Effect of Tbf1 binding on checkpoint activation at adjacent DNA ends with the 22–base pair TG22 sequence. (A) Effect of the XIIIR and 22–base pair TG22 sequence on Rad53 phosphorylation after HO expression. TG22-HO-CA (KSC2230), XIIIR-HO-CA (KSC2894), or XIIIR-TG22-HO-CA (KSC2834) cells were transformed with the GAL-HO plasmid. Transformed cells were grown in sucrose and synchronized at G2/M with nocodazole. After arrest, the culture was incubated with galactose to induce HO expression. Aliquots of cells were collected at the indicated times after HO expression, and cell extracts were analyzed by immunoblotting analysis with anti-Rad53 antibodies. (B) Effect of the XIIIR and 22–base pair TG22 sequence on Mre11 accumulation at DNA ends. XIIIR-TG22-HO-CA MRE11-myc (KSC2892), TG22-HO-CA MRE11-myc (KSC2901), or XIIIR-HO-CA MRE11-myc (KSC2905) cells carrying the GAL-HO plasmid were analyzed by ChIP assay as in Figure 1B. (C) Effect of the XIIIR and 22–base pair TG22 sequence on Tel1 accumulation at DNA ends. XIIIR-TG22-HO-CA TEL1-HA (KSC2896), TG22-HO-CA TEL1-HA (KSC2895), or XIIIR-HO-CA TEL1-HA (KSC2897) cells carrying the GAL-HO plasmid were analyzed by ChIP assay as B. (D) Effect of the XIIIR and 22–base pair TG22 sequence on Mec1 accumulation at DNA ends. XIIIR-TG22-HO-CA MEC1-HA (KSC2899), TG22-HO-CA MEC1-HA (KSC2898), or XIIIR-HO-CA MEC1-HA (KSC2900) cells carrying the GAL-HO plasmid were analyzed by ChIP assay as in B. (E) Effect of Tbf1 depletion on checkpoint signaling from XIIIR-TG22 ends. TG22-HO-CA (KSC2230), XIIIR-TG22-HO-CA (KSC2839), or XIIIR-TG22-HO-CA tbf1-d (KSC2836) cells were transformed with the GAL-HO plasmid. Transformants were treated as in Figure 6C to induce HO expression and Tbf1 degradation. Cells were subjected to immunoblotting analysis as in A.