scholarly journals Involvement of rhp23, a Schizosaccharomyces pombe homolog of the human HHR23A and Saccharomyces cerevisiaeRAD23 nucleotide excision repair genes, in cell cycle control and protein ubiquitination

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 581-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. T. Elder
Genetics ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 154 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ainsley Nicholson ◽  
Miyono Hendrix ◽  
Sue Jinks-Robertson ◽  
Gray F Crouse

Abstract The Saccharomyces cerevisiae homologs of the bacterial mismatch repair proteins MutS and MutL correct replication errors and prevent recombination between homeologous (nonidentical) sequences. Previously, we demonstrated that Msh2p, Msh3p, and Pms1p regulate recombination between 91% identical inverted repeats, and here use the same substrates to show that Mlh1p and Msh6p have important antirecombination roles. In addition, substrates containing defined types of mismatches (base-base mismatches; 1-, 4-, or 12-nt insertion/deletion loops; or 18-nt palindromes) were used to examine recognition of these mismatches in mitotic recombination intermediates. Msh2p was required for recognition of all types of mismatches, whereas Msh6p recognized only base-base mismatches and 1-nt insertion/deletion loops. Msh3p was involved in recognition of the palindrome and all loops, but also had an unexpected antirecombination role when the potential heteroduplex contained only base-base mismatches. In contrast to their similar antimutator roles, Pms1p consistently inhibited recombination to a lesser degree than did Msh2p. In addition to the yeast MutS and MutL homologs, the exonuclease Exo1p and the nucleotide excision repair proteins Rad1p and Rad10p were found to have roles in inhibiting recombination between mismatched substrates.


2005 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Fautrel ◽  
Lise Andrieux ◽  
Orlando Musso ◽  
Karim Boudjema ◽  
André Guillouzo ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Z. Jiang ◽  
E. Gutierrez ◽  
H. Ming ◽  
B. Foster ◽  
L. Gatenby ◽  
...  

The ability to cryopreserve gametes and embryos has been a valuable tool for reproductive management in all mammalian species, especially livestock. Embryo vitrification involves exposure to high concentrations of cryoprotectants and osmotic stress during cooling and warming. These factors have to affect gene expression. The elongating embryo is a stage of embryo development that can be recovered noninvasively in the cow on day (D) 14 and represents a critical stage of development when many embryos die. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of vitrification on the transcriptome dynamics of D14 embryos by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). Invitro blastocyst-stage embryos were vitrified by exposure to dimethyl sulfoxide and ethylene glycol solution, followed by placing on Cryo Loks and plunging in liquid nitrogen. After warming, embryos were loaded into straws and transferred into eight synchronized recipients, four cows received nonvitrified embryos and four cows received vitrified embryos (20 embryos per cow). Embryo flushing yielded 12 nonvitrified and 9 vitrified viable D14 embryos. Whole embryos (six nonvitrified and two vitrified embryos) or isolated trophectoderm (TE; four nonvitrified and seven vitrified) were processed for RNA-seq. The Smart-sEqn 2 protocol was followed to prepare RNA-seq libraries. Sequencing reads were prefiltered and aligned to the bovine genome, and gene expression values were calculated as fragments per kilobase of transcript per million mapped reads. Genes were deemed differentially expressed between treatments if they showed a false discovery rate P-value<0.05 and fold-change >2. Ingenuity pathway analysis was used to reveal gene ontology and pathways. Expression of 927 genes was changed in D14 embryos as a result of vitrification, with 782 and 145 genes upregulated and downregulated, respectively. In TE, vitrification resulted in 4096 and 280 upregulated or downregulated genes, respectively. Several pathways were upregulated by vitrification in both whole embryos and TE, including epithelial adherens junctions, sirtuin signalling, germ cell-Sertoli cell junction, ATM signalling, nucleotide excision repair, and protein ubiquitination pathways. Downregulated pathways included EIF2 signalling, oxidative phosphorylation, mitochondrial dysfunction, regulation of eIF4 and p70S6K signalling, mammalian target of rapamycin signalling, sirtuin singling, and nucleotide excision repair pathways. In addition, we found 671 and 61 genes upregulated and downregulated in both vitrified whole embryos and TE. Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative phosphorylation signalling were upregulated, whereas epithelial adherens junction and sirtuin signalling were downregulated, suggesting mitochondrial function and energy production were impaired in TE after vitrification. Our analysis identified specific pathways and implicated specific genes affected by cryopreservation and potentially affecting embryo developmental competence.


Gene ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 754 ◽  
pp. 144818
Author(s):  
Hana Paula Masuda ◽  
Myna Nakabashi ◽  
Patricia G Morgante ◽  
Daniela Kajihara ◽  
Nathalia de Setta ◽  
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