Xu F, Petes T D
Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27599-3280, USA.
Genetics. 1996 Jul;143(3):1115-25. doi: 10.1093/genetics/143.3.1115.
Meiotic recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is initiated by double-strand DNA breaks (DSBs). Using two approaches, we mapped the position of DSBs associated with a recombination hotspot created by insertion of telomeric sequences into the region upstream of HIS4. We found that the breaks have no obvious sequence specificity and localize to a region of approximately 50 bp adjacent to the telomeric insertion. By mapping the breaks and by studies of the exonuclease III sensitivity of the broken ends, we conclude that most of the broken DNA molecules have blunt ends with 3'-hydroxyl groups.
酿酒酵母中的减数分裂重组由双链DNA断裂(DSB)引发。我们采用两种方法,绘制了与通过将端粒序列插入HIS4上游区域而产生的重组热点相关的DSB位置。我们发现这些断裂没有明显的序列特异性,并且定位在与端粒插入相邻的大约50 bp区域内。通过绘制断裂位置以及对断裂末端的核酸外切酶III敏感性进行研究,我们得出结论,大多数断裂的DNA分子具有带有3'-羟基的平端。