PMID- 28175398 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170906 LR - 20201209 IS - 1362-4962 (Electronic) IS - 0305-1048 (Print) IS - 0305-1048 (Linking) VI - 45 IP - 8 DP - 2017 May 5 TI - Differential requirement of Srs2 helicase and Rad51 displacement activities in replication of hairpin-forming CAG/CTG repeats. PG - 4519-4531 LID - 10.1093/nar/gkx088 [doi] AB - Trinucleotide repeats are a source of genome instability, causing replication fork stalling, chromosome fragility, and impaired repair. Specialized helicases play an important role in unwinding DNA structures to maintain genome stability. The Srs2 helicase unwinds DNA hairpins, facilitates replication, and prevents repeat instability and fragility. However, since Srs2 is a multifunctional protein with helicase activity and the ability to displace Rad51 recombinase, it was unclear which functions were required for its various protective roles. Here, using SRS2 separation-of-function alleles, we show that in the absence of Srs2 recruitment to PCNA or in helicase-deficient mutants, breakage at a CAG/CTG repeat increases. We conclude that Srs2 interaction with PCNA allows the helicase activity to unwind fork-blocking CAG/CTG hairpin structures to prevent breaks. Independently of PCNA binding, Srs2 also displaces Rad51 from nascent strands to prevent recombination-dependent repeat expansions and contractions. By 2D gel electrophoresis, we detect two different kinds of structured intermediates or joint molecules (JMs). Some JMs are Rad51-independent and exhibit properties of reversed forks, including being processed by the Exo1 nuclease. In addition, in a helicase-deficient mutant, Rad51-dependent JMs are detected, probably corresponding to recombination between sisters. These results clarify the many roles of Srs2 in facilitating replication through fork-blocking hairpin lesions. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research. FAU - Nguyen, Jennifer H G AU - Nguyen JHG AD - Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA. FAU - Viterbo, David AU - Viterbo D AD - Institut Pasteur, Department Genomes & Genetics, CNRS, UMR3525, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, UFR927, 25 rue du Dr Roux, F-75015 Paris, France. FAU - Anand, Ranjith P AU - Anand RP AD - Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA. FAU - Verra, Lauren AU - Verra L AD - Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA. FAU - Sloan, Laura AU - Sloan L AD - Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA. FAU - Richard, Guy-Franck AU - Richard GF AD - Institut Pasteur, Department Genomes & Genetics, CNRS, UMR3525, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, UFR927, 25 rue du Dr Roux, F-75015 Paris, France. FAU - Freudenreich, Catherine H AU - Freudenreich CH AD - Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA. LA - eng GR - P01 GM105473/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Nucleic Acids Res JT - Nucleic acids research JID - 0411011 RN - 0 (DNA, Fungal) RN - 0 (Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen) RN - 0 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins) RN - 125481-05-2 (SRS2 protein, S cerevisiae) RN - EC 2.7.7.- (RAD51 protein, S cerevisiae) RN - EC 2.7.7.- (Rad51 Recombinase) RN - EC 3.1.- (Exodeoxyribonucleases) RN - EC 3.1.11.1 (exodeoxyribonuclease I) RN - EC 3.6.4.- (DNA Helicases) SB - IM MH - Alleles MH - Chromosome Fragility MH - DNA Helicases/*genetics/metabolism MH - *DNA Replication MH - DNA, Fungal/*genetics/metabolism MH - Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional MH - Exodeoxyribonucleases/genetics/metabolism MH - *Genome, Fungal MH - Genomic Instability MH - Inverted Repeat Sequences MH - Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen/*genetics/metabolism MH - Protein Binding MH - Rad51 Recombinase/*genetics/metabolism MH - Saccharomyces cerevisiae/*genetics/metabolism MH - Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Trinucleotide Repeats PMC - PMC5416882 EDAT- 2017/02/09 06:00 MHDA- 2017/09/07 06:00 PMCR- 2017/02/08 CRDT- 2017/02/09 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/01/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/02/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/09/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/02/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/02/08 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 2975289 [pii] AID - gkx088 [pii] AID - 10.1093/nar/gkx088 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nucleic Acids Res. 2017 May 5;45(8):4519-4531. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkx088.