Prevalent and dynamic binding of the cell cycle checkpoint kinase Rad53 to gene promoters

  1. Yi-Jun Sheu
  2. Risa Karakida Kawaguchi
  3. Jesse Gillis
  4. Bruce Stillman  Is a corresponding author
  1. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, United States
8 figures, 2 tables and 1 additional file

Figures

Rad53 is recruited to genomic loci other than replication origins in proliferating yeast cells.

(a) Coverage tracks of Rad53 ChIP-seq signals in WT, sml1Δ, rad53Δsml1Δ, and mec1Δ sml1Δ for chromosome III. Asynchronous yeast cultures were processed for ChIP-seq analysis for distribution of Rad53 at genomic loci. The results from two independent experiments are presented. Experiment 1 compares only sml1Δ, rad53Δsml1Δ. (b) Heatmaps and average signals of Rad53 across 2-kb intervals centered on transcription start sites (TSSs) for proliferating WT, sml1Δ, rad53Δsml1Δ, and mec1Δ sml1Δ cells. (c) Heatmaps of ChIP-seq signals across 30-kb intervals centered on all origins annotated in OriDB database (Siow et al., 2012).

Figure 2 with 4 supplements
Rad53 is recruited to transcription start site (TSS) and the binding changes with the cell cycle stage.

Cells were synchronized in G1 phase and released into YPD containing 0.2M hydroxyurea (HU) for 45 and 90min (HU45 and HU90, respectively). (a) Heatmaps and average signals of Rad53 and γ-H2A ChIP-seq signals across 2-kb intervals centered on TSSs for WT cells at stages of G1, HU45, and HU90. (b) Distribution of aggregated peak numbers around TSS using merged Rad53 ChIP-seq peaks from all three stages (G1, HU45, and HU90). Pie charts showing the distribution of Rad53 ChIP-seq peaks in relation to gene features. (c) Rad53 ChIP-seq profiles near RNR1, PCL1, and TOS6 genes in proliferating WT, sml1Δ, rad53Δ sml1Δ, and mec1Δ sml1Δ cells, and WT cells at stages of G1, HU45, and HU90. (d) Lorenz curves for ChIP-seq read counts of Swi6 and Rad53 mapped to gene promoters showing inequality for promoter binding.

Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Relative level of Rad53 protein changes in cells.

(a) Immunoblots monitoring protein status for Rad53, Orc6, γ-H2A, and Sml1 during checkpoint activation from G1 to HU45 and HU90. (b) Comparison of Rad53 protein level in G1 extracts from WT, rad53K227A, mrc1Δ, and rad9Δ cells. Blots for Orc6, γ-H2A, and Sml1 are included for reference. (c) Comparison of Rad53 protein level in HU90 extracts from WT, rad53K227A, mrc1Δ, and rad9Δ cells. 14% sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS–PAGE) was used for the Rad53 titration blot to allow collapsing of all phosphorylated forms into a single band. Twofold dilutions of the samples are loaded.

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Rad53 and Orc6 in Figure 2—figure supplement 1a.

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Sml1 in Figure 2—figure supplement 1a.

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Rad53 in Figure 2—figure supplement 1b.

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Orc6 in Figure 2—figure supplement 1b.

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γ-H2A and Sml1 in Figure 2—figure supplement 1b.

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Comparison of ChIP-seq signals of γ-H2A and Rad53 with and without sequences found enriched promiscuously in previous studies.

Heatmaps across 2-kb intervals centered on transcription start sites (TSSs) using ChIP-seq data with antibodies against γ-H2A (a, b) or Rad53 (c–e). (a, c) The complete datasets, (b, d) the datasets following removal of the hyper-ChIPable regions, and (e) the signal data for genes only at the hyper-ChIPable regions observed by Teytelman et al. and Park et al. Note the pattern of Rad53 localization in (e) is both upstream and downstream of the TSSs, unlike that found for Rad53 ChIP-seq surrounding TSSs in (c) and (d). (f) KEGG enrichment analysis for the 296 genes associated with hyper-ChIPable regions shows mostly tRNA and snoRNA genes.

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Heatmaps of ChIP-seq signal across 30kb centered on all active origins.

WT, rad53K227A, and mrc1Δ mutant cells at stages of G1, HU45, and HU90 were collected and processed for ChIP-seq analysis. (a–c) Heatmaps of ChIP-seq signal of Cdc45, γ-H2A, and Rad53, respectively, across 30-kb intervals centered on all active origins (see Definition of the origin types in Methods). Origins are ordered according to the associated replication timing data reported in previous study (Yabuki et al., 2002).

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Rad53 ChIP-seq profiles near RNR1, PCL1, and TOS6 genes in at stages of G1, HU45, and HU90.

Coverage tracks of Rad53 ChIP-seq signals from WT, rad53K227A, and mrc1Δ mutant datasets at stages of G1, HU45, and HU90.

Identification of genes with Rad53-binding changes at the promoters.

(a) Scatter plots compare the signals in G1 (x-axis) and HU45 (y-axis) at 500-bp intervals upstream of transcription start sites (TSSs) for all genes in WT datasets from two independent experiments, TF and CP. Orange dots indicated the 1000 genes with highest binding changes (top 1000 DB) and satisfying the filter of minimal signal of −0.075 (Maximal = 1). The Venn diagram to the right illustrates the identification of 435 genes that are found in both experiments (435 top DB overlap). (b) Binding changes (y-axis: residuals from analysis of experiment TF) for 435 top DB overlap. (c) Examples of coverage tracks for selected genes show Rad53 signal changes at the indicated gene promoters from G1 to HU45 and HU90.

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Gene expression changes in WT and checkpoint mutants under stress and the tendency of higher Rad53 binding at promoter of genes with significant differential expression.

WT, rad9Δ, rad53K227A, and mrc1Δ cells were synchronized in G1-phase and released into YPD containing 0.2M hydroxyurea (HU). Cells at stages of G1, HU45, and HU90 were collected and processed for RNA-seq analysis. (a) Rank data analysis of RNA-seq samples. (b) Bar graph summarizing on the x-axis the number of genes that show statistically significant differential expression (DEGs). The types of pairwise comparison are indicated to the right. Blue bars, downregulated DEGs. Orange bars, upregulated DEGs. (c) Average Rad53 ChIP-seq signal across 2-kb intervals centered on at transcription start site (TSS) for statistically significant DEGs (red) and the insignificant (cyan). Left panel shows the result of DEGs from comparison of G1 and HU45 datasets of WT (DEGs: WT(G1 → HU45)) and right panel shows DEGs from comparison of G1 and HU90 datasets (DEGs: WT(G1 → HU90)).

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Average Rad53 ChIP-seq signal and heatmaps of signal across 2-kb intervals centered on transcription start site (TSS) for stage-dependent differentially expressed genes (DEGs).

(a) Rad53 ChIP-seq signal in WT, rad53K227A, and mrc1Δ mutant cells at stages G1, HU45, and HU90 for DEGs from WT(G1 → HU45) (upper panel) and from WT(G1 → HU90) (lower panel; the ordering of datasets is the same as in upper panel). (b, c) Rad53 ChIP-seq signal in DEGs from rad53K227A(G1 → HU45) and mrc1∆(G1 → HU45), respectively. The ordering of datasets is the same as in (a). Genes in each heatmap group are arranged in descending order according to the differential expression level (i.e., log2 fold change (log2FC)). The graphs plotted on top of the heatmaps show the average ChIP-seq signals for significant (red) and for the insignificant (cyan) from comparisons indicated at the left of panels.

Correlation between differential binding of Rad53 at promoter and differential gene expression (DEG).

(a) Coexpression cluster matrix for significant DEGs in WT(G1 → HU45). Cluster (C): color codes for DEG clusters. Gene (G): level of differential expression in log2FC. (b) Heatmaps of Rad53 ChIP-seq signal across 2-kb intervals centered on transcription start site (TSS) parsed by the DEG clusters in (a). Genes within each cluster are arranged in descending order according to the differential expression level (i.e., log2FC). (c) Scatter plots of Rad53-binding changes at the promoter against expression changes for the 236 significant DEGs in the 435 top DB overlap group (leftmost panel) and subgroups in clusters 1, 2, 4, and 7. Spearman’s correlation r is indicated on top of each plot (****p < 0.0001; *p < 0.05). N, number of genes in the group analyzed. (d) Result of Fisher’s exact test for association between binding changes (DB) and expression changes (DE) for groups presented in (c). ****p < 0.0001; **p < 0.01; ns, not significant. Examples of genes in the cluster are shown below the plot.

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Origin-proximal differentially expressed genes (DEGs) are biased toward downregulation in the mrc1Δ mutant.

DEGs from HU45 (mrc1Δ vs. WT) comparison were analyzed. (a) Coexpression cluster matrix for significant DEGs. Cluster (C): color codes for DEG clusters. Gene (G): level of differential expression in log2FC. (b) Heatmaps of Rad53 ChIP-seq signal across 2-kb intervals centered on transcription start site (TSS) parsed by the DEG clusters in (a). ChIP-seq signal in WT, rad53K227A, and mrc1Δ mutant cells at stages G1, HU45, and HU90 are shown. (c) Summary of gene–origin relation for DEGs coexpression clusters. Distance between each TSS and its nearest origin center is indicated in pink gradient as well as light purple (<2kb) and dark purple (<1kb). Relative TSS-origin orientation and origin type are indicated. (d) Stacked bar charts presenting number (top panels) and proportion (bottom panels) of down- and upregulated DEGs as categorized by (1) TSS to origin distance (left panels), (2) closest origin type within 5kb of TSS (middle panels; none: no origins within 5kb of TSS), and (3) origin–gene orientation (right panels; CD: co-directional; HO: head-on).

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Origin-proximal differentially expressed genes (DEGs) are biased toward downregulation in the rad53K227A mutant.

(a) Coexpression cluster matrix for significant DEGs from HU45 (rad53K227A vs. WT) comparison. Cluster (C): color codes for DEG clusters. Gene (G): level of differential expression in log2FC. (b) Heatmaps of Rad53 ChIP-seq signal across 2-kb intervals centered on transcription start site (TSS) for DEG clusters in (a). ChIP-seq signal in WT, rad53K227A, and mrc1Δ mutant cells at stages G1, HU45, and HU90 are shown. (c) Summary of gene–origin relation for DEGs coexpression clusters from HU45 (rad53K227A vs. WT). Distance between each TSS and its nearest origin center is indicated in pink gradient as well as light purple (<2kb) and dark purple (<1kb). Relative TSS-origin orientation and origin type are indicated.

Differential binding of Rad53 at promoters and differential expression of target genes of SBF, MBF, Msn4, and Ste12.

(a) Top panels: scatter plots of binding changes (DB residual) and expression changes (log2FC) for targets of indicated transcription regulators that are in the 236 DB/differentially expressed genes (DEGs) group. Spearman’s correlation r is shown under each plot (****p < 0.0001; ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01). N, number of genes in the group analyzed. Result of Fisher’s exact test for enrichment of each group of transcription regulator targets in the 236 DB/DEGs is also indicated below. (b) Profiles of differential expression in column graphs for each of the 36 SBF targets in the 236 DB/DEGs. Color-coded columns showing expression change (log2FC (G1 → HU45) and log2FC (G1 → HU90)) extracted from WT, rad53K227A, mrc1Δ, and rad9Δ datasets.

SBF plays a major role in the localization of Rad53 to the promoters of its target genes under replication stress.

(a) Top panels: Scatter plots compare Rad53 ChIP-seq signals in G1 (x-axis) and HU45 (y-axis) at 500-bp intervals upstream of transcription start sites (TSSs) for all genes in WT, ixr1Δ, swi4Δ, and swi6Δ mutants. Signals for SBF targets found in the 435 top DB overlap are shown as orange or red diamond (RNR1 in red diamond). Signals for the rest of genes are shown as dots in color blue (WT), green (ixr1Δ), purple (swi6Δ), and light olive (swi4Δ). Bottom panels: Close-up for specific area from above panels. (b) Box plots showing Z-score distribution for DB residuals (G1 → HU45) for genes that are annotated as targets for both Swi4 and Swi6 (SBF targets) and genes that are otherwise (Others) in WT, ixr1Δ, swi4Δ, and swi6Δ mutants (p value by Wilcoxon rank sum test: WT, 2.2e-16; ixr1Δ, 3.174e−12; swi4Δ, 0.001608; swi6Δ, 0.002857). (c) Coverage tracks showing distribution of Rad53 ChIP-seq signal near selected top DB genes in WT, ixr1Δ, swi4Δ, and swi6Δ mutants at stages of G1, HU45, and HU90.

Tables

Key resources table
Reagent type (species) or resourceDesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional information
Strain, strain background (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)YS2571doi:10.1073/pnas.1404063111MATa bar1Δ::TRP1 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1
Strain, strain background (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)YS3110This paperMATa rad53K227A::KanMX4 bar1Δ::TRP1 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1
Strain, strain background (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)YS3285This paperMATa mrc1Δ::KanMX4 bar1Δ::TRP1 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1
Strain, strain background (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)YS3382This paperMATa rad9Δ::HIS3 bar1Δ::TRP1 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1
Strain, strain background (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)YS3388This paperMATa ixr1Δ::HIS3 bar1Δ::TRP1 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1
Strain, strain background (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)YS3401This paperMATa swi4Δ::HIS3 bar1Δ::TRP1 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1
Strain, strain background (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)YS3406This paperMATa swi6Δ::HIS3 bar1Δ::TRP1 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1
Strain, strain background (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)YS2828doi:10.1101/gr.195248.115MATa URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1
Strain, strain background (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)YS3066doi:10.1101/gr.195248.116MATa sml1Δ::HIS3 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1
Strain, strain background (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)YS3075doi:10.1101/gr.195248.117MATa mec1Δ::TRP1 sml1Δ::HIS3 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1
Strain, strain background (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)YS3077doi:10.1101/gr.195248.118MATa rad53∆::KanMX sml1Δ::HIS3 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1
AntibodyAnti-Rad53 antibodyAbcamCat# ab104232, RRID:AB_2687603
AntibodyAnti-Histone H2A (phospho S129) antibodyAbcamCat# ab15083, RRID:AB_301630
AntibodyAnti-Cdc45 antibody (polyclonal CS1485)doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2006.07.033
AntibodyAnti-Orc6 antibody (monoclonal SB49)OtherStillman lab
AntibodyAnti Sml1 | Suppressor of Mec1 lethality antibodyAgriseraCat# AS10 847
Peptide, recombinant proteinα-FactorOtherWHWLQLKPGQPMY
Commercial assay or kitTruSeq ChIP Library Preparation KitIlluminaCat# IP-202-1012, IP-202-1024
Commercial assay or kitTruSeq stranded mRNA library preparation kitIlluminaCat# 20020594
Commercial assay or kitMinElute PCR purification kitQiagenCat# 28004
Chemical compound, drugHydroxyureaSigmaH8627-25G
Software, algorithmGraphPad Prism 9GraphPadRRID:SCR_002798
Software, algorithmBowtiedoi:10.1002/0471250953.bi1107s32RRID:SCR_005476
Software, algorithmbamCoveragedoi:10.1093/nar/gku365
Software, algorithmSTARdoi:10.1093/bioinformatics/bts635
Software, algorithmMACS2RRID:SCR_013291
Software, algorithmChIPpeakAnnoRRID:SCR_012828
Software, algorithmDescToolsAndri Signorell et mult. al. (2021)DescTools: Tools for descriptive statistics. R package version 0.99.41,
598 https://cran.r-project.org/package=DescTools
Table 1
Yeast strains used in this study.
StrainGenotypeSource
YS2571MATa bar1Δ::TRP1 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1Sheu et al., 2014
YS3110MATa rad53K227A::KanMX4 bar1Δ::TRP1 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1This study
YS3285MATa mrc1Δ::KanMX4 bar1Δ::TRP1 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1This study
YS3382MATa rad9Δ::HIS3 bar1Δ::TRP1 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1This study
YS3388MATa ixr1Δ::HIS3 bar1Δ::TRP1 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1This study
YS3401MATa swi4Δ::HIS3 bar1Δ::TRP1 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1This study
YS3406MATa swi6Δ::HIS3 bar1Δ::TRP1 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1This study
YS2828MATa URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1Sheu et al., 2016
YS3066MATa sml1Δ::HIS3 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1Sheu et al., 2016
YS3075MATa mec1Δ::TRP1 sml1Δ::HIS3 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1Sheu et al., 2016
YS3077MATa rad53∆::KanMX sml1Δ::HIS3 URA3::BrdU-Inc ade2-1 can1-100 his3-11,–15 leu2-3,112 trp1-1 ura3-1Sheu et al., 2016

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  1. Yi-Jun Sheu
  2. Risa Karakida Kawaguchi
  3. Jesse Gillis
  4. Bruce Stillman
(2022)
Prevalent and dynamic binding of the cell cycle checkpoint kinase Rad53 to gene promoters
eLife 11:e84320.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.84320