Rmi1 functions in S phase-mediated cohesion establishment via a pathway involving the Ctf18-RFC complex and Mrc1.

Abstract

Saccharomyces cerevisiae RecQ helicase (Sgs1) combines with DNA topoisomerase III (Top3) and RecQ-mediated genome instability 1 (Rmi1) to form an evolutionarily conserved complex that is required for processing homologous recombination intermediates and restarting collapsed replication forks. It was previously reported that Rmi1 contributes to sister chromatid cohesion; however, the underlying molecular mechanism has been unclear. In the present study, Rmi1 was found to be enriched at the region close to an early-firing replication origin when replication forks were arrested near their origins in the presence of hydroxyurea. Genetic analyses revealed that Rmi1 promoted sister chromatid cohesion in a process that was distinct from both the cohesion establishment pathway involving Ctf4, Csm3, and Chl1 and the pathway involving the acetylation of Smc3. On the other hand, Rmi1 seemed to function in a pathway involving the Ctf18-RFC complex and Mrc1, which were previously predicted to regulate leading-strand DNA replication.

• Authors: Mong Sing Lai, Masayuki Seki, Shusuke Tada, Takemi Enomoto
• Journal: Biochemical and biophysical research communications (Biochem Biophys Res Commun) Vol. 427 Issue 3 Pg. 682-6 (Oct 26 2012) ISSN: 1090-2104 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23036200 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• CTF18 protein, S cerevisiae
• Cell Cycle Proteins
• Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
• DNA-Binding Proteins
• MRC1 protein, S cerevisiae
• Nuclear Proteins
• Rmi1 protein, S cerevisiae
• SMC3 protein, S cerevisiae
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
• Acetyltransferases
• ECO1 protein, S cerevisiae
• SGS1 protein, S cerevisiae
• Replication Protein C
• RecQ Helicases

Topics

• Acetylation
• Acetyltransferases (metabolism)
• Cell Cycle Proteins (metabolism)
• Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone (metabolism)
• DNA Replication
• DNA-Binding Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
• Homologous Recombination
• Nuclear Proteins (metabolism)
• Protein Conformation
• RecQ Helicases (metabolism)
• Replication Protein C (metabolism)
• S Phase
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae (genetics, metabolism, physiology)
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
• Signal Transduction