Characterization and Regulation of Cell Cycle-independent Noncanonical Gene Targeting

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Journal Nat Commun

Specialty Biology

Date 2024 Jun 18

PMID 38890315

Authors

Shinta Saito

Noritaka Adachi

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Abstract

Homology-dependent targeted DNA integration, generally referred to as gene targeting, provides a powerful tool for precise genome modification; however, its fundamental mechanisms remain poorly understood in human cells. Here we reveal a noncanonical gene targeting mechanism that does not rely on the homologous recombination (HR) protein Rad51. This mechanism is suppressed by Rad52 inhibition, suggesting the involvement of single-strand annealing (SSA). The SSA-mediated gene targeting becomes prominent when DSB repair by HR or end-joining pathways is defective and does not require isogenic DNA, permitting 5% sequence divergence. Intriguingly, loss of Msh2, loss of BLM, and induction of a target-site DNA break all significantly and synergistically enhance SSA-mediated targeted integration. Most notably, SSA-mediated integration is cell cycle-independent, occurring in the G1 phase as well. Our findings provide unequivocal evidence for Rad51-independent targeted integration and unveil multiple mechanisms to regulate SSA-mediated targeted as well as random integration.

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