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Singh G, Bhopale A, Khatri S, Prakash P, Kumar R, Singh S, Singh S. Structural characterization of DNA-binding domain of essential mammalian protein TTF 1. Biosci Rep 2024; 44:BSR20240800. [PMID: 39115563 PMCID: PMC11358750 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20240800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2024] [Revised: 07/31/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
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Transcription Termination Factor 1 (TTF1) is a multifunctional mammalian protein with vital roles in various cellular processes, including Pol I-mediated transcription initiation and termination, pre-rRNA processing, chromatin remodelling, DNA damage repair, and polar replication fork arrest. It comprises two distinct functional regions; the N-terminal regulatory region (1-445 aa), and the C-terminal catalytic region (445-859 aa). The Myb domain located at the C-terminal region is a conserved DNA binding domain spanning from 550 to 732 aa (183 residues). Despite its critical role in various cellular processes, the physical structure of TTF1 remains unsolved. Attempts to purify the functional TTF1 protein have been unsuccessful till date. Therefore, we focused on characterizing the Myb domain of this essential protein. We started with predicting a 3-D model of the Myb domain using homology modelling, and ab-initio method. We then determined its stability through MD simulation in an explicit solvent. The model predicted is highly stable, which stabilizes at 200ns. To experimentally validate the computational model, we cloned and expressed the codon optimized Myb domain into a bacterial expression vector and purified the protein to homogeneity. Further, characterization of the protein shows that, Myb domain is predominantly helical (65%) and is alone sufficient to bind the Sal Box DNA. This is the first-ever study to report a complete in silico model of the Myb domain, which is physically characterized. The above study will pave the way towards solving the atomic structure of this essential mammalian protein.
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- Gajender Singh
- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP 221005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (B.H.U.), Varanasi, UP 221005, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP 221005, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP 221005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (B.H.U.), Varanasi, UP 221005, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP 221005, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP 221005, India
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Paralkar VR. Transcription factor regulation of ribosomal RNA in hematopoiesis. Curr Opin Hematol 2024; 31:199-206. [PMID: 38568093 PMCID: PMC11139577 DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) are transcribed within nucleoli from rDNA repeats by RNA Polymerase I (Pol I). There is variation in rRNA transcription rates across the hematopoietic tree, and leukemic blast cells have prominent nucleoli, indicating abundant ribosome biogenesis. The mechanisms underlying these variations are poorly understood. The purpose of this review is to summarize findings of rDNA binding and Pol I regulation by hematopoietic transcription factors. RECENT FINDINGS Our group recently used custom genome assemblies optimized for human and mouse rDNA mapping to map nearly 2200 ChIP-Seq datasets for nearly 250 factors to rDNA, allowing us to identify conserved occupancy patterns for multiple transcription factors. We confirmed known rDNA occupancy of MYC and RUNX factors, and identified new binding sites for CEBP factors, IRF factors, and SPI1 at canonical motif sequences. We also showed that CEBPA degradation rapidly leads to reduced Pol I occupancy and nascent rRNA in mouse myeloid cells. SUMMARY We propose that a number of hematopoietic transcription factors bind rDNA and potentially regulate rRNA transcription. Our model has implications for normal and malignant hematopoiesis. This review summarizes the literature, and outlines experimental considerations to bear in mind while dissecting transcription factor roles on rDNA.
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- Vikram R. Paralkar
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Regulation of RNA Polymerase I Stability and Function. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14235776. [PMID: 36497261 PMCID: PMC9737084 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14235776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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RNA polymerase I is a highly processive enzyme with fast initiation and elongation rates. The structure of Pol I, with its in-built RNA cleavage ability and incorporation of subunits homologous to transcription factors, enables it to quickly and efficiently synthesize the enormous amount of rRNA required for ribosome biogenesis. Each step of Pol I transcription is carefully controlled. However, cancers have highjacked these control points to switch the enzyme, and its transcription, on permanently. While this provides an exceptional benefit to cancer cells, it also creates a potential cancer therapeutic vulnerability. We review the current research on the regulation of Pol I transcription, and we discuss chemical biology efforts to develop new targeted agents against this process. Lastly, we highlight challenges that have arisen from the introduction of agents with promiscuous mechanisms of action and provide examples of agents with specificity and selectivity against Pol I.
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Tiwari K, Gangopadhyay A, Singh G, Singh VK, Singh SK. Ab initio modelling of an essential mammalian protein: Transcription Termination Factor 1 (TTF1). J Biomol Struct Dyn 2022:1-10. [PMID: 35947129 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2109754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Transcription Termination Factor 1 (TTF1) is an essential mammalian protein that regulates transcription, replication fork arrest, DNA damage repair, chromatin remodelling etc. TTF1 interacts with numerous cellular proteins to regulate various cellular phenomena which play a crucial role in maintaining normal cellular physiology, and dysregulation of this protein has been reported to induce oncogenic transformation of the cells. However, despite its key role in many cellular processes, the complete structure of human TTF1 has not been elucidated to date, neither experimentally nor computationally. Therefore, understanding the structure of human TTF1 is crucial for studying its functions and interactions with other cellular factors. The aim of this study was to construct the complete structure of human TTF1 protein, using molecular modelling approaches. Owing to the lack of suitable homologues in the Protein Data Bank (PDB), the complete structure of human TTF1 was constructed by ab initio modelling. The structural stability was determined with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in explicit solvent, and trajectory analyses. The frequently occurring conformation of human TTF1 was selected by trajectory clustering, and the central residues of this conformation were determined by centrality analyses of the Residue Interaction Network (RIN) of TTF1. Two residue clusters, one in the oligomerization domain and other in the C-terminal domain, were found to be central to the structural stability of human TTF1. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to report the complete structure of this essential mammalian protein, and the results obtained herein will provide structural insights for future research including that in cancer biology and related studies.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Kumud Tiwari
- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Chemical Technology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.,Center for Bioinformatics, School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Structural insights into nuclear transcription by eukaryotic DNA-dependent RNA polymerases. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2022; 23:603-622. [PMID: 35505252 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-022-00476-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The eukaryotic transcription apparatus synthesizes a staggering diversity of RNA molecules. The labour of nuclear gene transcription is, therefore, divided among multiple DNA-dependent RNA polymerases. RNA polymerase I (Pol I) transcribes ribosomal RNA, Pol II synthesizes messenger RNAs and various non-coding RNAs (including long non-coding RNAs, microRNAs and small nuclear RNAs) and Pol III produces transfer RNAs and other short RNA molecules. Pol I, Pol II and Pol III are large, multisubunit protein complexes that associate with a multitude of additional factors to synthesize transcripts that largely differ in size, structure and abundance. The three transcription machineries share common characteristics, but differ widely in various aspects, such as numbers of RNA polymerase subunits, regulatory elements and accessory factors, which allows them to specialize in transcribing their specific RNAs. Common to the three RNA polymerases is that the transcription process consists of three major steps: transcription initiation, transcript elongation and transcription termination. In this Review, we outline the common principles and differences between the Pol I, Pol II and Pol III transcription machineries and discuss key structural and functional insights obtained into the three stages of their transcription processes.
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Fefelova EA, Pleshakova IM, Mikhaleva EA, Pirogov SA, Poltorachenko V, Abramov Y, Romashin D, Shatskikh A, Blokh R, Gvozdev V, Klenov M. Impaired function of rDNA transcription initiation machinery leads to derepression of ribosomal genes with insertions of R2 retrotransposon. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:867-884. [PMID: 35037046 PMCID: PMC8789037 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab1276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic genomes harbor hundreds of rRNA genes, many of which are transcriptionally silent. However, little is known about selective regulation of individual rDNA units. In Drosophila melanogaster, some rDNA repeats contain insertions of the R2 retrotransposon, which is capable to be transcribed only as part of pre-rRNA molecules. rDNA units with R2 insertions are usually inactivated, although R2 expression may be beneficial in cells with decreased rDNA copy number. Here we found that R2-inserted rDNA units are enriched with HP1a and H3K9me3 repressive mark, whereas disruption of the heterochromatin components slightly affects their silencing in ovarian germ cells. Surprisingly, we observed a dramatic upregulation of R2-inserted rRNA genes in ovaries lacking Udd (Under-developed) or other subunits (TAF1b and TAF1c-like) of the SL1-like complex, which is homologues to mammalian Selective factor 1 (SL1) involved in rDNA transcription initiation. Derepression of rRNA genes with R2 insertions was accompanied by a reduction of H3K9me3 and HP1a enrichment. We suggest that the impairment of the SL1-like complex affects a mechanism of selective activation of intact rDNA units which competes with heterochromatin formation. We also propose that R2 derepression may serve as an adaptive response to compromised rRNA synthesis.
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- Elena A Fefelova
- Department of Molecular Genetics of the Cell, Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Moscow 123182, Russia
- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics of the Cell, Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Moscow 123182, Russia
- Laboratory for Neurobiology of Memory, P.K. Anokhin Institute of Normal Physiology, Moscow 125315, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Genetics of the Cell, Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Moscow 123182, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Genetics of the Cell, Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Moscow 123182, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Genetics of the Cell, Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Moscow 123182, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Genetics of the Cell, Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Moscow 123182, Russia
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- Laboratory of Precision Biosystems, V. N. Orekhovich Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 10 Pogodinskaya St., Moscow 119121, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Genetics of the Cell, Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Moscow 123182, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Genetics of the Cell, Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Moscow 123182, Russia
- Department of Functional Genomics, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilova Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Genetics of the Cell, Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Moscow 123182, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Genetics of the Cell, Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Moscow 123182, Russia
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Antagonising Chromatin Remodelling Activities in the Regulation of Mammalian Ribosomal Transcription. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12070961. [PMID: 34202617 PMCID: PMC8303148 DOI: 10.3390/genes12070961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Ribosomal transcription constitutes the major energy consuming process in cells and is regulated in response to proliferation, differentiation and metabolic conditions by several signalling pathways. These act on the transcription machinery but also on chromatin factors and ncRNA. The many ribosomal gene repeats are organised in a number of different chromatin states; active, poised, pseudosilent and repressed gene repeats. Some of these chromatin states are unique to the 47rRNA gene repeat and do not occur at other locations in the genome, such as the active state organised with the HMG protein UBF whereas other chromatin state are nucleosomal, harbouring both active and inactive histone marks. The number of repeats in a certain state varies on developmental stage and cell type; embryonic cells have more rRNA gene repeats organised in an open chromatin state, which is replaced by heterochromatin during differentiation, establishing different states depending on cell type. The 47S rRNA gene transcription is regulated in different ways depending on stimulus and chromatin state of individual gene repeats. This review will discuss the present knowledge about factors involved, such as chromatin remodelling factors NuRD, NoRC, CSB, B-WICH, histone modifying enzymes and histone chaperones, in altering gene expression and switching chromatin states in proliferation, differentiation, metabolic changes and stress responses.
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Figueiredo VC, Wen Y, Alkner B, Fernandez-Gonzalo R, Norrbom J, Vechetti IJ, Valentino T, Mobley CB, Zentner GE, Peterson CA, McCarthy JJ, Murach KA, von Walden F. Genetic and epigenetic regulation of skeletal muscle ribosome biogenesis with exercise. J Physiol 2021; 599:3363-3384. [PMID: 33913170 DOI: 10.1113/jp281244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Ribosome biogenesis and MYC transcription are associated with acute resistance exercise (RE) and are distinct from endurance exercise in human skeletal muscle throughout a 24 h time course of recovery. A PCR-based method for relative ribosomal DNA (rDNA) copy number estimation was validated by whole genome sequencing and revealed that rDNA dosage is positively correlated with ribosome biogenesis in response to RE. Acute RE modifies rDNA methylation patterns in enhancer, intergenic spacer and non-canonical MYC-associated regions, but not the promoter. Myonuclear-specific rDNA methylation patterns with acute mechanical overload in mice corroborate and expand on rDNA findings with RE in humans. A genetic predisposition for hypertrophic responsiveness may exist based on rDNA gene dosage. ABSTRACT Ribosomes are the macromolecular engines of protein synthesis. Skeletal muscle ribosome biogenesis is stimulated by exercise, although the contribution of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) copy number and methylation to exercise-induced rDNA transcription is unclear. To investigate the genetic and epigenetic regulation of ribosome biogenesis with exercise, a time course of skeletal muscle biopsies was obtained from 30 participants (18 men and 12 women; 31 ± 8 years, 25 ± 4 kg m-2 ) at rest and 30 min, 3 h, 8 h and 24 h after acute endurance (n = 10, 45 min cycling, 70% V ̇ O 2 max ) or resistance exercise (n = 10, 4 × 7 × 2 exercises); 10 control participants underwent biopsies without exercise. rDNA transcription and dosage were assessed using quantitative PCR and whole genome sequencing. rDNA promoter methylation was investigated using massARRAY EpiTYPER and global rDNA CpG methylation was assessed using reduced-representation bisulphite sequencing. Ribosome biogenesis and MYC transcription were associated primarily with resistance but not endurance exercise, indicating preferential up-regulation during hypertrophic processes. With resistance exercise, ribosome biogenesis was associated with rDNA gene dosage, as well as epigenetic changes in enhancer and non-canonical MYC-associated areas in rDNA, but not the promoter. A mouse model of in vivo metabolic RNA labelling and genetic myonuclear fluorescence labelling validated the effects of an acute hypertrophic stimulus on ribosome biogenesis and Myc transcription, and also corroborated rDNA enhancer and Myc-associated methylation alterations specifically in myonuclei. The present study provides the first information on skeletal muscle genetic and rDNA gene-wide epigenetic regulation of ribosome biogenesis in response to exercise, revealing novel roles for rDNA dosage and CpG methylation.
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- Vandré C Figueiredo
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.,The Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- The Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.,Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Eksjö, Region Jönköping County and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Physiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Unit of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- The Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.,Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- The Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.,Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- The Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.,Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.,The Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.,Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- The Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.,Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.,The Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- The Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.,Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.,Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Ribosomal RNA Transcription Regulation in Breast Cancer. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12040502. [PMID: 33805424 PMCID: PMC8066022 DOI: 10.3390/genes12040502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Ribosome biogenesis is a complex process that is responsible for the formation of ribosomes and ultimately global protein synthesis. The first step in this process is the synthesis of the ribosomal RNA in the nucleolus, transcribed by RNA Polymerase I. Historically, abnormal nucleolar structure is indicative of poor cancer prognoses. In recent years, it has been shown that ribosome biogenesis, and rDNA transcription in particular, is dysregulated in cancer cells. Coupled with advancements in screening technology that allowed for the discovery of novel drugs targeting RNA Polymerase I, this transcriptional machinery is an increasingly viable target for cancer therapies. In this review, we discuss ribosome biogenesis in breast cancer and the different cellular pathways involved. Moreover, we discuss current therapeutics that have been found to affect rDNA transcription and more novel drugs that target rDNA transcription machinery as a promising avenue for breast cancer treatment.
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Wang Z, Chen K, Jia Y, Chuang JC, Sun X, Lin YH, Celen C, Li L, Huang F, Liu X, Castrillon DH, Wang T, Zhu H. Dual ARID1A/ARID1B loss leads to rapid carcinogenesis and disruptive redistribution of BAF complexes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 1:909-922. [PMID: 34386776 DOI: 10.1038/s43018-020-00109-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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SWI/SNF chromatin remodelers play critical roles in development and cancer. The causal links between SWI/SNF complex disassembly and carcinogenesis are obscured by redundancy between paralogous components. Canonical cBAF-specific paralogs ARID1A and ARID1B are synthetic lethal in some contexts, but simultaneous mutations in both ARID1s are prevalent in cancer. To understand if and how cBAF abrogation causes cancer, we examined the physiologic and biochemical consequences of ARID1A/ARID1B loss. In double knockout liver and skin, aggressive carcinogenesis followed de-differentiation and hyperproliferation. In double mutant endometrial cancer, add-back of either induced senescence. Biochemically, residual cBAF subcomplexes resulting from loss of ARID1 scaffolding were unexpectedly found to disrupt polybromo containing pBAF function. 37 of 69 mutations in the conserved scaffolding domains of ARID1 proteins observed in human cancer caused complex disassembly, partially explaining their mutation spectra. ARID1-less, cBAF-less states promote carcinogenesis across tissues, and suggest caution against paralog-directed therapies for ARID1-mutant cancer.
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- Zixi Wang
- Children's Research Institute, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Quantitative Biomedical Research Center, Department of Population and Data Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA, 75390
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- Children's Research Institute, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Children's Research Institute, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Children's Research Institute, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Children's Research Institute, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Children's Research Institute, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Children's Research Institute, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Children's Research Institute, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Children's Research Institute, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Quantitative Biomedical Research Center, Department of Population and Data Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA, 75390
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- Children's Research Institute, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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Rolicka A, Guo Y, Gañez Zapater A, Tariq K, Quin J, Vintermist A, Sadeghifar F, Arsenian-Henriksson M, Östlund Farrants AK. The chromatin-remodeling complexes B-WICH and NuRD regulate ribosomal transcription in response to glucose. FASEB J 2020; 34:10818-10834. [PMID: 32598531 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000411r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Regulation of ribosomal transcription is under tight control from environmental stimuli, and this control involves changes in the chromatin structure. The underlying mechanism of how chromatin changes in response to nutrient and energy supply in the cell is still unclear. The chromatin-remodeling complex B-WICH is involved in activating the ribosomal transcription, and we show here that knock down of the B-WICH component WSTF results in cells that do not respond to glucose. The promoter is less accessible, and RNA pol I and its transcription factors SL1/TIF-1B and RRN3/TIF-1A, as well as the proto-oncogene c-MYC and the activating deacetylase SIRT7 do not bind upon glucose stimulation. In contrast, the repressive chromatin state that forms after glucose deprivation is reversible, and RNA pol I factors are recruited. WSTF knock down results in an accumulation of the ATPase CHD4, a component of the NuRD chromatin remodeling complex, which is responsible for establishing a repressive poised state at the promoter. The TTF-1, which binds and affect the binding of the chromatin complexes, is important to control the association of activating chromatin component UBF. We suggest that B-WICH is required to allow for a shift to an active chromatin state upon environmental stimulation, by counteracting the repressive state induced by the NuRD complex.
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- Anna Rolicka
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, The Arrhenius Lab F4, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, The Arrhenius Lab F4, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, The Arrhenius Lab F4, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, The Arrhenius Lab F4, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, The Arrhenius Lab F4, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, The Arrhenius Lab F4, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, The Arrhenius Lab F4, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Biomedicum B7, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, The Arrhenius Lab F4, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Maiser A, Dillinger S, Längst G, Schermelleh L, Leonhardt H, Németh A. Super-resolution in situ analysis of active ribosomal DNA chromatin organization in the nucleolus. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7462. [PMID: 32366902 PMCID: PMC7198602 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64589-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) transcription by RNA polymerase I (Pol I) is the first key step of ribosome biogenesis. While the molecular mechanisms of rRNA transcription regulation have been elucidated in great detail, the functional organization of the multicopy rRNA gene clusters (rDNA) in the nucleolus is less well understood. Here we apply super-resolution 3D structured illumination microscopy (3D-SIM) to investigate the spatial organization of transcriptionally competent active rDNA chromatin at size scales well below the diffraction limit by optical microscopy. We identify active rDNA chromatin units exhibiting uniformly ring-shaped conformations with diameters of ~240 nm in mouse and ~170 nm in human fibroblasts, consistent with rDNA looping. The active rDNA chromatin units are clearly separated from each other and from the surrounding areas of rRNA processing. Simultaneous imaging of all active genes bound by Pol I and the architectural chromatin protein Upstream Binding Transcription Factor (UBF) reveals a random spatial orientation of regular repeats of rDNA coding sequences within the nucleoli. These observations imply rDNA looping and exclude potential formation of systematic spatial assemblies of the well-ordered repetitive arrays of transcription units. Collectively, this study uncovers key features of the 3D organization of active rDNA chromatin units and their nucleolar clusters providing a spatial framework of nucleolar chromatin organization at unprecedented detail.
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- Andreas Maiser
- Department of Biology II, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry III, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry III, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Micron Advanced Bioimaging Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biology II, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry III, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
- Institute of Neuropathology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
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Campbell M, Izumiya Y. PAN RNA: transcriptional exhaust from a viral engine. J Biomed Sci 2020; 27:41. [PMID: 32143650 PMCID: PMC7060532 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-020-00637-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also designated human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), has been linked to Kaposi’s sarcoma, as well as to primary effusion lymphoma (PEL), and a subset of multicentric Castleman’s disease. KSHV genomes are maintained as episomes within infected cells and the virus exhibits a biphasic life cycle consisting of a life-long latent phase during which only a few viral genes are expressed and no viral progeny are produced and a transient lytic reactivation phase, in which a full repertoire of ~ 80 lytic genes are activated in a temporally regulated manner culminating in the release of new virions. Lytic replication is initiated by a single viral protein, K-Rta (ORF50), which activates more than 80 viral genes from multiple resident viral episomes (i.e., viral chromosomes). One of the major targets of K-Rta is a long non-coding nuclear RNA, PAN RNA (polyadenylated nuclear RNA), a lncRNA that accumulates to exceedingly high levels in the nucleus during viral reactivation. K-Rta directly binds to the PAN RNA promoter and robustly activates PAN RNA expression. Although PAN RNA has been known for over 20 years, its role in viral replication is still incompletely understood. In this perspective, we will briefly review the current understanding of PAN RNA and then describe our current working model of this RNA. The model is based on our observations concerning events that occur during KSHV lytic reactivation including (i) a marked accumulation of RNA Pol II at the PAN promoter, (ii) genomic looping emanating from the PAN locus, (iii) interaction of a second viral lytic protein (ORF57) with K-Rta, PAN RNA and RNA Pol II, (iv) the essential requirement for PAN RNA expression in cis for optimal transcriptional execution needed for the entire lytic program, and (v) ORF57 recruitment of RNA Pol II to the PAN genomic locus. Together our results generate a model in which the PAN locus serves as a hub for sequestration/trapping of the cellular transcriptional machinery proximal to viral episomes. Sequestration at the PAN locus facilitates high levels of viral transcription throughout the viral genome during lytic replication. ORF57 acts as a transcription-dependent transactivator at the PAN locus by binding to both Rta and PAN to locally trap RNA Pol II. The resulting accumulation of high levels of nuclear PAN RNA created by this process is an inducible enhancer-derived (eRNA) by-product that litters the infected cell nucleus.
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- Mel Campbell
- Department of Dermatology and UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis School of Medicine, 4645 2nd Avenue Research III Room 3100, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.
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- Department of Dermatology and UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis School of Medicine, 4645 2nd Avenue Research III Room 3100, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.
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Scholz BA, Sumida N, de Lima CDM, Chachoua I, Martino M, Tzelepis I, Nikoshkov A, Zhao H, Mehmood R, Sifakis EG, Bhartiya D, Göndör A, Ohlsson R. WNT signaling and AHCTF1 promote oncogenic MYC expression through super-enhancer-mediated gene gating. Nat Genet 2019; 51:1723-1731. [DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0535-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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MeCP2-E1 isoform is a dynamically expressed, weakly DNA-bound protein with different protein and DNA interactions compared to MeCP2-E2. Epigenetics Chromatin 2019; 12:63. [PMID: 31601272 PMCID: PMC6786283 DOI: 10.1186/s13072-019-0298-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND MeCP2-a chromatin-binding protein associated with Rett syndrome-has two main isoforms, MeCP2-E1 and MeCP2-E2, differing in a few N-terminal amino acid residues. Previous studies have shown brain region-specific expression of these isoforms which, in addition to their different cellular localization and differential expression during brain development, suggest that they may also have non-overlapping molecular mechanisms. However, differential functions of MeCP2-E1 and E2 remain largely unexplored. RESULTS Here, we show that the N-terminal domains (NTD) of MeCP2-E1 and E2 modulate the ability of the methyl-binding domain (MBD) to interact with DNA as well as influencing the turn-over rates, binding dynamics, response to neuronal depolarization, and circadian oscillations of the two isoforms. Our proteomics data indicate that both isoforms exhibit unique interacting protein partners. Moreover, genome-wide analysis using ChIP-seq provide evidence for a shared as well as a specific regulation of different sets of genes. CONCLUSIONS Our study supports the idea that Rett syndrome might arise from simultaneous impairment of cellular processes involving non-overlapping functions of MECP2 isoforms. For instance, MeCP2-E1 mutations might impact stimuli-dependent chromatin regulation, while MeCP2-E2 mutations could result in aberrant ribosomal expression. Overall, our findings provide insight into the functional complexity of MeCP2 by dissecting differential aspects of its two isoforms.
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Pirogov SA, Gvozdev VA, Klenov MS. Long Noncoding RNAs and Stress Response in the Nucleolus. Cells 2019; 8:cells8070668. [PMID: 31269716 PMCID: PMC6678565 DOI: 10.3390/cells8070668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) perform diverse functions in the regulation of cellular processes. Here we consider a variety of lncRNAs found in the ribosome production center, the nucleolus, and focus on their role in the response to environmental stressors. Nucleolar lncRNAs ensure stress adaptation by cessation of resource-intensive ribosomal RNA (rRNA) synthesis and by inducing the massive sequestration of proteins within the nucleolus. Different cell states like quiescence and cancer are also controlled by specific lncRNAs in the nucleolus. Taken together, recent findings allow us to consider lncRNAs as multifunctional regulators of nucleolar activities, which are responsive to various physiological conditions.
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- Sergei A Pirogov
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2 Kurchatov Sq., 123182 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2 Kurchatov Sq., 123182 Moscow, Russia.
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2 Kurchatov Sq., 123182 Moscow, Russia.
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Potapova TA, Gerton JL. Ribosomal DNA and the nucleolus in the context of genome organization. Chromosome Res 2019; 27:109-127. [PMID: 30656516 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-018-9600-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The nucleolus constitutes a prominent nuclear compartment, a membraneless organelle that was first documented in the 1830s. The fact that specific chromosomal regions were present in the nucleolus was recognized by Barbara McClintock in the 1930s, and these regions were termed nucleolar organizing regions, or NORs. The primary function of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) is to produce RNA components of ribosomes. Yet, ribosomal DNA also plays a pivotal role in nuclear organization by assembling the nucleolus. This review is focused on the rDNA and associated proteins in the context of genome organization. Recent advances in understanding chromatin organization suggest that chromosomes are organized into topological domains by a DNA loop extrusion process. We discuss the perspective that rDNA may also be organized in topological domains constrained by structural maintenance of chromosome protein complexes such as cohesin and condensin. Moreover, biophysical studies indicate that the nucleolar compartment may be formed by active processes as well as phase separation, a perspective that lends further insight into nucleolar organization. The application of the latest perspectives and technologies to this organelle help further elucidate its role in nuclear structure and function.
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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The chromatin landscape of the ribosomal RNA genes in mouse and human. Chromosome Res 2019; 27:31-40. [PMID: 30617621 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-018-09603-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The rRNA genes of mouse and human encode the three major RNAs of the ribosome and as such are essential for growth and development. These genes are present in high copy numbers and arranged as direct repeats at the Nucleolar Organizer Regions on multiple chromosomes. Not all the rRNA genes are transcriptionally active, but the molecular mechanisms that determine activity are complex and still poorly understood. Recent studies applying a novel Deconvolution Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (DChIP-Seq) technique in conjunction with conditional gene inactivation provide new insights into the structure of the active rRNA genes and question previous assumptions on the role of chromatin and histone modifications. We suggest an alternative model for the active rRNA gene chromatin and discuss how this structure is determined and maintained.
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Warmerdam DO, Wolthuis RMF. Keeping ribosomal DNA intact: a repeating challenge. Chromosome Res 2018; 27:57-72. [PMID: 30556094 PMCID: PMC6394564 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-018-9594-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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More than half of the human genome consists of repetitive sequences, with the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) representing two of the largest repeats. Repetitive rDNA sequences may form a threat to genomic integrity and cellular homeostasis due to the challenging aspects of their transcription, replication, and repair. Predisposition to cancer, premature aging, and neurological impairment in ataxia-telangiectasia and Bloom syndrome, for instance, coincide with increased cellular rDNA repeat instability. However, the mechanisms by which rDNA instability contributes to these hereditary syndromes and tumorigenesis remain unknown. Here, we review how cells govern rDNA stability and how rDNA break repair influences expansion and contraction of repeat length, a process likely associated with human disease. Recent advancements in CRISPR-based genome engineering may help to explain how cells keep their rDNA intact in the near future.
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- Daniël O Warmerdam
- CRISPR Platform, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Section of Oncogenetics, Department of Clinical Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, de Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Agrawal S, Ganley ARD. The conservation landscape of the human ribosomal RNA gene repeats. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0207531. [PMID: 30517151 PMCID: PMC6281188 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Ribosomal RNA gene repeats (rDNA) encode ribosomal RNA, a major component of ribosomes. Ribosome biogenesis is central to cellular metabolic regulation, and several diseases are associated with rDNA dysfunction, notably cancer, However, its highly repetitive nature has severely limited characterization of the elements responsible for rDNA function. Here we make use of phylogenetic footprinting to provide a comprehensive list of novel, potentially functional elements in the human rDNA. Complete rDNA sequences for six non-human primate species were constructed using de novo whole genome assemblies. These new sequences were used to determine the conservation profile of the human rDNA, revealing 49 conserved regions in the rDNA intergenic spacer (IGS). To provide insights into the potential roles of these conserved regions, the conservation profile was integrated with functional genomics datasets. We find two major zones that contain conserved elements characterised by enrichment of transcription-associated chromatin factors, and transcription. Conservation of some IGS transcripts in the apes underpins the potential functional significance of these transcripts and the elements controlling their expression. Our results characterize the conservation landscape of the human IGS and suggest that noncoding transcription and chromatin elements are conserved and important features of this unique genomic region.
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- Saumya Agrawal
- Institute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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An actin-based nucleoskeleton involved in gene regulation and genome organization. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 506:378-386. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.11.206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Transcriptional enhancers constitute a subclass of regulatory elements that facilitate transcription. Such regions are generally organized by short stretches of DNA enriched in transcription factor-binding sites but also can include very large regions containing clusters of enhancers, termed super-enhancers. These regions increase the probability or the rate (or both) of transcription generally in
cis and sometimes over very long distances by altering chromatin states and the activity of Pol II machinery at promoters. Although enhancers were discovered almost four decades ago, their inner workings remain enigmatic. One important opening into the underlying principle has been provided by observations that enhancers make physical contacts with their target promoters to facilitate the loading of the RNA polymerase complex. However, very little is known about how such chromatin loops are regulated and how they govern transcription in the three-dimensional context of the nuclear architecture. Here, we present current themes of how enhancers may boost gene expression in three dimensions and we identify currently unresolved key questions.
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- Anita Göndör
- Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Park SH, Yu KL, Jung YM, Lee SD, Kim MJ, You JC. Investigation of functional roles of transcription termination factor-1 (TTF-I) in HIV-1 replication. BMB Rep 2018; 51:338-343. [PMID: 29555014 PMCID: PMC6089867 DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2018.51.7.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Transcription termination factor-1 (TTF-I) is an RNA polymerase 1-mediated transcription terminator and consisting of a C-terminal DNA-binding domain, central domain, and N-terminal regulatory domain. This protein binds to a so-called ‘Sal box’ composed of an 11-base pair motif. The interaction of TTF-I with the ‘Sal box’ is important for many cellular events, including efficient termination of RNA polymerase-1 activity involved in pre-rRNA synthesis and formation of a chromatin loop. To further understand the role of TTF-I in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-I virus production, we generated various TTF-I mutant forms. Through a series of studies of the over-expression of TTF-I and its derivatives along with co-transfection with either proviral DNA or HIV-I long terminal repeat (LTR)-driven reporter vectors, we determined that wild-type TTF-I downregulates HIV-I LTR activity and virus production, while the TTF-I Myb-like domain alone upregulated virus production, suggesting that wild-type TTF-I inhibits virus production and trans-activation of the LTR sequence; the Myb-like domain of TTF-I increased virus production and trans-activated LTR activity.
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- Seong-Hyun Park
- National Research Laboratory for Molecular Virology, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory for Molecular Virology, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory for Molecular Virology, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory for Molecular Virology, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory for Molecular Virology, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea; Avixgen Inc., Seoul 06649, Korea
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Recognition of hyperacetylated N-terminus of H2AZ by TbBDF2 from Trypanosoma brucei. Biochem J 2017; 474:3817-3830. [DOI: 10.1042/bcj20170619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Revised: 10/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Histone modification plays an important role in various biological processes, including gene expression regulation. Bromodomain, as one of histone readers, recognizes specifically the ε-N-lysine acetylation (KAc) of histone. Although the bromodomains and histone acetylation sites of Trypanosoma brucei (T. brucei), a lethal parasite responsible for sleeping sickness in human and nagana in cattle, have been identified, how acetylated histones are recognized by bromodomains is still unknown. Here, the bromodomain factor 2 (TbBDF2) from T. brucei was identified to be located in the nucleolus and bind to the hyperacetylated N-terminus of H2AZ which dimerizes with H2BV. The bromodomain of TbBDF2 (TbBDF2-BD) displays a conserved fold that comprises a left-handed bundle of four α-helices (αZ, αA, αB, αC), linked by loop regions of variable length (ZA and BC loops), which form the KAc-binding pocket. NMR chemical shift perturbation further revealed that TbBDF2-BD binds to the hyperacetylated N-terminus of H2AZ through its KAc-binding pocket. By structure-based virtual screening combining with the ITC experiment, a small molecule compound, GSK2801, was shown to have high affinity to TbBDF2-BD. GSK2801 and the hyperacetylated N-terminus of H2AZ have similar binding sites on TbBDF2-BD. In addition, GSK2801 competitively inhibits the hyperacetylated N-terminus of H2AZ binding to TbBDF2-BD. After treatment of GSK2801, cell growth was inhibited and localization of TbBDF2 was disrupted. Our results report a novel bromodomain-histone recognition by TbBDF2-BD and imply that TbBDF2 may serve as a potential chemotherapeutic target for the treatment of trypanosomiasis.
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Archacki R, Yatusevich R, Buszewicz D, Krzyczmonik K, Patryn J, Iwanicka-Nowicka R, Biecek P, Wilczynski B, Koblowska M, Jerzmanowski A, Swiezewski S. Arabidopsis SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex binds both promoters and terminators to regulate gene expression. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:3116-3129. [PMID: 27994035 PMCID: PMC5389626 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw1273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes are important regulators of gene expression in Eukaryotes. In plants, SWI/SNF-type complexes have been shown critical for transcriptional control of key developmental processes, growth and stress responses. To gain insight into mechanisms underlying these roles, we performed whole genome mapping of the SWI/SNF catalytic subunit BRM in Arabidopsis thaliana, combined with transcript profiling experiments. Our data show that BRM occupies thousands of sites in Arabidopsis genome, most of which located within or close to genes. Among identified direct BRM transcriptional targets almost equal numbers were up- and downregulated upon BRM depletion, suggesting that BRM can act as both activator and repressor of gene expression. Interestingly, in addition to genes showing canonical pattern of BRM enrichment near transcription start site, many other genes showed a transcription termination site-centred BRM occupancy profile. We found that BRM-bound 3΄ gene regions have promoter-like features, including presence of TATA boxes and high H3K4me3 levels, and possess high antisense transcriptional activity which is subjected to both activation and repression by SWI/SNF complex. Our data suggest that binding to gene terminators and controlling transcription of non-coding RNAs is another way through which SWI/SNF complex regulates expression of its targets.
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- Rafal Archacki
- Laboratory of Systems Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw 02-096, Poland.,Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 02-106, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 02-106, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 02-106, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 02-106, Poland
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- Laboratory of Systems Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw 02-096, Poland.,College of Inter-FacultyIndividual Studies in Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Warsaw 02-089, Poland
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- Laboratory of Systems Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw 02-096, Poland.,Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 02-106, Poland
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- Institute of Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics,University of Warsaw, Warsaw 02-097, Poland.,Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw 00-662, Poland
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- Institute of Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics,University of Warsaw, Warsaw 02-097, Poland
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- Laboratory of Systems Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw 02-096, Poland.,Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 02-106, Poland
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- Laboratory of Systems Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw 02-096, Poland.,Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 02-106, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 02-106, Poland
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Herdman C, Mars JC, Stefanovsky VY, Tremblay MG, Sabourin-Felix M, Lindsay H, Robinson MD, Moss T. A unique enhancer boundary complex on the mouse ribosomal RNA genes persists after loss of Rrn3 or UBF and the inactivation of RNA polymerase I transcription. PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1006899. [PMID: 28715449 PMCID: PMC5536353 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Transcription of the several hundred of mouse and human Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes accounts for the majority of RNA synthesis in the cell nucleus and is the determinant of cytoplasmic ribosome abundance, a key factor in regulating gene expression. The rRNA genes, referred to globally as the rDNA, are clustered as direct repeats at the Nucleolar Organiser Regions, NORs, of several chromosomes, and in many cells the active repeats are transcribed at near saturation levels. The rDNA is also a hotspot of recombination and chromosome breakage, and hence understanding its control has broad importance. Despite the need for a high level of rDNA transcription, typically only a fraction of the rDNA is transcriptionally active, and some NORs are permanently silenced by CpG methylation. Various chromatin-remodelling complexes have been implicated in counteracting silencing to maintain rDNA activity. However, the chromatin structure of the active rDNA fraction is still far from clear. Here we have combined a high-resolution ChIP-Seq protocol with conditional inactivation of key basal factors to better understand what determines active rDNA chromatin. The data resolve questions concerning the interdependence of the basal transcription factors, show that preinitiation complex formation is driven by the architectural factor UBF (UBTF) independently of transcription, and that RPI termination and release corresponds with the site of TTF1 binding. They further reveal the existence of an asymmetric Enhancer Boundary Complex formed by CTCF and Cohesin and flanked upstream by phased nucleosomes and downstream by an arrested RNA Polymerase I complex. We find that the Enhancer Boundary Complex is the only site of active histone modification in the 45kbp rDNA repeat. Strikingly, it not only delimits each functional rRNA gene, but also is stably maintained after gene inactivation and the re-establishment of surrounding repressive chromatin. Our data define a poised state of rDNA chromatin and place the Enhancer Boundary Complex as the likely entry point for chromatin remodelling complexes.
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- Chelsea Herdman
- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Québec, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Québec, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Québec, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Québec, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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Tsekrekou M, Stratigi K, Chatzinikolaou G. The Nucleolus: In Genome Maintenance and Repair. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18071411. [PMID: 28671574 PMCID: PMC5535903 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18071411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The nucleolus is the subnuclear membrane-less organelle where rRNA is transcribed and processed and ribosomal assembly occurs. During the last 20 years, however, the nucleolus has emerged as a multifunctional organelle, regulating processes that go well beyond its traditional role. Moreover, the unique organization of rDNA in tandem arrays and its unusually high transcription rates make it prone to unscheduled DNA recombination events and frequent RNA:DNA hybrids leading to DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). If not properly repaired, rDNA damage may contribute to premature disease onset and aging. Deregulation of ribosomal synthesis at any level from transcription and processing to ribosomal subunit assembly elicits a stress response and is also associated with disease onset. Here, we discuss how genome integrity is maintained within nucleoli and how such structures are functionally linked to nuclear DNA damage response and repair giving an emphasis on the newly emerging roles of the nucleolus in mammalian physiology and disease.
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- Maria Tsekrekou
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Nikolaou Plastira 100, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, 71409 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Nikolaou Plastira 100, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, 71409 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Nikolaou Plastira 100, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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Liu L, Pilch PF. PTRF/Cavin-1 promotes efficient ribosomal RNA transcription in response to metabolic challenges. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 27528195 PMCID: PMC4987143 DOI: 10.7554/elife.17508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Ribosomal RNA transcription mediated by RNA polymerase I represents the rate-limiting step in ribosome biogenesis. In eukaryotic cells, nutrients and growth factors regulate ribosomal RNA transcription through various key factors coupled to cell growth. We show here in mature adipocytes, ribosomal transcription can be acutely regulated in response to metabolic challenges. This acute response is mediated by PTRF (polymerase I transcription and release factor, also known as cavin-1), which has previously been shown to play a critical role in caveolae formation. The caveolae–independent rDNA transcriptional role of PTRF not only explains the lipodystrophy phenotype observed in PTRF deficient mice and humans, but also highlights its crucial physiological role in maintaining adipocyte allostasis. Multiple post-translational modifications of PTRF provide mechanistic bases for its regulation. The role of PTRF in ribosomal transcriptional efficiency is likely relevant to many additional physiological situations of cell growth and organismal metabolism. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.17508.001 Obesity can cause several other health conditions to develop. Type 2 diabetes is one such condition, which arises in part because fat cells become unable to store excess fats. This makes certain tissues in the body less sensitive to the hormone insulin, and so the individual is less able to adapt to changing nutrient levels. Without treatment or a change in lifestyle, this insulin resistance may develop into diabetes. However, “healthy obese” individuals also exist, who can accommodate an overabundance of fat without developing insulin resistance and diabetes. Some forms of rare genetic disorders called lipodystrophies, which result in an almost complete lack of body fat, can also lead to type 2 diabetes. This raises the question of whether lipodystrophy and obesity share some common mechanisms that cause fat cells to trigger insulin resistance. One possible player in such mechanisms is a protein called PTRF. In rare cases, individuals with lipodystrophy lack this protein, and mice that have been engineered to lack PTRF also largely lack body fat and develop insulin resistance. Fat cells can respond rapidly to changes in nutrients during feeding or fasting, and to do so, they must produce new proteins. Structures called ribosomes, which are made up of proteins and ribosomal RNA, build proteins; thus when the cell needs to make new proteins, it also has to produce more ribosomes. PTRF is thought to play a role in ribosome production, but it is not clear how it does so. Liu and Pilch analyzed normal mice as well as those that lacked the PTRF protein. This revealed that in response to cycles of fasting and feeding, PTRF increases the production of ribosomal RNA in fat cells, enabling the cells to produce more proteins. By contrast, the fat cells of mice that lack PTRF have much lower levels of ribosomal RNA and proteins. Liu and Pilch then examined mouse fat cells that were grown in the laboratory. Exposing these cells to insulin caused phosphate groups to be attached to the PTRF proteins inside the cells. This modification caused PTRF to move into the cell’s nucleus, where it increased the production of ribosomal RNA. Overall, the results show that fat cells that lack PTRF are unable to produce the proteins that they need to deal with changing nutrient levels, leading to an increased likelihood of diabetes. The next steps are to investigate the mechanism by which PTRF is modified, and to see whether the mechanisms uncovered in this study also apply to humans. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.17508.002
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- Libin Liu
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, United States.,Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, United States
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Almuzzaini B, Sarshad AA, Rahmanto AS, Hansson ML, Von Euler A, Sangfelt O, Visa N, Farrants AKÖ, Percipalle P. In β-actin knockouts, epigenetic reprogramming and rDNA transcription inactivation lead to growth and proliferation defects. FASEB J 2016; 30:2860-73. [PMID: 27127100 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201600280r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Actin and nuclear myosin 1 (NM1) are regulators of transcription and chromatin organization. Using a genome-wide approach, we report here that β-actin binds intergenic and genic regions across the mammalian genome, associated with both protein-coding and rRNA genes. Within the rDNA, the distribution of β-actin correlated with NM1 and the other subunits of the B-WICH complex, WSTF and SNF2h. In β-actin(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs), we found that rRNA synthesis levels decreased concomitantly with drops in RNA polymerase I (Pol I) and NM1 occupancies across the rRNA gene. Reintroduction of wild-type β-actin, in contrast to mutated forms with polymerization defects, efficiently rescued rRNA synthesis underscoring the direct role for a polymerization-competent form of β-actin in Pol I transcription. The rRNA synthesis defects in the β-actin(-/-) MEFs are a consequence of epigenetic reprogramming with up-regulation of the repressive mark H3K4me1 (monomethylation of lys4 on histone H3) and enhanced chromatin compaction at promoter-proximal enhancer (T0 sequence), which disturb binding of the transcription factor TTF1. We propose a novel genome-wide mechanism where the polymerase-associated β-actin synergizes with NM1 to coordinate permissive chromatin with Pol I transcription, cell growth, and proliferation.-Almuzzaini, B., Sarshad, A. A. , Rahmanto, A. S., Hansson, M. L., Von Euler, A., Sangfelt, O., Visa, N., Farrants, A.-K. Ö., Percipalle, P. In β-actin knockouts, epigenetic reprogramming and rDNA transcription inactivation lead to growth and proliferation defects.
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- Bader Almuzzaini
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; and
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Division of Science, Department of Biology, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Functional architecture of the Reb1-Ter complex of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E2267-76. [PMID: 27035982 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1525465113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Reb1 ofSchizosaccharomyces pomberepresents a family of multifunctional proteins that bind to specific terminator sites (Ter) and cause polar termination of transcription catalyzed by RNA polymerase I (pol I) and arrest of replication forks approaching the Ter sites from the opposite direction. However, it remains to be investigated whether the same mechanism causes arrest of both DNA transactions. Here, we present the structure of Reb1 as a complex with a Ter site at a resolution of 2.7 Å. Structure-guided molecular genetic analyses revealed that it has distinct and well-defined DNA binding and transcription termination (TTD) domains. The region of the protein involved in replication termination is distinct from the TTD. Mechanistically, the data support the conclusion that transcription termination is not caused by just high affinity Reb1-Ter protein-DNA interactions. Rather, protein-protein interactions between the TTD with the Rpa12 subunit of RNA pol I seem to be an integral part of the mechanism. This conclusion is further supported by the observation that double mutations in TTD that abolished its interaction with Rpa12 also greatly reduced transcription termination thereby revealing a conduit for functional communications between RNA pol I and the terminator protein.
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Ribosomal RNA Genes in the Protozoan Parasite Leishmania major Possess a Nucleosomal Structure. Protist 2016; 167:121-35. [PMID: 26963795 DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Revised: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Little is known about nucleosome structure and epigenetic regulation of transcription of rRNA genes in early-branched eukaryotes. Here we analyze the chromatin architecture and distribution of some histone modifications in the rRNA genes in the parasitic protozoon Leishmania major. Southern blots of MNase-partially-digested chromatin with DNA probes spanning the whole rRNA gene repeat showed that the intergenic spacer presents a tight nucleosomal structure, whereas the promoter region is practically devoid of nucleosomes. Intermediate levels of nucleosomes were found in the rRNA coding regions. ChIP assays allowed us to determine that H3K14ac, H3K23ac and H3K27ac, epigenetics marks that are generally associated with activation of transcription, are enriched in the promoter region. In contrast, H4K20me3, which is generally related to transcriptional silencing, was absent from the promoter region and intergenic spacer and enriched in the coding region. Interestingly, the distribution pattern for H3K9me3, generally linked to heterochromatin formation, was very similar to the distribution observed with the euchromatin marks, suggesting that this modification could be involved in transcriptional activation of rRNA genes in L. major.
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Nucleoli are formed on the basis of ribosomal genes coding for RNAs of ribosomal particles, but also include a great variety of other DNA regions. In this article, we discuss the characteristics of ribosomal DNA: the structure of the rDNA locus, complex organization and functions of the intergenic spacer, multiplicity of gene copies in one cell, selective silencing of genes and whole gene clusters, relation to components of nucleolar ultrastructure, specific problems associated with replication. We also review current data on the role of non-ribosomal DNA in the organization and function of nucleoli. Finally, we discuss probable causes preventing efficient visualization of DNA in nucleoli.
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Zillner K, Komatsu J, Filarsky K, Kalepu R, Bensimon A, Németh A. Active human nucleolar organizer regions are interspersed with inactive rDNA repeats in normal and tumor cells. Epigenomics 2015; 7:363-78. [PMID: 26077426 DOI: 10.2217/epi.14.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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AIM The synthesis of rRNA is a key determinant of normal and malignant cell growth and subject to epigenetic regulation. Yet, the epigenomic features of rDNA arrays clustered in nucleolar organizer regions are largely unknown. We set out to explore for the first time how DNA methylation is distributed on individual rDNA arrays. MATERIALS & METHODS Here we combined immunofluorescence detection of DNA modifications with fluorescence hybridization of single DNA fibers, metaphase immuno-FISH and methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme digestions followed by Southern blot. RESULTS We found clustering of both hypomethylated and hypermethylated repeat units and hypermethylation of noncanonical rDNA in IMR90 fibroblasts and HCT116 colorectal carcinoma cells. Surprisingly, we also found transitions between hypo- and hypermethylated rDNA repeat clusters on single DNA fibers. CONCLUSION Collectively, our analyses revealed co-existence of different epialleles on individual nucleolar organizer regions and showed that epi-combing is a valuable approach to analyze epigenomic patterns of repetitive DNA.
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- Karina Zillner
- Department of Biochemistry III, Biochemistry Center Regensburg, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Genomic Vision, 80 Rue des Meuniers, 92220 Bagneux, France
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- Department of Biochemistry III, Biochemistry Center Regensburg, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry III, Biochemistry Center Regensburg, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.,University Hospital Ulm, Ulm 89070, Germany
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- Genomic Vision, 80 Rue des Meuniers, 92220 Bagneux, France
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- Department of Biochemistry III, Biochemistry Center Regensburg, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Karahan G, Sayar N, Gozum G, Bozkurt B, Konu O, Yulug IG. Relative expression of rRNA transcripts and 45S rDNA promoter methylation status are dysregulated in tumors in comparison with matched-normal tissues in breast cancer. Oncol Rep 2015; 33:3131-45. [PMID: 25962577 DOI: 10.3892/or.2015.3940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) expression, one of the most important factors regulating ribosome production, is primarily controlled by a CG-rich 45 S rDNA promoter. However, the DNA methylation state of the 45 S rDNA promoter, as well as its effect on rRNA gene expression in types of human cancers is controversial. In the present study we analyzed the methylation status of the rDNA promoter (-380 to +53 bp) as well as associated rRNA expression levels in breast cancer cell lines and breast tumor-normal tissue pairs. We found that the aforementioned regulatory region was extensively methylated (74-96%) in all cell lines and in 68% (13/19 tumor-normal pairs) of the tumors. Expression levels of rRNA transcripts 18 S, 28 S, 5.8 S and 45 S external transcribed spacer (45 S ETS) greatly varied in the breast cancer cell lines regardless of their methylation status. Analyses of rRNA transcript expression levels in the breast tumor and normal matched tissues showed no significant difference when normalized with TBP. On the other hand, using the geometric mean of the rRNA expression values (GM-rRNA) as reference enabled us to identify significant changes in the relative expression of rRNAs in the tissue samples. We propose GM-rRNA normalization as a novel strategy to analyze expression differences between rRNA transcripts. Accordingly, the 18S rRNA/GM-rRNA ratio was significantly higher whereas the 5.8S rRNA/GM-rRNA ratio was significantly lower in breast tumor samples than this ratio in the matched normal samples. Moreover, the 18S rRNA/GM-rRNA ratio was negatively correlated with the 45 S rDNA promoter methylation level in the normal breast tissue samples, yet not in the breast tumors. Significant correlations observed between the expression levels of rRNA transcripts in the normal samples were lost in the tumor samples. We showed that the expression of rRNA transcripts may not be based solely on promoter methylation. Carcinogenesis may cause dysregulation of the correlation between spliced rRNA expression levels, possibly due to changes in rRNA processing, which requires further investigation.
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- Gurbet Karahan
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bilkent University, Faculty of Science, TR-06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bilkent University, Faculty of Science, TR-06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bilkent University, Faculty of Science, TR-06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Teaching Hospital, TR-06100 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bilkent University, Faculty of Science, TR-06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bilkent University, Faculty of Science, TR-06800 Ankara, Turkey
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End-targeting proteomics of isolated chromatin segments of a mammalian ribosomal RNA gene promoter. Nat Commun 2015; 6:6674. [PMID: 25812914 PMCID: PMC4389260 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The unbiased identification of proteins associated with specific loci is crucial for understanding chromatin-based processes. The proteomics of isolated chromatin fragment (PICh) method has previously been developed to purify telomeres and identify associated proteins. This approach is based on the affinity capture of endogenous chromatin segments by hybridization with oligonucleotide containing locked nucleic acids. However, PICh is only efficient with highly abundant genomic targets, limiting its applicability. Here we develop an approach for identifying factors bound to the promoter region of the ribosomal RNA genes that we call end-targeting PICh (ePICh). Using ePICh, we could specifically enrich the RNA polymerase I pre-initiation complex, including the selectivity factor 1. The high purity of the ePICh material allowed the identification of ZFP106, a novel factor regulating transcription initiation by targeting RNA polymerase I to the promoter. Our results demonstrate that ePICh can uncover novel proteins controlling endogenous regulatory elements in mammals. The identification of factors involved in eukaryotic DNA regulation at specific genomic regions distinct technical challenges. Here, the authors describe ePICh, a method that allows for the efficient isolation of chromatin factors associated with complex low abundance targets within the large genome of mammalian cells.
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The Human RNA Polymerase I Transcription Terminator Complex Acts as a Replication Fork Barrier That Coordinates the Progress of Replication with rRNA Transcription Activity. Mol Cell Biol 2015; 35:1871-81. [PMID: 25776556 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01521-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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In S phase, the replication and transcription of genomic DNA need to accommodate each other, otherwise their machineries collide, with chromosomal instability as a possible consequence. Here, we characterized the human replication fork barrier (RFB) that is present downstream from the 47S pre-rRNA gene (ribosomal DNA [rDNA]). We found that the most proximal transcription terminator, Sal box T1, acts as a polar RFB, while the other, Sal box T4/T5, arrests replication forks bidirectionally. The fork-arresting activity at these sites depends on polymerase I (Pol I) transcription termination factor 1 (TTF-1) and a replisome component, TIMELESS (TIM). We also found that the RFB activity was linked to rDNA copies with hypomethylated CpG and coincided with the time that actively transcribed rRNA genes are replicated. Failed fork arrest at RFB sites led to a slowdown of fork progression moving in the opposite direction to rRNA transcription. Chemical inhibition of transcription counteracted this deceleration of forks, indicating that rRNA transcription impedes replication in the absence of RFB activity. Thus, our results reveal a role of RFB for coordinating the progression of replication and transcription activity in highly transcribed rRNA genes.
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Durut N, Sáez-Vásquez J. Nucleolin: dual roles in rDNA chromatin transcription. Gene 2015; 556:7-12. [PMID: 25225127 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Revised: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 09/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Nucleolin is a major nucleolar protein conserved in all eukaryotic organisms. It is a multifunctional protein involved in different cellular aspects like chromatin organization and stability, DNA and RNA metabolism, assembly of ribonucleoprotein complexes, cytokinesis, cell proliferation and stress response. The multifunctionality of nucleolin is linked to its tripartite structure, post-translational modifications and its ability of shuttling from and to the nucleolus/nucleoplasm and cytoplasm. Nucleolin has been now studied for many years and its activities and properties have been described in a number of excellent reviews. Here, we overview the role of nucleolin in RNA polymerase I (RNAPI) transcription and describe recent results concerning its functional interaction with rDNA chromatin organization. For a long time, nucleolin has been associated with rRNA gene expression and pre-rRNA processing. However, the functional connection between nucleolin and active versus inactive rRNA genes is still not fully understood. Novel evidence indicates that the nucleolin protein might be required for controlling the transcriptional ON/OFF states of rDNA chromatin in both mammals and plants.
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- Nathalie Durut
- CNRS, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR 5096, 66860 Perpignan, France; Univ. Perpignan Via Domitia, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR 5096, F-66860 Perpignan, France
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- CNRS, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR 5096, 66860 Perpignan, France; Univ. Perpignan Via Domitia, Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes, UMR 5096, F-66860 Perpignan, France.
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Hamdane N, Stefanovsky VY, Tremblay MG, Németh A, Paquet E, Lessard F, Sanij E, Hannan R, Moss T. Conditional inactivation of Upstream Binding Factor reveals its epigenetic functions and the existence of a somatic nucleolar precursor body. PLoS Genet 2014; 10:e1004505. [PMID: 25121932 PMCID: PMC4133168 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Upstream Binding Factor (UBF) is a unique multi-HMGB-box protein first identified as a co-factor in RNA polymerase I (RPI/PolI) transcription. However, its poor DNA sequence selectivity and its ability to generate nucleosome-like nucleoprotein complexes suggest a more generalized role in chromatin structure. We previously showed that extensive depletion of UBF reduced the number of actively transcribed ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, but had little effect on rRNA synthesis rates or cell proliferation, leaving open the question of its requirement for RPI transcription. Using gene deletion in mouse, we now show that UBF is essential for embryo development beyond morula. Conditional deletion in cell cultures reveals that UBF is also essential for transcription of the rRNA genes and that it defines the active chromatin conformation of both gene and enhancer sequences. Loss of UBF prevents formation of the SL1/TIF1B pre-initiation complex and recruitment of the RPI-Rrn3/TIF1A complex. It is also accompanied by recruitment of H3K9me3, canonical histone H1 and HP1α, but not by de novo DNA methylation. Further, genes retain penta-acetyl H4 and H2A.Z, suggesting that even in the absence of UBF the rRNA genes can maintain a potentially active state. In contrast to canonical histone H1, binding of H1.4 is dependent on UBF, strongly suggesting that it plays a positive role in gene activity. Unexpectedly, arrest of rRNA synthesis does not suppress transcription of the 5S, tRNA or snRNA genes, nor expression of the several hundred mRNA genes implicated in ribosome biogenesis. Thus, rRNA gene activity does not coordinate global gene expression for ribosome biogenesis. Loss of UBF also unexpectedly induced the formation in cells of a large sub-nuclear structure resembling the nucleolar precursor body (NPB) of oocytes and early embryos. These somatic NPBs contain rRNA synthesis and processing factors but do not associate with the rRNA gene loci (NORs). Upstream Binding Factor (UBF) is multi-HMGB-box protein found in all vertebrates. Although this protein has been implicated in transcription of the ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene in vitro, little is known of its function in vivo. We previously found that UBF creates a nucleosome-like structure on DNA, and that this structure is remodeled by MAP-kinase phosphorylation. Using conditional gene deletion in mouse and mouse cells we show that UBF defines the active chromatin domains of the rRNA genes and is essential for transcription of these genes. Using this system we show that, contrary to expectation, rRNA gene activity does not coordinate ribosome production. We further show that in the complete absence of rRNA synthesis a somatic nucleolar precursor body is formed. Our data show that UBF determines a dynamic transition between the active and inactive rRNA gene states that is independent of changes in DNA methylation.
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- Nourdine Hamdane
- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Edifice St Patrick, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Edifice St Patrick, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Edifice St Patrick, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry III, Biochemistry Center Regensburg, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Edifice St Patrick, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Edifice St Patrick, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Edifice St Patrick, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Québec, Canada
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Smith CL, Matheson TD, Trombly DJ, Sun X, Campeau E, Han X, Yates JR, Kaufman PD. A separable domain of the p150 subunit of human chromatin assembly factor-1 promotes protein and chromosome associations with nucleoli. Mol Biol Cell 2014; 25:2866-81. [PMID: 25057015 PMCID: PMC4161520 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-05-1029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Chromatin assembly factor-1 contains a separable domain unrelated to histone deposition, which provides a previously unrecognized ability to maintain nucleolar protein and chromosome associations. Chromatin assembly factor-1 (CAF-1) is a three-subunit protein complex conserved throughout eukaryotes that deposits histones during DNA synthesis. Here we present a novel role for the human p150 subunit in regulating nucleolar macromolecular interactions. Acute depletion of p150 causes redistribution of multiple nucleolar proteins and reduces nucleolar association with several repetitive element–containing loci. Of note, a point mutation in a SUMO-interacting motif (SIM) within p150 abolishes nucleolar associations, whereas PCNA or HP1 interaction sites within p150 are not required for these interactions. In addition, acute depletion of SUMO-2 or the SUMO E2 ligase Ubc9 reduces α-satellite DNA association with nucleoli. The nucleolar functions of p150 are separable from its interactions with the other subunits of the CAF-1 complex because an N-terminal fragment of p150 (p150N) that cannot interact with other CAF-1 subunits is sufficient for maintaining nucleolar chromosome and protein associations. Therefore these data define novel functions for a separable domain of the p150 protein, regulating protein and DNA interactions at the nucleolus.
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- Corey L Smith
- Program in Gene Function and Expression, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605
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- Program in Gene Function and Expression, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605
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- Program in Gene Function and Expression, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605
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- Program in Gene Function and Expression, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605
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- Program in Gene Function and Expression, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605
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- Department of Chemical Physiology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Department of Chemical Physiology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Program in Gene Function and Expression, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605
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Padeken J, Heun P. Nucleolus and nuclear periphery: velcro for heterochromatin. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2014; 28:54-60. [PMID: 24690547 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2014.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Revised: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Heterochromatin was first defined by Emil Heitz in 1928 by light microscopy. In the 1950s electron microscopy studies revealed that heterochromatin preferentially localizes to the nuclear periphery and around the nucleolus. While the use of genomic approaches led to the genome wide identification of lamina-associated and nucleolus-associated chromatin domains (LADs, NADs), recent studies now shed light on the processes mediating this topology and its dynamics. The identification of different factors on all regulatory levels, such as transcription factors, histone modifications, chromatin proteins, DNA sequences and non-coding RNAs, suggests the involvement of multiple distinct tethering pathways. Positioning at these nuclear sub-compartments is often but not always associated with transcriptional silencing, underlining the importance of the pre-existing chromatin context.
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- Jan Padeken
- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse, 66, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Stübeweg 51, 79108 Freiburg, Germany.
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Targeting RNA polymerase I to treat MYC-driven cancer. Oncogene 2014; 34:403-12. [PMID: 24608428 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Revised: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The MYC oncoprotein and transcription factor is dysregulated in a majority of human cancers and is considered a major driver of the malignant phenotype. As such, developing drugs for effective inhibition of MYC in a manner selective to malignancies is a 'holy grail' of transcription factor-based cancer therapy. Recent advances in elucidating MYC biology in both normal cells and pathological settings were anticipated to bring inhibition of tumorigenic MYC function closer to the clinic. However, while the extensive array of cellular pathways that MYC impacts present numerous fulcrum points on which to leverage MYC's therapeutic potential, identifying the critical target(s) for MYC-specific cancer therapy has been difficult to achieve. Somewhat unexpectedly, MYC's fundamental role in regulating the 'housekeeping' process of ribosome biogenesis, one of the most ubiquitously required and conserved cell functions, may provide the Achilles' heel for therapeutically targeting MYC-driven tumors.
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Shiue CN, Nematollahi-Mahani A, Wright APH. Myc-induced anchorage of the rDNA IGS region to nucleolar matrix modulates growth-stimulated changes in higher-order rDNA architecture. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:5505-17. [PMID: 24609384 PMCID: PMC4027186 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Chromatin domain organization and the compartmentalized distribution of chromosomal regions are essential for packaging of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in the eukaryotic nucleus as well as regulated gene expression. Nucleoli are the most prominent morphological structures of cell nuclei and nucleolar organization is coupled to cell growth. It has been shown that nuclear scaffold/matrix attachment regions often define the base of looped chromosomal domains in vivo and that they are thereby critical for correct chromosome architecture and gene expression. Here, we show regulated organization of mammalian ribosomal ribonucleic acid genes into distinct chromatin loops by tethering to nucleolar matrix via the non-transcribed inter-genic spacer region of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA). The rDNA gene loop structures are induced specifically upon growth stimulation and are dependent on the activity of the c-Myc protein. Matrix-attached rDNA genes are hypomethylated at the promoter and are thus available for transcriptional activation. rDNA genes silenced by methylation are not recruited to the matrix. c-Myc, which has been shown to induce rDNA transcription directly, is physically associated with rDNA gene looping structures and the intergenic spacer sequence in growing cells. Such a role of Myc proteins in gene activation has not been reported previously.
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- Chiou-Nan Shiue
- Clinical Research Center (KFC), Department of Laboratory Medicine and Center for Biosciences, Karolinska Institute, SE-141 86 Huddinge, Sweden
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- Clinical Research Center (KFC), Department of Laboratory Medicine and Center for Biosciences, Karolinska Institute, SE-141 86 Huddinge, Sweden
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- Clinical Research Center (KFC), Department of Laboratory Medicine and Center for Biosciences, Karolinska Institute, SE-141 86 Huddinge, Sweden
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Diermeier SD, Németh A, Rehli M, Grummt I, Längst G. Chromatin-specific regulation of mammalian rDNA transcription by clustered TTF-I binding sites. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003786. [PMID: 24068958 PMCID: PMC3772059 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Enhancers and promoters often contain multiple binding sites for the same transcription factor, suggesting that homotypic clustering of binding sites may serve a role in transcription regulation. Here we show that clustering of binding sites for the transcription termination factor TTF-I downstream of the pre-rRNA coding region specifies transcription termination, increases the efficiency of transcription initiation and affects the three-dimensional structure of rRNA genes. On chromatin templates, but not on free rDNA, clustered binding sites promote cooperative binding of TTF-I, loading TTF-I to the downstream terminators before it binds to the rDNA promoter. Interaction of TTF-I with target sites upstream and downstream of the rDNA transcription unit connects these distal DNA elements by forming a chromatin loop between the rDNA promoter and the terminators. The results imply that clustered binding sites increase the binding affinity of transcription factors in chromatin, thus influencing the timing and strength of DNA-dependent processes. The sequence-specific binding of proteins to regulatory regions controls gene expression. Binding sites for transcription factors are rather short and present several million times in large genomes. However, only a small number of these binding sites are functionally important. How proteins can discriminate and select their functional regions is not clear, to date. Regulatory loci like gene promoters and enhancers commonly comprise multiple binding sites for either one factor or a combination of several DNA binding proteins, allowing efficient factor recruitment. We studied the cluster of TTF-I binding sites downstream of the rRNA gene and identified that cooperative binding to the multimeric termination sites in combination with low-affinity binding of TTF-I to individual sites upstream of the gene serves multiple regulatory functions. Packaging of the clustered sites into chromatin is a prerequisite for high-affinity binding, coordinated activation of transcription and the formation of a chromatin loop between the promoter and the terminator.
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- Sarah D. Diermeier
- Biochemistry Centre Regensburg (BCR), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Biochemistry Centre Regensburg (BCR), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of the Cell II, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biochemistry Centre Regensburg (BCR), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Burger K, Mühl B, Rohrmoser M, Coordes B, Heidemann M, Kellner M, Gruber-Eber A, Heissmeyer V, Strässer K, Eick D. Cyclin-dependent kinase 9 links RNA polymerase II transcription to processing of ribosomal RNA. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:21173-21183. [PMID: 23744076 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.483719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ribosome biogenesis is a process required for cellular growth and proliferation. Processing of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is highly sensitive to flavopiridol, a specific inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (Cdk9). Cdk9 has been characterized as the catalytic subunit of the positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb) of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII). Here we studied the connection between RNAPII transcription and rRNA processing. We show that inhibition of RNAPII activity by α-amanitin specifically blocks processing of rRNA. The block is characterized by accumulation of 3' extended unprocessed 47 S rRNAs and the entire inhibition of other 47 S rRNA-specific processing steps. The transcription rate of rRNA is moderately reduced after inhibition of Cdk9, suggesting that defective 3' processing of rRNA negatively feeds back on RNAPI transcription. Knockdown of Cdk9 caused a strong reduction of the levels of RNAPII-transcribed U8 small nucleolar RNA, which is essential for 3' rRNA processing in mammalian cells. Our data demonstrate a pivotal role of Cdk9 activity for coupling of RNAPII transcription with small nucleolar RNA production and rRNA processing.
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- Kaspar Burger
- From the Department of Molecular Epigenetics, Helmholtz Center Munich, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Marchioninistrasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- From the Department of Molecular Epigenetics, Helmholtz Center Munich, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Marchioninistrasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- From the Department of Molecular Epigenetics, Helmholtz Center Munich, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Marchioninistrasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center and Department of Biochemistry, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany, and
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- From the Department of Molecular Epigenetics, Helmholtz Center Munich, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Marchioninistrasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- From the Department of Molecular Epigenetics, Helmholtz Center Munich, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Marchioninistrasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- From the Department of Molecular Epigenetics, Helmholtz Center Munich, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Marchioninistrasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Marchioninistrasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center and Department of Biochemistry, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany, and
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- From the Department of Molecular Epigenetics, Helmholtz Center Munich, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Marchioninistrasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany,.
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Hebenstreit D. Are gene loops the cause of transcriptional noise? Trends Genet 2013; 29:333-8. [PMID: 23663933 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2013.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2013] [Revised: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Expression levels of the same mRNA or protein vary significantly among the cells of an otherwise identical population. Such biological noise has great functional implications and is largely due to transcriptional bursting, the episodic production of mRNAs in short, intense bursts, interspersed by periods of transcriptional inactivity. Bursting has been demonstrated in a wide range of pro- and eukaryotic species, attesting to its universal importance. However, the mechanistic origins of bursting remain elusive. A different type of phenomenon, which has also been suggested to be widespread, is the physical interaction between the promoter and 3' end of a gene. Several functional roles have been proposed for such gene loops, including the facilitation of transcriptional reinitiation. Here, I discuss the most recent findings related to these subjects and argue that gene loops are a likely cause of transcriptional bursting and, thus, biological noise.
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- Daniel Hebenstreit
- School of Life Sciences, Gibbet Hill Campus, The University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
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DNA looping facilitates targeting of a chromatin remodeling enzyme. Mol Cell 2013; 50:93-103. [PMID: 23478442 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2012] [Revised: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 01/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling enzymes are highly abundant and play pivotal roles regulating DNA-dependent processes. The mechanisms by which they are targeted to specific loci have not been well understood on a genome-wide scale. Here, we present evidence that a major targeting mechanism for the Isw2 chromatin remodeling enzyme to specific genomic loci is through sequence-specific transcription factor (TF)-dependent recruitment. Unexpectedly, Isw2 is recruited in a TF-dependent fashion to a large number of loci without TF binding sites. Using the 3C assay, we show that Isw2 can be targeted by Ume6- and TFIIB-dependent DNA looping. These results identify DNA looping as a mechanism for the recruitment of a chromatin remodeling enzyme and define a function for DNA looping. We also present evidence suggesting that Ume6-dependent DNA looping is involved in chromatin remodeling and transcriptional repression, revealing a mechanism by which the three-dimensional folding of chromatin affects DNA-dependent processes.
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Stress-Mediated Alterations in Chromatin Architecture Correlate with Down-Regulation of a Gene Encoding 60S rpL32 in Rice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 54:528-40. [DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pct012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The genome is dynamically organized in the nuclear space in a manner that reflects and influences nuclear functions. Developmental processes that govern the formation and maintenance of epigenetic memories are also tightly linked to adaptive changes in the physical and functional landscape of the nuclear architecture. Biological and biophysical principles governing the three-dimensional folding of chromatin are therefore central to our understanding of epigenetic regulation during adaptive responses and in complex diseases, such as cancer. Accumulating evidence points to the direction that global alterations in nuclear architecture and chromatin folding conspire with unstable epigenetic states of the primary chromatin fiber to drive the phenotypic plasticity of cancer cells.
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- Anita Göndör
- Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Nobels väg 16, KI Solna Campus, Box 280, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Goodfellow SJ, Zomerdijk JCBM. Basic mechanisms in RNA polymerase I transcription of the ribosomal RNA genes. Subcell Biochem 2013; 61:211-36. [PMID: 23150253 PMCID: PMC3855190 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4525-4_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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RNA Polymerase (Pol) I produces ribosomal (r)RNA, an essential component of the cellular protein synthetic machinery that drives cell growth, underlying many fundamental cellular processes. Extensive research into the mechanisms governing transcription by Pol I has revealed an intricate set of control mechanisms impinging upon rRNA production. Pol I-specific transcription factors guide Pol I to the rDNA promoter and contribute to multiple rounds of transcription initiation, promoter escape, elongation and termination. In addition, many accessory factors are now known to assist at each stage of this transcription cycle, some of which allow the integration of transcriptional activity with metabolic demands. The organisation and accessibility of rDNA chromatin also impinge upon Pol I output, and complex mechanisms ensure the appropriate maintenance of the epigenetic state of the nucleolar genome and its effective transcription by Pol I. The following review presents our current understanding of the components of the Pol I transcription machinery, their functions and regulation by associated factors, and the mechanisms operating to ensure the proper transcription of rDNA chromatin. The importance of such stringent control is demonstrated by the fact that deregulated Pol I transcription is a feature of cancer and other disorders characterised by abnormal translational capacity.
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- Sarah J. Goodfellow
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee , Dundee DD1 5EH , UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee , Dundee DD1 5EH , UK
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Ray S, Panova T, Miller G, Volkov A, Porter ACG, Russell J, Panov KI, Zomerdijk JCBM. Topoisomerase IIα promotes activation of RNA polymerase I transcription by facilitating pre-initiation complex formation. Nat Commun 2013; 4:1598. [PMID: 23511463 PMCID: PMC3615473 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2012] [Accepted: 02/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Type II DNA topoisomerases catalyse DNA double-strand cleavage, passage and re-ligation to effect topological changes. There is considerable interest in elucidating topoisomerase II roles, particularly as these proteins are targets for anti-cancer drugs. Here we uncover a role for topoisomerase IIα in RNA polymerase I-directed ribosomal RNA gene transcription, which drives cell growth and proliferation and is upregulated in cancer cells. Our data suggest that topoisomerase IIα is a component of the initiation-competent RNA polymerase Iβ complex and interacts directly with RNA polymerase I-associated transcription factor RRN3, which targets the polymerase to promoter-bound SL1 in pre-initiation complex formation. In cells, activation of rDNA transcription is reduced by inhibition or depletion of topoisomerase II, and this is accompanied by reduced transient double-strand DNA cleavage in the rDNA-promoter region and reduced pre-initiation complex formation. We propose that topoisomerase IIα functions in RNA polymerase I transcription to produce topological changes at the rDNA promoter that facilitate efficient de novo pre-initiation complex formation.
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- Swagat Ray
- School of Biological Sciences and the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences and the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Gene Targeting Group, Centre for Haematology, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Gene Targeting Group, Centre for Haematology, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences and the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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