Concurrent D-loop cleavage by Mus81 and Yen1 yields half-crossover precursors

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Authors

CARREIRA Raquel LAMA-DIAZ Tomas CRUGEIRAS Maria AGUADO F Javier ŠEBESTA Marek KREJČÍ Lumír BLANCO Miguel G

Year of publication 2024
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Nucleic Acids Research
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Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Web https://academic.oup.com/nar/advance-article/doi/10.1093/nar/gkae453/7687436?login=true
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae453
Description Homologous recombination involves the formation of branched DNA molecules that may interfere with chromosome segregation. To resolve these persistent joint molecules, cells rely on the activation of structure-selective endonucleases (SSEs) during the late stages of the cell cycle. However, the premature activation of SSEs compromises genome integrity, due to untimely processing of replication and/or recombination intermediates. Here, we used a biochemical approach to show that the budding yeast SSEs Mus81 and Yen1 possess the ability to cleave the central recombination intermediate known as the displacement loop or D-loop. Moreover, we demonstrate that, consistently with previous genetic data, the simultaneous action of Mus81 and Yen1, followed by ligation, is sufficient to recreate the formation of a half-crossover precursor in vitro. Our results provide not only mechanistic explanation for the formation of a half-crossover, but also highlight the critical importance for precise regulation of these SSEs to prevent chromosomal rearrangements.
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