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Molecular and Cellular Biology, December 2001, p. 8157-8167, Vol. 21, No. 23
0270-7306/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/MCB.21.23.8157-8167.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Isolation and Characterization of Point Mutations in Mismatch Repair Genes That Destabilize Microsatellites in Yeast

Elaine Ayres Sia,1 Margaret Dominska,2 Lela Stefanovic,2 and Thomas D. Petes2,*

Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0211,1 and Department of Biology and Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-32802

Received 25 May 2001/Returned for modification 25 June 2001/Accepted 31 August 2001

The stability of simple repetitive DNA sequences (microsatellites) is a sensitive indicator of the ability of a cell to repair DNA mismatches. In a genetic screen for yeast mutants with elevated microsatellite instability, we identified strains containing point mutations in the yeast mismatch repair genes, MSH2, MSH3, MLH1, and PMS1. Some of these mutations conferred phenotypes significantly different from those of null mutations in these genes. One semidominant MSH2 mutation was identified. Finally we showed that strains heterozygous for null mutations of mismatch repair genes in diploid strains in yeast confer subtle defects in the repair of small DNA loops.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biology and Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3280. Phone: (919) 962-1445. Fax: (919) 962-8472. E-mail: tompetes{at}emailunc.edu.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, December 2001, p. 8157-8167, Vol. 21, No. 23
0270-7306/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/MCB.21.23.8157-8167.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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