Replication-Coupled PCNA Unloading by the Elg1 Complex Occurs Genome-wide and Requires Okazaki Fragment Ligation.
Replication-Coupled PCNA Unloading by the Elg1 Complex Occurs Genome-wide and Requires Okazaki Fragment Ligation.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.celrep.2015.06.066
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发表时间:
2015-08-04
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8.8
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Donaldson AD
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Kubota T;Katou Y;Nakato R;Shirahige K;Donaldson AD
The sliding clamp PCNA is a crucial component of the DNA replication machinery. Timely PCNA loading and unloading are central for genome integrity and must be strictly coordinated with other DNA processing steps during replication. Here, we show that the S. cerevisiae Elg1 replication factor C-like complex (Elg1-RLC) unloads PCNA genome-wide following Okazaki fragment ligation. In the absence of Elg1, PCNA is retained on chromosomes in the wake of replication forks, rather than at specific sites. Degradation of the Okazaki fragment ligase Cdc9 leads to PCNA accumulation on chromatin, similar to the accumulation caused by lack of Elg1. We demonstrate that Okazaki fragment ligation is the critical prerequisite for PCNA unloading, since Chlorella virus DNA ligase can substitute for Cdc9 in yeast and simultaneously promotes PCNA unloading. Our results suggest that Elg1-RLC acts as a general PCNA unloader and is dependent upon DNA ligation during chromosome replication. PCNA is retained behind all replication forks that lack Elg1 Elg1-RLC cannot unload PCNA from unligated lagging-strand DNA An exogenous ligase can join Okazaki fragments to promote PCNA unloading Elg1-RLC acts as a general PCNA unloader, dependent upon Okazaki fragment ligation The sliding clamp PCNA is crucial to DNA replication fidelity, and loading and unloading of PCNA must be strictly regulated. Kubota et al. find that the Elg1 complex unloads PCNA behind all replication forks and is dependent upon successful DNA ligation of Okazaki fragments on the lagging strand.