Smc5/6 Coordinates Formation and Resolution of Joint Molecules with Chromosome Morphology to Ensure Meiotic Divisions

Copsey, Alice; Tang, Shangming; Jordan, Philip W.; Blitzblau, Hannah G.; Newcombe, Sonya; Chan, Andrew Chi-ho; Newnham, Louise; Li, Zhaobo; Gray, Stephen; Herbert, Alex D.; Arumugam, Prakash; Hochwagen, Andreas; Hunter, Neil; Hoffmann, Eva

Abstract

During meiosis, Structural Maintenance of Chromosome (SMC) complexes underpin two fundamental features of meiosis: homologous recombination and chromosome segregation. While meiotic functions of the cohesin and condensin complexes have been delineated, the role of the third SMC complex, Smc5/6, remains enigmatic. Here we identify specific, essential meiotic functions for the Smc5/6 complex in homologous recombination and the regulation of cohesin. We show that Smc5/6 is enriched at centromeres and cohesin-association sites where it regulates sister-chromatid cohesion and the timely removal of cohesin from chromosomal arms, respectively. Smc5/6 also localizes to recombination hotspots, where it promotes normal formation and resolution of a subset of joint-molecule intermediates. In this regard, Smc5/6 functions independently of the major crossover pathway defined by the MutLγ complex. Furthermore, we show that Smc5/6 is required for stable chromosomal localization of the XPF-family endonuclease, Mus81-Mms4 Eme1 . Our data suggest that the Smc5/6 complex is required for specific recombination and chromosomal processes throughout meiosis and that in its absence, attempts at cell division with unresolved joint molecules and residual cohesin lead to severe recombination-induced meiotic catastrophe. © 2013 Copsey et al.

Citation

Copsey, A., Tang, S., Jordan, P. W., Blitzblau, H. G., Newcombe, S., Chan, A. C.-H., …Hoffmann, E. (2013). Smc5/6 Coordinates Formation and Resolution of Joint Molecules with Chromosome Morphology to Ensure Meiotic Divisions. PLoS Genetics, 9(12), e1004071. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004071

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 8, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Dec 26, 2013
• Publication Date: Dec 26, 2013
• Deposit Date: Nov 11, 2019
• Journal: PLoS Genetics
• Print ISSN: 1553-7390
• Electronic ISSN: 1553-7404
• Publisher: Public Library of Science
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 12
• Pages: e1004071
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004071
• Keywords: Genetics(clinical); Genetics; Cancer Research; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Molecular Biology
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3198736