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Microarray Analysis for Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Published on: April 7, 2011
NEJ1 controla la unión de extremo no homólogo en Saccharomyces cerevisiae
M Valencia1, M Bentele, M B Vaze
1Rosenstiel Center and Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9110, USA.
Nature
|December 12, 2001
Resumen
En la levadura en ciernes, el tipo de apareamiento regula la reparación del ADN mediante la represión transcripcional de los genes NEJ1 y LIF1, lo que afecta a la unión final no homóloga (NHEJ) durante la meiosis. NEJ1 es crucial para la localización de NHEJ y Lif1.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Genética La genética.
- Reparación del ADN Reparación del ADN
Sus antecedentes:
- La unión final no homóloga (NHEJ) repara los extremos rotos del ADN utilizando proteínas Ku, ligasa IV del ADN y Lif1/Xrcc4.
- En los mamíferos, los niveles reducidos de Ku en la meiosis promueven la recombinación homóloga.
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae exhibe NHEJ regulado a la baja en las células diploides MATa/MAT alfa competentes en meiosis.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar los mecanismos moleculares detrás de la regulación dependiente del tipo de apareamiento de NHEJ en la levadura en ciernes.
- Para identificar genes involucrados en la regulación a la baja de NHEJ durante la meiosis de la levadura.
Principales métodos:
- Cribado de microarrays de ARN mensajeros para identificar genes expresados diferencialmente.
- Estudios de deleción genética y expresión constitutiva para evaluar la función de NEJ1 y LIF1.
- Pruebas de localización de proteínas de fusión de proteína verde fluorescente (GFP) para rastrear la distribución subcelular de Lif1.
Principales resultados:
- La regulación NHEJ dependiente del tipo de apareamiento se debe en parte a la represión transcripcional de LIF1 y del gen NEJ1 recién identificado.
- La eliminación de NEJ1 reduce la actividad de NHEJ en 100 veces en las células haploides de levadura.
- La expresión constitutiva de NEJ1, pero no LIF1, restaura NHEJ en las células diploides MATa/MAT alfa, y NEJ1 regula la localización nuclear de Lif1.
Conclusiones:
- NEJ1 juega un papel crítico en la regulación de NHEJ en la levadura en ciernes, particularmente en respuesta al tipo de apareamiento.
- NEJ1 controla la localización subcelular de Lif1, influyendo en la eficiencia de la vía NHEJ.
- Estos hallazgos revelan una nueva capa de regulación de la reparación del ADN vinculada al tipo de célula y al estadio de desarrollo.
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