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Li T, Chao TC, Tsai KL. Structures and compositional dynamics of Mediator in transcription regulation. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2024; 88:102892. [PMID: 39067114 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2024.102892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 06/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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The eukaryotic Mediator, comprising a large Core (cMED) and a dissociable CDK8 kinase module (CKM), functions as a critical coregulator during RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) transcription. cMED recruits RNAPII and facilitates the assembly of the pre-initiation complex (PIC) at promoters. In contrast, CKM prevents RNAPII binding to cMED while simultaneously exerting positive or negative influence on gene transcription through its kinase function. Recent structural studies on cMED and CKM have revealed their intricate architectures and subunit interactions. Here, we explore these structures, providing a comprehensive insight into Mediator (cMED-CKM) architecture and its potential mechanism in regulating RNAPII transcription. Additionally, we discuss the remaining puzzles that require further investigation to fully understand how cMED coordinates with CKM to regulate transcription in various events.
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- Tao Li
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston TX, USA.
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Freytes SN, Gobbini ML, Cerdán PD. The Plant Mediator Complex in the Initiation of Transcription by RNA Polymerase II. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 75:211-237. [PMID: 38277699 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-070623-114005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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Thirty years have passed since the discovery of the Mediator complex in yeast. We are witnessing breakthroughs and advances that have led to high-resolution structural models of yeast and mammalian Mediators in the preinitiation complex, showing how it is assembled and how it positions the RNA polymerase II and its C-terminal domain (CTD) to facilitate the CTD phosphorylation that initiates transcription. This information may be also used to guide future plant research on the mechanisms of Mediator transcriptional control. Here, we review what we know about the subunit composition and structure of plant Mediators, the roles of the individual subunits and the genetic analyses that pioneered Mediator research, and how transcription factors recruit Mediators to regulatory regions adjoining promoters. What emerges from the research is a Mediator that regulates transcription activity and recruits hormonal signaling modules and histone-modifying activities to set up an off or on transcriptional state that recruits general transcription factors for preinitiation complex assembly.
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir, IIBBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina; , ,
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Malik S, Roeder RG. Regulation of the RNA polymerase II pre-initiation complex by its associated coactivators. Nat Rev Genet 2023; 24:767-782. [PMID: 37532915 PMCID: PMC11088444 DOI: 10.1038/s41576-023-00630-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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The RNA polymerase II (Pol II) pre-initiation complex (PIC) is a critical node in eukaryotic transcription regulation, and its formation is the major rate-limiting step in transcriptional activation. Diverse cellular signals borne by transcriptional activators converge on this large, multiprotein assembly and are transduced via intermediary factors termed coactivators. Cryogenic electron microscopy, multi-omics and single-molecule approaches have recently offered unprecedented insights into both the structure and cellular functions of the PIC and two key PIC-associated coactivators, Mediator and TFIID. Here, we review advances in our understanding of how Mediator and TFIID interact with activators and affect PIC formation and function. We also discuss how their functions are influenced by their chromatin environment and selected cofactors. We consider how, through its multifarious interactions and functionalities, a Mediator-containing and TFIID-containing PIC can yield an integrated signal processing system with the flexibility to determine the unique temporal and spatial expression pattern of a given gene.
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- Sohail Malik
- Laboratory of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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Nayak S, Taatjes DJ. SnapShot: Mediator complex structure. Cell 2022; 185:3458-3458.e1. [PMID: 36055203 PMCID: PMC10686218 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Mediator complex controls RNA polymerase II transcription genome-wide. In humans, Mediator consists of 26 subunits; furthermore, a four-subunit "Mediator kinase module" can reversibly associate with the complex. Mediator structure is generally conserved from yeast to humans, although the human complex is larger, more structurally disordered, and contains metazoan-specific subunits. To view this SnapShot, open or download the PDF.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO USA
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Morse RH. Function and dynamics of the Mediator complex: novel insights and new frontiers. Transcription 2022; 13:39-52. [PMID: 35708525 PMCID: PMC9467533 DOI: 10.1080/21541264.2022.2085502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The Mediator complex was discovered in the early 1990s as a biochemically fractionated factor from yeast extracts that was necessary for activator-stimulated transcriptional activation to be observed in in vitro transcription assays. The structure of this large, multi-protein complex is now understood in great detail, and novel genetic approaches have provided rich insights into its dynamics during transcriptional activation and the mechanism by which it facilitates activated transcription. Here I review recent findings and unanswered questions regarding Mediator dynamics, the roles of individual subunits, and differences between its function in yeast and metazoan cells.
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- Randall H Morse
- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, United States.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany School of Public Health, Albany, NY, United States
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Gonzalez C, Akula S, Burleson M. The role of mediator subunit 12 in tumorigenesis and cancer therapeutics (Review). Oncol Lett 2022; 23:74. [PMID: 35111243 PMCID: PMC8771631 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2022.13194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Mediator complex subunit 12 (MED12) is a subunit of Mediator, a large multi-subunit protein complex that acts an important regulator of transcription. Specifically, MED12 is an integral part of the kinase module of Mediator along with MED13, CyclinC (CycC) and CDK8. Structural studies have indicated that MED12 makes a direct connection to CycC through a specific interface and thereby functions to create a link between MED13 and CycC-CDK8. Disruption of the MED12-CycC interface often leads to dysregulated CDK8 kinase activity, which has important physiological implications. For example, a number of studies have indicated that mutations within MED12 can lead to the formation of benign or malignant tumors, either as a result of MED12-CycC disruption or through distinct independent mechanisms. Furthermore, recent studies have indicated that the N-terminal portion of MED12 forms a direct connection to CDK8. Mutations within MED12 do not appear to disrupt the physical connection to CDK8, but rather abrogate CDK8 kinase activity. Thus, mutations in MED12 can cause disruption of CDK8 kinase activity through two separate mechanisms. The aim of the present review article was to discuss the MED12 mutational landscape in a variety of benign and malignant tumors, as well as the mechanistic basis behind tumorigenesis. Furthermore, the link between MED12 and drug resistance has also been discussed, as well as potential cancer therapeutics related to MED12-altered tumors.
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- Cristian Gonzalez
- Department of Biology, University of The Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX 78209, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of The Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX 78209, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of The Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX 78209, USA
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Tan C, Zhu S, Chen Z, Liu C, Li YE, Zhu M, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Zhang L, Gu Y, Liang Z, Boyer TG, Ouyang K, Evans SM, Fang X. Mediator complex proximal Tail subunit MED30 is critical for Mediator core stability and cardiomyocyte transcriptional network. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009785. [PMID: 34506481 PMCID: PMC8432849 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Dysregulation of cardiac transcription programs has been identified in patients and families with heart failure, as well as those with morphological and functional forms of congenital heart defects. Mediator is a multi-subunit complex that plays a central role in transcription initiation by integrating regulatory signals from gene-specific transcriptional activators to RNA polymerase II (Pol II). Recently, Mediator subunit 30 (MED30), a metazoan specific Mediator subunit, has been associated with Langer-Giedion syndrome (LGS) Type II and Cornelia de Lange syndrome-4 (CDLS4), characterized by several abnormalities including congenital heart defects. A point mutation in MED30 has been identified in mouse and is associated with mitochondrial cardiomyopathy. Very recent structural analyses of Mediator revealed that MED30 localizes to the proximal Tail, anchoring Head and Tail modules, thus potentially influencing stability of the Mediator core. However, in vivo cellular and physiological roles of MED30 in maintaining Mediator core integrity remain to be tested. Here, we report that deletion of MED30 in embryonic or adult cardiomyocytes caused rapid development of cardiac defects and lethality. Importantly, cardiomyocyte specific ablation of MED30 destabilized Mediator core subunits, while the kinase module was preserved, demonstrating an essential role of MED30 in stability of the overall Mediator complex. RNAseq analyses of constitutive cardiomyocyte specific Med30 knockout (cKO) embryonic hearts and inducible cardiomyocyte specific Med30 knockout (icKO) adult cardiomyocytes further revealed critical transcription networks in cardiomyocytes controlled by Mediator. Taken together, our results demonstrated that MED30 is essential for Mediator stability and transcriptional networks in both developing and adult cardiomyocytes. Our results affirm the key role of proximal Tail modular subunits in maintaining core Mediator stability in vivo.
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- Changming Tan
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Transcription at a Distance in the Budding Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Microbiol 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/applmicrobiol1010011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Proper transcriptional regulation depends on the collaboration of multiple layers of control simultaneously. Cells tightly balance cellular resources and integrate various signaling inputs to maintain homeostasis during growth, development and stressors, among other signals. Many eukaryotes, including the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, exhibit a non-random distribution of functionally related genes throughout their genomes. This arrangement coordinates the transcription of genes that are found in clusters, and can occur over long distances. In this work, we review the current literature pertaining to gene regulation at a distance in budding yeast.
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Chen X, Yin X, Li J, Wu Z, Qi Y, Wang X, Liu W, Xu Y. Structures of the human Mediator and Mediator-bound preinitiation complex. Science 2021; 372:science.abg0635. [DOI: 10.1126/science.abg0635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The 1.3-megadalton transcription factor IID (TFIID) is required for preinitiation complex (PIC) assembly and RNA polymerase II (Pol II)–mediated transcription initiation on almost all genes. The 26-subunit Mediator stimulates transcription and cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7)–mediated phosphorylation of the Pol II C-terminal domain (CTD). We determined the structures of human Mediator in the Tail module–extended (at near-atomic resolution) and Tail-bent conformations and structures of TFIID-based PIC-Mediator (76 polypeptides, ~4.1 megadaltons) in four distinct conformations. PIC-Mediator assembly induces concerted reorganization (Head-tilting and Middle-down) of Mediator and creates a Head-Middle sandwich, which stabilizes two CTD segments and brings CTD to CDK7 for phosphorylation; this suggests a CTD-gating mechanism favorable for phosphorylation. The TFIID-based PIC architecture modulates Mediator organization and TFIIH stabilization, underscoring the importance of TFIID in orchestrating PIC-Mediator assembly.
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- Xizi Chen
- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- International Co-laboratory of Medical Epigenetics and Metabolism, Ministry of Science and Technology, China, Department of Systems Biology for Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Human Phenome Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Structure of the human Mediator–RNA polymerase II pre-initiation complex. Nature 2021; 594:129-133. [DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03555-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Tourigny JP, Schumacher K, Saleh MM, Devys D, Zentner GE. Architectural Mediator subunits are differentially essential for global transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2021; 217:iyaa042. [PMID: 33789343 PMCID: PMC8045717 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyaa042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Mediator is a modular coactivator complex involved in the transcription of the majority of RNA polymerase II-regulated genes. However, the degrees to which individual core subunits of Mediator contribute to its activity have been unclear. Here, we investigate the contribution of two essential architectural subunits of Mediator to transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We show that acute depletion of the main complex scaffold Med14 or the head module nucleator Med17 is lethal and results in global transcriptional downregulation, though Med17 removal has a markedly greater negative effect. Consistent with this, Med17 depletion impairs preinitiation complex (PIC) assembly to a greater extent than Med14 removal. Co-depletion of Med14 and Med17 reduced transcription and TFIIB promoter occupancy similarly to Med17 ablation alone, indicating that the contributions of Med14 and Med17 to Mediator function are not additive. We propose that, while the structural integrity of complete Mediator and the head module are both important for PIC assembly and transcription, the head module plays a greater role in this process and is thus the key functional module of Mediator in this regard.
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- Jason P Tourigny
- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 67404 Illkirch, France
- UMR7104, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 67404 Illkirch, France
- U964, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Université de Strasbourg, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 67404 Illkirch, France
- UMR7104, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 67404 Illkirch, France
- U964, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Université de Strasbourg, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
- Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Candida glabrata Yap6 Recruits Med2 To Alter Glycerophospholipid Composition and Develop Acid pH Stress Resistance. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:AEM.01915-20. [PMID: 33036991 PMCID: PMC7688241 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01915-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Candida glabrata is a high-performance microbial cell factory for the production of organic acids. To elucidate the role of the C. glabrata Mediator tail subunit Med2 (CgMed2) at pH 2.0, we deleted or overexpressed CgMed2 and used transcriptome analysis to identify genes that are regulated by CgMed2. At pH 2.0, the deletion of CgMed2 resulted in a cell growth decrease of 26.1% and a survival decrease of 32.3%. Overexpression of CgMed2 increased cell growth by 12.4% and cell survival by 5.9% compared to the wild-type strain. Transcriptome and phenotypic analyses identified CgYap6 as a transcription factor involved in acid pH stress tolerance. Deletion of CgYap6 caused growth defects, whereas its overexpression enhanced cell growth at pH 2.0. Furthermore, total glycerophospholipid content and membrane integrity decreased by 33.4% and 21.8%, respectively, in the CgMed2Δ strain; however, overexpression of CgMed2 increased the total glycerophospholipid content and membrane integrity by 24.7% and 12.1%, respectively, compared with those of the wild-type strain at pH 2.0. These results demonstrated that under acid pH stress, CgMed2 physically interacts with CgYap6, which translocates from the cytoplasm to the nucleus after being phosphorylated by the protein kinase CgYak1. Once in the nucleus, CgYap6 recruits CgMed2 to express glycerophospholipid-related genes. Our study elucidated the function of CgMed2 under acid pH stress and provides a potential strategy to equip Candida glabrata with low-pH resistance during organic acid fermentation.IMPORTANCE This study investigated the function of the Mediator tail subunit CgMed2 in C. glabrata under low-pH stress. The protein kinase CgYak1 activates CgYap6 for the recruitment of CgMed2, which in turn increases glycerophospholipid content and membrane integrity to confer low-pH stress tolerance. This study establishes a new link between the Mediator tail subunit and transcription factors. Overall, these findings indicate that CgMed2 is a novel target to induce the low-pH stress response in C. glabrata.
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Trichoderma reesei XYR1 activates cellulase gene expression via interaction with the Mediator subunit TrGAL11 to recruit RNA polymerase II. PLoS Genet 2020; 16:e1008979. [PMID: 32877410 PMCID: PMC7467262 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The ascomycete Trichoderma reesei is a highly prolific cellulase producer. While XYR1 (Xylanase regulator 1) has been firmly established to be the master activator of cellulase gene expression in T. reesei, its precise transcriptional activation mechanism remains poorly understood. In the present study, TrGAL11, a component of the Mediator tail module, was identified as a putative interacting partner of XYR1. Deletion of Trgal11 markedly impaired the induced expression of most (hemi)cellulase genes, but not that of the major β-glucosidase encoding genes. This differential involvement of TrGAL11 in the full induction of cellulase genes was reflected by the RNA polymerase II (Pol II) recruitment on their core promoters, indicating that TrGAL11 was required for the efficient transcriptional initiation of the majority of cellulase genes. In addition, we found that TrGAL11 recruitment to cellulase gene promoters largely occurred in an XYR1-dependent manner. Although xyr1 expression was significantly tuned down without TrGAL11, the binding of XYR1 to cellulase gene promoters did not entail TrGAL11. These results indicate that TrGAL11 represents a direct in vivo target of XYR1 and may play a critical role in contributing to Mediator and the following RNA Pol II recruitment to ensure the induced cellulase gene expression. As a model cellulolytic fungus, T. reesei is capable of rapidly producing a large quantity of (hemi)cellulases when appropriate substrates are present. This outstanding characteristic has made T. reesei a prominent producer of cellulase in industry and also a model organism for studying eukaryotic gene expression. The expression of these hydrolytic enzymes encoding genes in T. reesei is precisely regulated at a transcriptional level and controlled by a suite of transcription factors. Among others, the transcription activator XYR1 has been firmly established to be absolutely necessary for activating the expression of almost all cellulase genes. However, the precise mechanism it acts remains largely unknown. In eukaryotes, the multisubunit Mediator complex has been shown to be critical for expression of most, if not all, protein-coding genes by conveying regulatory information to the basal transcription machinery. Here, we find that XYR1 interacts with the Mediator tail module subunit, TrGAL11, which contributes to cellobiohydrolase (cbh) and endoglucanase (eg) genes but not β-glucosidase (bgl) genes expression. Thus, the induced XYR1 binding to cellulase gene promoters led to TrGAL11 and RNA Pol II recruitment to these promoters. These results show that TrGAL11 represents a direct in vivo target of XYR1 and provide evidence for not only the evolutionarily conserved function of Mediator, but also for the existence of some subtle difference in its action to mediate gene expression in different eukaryotes.
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Wu T, Zhang Z, Wang X. Preparation of endogenous TopBP1/Dpb11 and effect on central checkpoint kinase Mec1- Ddc2 (human ATR-ATRIP homolog). Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 517:291-296. [PMID: 31349966 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.07.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mec1 kinase, the mammalian ATR ortholog, is essential for sensing a variety of DNA lesions and initiating DNA damage response. The Dpb11, a homolog of human TopBP1, functions in activating the Mec1 upon DNA replication stress and DNA damages. Here, we report an affinity purification and ion exchange chromatography method to efficiently purify endogenous Dpb11 under normal expression level directly from yeast whole cell extraction. The final concentration of 5 μM of high purity and homogeneity biochemical preparation enables functional and structural characterization of the physical interaction between Dpb11 and Mec1-Ddc2 complex. The Dpb11 obtained by endogenous purification strongly stimulates the Mec1 kinase activity and promotes the changes in conformational distribution. This observation suggests the Dpb11 activates Mec1 kinase probably through modulation in the kinase conformations.
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- Tengwei Wu
- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, Anhui, China and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, Anhui, China and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, Anhui, China and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China.
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Liu W. The structure of the checkpoint clamp 9-1-1 complex and clamp loader Rad24-RFC in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 515:688-692. [PMID: 31182279 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.05.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The 9-1-1 complex is a circular heterotrimeric complex composed of Rad9-Hus1-Rad1. In response to DNA damage, the 9-1-1 complex will be loaded onto the DNA damage site by clamp loader Rad24-RFC to activate the cell cycle checkpoint. The C-terminal of Ddc1/Rad9 is critical for checkpoint activation. However, there is little structural information about the intact 9-1-1 complex and the interaction with Rad24-RFC. Here, we determined the structure of the intact 9-1-1 complex in S. cerevisiae by cryo-Electron Microscopy (cryo-EM) and identified the Ddc1 C-tail module for the first time. We found that the C-terminal of Ddc1 has structural flexibility and it plays a critical role for Mec1/Ddc2 activation in G1/G2 phase. At the same time, we got a glimpse of the structure of Rad24-RFC and captured the interaction between the 9-1-1 complex and Rad24-RFC. The structural information greatly helped us to understand the process of clamp-loading.
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- Wei Liu
- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China.
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Zhai Q, Li C. The plant Mediator complex and its role in jasmonate signaling. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:3415-3424. [PMID: 31089685 PMCID: PMC6609880 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The Mediator complex is an essential, multisubunit transcriptional coactivator that is highly conserved in eukaryotes. Mediator interacts with gene-specific transcription factors, the RNA polymerase II transcriptional machinery, as well as several other factors involved in transcription, and acts as an integral hub to regulate various aspects of transcription. Recent studies of the plant Mediator complex have established that it functions in diverse aspects of plant development and fitness. Jasmonate (JA) is an oxylipin-derived plant hormone that regulates plant immunity and development. The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor MYC2, which is a master regulator of JA signaling, orchestrates genome-wide transcriptional reprogramming of plant cells to coordinate defense- and growth-related processes. Here, we review the function of the plant Mediator complex in regulating JA signaling. We focus on the multifunctional Mediator subunit MED25, which emerges as an integrative hub for the transcriptional regulation of jasmonate signaling.
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- Qingzhe Zhai
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Trnka MJ, Pellarin R, Robinson PJ. Role of integrative structural biology in understanding transcriptional initiation. Methods 2019; 159-160:4-22. [PMID: 30890443 PMCID: PMC6617507 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2019.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Integrative structural biology combines data from multiple experimental techniques to generate complete structural models for the biological system of interest. Most commonly cross-linking data sets are employed alongside electron microscopy maps, crystallographic structures, and other data by computational methods that integrate all known information and produce structural models at a level of resolution that is appropriate to the input data. The precision of these modelled solutions is limited by the sparseness of cross-links observed, the length of the cross-linking reagent, the ambiguity arisen from the presence of multiple copies of the same protein, and structural and compositional heterogeneity. In recent years integrative structural biology approaches have been successfully applied to a range of RNA polymerase II complexes. Here we will provide a general background to integrative structural biology, a description of how it should be practically implemented and how it has furthered our understanding of the biology of large transcriptional assemblies. Finally, in the context of recent breakthroughs in microscope and direct electron detector technology, where increasingly EM is capable of resolving structural features directly without the aid of other structural techniques, we will discuss the future role of integrative structural techniques.
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- Michael J Trnka
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Institut Pasteur, Structural Bioinformatics Unit, Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry, CNRS UMR 3528, C3BI USR 3756 CNRS & IP, Paris, France
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Birkbeck University of London, Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, London, United Kingdom.
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Twenty years of Mediator complex structural studies. Biochem Soc Trans 2019; 47:399-410. [PMID: 30733343 PMCID: PMC6393861 DOI: 10.1042/bst20180608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Mediator is a large multiprotein complex conserved in all eukaryotes that plays an essential role in transcriptional regulation. Mediator comprises 25 subunits in yeast and 30 subunits in humans that form three main modules and a separable four-subunit kinase module. For nearly 20 years, because of its size and complexity, Mediator has posed a formidable challenge to structural biologists. The first two-dimensional electron microscopy (EM) projection map of Mediator leading to the canonical view of its division in three topological modules named Head, Middle and Tail, was published in 1999. Within the last few years, optimization of Mediator purification combined with technical and methodological advances in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) have revealed unprecedented details of Mediator subunit organization, interactions with RNA polymerase II and parts of its core structure at high resolution. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the first Mediator EM reconstruction, we look back on the structural studies of Mediator complex from a historical perspective and discuss them in the light of our current understanding of its role in transcriptional regulation.
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Sierecki E. The Mediator complex and the role of protein-protein interactions in the gene regulation machinery. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2018; 99:20-30. [PMID: 30278226 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2018.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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At the core of gene regulation, a complex network of dynamic interactions between proteins, DNA and RNA has to be integrated in order to generate a binary biological output. Large protein complexes, called adaptors, transfer information from the transcription factors to the transcription machinery [1,2]. Here we focus on Mediator, one of the largest adaptor proteins in humans [3]. Assembled from 30 different subunits, this system provides extraordinary illustrations for the various roles played by protein-protein interactions. Recruitment of new subunits during evolution is an adaptive mechanism to the growing complexity of the organism. Integration of information happens at multiple scales, with allosteric effects at the level of individual subunits resulting in large conformational changes. Mediator is also rich in disordered regions that increase the potential for interactions by presenting a malleable surface to its environment. Potentially, 3000 transcription factors can interact with Mediator and so understanding the molecular mechanisms that support the processing of this overload of information is one of the great challenges in molecular biology.
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- Emma Sierecki
- EMBL Australia Node in Single Molecule Science, and School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medecine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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Putlyaev EV, Ibragimov AN, Lebedeva LA, Georgiev PG, Shidlovskii YV. Structure and Functions of the Mediator Complex. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2018; 83:423-436. [PMID: 29626929 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297918040132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Mediator is a key factor in the regulation of expression of RNA polymerase II-transcribed genes. Recent studies have shown that Mediator acts as a coordinator of transcription activation and participates in maintaining chromatin architecture in the cell nucleus. In this review, we present current concepts on the structure and functions of Mediator.
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- E V Putlyaev
- Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334, Russia.
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Babokhov M, Mosaheb MM, Baker RW, Fuchs SM. Repeat-Specific Functions for the C-Terminal Domain of RNA Polymerase II in Budding Yeast. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2018; 8:1593-1601. [PMID: 29523636 PMCID: PMC5940151 DOI: 10.1534/g3.118.200086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The C-terminal domain (CTD) of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) is required to regulate transcription and to integrate it with other essential cellular processes. In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the CTD of Rpb1p consists of 26 conserved heptad repeats that are post-translationally modified to orchestrate protein factor binding at different stages of the transcription cycle. A long-standing question in the study of the CTD is if there are any functional differences between the 26 repeats. In this study, we present evidence that repeats of identical sequence have different functions based on their position within the CTD. We assembled plasmids expressing Rpb1p with serine to alanine substitutions in three defined regions of the CTD and measured a range of phenotypes for yeast expressing these constructs. Mutations in the beginning and middle regions of the CTD had drastic, and region-specific effects, while mutating the distal region had no observable phenotype. Further mutational analysis determined that Ser5 within the first region of repeats was solely responsible for the observed growth differences and sequencing fast-growing suppressors allowed us to further define the functional regions of the CTD. This mutational analysis is consistent with current structural models for how the RNAPII holoenzyme and the CTD specifically would reside in complex with Mediator and establishes a foundation for studying regioselective binding along the repetitive RNAPII CTD.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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Salinero AC, Knoll ER, Zhu ZI, Landsman D, Curcio MJ, Morse RH. The Mediator co-activator complex regulates Ty1 retromobility by controlling the balance between Ty1i and Ty1 promoters. PLoS Genet 2018; 14:e1007232. [PMID: 29462141 PMCID: PMC5834202 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The Ty1 retrotransposons present in the genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae belong to the large class of mobile genetic elements that replicate via an RNA intermediary and constitute a significant portion of most eukaryotic genomes. The retromobility of Ty1 is regulated by numerous host factors, including several subunits of the Mediator transcriptional co-activator complex. In spite of its known function in the nucleus, previous studies have implicated Mediator in the regulation of post-translational steps in Ty1 retromobility. To resolve this paradox, we systematically examined the effects of deleting non-essential Mediator subunits on the frequency of Ty1 retromobility and levels of retromobility intermediates. Our findings reveal that loss of distinct Mediator subunits alters Ty1 retromobility positively or negatively over a >10,000-fold range by regulating the ratio of an internal transcript, Ty1i, to the genomic Ty1 transcript. Ty1i RNA encodes a dominant negative inhibitor of Ty1 retromobility that blocks virus-like particle maturation and cDNA synthesis. These results resolve the conundrum of Mediator exerting sweeping control of Ty1 retromobility with only minor effects on the levels of Ty1 genomic RNA and the capsid protein, Gag. Since the majority of characterized intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of Ty1 retromobility do not appear to effect genomic Ty1 RNA levels, Mediator could play a central role in integrating signals that influence Ty1i expression to modulate retromobility. Retrotransposons are mobile genetic elements that copy their RNA genomes into DNA and insert the DNA copies into the host genome. These elements contribute to genome instability, control of host gene expression and adaptation to changing environments. Retrotransposons depend on numerous host factors for their own propagation and control. The retrovirus-like retrotransposon, Ty1, in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been an invaluable model for retrotransposon research, and hundreds of host factors that regulate Ty1 retrotransposition have been identified. Non-essential subunits of the Mediator transcriptional co-activator complex have been identified as one set of host factors implicated in Ty1 regulation. Here, we report a systematic investigation of the effects of loss of these non-essential subunits of Mediator on Ty1 retrotransposition. Our findings reveal a heretofore unknown mechanism by which Mediator influences the balance between transcription from two promoters in Ty1 to modulate expression of an autoinhibitory transcript known as Ty1i RNA. Our results provide new insights into host control of retrotransposon activity via promoter choice and elucidate a novel mechanism by which the Mediator co-activator governs this choice.
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- Alicia C. Salinero
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany School of Public Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany School of Public Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
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- Computational Biology Branch, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Computational Biology Branch, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany School of Public Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
- * E-mail: (MJC); (RHM)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany School of Public Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America
- * E-mail: (MJC); (RHM)
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Alterations in the regulation of gene expression are frequently associated with developmental diseases or cancer. Transcription activation is a key phenomenon in the regulation of gene expression. In all eukaryotes, mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription (Mediator), a large complex with modular organization, is generally required for transcription by RNA polymerase II, and it regulates various steps of this process. The main function of Mediator is to transduce signals from the transcription activators bound to enhancer regions to the transcription machinery, which is assembled at promoters as the preinitiation complex (PIC) to control transcription initiation. Recent functional studies of Mediator with the use of structural biology approaches and functional genomics have revealed new insights into Mediator activity and its regulation during transcription initiation, including how Mediator is recruited to transcription regulatory regions and how it interacts and cooperates with PIC components to assist in PIC assembly. Novel roles of Mediator in the control of gene expression have also been revealed by showing its connection to the nuclear pore and linking Mediator to the regulation of gene positioning in the nuclear space. Clear links between Mediator subunits and disease have also encouraged studies to explore targeting of this complex as a potential therapeutic approach in cancer and fungal infections.
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- Julie Soutourina
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institute of Life Sciences Frédéric Joliot, Commissariat à l'énergie Atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University Paris Sud, University Paris Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Jeronimo C, Robert F. The Mediator Complex: At the Nexus of RNA Polymerase II Transcription. Trends Cell Biol 2017; 27:765-783. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Batlle C, de Groot NS, Iglesias V, Navarro S, Ventura S. Characterization of Soft Amyloid Cores in Human Prion-Like Proteins. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12134. [PMID: 28935930 PMCID: PMC5608858 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09714-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Prion-like behaviour is attracting much attention due to the growing evidences that amyloid-like self-assembly may reach beyond neurodegeneration and be a conserved functional mechanism. The best characterized functional prions correspond to a subset of yeast proteins involved in translation or transcription. Their conformational promiscuity is encoded in Prion Forming Domains (PFDs), usually long and intrinsically disordered protein segments of low complexity. The compositional bias of these regions seems to be important for the transition between soluble and amyloid-like states. We have proposed that the presence of cryptic soft amyloid cores embedded in yeast PFDs can also be important for their assembly and demonstrated their existence and self-propagating abilities. Here, we used an orthogonal approach in the search of human domains that share yeast PFDs compositional bias and exhibit a predicted nucleating core, identifying 535 prion-like candidates. We selected seven proteins involved in transcriptional or translational regulation and associated to disease to characterize the properties of their amyloid cores. All of them self-assemble spontaneously into amyloid-like structures able to propagate their polymeric state. This provides support for the presence of short sequences able to trigger conformational conversion in prion-like human proteins, potentially regulating their functionality.
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- Cristina Batlle
- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
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- Bioinformatics and Genomics Programme, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain.
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In eukaryotes, RNA polymerase II (pol II) transcribes all protein-coding genes and many noncoding RNAs. Whereas many factors contribute to the regulation of pol II activity, the Mediator complex is required for expression of most, if not all, pol II transcripts. Structural characterization of Mediator is challenging due to its large size (∼20 subunits in yeast and 26 subunits in humans) and conformational flexibility. However, recent studies have revealed structural details at higher resolution. Here, we summarize recent findings and place in context with previous results, highlighting regions within Mediator that are important for regulating its structure and function.
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- Thomas M Harper
- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303
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Eychenne T, Werner M, Soutourina J. Toward understanding of the mechanisms of Mediator function in vivo: Focus on the preinitiation complex assembly. Transcription 2017; 8:328-342. [PMID: 28841352 DOI: 10.1080/21541264.2017.1329000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Mediator is a multisubunit complex conserved in eukaryotes that plays an essential coregulator role in RNA polymerase (Pol) II transcription. Despite intensive studies of the Mediator complex, the molecular mechanisms of its function in vivo remain to be fully defined. In this review, we will discuss the different aspects of Mediator function starting with its interactions with specific transcription factors, its recruitment to chromatin and how, as a coregulator, it contributes to the assembly of transcription machinery components within the preinitiation complex (PIC) in vivo and beyond the PIC formation.
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- Thomas Eychenne
- a Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institute of Life Sciences Frédéric Joliot, CEA, CNRS , Univ. Paris Sud, University Paris Saclay , Gif-sur-Yvette , France.,b Institut Pasteur, (Epi)genomics of Animal Development Unit , Development and Stem Cell Biology Department, CNRS UMR3778 , Paris , France
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- a Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institute of Life Sciences Frédéric Joliot, CEA, CNRS , Univ. Paris Sud, University Paris Saclay , Gif-sur-Yvette , France
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- a Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institute of Life Sciences Frédéric Joliot, CEA, CNRS , Univ. Paris Sud, University Paris Saclay , Gif-sur-Yvette , France
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Malik N, Agarwal P, Tyagi A. Emerging functions of multi-protein complex Mediator with special emphasis on plants. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 52:475-502. [DOI: 10.1080/10409238.2017.1325830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Naveen Malik
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi, India
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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Nozawa K, Schneider TR, Cramer P. Core Mediator structure at 3.4 Å extends model of transcription initiation complex. Nature 2017; 545:248-251. [PMID: 28467824 DOI: 10.1038/nature22328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Mediator is a multiprotein co-activator that binds the transcription pre-initiation complex (PIC) and regulates RNA polymerase (Pol) II. The Mediator head and middle modules form the essential core Mediator (cMed), whereas the tail and kinase modules play regulatory roles. The architecture of Mediator and its position on the PIC are known, but atomic details are limited to Mediator subcomplexes. Here we report the crystal structure of the 15-subunit cMed from Schizosaccharomyces pombe at 3.4 Å resolution. The structure shows an unaltered head module, and reveals the intricate middle module, which we show is globally required for transcription. Sites of known Mediator mutations cluster at the interface between the head and middle modules, and in terminal regions of the head subunits Med6 (ref. 16) and Med17 (ref. 17) that tether the middle module. The structure led to a model for Saccharomyces cerevisiae cMed that could be combined with the 3.6 Å cryo-electron microscopy structure of the core PIC (cPIC). The resulting atomic model of the cPIC-cMed complex informs on interactions of the submodules forming the middle module, called beam, knob, plank, connector, and hook. The hook is flexibly linked to Mediator by a conserved hinge and contacts the transcription initiation factor IIH (TFIIH) kinase that phosphorylates the carboxy (C)-terminal domain (CTD) of Pol II and was recently positioned on the PIC. The hook also contains residues that crosslink to the CTD and reside in a previously described cradle. These results provide a framework for understanding Mediator function, including its role in stimulating CTD phosphorylation by TFIIH.
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- Kayo Nozawa
- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Hamburg Outstation c/o Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestrasse 85, D-22603 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Hantsche M, Cramer P. Conserved RNA polymerase II initiation complex structure. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2017; 47:17-22. [PMID: 28437704 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2017.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Recent cryo-electron microscopic studies have arrived at atomic models of the core transcription initiation complex comprising RNA polymerase (Pol) II and the basal transcription factors TBP, TFIIA, TFIIB, TFIIE, and TFIIF. A detailed comparison of two independently derived yeast and human core initiation complex structures reveals that they are virtually identical, demonstrating the conservation of the basic transcription machinery amongst eukaryotes. The additional factors TFIID, TFIIH, and Mediator have been located on the periphery of the core initiation complex, providing the topology of the entire initiation assembly, which comprises approximately 70 polypeptides with a molecular weight of ∼4 Megadalton.
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- Merle Hantsche
- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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Tsai KL, Yu X, Gopalan S, Chao TC, Zhang Y, Florens L, Washburn MP, Murakami K, Conaway RC, Conaway JW, Asturias FJ. Mediator structure and rearrangements required for holoenzyme formation. Nature 2017; 544:196-201. [PMID: 28241144 DOI: 10.1038/nature21393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The conserved Mediator co-activator complex has an essential role in the regulation of RNA polymerase II transcription in all eukaryotes. Understanding the structure and interactions of Mediator is crucial for determining how the complex influences transcription initiation and conveys regulatory information to the basal transcription machinery. Here we present a 4.4 Å resolution cryo-electron microscopy map of Schizosaccharomyces pombe Mediator in which conserved Mediator subunits are individually resolved. The essential Med14 subunit works as a central backbone that connects the Mediator head, middle and tail modules. Comparison with a 7.8 Å resolution cryo-electron microscopy map of a Mediator-RNA polymerase II holoenzyme reveals that changes in the structure of Med14 facilitate a large-scale Mediator rearrangement that is essential for holoenzyme formation. Our study suggests that access to different conformations and crosstalk between structural elements are essential for the Mediator regulation mechanism, and could explain the capacity of the complex to integrate multiple regulatory signals.
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- Kuang-Lei Tsai
- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla California, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla California, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City Kansas, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.,Department of Biochemistry &Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.,Department of Biochemistry &Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla California, USA
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Hantsche M, Cramer P. Strukturelle Grundlage der Transkription: 10 Jahre nach dem Chemie-Nobelpreis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201608066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Merle Hantsche
- Abteilung für Molekularbiologie; Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie; Am Fassberg 11 37077 Göttingen Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Molekularbiologie; Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie; Am Fassberg 11 37077 Göttingen Deutschland
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Mittal P, Wang X, Rajkovic A. The Role of Mediator Complex Subunit 12 in Leiomyoma Biology. CURRENT GENETIC MEDICINE REPORTS 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s40142-016-0106-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hantsche M, Cramer P. The Structural Basis of Transcription: 10 Years After the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:15972-15981. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201608066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Merle Hantsche
- Abteilung für Molekularbiologie; Max Planck Institut für biophysikalische Chemie; Am Fassberg 11 37077 Göttingen Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekularbiologie; Max Planck Institut für biophysikalische Chemie; Am Fassberg 11 37077 Göttingen Germany
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Sato S, Tomomori-Sato C, Tsai KL, Yu X, Sardiu M, Saraf A, Washburn MP, Florens L, Asturias FJ, Conaway RC, Conaway JW. Role for the MED21-MED7 Hinge in Assembly of the Mediator-RNA Polymerase II Holoenzyme. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:26886-26898. [PMID: 27821593 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.756098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Revised: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mediator plays an integral role in activation of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) transcription. A key step in activation is binding of Mediator to Pol II to form the Mediator-Pol II holoenzyme. Here, we exploit a combination of biochemistry and macromolecular EM to investigate holoenzyme assembly. We identify a subset of human Mediator head module subunits that bind Pol II independent of other subunits and thus probably contribute to a major Pol II binding site. In addition, we show that binding of human Mediator to Pol II depends on the integrity of a conserved "hinge" in the middle module MED21-MED7 heterodimer. Point mutations in the hinge region leave core Mediator intact but lead to increased disorder of the middle module and markedly reduced affinity for Pol II. These findings highlight the importance of Mediator conformation for holoenzyme assembly.
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- Shigeo Sato
- From the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri 64110
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- the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and
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- the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and
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- From the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri 64110
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- From the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri 64110
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- From the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri 64110.,the Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and
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- From the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri 64110
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- the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and
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- From the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri 64110.,Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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- From the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, .,Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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Robinson PJ, Trnka MJ, Bushnell DA, Davis RE, Mattei PJ, Burlingame AL, Kornberg RD. Structure of a Complete Mediator-RNA Polymerase II Pre-Initiation Complex. Cell 2016; 166:1411-1422.e16. [PMID: 27610567 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.08.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A complete, 52-protein, 2.5 million dalton, Mediator-RNA polymerase II pre-initiation complex (Med-PIC) was assembled and analyzed by cryo-electron microscopy and by chemical cross-linking and mass spectrometry. The resulting complete Med-PIC structure reveals two components of functional significance, absent from previous structures, a protein kinase complex and the Mediator-activator interaction region. It thereby shows how the kinase and its target, the C-terminal domain of the polymerase, control Med-PIC interaction and transcription.
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- Philip J Robinson
- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Regulation of metabolism by the Mediator complex. BIOPHYSICS REPORTS 2016; 2:69-77. [PMID: 28018965 PMCID: PMC5138257 DOI: 10.1007/s41048-016-0031-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The Mediator complex was originally discovered in yeast, but it is conserved in all eukaryotes. Its best-known function is to regulate RNA polymerase II-dependent gene transcription. Although the mechanisms by which the Mediator complex regulates transcription are often complicated by the context-dependent regulation, this transcription cofactor complex plays a pivotal role in numerous biological pathways. Biochemical, molecular, and physiological studies using cancer cell lines or model organisms have established the current paradigm of the Mediator functions. However, the physiological roles of the mammalian Mediator complex remain poorly defined, but have attracted a great interest in recent years. In this short review, we will summarize some of the reported functions of selective Mediator subunits in the regulation of metabolism. These intriguing findings suggest that the Mediator complex may be an important player in nutrient sensing and energy balance in mammals.
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Grünberg S, Henikoff S, Hahn S, Zentner GE. Mediator binding to UASs is broadly uncoupled from transcription and cooperative with TFIID recruitment to promoters. EMBO J 2016; 35:2435-2446. [PMID: 27797823 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201695020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Mediator is a conserved, essential transcriptional coactivator complex, but its in vivo functions have remained unclear due to conflicting data regarding its genome-wide binding pattern obtained by genome-wide ChIP Here, we used ChEC-seq, a method orthogonal to ChIP, to generate a high-resolution map of Mediator binding to the yeast genome. We find that Mediator associates with upstream activating sequences (UASs) rather than the core promoter or gene body under all conditions tested. Mediator occupancy is surprisingly correlated with transcription levels at only a small fraction of genes. Using the same approach to map TFIID, we find that TFIID is associated with both TFIID- and SAGA-dependent genes and that TFIID and Mediator occupancy is cooperative. Our results clarify Mediator recruitment and binding to the genome, showing that Mediator binding to UASs is widespread, partially uncoupled from transcription, and mediated in part by TFIID.
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- Sebastian Grünberg
- Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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Jeronimo C, Langelier MF, Bataille AR, Pascal JM, Pugh BF, Robert F. Tail and Kinase Modules Differently Regulate Core Mediator Recruitment and Function In Vivo. Mol Cell 2016; 64:455-466. [PMID: 27773677 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Revised: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Mediator is a highly conserved transcriptional coactivator organized into four modules, namely Tail, Middle, Head, and Kinase (CKM). Previous work suggests regulatory roles for Tail and CKM, but an integrated model for these activities is lacking. Here, we analyzed the genome-wide distribution of Mediator subunits in wild-type and mutant yeast cells in which RNA polymerase II promoter escape is blocked, allowing detection of transient Mediator forms. We found that although all modules are recruited to upstream activated regions (UAS), assembly of Mediator within the pre-initiation complex is accompanied by the release of CKM. Interestingly, our data show that CKM regulates Mediator-UAS interaction rather than Mediator-promoter association. In addition, although Tail is required for Mediator recruitment to UAS, Tailless Mediator nevertheless interacts with core promoters. Collectively, our data suggest that the essential function of Mediator is mediated by Head and Middle at core promoters, while Tail and CKM play regulatory roles.
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- Célia Jeronimo
- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, 110 Avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada
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- Département de Biochimie et Médecine Moléculaire, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, 456A North Frear Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Département de Biochimie et Médecine Moléculaire, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, 456A North Frear Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, 110 Avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; Département de Médecine, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada.
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Eychenne T, Novikova E, Barrault MB, Alibert O, Boschiero C, Peixeiro N, Cornu D, Redeker V, Kuras L, Nicolas P, Werner M, Soutourina J. Functional interplay between Mediator and TFIIB in preinitiation complex assembly in relation to promoter architecture. Genes Dev 2016; 30:2119-2132. [PMID: 27688401 PMCID: PMC5066617 DOI: 10.1101/gad.285775.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mediator is a large coregulator complex conserved from yeast to humans and involved in many human diseases, including cancers. Together with general transcription factors, it stimulates preinitiation complex (PIC) formation and activates RNA polymerase II (Pol II) transcription. In this study, we analyzed how Mediator acts in PIC assembly using in vivo, in vitro, and in silico approaches. We revealed an essential function of the Mediator middle module exerted through its Med10 subunit, implicating a key interaction between Mediator and TFIIB. We showed that this Mediator-TFIIB link has a global role on PIC assembly genome-wide. Moreover, the amplitude of Mediator's effect on PIC formation is gene-dependent and is related to the promoter architecture in terms of TATA elements, nucleosome occupancy, and dynamics. This study thus provides mechanistic insights into the coordinated function of Mediator and TFIIB in PIC assembly in different chromatin contexts.
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- Thomas Eychenne
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.,Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay (IBITECS), CEA, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.,Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay (IBITECS), CEA, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.,Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay (IBITECS), CEA, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d'Exploration Fonctionnelle des Génomes (LEFG), Institut de Radiobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire (IRCM), CEA, Genopole G2, F-91057 Evry Cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.,Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay (IBITECS), CEA, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.,Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay (IBITECS), CEA, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Service d'Identification et de Caractérisation des Protéines par Spectrométrie de Masse (SICaPS), CNRS, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Service d'Identification et de Caractérisation des Protéines par Spectrométrie de Masse (SICaPS), CNRS, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.,Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience (Neuro-PSI), CNRS, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Mathematiques et Informatique Appliquées du Génome à l'Environnement (MaIAGE), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.,Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay (IBITECS), CEA, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.,Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay (IBITECS), CEA, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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Evidence for Multiple Mediator Complexes in Yeast Independently Recruited by Activated Heat Shock Factor. Mol Cell Biol 2016; 36:1943-60. [PMID: 27185874 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00005-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mediator is an evolutionarily conserved coactivator complex essential for RNA polymerase II transcription. Although it has been generally assumed that in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Mediator is a stable trimodular complex, its structural state in vivo remains unclear. Using the "anchor away" (AA) technique to conditionally deplete select subunits within Mediator and its reversibly associated Cdk8 kinase module (CKM), we provide evidence that Mediator's tail module is highly dynamic and that a subcomplex consisting of Med2, Med3, and Med15 can be independently recruited to the regulatory regions of heat shock factor 1 (Hsf1)-activated genes. Fluorescence microscopy of a scaffold subunit (Med14)-anchored strain confirmed parallel cytoplasmic sequestration of core subunits located outside the tail triad. In addition, and contrary to current models, we provide evidence that Hsf1 can recruit the CKM independently of core Mediator and that core Mediator has a role in regulating postinitiation events. Collectively, our results suggest that yeast Mediator is not monolithic but potentially has a dynamic complexity heretofore unappreciated. Multiple species, including CKM-Mediator, the 21-subunit core complex, the Med2-Med3-Med15 tail triad, and the four-subunit CKM, can be independently recruited by activated Hsf1 to its target genes in AA strains.
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Eukaryotic Transcription Regulation: Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Commentary on Mediator Architecture and RNA Polymerase II Function by Plaschka et al. J Mol Biol 2016; 428:2575-2580. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Kim NH, Livi CB, Yew PR, Boyer TG. Mediator subunit Med12 contributes to the maintenance of neural stem cell identity. BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2016; 16:17. [PMID: 27188461 PMCID: PMC4869265 DOI: 10.1186/s12861-016-0114-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The RNA polymerase II transcriptional Mediator subunit Med12 is broadly implicated in vertebrate brain development, and genetic variation in human MED12 is associated with X-linked intellectual disability and neuropsychiatric disorders. Although prior studies have begun to elaborate the functional contribution of Med12 within key neurodevelopmental pathways, a more complete description of Med12 function in the developing nervous system, including the specific biological networks and cellular processes under its regulatory influence, remains to be established. Herein, we sought to clarify the global contribution of Med12 to neural stem cell (NSC) biology through unbiased transcriptome profiling of mouse embryonic stem (ES) cell-derived NSCs following RNAi-mediated Med12 depletion. RESULTS A total of 240 genes (177 up, 73 down) were differentially expressed in Med12-knockdown versus control mouse NS-5 (mNS-5) NSCs. Gene set enrichment analysis revealed Med12 to be prominently linked with "cell-to-cell interaction" and "cell cycle" networks, and subsequent functional studies confirmed these associations. Targeted depletion of Med12 led to enhanced NSC adhesion and upregulation of cell adhesion genes, including Syndecan 2 (Sdc2). Concomitant depletion of both Sdc2 and Med12 reversed enhanced cell adhesion triggered by Med12 knockdown alone, confirming that Med12 negatively regulates NSC cell adhesion by suppressing the expression of cell adhesion molecules. Med12-mediated suppression of NSC adhesion is a dynamically regulated process in vitro, enforced in self-renewing NSCs and alleviated during the course of neuronal differentiation. Accordingly, Med12 depletion enhanced adhesion and prolonged survival of mNS-5 NSCs induced to differentiate on gelatin, effects that were bypassed completely by growth on laminin. On the other hand, Med12 depletion in mNS-5 NSCs led to reduced expression of G1/S phase cell cycle regulators and a concordant G1/S phase cell cycle block without evidence of apoptosis, resulting in a severe proliferation defect. CONCLUSIONS Med12 contributes to the maintenance of NSC identity through a functionally bipartite role in suppression and activation of gene expression programs dedicated to cell adhesion and G1/S phase cell cycle progression, respectively. Med12 may thus contribute to the regulatory apparatus that controls the balance between NSC self-renewal and differentiation, with important implications for MED12-linked neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Nam Hee Kim
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229-3900, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229-3900, USA
- Agilent Technologies, Portland, OR, 97224-7154, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229-3900, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229-3900, USA.
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Plaschka C, Nozawa K, Cramer P. Mediator Architecture and RNA Polymerase II Interaction. J Mol Biol 2016; 428:2569-2574. [PMID: 26851380 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2016.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Revised: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Integrated structural biology recently elucidated the architecture of Mediator and its position on RNA polymerase II. Here we summarize these achievements and list open questions on Mediator structure and mechanism.
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- Clemens Plaschka
- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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Nagulapalli M, Maji S, Dwivedi N, Dahiya P, Thakur JK. Evolution of disorder in Mediator complex and its functional relevance. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 44:1591-612. [PMID: 26590257 PMCID: PMC4770211 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv1135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Mediator, an important component of eukaryotic transcriptional machinery, is a huge multisubunit complex. Though the complex is known to be conserved across all the eukaryotic kingdoms, the evolutionary topology of its subunits has never been studied. In this study, we profiled disorder in the Mediator subunits of 146 eukaryotes belonging to three kingdoms viz., metazoans, plants and fungi, and attempted to find correlation between the evolution of Mediator complex and its disorder. Our analysis suggests that disorder in Mediator complex have played a crucial role in the evolutionary diversification of complexity of eukaryotic organisms. Conserved intrinsic disordered regions (IDRs) were identified in only six subunits in the three kingdoms whereas unique patterns of IDRs were identified in other Mediator subunits. Acquisition of novel molecular recognition features (MoRFs) through evolution of new subunits or through elongation of the existing subunits was evident in metazoans and plants. A new concept of ‘junction-MoRF’ has been introduced. Evolutionary link between CBP and Med15 has been provided which explain the evolution of extended-IDR in CBP from Med15 KIX-IDR junction-MoRF suggesting role of junction-MoRF in evolution and modulation of protein–protein interaction repertoire. This study can be informative and helpful in understanding the conserved and flexible nature of Mediator complex across eukaryotic kingdoms.
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- Malini Nagulapalli
- Plant Mediator Lab, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Plant Mediator Lab, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Plant Mediator Lab, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Plant Mediator Lab, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Plant Mediator Lab, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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Robinson PJ, Trnka MJ, Pellarin R, Greenberg CH, Bushnell DA, Davis R, Burlingame AL, Sali A, Kornberg RD. Molecular architecture of the yeast Mediator complex. eLife 2015; 4. [PMID: 26402457 PMCID: PMC4631838 DOI: 10.7554/elife.08719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The 21-subunit Mediator complex transduces regulatory information from enhancers to promoters, and performs an essential role in the initiation of transcription in all eukaryotes. Structural information on two-thirds of the complex has been limited to coarse subunit mapping onto 2-D images from electron micrographs. We have performed chemical cross-linking and mass spectrometry, and combined the results with information from X-ray crystallography, homology modeling, and cryo-electron microscopy by an integrative modeling approach to determine a 3-D model of the entire Mediator complex. The approach is validated by the use of X-ray crystal structures as internal controls and by consistency with previous results from electron microscopy and yeast two-hybrid screens. The model shows the locations and orientations of all Mediator subunits, as well as subunit interfaces and some secondary structural elements. Segments of 20–40 amino acid residues are placed with an average precision of 20 Å. The model reveals roles of individual subunits in the organization of the complex. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.08719.001 Inside a cell, proteins are made from instructions encoded by DNA. To produce a particular protein, a section of DNA within a gene is copied into a molecule of messenger ribonucleic acid (or mRNA). This process is called transcription and is carried out by an enzyme known as RNA polymerase. Transcription begins in a region of DNA called a promoter, which is found at the start of the gene. RNA polymerase is brought to the DNA by many proteins, including the so-called Mediator complex. Mediator receives signals from within the cell and from the environment, processes the information, and instructs RNA polymerase whether to transcribe the gene or not. Mediator performs this important role in all organisms from yeast to humans, but it is not clear how it works. A crucial step towards the solution of this problem is to understand the three-dimensional structure of the complex. Previous research using a technique called ‘electron microscopy’ showed that Mediator is composed of three modules, referred to as Head, Middle and Tail. The images from electron microscopy were not sufficiently detailed to reveal the organization of the proteins within these modules. An open-source Integrative Modeling Platform (IMP for short) was recently developed to arrive at structural models of large protein complexes from a combination of experimental data and computer models. Now, Robinson, Trnka, Pellarin et al. have used this platform to study the Mediator complex. First, Robinson, Trnka, Pellarin et al. collected experimental data on the structure of the Mediator complex using two approaches called ‘chemical cross-linking’ and ‘mass spectrometry’. This data was combined with biochemical and structural information from previous studies to generate a three-dimensional model of the structure of the entire Mediator using IMP. The model is detailed enough to show the location and orientation of all the proteins in the complex. For example, a protein called Med17 connects the Head and Middle modules, while another subunit—known as Med14—spans the entire complex and makes extensive contacts with other proteins in all three modules. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.08719.002
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- Philip J Robinson
- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States.,Structural Bioinformatics Unit, Paris, France
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, United States
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Eyboulet F, Wydau-Dematteis S, Eychenne T, Alibert O, Neil H, Boschiero C, Nevers MC, Volland H, Cornu D, Redeker V, Werner M, Soutourina J. Mediator independently orchestrates multiple steps of preinitiation complex assembly in vivo. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:9214-31. [PMID: 26240385 PMCID: PMC4627066 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 07/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Mediator is a large multiprotein complex conserved in all eukaryotes, which has a crucial coregulator function in transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II). However, the molecular mechanisms of its action in vivo remain to be understood. Med17 is an essential and central component of the Mediator head module. In this work, we utilised our large collection of conditional temperature-sensitive med17 mutants to investigate Mediator's role in coordinating preinitiation complex (PIC) formation in vivo at the genome level after a transfer to a non-permissive temperature for 45 minutes. The effect of a yeast mutation proposed to be equivalent to the human Med17-L371P responsible for infantile cerebral atrophy was also analyzed. The ChIP-seq results demonstrate that med17 mutations differentially affected the global presence of several PIC components including Mediator, TBP, TFIIH modules and Pol II. Our data show that Mediator stabilizes TFIIK kinase and TFIIH core modules independently, suggesting that the recruitment or the stability of TFIIH modules is regulated independently on yeast genome. We demonstrate that Mediator selectively contributes to TBP recruitment or stabilization to chromatin. This study provides an extensive genome-wide view of Mediator's role in PIC formation, suggesting that Mediator coordinates multiple steps of a PIC assembly pathway.
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- Fanny Eyboulet
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay (iBiTec-S), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay (iBiTec-S), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay (iBiTec-S), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay (iBiTec-S), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay (iBiTec-S), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- CEA, iBiTec-S, Service de Pharmacologie et d'Immunoanalyse, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette cedex, France
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- CEA, iBiTec-S, Service de Pharmacologie et d'Immunoanalyse, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette cedex, France
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- CNRS, Centre de Recherche de Gif, SICaPS, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- CNRS, Centre de Recherche de Gif, SICaPS, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay (iBiTec-S), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay (iBiTec-S), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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Clark AD, Oldenbroek M, Boyer TG. Mediator kinase module and human tumorigenesis. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2015; 50:393-426. [PMID: 26182352 DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2015.1064854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Mediator is a conserved multi-subunit signal processor through which regulatory informatiosn conveyed by gene-specific transcription factors is transduced to RNA Polymerase II (Pol II). In humans, MED13, MED12, CDK8 and Cyclin C (CycC) comprise a four-subunit "kinase" module that exists in variable association with a 26-subunit Mediator core. Genetic and biochemical studies have established the Mediator kinase module as a major ingress of developmental and oncogenic signaling through Mediator, and much of its function in signal-dependent gene regulation derives from its resident CDK8 kinase activity. For example, CDK8-targeted substrate phosphorylation impacts transcription factor half-life, Pol II activity and chromatin chemistry and functional status. Recent structural and biochemical studies have revealed a precise network of physical and functional subunit interactions required for proper kinase module activity. Accordingly, pathologic change in this activity through altered expression or mutation of constituent kinase module subunits can have profound consequences for altered signaling and tumor formation. Herein, we review the structural organization, biological function and oncogenic potential of the Mediator kinase module. We focus principally on tumor-associated alterations in kinase module subunits for which mechanistic relationships as opposed to strictly correlative associations are established. These considerations point to an emerging picture of the Mediator kinase module as an oncogenic unit, one in which pathogenic activation/deactivation through component change drives tumor formation through perturbation of signal-dependent gene regulation. It follows that therapeutic strategies to combat CDK8-driven tumors will involve targeted modulation of CDK8 activity or pharmacologic manipulation of dysregulated CDK8-dependent signaling pathways.
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- Alison D Clark
- a Department of Molecular Medicine , Institute of Biotechnology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , San Antonio , TX , USA
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- a Department of Molecular Medicine , Institute of Biotechnology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , San Antonio , TX , USA
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- a Department of Molecular Medicine , Institute of Biotechnology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , San Antonio , TX , USA
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Zhu X, Chen L, Carlsten JOP, Liu Q, Yang J, Liu B, Gustafsson CM. Mediator tail subunits can form amyloid-like aggregates in vivo and affect stress response in yeast. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:7306-14. [PMID: 26138482 PMCID: PMC4551914 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The Med2, Med3 and Med15 proteins form a heterotrimeric subdomain in the budding yeast Mediator complex. This Med15 module is an important target for many gene specific transcription activators. A previous proteome wide screen in yeast identified Med3 as a protein with priogenic potential. In the present work, we have extended this observation and demonstrate that both Med3 and Med15 form amyloid-like protein aggregates under H2O2 stress conditions. Amyloid formation can also be stimulated by overexpression of Med3 or of a glutamine-rich domain present in Med15, which in turn leads to loss of the entire Med15 module from Mediator and a change in stress response. In combination with genome wide transcription analysis, our data demonstrate that amyloid formation can change the subunit composition of Mediator and thereby influence transcriptional output in budding yeast.
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- Xuefeng Zhu
- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 440, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 9C, SE-413 90 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 440, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 9C, SE-413 90 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 9C, SE-413 90 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 9C, SE-413 90 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 440, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
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Biochemical and redox characterization of the mediator complex and its associated transcription factor GeBPL, a GLABROUS1 enhancer binding protein. Biochem J 2015; 468:385-400. [PMID: 25877331 DOI: 10.1042/bj20150132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The eukaryotic mediator integrates regulatory signals from promoter-bound transcription factors (TFs) and transmits them to RNA polymerase II (Pol II) machinery. Although redox signalling is important in adjusting plant metabolism and development, nothing is known about a possible redox regulation of mediator. In the present study, using pull-down and yeast two-hybrid assays, we demonstrate the association of mediator (MED) subunits MED10a, MED28 and MED32 with the GLABROUS1 (GL1) enhancer-binding protein-like (GeBPL), a plant-specific TF that binds a promoter containing cryptochrome 1 response element 2 (CryR2) element. All the corresponding recombinant proteins form various types of covalent oligomers linked by intermolecular disulfide bonds that are reduced in vitro by the thioredoxin (TRX) and/or glutathione/glutaredoxin (GRX) systems. The presence of recombinant MED10a, MED28 and MED32 subunits or changes of its redox state affect the DNA-binding capacity of GeBPL suggesting that redox-driven conformational changes might modulate its activity. Overall, these results advance our understanding of how redox signalling affects transcription and identify mediator as a novel actor in redox signalling pathways, relaying or integrating redox changes in combination with specific TFs as GeBPL.
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