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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
The yeast Mre11 is a multi-functional protein and is known to form a protein complex with Rad50 and Xrs2. In order to elucidate the relationship between Mre11 complex formation and its mitotic functions, and to determine domain(s) required for Mre11 protein interactions, we performed yeast two-hybrid and functional analyses with respect to Mre11 DNA repair and telomere maintenance. Evidence presented in this study indicates that the N-terminal region of Mre11 constitutes the core homo-dimerization and hetero-dimerization domain and is sufficient for Mre11 DNA repair and maintaining the wild-type telomere length. In contrast, a stretch of 134 amino acids from the extreme C-terminus, although essential for achieving a full level of self-association, is not required for the aforementioned Mre11 mitotic functions. Interestingly, deletion of these same 134 amino acids enhanced the interaction of Mre11 with Rad50 and Xrs2, which is consistent with the notion that this region is specific for meiotic functions. While Mre11 self-association alone is insufficient to provide the above mitotic activities, our results are consistent with a strong correlation between Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 complex formation, mitotic DNA repair and telomere maintenance. This correlation was further strengthened by analyzing two mre11 phosphoesterase motif mutants ( mre11-2 and rad58S ), which are defective in DNA repair, telomere maintenance and protein interactions, and a rad50S mutant, which is normal in both complex formation and mitotic functions. Together, these results support and extend a current model regarding Mre11 structure and functions in mitosis and meiosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA Primers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Endodeoxyribonucleases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Exodeoxyribonucleases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fungal Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/MRE11 protein, S cerevisiae, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Macromolecular Substances, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Peptide Fragments, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RAD50 protein, S cerevisiae, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/XRS2 protein, S cerevisiae
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0305-1048
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2072-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-DNA Repair, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Dimerization, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Endodeoxyribonucleases, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Exodeoxyribonucleases, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Fungal Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Genes, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Macromolecular Substances, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Meiosis, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Mitosis, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Sequence Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:10219078-Telomere
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Formation of the yeast Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 complex is correlated with DNA repair and telomere maintenance.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't