SUMO chains fine-tune DNA replication of repetitive sequences by restricting the access of recombination factors
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ABSTRACT: SUMOylation, a protein post-translational modification present in all eukaryotes, involves the covalent attachment of SUMO (small ubiquitin-like modifier) to target proteins, modulating their function, localization or stability. One of the least understood features of SUMOylation is formation of polymeric chains and their impact on DNA metabolism. Here, using Schizosaccharomyces pombe,we demonstrated that cells devoid of SUMO chains exhibit elevated spontaneous replication stress and DNA damage. We found that SUMO chains promoted rDNA stability,controlled proper centromeric organization, and in their absence recombination factors accessed more frequently both of those loci. We directly showed increased fork stalling at rDNA and measured higher recombination rates at centromeres upon SUMO chains deficiency. Moreover, we successfully established the split-SUMO-ID proteomics approach in fission yeast to identify SUMO- and Rad52-dependent interactome. Our results suggest that SUMO chains maintain the stability of difficult-to-replicate loci by limiting the access of recombination factors to stalled replication forks.
ORGANISM(S): Schizosaccharomyces pombe
PROVIDER: GSE276805 | GEO | 2024/09/15
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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