CPD-seq mapping of transcription-coupled DNA repair in yeast
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ABSTRACT: Transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair (TC-NER) is an important DNA repair mechanism that responds to RNA polymerase (RNAP) stalling and removes DNA lesions from transcribed genes. Activation of TC-NER requires specific factors, such as human Cockayne syndrome group B (CSB) protein or its yeast homolog Rad26. Mutations in CSB are associated with the severe neurological disorder Cockayne syndrome. However, the genome-wide role of CSB/Rad26 in TC-NER, particularly in the context of chromatin organization, is not fully understood. Here we used single-nucleotide resolution UV damage mapping data to investigate the genome-wide function of Rad26 in TC-NER. Our data shows that Rad26 is critical for TC-NER in transcribed regions downstream of the first (+1) nucleosome; however, Rad26 is largely dispensable for TC-NER in the +1 nucleosome. We further show that the Rad26-independent TC-NER in the +1 nucleosome is correlated with high occupancy of the transcription initiation/repair factor TFIIH. Downstream of the +1 nucleosome, the combination of low TFIIH occupancy and high occupancy of the transcription elongation factor Spt4/Spt5 suppresses TC-NER when Rad26 is dysfunctional. Deletion of SPT4 significantly restores TC-NER in the downstream nucleosomes in a rad26∆ mutant. Collectively, these data indicate that the requirement for Rad26 in TC-NER is modulated by the distribution of TFIIH and Spt4/Spt5, and Rad26 mainly functions in the downstream nucleosomes to remove TC-NER suppression by Spt4/Spt5.
ORGANISM(S): Saccharomyces cerevisiae
PROVIDER: GSE145911 | GEO | 2020/06/30
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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