Table 1. Strains used in this study.
| Strain | Description |
|---|---|
| SJR328 | MATα, ade2-101, his3Δ200, ura3-Nhe, lys2ΔRV::hisG, leu2-R |
| SJR769 | SJR328, cβ2/cβ2:LEU2, homologous 350-bp substrates |
| GCY615 | SJR328, cβ2/cβ2-ns:LEU2, predicted to form four, base–base mismatches in the 350-bp cβ2 substrates |
| GCY559 | SJR328, cβ2/cβ2-4L:LEU2, predicted to form four 4-nt loops in the 350-bp cβ2 substrates |
| EAY1605,1606 | SJR769, msh2Δ::hisG-URA3-hisG |
| EAY1609,1610 | GCY615, msh2Δ::hisG-URA3-hisG |
| EAY3853-3856 | SJR769, hst3Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3857-3860 | GCY615, hst3Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3865-3868 | SJR769, hst4Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3869-3872 | GCY615, hst4Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3877-3880 | SJR769, hst3Δ::KANMX hst4Δ::NATMX |
| EAY3881-3884 | GCY615, hst3Δ::KANMX hst4Δ::NATMX |
| EAY3964-3967 | SJR769, hst1Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3968-3971 | GCY615, hst1Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3841-3844 | SJR769, sir2Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3845-3848 | GCY615, sir2Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3849-3852 | GCY559, sir2Δ::KANMX |
| EAY4002-4005 | SJR769, rpd3Δ::KANMX |
| EAY4006-4009 | GCY615, rpd3Δ::KANMX |
| EAY4047-4050 | SJR769, gcn5Δ::KANMX |
| EAY4051-4054 | GCY615, gcn5Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3889-3892 | SJR769, cac1Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3893-3896 | GCY615, cac1Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3897-3900 | GCY559, cac1Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3972,3974,3975 | SJR769, rtt106Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3976-3978 | GCY615, rtt106Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3901-3904 | SJR769, asf1Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3905-3908 | GCY615, asf1Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3909-3912 | GCY559, asf1Δ::KANMX |
| EAY4127-4129 | SJR769, pol30-8::KANMX |
| EAY4130-4132 | GCY615, pol30-8::KANMX |
| EAY3925, 3926 | SJR769, cac1Δ::KANMX asf1Δ::NATMX |
| EAY3929, 3930 | GCY615, cac1Δ::KANMX asf1Δ::NATMX |
| EAY3933, 3934 | GCY559, cac1Δ::KANMX asf1Δ::NATMX |
| EAY4018-4021 | SJR769, rtt106Δ::KANMX asf1Δ::NATMX |
| EAY4022-4025 | GCY615, rtt106Δ::KANMX asf1Δ::NATMX |
| EAY3913-3916 | SJR769, rtt109Δ::KANMX |
| EAY3917-3920 | GCY615, rtt109Δ::KANMX |
| EAY4010-4013 | SJR769, rtt106Δ::KANMX cac1Δ::NATMX |
| EAY4014-4017 | GCY615, rtt106Δ::KANMX cac1Δ::NATMX |
| EAY4027-4029 | SJR769, sir2Δ::KANMX cac1Δ::NATMX |
| EAY4030-4033 | GCY615, sir2Δ::KANMX cac1Δ::NATMX |
| EAY4034-4037 | SJR769, rtt106Δ::KANMX sir2Δ::NATMX |
| EAY4038-4041 | GCY615, rtt106Δ::KANMX sir2Δ::NATMX |
| EAY4042-4044 | SJR769, rtt106Δ::KANMX cac1Δ::NATMX sir2Δ::HYGMX |
| EAY4045,4046 | GCY615, rtt106Δ::KANMX cac1Δ::NATMX sir2Δ::HYGMX |
| EAY4069-4072 | SJR769, cac1Δ::KANMX msh2Δ::hisG-URA3-hisG |
| EAY4073-4076 | GCY615, cac1Δ::KANMX msh2Δ::hisG-URA3-hisG |
| EAY4077-4080 | SJR769, rtt106Δ::KANMX msh2Δ::hisG-URA3-hisG |
| EAY4081-4084 | GCY615, rtt106Δ::KANMX msh2Δ::hisG-URA3-hisG |
| EAY4216-4218 | SJR769, sir2Δ::KANMX msh2Δ::hisG-URA3-hisG |
| EAY4220,4222,4223 | GCY615, sir2Δ::KANMX msh2Δ::hisG-URA3-hisG |
SJR328, SJR769, GCY615, and GCY559 were obtained from Sue Jinks-Robertson and are described in Nicholson et al. (2000).