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Role of Dot1 in the Response to Alkylating DNA Damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Regulation of DNA Damage Tolerance by the Error-Prone Polymerases Pol[zeta]/Rev1

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Maintenance of genomic integrity relies on a proper response to DNA injuries integrated by the DNA damage checkpoint; histone modifications play an important role in this response. Dot1 methylates lysine 79 of histone H3. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Dot1 is required for the meiotic recombination checkpoint as well as for chromatin silencing and the G^sub 1^/S and intra-S DNA damage checkpoints in vegetative cells. Here, we report the analysis of the function of Dot1 in the response to alkylating damage. Unexpectedly, deletion of DOT1 results in increased resistance to the alkylating agent methyl methanesulfonate (MMS). This phenotype is independent of the dot1 silencing defect and ...

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