Desany B A, Alcasabas A A, Bachant J B, Elledge S J
Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 USA.
Genes Dev. 1998 Sep 15;12(18):2956-70. doi: 10.1101/gad.12.18.2956.
RAD53 and MEC1 are essential genes required for the transcriptional and cell cycle responses to DNA damage and DNA replication blocks. We have examined the essential function of these genes and found that their lethality but not their checkpoint defects can be suppressed by increased expression of genes encoding ribonucleotide reductase. Analysis of viable null alleles revealed that Mec1 plays a greater role in response to inhibition of DNA synthesis than Rad53. The loss of survival in mec1 and rad53 null or point mutants in response to transient inhibition of DNA synthesis is not a result of inappropriate anaphase entry but primarily to an inability to complete chromosome replication. We propose that this checkpoint pathway plays an important role in the maintenance of DNA synthetic capabilities when DNA replication is stressed.
RAD53和MEC1是DNA损伤和DNA复制受阻时转录和细胞周期反应所需的必需基因。我们研究了这些基因的基本功能,发现编码核糖核苷酸还原酶的基因表达增加可以抑制它们的致死性,但不能抑制其检查点缺陷。对存活的无效等位基因的分析表明,Mec1在对DNA合成抑制的反应中比Rad53发挥更大的作用。mec1和rad53无效或点突变体在DNA合成短暂抑制后存活率的丧失不是由于后期进入不当,而是主要由于无法完成染色体复制。我们提出,当DNA复制受到压力时,这种检查点途径在维持DNA合成能力方面起着重要作用。