Developmental Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
PLoS Genet. 2010 Oct 14;6(10):e1001160. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001160.
In fission yeast, the Swi5-Sfr1 complex plays an important role in homologous recombination (HR), a pathway crucial for the maintenance of genomic integrity. Here we identify and characterize mammalian Swi5 and Sfr1 homologues. Mouse Swi5 and Sfr1 are nuclear proteins that form a complex in vivo and in vitro. Swi5 interacts in vitro with Rad51, the DNA strand-exchange protein which functions during HR. By generating Swi5(-/-) and Sfr1(-/-) embryonic stem cell lines, we found that both proteins are mutually interdependent for their stability. Importantly, the Swi5-Sfr1 complex plays a role in HR when Rad51 function is perturbed in vivo by expression of a BRC peptide from BRCA2. Swi5(-/-) and Sfr1(-/-) cells are selectively sensitive to agents that cause DNA strand breaks, in particular ionizing radiation, camptothecin, and the Parp inhibitor olaparib. Consistent with a role in HR, sister chromatid exchange induced by Parp inhibition is attenuated in Swi5(-/-) and Sfr1(-/-) cells, and chromosome aberrations are increased. Thus, Swi5-Sfr1 is a newly identified complex required for genomic integrity in mammalian cells with a specific role in the repair of DNA strand breaks.
在裂殖酵母中,Swi5-Sfr1 复合物在同源重组(HR)中发挥重要作用,HR 是维持基因组完整性的关键途径。在这里,我们鉴定并描述了哺乳动物 Swi5 和 Sfr1 同源物。小鼠 Swi5 和 Sfr1 是核蛋白,可在体内和体外形成复合物。Swi5 在体外与 Rad51 相互作用,Rad51 是在 HR 期间起作用的 DNA 链交换蛋白。通过生成 Swi5(-/-)和 Sfr1(-/-)胚胎干细胞系,我们发现这两种蛋白质在其稳定性上相互依赖。重要的是,当 BRCA2 的 BRC 肽表达体内扰乱 Rad51 功能时,Swi5-Sfr1 复合物在 HR 中发挥作用。Swi5(-/-)和 Sfr1(-/-)细胞对引起 DNA 链断裂的试剂(特别是电离辐射、喜树碱和 Parp 抑制剂奥拉帕利)具有选择性敏感性。与 HR 作用一致,Swi5(-/-)和 Sfr1(-/-)细胞中 Parp 抑制诱导的姐妹染色单体交换减弱,染色体畸变增加。因此,Swi5-Sfr1 是哺乳动物细胞中鉴定出的一种新的必需复合物,对于基因组完整性具有特定作用,特别是在修复 DNA 链断裂方面。