Microhomology selection for Microhomology mediated end joining in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

Kihoon Lee, Jae Hoon Ji, Kihoon Yoon, Jun Che, Ja Hwan Seol, Sang Eun Lee, Eun Yong Shim

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Abstract

Microhomology-mediated end joining (MMEJ) anneals short, imperfect microhomologies flanking DNA breaks, producing repair products with deletions in a Ku- and RAD52-independent fashion. Puzzlingly, MMEJ preferentially selects certain microhomologies over others, even when multiple microhomologies are available. To define rules and parameters for microhomology selection, we altered the length, the position, and the level of mismatches to the microhomologies flanking homothallic switching (HO) endonuclease-induced breaks and assessed their effect on MMEJ frequency and the types of repair product formation. We found that microhomology of eight to 20 base pairs carrying no more than 20% mismatches efficiently induced MMEJ. Deletion of MSH6 did not impact MMEJ frequency. MMEJ preferentially chose a microhomology pair that was more proximal from the break. Interestingly, MMEJ events preferentially retained the centromere proximal side of the HO break, while the sequences proximal to the telomere were frequently deleted. The asymmetry in the deletional profile among MMEJ products was reduced when HO was induced on the circular chromosome. The results provide insight into how cells search and select microhomologies for MMEJ in budding yeast.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number284
JournalGenes
Volume10
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2019

Keywords

  • DNA double strand break
  • Deletion
  • Microhomology
  • Microhomology-mediated end joining
  • Mismatch

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics
  • Genetics(clinical)

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