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Papers In Press, published online ahead of print July 13, 2001
J. Biol. Chem, 10.1074/jbc.M105482200
Submitted on June 13, 2001
Revised on July 6, 2001
Accepted on July 12, 2001
Molecular Medicine, UTHSCSA/IBT, San Antonio, TX 78245
Corresponding Author: sung{at}uthscsa.edu
Saccharomyces cerevisiae RAD50 and MRE11 genes are required for the nucleolytic processing of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). We have overexpressed Rad50 and Mre11 in yeast cells and purified them to near homogeneity. Consistent with the genetic data, we show that the purified Rad50 and Mre11 proteins form a stable complex. In the Rad50/Mre11 complex, the protein components exist in equimolar amounts. Mre11 has a 3 to 5 exonuclease activity that results in the release of mononucleotides. Addition of Rad50 does not significantly alter the exonucleolytic function of Mre11. Using homopolymeric oligonucleotide-based substrates, we show that the exonuclease activity of Mre11 and Rad50/Mre11 is enhanced for duplex DNA ends. We have examined the endonucleolytic function of Mre11 on defined, radiolabeled hairpin structures which also contain 3 and 5 ssDNA overhangs. Mre11 is capable of cleaving hairpins and the 3' ssDNA tail. These endonuclease activities of Mre11 are enhanced markedly by Rad50, but only in the presence of ATP. Based on these results, we speculate that the Mre11 nuclease complex may mediate the nucleolytic digestion of the 5' strand at secondary structures formed upon DNA strand separation.
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