INTERMEDIATES OF RECOMBINATION DURING MATING TYPE SWITCHING IN SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE
INTERMEDIATES OF RECOMBINATION DURING MATING TYPE SWITCHING IN SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE
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DOI:
10.1002/j.1460-2075.1990.tb08158.x
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发表时间:
1990-03-01
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影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
HABER, JE
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作者:
WHITE, CI;HABER, JE
We have identified two novel intermediates of homothallic switching of the yeast mating type gene, from MATa to MAT.alpha.. Following HO endonuclease cleavage, 5'' to 3'' exonucleolytic digestion is observed distal to the HO cut, creating a 3''-ended single-stranded tail. This recision is more extensive in a rad52 strain unable to switch. Surprisingly, the proximal aide of the HO cut is protected from degradation; this stabilization depends on the presence of the silent copy donor sequences. A second intermediate was identified by a quantitative application of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The Y.alpha.-MAT distal covalent fragment of the switched product appears 30 min prior to the appearance of the MAT proximal Y.alpha. junction. No covalent joining of MAT distal to HML distal sequences is detected. We suggested that the MAT DNA distal to the HO cut invades the intact donor and is extended by DNA synthesis. This step is prevented in the rad52 strain. These intermediates are consistent with a model for MAT switching in which only the distal side of the HO cut is initially active in strand invasion and transfer of information from the donor.