Figure 7.
MSH2 MSH3 overexpression-induced cell cycle defects are dependent on SIZ1. MSH2 and MSH3 were overexpressed in a siz1Δ background, as previously described. Samples were collected for flow cytometry analysis before and after induction, and cells were harvested for western blot after induction. (A) Western blot for PCNA. Modified PCNA is marked as M-PCNA. These data are from a single blot, but not adjacent lanes, as indicated by the vertical lines. (B) PCNA western blot quantification as previously described. The proportion of M-PCNA is significantly different in the SIZ1 versus siz1Δ backgrounds (P< 0.0001) determined by a pairwise t-test. (C) Flow cytometry analysis before and after induction. (D) Quantification of cell cycle analysis based on flow cytometry data. Pairwise t-tests indicated significant difference in cell counts in G1 (P< 0.0001) and S (P = 0.0026).