In plant organelle genomes, homeologous recombination between heteroallelic positions of repetitive sequences is increased by dysfunction of the gene encoding MutS homolog 1 (MSH1), a plant organelle-specific homolog of bacterial mismatch-binding protein MutS1. The C-terminal region of plant MSH1 contains the GIY-YIG endonuclease motif. The biochemical characteristics of plant MSH1 have not been investigated; accordingly, the molecular mechanism by which plant MSH1 suppresses homeologous recombination is unknown. Here, we characterized the recombinant GIY-YIG domain of Arabidopsis thaliana MSH1, showing that the domain possesses branched DNA-specific DNA-binding activity. Interestingly, the domain exhibited no endonuclease activity, suggesting that the mismatch-binding domain is required for DNA incision. Based on these results, we propose a possible mechanism for MSH1-dependent suppression of homeologous recombination.
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