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A conserved function for a Caenorhabditis elegans Com1/Sae2/CtIP protein homolog in meiotic recombination.


ABSTRACT: Genome stability relies on faithful DNA repair both in mitosis and in meiosis. Here, we report on a Caenorhabditis elegans protein that we found to be homologous to the mammalian repair-related protein CtIP and to the budding yeast Com1/Sae2 recombination protein. A com-1 mutant displays normal meiotic chromosome pairing but forms irregular chromatin aggregates instead of diakinesis bivalents. While meiotic DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are formed, they appear to persist or undergo improper repair. Despite the presence of DSBs, the recombination protein RAD-51, which is known to associate with single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) flanking DSBs, does not localize to meiotic chromosomes in the com-1 mutant. Exposure of the mutant to gamma-radiation, however, induces RAD-51 foci, which suggests that the failure of RAD-51 to load is specific to meiotic (SPO-11-generated) DSBs. These results suggest that C. elegans COM-1 plays a role in the generation of ssDNA tails that can load RAD-51, invade homologous DNA tracts and thereby initiate recombination. Extrapolating from the worm homolog, we expect similar phenotypes for mutations in the mammalian tumor suppressor CtIP.

SUBMITTER: Penkner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2140103 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A conserved function for a Caenorhabditis elegans Com1/Sae2/CtIP protein homolog in meiotic recombination.

Penkner Alexandra A   Portik-Dobos Zsuzsanna Z   Tang Lois L   Schnabel Ralf R   Novatchkova Maria M   Jantsch Verena V   Loidl Josef J  

The EMBO journal 20071115 24


Genome stability relies on faithful DNA repair both in mitosis and in meiosis. Here, we report on a Caenorhabditis elegans protein that we found to be homologous to the mammalian repair-related protein CtIP and to the budding yeast Com1/Sae2 recombination protein. A com-1 mutant displays normal meiotic chromosome pairing but forms irregular chromatin aggregates instead of diakinesis bivalents. While meiotic DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are formed, they appear to persist or undergo improper re  ...[more]

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