Multiple Roles of Vertebrate REV Genes in DNA Repair and Recombination

T Okada, E Sonoda, M Yoshimura… - … and cellular biology, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
T Okada, E Sonoda, M Yoshimura, Y Kawano, H Saya, M Kohzaki, S Takeda
Molecular and cellular biology, 2005Taylor & Francis
In yeast, Rev1, Rev3, and Rev7 are involved in translesion synthesis over various kinds of
DNA damage and spontaneous and UV-induced mutagenesis. Here, we disrupted Rev1,
Rev3, and Rev7 in the chicken B-lymphocyte line DT40. REV1−/− REV3−/− REV7−/− cells
showed spontaneous cell death, chromosomal instability/fragility, and hypersensitivity to
various genotoxic treatments as observed in each of the single mutants. Surprisingly, the
triple-knockout cells showed a suppressed level of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) …
In yeast, Rev1, Rev3, and Rev7 are involved in translesion synthesis over various kinds of DNA damage and spontaneous and UV-induced mutagenesis. Here, we disrupted Rev1, Rev3, and Rev7 in the chicken B-lymphocyte line DT40. REV1/ REV3/ REV7/ cells showed spontaneous cell death, chromosomal instability/fragility, and hypersensitivity to various genotoxic treatments as observed in each of the single mutants. Surprisingly, the triple-knockout cells showed a suppressed level of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs), which may reflect postreplication repair events mediated by homologous recombination, while each single mutant showed an elevated SCE level. Furthermore, REV1/ cells as well as triple mutants showed a decreased level of immunoglobulin gene conversion, suggesting participation of Rev1 in a recombination-based pathway. The present study gives us a new insight into cooperative function of three Rev molecules and the Polζ (Rev3-Rev7)-independent role of Rev1 in vertebrate cells.
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