Uncoupling programmed DNA cleavage and repair scrambles the Paramecium somatic genome
Cell Reports(2024)
摘要
In the ciliate Paramecium, precise excision of numerous internal eliminated sequences (IESs) from the somatic genome is essential at each sexual cycle. DNA double-strands breaks (DSBs) introduced by the PiggyMac endonuclease are repaired in a highly concerted manner by the non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway, illustrated by complete inhibition of DNA cleavage when Ku70/80 proteins are missing. We show that expression of a DNA-binding-deficient Ku70 mutant (Ku70-6E) permits DNA cleavage but leads to the accumulation of unrepaired DSBs. We uncoupled DNA cleavage and repair by co-expressing wild-type and mutant Ku70. High-throughput sequencing of the developing macronucleus genome in these conditions identifies the presence of extremities healed by de novo telomere addition and numerous translocations between IES-flanking sequences. Coupling the two steps of IES excision ensures that both extremities are held together throughout the process, suggesting that DSB repair proteins are essential for assembly of a synaptic precleavage complex.
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double-strand break repair,NHEJ,programmed genome rearrangements,ciliates,translocation
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