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Investigation of Break-Induced Replication in Yeast
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Investigation of Break-Induced Replication in Yeast

Beth Osia, Rajula Elango, Juraj Kramara, Steven A Roberts and Anna Malkova
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), Vol.2153, pp.307-328
2021
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0644-5_22
PMCID: PMC9041317
PMID: 32840789
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/9041317View
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Abstract

Repair of double-strand DNA breaks (DSBs) is important for preserving genomic integrity and stability. Break-induced replication (BIR) is a mechanism aimed to repair one-ended double-strand DNA breaks, similar to those formed by replication fork collapse or by telomere erosion. Unlike S-phase replication, BIR is carried out by a migrating DNA bubble and is associated with conservative inheritance of newly synthesized DNA. This unusual DNA synthesis leads to high level of mutagenesis and chromosomal rearrangements during BIR. Here, we focus on several genetic and molecular methods to investigate BIR using our system in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae where BIR is initiated by a site-specific DNA break, and the repair involves two copies of chromosome III.
Chromosomes, Fungal - genetics Cytidine Deaminase - metabolism DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded DNA Replication Mutation Recombinational DNA Repair Saccharomyces cerevisiae - genetics Saccharomyces cerevisiae - physiology Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins - metabolism

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