Multiple DNA repair pathways contribute to MMS-induced post-replicative DNA synthesis in S. pombe

MicroPubl Biol. 2023 Oct 2:2023:10.17912/micropub.biology.000974. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000974. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

Replication stress can induce DNA synthesis outside of replicative S-phase. We have previously demonstrated that fission yeast cells stimulate DNA synthesis in G2-phase but not in M-phase in response to DNA alkylating agent MMS. In this study, we show that various DNA repair pathways, including translesion synthesis and break-induced replication contribute to post-replicative DNA synthesis. Checkpoint kinases, various repair and resection proteins, and multiple polymerases are also involved.