RPA and Rad27 limit templated and inverted insertions at DNA breaks.

Formation of templated insertions at DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) is very common in cancer cells. The mechanisms and enzymes regulating these events are largely unknown. Here, we investigated templated insertions in yeast at DSBs using amplicon sequencing across a repaired locus. We document very short (most ?5-34 bp), templated inverted ...
duplications at DSBs. They are generated through a foldback mechanism that utilizes microhomologies adjacent to the DSB. Enzymatic requirements suggest a hybrid mechanism wherein one end requires Pol?-mediated synthesis while the other end is captured by nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) or by alternative end joining (Alt-EJ). This process is exacerbated in mutants with low levels or mutated RPA (rtt105?; rfa1-t33) or extensive resection deficiency (sgs1? exo1?). Templated insertions from various distant genomic locations also increase in RPA mutants as well as in rad27? and originate from fragile regions of the genome. Among complex insertions, common events are insertions of two sequences, originating from the same locus and with inverted orientation. We propose that these inversions are also formed by microhomology-mediated template switching. Together, we propose that a shortage of RPA, typical in cancer cells, may be a factor that stimulates the formation of templated insertions.
Mesh Terms:
DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded, DNA End-Joining Repair, Exodeoxyribonucleases, Flap Endonucleases, Mutagenesis, Insertional, Mutation, RecQ Helicases, Replication Protein A, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
Nucleic Acids Res
Date: Jan. 07, 2025
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