Proteasome nuclear activity affects chromosome stability by controlling the turnover of Mms22, a protein important for DNA repair

Shay Ben-Aroya, Neta Agmon, Karen Yuen, Teresa Kwok, Kirk McManus, Martin Kupiec, Philip Hieter

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Abstract

To expand the known spectrum of genes that maintain genome stability, we screened a recently released collection of temperature sensitive (Ts) yeast mutants for a chromosome instability (CIN) phenotype. Proteasome subunit genes represented a major functional group, and subsequent analysis demonstrated an evolutionarily conserved role in CIN. Analysis of individual proteasome core and lid subunit mutations showed that the CIN phenotype at semi-permissive temperature is associated with failure of subunit localization to the nucleus. The resultant proteasome dysfunction affects chromosome stability by impairing the kinetics of double strand break (DSB) repair. We show that the DNA repair protein Mms22 is required for DSB repair, and recruited to chromatin in a ubiquitin-dependent manner as a result of DNA damage. Moreover, subsequent proteasome-mediated degradation of Mms22 is necessary and sufficient for cell cycle progression through the G2/M arrest induced by DNA damage. Our results demonstrate for the first time that a double strand break repair protein is a proteasome target, and thus link nuclear proteasomal activity and DSB repair.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere1000852
JournalPLoS Genetics
Volume6
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Feb 2010
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Cancer InstituteP01CA016519
National Center for Research ResourcesU54RR020839

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