Sae2 Controls Mre11 Endo- and Exonuclease Activities by Different Mechanisms

Overview

Journal Nat Commun

Specialty Biology

Date 2024 Aug 22

PMID 39174552

Authors

Tomoki Tamai

Giordano Reginato

Ryusei Ojiri

Issei Morita

Alexandra Avrutis

Petr Cejka

Miki Shinohara

Katsunori Sugimoto

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Abstract

DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) must be repaired to ensure cell survival and genomic integrity. In yeast, the Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 complex (MRX) collaborates with Sae2 to initiate DSB repair. Sae2 stimulates two MRX nuclease activities, endonuclease and 3'-5' exonuclease. However, how Sae2 controls the two nuclease activities remains enigmatic. Using a combined genetic and biochemical approach, we identified a separation-of-function rad50 mutation, rad50-C47, that causes a defect in Sae2-dependent MRX 3'-5' exonuclease activity, but not endonuclease activity. We found that both the endo- and 3'-5' exonuclease activities are essential to release Spo11 from DNA ends, whereas only the endonuclease activity is required for hairpin removal. We also uncovered that MRX-Sae2 endonuclease introduces a cleavage at defined distances from the Spo11-blocked end with gradually decreasing efficiency. Our findings demonstrate that Sae2 stimulates the MRX endo- and exonuclease activities via Rad50 by different mechanisms, ensuring diverse actions of MRX-Sae2 nuclease at DNA ends.

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