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. 2002 Jan;160(1):123–136. doi: 10.1093/genetics/160.1.123

Precocious S-phase entry in budding yeast prolongs replicative state and increases dependence upon Rad53 for viability.

Julia M Sidorova 1, Linda L Breeden 1
PMCID: PMC1461931  PMID: 11805050

Abstract

Precocious entry into S phase due to overproduction of G1 regulators can cause genomic instability. The mechanisms of this phenomenon are largely unknown. We explored the consequences of precocious S phase in yeast by overproducing a deregulated form of Swi4 (Swi4-t). Swi4 is a late G1-specific transcriptional activator that, in complex with Swi6, binds to SCB elements and activates late G1-specific genes, including G1 cyclins. We find that wild-type cells tolerate Swi4-t, whereas checkpoint-deficient rad53-11 cells lose viability within several divisions when Swi4-t is overproduced. Rad53 kinase activity is increased in cells overproducing Swi4-t, indicating activation of the checkpoint. We monitored the transition from G1 to S in cells with Swi4-t and found that there is precocious S-phase entry and that the length of S phase is extended. Moreover, there were more replication intermediates, and firing of at least a subset of origins may have been more extensive in the cells expressing Swi4-t. Our working hypothesis is that Rad53 modulates origin firing based upon growth conditions to optimize the rate of S-phase progression without adversely affecting fidelity. This regulation becomes essential when S phase is influenced by Swi4-t.

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