Single-molecule live cell imaging of the Smc5/6 DNA repair complex

The Smc5/6 complex is involved in various DNA transactions and is best known for ensuring the fidelity of homologous recombination. We exploit single-molecule tracking in live fission yeast to investigate Smc5/6 chromatin association. We show that Smc5/6 is chromatin associated in unchallenged cells and this depends on the non-SMC subunit Nse6. We define a minimum of two Nse6-dependent sub-pathways, one of which requires the BRCT-domain protein Brc1. Using defined mutants in genes encoding the core Smc5/6 complex subunits we show that the Nse3 double-stranded DNA binding activity and the two arginine fingers of two Smc5/6 ATPase binding sites are critical for chromatin association. Interestingly, disrupting the ssDNA binding activity at the hinge region does not prevent chromatin association. However, unlike a mutant attenuating chromatin association, a mutant that disrupts ssDNA binding results in elevated levels of gross chromosomal rearrangements during replication restart. This is consistent with a downstream function for ssDNA binding in regulating homologous recombination.

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