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Zeng D, Qiu C, Shen Y, Hou J, Li Z, Zhang J, Liu S, Shang J, Qin W, Xu L, Bao X. An innovative protein expression system using RNA polymerase I for large-scale screening of high-nucleic-acid content Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains. Microb Biotechnol 2020; 13:2008-2019. [PMID: 32854170 PMCID: PMC7533336 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the preferred source of RNA derivatives, which are widely used as supplements for foods and pharmaceuticals. As the most abundant RNAs, the ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) transcribed by RNA polymerase I (Pol I) have no 5' caps, thus cannot be translated to proteins. To screen high-nucleic-acid content yeasts more efficiently, a cap-independent protein expression system mediated by Pol I has been designed and established to monitor the regulatory changes of rRNA synthesis by observing the variation in the reporter genes expression. The elements including Pol I-recognized rDNA promoter, the internal ribosome entry site from cricket paralytic virus which can recruit ribosomes internally, reporter genes (URA3 and yEGFP3), oligo-dT and an rDNA terminator were ligated to a yeast episomal plasmid. This system based on the URA3 gene worked well by observing the growth phenotype and did not require the disruption of cap-dependent initiation factors. The fluorescence intensity of strains expressing the yEGFP3 gene increased and drifted after mutagenesis. Combined with flow cytometry, cells with higher GFP level were sorted out. A strain showed 58% improvement in RNA content and exhibited no sequence alteration in the whole expression cassette introduced. This study provides a novel strategy for breeding high-nucleic-acid content yeasts.
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- Duwen Zeng
- College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Shandong Microbial Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green PapermakingQilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences3501 Daxue RoadJinan250353China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial TechnologyShandong University72 Binhai RoadQingdao266237China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial TechnologyShandong University72 Binhai RoadQingdao266237China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial TechnologyShandong University72 Binhai RoadQingdao266237China
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- College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Shandong Microbial Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green PapermakingQilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences3501 Daxue RoadJinan250353China
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- Shandong Sunkeen Biological Company6789 Xingfuhe RoadJining273517China
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- Shandong Sunkeen Biological Company6789 Xingfuhe RoadJining273517China
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- Shandong Sunkeen Biological Company6789 Xingfuhe RoadJining273517China
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- Department of BiologyLakehead University955 Oliver RoadThunder BayONP7B 5E1Canada
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- College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Shandong Microbial Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green PapermakingQilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences3501 Daxue RoadJinan250353China
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial TechnologyShandong University72 Binhai RoadQingdao266237China
- Shandong Sunkeen Biological Company6789 Xingfuhe RoadJining273517China
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- College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Shandong Microbial Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green PapermakingQilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences3501 Daxue RoadJinan250353China
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial TechnologyShandong University72 Binhai RoadQingdao266237China
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Nelson JO, Watase GJ, Warsinger-Pepe N, Yamashita YM. Mechanisms of rDNA Copy Number Maintenance. Trends Genet 2019; 35:734-742. [PMID: 31395390 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2019.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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rDNA, the genes encoding the RNA components of ribosomes (rRNA), are highly repetitive in all eukaryotic genomes, containing 100s to 1000s of copies, to meet the demand for ribosome biogenesis. rDNA genes are arranged in large stretches of tandem repeats, forming loci that are highly susceptible to copy loss due to their repetitiveness and active transcription throughout the cell cycle. Despite this inherent instability, rDNA copy number is generally maintained within a particular range in each species, pointing to the presence of mechanisms that maintain rDNA copy number in a homeostatic range. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of these maintenance mechanisms and how they sustain rDNA copy number throughout populations.
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- Jonathan O Nelson
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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In yeast cells arrested at the early S-phase by hydroxyurea, rRNA gene promoters and chromatin are poised for transcription while rRNA synthesis is compromised. Mutat Res 2019; 815:20-29. [PMID: 31063901 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2019.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hydroxyurea (HU) is an inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase that is used as a chemotherapeutic agent to treat a number of chronic diseases. Addition of HU to cell cultures causes reduction of the dNTP cellular pool below levels that are required for DNA replication. This trigger dividing cells to arrest in early S-phase of the cell cycle. Cell division hinges on ribosome biogenesis, which is tightly regulated by rRNA synthesis. Remarkably, HU represses the expression of some genes the products of which are required for rRNA maturation. To gain more information on the cellular response to HU, we employed the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as model organism and analyzed the changing aspects of closed to open forms of rRNA gene chromatin during cell cycle arrest, the arrangement of RNA polymerase-I (RNAPI) on the open genes, the presence of RNAPI transcription-factors, transcription and rRNA maturation. The rRNA gene chromatin structure was analyzed by psoralen crosslinking and the distribution of RNAPI was investigated by chromatin endogenous cleavage. In HU arrested cells nearly all rRNA genes were in the open form of chromatin, but only a portion of them was engaged with RNAPI. Analyses by chromatin immuno-precipitation confirmed that the overall formation of transcription pre-initiation complexes remained unchanged, suggesting that the onset of rRNA gene activation was not significantly affected by HU. Moreover, the in vitro transcription run-on assay indicated that RNAPI retained most of its transcription elongation activity. However, in HU treated cells, we found that: (1) RNAPI accumulated next to the 5'-end of rRNA genes; (2) considerably less rRNA filaments were observed in electron micrographs of rDNA transcription units; and (3) rRNA maturation was compromised. It is established that HU inhibition of ribonucleotide reductase holds back DNA replication. This study indicates a hitherto unexplored cellular response to HU, namely altered rRNA synthesis, which could participate to hamper cell division.
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Kuplik Z, Novak L, Shenkar N. Proteomic profiling of ascidians as a tool for biomonitoring marine environments. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0215005. [PMID: 30964904 PMCID: PMC6456167 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Applying a proteomic approach for biomonitoring marine environments offers a useful tool for identifying organisms' stress responses, with benthic filter-feeders being ideal candidates for this practice. Here, we investigated the proteomic profile of two solitary ascidians (Chordata, Ascidiacea): Microcosmus exasperatus, collected from five sites along the Mediterranean coast of Israel; and Polycarpa mytiligera collected from four sites along the Red Sea coast. 193 and 13 proteins in M. exasperatus and P. mytiligera, respectively, demonstrated a significant differential expression. Significant differences were found between the proteomes from the northern and the southern sites along both the Mediterranean and the Red Sea coasts. Some of the significant proteins had previously been shown to be affected by environmental stressors, and thus have the potential to be further developed as biomarkers. Obtaining a proteomic profile of field-collected ascidians provides a useful tool for the early-detection of a stress response in ascidians worldwide.
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- Zafrir Kuplik
- School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Saha A, Das S, Moin M, Dutta M, Bakshi A, Madhav MS, Kirti PB. Genome-Wide Identification and Comprehensive Expression Profiling of Ribosomal Protein Small Subunit (RPS) Genes and their Comparative Analysis with the Large Subunit (RPL) Genes in Rice. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1553. [PMID: 28966624 PMCID: PMC5605565 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Ribosomal proteins (RPs) are indispensable in ribosome biogenesis and protein synthesis, and play a crucial role in diverse developmental processes. Our previous studies on Ribosomal Protein Large subunit (RPL) genes provided insights into their stress responsive roles in rice. In the present study, we have explored the developmental and stress regulated expression patterns of Ribosomal Protein Small (RPS) subunit genes for their differential expression in a spatiotemporal and stress dependent manner. We have also performed an in silico analysis of gene structure, cis-elements in upstream regulatory regions, protein properties and phylogeny. Expression studies of the 34 RPS genes in 13 different tissues of rice covering major growth and developmental stages revealed that their expression was substantially elevated, mostly in shoots and leaves indicating their possible involvement in the development of vegetative organs. The majority of the RPS genes have manifested significant expression under all abiotic stress treatments with ABA, PEG, NaCl, and H2O2. Infection with important rice pathogens, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) and Rhizoctonia solani also induced the up-regulation of several of the RPS genes. RPS4, 13a, 18a, and 4a have shown higher transcript levels under all the abiotic stresses, whereas, RPS4 is up-regulated in both the biotic stress treatments. The information obtained from the present investigation would be useful in appreciating the possible stress-regulatory attributes of the genes coding for rice ribosomal small subunit proteins apart from their functions as house-keeping proteins. A detailed functional analysis of independent genes is required to study their roles in stress tolerance and generating stress- tolerant crops.
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- Anusree Saha
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of HyderabadHyderabad, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of HyderabadHyderabad, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of HyderabadHyderabad, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of HyderabadHyderabad, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of HyderabadHyderabad, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Rice ResearchHyderabad, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of HyderabadHyderabad, India
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Peyresaubes F, Zeledon C, Guintini L, Charton R, Muguet A, Conconi A. RNA Polymerase-I-Dependent Transcription-coupled Nucleotide Excision Repair of UV-Induced DNA Lesions at Transcription Termination Sites, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Photochem Photobiol 2017; 93:363-374. [PMID: 27935059 DOI: 10.1111/php.12690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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If not repaired, ultraviolet light-induced DNA damage can lead to genome instability. Nucleotide excision repair (NER) of UV photoproducts is generally fast in the coding region of genes, where RNA polymerase-II (RNAP2) arrest at damage sites and trigger transcription-coupled NER (TC-NER). In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, there is RNA polymerase-I (RNAP1)-dependent TC-NER, but this process remains elusive. Therefore, we wished to characterize TC-NER efficiency in different regions of the rDNA locus: where RNAP1 are present at high density and start transcription elongation, where the elongation rate is slow, and in the transcription terminator where RNAP1 pause, accumulate and then are released. The Rpa12 subunit of RNAP1 and the Nsi1 protein participate in transcription termination, and NER efficiency was compared between wild type and cells lacking Rpa12 or Nsi1. The presence of RNAP1 was determined by chromatin endogenous cleavage and chromatin immunoprecipitation, and repair was followed at nucleotide precision with an assay that is based on the blockage of Taq polymerase by UV photoproducts. We describe that TC-NER, which is modulated by the RNAP1 level and elongation rate, ends at the 35S rRNA gene transcription termination site.
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- François Peyresaubes
- Département de Microbiologie et Infectiologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département de Microbiologie et Infectiologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département de Microbiologie et Infectiologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département de Microbiologie et Infectiologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département de Microbiologie et Infectiologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Département de Microbiologie et Infectiologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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Savada RP, Bonham-Smith PC. Differential transcript accumulation and subcellular localization of Arabidopsis ribosomal proteins. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2014; 223:134-45. [PMID: 24767123 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Revised: 03/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Arabidopsis cytoplasmic ribosomes are an assembly of four rRNAs and 81 ribosomal proteins (RPs). With only a single molecule of each RP incorporated into any given ribosome, an adequate level of each RP in the nucleolus is a prerequisite for efficient ribosome biogenesis. Using Genevestigator (microarray data analysis tool), we have studied transcript levels of 192 of the 254 Arabidopsis RP genes, as well as the sub-cellular localization of each of five two-member RP families, to identify the extent to which these two processes contribute to the nucleolar pool of RPs available for ribosome biogenesis. While transcript levels from different RP genes show up to a 300-fold difference across the RP population, this difference is drastically reduced to ∼8-fold when considering RP gene families. Under various stimuli, while the transcript level for most RP genes remains unchanged some show a significantly increased or decreased level. Subcellular localization studies in tobacco not only showed differential targeting of RPs to the cytoplasm, nucleus and nucleolus, but also differential nucleolar import rates. This degree of variation in gene regulation and subcellular localization of RPs hints at the possibility of extra-ribosomal functions for some RP isoforms.
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- Raghavendra P Savada
- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada.
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The ribosomal protein rpl26 promoter is required for its 3' sense terminus ncRNA transcription in Schizosaccharomyces pombe, implicating a new transcriptional mechanism for ncRNAs. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 444:86-91. [PMID: 24434141 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Transcriptome studies have revealed that many non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are located near the 3' sense terminus of protein-coding genes. However, the transcription and function of these RNAs remain elusive. Here, we identify a 3' sense termini-associated sRNA (TASR) downstream of rpl26 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe (S. pombe). Structure and function assays indicate that the TASR is an H/ACA box snoRNA required for 18S rRNA pseudouridylation at U121 and U305 sites and is therefore a cognate of snR49 from the budding yeast. Transcriptional studies show that pre-snR49 overlaps most of the coding sequence (CDS) of rpl26. Using scanning deletion analysis within promoter region, we show that the rpl26 promoter is required for the 3' TASR transcription. Interestingly, chromosomal synteny of rpl26-snR49 is found in the Schizosaccharomyces groups. Taken together, we have revealed a new transcriptional mechanism for 3' sense TASRs, which are transcribed by the same promoter as their upstream protein genes. These results further suggest that the origin and function of 3' sense ncRNAs are associated with upstream genes in higher eukaryotes.
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O'Leary MN, Schreiber KH, Zhang Y, Duc ACE, Rao S, Hale JS, Academia EC, Shah SR, Morton JF, Holstein CA, Martin DB, Kaeberlein M, Ladiges WC, Fink PJ, MacKay VL, Wiest DL, Kennedy BK. The ribosomal protein Rpl22 controls ribosome composition by directly repressing expression of its own paralog, Rpl22l1. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003708. [PMID: 23990801 PMCID: PMC3750023 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Most yeast ribosomal protein genes are duplicated and their characterization has led to hypotheses regarding the existence of specialized ribosomes with different subunit composition or specifically-tailored functions. In yeast, ribosomal protein genes are generally duplicated and evidence has emerged that paralogs might have specific roles. Unlike yeast, most mammalian ribosomal proteins are thought to be encoded by a single gene copy, raising the possibility that heterogenous populations of ribosomes are unique to yeast. Here, we examine the roles of the mammalian Rpl22, finding that Rpl22−/− mice have only subtle phenotypes with no significant translation defects. We find that in the Rpl22−/− mouse there is a compensatory increase in Rpl22-like1 (Rpl22l1) expression and incorporation into ribosomes. Consistent with the hypothesis that either ribosomal protein can support translation, knockdown of Rpl22l1 impairs growth of cells lacking Rpl22. Mechanistically, Rpl22 regulates Rpl22l1 directly by binding to an internal hairpin structure and repressing its expression. We propose that ribosome specificity may exist in mammals, providing evidence that one ribosomal protein can influence composition of the ribosome by regulating its own paralog. Translation is the process by which proteins are made within a cell. Ribosomes are the main macromolecular complexes involved in this process. Ribosomes are composed of ribosomal RNA and ribosomal proteins. Ribosomal proteins are generally thought to be structural components of the ribosome but recent findings have suggested that they might have a regulatory function as well. A growing number of human diseases have been linked to mutations in genes encoding factors involved in ribosome biogenesis and translation. These include developmental malformations, inherited bone marrow failure syndromes and cancer in a variety of organisms. Here, we describe the role of one ribosomal protein regulating another. We provide evidence that ribosomal proteins can influence the composition of the ribosome, which we hypothesize, may impact the function of the ribosome.
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- Monique N. O'Leary
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California, United States of America
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- Blood Cell Development and Cancer Keystone, Immune Cell Development and Host Defense Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Blood Cell Development and Cancer Keystone, Immune Cell Development and Host Defense Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Blood Cell Development and Cancer Keystone, Immune Cell Development and Host Defense Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Blood Cell Development and Cancer Keystone, Immune Cell Development and Host Defense Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California, United States of America
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Yamanishi M, Ito Y, Kintaka R, Imamura C, Katahira S, Ikeuchi A, Moriya H, Matsuyama T. A genome-wide activity assessment of terminator regions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae provides a ″terminatome″ toolbox. ACS Synth Biol 2013; 2:337-47. [PMID: 23654277 DOI: 10.1021/sb300116y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The terminator regions of eukaryotes encode functional elements in the 3' untranslated region (3'-UTR) that influence the 3'-end processing of mRNA, mRNA stability, and translational efficiency, which can modulate protein production. However, the contribution of these terminator regions to gene expression remains unclear, and therefore their utilization in metabolic engineering or synthetic genetic circuits has been limited. Here, we comprehensively evaluated the activity of 5302 terminator regions from a total of 5880 genes in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by inserting each terminator region downstream of the P TDH3 - green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter gene and measuring the fluorescent intensity of GFP. Terminator region activities relative to that of the PGK1 standard terminator ranged from 0.036 to 2.52, with a mean of 0.87. We thus could isolate the most and least active terminator regions. The activities of the terminator regions showed a positive correlation with mRNA abundance, indicating that the terminator region is a determinant of mRNA abundance. The least active terminator regions tended to encode longer 3'-UTRs, suggesting the existence of active degradation mechanisms for those mRNAs. The terminator regions of ribosomal protein genes tended to be the most active, suggesting the existence of a common regulator of those genes. The ″terminatome″ (the genome-wide set of terminator regions) thus not only provides valuable information to understand the modulatory roles of terminator regions on gene expression but also serves as a useful toolbox for the development of metabolically and genetically engineered yeast.
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- Research Core for Interdisciplinary
Sciences, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka,
Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Research Core for Interdisciplinary
Sciences, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka,
Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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Ünal E, Amon A. Gamete formation resets the aging clock in yeast. COLD SPRING HARBOR SYMPOSIA ON QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY 2011; 76:73-80. [PMID: 21890640 DOI: 10.1101/sqb.2011.76.011379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Gametogenesis is a process whereby a germ cell differentiates into haploid gametes. We found that, in budding yeast, replicatively aged cells remove age-induced cellular damage during gametogenesis. Importantly, gametes of aged cells have the same replicative potential as those derived from young cells, indicating that life span resets during gametogenesis. Here, we explore the potential mechanisms responsible for gametogenesis-induced rejuvenation and discuss putative analogous mechanisms in higher eukaryotes.
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- E Ünal
- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
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Life in the midst of scarcity: adaptations to nutrient availability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Genet 2010; 56:1-32. [PMID: 20054690 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-009-0287-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2009] [Revised: 12/18/2009] [Accepted: 12/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Cells of all living organisms contain complex signal transduction networks to ensure that a wide range of physiological properties are properly adapted to the environmental conditions. The fundamental concepts and individual building blocks of these signalling networks are generally well-conserved from yeast to man; yet, the central role that growth factors and hormones play in the regulation of signalling cascades in higher eukaryotes is executed by nutrients in yeast. Several nutrient-controlled pathways, which regulate cell growth and proliferation, metabolism and stress resistance, have been defined in yeast. These pathways are integrated into a signalling network, which ensures that yeast cells enter a quiescent, resting phase (G0) to survive periods of nutrient scarceness and that they rapidly resume growth and cell proliferation when nutrient conditions become favourable again. A series of well-conserved nutrient-sensory protein kinases perform key roles in this signalling network: i.e. Snf1, PKA, Tor1 and Tor2, Sch9 and Pho85-Pho80. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview on the current understanding of the signalling processes mediated via these kinases with a particular focus on how these individual pathways converge to signalling networks that ultimately ensure the dynamic translation of extracellular nutrient signals into appropriate physiological responses.
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Meyer E, Manahan DT. Gene expression profiling of genetically determined growth variation in bivalve larvae (Crassostrea gigas). J Exp Biol 2010; 213:749-58. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.037242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Growth rates in animals are governed by a wide range of biological factors, many of which remain poorly understood. To identify the genes that establish growth differences in bivalve larvae, we compared expression patterns in contrasting phenotypes (slow- and fast-growth) that were experimentally produced by genetic crosses of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. Based on transcriptomic profiling of 4.5 million cDNA sequence tags, we sequenced and annotated 181 cDNA clones identified by statistical analysis as candidates for differential growth. Significant matches were found in GenBank for 43% of clones (N=78), including 34 known genes. These sequences included genes involved in protein metabolism, energy metabolism and regulation of feeding activity. Ribosomal protein genes were predominant, comprising half of the 34 genes identified. Expression of ribosomal protein genes showed non-additive inheritance — i.e. expression in fast-growing hybrid larvae was different from average levels in inbred larvae from these parental families. The expression profiles of four ribosomal protein genes (RPL18, RPL31, RPL352 and RPS3) were validated by RNA blots using additional, independent crosses from the same families. Expression of RPL35 was monitored throughout early larval development, revealing that these expression patterns were established early in development (in 2-day-old larvae). Our findings (i) provide new insights into the mechanistic bases of growth and highlight genes not previously considered in growth regulation, (ii) support the general conclusion that genes involved in protein metabolism and feeding regulation are key regulators of growth, and (iii) provide a set of candidate biomarkers for predicting differential growth rates during animal development.
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- E. Meyer
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0371, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0371, USA
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Alternative chromatin structures of the 35S rRNA genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae provide a molecular basis for the selective recruitment of RNA polymerases I and II. Mol Cell Biol 2010; 30:2028-45. [PMID: 20154141 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01512-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In all eukaryotes, a specialized enzyme, RNA polymerase I (Pol I), is dedicated to transcribe the 35S rRNA gene from a multicopy gene cluster, the ribosomal DNA (rDNA). In certain Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants, 35S rRNA genes can be transcribed by RNA polymerase II (Pol II). In these mutants, rDNA silencing of Pol II transcription is impaired. It has been speculated that upstream activating factor (UAF), which binds to a specific DNA element within the Pol I promoter, plays a crucial role in forming chromatin structures responsible for polymerase specificity and silencing at the rDNA locus. We therefore performed an in-depth analysis of chromatin structure and composition in different mutant backgrounds. We demonstrate that chromatin architecture of the entire Pol I-transcribed region is substantially altered in the absence of UAF, allowing RNA polymerases II and III to access DNA elements flanking a Pol promoter-proximal Reb1 binding site. Furthermore, lack of UAF leads to the loss of Sir2 from rDNA, correlating with impaired Pol II silencing. This analysis of rDNA chromatin provides a molecular basis, explaining many phenotypes observed in previous genetic analyses.
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Determination of the core promoter regions of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RPS3 gene. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2009; 1789:741-50. [PMID: 19853675 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2009.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2009] [Revised: 10/12/2009] [Accepted: 10/13/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ribosomal protein genes (RPG), which are scattered throughout the genomes of all eukaryotes, are subjected to coordinated expression. In yeast, the expression of RPGs is highly regulated, mainly at the transcriptional level. Recent research has found that many ribosomal proteins (RPs) function in multiple processes in addition to protein synthesis. Therefore, detailed knowledge of promoter architecture as well as gene regulation is important in understanding the multiple cellular processes mediated by RPGs. In this study, we investigated the functional architecture of the yeast RPS3 promoter and identified many putative cis-elements. Using beta-galactosidase reporter analysis and EMSA, the core promoter of RPS3 containing UASrpg and T-rich regions was corroborated. Moreover, the promoter occupancy of RPS3 by three transcription factors was confirmed. Taken together, our results further the current understanding of the promoter architecture and trans-elements of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RPS3 gene.
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Huber A, Bodenmiller B, Uotila A, Stahl M, Wanka S, Gerrits B, Aebersold R, Loewith R. Characterization of the rapamycin-sensitive phosphoproteome reveals that Sch9 is a central coordinator of protein synthesis. Genes Dev 2009; 23:1929-43. [PMID: 19684113 PMCID: PMC2725941 DOI: 10.1101/gad.532109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 261] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2009] [Accepted: 06/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1) is an essential multiprotein complex conserved from yeast to humans. Under favorable growth conditions, and in the absence of the macrolide rapamycin, TORC1 is active, and influences virtually all aspects of cell growth. Although two direct effectors of yeast TORC1 have been reported (Tap42, a regulator of PP2A phosphatases and Sch9, an AGC family kinase), the signaling pathways that couple TORC1 to its distal effectors were not well understood. To elucidate these pathways we developed and employed a quantitative, label-free mass spectrometry approach. Analyses of the rapamycin-sensitive phosphoproteomes in various genetic backgrounds revealed both documented and novel TORC1 effectors and allowed us to partition phosphorylation events between Tap42 and Sch9. Follow-up detailed characterization shows that Sch9 regulates RNA polymerases I and III, the latter via Maf1, in addition to translation initiation and the expression of ribosomal protein and ribosome biogenesis genes. This demonstrates that Sch9 is a master regulator of protein synthesis.
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- Alexandre Huber
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Zurich, Zürich 8057, Switzerland
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- Functional Genomics Center Zurich, University of Zürich, Zürich 8057, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
- Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington 98103, USA
- Competence Center for Systems Physiology and Metabolic Diseases, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
- Faculty of Science, University of Zürich, Zürich 8057, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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Szklarczyk R, Huynen MA, Snel B. Complex fate of paralogs. BMC Evol Biol 2008; 8:337. [PMID: 19094234 PMCID: PMC2628386 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-8-337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2008] [Accepted: 12/18/2008] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background Thanks to recent high coverage mass-spectrometry studies and reconstructed protein complexes, we are now in an unprecedented position to study the evolution of biological systems. Gene duplications, known to be a major source of innovation in evolution, can now be readily examined in the context of protein complexes. Results We observe that paralogs operating in the same complex fulfill different roles: mRNA dosage increase for more than a hundred cytosolic ribosomal proteins, mutually exclusive participation of at least 54 paralogs resulting in alternative forms of complexes, and 24 proteins contributing to bona fide structural growth. Inspection of paralogous proteins participating in two independent complexes shows that an ancient, pre-duplication protein functioned in both multi-protein assemblies and a gene duplication event allowed the respective copies to specialize and split their roles. Conclusion Variants with conditionally assembled, paralogous subunits likely have played a role in yeast's adaptation to anaerobic conditions. In a number of cases the gene duplication has given rise to one duplicate that is no longer part of a protein complex and shows an accelerated rate of evolution. Such genes could provide the raw material for the evolution of new functions.
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- Radek Szklarczyk
- Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, NCMLS, Radboud University Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Zampieri M, Soranzo N, Altafini C. Discerning static and causal interactions in genome-wide reverse engineering problems. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 24:1510-5. [PMID: 18467346 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btn220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the past years devising methods for discovering gene regulatory mechanisms at a genome-wide level has become a fundamental topic in the field of systems biology. The aim is to infer gene-gene interactions in an increasingly sophisticated and reliable way through the continuous improvement of reverse engineering algorithms exploiting microarray data. MOTIVATION This work is inspired by the several studies suggesting that coexpression is mostly related to 'static' stable binding relationships, like belonging to the same protein complex, rather than other types of interactions more of a 'causal' and transient nature (e.g. transcription factor-binding site interactions). The aim of this work is to verify if direct or conditional network inference algorithms (e.g. Pearson correlation for the former, partial Pearson correlation for the latter) are indeed useful in discerning static from causal dependencies in artificial and real gene networks (derived from Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae). RESULTS Even in the regime of weak inference power we have to work in, our analysis confirms the differences in the performances of the algorithms: direct methods are more robust in detecting stable interactions, conditional ones are better for causal interactions especially in presence of combinatorial transcriptional regulation. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- Mattia Zampieri
- SISSA-ISAS, International School for Advanced Studies, via Beirut 2-4, 34014 Trieste, Italy
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Degenhardt RF, Bonham-Smith PC. Arabidopsis ribosomal proteins RPL23aA and RPL23aB are differentially targeted to the nucleolus and are disparately required for normal development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 147:128-42. [PMID: 18322146 PMCID: PMC2330296 DOI: 10.1104/pp.107.111799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2007] [Accepted: 02/26/2008] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Protein synthesis is catalyzed by the ribosome, a two-subunit enzyme comprised of four ribosomal RNAs and, in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), 81 ribosomal proteins (r-proteins). Plant r-protein genes exist as families of multiple expressed members, yet only one r-protein from each family is incorporated into any given ribosome, suggesting that many r-protein genes may be functionally redundant or development/tissue/stress specific. Here, we characterized the localization and gene-silencing phenotypes of a large subunit r-protein family, RPL23a, containing two expressed genes (RPL23aA and RPL23aB). Live cell imaging of RPL23aA and RPL23aB in tobacco with a C-terminal fluorescent-protein tag demonstrated that both isoforms accumulated in the nucleolus; however, only RPL23aA was targeted to the nucleolus with an N-terminal fluorescent protein tag, suggesting divergence in targeting efficiency of localization signals. Independent knockdowns of endogenous RPL23aA and RPL23aB transcript levels using RNA interference determined that an RPL23aB knockdown did not alter plant growth or development. Conversely, a knockdown of RPL23aA produced a pleiotropic phenotype characterized by growth retardation, irregular leaf and root morphology, abnormal phyllotaxy and vasculature, and loss of apical dominance. Comparison to other mutants suggests that the phenotype results from reduced ribosome biogenesis, and we postulate a link between biogenesis, microRNA-target degradation, and maintenance of auxin homeostasis. An additional RNA interference construct that coordinately silenced both RPL23aA and RPL23aB demonstrated that this family is essential for viability.
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- Rory F Degenhardt
- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5E2.
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Cipollina C, van den Brink J, Daran-Lapujade P, Pronk JT, Vai M, de Winde JH. Revisiting the role of yeast Sfp1 in ribosome biogenesis and cell size control: a chemostat study. Microbiology (Reading) 2008; 154:337-346. [PMID: 18174152 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2007/011767-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Chiara Cipollina
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, P.za della Scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
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- Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
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- Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, P.za della Scienza 2, 20126 Milano, Italy
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- Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
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Ernst J, Vainas O, Harbison CT, Simon I, Bar-Joseph Z. Reconstructing dynamic regulatory maps. Mol Syst Biol 2007; 3:74. [PMID: 17224918 PMCID: PMC1800355 DOI: 10.1038/msb4100115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2006] [Accepted: 11/15/2006] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Even simple organisms have the ability to respond to internal and external stimuli. This response is carried out by a dynamic network of protein-DNA interactions that allows the specific regulation of genes needed for the response. We have developed a novel computational method that uses an input-output hidden Markov model to model these regulatory networks while taking into account their dynamic nature. Our method works by identifying bifurcation points, places in the time series where the expression of a subset of genes diverges from the rest of the genes. These points are annotated with the transcription factors regulating these transitions resulting in a unified temporal map. Applying our method to study yeast response to stress, we derive dynamic models that are able to recover many of the known aspects of these responses. Predictions made by our method have been experimentally validated leading to new roles for Ino4 and Gcn4 in controlling yeast response to stress. The temporal cascade of factors reveals common pathways and highlights differences between master and secondary factors in the utilization of network motifs and in condition-specific regulation.
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- Jason Ernst
- Machine Learning Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Machine Learning Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Computer Science, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Bulyk ML. Protein binding microarrays for the characterization of DNA-protein interactions. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2007; 104:65-85. [PMID: 17290819 PMCID: PMC2727742 DOI: 10.1007/10_025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A number of important cellular processes, such as transcriptional regulation, recombination, replication, repair, and DNA modification, are performed by DNA binding proteins. Of particular interest are transcription factors (TFs) which, through their sequence-specific interactions with DNA binding sites, modulate gene expression in a manner required for normal cellular growth and differentiation, and also for response to environmental stimuli. Despite their importance, the DNA binding specificities of most DNA binding proteins still remain unknown, since prior technologies aimed at identifying DNA-protein interactions have been laborious, not highly scalable, or have required limiting biological reagents. Recently a new DNA microarray-based technology, termed protein binding microarrays (PBMs), has been developed that allows rapid, high-throughput characterization of the in vitro DNA binding site sequence specificities of TFs, other DNA binding proteins, or synthetic compounds. DNA binding site data from PBMs combined with gene annotation data, comparative sequence analysis, and gene expression profiling, can be used to predict what genes are regulated by a given TF, what the functions are of a given TF and its predicted target genes, and how that TF may fit into the cell's transcriptional regulatory network.
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- Martha L Bulyk
- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard Medical School New Research Bldg., Room 466D, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Castrillo JI, Zeef LA, Hoyle DC, Zhang N, Hayes A, Gardner DCJ, Cornell MJ, Petty J, Hakes L, Wardleworth L, Rash B, Brown M, Dunn WB, Broadhurst D, O'Donoghue K, Hester SS, Dunkley TPJ, Hart SR, Swainston N, Li P, Gaskell SJ, Paton NW, Lilley KS, Kell DB, Oliver SG. Growth control of the eukaryote cell: a systems biology study in yeast. J Biol 2007; 6:4. [PMID: 17439666 PMCID: PMC2373899 DOI: 10.1186/jbiol54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2006] [Revised: 11/20/2006] [Accepted: 02/07/2007] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cell growth underlies many key cellular and developmental processes, yet a limited number of studies have been carried out on cell-growth regulation. Comprehensive studies at the transcriptional, proteomic and metabolic levels under defined controlled conditions are currently lacking. RESULTS Metabolic control analysis is being exploited in a systems biology study of the eukaryotic cell. Using chemostat culture, we have measured the impact of changes in flux (growth rate) on the transcriptome, proteome, endometabolome and exometabolome of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Each functional genomic level shows clear growth-rate-associated trends and discriminates between carbon-sufficient and carbon-limited conditions. Genes consistently and significantly upregulated with increasing growth rate are frequently essential and encode evolutionarily conserved proteins of known function that participate in many protein-protein interactions. In contrast, more unknown, and fewer essential, genes are downregulated with increasing growth rate; their protein products rarely interact with one another. A large proportion of yeast genes under positive growth-rate control share orthologs with other eukaryotes, including humans. Significantly, transcription of genes encoding components of the TOR complex (a major controller of eukaryotic cell growth) is not subject to growth-rate regulation. Moreover, integrative studies reveal the extent and importance of post-transcriptional control, patterns of control of metabolic fluxes at the level of enzyme synthesis, and the relevance of specific enzymatic reactions in the control of metabolic fluxes during cell growth. CONCLUSION This work constitutes a first comprehensive systems biology study on growth-rate control in the eukaryotic cell. The results have direct implications for advanced studies on cell growth, in vivo regulation of metabolic fluxes for comprehensive metabolic engineering, and for the design of genome-scale systems biology models of the eukaryotic cell.
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- Juan I Castrillo
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Northwest Institute for Bio-Health Informatics (NIBHI), School of Medicine, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
- School of Computer Science, Kilburn Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
- Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Cambridge Centre for Proteomics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK
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- Cambridge Centre for Proteomics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK
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- Cambridge Centre for Proteomics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
- Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Computer Science, Kilburn Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
- Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Cambridge Centre for Proteomics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
- Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
- Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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Wade CH, Umbarger MA, McAlear MA. The budding yeast rRNA and ribosome biosynthesis (RRB) regulon contains over 200 genes. Yeast 2006; 23:293-306. [PMID: 16544271 DOI: 10.1002/yea.1353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The ribosome biogenesis pathway constitutes one of the major metabolic obligations for a dividing yeast cell and it depends upon the activity of hundreds of gene products to produce the necessary rRNA and ribosomal protein components. Previously, we reported that a set of 65 S. cerevisiae genes that function in the rRNA biosynthesis pathway are transcriptionally co-regulated as cells pass through a variety of physiological transitions. By analysing multiple microarray-based transcriptional datasets, we have extended that study and now suggest that the ribosomal and rRNA biosynthesis regulon contains over 200 genes. This regulon is distinct from the set of ribosomal protein genes, and the promoters of the expanded RRB gene set are highly enriched for the PAC and RRPE motifs. Since a similar pattern of organization and gene regulation can be recognized in C. albicans, the RRB regulon appears to be a conserved, extensive, and metabolically important group of genes.
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- Christopher H Wade
- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Department, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
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Iwakiri R, Noda Y, Adachi H, Yoda K. Isolation and characterization of promoters suitable for a multidrug-resistant markerCuYAP1 in the yeastCandida utilis. Yeast 2006; 23:23-34. [PMID: 16411162 DOI: 10.1002/yea.1335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The overexpression of CuYAP1 by the CuGAP1 promoter (Pgap) was recently shown to function as a drug-resistant selection marker for the industrially important yeast Candida utilis. In order to increase the efficiency of selection, we screened for promoters better than Pgap to express CuYAP1. Two restriction fragments, P2-1-2 (0.5 kbp) and P2-33-2 (1.4 kbp), gave higher cycloheximide resistance, and five- to 10-fold of the transformants were selectable by using these fragments. These promoters were found to be at the 5' of the ribosomal protein genes, RPL31 and RPL29, respectively. Interestingly, their transcription activity was less than one-tenth that of Pgap in the absence of cycloheximide. The transcription also increased by the addition of blasticidin S or hygromycin B and heat shock. These novel characteristics will be suitable for an economical marker of the recombinant cell. The DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank Accession Nos. for P2-1, P2-33-2, RPL31 and RPL29 are AB206952, AB206953, AB208646 and AB208647, respectively.
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- Ryo Iwakiri
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Raska I, Shaw PJ, Cmarko D. New Insights into Nucleolar Architecture and Activity. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2006; 255:177-235. [PMID: 17178467 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(06)55004-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The nucleolus is the most obvious and clearly differentiated nuclear subcompartment. It is where ribosome biogenesis takes place and has been the subject of research over many decades. In recent years progress in our understanding of ribosome biogenesis has been rapid and is accelerating. This review discusses current understanding of how the biochemical processes of ribosome biosynthesis relate to an observable nucleolar structure. Emerging evidence is also described that points to other, unconventional roles for the nucleolus, particularly in the biogenesis of other RNA-containing cellular machinery, and in stress sensing and the control of cellular activity. Striking recent observations show that the nucleolus and its components are highly dynamic, and that the steady state structure observed by microscopical methods must be interpreted as the product of these dynamic processes. We still do not have detailed enough information to understand fully the organization and regulation of the various processes taking place in the nucleolus. However, the present power of light and electron microscopy (EM) techniques means that a description of nucleolar processes at the molecular level is now achievable, and the time is ripe for such an effort.
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- Ivan Raska
- Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
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Smirnova JB, Selley JN, Sanchez-Cabo F, Carroll K, Eddy AA, McCarthy JEG, Hubbard SJ, Pavitt GD, Grant CM, Ashe MP. Global gene expression profiling reveals widespread yet distinctive translational responses to different eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B-targeting stress pathways. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:9340-9. [PMID: 16227585 PMCID: PMC1265828 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.21.9340-9349.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Global inhibition of protein synthesis is a hallmark of many cellular stress conditions. Even though specific mRNAs defy this (e.g., yeast GCN4 and mammalian ATF4), the extent and variation of such resistance remain uncertain. In this study, we have identified yeast mRNAs that are translationally maintained following either amino acid depletion or fusel alcohol addition. Both stresses inhibit eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B, but via different mechanisms. Using microarray analysis of polysome and monosome mRNA pools, we demonstrate that these stress conditions elicit widespread yet distinct translational reprogramming, identifying a fundamental role for translational control in the adaptation to environmental stress. These studies also highlight the complex interplay that exists between different stages in the gene expression pathway to allow specific preordained programs of proteome remodeling. For example, many ribosome biogenesis genes are coregulated at the transcriptional and translational levels following amino acid starvation. The transcriptional regulation of these genes has recently been connected to the regulation of cellular proliferation, and on the basis of our results, the translational control of these mRNAs should be factored into this equation.
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- Julia B Smirnova
- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, The Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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Toussaint M, Levasseur G, Tremblay M, Paquette M, Conconi A. Psoralen photocrosslinking, a tool to study the chromatin structure of RNA polymerase I--transcribed ribosomal genes. Biochem Cell Biol 2005; 83:449-59. [PMID: 16094448 DOI: 10.1139/o05-141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The chromatin structure of RNA polymerase I--transcribed ribosomal DNA (rDNA) is well characterized. In most organisms, i.e., lower eukaryotes, plants, and animals, only a fraction of ribosomal genes are transcriptionally active. At the chromatin level inactive rDNA is assembled into arrays of nucleosomes, whereas transcriptionally active rDNA does not contain canonical nucleosomes. To separate inactive (nucleosomal) and active (non-nucleosomal) rDNA, the technique of psoralen photocrosslinking has been used successfully both in vitro and in vivo. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the structure of rDNA chromatin has been particularly well studied during transcription and during DNA replication. Thus, the yeast rDNA locus has become a good model system to study the interplay of all nuclear DNA processes and chromatin. In this review we focused on the studies of chromatin in ribosomal genes and how these results have helped to address the fundamental question: What is the structure of chromatin in the coding regions of genes?
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- Martin Toussaint
- Départment de Microbiologie et Infectiologie, Université de Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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Bhabhra R, Askew DS. Thermotolerance and virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus: role of the fungal nucleolus. Med Mycol 2005; 43 Suppl 1:S87-93. [PMID: 16110798 DOI: 10.1080/13693780400029486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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The ability to thrive at 37 degrees C is characteristic of all human pathogens and has long been suspected to play a role in the pathogenesis of aspergillosis. As a thermotolerant fungus, Aspergillus fumigatus is capable of growth at temperatures that approach the upper limit for all eukaryotes, suggesting that the organism has evolved unique mechanisms of stress resistance that may be relevant to its ability to adapt to the stress of growth in the host. High temperature is a strain on many biological systems, particularly those involved in complex macromolecular assemblies such as ribosomes. This review will discuss the relationship between thermotolerance and virulence in pathogenic fungi, emphasizing the link to ribosome biogenesis in A. fumigatus. Future work in this area will help determine how rapid growth is accomplished at elevated temperature and may offer new avenues for the development of novel antifungals that disrupt thermotolerant ribosome assembly.
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- R Bhabhra
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 231 Bethesda Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45267-0529, USA
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Thomassen YE, Verkleij AJ, Boonstra J, Verrips CT. Specific production rate of VHH antibody fragments by Saccharomyces cerevisiae is correlated with growth rate, independent of nutrient limitation. J Biotechnol 2005; 118:270-7. [PMID: 15979755 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2005.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2004] [Revised: 04/27/2005] [Accepted: 05/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae carrying a multicopy integrated expression vector containing the gene encoding a Llama antibody fragment, has been cultivated in continuous cultures both under carbon and nitrogen limiting conditions with galactose as the sole carbon source. VHH-R2 expression was under control of the inducible GAL7 promoter. Induction however, was independent of the galactose consumption rate and maximal at all growth rates. VHH-R2 was secreted with 70% efficiency at all growth rates and under both limitations. The specific production rate increased linear with increasing growth rate in a growth-associated manner. However, when grown under nitrogen limitation at growth rates above 0.09 h(-1), the extracellular VHH-R2 was less active or part of the VHH-R2 was in an inactive form. From our results we conclude that to obtain a maximal amount of VHH per kilogram biomass per hour, VHH production should be done in carbon limited continuous cultures at high specific growth rates.
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- Yvonne E Thomassen
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and the Institute of Biomembranes, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Fahy D, Conconi A, Smerdon MJ. Rapid changes in transcription and chromatin structure of ribosomal genes in yeast during growth phase transitions. Exp Cell Res 2005; 305:365-73. [PMID: 15817161 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2005.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2004] [Revised: 01/24/2005] [Accepted: 01/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Transcription of ribosomal genes is coordinated with cellular growth. Changes in transcription may be influenced by an alteration in the number of active ribosomal genes and/or a change in the transcription rate of active genes. We measured changes in rDNA transcription during growth phase transitions in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the concomitant changes in chromatin structure of the ribosomal genes. A quantitative transcription run-on (TRO) assay was developed to monitor transcription of ribosomal genes, and rDNA chromatin was separated into active (non-nucleosomal) and inactive (nucleosomal) genes using psoralen photo-crosslinking. TRO indicates that transcription levels of ribosomal genes drop dramatically as cells enter stationary phase, but are rapidly restored when cells are diluted into fresh medium. However, changes in the proportion of active genes during these transitions, although equally rapid, represented only a small fraction of the total rDNA. We conclude that changes in rDNA chromatin structure are temporally coordinated with growth rate, but quantitatively insufficient to account for changes in transcription. These results support the model that regulation of rRNA synthesis occurs mainly by altering the transcription rate of active ribosomal genes, and changes in the number of active rDNA gene copies contribute much less to this regulation.
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- Deirdre Fahy
- Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4660, USA
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Schaap D, Arts G, van Poppel NFJ, Vermeulen AN. De novo ribosome biosynthesis is transcriptionally regulated in Eimeria tenella, dependent on its life cycle stage. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2005; 139:239-48. [PMID: 15664658 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2004.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2004] [Revised: 10/30/2004] [Accepted: 11/06/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Protozoan parasites go through various developmental stages during their parasitic life, which requires the expression of different genes. To identify stage specific gene products in Eimeria tenella, a differential screening was performed comparing the intracellular schizont stage with the extracellular oocyst stage. De novo transcripts of 18S-5.8S-26S rRNA transcription units and of two ribosomal proteins (RPL5 and RPL23) were specifically identified in schizonts and were undetectable in oocysts. The stage specific transcription of pre-rRNAs (prior to processing) was confirmed with Northern blot analysis. Since the E. tenella genome contains a repeated gene cluster with an estimated 140 large rRNA transcription units, they all might be similarly regulated. Specific expression of RPL5 and RPL23 in E. tenella schizonts was also confirmed by Northern blotting. Furthermore, an analysis of the E. tenella EST database with 26,705 ESTs showed that 9.5% of all merozoite ESTs and only 0.2% of the sporozoite ESTs encoded ribosomal proteins (RPs). These ESTs encoded 69 different RPs, suggesting that most and possibly all RPs are differentially transcribed in E. tenella. Analysis of EST data from other Coccidia, such as Toxoplasma gondii, indicated a similar stage dependent transcription of RP genes. We conclude that ribosome biosynthesis is transcriptionally regulated in E. tenella and other Coccidia, such that rapidly growing parasite stages utilize much of their resources to de novo biosynthesis of ribosomes, and that "dormant" oocyst stages do not synthesize new ribosomes. The 50- to 100-fold reduction in transcription of RPs together with the reduced rRNA transcription prevents that unnecessary new ribosomes are synthesized in oocysts.
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- Dick Schaap
- Department of Parasitology, Intervet International BV, P.O. Box 31, 5830AA Boxmeer, The Netherlands.
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Hanlon SE, Xu Z, Norris DN, Vershon AK. Analysis of the meiotic role of the mitochondrial ribosomal proteins Mrps17 and Mrpl37 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 2005; 21:1241-52. [PMID: 15543521 DOI: 10.1002/yea.1174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Sporulation in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a complex and tightly regulated pathway that involves the induction of a large number of genes. We have identified MRPS17 in a cDNA library enriched for sporulation-specific genes. Homology searches show that the first one-third of Mrps17 has strong sequence similarity to bacterial S17 proteins, suggesting that Mrps17 is a potential mitochondrial ribosomal protein. This is further supported by the fact that mrps17Delta cells are respiratory-deficient and that a Mrps17-GFP fusion localizes to the mitochondria. We have confirmed by Northern blot analysis that both MRPS17 and MRPL37 are strongly induced during the middle stages of sporulation and that this induction is dependent on the presence of a middle sporulation element (MSE) in the promoters of these genes. Interestingly, we found that Mrps17 and Mrpl37, but not other mitochondrial ribosomal proteins, accumulate during the middle stages of sporulation. These results suggest that Mrps17 and Mrpl37 may have additional meiosis-specific roles.
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- Sean E Hanlon
- Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020, USA
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Konradi C, Westin JE, Carta M, Eaton ME, Kuter K, Dekundy A, Lundblad M, Cenci MA. Transcriptome analysis in a rat model of L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia. Neurobiol Dis 2004; 17:219-36. [PMID: 15474360 PMCID: PMC4208672 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2004.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2004] [Revised: 05/24/2004] [Accepted: 07/12/2004] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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We have examined the pattern of striatal messenger RNA expression of over 8000 genes in a rat model of levodopa (L-DOPA)-induced dyskinesia and Parkinson disease (PD). 6-Hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-lesioned rats were treated with L-DOPA or physiological saline for 22 days and repeatedly tested for antiakinetic response to L-DOPA and the development of abnormal involuntary movements (AIMs). In a comparison of rats that developed a dyskinetic motor response to rats that did not, we found striking differences in gene expression patterns. In rats that developed dyskinesia, GABA neurons had an increased transcriptional activity, and genes involved in Ca2+ homeostasis, in Ca2+ -dependent signaling, and in structural and synaptic plasticity were upregulated. The gene expression patterns implied that the dyskinetic striatum had increased transcriptional, as well as synaptic activity, and decreased capacity for energy production. Some basic maintenance chores such as ribosome protein biosynthesis were downregulated, possibly a response to expended ATP levels.
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- Christine Konradi
- Laboratory of Neuroplasticity, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
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Mukherjee S, Berger MF, Jona G, Wang XS, Muzzey D, Snyder M, Young RA, Bulyk ML. Rapid analysis of the DNA-binding specificities of transcription factors with DNA microarrays. Nat Genet 2004; 36:1331-9. [PMID: 15543148 PMCID: PMC2692596 DOI: 10.1038/ng1473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 291] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2004] [Accepted: 10/18/2004] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We developed a new DNA microarray-based technology, called protein binding microarrays (PBMs), that allows rapid, high-throughput characterization of the in vitro DNA binding-site sequence specificities of transcription factors in a single day. Using PBMs, we identified the DNA binding-site sequence specificities of the yeast transcription factors Abf1, Rap1 and Mig1. Comparison of these proteins' in vitro binding sites with their in vivo binding sites indicates that PBM-derived sequence specificities can accurately reflect in vivo DNA sequence specificities. In addition to previously identified targets, Abf1, Rap1 and Mig1 bound to 107, 90 and 75 putative new target intergenic regions, respectively, many of which were upstream of previously uncharacterized open reading frames. Comparative sequence analysis indicated that many of these newly identified sites are highly conserved across five sequenced sensu stricto yeast species and, therefore, are probably functional in vivo binding sites that may be used in a condition-specific manner. Similar PBM experiments should be useful in identifying new cis regulatory elements and transcriptional regulatory networks in various genomes.
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- Sonali Mukherjee
- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Boston; Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Beyer A, Hollunder J, Nasheuer HP, Wilhelm T. Post-transcriptional Expression Regulation in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae on a Genomic Scale. Mol Cell Proteomics 2004; 3:1083-92. [PMID: 15326222 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m400099-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Based on large-scale data for the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (protein and mRNA abundance, translational status, transcript length), we investigate the relation of transcription, translation, and protein turnover on a genome-wide scale. We elucidate variations between different spatial cell compartments and functional modules by comparing protein-to-mRNA ratios, translational activity, and a novel descriptor for protein-specific degradation (protein half-life descriptor). This analysis helps to understand the cell's strategy to use transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation mechanisms for managing protein levels. For instance, it is possible to identify modules that are subject to suppressed translation under normal conditions ("translation on demand"). In order to reduce inconsistencies between the datasets, we compiled a new reference mRNA abundance dataset and we present a novel approach to correct large microarray signals for a saturation bias. Accounting for ribosome density based on transcript length rather than ORF length improves the correlation of observed protein levels to translational activity. We discuss potential causes for the deviations of these correlations. Finally, we introduce a quantitative descriptor for protein degradation (protein half-life descriptor) and compare it to measured half-lives. The study demonstrates significant post-transcriptional control of protein levels for a number of different compartments and functional modules, which is missed when exclusively focusing on transcript levels.
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- Andreas Beyer
- Theoretical Systems Biology, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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Fleischmann J, Liu H, Wu CP. Polyadenylation of ribosomal RNA by Candida albicans also involves the small subunit. BMC Mol Biol 2004; 5:17. [PMID: 15461824 PMCID: PMC522811 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-5-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2004] [Accepted: 10/04/2004] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background Candida albicans is a polymorphic fungus causing serious infections in immunocompromised patients. It is capable of shifting from yeast to germinating forms such as hypha and pseudohypha in response to a variety of signals, including mammalian serum. We have previously shown that some of the large 25S components of ribosomal RNA in Candida albicans get polyadenylated, and this process is transiently intensified shortly after serum exposure just prior to the appearance of germination changes. Results We now present data that this process also involves the small 18S subunit of ribosomal RNA in this organism. Unlike the large 25S subunit, polyadenylation sites near the 3' end are more variable and no polyadenylation was found at the reported maturation site of 18S. Similar to 25S, one or more polyadenylated mature sized 18S molecules get intensified transiently by serum just prior to the appearance of hypha. Conclusions The transient increase in polyadenylation of both the large and the small subunits of ribosomal RNA just prior to the appearance of hypha, raises the possibility of a role in this process.
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- Jacob Fleischmann
- Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, UCLA School of Medicine, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90073 USA
- Department of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA School of Dentistry, University of California, 10833 Le Conte Ave. Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA School of Dentistry, University of California, 10833 Le Conte Ave. Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA School of Dentistry, University of California, 10833 Le Conte Ave. Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Kuroda TS, Maita H, Tabata T, Taira T, Kitaura H, Ariga H, Iguchi-Ariga SMM. A novel nucleolar protein, PAPA-1, induces growth arrest as a result of cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase. Gene 2004; 340:83-98. [PMID: 15556297 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2004.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2003] [Revised: 05/12/2004] [Accepted: 05/28/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We have identified a novel nucleolar protein, PAP-1-associated protein-1 (PAPA-1), after screening the interacting proteins with Pim-1-associated protein-1 (PAP-1), a protein that is a phosphorylation target of Pim-1 kinase. PAPA-1 comprises 345 amino acids with a basic amino-acid cluster. PAPA-1 was found to be localized in the nucleolus in transfected HeLa cells, and the lysine/histidine cluster was essential for nucleolar localization of PAPA-1. PAPA-1 protein and mRNA expression decreased upon serum restimulation of starvation-synchronized cells, which displayed maximum level of PAPA-1 expression at G0 and early G1 phase of the cell cycle. Ectopic expression of PAPA-1 induced growth suppression of cells, and the effect was dependent on its nucleolar localization in established HeLa cell lines that inducibly express PAPA-1 or its deletion mutant under the control of a tetracycline-inducible promoter. Furthermore, when PAPA-1-inducible HeLa cells were synchronized by thymidine, colcemid or mimosine, and then PAPA-1 was expressed, the proportion of cells at the G1 phase was obviously increased. These results suggest that PAPA-1 induces growth and cell cycle arrests at the G1 phase of the cell cycle.
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- Taruho S Kuroda
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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Popescu SC, Tumer NE. Silencing of ribosomal protein L3 genes in N. tabacum reveals coordinate expression and significant alterations in plant growth, development and ribosome biogenesis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2004; 39:29-44. [PMID: 15200640 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2004.02109.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The expression of ribosomal protein genes is coordinately regulated in bacteria, yeast, and vertebrates, so that equimolar amounts of ribosomal proteins accumulate for assembly into ribosomes. To understand how expression of ribosomal protein genes is regulated in plants, we altered expression of the large subunit ribosomal protein L3 (RPL3) genes in Nicotiana tabacum using post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS). L3 is encoded by two genes, RPL3A and RPL3B, with 80.2% amino acid sequence identity in tobacco. Two types of 'hairpin' RNA (hpRNA) vectors carrying the RPL3A or RPL3B sequences in both sense and antisense orientation were generated in order to alter the expression level of both RPL3 genes. Tobacco plants transformed with a vector containing a 5'-terminal fragment of RPL3A gene displayed decreased RPL3A mRNA levels and a marked increase in the abundance of RPL3B mRNA. These results indicated that expression of the RPL3 genes is coordinately regulated in tobacco. The transgenic plants that contained higher levels of RPL3B mRNA exhibited leaf overgrowth and mottling. Epidermal cells of these plants were increased in number and decreased in size. The precursor rRNA (pre-rRNA) and the mature rRNAs accumulated in these plants, suggesting that ribosome biogenesis is upregulated. Tobacco plants transformed with an hpRNA vector harboring the full-length RPL3B cDNA exhibited efficient silencing of both RPL3A and RPL3B genes, reduced L3 levels, and an abnormal phenotype characterized by a delay in development, stunting, and inhibition of lateral root growth. L3 deficiency led to a reduction in cell number and an increase in cell size, suggesting that L3 positively regulates cell division. Decreasing RPL3 gene expression resulted in a decrease in accumulation of the pre-rRNA, establishing a prominent role for L3 in ribosome biogenesis in plants.
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MESH Headings
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genetic Vectors
- Phenotype
- Plant Leaves/growth & development
- Plant Leaves/metabolism
- Plant Leaves/ultrastructure
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- RNA Interference
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Plant/genetics
- RNA, Plant/metabolism
- RNA, Ribosomal/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal/metabolism
- RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
- RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism
- Ribosomal Protein L3
- Ribosomal Proteins/genetics
- Ribosomal Proteins/metabolism
- Nicotiana/genetics
- Nicotiana/growth & development
- Transformation, Genetic
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- Sorina C Popescu
- Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment and the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology and the Graduate Program in Plant Biology, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520, USA
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Rosado IV, de la Cruz J. Npa1p is an essential trans-acting factor required for an early step in the assembly of 60S ribosomal subunits in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2004; 10:1073-83. [PMID: 15208443 PMCID: PMC1370598 DOI: 10.1261/rna.7340404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2004] [Accepted: 04/05/2004] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Ribosome biogenesis requires >100 nonribosomal proteins, which are associated with different preribosomal particles. The substrates, the interacting partners, and the timing of action of most of these proteins are largely unknown. To elucidate the functional environment of the putative ATP-dependent RNA helicase Dbp6p from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is required for 60S ribosomal subunit assembly, we have previously performed a synthetic lethal screen and thereby revealed a genetic interaction network between Dbp6p, Rpl3p, Nop8p, and the novel Rsa3p. In this report, we extended the characterization of this functional network by performing a synthetic lethal screen with the rsa3 null allele. This screen identified the so far uncharacterized Npa1p (YKL014C). Polysome profile analysis indicates that there is a deficit of 60S ribosomal subunits and an accumulation of halfmer polysomes in the slowly growing npa1-1 mutant. Northern blotting and primer extension analysis shows that the npa1-1 mutation negatively affects processing of all 27S pre-rRNAs and the normal accumulation of both mature 25S and 5.8S rRNAs. In addition, 27SA(2) pre-rRNA is prematurely cleaved at site C(2). Moreover, GFP-tagged Npa1p localizes predominantly to the nucleolus and sediments with large complexes in sucrose gradients, which most likely correspond to pre-60S ribosomal particles. We conclude that Npa1p is required for ribosome biogenesis and operates in the same functional environment of Rsa3p and Dbp6p during early maturation of 60S ribosomal subunits.
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- Ivan V Rosado
- Departamento de Genetica, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes, 6, E-41012 Sevilla, Spain
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Inada M, Guthrie C. Identification of Lhp1p-associated RNAs by microarray analysis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals association with coding and noncoding RNAs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:434-9. [PMID: 14704279 PMCID: PMC327165 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0307425100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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La is a conserved eukaryotic RNA-binding protein best known for its role in the biogenesis of noncoding RNAs transcribed by RNA polymerase III. To broaden our understanding of the function of the La homologous protein (Lhp1) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we have taken a genomics approach. Lhp1 ribonucleoprotein complexes were immunoprecipitated and bound RNAs were examined by hybridization to whole-genome microarrays that include >6,000 ORFs, documented noncoding RNAs, and the intervening intergenic regions. Demonstrating the validity of this approach, associations with previously known Lhp1p-associated RNAs were detected and associations with additional noncoding RNAs, including multiple tRNAs and small nucleolar RNAs, were revealed. Indicating that this approach provides a robust method for discovering RNAs, the data also identify associations between Lhp1p and several intergenic regions, three of which encode the recently annotated putative snoRNAs: RUF1, RUF2, and RUF3. Unexpectedly, we find that Lhp1p is also associated with a subset of coding mRNAs. These mRNAs include many ribosomal protein transcripts as well as the mRNA encoding Hac1p, a transcription factor required during the unfolded protein stress response. In cells lacking LHP1, Hac1p levels are decreased 2- to 3-fold, whereas no changes are detected in the levels of spliced or unspliced HAC1 mRNA or in the stability of Hac1p. Finally, although LHP1 is dispensable for growth under standard conditions, we find that it is required when the unfolded protein response is induced at elevated temperatures. These results suggest that Lhp1p may play a novel role in the translation of one or more cellular mRNAs.
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- Maki Inada
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94143-2200, USA
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Fingerman I, Nagaraj V, Norris D, Vershon AK. Sfp1 plays a key role in yeast ribosome biogenesis. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2003; 2:1061-8. [PMID: 14555489 PMCID: PMC219361 DOI: 10.1128/ec.2.5.1061-1068.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2003] [Accepted: 07/28/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Sfp1, an unusual zinc finger protein, was previously identified as a gene that, when overexpressed, imparted a nuclear localization defect. sfp1 cells have a reduced size and a slow growth phenotype. In this study we show that SFP1 plays a role in ribosome biogenesis. An sfp1 strain is hypersensitive to drugs that inhibit translational machinery. sfp1 strains also have defects in global translation as well as defects in rRNA processing and 60S ribosomal subunit export. Microarray analysis has previously shown that ectopically expressed SFP1 induces the transcription of a large subset of genes involved in ribosome biogenesis. Many of these induced genes contain conserved promoter elements (RRPE and PAC). Our results show that activation of transcription from a reporter construct containing two RRPE sites flanking a single PAC element is SFP1 dependent. However, we have been unable to detect direct binding of the protein to these elements. This suggests that regulation of genes containing RRPEs is dependent upon Sfp1 but that Sfp1 may not directly bind to these conserved promoter elements; rather, activation may occur through an indirect mechanism.
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- Ian Fingerman
- Waksman Institute and Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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Rohde JR, Cardenas ME. The tor pathway regulates gene expression by linking nutrient sensing to histone acetylation. Mol Cell Biol 2003; 23:629-35. [PMID: 12509460 PMCID: PMC151550 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.2.629-635.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The Tor pathway mediates cell growth in response to nutrient availability, in part by inducing ribosomal protein (RP) gene expression via an unknown mechanism. Expression of RP genes coincides with recruitment of the Esa1 histone acetylase to RP gene promoters. We show that inhibition of Tor with rapamycin releases Esa1 from RP gene promoters and leads to histone H4 deacetylation without affecting promoter occupancy by Rap1 and Abf1. Genetic and biochemical evidence identifies Rpd3 as the major histone deacetylase responsible for reversing histone H4 acetylation at RP gene promoters in response to Tor inhibition by rapamycin or nutrient limitation. Our results illustrate that the Tor pathway links nutrient sensing with histone acetylation to control RP gene expression and cell growth.
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- John R Rohde
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Sandmeier JJ, French S, Osheim Y, Cheung WL, Gallo CM, Beyer AL, Smith JS. RPD3 is required for the inactivation of yeast ribosomal DNA genes in stationary phase. EMBO J 2002; 21:4959-68. [PMID: 12234935 PMCID: PMC126294 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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rRNA transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is performed by RNA polymerase I and regulated by changes in growth conditions. During log phase, approximately 50% of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) genes in each cell are transcribed and maintained in an open, psoralen-accessible conformation. During stationary phase, the percentage of open rDNA genes is greatly reduced. In this study we found that the Rpd3 histone deacetylase was required to inactivate (close) individual rDNA genes as cells entered stationary phase. Even though approximately 50% of the rDNA genes remained open during stationary phase in rpd3Delta mutants, overall rRNA synthesis was still reduced. Using electron microscopy of Miller chromatin spreads, we found that the number of RNA polymerases transcribing each open gene in the rpd3Delta mutant was significantly reduced when cells grew past log phase. Bulk levels of histone H3 and H4 acetylation were reduced during stationary phase in an RPD3-dependent manner. However, histone H3 and H4 acetylation was not significantly altered at the rDNA locus in an rpd3Delta mutant. Rpd3 therefore regulates the number of open rDNA repeats.
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- Joseph J Sandmeier
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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DeLabre ML, Kessl J, Karamanou S, Trumpower BL. RPL29 codes for a non-essential protein of the 60S ribosomal subunit in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and exhibits synthetic lethality with mutations in genes for proteins required for subunit coupling. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2002; 1574:255-61. [PMID: 11997090 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(01)00372-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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RPL29 (YFR032c-a) is a non-essential gene that codes for a 60S ribosomal subunit protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Deletion of RPL29 leads to a moderate accumulation of half-mer polysomes with little or no change in the amounts of free 60S subunits. In vitro translation and the growth rate are also delayed in the Deltarpl29 strain. Such a phenotype is characteristic of mutants defective in 60S to 40S subunit joining. The Deltarpl29 strain exhibits synthetic lethality with mutations in RPL10, the gene encoding an essential 60S ribosomal subunit protein that is required for 60S to 40S subunit joining. The Deltarpl29 strain also exhibits synthetic lethality with RSA1, a gene encoding a nucleoplasmic protein required for the loading of Rpl10p onto the 60S subunit. Over-expression of RPL10 suppresses the half-mer phenotype of the Deltarpl29 strain, but does not correct the growth defect of the deletion strain. We conclude that absence of Rpl29p impairs proper assembly of proteins onto the 60S subunit and that this retards subunit joining and additionally retards protein synthesis subsequent to subunit joining.
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- Marie Laure DeLabre
- Department of Biochemistry, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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Moy TI, Boettner D, Rhodes JC, Silver PA, Askew DS. Identification of a role for Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cgr1p in pre-rRNA processing and 60S ribosome subunit synthesis. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2002; 148:1081-1090. [PMID: 11932453 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-148-4-1081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae CGR1 encodes a conserved fungal protein that localizes to the nucleolus. To determine if this localization reflects a role for Cgr1p in ribosome biogenesis two yeast cgr1 mutants were examined for defects in ribosome synthesis: a conditional depletion strain in which CGR1 is under the control of a tetracycline-repressible promoter and a mutant strain in which a C-terminal truncated Cgr1p is expressed. Both strains had impaired growth rates and were hypersensitive to the aminoglycosides paromomycin and hygromycin. Polysome analyses of the mutants revealed increased levels of free 40S subunits relative to 60S subunits, a decrease in 80S monosomes and accumulation of half-mer polysomes. Pulse-chase labelling demonstrated that pre-rRNA processing was defective in the mutants, resulting in accumulation of the 35S, 27S and 7S pre-rRNAs and delayed production of the mature 25S and 5 small middle dot8S rRNAs. The synthesis of the 18S and 5S rRNAs was unaffected. Loss of Cgr1 function also caused a partial delocalization of the 5'-ITS1 RNA and the nucleolar protein Nop1p into the nucleoplasm, suggesting that Cgr1p contributes to compartmentalization of nucleolar constituents. Together these findings establish a role for Cgr1p in ribosome biogenesis.
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- Terence I Moy
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School and Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA2
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- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0529, USA1
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- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0529, USA1
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School and Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA2
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- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0529, USA1
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Griffin TJ, Gygi SP, Ideker T, Rist B, Eng J, Hood L, Aebersold R. Complementary profiling of gene expression at the transcriptome and proteome levels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Proteomics 2002; 1:323-33. [PMID: 12096114 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m200001-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 538] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Using an integrated genomic and proteomic approach, we have investigated the effects of carbon source perturbation on steady-state gene expression in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae growing on either galactose or ethanol. For many genes, significant differences between the abundance ratio of the messenger RNA transcript and the corresponding protein product were observed. Insights into the perturbative effects on genes involved in respiration, energy generation, and protein synthesis were obtained that would not have been apparent from measurements made at either the messenger RNA or protein level alone, illustrating the power of integrating different types of data obtained from the same sample for the comprehensive characterization of biological systems and processes.
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Roig P, Gozalbo D. The Candida albicans UBI3 gene encoding a hybrid ubiquitin fusion protein involved in ribosome biogenesis is essential for growth. FEMS Yeast Res 2002; 2:25-30. [PMID: 12702318 DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2002.tb00065.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We have constructed a conditional null mutant Candida albicans strain for the UBI3 gene which encodes a ubiquitin fusion protein involved in ribosome biogenesis. A one-step gene disruption procedure, using the plasmid pCaDis, was designed to place the second copy of the UBI3 gene under the control of the tightly regulated MET3 promoter in a C. albicans heterozygous strain (UBI3/Deltaubi3::hisG), previously isolated in the first step of the ura-blaster protocol. Analysis of the conditional null mutant in repressing and inducing conditions indicates that UBI3 is an essential gene whose expression is required for growth of C. albicans.
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- Patricia Roig
- Departament de Microbiologia i Ecologia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de València, Avgda. Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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Miyake T, Loch CM, Li R. Identification of a multifunctional domain in autonomously replicating sequence-binding factor 1 required for transcriptional activation, DNA replication, and gene silencing. Mol Cell Biol 2002; 22:505-16. [PMID: 11756546 PMCID: PMC139751 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.22.2.505-516.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Autonomously replicating sequence-binding factor 1 (ABF1) is a multifunctional, site-specific DNA binding protein that is essential for cell viability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. ABF1 plays a direct role in transcriptional activation, stimulation of DNA replication, and gene silencing at the mating-type loci. Here we demonstrate that all three activities of ABF1 are conferred by the C terminus of the protein (amino acids [aa] 604 to 731). Furthermore, a detailed mutational analysis has revealed two important clusters of amino acid residues in the C terminus (C-terminal sequence 1 [CS1], aa 624 to 628; and CS2, aa 639 to 662). While both regions play a pivotal role in supporting cell viability, they make distinct contributions to ABF1 functions in various nuclear processes. CS1 specifically participates in transcriptional silencing and/or repression in a context-dependent manner, whereas CS2 is universally required for all three functions of ABF1. When tethered to specific regions of the genome, a 30-aa fragment that contains CS2 alone is sufficient for activation of transcription and chromosomal replication. In addition, CS2 is responsible for ABF1-mediated chromatin remodeling. Based on these results, we suggest that ABF1 may function as a chromatin-reorganizing factor to increase accessibility of the local chromatin structure, which in turn facilitates the action of additional factors to establish either an active or repressed chromatin state.
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- Tsuyoshi Miyake
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0733, USA
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