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Function
[CSM2_YEAST] Involved in chromosome segregation during meiosis. Promotes efficient recombinational repair and functions in the protection of the genome from spontaneous and induced DNA damage like mutations and gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [PSY3_YEAST] Required for resistance to the DNA-damaging agents methyl methanesulfonate (MMS), cisplatin and oxaliplatin, but not to mitomycin C. Plays a role in protection against mutation accumulation. May be a component of the recombination-repair pathway.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The yeast Shu complex, consisting of the proteins Shu1, Shu2, Psy3, and Csm2, maintains genomic stability by coupling post-replication repair to homologous recombination. However, a lack of biochemical and structural information on the Shu proteins precludes revealing their precise roles within the pathway. Here, we report on the 1.9-A crystal structure of the Psy3-Csm2 complex. The crystal structure shows that Psy3 forms a heterodimer with Csm2 mainly through a hydrophobic core. Unexpectedly, Psy3 and Csm2 share a similar architecture that closely resembles the ATPase core domain of Rad51. The L2 loop present in Psy3 and Csm2 is similar to that of Rad51 and confers the DNA binding activity of the Shu complex. As with Rad51, the Shu complex appears to form a nucleoprotein filament by binding nonspecifically to DNA. Structure-based mutagenesis studies have demonstrated that the DNA binding activity of the Shu complex is essential for repair of the methyl methanesulfonate-induced DNA damage. Our findings provide good foundations for the understanding of the Srs2 regulation by the Shu complex.
Structural analysis of Shu proteins reveals a DNA binding role essential for resisting damage.,Tao Y, Li X, Liu Y, Ruan J, Qi S, Niu L, Teng M J Biol Chem. 2012 Jun 8;287(24):20231-9. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.334698. Epub 2012 , Mar 30. PMID:22465956[12]
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References
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- ↑ Ball LG, Zhang K, Cobb JA, Boone C, Xiao W. The yeast Shu complex couples error-free post-replication repair to homologous recombination. Mol Microbiol. 2009 Jul;73(1):89-102. Epub 2009 Jun 1. PMID:19496932 doi:MMI6748
- ↑ Tao Y, Li X, Liu Y, Ruan J, Qi S, Niu L, Teng M. Structural analysis of Shu proteins reveals a DNA binding role essential for resisting damage. J Biol Chem. 2012 Jun 8;287(24):20231-9. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.334698. Epub 2012 , Mar 30. PMID:22465956 doi:10.1074/jbc.M111.334698
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