A double-strand break within a yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) containing human DNA can result in YAC loss, deletion or cell lethality (original) (raw)

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Human chromosomal DNA contains many repeats which might provide opportunities for DNA repair. We have examined the consequences of a single double-strand break (DSB) within a 360-kb dispensable yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) containing human DNA (YAC12). An Alu-URA3-YZ sequence was targeted to several Alu sites within the YAC in strains of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae; the strains contained a galactose-inducible HO endonuclease that cut the YAC at the YZ site. The presence of a DSB in most YACs led to deletion of the URA3 cassette, with retention of the telomeric markers, through recombination between surrounding Alus. For two YACs, the DSBs were not repaired and there was a G2 delay associated with the persistent DSBs. The presence of persistent DSBs resulted in cell death even though the YACs were dispensable. Among the survivors of the persistent DSBs, most had lost the YAC. By a pullback procedure, cell death was observed to begin at least 6 h after induction of a break. For YACs in which the DSB was rapidly repaired, the breaks did not cause cell cycle delay or lead to cell death. These results are consistent with our previous conclusion that a persistent DSB in a plasmid (YZ-CEN) also caused lethality (C. B. Bennett, A. L. Lewis, K. K. Baldwin, and M. A. Resnick, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:5613-5617, 1993). However, a break in the YZ-CEN plasmid did not induce lethality in the strain (CBY) background used in the present study. The differences in survival levels appear to be due to the rapid degradation of the plasmid in the CBY strain. We, therefore, propose that for a DSB to cause cell cycle delay and death by means other than the loss of essential genetic material, it must remain unrepaired and be long-lived.

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