Detection of Primary DNA Lesions by Transient Changes in Mating Behavior in Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Using the Alpha-Test

Spontaneous or induced DNA lesions can result in stable gene mutations and chromosomal aberrations due to their inaccurate repair, ultimately resulting in phenotype changes. Some DNA lesions per se may interfere with transcription, leading to temporary phenocopies of mutations. The direct impact of...

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Published in:International journal of molecular sciences 2023-08, Vol.24 (15), p.12163
Main Authors: Zhuk, Anna S, Shiriaeva, Anna A, Andreychuk, Yulia V, Kochenova, Olga V, Tarakhovskaya, Elena R, Bure, Vladimir M, Pavlov, Youri I, Inge-Vechtomov, Sergey G, Stepchenkova, Elena I
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Language:English
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Cell cycle
Chromosomes
DNA polymerase
DNA repair
Enzymes
Gene expression
Genetic engineering
Genotype & phenotype
Hybridization
Mutation
Test systems
Yeast
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Summary:Spontaneous or induced DNA lesions can result in stable gene mutations and chromosomal aberrations due to their inaccurate repair, ultimately resulting in phenotype changes. Some DNA lesions per se may interfere with transcription, leading to temporary phenocopies of mutations. The direct impact of primary DNA lesions on phenotype before their removal by repair is not well understood. To address this question, we used the alpha-test, which allows for detecting various genetic events leading to temporary or hereditary changes in mating type α→a in heterothallic strains of yeast . Here, we compared yeast strains carrying mutations in DNA repair genes, mismatch repair ( ), base excision repair ( ), and homologous recombination repair ( ), as well as mutagens causing specific DNA lesions (UV light and camptothecin). We found that double-strand breaks and UV-induced lesions have a stronger effect on the phenotype than mismatches and 8-oxoguanine. Moreover, the loss of the entire chromosome III leads to an immediate mating type switch α→a and does not prevent hybridization. We also evaluated the ability of primary DNA lesions to persist through the cell cycle by assessing the frequency of UV-induced inherited and non-inherited genetic changes in asynchronous cultures of a wild-type ( ) strain and in a mutant arrested in the G1 phase. Our findings suggest that the phenotypic manifestation of primary DNA lesions depends on their type and the stage of the cell cycle in which it occurred.
ISSN:1422-0067
1661-6596
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms241512163