DNA-BINDING PROTEIN RAP1 STIMULATES MEIOTIC RECOMBINATION AT THE HIS4 LOCUS IN YEAST

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作者
WHITE, MA
WIERDL, M
DETLOFF, P
PETES, TD
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关键词
SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE; RECOMBINATION HOTSPOT; GENE CONVERSION;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.88.21.9755
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as in other eukaryotes, some regions of the genome have a much higher rate of meiotic recombination than others. We show below that the binding of the RAP1 protein to a site upstream of the HIS4 gene is necessary for a high rate of meiotic (but not mitotic) recombination at this locus. A mutation in the RAP1 binding site at HIS4 results in a decrease in recombination; overproduction of RAP1 causes an increase in recombination at HIS4 above wild-type levels.
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