Molecular analysis of hus1 +, a fission yeast gene required for S-M and DNA damage checkpoints

1997 ◽  
Vol 254 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. F. Kostrub ◽  
F. Al-Khodairy ◽  
H. Ghazizadeh ◽  
A. M. Carr ◽  
T. Enoch
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Fission Yeast ◽  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
Yeast Gene ◽  
Dna Damage Checkpoints

DNA replication and damage checkpoints and meiotic cell cycle controls in the fission and budding yeasts

2000 ◽  
Vol 349 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi MURAKAMI ◽  
Paul NURSE
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Dna Damage ◽  
Dna Replication ◽  
Fission Yeast ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Cell Cycle Checkpoint ◽  
Cell Cycle Regulators ◽  
Meiotic Cell ◽  
Checkpoint Proteins ◽  
Dna Damage Checkpoints

The cell cycle checkpoint mechanisms ensure the order of cell cycle events to preserve genomic integrity. Among these, the DNA-replication and DNA-damage checkpoints prevent chromosome segregation when DNA replication is inhibited or DNA is damaged. Recent studies have identified an outline of the regulatory networks for both of these controls, which apparently operate in all eukaryotes. In addition, it appears that these checkpoints have two arrest points, one is just before entry into mitosis and the other is prior to chromosome separation. The former point requires the central cell-cycle regulator Cdc2 kinase, whereas the latter involves several key regulators and substrates of the ubiquitin ligase called the anaphase promoting complex. Linkages between these cell-cycle regulators and several key checkpoint proteins are beginning to emerge. Recent findings on post-translational modifications and protein-protein interactions of the checkpoint proteins provide new insights into the checkpoint responses, although the functional significance of these biochemical properties often remains unclear. We have reviewed the molecular mechanisms acting at the DNA-replication and DNA-damage checkpoints in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and the modifications of these controls during the meiotic cell cycle. We have made comparisons with the controls in fission yeast and other organisms, mainly the distantly related budding yeast.

Maintenance of Genome Stability and Breast Cancer: Molecular Analysis of DNA Damage-Activated Kinases

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather L. Ball ◽  
Mark Ehrhardt ◽  
Daniel Mordes ◽  
David Cortez
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Dna Damage ◽  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
Genome Stability

Overlapping Roles of the Spindle Assembly and DNA Damage Checkpoints in the Cell-Cycle Response to Altered Chromosomes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Genetics ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 161 (2) ◽  
pp. 521-534
Author(s):  
Peter M Garber ◽  
Jasper Rine
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Dna Replication ◽  
Spindle Checkpoint ◽  
Dna Lesions ◽  
Replication Proteins ◽  
Replication Checkpoint ◽  
Dna Damage Checkpoints ◽  
Dna Replication Checkpoint ◽  
Mcm Proteins ◽  
Stalled Replication Forks

Abstract The MAD2-dependent spindle checkpoint blocks anaphase until all chromosomes have achieved successful bipolar attachment to the mitotic spindle. The DNA damage and DNA replication checkpoints block anaphase in response to DNA lesions that may include single-stranded DNA and stalled replication forks. Many of the same conditions that activate the DNA damage and DNA replication checkpoints also activated the spindle checkpoint. The mad2Δ mutation partially relieved the arrest responses of cells to mutations affecting the replication proteins Mcm3p and Pol1p. Thus a previously unrecognized aspect of spindle checkpoint function may be to protect cells from defects in DNA replication. Furthermore, in cells lacking either the DNA damage or the DNA replication checkpoints, the spindle checkpoint contributed to the arrest responses of cells to the DNA-damaging agent methyl methanesulfonate, the replication inhibitor hydroxyurea, and mutations affecting Mcm2p and Orc2p. Thus the spindle checkpoint was sensitive to a wider range of chromosomal perturbations than previously recognized. Finally, the DNA replication checkpoint did not contribute to the arrests of cells in response to mutations affecting ORC, Mcm proteins, or DNA polymerase δ. Thus the specificity of this checkpoint may be more limited than previously recognized.

scholarly journals Crosstalk between the mTOR and DNA Damage Response Pathways in Fission Yeast

Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 305
Author(s):  
John-Patrick Alao ◽  
Luc Legon ◽  
Charalampos Rallis
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Fission Yeast ◽  
Dna Damage Response ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Energy Levels ◽  
Protein Translation ◽  
Mtor Pathway ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Damage Response

Cells have developed response systems to constantly monitor environmental changes and accordingly adjust growth, differentiation, and cellular stress programs. The evolutionarily conserved, nutrient-responsive, mechanistic target of rapamycin signaling (mTOR) pathway coordinates basic anabolic and catabolic cellular processes such as gene transcription, protein translation, autophagy, and metabolism, and is directly implicated in cellular and organismal aging as well as age-related diseases. mTOR mediates these processes in response to a broad range of inputs such as oxygen, amino acids, hormones, and energy levels, as well as stresses, including DNA damage. Here, we briefly summarize data relating to the interplays of the mTOR pathway with DNA damage response pathways in fission yeast, a favorite model in cell biology, and how these interactions shape cell decisions, growth, and cell-cycle progression. We, especially, comment on the roles of caffeine-mediated DNA-damage override. Understanding the biology of nutrient response, DNA damage and related pharmacological treatments can lead to the design of interventions towards improved cellular and organismal fitness, health, and survival.

scholarly journals Aberrant p53 alters DNA damage checkpoints in response to cisplatin: Downregulation of CDK expression and activity

2004 ◽  
Vol 112 (5) ◽  
pp. 760-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine H. Wrighton ◽  
Cecilia M. Prêle ◽  
Andrew Sunters ◽  
W. Andrew Yeudall
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Dna Damage Checkpoints ◽  
Expression And Activity

scholarly journals Fission yeast gene structure and recognition

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 1750-1759 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.Q. Zhang ◽  
T.G. Marr
Keyword(s):  
Fission Yeast ◽  
Gene Structure ◽  
Yeast Gene

DNA damage checkpoints in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Oral Oncology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 339-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy Y.C. Poon
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ◽  
Dna Damage Checkpoints
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