Structures of naturally evolved CUP1 tandem arrays in yeast indicate that these arrays are generated by unequal nonhomologous recombination.

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An important issue in genome evolution is the mechanism by which tandem duplications are generated from single-copy genes. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, most strains contain tandemly duplicated copies of CUP1, a gene that encodes a copper-binding metallothionein. By screening 101 natural isolates of S. cerevisiae, we identified five different types of CUP1-containing repeats, as well as strains that only had one copy of CUP1. A comparison of the DNA sequences of these strains indicates that the CUP1 tandem arrays were generated by unequal nonhomologous recombination events from strains that had one CUP1 gene.

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Cited Authors

  • Zhao, Y; Strope, PK; Kozmin, SG; McCusker, JH; Dietrich, FS; Kokoska, RJ; Petes, TD

Published Date

  • September 17, 2014

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 4 / 11

Start / End Page

  • 2259 - 2269

PubMed ID

  • 25236733

Pubmed Central ID

  • 25236733

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 2160-1836

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1534/g3.114.012922

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • United States