| Title | Identification of RFC(Ctf18p, Ctf8p, Dcc1p): an alternative RFC complex required for sister chromatid cohesion in S. cerevisiae |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2001 |
| Authors | Mayer ML, Gygi SP, Aebersold R, Hieter P |
| Journal | Mol Cell |
| Volume | 7 |
| Pagination | 959-70 |
| Date Published | May |
| PMID | 11389843 |
| Keywords | *Homeodomain Proteins, *Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, *Repressor Proteins, *Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Benomyl/pharmacology, Cell Cycle/drug effects, Chromatids/metabolism/*physiology/ultrastructure, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/genetics/metabolism/pharmacology, DNA Replication, DNA-Binding Proteins/analysis/*genetics/metabolism, Fungal Proteins/genetics/metabolism, Gene Deletion, Models, Molecular, Mutation, Precipitin Tests, Protein Binding, Protein Subunits, Replication Protein C, Saccharomyces cerevisiae/*genetics |
| Abstract | We have identified and characterized an alternative RFC complex RFC(Ctf18p, Ctf8p, Dcc1p) that is required for sister chromatid cohesion and faithful chromosome transmission. Ctf18p, Ctf8p, and Dcc1p interact physically in a complex with Rfc2p, Rfc3p, Rfc4p, and Rfc5p but not with Rfc1p or Rad24p. Deletion of CTF18, CTF8, or DCC1 singly or in combination (ctf18Deltactf8Deltadcc1Delta) leads to sensitivity to microtubule depolymerizing drugs and a severe sister chromatid cohesion defect. Furthermore, temperature-sensitive mutations in RFC4 result in precocious sister chromatid separation. Our results highlight a novel function of the RFC proteins and support a model in which sister chromatid cohesion is established at the replication fork via a polymerase switching mechanism and a replication-coupled remodeling of chromatin. |
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