DNA polymerase mu interacts with a meiosis-specific RecA homolog Lim15 during meiosis in Coprinus cinereus. 2009

Takuro Yanai, and Aiko Sakamoto, and Kazuki Iwabata, and Akiyo Koshiyama, and Hiroko Sugawara, and Takayuki Nara, and Yoichi Takakusagi, and Kengo Sakaguchi
Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan.

Meiosis is a fundamental process in eukaryotes. Homologous chromosomes are paired and recombined during meiotic prophase I, which results in variation among the gametes. However, the mechanism of recombination between the maternal and paternal chromosome is unknown. In this study, we report on the identification of interaction between Coprinus cinereus DNA polymerase mu (CcPol mu) and CcLim15/Dmc1, a meiosis-specific RecA-like protein, during meiosis. Interaction between these two proteins was confirmed using a GST-pull down assay. A two-hybrid assay revealed that the N-terminus of CcPol mu, which includes the BRCT domain, is responsible for binding the C-terminus of CcLim15. Furthermore, co-immunoprecipitation experiments indicate that these two proteins also interact in the crude extract of the meiotic cell. A significant proportion of CcPol mu and CcLim15 is shown to co-localize in nuclei from the leptotene/zygotene stage to the early pachytene stage during meiotic prophase I. Moreover, CcLim15 enhances polymerase activity of CcPol mu early in the reaction. These results suggest that CcPol mu might be recruited by CcLim15 and elongate the D-loop structure during homologous recombination in meiosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008540 Meiosis A type of CELL NUCLEUS division, occurring during maturation of the GERM CELLS. Two successive cell nucleus divisions following a single chromosome duplication (S PHASE) result in daughter cells with half the number of CHROMOSOMES as the parent cells. M Phase, Meiotic,Meiotic M Phase,M Phases, Meiotic,Meioses,Meiotic M Phases,Phase, Meiotic M,Phases, Meiotic M
D011938 Rec A Recombinases A family of recombinases initially identified in BACTERIA. They catalyze the ATP-driven exchange of DNA strands in GENETIC RECOMBINATION. The product of the reaction consists of a duplex and a displaced single-stranded loop, which has the shape of the letter D and is therefore called a D-loop structure. Rec A Protein,RecA Protein,Recombinases, Rec A
D011995 Recombination, Genetic Production of new arrangements of DNA by various mechanisms such as assortment and segregation, CROSSING OVER; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETIC CONJUGATION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; or mixed infection of viruses. Genetic Recombination,Recombination,Genetic Recombinations,Recombinations,Recombinations, Genetic
D003302 Coprinus A genus of black-spored basidiomycetous fungi of the family Coprinaceae, order Agaricales; some species are edible.
D004259 DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase DNA-dependent DNA polymerases found in bacteria, animal and plant cells. During the replication process, these enzymes catalyze the addition of deoxyribonucleotide residues to the end of a DNA strand in the presence of DNA as template-primer. They also possess exonuclease activity and therefore function in DNA repair. DNA Polymerase,DNA Polymerases,DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerases,DNA Polymerase N3,DNA Dependent DNA Polymerases,DNA Directed DNA Polymerase,DNA Polymerase, DNA-Directed,DNA Polymerases, DNA-Dependent,Polymerase N3, DNA,Polymerase, DNA,Polymerase, DNA-Directed DNA,Polymerases, DNA,Polymerases, DNA-Dependent DNA
D018797 Cell Cycle Proteins Proteins that control the CELL DIVISION CYCLE. This family of proteins includes a wide variety of classes, including CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES, mitogen-activated kinases, CYCLINS, and PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES as well as their putative substrates such as chromatin-associated proteins, CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS, and TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS. Cell Division Cycle Proteins,Cell-Cycle Regulatory Proteins,cdc Proteins,Cell Cycle Regulatory Proteins
D025941 Protein Interaction Mapping Methods for determining interaction between PROTEINS. Interaction Mapping, Protein,Interaction Mappings, Protein,Mapping, Protein Interaction,Mappings, Protein Interaction,Protein Interaction Mappings

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