Impairment of replication fork progression mediates RNA polII transcription-associated recombination
- 3 March 2005
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in The EMBO Journal
- Vol. 24 (6), 1267-1276
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.emboj.7600602
Abstract
Homologous recombination safeguards genome integrity, but it can also cause genome instability of important consequences for cell proliferation and organism development. Transcription induces recombination, as shown in prokaryotes and eukaryotes for both spontaneous and developmentally regulated events such as those responsible for immunoglobulin class switching. Deciphering the molecular basis of transcription‐associated recombination (TAR) is important in understanding genome instability. Using novel plasmid‐borne recombination constructs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we show that RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) transcription induces recombination by impairing replication fork progression. RNAPII transcription concomitant to head‐on oncoming replication causes a replication fork pause (RFP) that is linked to a significant increase in recombination. However, transcription that is codirectional with replication has little effect on replication fork progression and recombination. Transcription occurring in the absence of replication does not affect either recombination or replication fork progression. The Rrm3 helicase, which is required for replication fork progression through nucleoprotein complexes, facilitates replication through the transcription‐dependent RFP site and reduces recombination. Therefore, our work provides evidence that one mechanism responsible for TAR is RNAP‐mediated replication impairment.Keywords
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