Abstract
Without the RAD51 strand exchange protein, Saccharomyces cerevisiae cannot repair a double-strand break (DSB) by gene conversion. However, cells can repair DSBs by recombination-dependent, break-induced replication (BIR). RAD51-independent BIR is initiated more than 13 kb from the DSB. Repair depends on a 200-bp sequence adjacent to ARS310, located -34 kb centromere-proximal to the DSB, but does not depend on the origin activity of ARS310. We conclude that the ability of a recombination-induced replication fork to copy >130 kb to the end of the chromosome depends on a special site that enhances assembly of a processive repair replication fork.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1055-1060 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Genes and Development |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Developmental Biology