Yeast Tdp1 and Rad1-Rad10 function as redundant pathways for repairing Top1 replicative damage.

ABSTRACT: When a replication fork collides with a DNA topoisomerase I (Top1) cleavage complex, the covalently bound enzyme must be removed from the DNA 3' end before recombination-dependent replication restart. Here we report that the tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase Tdp1 and the structure-specific endonuclease Rad1-Rad10 function as primary alternative pathways of Top1 repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Thus, tdp1 rad1 cells (including the catalytic point mutant rad1-D869A) not only are highly sensitive to the Top1 poison camptothecin but also exhibit a TOP1-dependent growth delay. Extensive genetic analysis revealed that both Tdp1 and Rad1-Rad10 repair proceed through recombination that equally depends on RAD52, RAD51, and RAD50. The Rad1-Rad10 pathway further particularly depends on RAD59 and SRS2

SUBMITTER: Vance JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC129737 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature