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A Genomewide Screen for Suppressors of Alu-Mediated Rearrangements Reveals a Role for PIF1

Author(s): Chisholm, Karen M; Aubert, Sarah D; Freese, Krister P; Zakian, Virginia A; King, Mary-Claire; et al

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dc.contributor.authorChisholm, Karen M-
dc.contributor.authorAubert, Sarah D-
dc.contributor.authorFreese, Krister P-
dc.contributor.authorZakian, Virginia A-
dc.contributor.authorKing, Mary-Claire-
dc.contributor.authorWelcsh, Piri L-
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-25T14:50:33Z-
dc.date.available2022-01-25T14:50:33Z-
dc.date.issued2012-02-09en_US
dc.identifier.citationChisholm, Karen M, Aubert, Sarah D, Freese, Krister P, Zakian, Virginia A, King, Mary-Claire, Welcsh, Piri L. (2012). A Genomewide Screen for Suppressors of Alu-Mediated Rearrangements Reveals a Role for PIF1. PLoS ONE, 7 (2), e30748 - e30748. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030748en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr19p2w55w-
dc.description.abstractAlu-mediated rearrangement of tumor suppressor genes occurs frequently during carcinogenesis. In breast cancer, this mechanism contributes to loss of the wild-type BRCA1 allele in inherited disease and to loss of heterozygosity in sporadic cancer. To identify genes required for suppression of Alu-mediated recombination we performed a genomewide screen of a collection of 4672 yeast gene deletion mutants using a direct repeat recombination assay. The primary screen and subsequent analysis identified 12 candidate genes including TSA, ELG1, and RRM3, which are known to play a significant role in maintaining genomic stability. Genetic analysis of the corresponding human homologs was performed in sporadic breast tumors and in inherited BRCA1-associated carcinomas. Sequencing of these genes in high risk breast cancer families revealed a potential role for the helicase PIF1 in cancer predisposition. PIF1 variant L319P was identified in three breast cancer families; importantly, this variant, which is predicted to be functionally damaging, was not identified in a large series of controls nor has it been reported in either dbSNP or the 1000 Genomes Project. In Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Pfh1 is required to maintain both mitochondrial and nuclear genomic integrity. Functional studies in yeast of human PIF1 L319P revealed that this variant cannot complement the essential functions of Pfh1 in either the nucleus or mitochondria. Our results provide a global view of nonessential genes involved in suppressing Alu-mediated recombination and implicate variation in PIF1 in breast cancer predisposition.en_US
dc.format.extente30748 - e30748en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPLoS ONEen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. This is an open access article.en_US
dc.titleA Genomewide Screen for Suppressors of Alu-Mediated Rearrangements Reveals a Role for PIF1en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030748-
dc.date.eissued2012-02-09en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1932-6203-
pu.type.symplectichttp://www.symplectic.co.uk/publications/atom-terms/1.0/journal-articleen_US

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