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Chromatin modifiers and recombination factors promote a telomere fold-back structure, that is lost during replicative senescence.
Brian LukeTina WagnerLara Pérez-martínezFélix PradoRené SchellhaasFalk ButterMerve ÖZtürkMarta Barrientos-morenosubject
TelomeraseProtein Folding:Chemicals and Drugs::Amino Acids Peptides and Proteins::Proteins::DNA-Binding Proteins::Rad52 DNA Repair and Recombination Protein [Medical Subject Headings]:Chemicals and Drugs::Amino Acids Peptides and Proteins::Proteins::Fungal Proteins::Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins [Medical Subject Headings]Gene ExpressionYeast and Fungal ModelsArtificial Gene Amplification and ExtensionQH426-470BiochemistryPolymerase Chain ReactionChromosome conformation captureHistonesCromatina0302 clinical medicineSirtuin 2Macromolecular Structure AnalysisSilent Information Regulator Proteins Saccharomyces cerevisiaeCellular Senescence:Organisms::Eukaryota::Fungi::Yeasts::Saccharomyces::Saccharomyces cerevisiae [Medical Subject Headings]0303 health sciencesChromosome BiologyEukaryota:Phenomena and Processes::Genetic Phenomena::Genetic Processes::DNA Replication [Medical Subject Headings]TelomereSubtelomere:Anatomy::Cells::Cellular Structures::Intracellular Space::Cell Nucleus::Cell Nucleus Structures::Intranuclear Space::Chromosomes::Chromosome Structures::Telomere [Medical Subject Headings]Chromatin3. Good healthChromatinCell biologyNucleic acidsTelomeres:Phenomena and Processes::Cell Physiological Phenomena::Cell Physiological Processes::Cell Cycle::Cell Division::Telomere Homeostasis [Medical Subject Headings]Experimental Organism SystemsDaño del ADNEpigeneticsResearch ArticleSenescenceDNA Replication:Chemicals and Drugs::Enzymes and Coenzymes::Enzymes::Hydrolases::Amidohydrolases::Histone Deacetylases [Medical Subject Headings]Chromosome Structure and FunctionProtein StructureSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeBiologyResearch and Analysis MethodsHistone DeacetylasesChromosomes03 medical and health sciencesSaccharomycesModel Organisms:Chemicals and Drugs::Enzymes and Coenzymes::Enzymes::Transferases::One-Carbon Group Transferases::Methyltransferases [Medical Subject Headings]:Chemicals and Drugs::Amino Acids Peptides and Proteins::Proteins::Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins::Sirtuins::Sirtuin 2 [Medical Subject Headings]:Chemicals and Drugs::Amino Acids Peptides and Proteins::Proteins::Fungal Proteins::Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins::Silent Information Regulator Proteins Saccharomyces cerevisiae [Medical Subject Headings]DNA-binding proteinsGenetics:Chemicals and Drugs::Enzymes and Coenzymes::Enzymes::Recombinases::Rec A Recombinases::Rad51 Recombinase [Medical Subject Headings]Molecular Biology TechniquesMolecular Biology030304 developmental biologyCromosomasSenescencia celularOrganismsFungiBiology and Life SciencesProteinsTelomere HomeostasisCell BiologyDNAMethyltransferasesG2-M DNA damage checkpointProteína recombinante y reparadora de ADN Rad52YeastTelomereRad52 DNA Repair and Recombination ProteinRepressor ProteinsAnimal Studies:Chemicals and Drugs::Amino Acids Peptides and Proteins::Proteins::Transcription Factors::Repressor Proteins [Medical Subject Headings]DNA damageRad51 RecombinaseHomologous recombination030217 neurology & neurosurgeryTelómeroDNA Damagedescription
Telomeres have the ability to adopt a lariat conformation and hence, engage in long and short distance intra-chromosome interactions. Budding yeast telomeres were proposed to fold back into subtelomeric regions, but a robust assay to quantitatively characterize this structure has been lacking. Therefore, it is not well understood how the interactions between telomeres and non-telomeric regions are established and regulated. We employ a telomere chromosome conformation capture (Telo-3C) approach to directly analyze telomere folding and its maintenance in S. cerevisiae. We identify the histone modifiers Sir2, Sin3 and Set2 as critical regulators for telomere folding, which suggests that a distinct telomeric chromatin environment is a major requirement for the folding of yeast telomeres. We demonstrate that telomeres are not folded when cells enter replicative senescence, which occurs independently of short telomere length. Indeed, Sir2, Sin3 and Set2 protein levels are decreased during senescence and their absence may thereby prevent telomere folding. Additionally, we show that the homologous recombination machinery, including the Rad51 and Rad52 proteins, as well as the checkpoint component Rad53 are essential for establishing the telomere fold-back structure. This study outlines a method to interrogate telomere-subtelomere interactions at a single unmodified yeast telomere. Using this method, we provide insights into how the spatial arrangement of the chromosome end structure is established and demonstrate that telomere folding is compromised throughout replicative senescence.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-28 | PLoS Genetics |