SGD Paper 
Li X, et al. (2009) PCNA Is Required for Initiation of Recombination-Associated DNA Synthesis by DNA Polymerase delta. Mol Cell 36(4):704-713
Abstract: Genetic recombination ensures proper chromosome segregation during meiosis and is essential for genome stability and tumor suppression. DNA synthesis after Rad51-mediated DNA strand invasion is a crucial step during recombination. PCNA is known as the processivity clamp for DNA polymerases. Here, we report the surprising observation that PCNA is specifically required to initiate recombination-associated DNA synthesis in the extension of the 3' end of the invading strand in a D loop. We show using a reconstituted system of yeast Rad51, Rad54, RPA, PCNA, RFC, and DNA polymerase delta that loading of PCNA by RFC targets DNA polymerase delta to the D loop formed by Rad51 protein, allowing efficient utilization of the invading 3' end and processive DNA synthesis. We conclude that PCNA has a specific role in the initiation of recombination-associated DNA synthesis and that DNA polymerase delta promotes recombination-associated DNA synthesis.
| Status: Published | Type: Journal Article | PubMed ID: 19941829 |
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