RRC ID 76602
Author Maki T, Thon G, Iwasaki H.
Title Fission yeast Swi2 designates cell-type specific donor and stimulates Rad51-driven strand exchange for mating-type switching.
Journal Nucleic Acids Res
Abstract A haploid of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe expresses either the P or M mating-type, determined by the active, euchromatic, mat1 cassette. Mating-type is switched by Rad51-driven gene conversion of mat1 using a heterochromatic donor cassette, mat2-P or mat3-M. The Swi2-Swi5 complex, a mating-type switching factor, is central to this process by designating a preferred donor in a cell-type-specific manner. Swi2-Swi5 selectively enables one of two cis-acting recombination enhancers, SRE2 adjacent to mat2-P or SRE3 adjacent to mat3-M. Here, we identified two functionally important motifs in Swi2, a Swi6 (HP1 homolog)-binding site and two DNA-binding AT-hooks. Genetic analysis demonstrated that the AT-hooks were required for Swi2 localization at SRE3 to select the mat3-M donor in P cells, while the Swi6-binding site was required for Swi2 localization at SRE2 to select mat2-P in M cells. In addition, the Swi2-Swi5 complex promoted Rad51-driven strand exchange in vitro. Taken together, our results show how the Swi2-Swi5 complex would localize to recombination enhancers through a cell-type specific binding mechanism and stimulate Rad51-driven gene conversion at the localization site.
Volume 51(8)
Pages 3869-3887
Published 2023-5-8
DOI 10.1093/nar/gkad204
PII 7084606
PMID 36951094
PMC PMC10164574
MeSH DNA, Fungal / genetics DNA, Fungal / metabolism Gene Conversion Genes, Fungal Genes, Mating Type, Fungal / genetics Recombination, Genetic Schizosaccharomyces* / genetics Schizosaccharomyces* / metabolism Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins* / genetics Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins* / metabolism
IF 11.502
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