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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

Multifaceted roles of H2B mono-ubiquitylation in D-loop metabolism during homologous recombination repair.

Shih-Hsun Hung, Yuan Liang, Wolf-Dietrich Heyer

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Shih-Hsun HungDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1958-817X
Yuan LiangDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, United States.
Wolf-Dietrich HeyerDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7774-1953

Funding

Staff InvestigatorsP30CA093373 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI KC KENT LLOYD · 2002 to 2026
$84.9M
RECOMBINATIONAL MECHANISMS OF DNA REPAIR IN EUKARYOTESR01GM058015 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI HEYER, WOLF-DIETRICH · 2000 to 2025
$8.8M
Genome instability induced by homologous recombinationR01GM137751 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI HEYER, WOLF-DIETRICH · 2020 to 2023
$1.3M
Academia SinicaCancer Center Core Support P30CA093373NCI NIH HHS P30 CA093373NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM058015NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM137751NIH HHS R01GM58015
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Repairing DNA double-strand breaks is crucial for maintaining genome integrity, which occurs primarily through homologous recombination (HR) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nucleosomes, composed of DNA wrapped around a histone octamer, present a natural barrier to end resection to initiate HR, but the impact on the downstream HR steps of homology search, DNA strand invasion, and repair synthesis remain to be determined. Displacement loops (D-loops) play a pivotal role in HR, yet the influence of chromatin dynamics on D-loop metabolism remains unclear. Using the physical D-loop capture and D-loop extension (DLE) assays to track HR intermediates, we employed genetic analysis to reveal that H2B mono-ubiquitylation (H2Bubi) affects multiple steps during HR repair. We infer that H2Bubi modulates chromatin structure, not only promoting histone degradation for nascent D-loop formation but also stabilizing extended D-loops through nucleosome assembly. Furthermore, H2Bubi regulates DNA resection via Rad9 recruitment to suppress a feedback control mechanism that dampens D-loop formation and DLE at hyper-resected ends. Through physical and genetic assays to determine repair outcomes, we demonstrate that H2Bubi plays a crucial role in preventing break-induced replication and thus promoting genomic stability.

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HistonesRecombinational DNA RepairChromatinChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA, FungalNucleosomesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsUbiquitinationChromatinDNA, FungalHistonesNucleosomesSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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PMID39945322
PMCPMC11822380

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