and 8-MOP-photoinduced mutagenesis was decreased by the presence of pRecA in rad52, whereas pRecA decreased UV-induced mutagenesis in rad51. Thus, pRecA may function in yeast DNA repair either as a member of a protein complex or as an individual protein that binds to mutagen-damaged DNA.<br>A homologia tanto a nível molecular como funcional entre as proteínas de leveduras pRad51 e pRad52 envolvidas na reparação de DNA tipo recombinacional e pRecA de E. coli nos levou a analisar os possíveis efeitos da expressão do gene recA sobre a reparação de DNA nos mutantes rad51 e rad52 de S. cerevisiae após tratamento com 8-MOP + UVA, com UV e com MMS. A expressão de recA não foi capaz de restaurar a reparação das lesões induzidas no DNA do mutante rad51 após tratamento com esses agentes, entretanto ela restaurou parcialmente a resistência ao 8-MOP + UVA e ao MMS no mutante rad52. A expressão de recA não complementou a sensibilidade do duplo mutante rad51rad52, indicando que pRad51 pode ser essencial para estimular a atividade de reparação da pRecA no mutante rad52. A presença de pRecA no mutante rad52 aumentou a mutagênese espontânea e reduziu a mutagênese fotoinduzida pelo 8-MOP, enquanto que a pRecA diminuiu a mutagênese induzida pela UV no mutante rad51. Conseqüentemente, no reparo de DNA em levedura, a pRecA pode funcionar tanto como membro de um complexo protéico ou como uma proteína individual que se liga à lesão no DNA provocada pelo agente mutagênico.
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