Smc5/6 mediated sumoylation of the Sgs1-Top3-Rmi1 complex promotes removal of recombination intermediates Journal Article


Authors: Bonner, J. N.; Choi, K.; Xue, X.; Torres, N. P.; Szakal, B.; Wei, L.; Wan, B.; Arter, M.; Matos, J.; Sung, P.; Brown, G. W.; Branzei, D.; Zhao, X.
Article Title: Smc5/6 mediated sumoylation of the Sgs1-Top3-Rmi1 complex promotes removal of recombination intermediates
Abstract: Timely removal of DNA recombination intermediates is critical for genome stability. The DNA helicase-topoisomerase complex, Sgs1-Top3-Rmi1 (STR), is the major pathway for processing these intermediates to generate conservative products. However, the mechanisms that promote STR-mediated functions remain to be defined. Here we show that Sgs1 binds to poly-SUMO chains and associates with the Smc5/6 SUMO E3 complex in yeast. Moreover, these interactions contribute to the sumoylation of Sgs1, Top3, and Rmi1 upon the generation of recombination structures. We show that reduced STR sumoylation leads to accumulation of recombination structures, and impaired growth in conditions when these structures arise frequently, highlighting the importance of STR sumoylation. Mechanistically, sumoylation promotes STR inter-subunit interactions and accumulation at DNA repair centers. These findings expand the roles of sumoylation and Smc5/6 in genome maintenance by demonstrating that they foster STR functions in the removal of recombination intermediates. © 2016
Keywords: protein sumoylation; sgs1; smc5/6; recombination intermediates
Journal Title: Cell Reports
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
ISSN: 2211-1247
Publisher: Cell Press  
Date Published: 2016-07-12
Start Page: 368
End Page: 378
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.06.015
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 27373152
PMCID: PMC5051638
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 6 December 2016 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Xiaolan Zhao
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  2. Koyi Choi
    9 Choi
  3. Lei   Wei
    11 Wei
  4. Jaclyn N Bonner
    5 Bonner
  5. Bingbing   Wan
    6 Wan