Regulation of initiation of S phase, replication checkpoint signaling, and maintenance of mitotic chromosome structures during S phase by Hsk1 kinase in the fission yeast.
Hsk1, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cdc7-related kinase in Shizosaccharomyces pombe, is required for G1/S transition and its kinase activity is controlled by the regulatory subunit Dfp1/Him1. Analyses of a newly isolated temperature-sensitive mutant, hsk1-89, reveal that Hsk1 plays crucial roles in DNA replication checkpoint signaling and maintenance of proper chromatin structures during ... mitotic S phase through regulating the functions of Rad3 (ATM)-Cds1 and Rad21 (cohesin), respectively, in addition to expected essential roles for initiation of mitotic DNA replication through phosphorylating Cdc19 (Mcm2). Checkpoint defect in hsk1-89 is indicated by accumulation of cut cells at 30 degrees C. hsk1-89 displays synthetic lethality in combination with rad3 deletion, indicating that survival of hsk1-89 depends on Rad3-dependent checkpoint pathway. Cds1 kinase activation, which normally occurs in response to early S phase arrest by nucleotide deprivation, is largely impaired in hsk1-89. Furthermore, Cds1-dependent hyperphosphorylation of Dfp1 in response to hydroxyurea arrest is eliminated in hsk1-89, suggesting that sufficient activation of Hsk1-Dfp1 kinase is required for S phase entry and replication checkpoint signaling. hsk1-89 displays apparent defect in mitosis at 37 degrees C leading to accumulation of cells with near 2C DNA content and with aberrant nuclear structures. These phenotypes are similar to those of rad21-K1 and are significantly enhanced in a hsk1-89 rad21-K1 double mutant. Consistent with essential roles of Rad21 as a component for the cohesin complex, sister chromatid cohesion is partially impaired in hsk1-89, suggesting a possibility that infrequent origin firing of the mutant may affect the cohesin functions during S phase.
Mesh Terms:
Cell Cycle Proteins, Chromosomes, Fungal, DNA Helicases, DNA Replication, DNA-Binding Proteins, Fungal Proteins, Genes, Reporter, Genes, cdc, Genetic Complementation Test, Humans, Hydroxyurea, Immunoblotting, Mitosis, Mutation, Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors, Phosphorylation, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, S Phase, Schizosaccharomyces, Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins, Temperature, Trans-Activators
Cell Cycle Proteins, Chromosomes, Fungal, DNA Helicases, DNA Replication, DNA-Binding Proteins, Fungal Proteins, Genes, Reporter, Genes, cdc, Genetic Complementation Test, Humans, Hydroxyurea, Immunoblotting, Mitosis, Mutation, Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors, Phosphorylation, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, S Phase, Schizosaccharomyces, Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins, Temperature, Trans-Activators
Mol. Biol. Cell
Date: May. 01, 2001
PubMed ID: 11359920
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