Fig. 3. A dominant allele of rad4+ suppresses the DNA damage
and HU-sensitive phenotypes of checkpoint mutants. (A). Survival rates are
shown for wild-type and rad3-56 cells as well as rad3-56
cells carrying either pREP41-HA (p182) or pREP41-HA-rad4+
(p247) following exposure to 10 mM HU, 20 µg/ml bleomycin sulphate and UV
irradiation (0-150 J/m2). The presence of multi-copy
HA-rad4+ suppresses the sensitivity of rad3-56
cells to all three agents, restoring viability to wild-type levels. (B-D)
Equivalent experiments for rad26
(B), rad17-w (C) and
hus1-4 (C). Wild-type and the respective mutant strains carrying
either pREP41-HA (p182) or pREP41-HA-rad4+ (p247) were
assayed for survival following exposure to 20 µg/ml bleomycin sulphate, 10
mM HU or UV radiation (0-150 J/m2). Comparison of B and C with D
shows that the presence of the HA-Rad4-expressing plasmid suppresses
sensitivity to all three agents in rad26
and rad17-w
but not hus1-4 cells when compared with control cells carrying the
vector alone.