RNase H1 facilitates recombinase recruitment by degrading DNA-RNA hybrids during meiosis.
Nucleic Acids Res
; 51(14): 7357-7375, 2023 08 11.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37378420
DNA-RNA hybrids play various roles in many physiological progresses, but how this chromatin structure is dynamically regulated during spermatogenesis remains largely unknown. Here, we show that germ cell-specific knockout of Rnaseh1, a specialized enzyme that degrades the RNA within DNA-RNA hybrids, impairs spermatogenesis and causes male infertility. Notably, Rnaseh1 knockout results in incomplete DNA repair and meiotic prophase I arrest. These defects arise from the altered RAD51 and DMC1 recruitment in zygotene spermatocytes. Furthermore, single-molecule experiments show that RNase H1 promotes recombinase recruitment to DNA by degrading RNA within DNA-RNA hybrids and allows nucleoprotein filaments formation. Overall, we uncover a function of RNase H1 in meiotic recombination, during which it processes DNA-RNA hybrids and facilitates recombinase recruitment.
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ribonucleasa H
/
Meiosis
Límite:
Humans
/
Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nucleic Acids Res
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido