Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-26-2023
Original Citation
Giannattasio T,
Testa E,
Palombo R,
Chellini L,
Franceschini F,
Crevenna Á,
Petkov PM,
Paronetto M,
Barchi M.
The RNA-binding protein FUS/TLS interacts with SPO11 and PRDM9 and localize at meiotic recombination hotspots. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2023;80(4):107.
Keywords
JMG, Animals, Male, Lysine, RNA-Binding Protein FUS, Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase, Homologous Recombination, DNA, Meiosis, Mammals
JAX Source
Cell Mol Life Sci. 2023;80(4):107.
ISSN
1420-9071
PMID
36967403
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-023-04744-5
Grant
This work was supported by the Telethon Foundation, Grant no. GGP12189 (MB); University of Rome Tor Vergata, Grant “Consolidate the Fundations”, Grant no. 141 (MB); Regione Lazio, Italy, Grant “Progetti Gruppi di Ricerca 2020” POR FESR Lazio 2014-2020, Grant no. A0375-2020- 36618 (MB and MPP). The authors declare that no funds, grants, or other support were received during the preparation of this manuscript.
Abstract
In mammals, meiotic recombination is initiated by the introduction of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) into narrow segments of the genome, defined as hotspots, which is carried out by the SPO11/TOPOVIBL complex. A major player in the specification of hotspots is PRDM9, a histone methyltransferase that, following sequence-specific DNA binding, generates trimethylation on lysine 4 (H3K4me3) and lysine 36 (H3K36me3) of histone H3, thus defining the hotspots. PRDM9 activity is key to successful meiosis, since in its absence DSBs are redirected to functional sites and synapsis between homologous chromosomes fails. One protein factor recently implicated in guiding PRDM9 activity at hotspots is EWS, a member of the FET family of proteins that also includes TAF15 and FUS/TLS. Here, we demonstrate that FUS/TLS partially colocalizes with PRDM9 on the meiotic chromosome axes, marked by the synaptonemal complex component SYCP3, and physically interacts with PRDM9. Furthermore, we show that FUS/TLS also interacts with REC114, one of the axis-bound SPO11-auxiliary factors essential for DSB formation. This finding suggests that FUS/TLS is a component of the protein complex that promotes the initiation of meiotic recombination. Accordingly, we document that FUS/TLS coimmunoprecipitates with SPO11 in vitro and in vivo. The interaction occurs with both SPO11β and SPO11α splice isoforms, which are believed to play distinct functions in the formation of DSBs in autosomes and male sex chromosomes, respectively. Finally, using chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments, we show that FUS/TLS is localized at H3K4me3-marked hotspots in autosomes and in the pseudo-autosomal region, the site of genetic exchange between the XY chromosomes.
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