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Chen Q, Guo Y, Zhang J, Zheng N, Wang J, Liu Y, Lu J, Zhen S, Du X, Li L, Fu J, Wang G, Gu R, Wang J, Liu Y. RNA polymerase common subunit ZmRPABC5b is transcriptionally activated by Opaque2 and essential for endosperm development in maize. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:7832-7850. [PMID: 37403778 PMCID: PMC10450181 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad571] [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] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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Maize (Zea mays) kernel size is an important factor determining grain yield; although numerous genes regulate kernel development, the roles of RNA polymerases in this process are largely unclear. Here, we characterized the defective kernel 701 (dek701) mutant that displays delayed endosperm development but normal vegetative growth and flowering transition, compared to its wild type. We cloned Dek701, which encoded ZmRPABC5b, a common subunit to RNA polymerases I, II and III. Loss-of-function mutation of Dek701 impaired the function of all three RNA polymerases and altered the transcription of genes related to RNA biosynthesis, phytohormone response and starch accumulation. Consistent with this observation, loss-of-function mutation of Dek701 affected cell proliferation and phytohormone homeostasis in maize endosperm. Dek701 was transcriptionally regulated in the endosperm by the transcription factor Opaque2 through binding to the GCN4 motif within the Dek701 promoter, which was subjected to strong artificial selection during maize domestication. Further investigation revealed that DEK701 interacts with the other common RNA polymerase subunit ZmRPABC2. The results of this study provide substantial insight into the Opaque2-ZmRPABC5b transcriptional regulatory network as a central hub for regulating endosperm development in maize.
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- Quanquan Chen
- Beijing Innovation Center for Crop Seed Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding; Center for Seed Science and Technology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Beijing Innovation Center for Crop Seed Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding; Center for Seed Science and Technology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Innovation Center for Crop Seed Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding; Center for Seed Science and Technology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Innovation Center for Crop Seed Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding; Center for Seed Science and Technology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Innovation Center for Crop Seed Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding; Center for Seed Science and Technology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Beijing Innovation Center for Crop Seed Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding; Center for Seed Science and Technology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Innovation Center for Crop Seed Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding; Center for Seed Science and Technology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Innovation Center for Crop Seed Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding; Center for Seed Science and Technology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Innovation Center for Crop Seed Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding; Center for Seed Science and Technology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Beijing Innovation Center for Crop Seed Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding; Center for Seed Science and Technology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Innovation Center for Crop Seed Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding; Center for Seed Science and Technology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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Martónez-Ferníndez V, Navarro F. Rpb5, a subunit shared by eukaryotic RNA polymerases, cooperates with prefoldin-like Bud27/URI. AIMS GENETICS 2021. [DOI: 10.3934/genet.2018.1.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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AbstractRpb5 is one of the five common subunits to all eukaryotic RNA polymerases, which is conserved in archaea, but not in bacteria. Among these common subunits, it is the only one that is not interchangeable between yeasts and humans, and accounts for the functional incompatibility of yeast and human subunits. Rpb5 has been proposed to contribute to the gene-specific activation of RNA pol II, notably during the infectious cycle of the hepatitis B virus, and also to participate in general transcription mediated by all eukaryotic RNA pol. The structural analysis of Rpb5 and its interaction with different transcription factors, regulators and DNA, accounts for Rpb5 being necessary to maintain the correct conformation of the shelf module of RNA pol II, which favors the proper organization of the transcription bubble and the clamp closure of the enzyme.In this work we provide details about subunit Rpb5's structure, conservation and the role it plays in transcription regulation by analyzing the different interactions with several factors, as well as its participation in the assembly of the three RNA pols, in cooperation with prefoldin-like Bud27/URI.
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- Veránica Martónez-Ferníndez
- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of JaÉn, Paraje de las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071, JaÉn, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of JaÉn, Paraje de las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071, JaÉn, Spain
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Ayoubi LE, Dumay-Odelot H, Chernev A, Boissier F, Minvielle-Sébastia L, Urlaub H, Fribourg S, Teichmann M. The hRPC62 subunit of human RNA polymerase III displays helicase activity. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:10313-10326. [PMID: 31529052 PMCID: PMC6821166 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In Eukaryotes, tRNAs, 5S RNA and U6 RNA are transcribed by RNA polymerase (Pol) III. Human Pol III is composed of 17 subunits. Three specific Pol III subunits form a stable ternary subcomplex (RPC62-RPC39-RPC32α/β) being involved in pre-initiation complex formation. No paralogues for subunits of this subcomplex subunits have been found in Pols I or II, but hRPC62 was shown to be structurally related to the general Pol II transcription factor hTFIIEα. Here we show that these structural homologies extend to functional similarities. hRPC62 as well as hTFIIEα possess intrinsic ATP-dependent 3′-5′ DNA unwinding activity. The ATPase activities of both proteins are stimulated by single-stranded DNA. Moreover, the eWH domain of hTFIIEα can replace the first eWH (eWH1) domain of hRPC62 in ATPase and DNA unwinding assays. Our results identify intrinsic enzymatic activities in hRPC62 and hTFIIEα.
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- Leyla El Ayoubi
- ARNA Laboratory, Inserm U1212, CNRS UMR 5320, Université de Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- ARNA Laboratory, Inserm U1212, CNRS UMR 5320, Université de Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
- Correspondence may also be addressed to Hélène Dumay-Odelot.
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Research group Mass Spectrometry, Am Faßberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- ARNA Laboratory, Inserm U1212, CNRS UMR 5320, Université de Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Research group Mass Spectrometry, Am Faßberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
- Bioanalytics, Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center, Robert-Koch-Strasse 420, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- ARNA Laboratory, Inserm U1212, CNRS UMR 5320, Université de Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- ARNA Laboratory, Inserm U1212, CNRS UMR 5320, Université de Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +33 5 5757 4647;
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Maji S, Dahiya P, Waseem M, Dwivedi N, Bhat DS, Dar TH, Thakur JK. Interaction map of Arabidopsis Mediator complex expounding its topology. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:3904-3920. [PMID: 30793213 PMCID: PMC6486561 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Understanding of mechanistic details of Mediator functioning in plants is impeded as the knowledge of subunit organization and structure is lacking. In this study, an interaction map of Arabidopsis Mediator complex was analyzed to understand the arrangement of the subunits in the core part of the complex. Combining this interaction map with homology-based modeling, probable structural topology of core part of the Arabidopsis Mediator complex was deduced. Though the overall topology of the complex was similar to that of yeast, several differences were observed. Many interactions discovered in this study are not yet reported in other systems. AtMed14 and AtMed17 emerged as the key component providing important scaffold for the whole complex. AtMed6 and AtMed10 were found to be important for linking head with middle and middle with tail, respectively. Some Mediator subunits were found to form homodimers and some were found to possess transactivation property. Subcellular localization suggested that many of the Mediator subunits might have functions beyond the process of transcription. Overall, this study reveals role of individual subunits in the organization of the core complex, which can be an important resource for understanding the molecular mechanism of functioning of Mediator complex and its subunits in plants.
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- Sourobh Maji
- 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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- 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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Choi SG, Olivet J, Cassonnet P, Vidalain PO, Luck K, Lambourne L, Spirohn K, Lemmens I, Dos Santos M, Demeret C, Jones L, Rangarajan S, Bian W, Coutant EP, Janin YL, van der Werf S, Trepte P, Wanker EE, De Las Rivas J, Tavernier J, Twizere JC, Hao T, Hill DE, Vidal M, Calderwood MA, Jacob Y. Maximizing binary interactome mapping with a minimal number of assays. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3907. [PMID: 31467278 PMCID: PMC6715725 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11809-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Complementary assays are required to comprehensively map complex biological entities such as genomes, proteomes and interactome networks. However, how various assays can be optimally combined to approach completeness while maintaining high precision often remains unclear. Here, we propose a framework for binary protein-protein interaction (PPI) mapping based on optimally combining assays and/or assay versions to maximize detection of true positive interactions, while avoiding detection of random protein pairs. We have engineered a novel NanoLuc two-hybrid (N2H) system that integrates 12 different versions, differing by protein expression systems and tagging configurations. The resulting union of N2H versions recovers as many PPIs as 10 distinct assays combined. Thus, to further improve PPI mapping, developing alternative versions of existing assays might be as productive as designing completely new assays. Our findings should be applicable to systematic mapping of other biological landscapes.
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- Soon Gang Choi
- Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.,Laboratory of Viral Interactomes, Unit of Molecular Biology of Diseases, Groupe Interdisciplinaire de Génomique Appliquée (GIGA Institute), University of Liège, 7 Place du 20 Août, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Département de Virologie, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN (GMVR), Institut Pasteur, UMR3569, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75015, Paris, France
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- Équipe Chimie, Biologie, Modélisation et Immunologie pour la Thérapie (CBMIT), Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques (LCBPT), Centre Interdisciplinaire Chimie Biologie-Paris (CICB-Paris), UMR8601, CNRS, Université Paris Descartes, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006, Paris, France
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- Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Center for Medical Biotechnology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB), 3 Albert Baertsoenkaai, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.,Cytokine Receptor Laboratory (CRL), Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, 3 Albert Baertsoenkaai, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Département de Virologie, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN (GMVR), Institut Pasteur, UMR3569, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75015, Paris, France
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- Département de Virologie, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN (GMVR), Institut Pasteur, UMR3569, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75015, Paris, France
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- Centre de Bioinformatique, Biostatistique et Biologie Intégrative (C3BI), Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75015, Paris, France
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- Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Unité de Chimie et Biocatalyse, Institut Pasteur, UMR3523, CNRS, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75015, Paris, France
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- Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, Unité de Chimie et Biocatalyse, Institut Pasteur, UMR3523, CNRS, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75015, Paris, France
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- Département de Virologie, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN (GMVR), Institut Pasteur, UMR3569, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75015, Paris, France
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- Neuroproteomics, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 10 Robert-Rössle-Str., 13125, Berlin, Germany.,Brain Development and Disease, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), 3 Dr. Bohr-Gasse, 1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Neuroproteomics, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 10 Robert-Rössle-Str., 13125, Berlin, Germany
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- Cancer Research Center (CiC-IBMCC, CSIC/USAL), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), University of Salamanca (USAL), Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
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- Center for Medical Biotechnology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB), 3 Albert Baertsoenkaai, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.,Cytokine Receptor Laboratory (CRL), Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, 3 Albert Baertsoenkaai, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Viral Interactomes, Unit of Molecular Biology of Diseases, Groupe Interdisciplinaire de Génomique Appliquée (GIGA Institute), University of Liège, 7 Place du 20 Août, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. .,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. .,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. .,Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
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- Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. .,Département de Virologie, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN (GMVR), Institut Pasteur, UMR3569, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75015, Paris, France.
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Biallelic variants in POLR3GL cause endosteal hyperostosis and oligodontia. Eur J Hum Genet 2019; 28:31-39. [PMID: 31089205 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-019-0427-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
RNA polymerase III (Pol III) is an essential 17-subunit complex responsible for the transcription of small housekeeping RNAs such as transfer RNAs and 5S ribosomal RNA. Biallelic variants in four genes (POLR3A, POLR3B, and POLR1C and POLR3K) encoding Pol III subunits have previously been found in individuals with (neuro-) developmental disorders. In this report, we describe three individuals with biallelic variants in POLR3GL, a gene encoding a Pol III subunit that has not been associated with disease before. Using whole exome sequencing in a monozygotic twin and an unrelated individual, we detected homozygous and compound heterozygous POLR3GL splice acceptor site variants. RNA sequencing confirmed the loss of full-length POLR3GL RNA transcripts in blood samples of the individuals. The phenotypes of the described individuals are mainly characterized by axial endosteal hyperostosis, oligodontia, short stature, and mild facial dysmorphisms. These features largely fit within the spectrum of phenotypes caused by previously described biallelic variants in POLR3A, POLR3B, POLR1C, and POLR3K. These findings further expand the spectrum of POLR3-related disorders and implicate that POLR3GL should be included in genetic testing if such disorders are suspected.
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Schaffer AE, Pinkard O, Coller JM. tRNA Metabolism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet 2019; 20:359-387. [PMID: 31082281 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genom-083118-015334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
tRNAs are short noncoding RNAs required for protein translation. The human genome includes more than 600 putative tRNA genes, many of which are considered redundant. tRNA transcripts are subject to tightly controlled, multistep maturation processes that lead to the removal of flanking sequences and the addition of nontemplated nucleotides. Furthermore, tRNAs are highly structured and posttranscriptionally modified. Together, these unique features have impeded the adoption of modern genomics and transcriptomics technologies for tRNA studies. Nevertheless, it has become apparent from human neurogenetic research that many tRNA biogenesis proteins cause brain abnormalities and other neurological disorders when mutated. The cerebral cortex, cerebellum, and peripheral nervous system show defects, impairment, and degeneration upon tRNA misregulation, suggesting that they are particularly sensitive to changes in tRNA expression or function. An integrated approach to identify tRNA species and contextually characterize tRNA function will be imperative to drive future tool development and novel therapeutic design for tRNA-associated disorders.
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- Ashleigh E Schaffer
- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences and Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA;
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences and Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA;
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences and Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA;
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Ramsay EP, Vannini A. Structural rearrangements of the RNA polymerase III machinery during tRNA transcription initiation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2018; 1861:285-294. [PMID: 29155071 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
RNA polymerase III catalyses the synthesis of tRNAs in eukaryotic organisms. Through combined biochemical and structural characterisation, multiple auxiliary factors have been identified alongside RNA Polymerase III as critical in both facilitating and regulating transcription. Together, this machinery forms dynamic multi-protein complexes at tRNA genes which are required for polymerase recruitment, DNA opening and initiation and elongation of the tRNA transcripts. Central to the function of these complexes is their ability to undergo multiple conformational changes and rearrangements that regulate each step. Here, we discuss the available biochemical and structural data on the structural plasticity of multi-protein complexes involved in RNA Polymerase III transcriptional initiation and facilitated re-initiation during tRNA synthesis. Increasingly, structural information is becoming available for RNA polymerase III and its functional complexes, allowing for a deeper understanding of tRNA transcriptional initiation. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: SI: Regulation of tRNA synthesis and modification in physiological conditions and disease edited by Dr. Boguta Magdalena.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Eukaryotic Cells/metabolism
- Humans
- Models, Genetic
- Multiprotein Complexes/metabolism
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
- Protein Subunits
- RNA Polymerase III/chemistry
- RNA Polymerase III/metabolism
- RNA, Transfer/biosynthesis
- RNA, Transfer/genetics
- RNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-Specific/biosynthesis
- RNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-Specific/genetics
- Transcription Elongation, Genetic
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription Initiation, Genetic
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Martínez-Fernández V, Navarro F. Rpb5, a subunit shared by eukaryotic RNA polymerases, cooperates with prefoldin-like Bud27/URI. AIMS GENETICS 2018; 5:63-74. [PMID: 31435513 PMCID: PMC6690254 DOI: 10.3934/genet.2018.1.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Rpb5 is one of the five common subunits to all eukaryotic RNA polymerases, which is conserved in archaea, but not in bacteria. Among these common subunits, it is the only one that is not interchangeable between yeasts and humans, and accounts for the functional incompatibility of yeast and human subunits. Rpb5 has been proposed to contribute to the gene-specific activation of RNA pol II, notably during the infectious cycle of the hepatitis B virus, and also to participate in general transcription mediated by all eukaryotic RNA pol. The structural analysis of Rpb5 and its interaction with different transcription factors, regulators and DNA, accounts for Rpb5 being necessary to maintain the correct conformation of the shelf module of RNA pol II, which favors the proper organization of the transcription bubble and the clamp closure of the enzyme. In this work we provide details about subunit Rpb5's structure, conservation and the role it plays in transcription regulation by analyzing the different interactions with several factors, as well as its participation in the assembly of the three RNA pols, in cooperation with prefoldin-like Bud27/URI.
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- Verónica Martínez-Fernández
- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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Martínez-Fernández V, Garrido-Godino AI, Mirón-García MC, Begley V, Fernández-Pévida A, de la Cruz J, Chávez S, Navarro F. Rpb5 modulates the RNA polymerase II transition from initiation to elongation by influencing Spt5 association and backtracking. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2018; 1861:1-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2017.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Kieckhaefer JE, Lukovac S, Ye DZ, Lee D, Beetler DJ, Pack M, Kaestner KH. The RNA polymerase III subunit Polr3b is required for the maintenance of small intestinal crypts in mice. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016; 2:783-795. [PMID: 28090567 PMCID: PMC5235342 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2016.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The continuously self-renewing mammalian intestinal epithelium, with high cellular turnover, depends on adequate protein synthesis for its proliferative capacity. RNA polymerase III activity is closely related to cellular growth and proliferation. Here, we studied the role of Polr3b, a large RNA polymerase III subunit, in the mammalian intestinal epithelium. METHODS We derived mice with an intestinal epithelium-specific hypomorphic mutation of the Polr3b gene, using VillinCre-mediated gene ablation. Phenotypic consequences of the Polr3b mutation on the intestinal epithelium in mice were assessed using histological and molecular methodologies, including genetic lineage tracing. RESULTS The Polr3b mutation severely reduced survival and growth in mice during the first postnatal week, the period when the expansion of the intestinal epithelium, and thus the requirement for protein synthesis, are highest. The neonatal intestinal epithelium of Polr3bloxP/loxP;VillinCre mice was characterized by areas with reduced proliferation, abnormal epithelial architecture, loss of Wnt signaling and a dramatic increase in apoptotic cells in crypts. Genetic lineage tracing using Polr3bLoxP/LoxP;Rosa26-lox-stop-lox-YFP;VillinCre mice demonstrated that in surviving mutant mice, Polr3b-deficient dying crypts were progressively replaced by 'Cre-escaper' cells that had retained wild type Polr3b function. In addition, enteroids cultured from Polr3bloxP/loxP;VillinCre mice show reduced proliferative activity and increased apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS We provide evidence for an essential role of the Pol III subunit Polr3b in orchestrating the maintenance of the intestinal crypt during early postnatal development in mice.
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- Julia E. Kieckhaefer
- Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,Michael Pack, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 1212 Biomedical Research Building II/III, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104. fax: (215) 898-9871.University of PennsylvaniaPerelman School of Medicine1212 Biomedical Research Building II/III421 Curie BoulevardPhiladelphiaPennsylvania 19104
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- Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,Correspondence Address correspondence to: Klaus H. Kaestner, PhD, 12-126 Smilow Center for Translational Research, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104. fax: (215) 573-5892.12-126 Smilow Center for Translational ResearchUniversity of PennsylvaniaPerelman School of Medicine3400 Civic Center BoulevardPhiladelphiaPennsylvania 19104
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A centrosome interactome provides insight into organelle assembly and reveals a non-duplication role for Plk4. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12476. [PMID: 27558293 PMCID: PMC5007297 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The centrosome is the major microtubule-organizing centre of many cells, best known for its role in mitotic spindle organization. How the proteins of the centrosome are accurately assembled to carry out its many functions remains poorly understood. The non-membrane-bound nature of the centrosome dictates that protein-protein interactions drive its assembly and functions. To investigate this massive macromolecular organelle, we generated a 'domain-level' centrosome interactome using direct protein-protein interaction data from a focused yeast two-hybrid screen. We then used biochemistry, cell biology and the model organism Drosophila to provide insight into the protein organization and kinase regulatory machinery required for centrosome assembly. Finally, we identified a novel role for Plk4, the master regulator of centriole duplication. We show that Plk4 phosphorylates Cep135 to properly position the essential centriole component Asterless. This interaction landscape affords a critical framework for research of normal and aberrant centrosomes.
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Cheung S, Ma L, Chan PHW, Hu HL, Mayor T, Chen HT, Measday V. Ty1 Integrase Interacts with RNA Polymerase III-specific Subcomplexes to Promote Insertion of Ty1 Elements Upstream of Polymerase (Pol) III-transcribed Genes. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:6396-411. [PMID: 26797132 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.686840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Retrotransposons are eukaryotic mobile genetic elements that transpose by reverse transcription of an RNA intermediate and are derived from retroviruses. The Ty1 retrotransposon of Saccharomyces cerevisiae belongs to the Ty1/Copia superfamily, which is present in every eukaryotic genome. Insertion of Ty1 elements into the S. cerevisiae genome, which occurs upstream of genes transcribed by RNA Pol III, requires the Ty1 element-encoded integrase (IN) protein. Here, we report that Ty1-IN interacts in vivo and in vitro with RNA Pol III-specific subunits to mediate insertion of Ty1 elements upstream of Pol III-transcribed genes. Purification of Ty1-IN from yeast cells followed by mass spectrometry (MS) analysis identified an enrichment of peptides corresponding to the Rpc82/34/31 and Rpc53/37 Pol III-specific subcomplexes. GFP-Trap purification of multiple GFP-tagged RNA Pol III subunits from yeast extracts revealed that the majority of Pol III subunits co-purify with Ty1-IN but not two other complexes required for Pol III transcription, transcription initiation factors (TF) IIIB and IIIC. In vitro binding studies with bacterially purified RNA Pol III proteins demonstrate that Rpc31, Rpc34, and Rpc53 interact directly with Ty1-IN. Deletion of the N-terminal 280 amino acids of Rpc53 abrogates insertion of Ty1 elements upstream of the hot spot SUF16 tRNA locus and abolishes the interaction of Ty1-IN with Rpc37. The Rpc53/37 complex therefore has an important role in targeting Ty1-IN to insert Ty1 elements upstream of Pol III-transcribed genes.
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- Stephanie Cheung
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wine Research Centre, and
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- Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada and
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 115
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada and
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 115
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wine Research Centre, and
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As a large, nonmembrane bound organelle, the centrosome must rely heavily on protein-protein interactions to assemble itself in the cytoplasm and perform its functions as a microtubule-organizing center. Therefore, to understand how this organelle is built and functions, one must understand the protein-protein interactions made by each centrosome protein. Unfortunately, the highly interconnected nature of the centrosome, combined with its predicted unstructured, coil-rich proteins, has made the use of many standard approaches to studying protein-protein interactions very challenging. The yeast-two hybrid (Y2H) system is well suited for studying the centrosome and is an important complement to other biochemical approaches. In this chapter we describe how to carry out a directed Y2H screen to identify the direct interactions between a given centrosome protein and a library of others. Specifically, we detail using a bioinformatics-based approach (structure prediction programs) to subdivide proteins and screen for interactions using an array-based Y2H approach. We also describe how to use the interaction information garnered from this screen to generate mutations to disrupt specific interactions using mutagenic-PCR and a "reverse" Y2H screen. Finally, we discuss how information from such a screen can be integrated into existing models of centrosome assembly and how it can initiate and guide extensive in vitro and in vivo experimentation to test these models.
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Bridier-Nahmias A, Tchalikian-Cosson A, Baller JA, Menouni R, Fayol H, Flores A, Saïb A, Werner M, Voytas DF, Lesage P. Retrotransposons. An RNA polymerase III subunit determines sites of retrotransposon integration. Science 2015; 348:585-8. [PMID: 25931562 DOI: 10.1126/science.1259114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Mobile genetic elements are ubiquitous. Their integration site influences genome stability and gene expression. The Ty1 retrotransposon of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae integrates upstream of RNA polymerase III (Pol III)-transcribed genes, yet the primary determinant of target specificity has remained elusive. Here we describe an interaction between Ty1 integrase and the AC40 subunit of Pol III and demonstrate that AC40 is the predominant determinant targeting Ty1 integration upstream of Pol III-transcribed genes. Lack of an integrase-AC40 interaction dramatically alters target site choice, leading to a redistribution of Ty1 insertions in the genome, mainly to chromosome ends. The mechanism of target specificity allows Ty1 to proliferate and yet minimizes genetic damage to its host.
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- Antoine Bridier-Nahmias
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U944, CNRS UMR 7212, Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie, Hôpital St. Louis, 75010 Paris, France. Department CASER Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (Cnam), 75003 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U944, CNRS UMR 7212, Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie, Hôpital St. Louis, 75010 Paris, France
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development and Center for Genome Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U944, CNRS UMR 7212, Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie, Hôpital St. Louis, 75010 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U944, CNRS UMR 7212, Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie, Hôpital St. Louis, 75010 Paris, France
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- IBiTec-S, Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule (I2BC), Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, CP 22, CEA-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U944, CNRS UMR 7212, Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie, Hôpital St. Louis, 75010 Paris, France. Department CASER Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (Cnam), 75003 Paris, France
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- IBiTec-S, Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule (I2BC), Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, CP 22, CEA-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development and Center for Genome Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM U944, CNRS UMR 7212, Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie, Hôpital St. Louis, 75010 Paris, France.
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Rbs1, a new protein implicated in RNA polymerase III biogenesis in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol 2015; 35:1169-81. [PMID: 25605335 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01230-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Little is known about the RNA polymerase III (Pol III) complex assembly and its transport to the nucleus. We demonstrate that a missense cold-sensitive mutation, rpc128-1007, in the sequence encoding the C-terminal part of the second largest Pol III subunit, C128, affects the assembly and stability of the enzyme. The cellular levels and nuclear concentration of selected Pol III subunits were decreased in rpc128-1007 cells, and the association between Pol III subunits as evaluated by coimmunoprecipitation was also reduced. To identify the proteins involved in Pol III assembly, we performed a genetic screen for suppressors of the rpc128-1007 mutation and selected the Rbs1 gene, whose overexpression enhanced de novo tRNA transcription in rpc128-1007 cells, which correlated with increased stability, nuclear concentration, and interaction of Pol III subunits. The rpc128-1007 rbs1Δ double mutant shows a synthetic growth defect, indicating that rpc128-1007 and rbs1Δ function in parallel ways to negatively regulate Pol III assembly. Rbs1 physically interacts with a subset of Pol III subunits, AC19, AC40, and ABC27/Rpb5. Additionally, Rbs1 interacts with the Crm1 exportin and shuttles between the cytoplasm and nucleus. We postulate that Rbs1 binds to the Pol III complex or subcomplex and facilitates its translocation to the nucleus.
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Mirón-García MC, Garrido-Godino AI, Martínez-Fernández V, Fernández-Pevida A, Cuevas-Bermúdez A, Martín-Expósito M, Chávez S, de la Cruz J, Navarro F. The yeast prefoldin-like URI-orthologue Bud27 associates with the RSC nucleosome remodeler and modulates transcription. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:9666-76. [PMID: 25081216 PMCID: PMC4150788 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Bud27, the yeast orthologue of human URI/RMP, is a member of the prefoldin-like family of ATP-independent molecular chaperones. It has recently been shown to mediate the assembly of the three RNA polymerases in an Rpb5-dependent manner. In this work, we present evidence of Bud27 modulating RNA pol II transcription elongation. We show that Bud27 associates with RNA pol II phosphorylated forms (CTD-Ser5P and CTD-Ser2P), and that its absence affects RNA pol II occupancy of transcribed genes. We also reveal that Bud27 associates in vivo with the Sth1 component of the chromatin remodeling complex RSC and mediates its association with RNA pol II. Our data suggest that Bud27, in addition of contributing to Rpb5 folding within the RNA polymerases, also participates in the correct assembly of other chromatin-associated protein complexes, such as RSC, thereby modulating their activity.
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- María Carmen Mirón-García
- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, E-41013 Sevilla, Spain Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Sevilla, E41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, E-41013 Sevilla, Spain Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Sevilla, E41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, E-41013 Sevilla, Spain Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Sevilla, E41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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Cieśla M, Mierzejewska J, Adamczyk M, Farrants AKÖ, Boguta M. Fructose bisphosphate aldolase is involved in the control of RNA polymerase III-directed transcription. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2014; 1843:1103-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Revised: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 02/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Sommer B, Waege I, Pöllmann D, Seitz T, Thomm M, Sterner R, Hausner W. Activation of a chimeric Rpb5/RpoH subunit using library selection. PLoS One 2014; 9:e87485. [PMID: 24489922 PMCID: PMC3906176 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Rpb5 is a general subunit of all eukaryotic RNA polymerases which consists of a N-terminal and a C-terminal domain. The corresponding archaeal subunit RpoH contains only the conserved C-terminal domain without any N-terminal extensions. A chimeric construct, termed rp5H, which encodes the N-terminal yeast domain and the C-terminal domain from Pyrococcus furiosus is unable to complement the lethal phenotype of a yeast rpb5 deletion strain (Δrpb5). By applying a random mutagenesis approach we found that the amino acid exchange E197K in the C-terminal domain of the chimeric Rp5H, either alone or with additional exchanges in the N-terminal domain, leads to heterospecific complementation of the growth deficiency of Δrpb5. Moreover, using a recently described genetic system for Pyrococcus we could demonstrate that the corresponding exchange E62K in the archaeal RpoH subunit alone without the eukaryotic N-terminal extension was stable, and growth experiments indicated no obvious impairment in vivo. In vitro transcription experiments with purified RNA polymerases showed an identical activity of the wild type and the mutant Pyrococcus RNA polymerase. A multiple alignment of RpoH sequences demonstrated that E62 is present in only a few archaeal species, whereas the great majority of sequences within archaea and eukarya contain a positively charged amino acid at this position. The crystal structures of the Sulfolobus and yeast RNA polymerases show that the positively charged arginine residues in subunits RpoH and Rpb5 most likely form salt bridges with negatively charged residues from subunit RpoK and Rpb1, respectively. A similar salt bridge might stabilize the interaction of Rp5H-E197K with a neighboring subunit of yeast RNA polymerase and thus lead to complementation of Δrpb5.
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- Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Archaea Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Archaea Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Archaea Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- * E-mail: (RS); (WH)
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- Institute of Microbiology and Archaea Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- * E-mail: (RS); (WH)
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Taylor NMI, Glatt S, Hennrich ML, von Scheven G, Grötsch H, Fernández-Tornero C, Rybin V, Gavin AC, Kolb P, Müller CW. Structural and functional characterization of a phosphatase domain within yeast general transcription factor IIIC. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:15110-20. [PMID: 23569204 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.427856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae τ55, a subunit of the RNA polymerase III-specific general transcription factor TFIIIC, comprises an N-terminal histidine phosphatase domain (τ55-HPD) whose catalytic activity and cellular function is poorly understood. We solved the crystal structures of τ55-HPD and its closely related paralogue Huf and used in silico docking methods to identify phosphoserine- and phosphotyrosine-containing peptides as possible substrates that were subsequently validated using in vitro phosphatase assays. A comparative phosphoproteomic study identified additional phosphopeptides as possible targets that show the involvement of these two phosphatases in the regulation of a variety of cellular functions. Our results identify τ55-HPD and Huf as bona fide protein phosphatases, characterize their substrate specificities, and provide a small set of regulated phosphosite targets in vivo.
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- Nicholas M I Taylor
- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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Arimbasseri AG, Rijal K, Maraia RJ. Transcription termination by the eukaryotic RNA polymerase III. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2013; 1829:318-30. [PMID: 23099421 PMCID: PMC3568203 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Revised: 10/15/2012] [Accepted: 10/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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RNA polymerase (pol) III transcribes a multitude of tRNA and 5S rRNA genes as well as other small RNA genes distributed through the genome. By being sequence-specific, precise and efficient, transcription termination by pol III not only defines the 3' end of the nascent RNA which directs subsequent association with the stabilizing La protein, it also prevents transcription into downstream DNA and promotes efficient recycling. Each of the RNA polymerases appears to have evolved unique mechanisms to initiate the process of termination in response to different types of termination signals. However, in eukaryotes much less is known about the final stage of termination, destabilization of the elongation complex with release of the RNA and DNA from the polymerase active center. By comparison to pols I and II, pol III exhibits the most direct coupling of the initial and final stages of termination, both of which occur at a short oligo(dT) tract on the non-template strand (dA on the template) of the DNA. While pol III termination is autonomous involving the core subunits C2 and probably C1, it also involves subunits C11, C37 and C53, which act on the pol III catalytic center and exhibit homology to the pol II elongation factor TFIIS and TFIIFα/β respectively. Here we compile knowledge of pol III termination and associate mutations that affect this process with structural elements of the polymerase that illustrate the importance of C53/37 both at its docking site on the pol III lobe and in the active center. The models suggest that some of these features may apply to the other eukaryotic pols. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Transcription by Odd Pols.
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Acker J, Conesa C, Lefebvre O. Yeast RNA polymerase III transcription factors and effectors. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2012; 1829:283-95. [PMID: 23063749 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2012] [Revised: 09/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Recent data indicate that the well-defined transcription machinery of RNA polymerase III (Pol III) is probably more complex than commonly thought. In this review, we describe the yeast basal transcription factors of Pol III and their involvements in the transcription cycle. We also present a list of proteins detected on genes transcribed by Pol III (class III genes) that might participate in the transcription process. Surprisingly, several of these proteins are involved in RNA polymerase II transcription. Defining the role of these potential new effectors in Pol III transcription in vivo will be the challenge of the next few years. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Transcription by Odd Pols.
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- Joël Acker
- CEA, iBiTecS, Gif Sur Yvette, F-91191, France
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Beckouët F, Mariotte-Labarre S, Peyroche G, Nogi Y, Thuriaux P. Rpa43 and its partners in the yeast RNA polymerase I transcription complex. FEBS Lett 2011; 585:3355-9. [PMID: 21983101 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2011] [Revised: 08/29/2011] [Accepted: 09/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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An Rpa43/Rpa14 stalk protrudes from RNA polymerase I (RNAPI), with homology to Rpb7/Rpb4 (RNAPII), Rpc25/Rpc17 (RNAPIII) and RpoE/RpoF (archaea). In fungi and vertebrates, Rpa43 contains hydrophilic domains forming about half of its size, but these domains lack in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and most other eukaryote lineages. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, they can be lost with little or no growth effect, as shown by deletion mapping and by domain swapping with fission yeast, but genetically interact with rpa12Δ, rpa34Δ or rpa49Δ, lacking non-essential subunits important for transcript elongation. Two-hybrid data and other genetic evidence suggest that Rpa43 directly bind Spt5, an RNAPI elongation factor also acting in RNAPII-dependent transcription, and may also interact with the nucleosomal chaperone Spt6.
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- Frédéric Beckouët
- CEA, iBiTec-S, Service de Biologie Intégrative & Génétique Moléculaire, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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The conserved foot domain of RNA pol II associates with proteins involved in transcriptional initiation and/or early elongation. Genetics 2011; 189:1235-48. [PMID: 21954159 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.111.133215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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RNA polymerase (pol) II establishes many protein-protein interactions with transcriptional regulators to coordinate different steps of transcription. Although some of these interactions have been well described, little is known about the existence of RNA pol II regions involved in contact with transcriptional regulators. We hypothesize that conserved regions on the surface of RNA pol II contact transcriptional regulators. We identified such an RNA pol II conserved region that includes the majority of the "foot" domain and identified interactions of this region with Mvp1, a protein required for sorting proteins to the vacuole, and Spo14, a phospholipase D. Deletion of MVP1 and SPO14 affects the transcription of their target genes and increases phosphorylation of Ser5 in the carboxy-terminal domain (CTD). Genetic, phenotypic, and functional analyses point to a role for these proteins in transcriptional initiation and/or early elongation, consistent with their genetic interactions with CEG1, a guanylyltransferase subunit of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae capping enzyme.
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The TFIIF-like Rpc37/53 dimer lies at the center of a protein network to connect TFIIIC, Bdp1, and the RNA polymerase III active center. Mol Cell Biol 2011; 31:2715-28. [PMID: 21536656 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.05151-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic RNA polymerase III (Pol III) relies on a transcription factor TFIIF-like Rpc37/53 subcomplex for promoter opening, elongation, termination, and reinitiation. By incorporating the photoreactive amino acid p-benzoyl-L-phenylalanine (BPA) into Rpc37, Rpc53, and the Rpc2 subunit of Pol III, we mapped protein-protein interactions, revealing the position of Rpc37/53 within the Pol III preinitiation complex (PIC). BPA photo-cross-linking was combined with site-directed hydroxyl radical probing to localize the Rpc37/53 dimerization module on the lobe/external 2 domains of Rpc2, in similarity to the binding of TFIIF on Pol II. N terminal to the dimerization domain, Rpc53 binds the Pol III-specific subunits Rpc82 and Rpc34, the Pol III stalk, and the assembly factor TFIIIC, essential for PIC formation. The C-terminal domain of Rpc37 interacts extensively with Rpc2 and Rpc34 and contains binding sites for initiation factor Bdp1. We also located the C-terminal domain of Rpc37 within the Pol III active center in the ternary elongation complex, where it likely functions in accurate termination. Our work explains how the Rpc37/53 dimer is anchored on the Pol III core and acts as a hub to integrate a protein network for initiation and termination.
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Lane LA, Fernández-Tornero C, Zhou M, Morgner N, Ptchelkine D, Steuerwald U, Politis A, Lindner D, Gvozdenovic J, Gavin AC, Müller CW, Robinson CV. Mass spectrometry reveals stable modules in holo and apo RNA polymerases I and III. Structure 2011; 19:90-100. [PMID: 21220119 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2010.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2010] [Revised: 10/15/2010] [Accepted: 11/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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RNA polymerases are essential enzymes which transcribe DNA into RNA. Here, we obtain mass spectra of the cellular forms of apo and holo eukaryotic RNA polymerase I and III, defining their composition under different solution conditions. By recombinant expression of subunits within the initiation heterotrimer of Pol III, we derive an interaction network and couple this data with ion mobility data to define topological restraints. Our data agree with available structural information and homology modeling and are generally consistent with yeast two hybrid data. Unexpectedly, elongation complexes of both Pol I and III destabilize the assemblies compared with their apo counterparts. Increasing the pH and ionic strength of apo and holo forms of Pol I and Pol III leads to formation of at least ten stable subcomplexes for both enzymes. Uniquely for Pol III many subcomplexes contain only one of the two largest catalytic subunits. We speculate that these stable subcomplexes represent putative intermediates in assembly pathways.
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- Laura A Lane
- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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Park AY, Robinson CV. Protein-nucleic acid complexes and the role of mass spectrometry in their structure determination. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2011; 46:152-64. [DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2011.559451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Lefèvre S, Dumay-Odelot H, El-Ayoubi L, Budd A, Legrand P, Pinaud N, Teichmann M, Fribourg S. Structure-function analysis of hRPC62 provides insights into RNA polymerase III transcription initiation. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2011; 18:352-8. [PMID: 21358628 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2010] [Accepted: 12/02/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The 17-subunit human RNA polymerase III (hPol III) transcribes small, untranslated RNA genes that are involved in the regulation of transcription, splicing and translation. hPol III subunits hRPC62, hRPC39 and hRPC32 form a stable ternary subcomplex required for promoter-specific transcription initiation by hPol III. Here, we report the crystal structure of hRPC62. This subunit folds as a four-tandem extended winged helix (eWH) protein that is structurally related to the transcription factor TFIIEα N terminus. Through biochemical analyses, we mapped the protein-protein interactions of hRPC62, hRPC32 and hRPC39. In addition, we demonstrated that hRPC62 and hRPC39 bind single-stranded and duplex DNA, respectively, in a sequence-independent manner. Overall, we shed light on structural similarities between the hPol III-specific subunit hRPC62 and TFIIEα and propose specific functions for hRPC39 and hRPC62 in transcription initiation by hPol III.
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Functional characterization of the incomplete phosphotransferase system (PTS) of the intracellular pathogen Brucella melitensis. PLoS One 2010; 5. [PMID: 20844759 PMCID: PMC2937029 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2010] [Accepted: 08/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In many bacteria, the phosphotransferase system (PTS) is a key player in the regulation of the assimilation of alternative carbon sources notably through catabolic repression. The intracellular pathogens Brucella spp. possess four PTS proteins (EINtr, NPr, EIIANtr and an EIIA of the mannose family) but no PTS permease suggesting that this PTS might serve only regulatory functions. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In vitro biochemical analyses and in vivo detection of two forms of EIIANtr (phosphorylated or not) established that the four PTS proteins of Brucella melitensis form a functional phosphorelay. Moreover, in vitro the protein kinase HprK/P phosphorylates NPr on a conserved serine residue, providing an additional level of regulation to the B. melitensis PTS. This kinase activity was inhibited by inorganic phosphate and stimulated by fructose-1,6 bisphosphate. The genes encoding HprK/P, an EIIAMan-like protein and NPr are clustered in a locus conserved among α-proteobacteria and also contain the genes for the crucial two-component system BvrR-BvrS. RT-PCR revealed a transcriptional link between these genes suggesting an interaction between PTS and BvrR-BvrS. Mutations leading to the inactivation of EINtr or NPr significantly lowered the synthesis of VirB proteins, which form a type IV secretion system. These two mutants also exhibit a small colony phenotype on solid media. Finally, interaction partners of PTS proteins were identified using a yeast two hybrid screen against the whole B. melitensis ORFeome. Both NPr and HprK/P were shown to interact with an inorganic pyrophosphatase and the EIIAMan-like protein with the E1 component (SucA) of 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE The B. melitensis can transfer the phosphoryl group from PEP to the EIIAs and a link between the PTS and the virulence of this organism could be established. Based on the protein interaction data a preliminary model is proposed in which this regulatory PTS coordinates also C and N metabolism.
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Lasker K, Phillips JL, Russel D, Velázquez-Muriel J, Schneidman-Duhovny D, Tjioe E, Webb B, Schlessinger A, Sali A. Integrative structure modeling of macromolecular assemblies from proteomics data. Mol Cell Proteomics 2010; 9:1689-702. [PMID: 20507923 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.r110.000067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Proteomics techniques have been used to generate comprehensive lists of protein interactions in a number of species. However, relatively little is known about how these interactions result in functional multiprotein complexes. This gap can be bridged by combining data from proteomics experiments with data from established structure determination techniques. Correspondingly, integrative computational methods are being developed to provide descriptions of protein complexes at varying levels of accuracy and resolution, ranging from complex compositions to detailed atomic structures.
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- Keren Lasker
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, USA.
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Zhang KX, Ouellette BFF. Pandora, a pathway and network discovery approach based on common biological evidence. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 26:529-35. [PMID: 20031970 PMCID: PMC2820679 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btp701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Motivation: Many biological phenomena involve extensive interactions between many of the biological pathways present in cells. However, extraction of all the inherent biological pathways remains a major challenge in systems biology. With the advent of high-throughput functional genomic techniques, it is now possible to infer biological pathways and pathway organization in a systematic way by integrating disparate biological information. Results: Here, we propose a novel integrated approach that uses network topology to predict biological pathways. We integrated four types of biological evidence (protein–protein interaction, genetic interaction, domain–domain interaction and semantic similarity of Gene Ontology terms) to generate a functionally associated network. This network was then used to develop a new pathway finding algorithm to predict biological pathways in yeast. Our approach discovered 195 biological pathways and 31 functionally redundant pathway pairs in yeast. By comparing our identified pathways to three public pathway databases (KEGG, BioCyc and Reactome), we observed that our approach achieves a maximum positive predictive value of 12.8% and improves on other predictive approaches. This study allows us to reconstruct biological pathways and delineates cellular machinery in a systematic view. Availability: The method has been implemented in Perl and is available for downloading from http://www.oicr.on.ca/research/ouellette/pandora. It is distributed under the terms of GPL (http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php) Contact:francis@oicr.on.ca Supplementary information:Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- Kelvin Xi Zhang
- Graduate Program in Bioinformatics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Friedel CC, Zimmer R. Identifying the topology of protein complexes from affinity purification assays. Bioinformatics 2009; 25:2140-6. [PMID: 19505940 PMCID: PMC2723003 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btp353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2008] [Revised: 04/20/2009] [Accepted: 06/01/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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MOTIVATION Recent advances in high-throughput technologies have made it possible to investigate not only individual protein interactions, but also the association of these proteins in complexes. So far the focus has been on the prediction of complexes as sets of proteins from the experimental results. The modular substructure and the physical interactions within the protein complexes have been mostly ignored. RESULTS We present an approach for identifying the direct physical interactions and the subcomponent structure of protein complexes predicted from affinity purification assays. Our algorithm calculates the union of all maximum spanning trees from scoring networks for each protein complex to extract relevant interactions. In a subsequent step this network is extended to interactions which are not accounted for by alternative indirect paths. We show that the interactions identified with this approach are more accurate in predicting experimentally derived physical interactions than baseline approaches. Based on these networks, the subcomponent structure of the complexes can be resolved more satisfactorily and subcomplexes can be identified. The usefulness of our method is illustrated on the RNA polymerases for which the modular substructure can be successfully reconstructed. AVAILABILITY A Java implementation of the prediction methods and supplementary material are available at http://www.bio.ifi.lmu.de/Complexes/Substructures/.
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- Caroline C Friedel
- Institut für Informatik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Amalienstrasse 17, 80333 München, Germany.
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Krycer JR, Pang CNI, Wilkins MR. High throughput protein-protein interaction data: clues for the architecture of protein complexes. Proteome Sci 2008; 6:32. [PMID: 19032795 PMCID: PMC2621150 DOI: 10.1186/1477-5956-6-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2008] [Accepted: 11/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background High-throughput techniques are becoming widely used to study protein-protein interactions and protein complexes on a proteome-wide scale. Here we have explored the potential of these techniques to accurately determine the constituent proteins of complexes and their architecture within the complex. Results Two-dimensional representations of the 19S and 20S proteasome, mediator, and SAGA complexes were generated and overlaid with high quality pairwise interaction data, core-module-attachment classifications from affinity purifications of complexes and predicted domain-domain interactions. Pairwise interaction data could accurately determine the members of each complex, but was unexpectedly poor at deciphering the topology of proteins in complexes. Core and module data from affinity purification studies were less useful for accurately defining the member proteins of these complexes. However, these data gave strong information on the spatial proximity of many proteins. Predicted domain-domain interactions provided some insight into the topology of proteins within complexes, but was affected by a lack of available structural data for the co-activator complexes and the presence of shared domains in paralogous proteins. Conclusion The constituent proteins of complexes are likely to be determined with accuracy by combining data from high-throughput techniques. The topology of some proteins in the complexes will be able to be clearly inferred. We finally suggest strategies that can be employed to use high throughput interaction data to define the membership and understand the architecture of proteins in novel complexes.
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Umezawa Y. Optical probes for molecular processes in live cells. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2008; 1:397-421. [PMID: 20636084 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anchem.1.031207.112757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In this review, I summarize the development over the past several years of fluorescent and/or bioluminescent indicators to pinpoint cellular processes in living cells. These processes involve second messengers, protein phosphorylations, protein-protein interactions, protein-ligand interactions, nuclear receptor-coregulator interactions, nucleocytoplasmic trafficking of functional proteins, and protein localization.
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Yee NS, Gong W, Huang Y, Lorent K, Dolan AC, Maraia RJ, Pack M. Mutation of RNA Pol III subunit rpc2/polr3b Leads to Deficiency of Subunit Rpc11 and disrupts zebrafish digestive development. PLoS Biol 2007; 5:e312. [PMID: 18044988 PMCID: PMC2229849 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2007] [Accepted: 09/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The role of RNA polymerase III (Pol III) in developing vertebrates has not been examined. Here, we identify a causative mutation of the second largest Pol III subunit, polr3b, that disrupts digestive organ development in zebrafish slim jim (slj) mutants. The slj mutation is a splice-site substitution that causes deletion of a conserved tract of 41 amino acids in the Polr3b protein. Structural considerations predict that the slj Pol3rb deletion might impair its interaction with Polr3k, the ortholog of an essential yeast Pol III subunit, Rpc11, which promotes RNA cleavage and Pol III recycling. We engineered Schizosaccharomyces pombe to carry an Rpc2 deletion comparable to the slj mutation and found that the Pol III recovered from this rpc2-delta yeast had markedly reduced levels of Rpc11p. Remarkably, overexpression of cDNA encoding the zebrafish rpc11 ortholog, polr3k, rescued the exocrine defects in slj mutants, indicating that the slj phenotype is due to deficiency of Rpc11. These data show that functional interactions between Pol III subunits have been conserved during eukaryotic evolution and support the utility of zebrafish as a model vertebrate for analysis of Pol III function.
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- Nelson S Yee
- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Two RNA polymerase I subunits control the binding and release of Rrn3 during transcription. Mol Cell Biol 2007; 28:1596-605. [PMID: 18086878 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01464-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Rpa34 and Rpa49 are nonessential subunits of RNA polymerase I, conserved in species from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe to humans. Rpa34 bound an N-terminal region of Rpa49 in a two-hybrid assay and was lost from RNA polymerase in an rpa49 mutant lacking this Rpa34-binding domain, whereas rpa34Delta weakened the binding of Rpa49 to RNA polymerase. rpa34Delta mutants were caffeine sensitive, and the rpa34Delta mutation was lethal in a top1Delta mutant and in rpa14Delta, rpa135(L656P), and rpa135(D395N) RNA polymerase mutants. These defects were shared by rpa49Delta mutants, were suppressed by the overexpression of Rpa49, and thus, were presumably mediated by Rpa49 itself. rpa49 mutants lacking the Rpa34-binding domain behaved essentially like rpa34Delta mutants, but strains carrying rpa49Delta and rpa49-338::HIS3 (encoding a form of Rpa49 lacking the conserved C terminus) had reduced polymerase occupancy at 30 degrees C, failed to grow at 25 degrees C, and were sensitive to 6-azauracil and mycophenolate. Mycophenolate almost fully dissociated the mutant polymerase from its ribosomal DNA (rDNA) template. The rpa49Delta and rpa49-338::HIS3 mutations had a dual effect on the transcription initiation factor Rrn3 (TIF-IA). They partially impaired its recruitment to the rDNA promoter, an effect that was bypassed by an N-terminal deletion of the Rpa43 subunit encoded by rpa43-35,326, and they strongly reduced the release of the Rrn3 initiation factor during elongation. These data suggest a dual role of the Rpa49-Rpa34 dimer during the recruitment of Rrn3 and its subsequent dissociation from the elongating polymerase.
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Fernández-Tornero C, Böttcher B, Riva M, Carles C, Steuerwald U, Ruigrok RWH, Sentenac A, Müller CW, Schoehn G. Insights into transcription initiation and termination from the electron microscopy structure of yeast RNA polymerase III. Mol Cell 2007; 25:813-23. [PMID: 17386259 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2007.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2006] [Revised: 01/22/2007] [Accepted: 02/14/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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RNA polymerase III (RNAPIII) synthesizes tRNA, 5S RNA, U6 snRNA, and other small RNAs. The structure of yeast RNAPIII, determined at 17 A resolution by cryo-electron microscopy and single-particle analysis, reveals a hand-like shape typical of RNA polymerases. Compared to RNAPII, RNAPIII is characterized by a bulkier stalk and by prominent features extending from the DNA binding cleft. We attribute the latter primarily to five RNAPIII-specific subunits, present as two distinct subcomplexes (C82/C34/C31 and C53/C37). Antibody labeling experiments localize the C82/C34/C31 subcomplex to the clamp side of the DNA binding cleft, consistent with its known role in transcription initiation. The C53/C37 subcomplex appears to be situated across the cleft, near the presumed location of downstream DNA, accounting for its role in transcription termination. Our structure rationalizes available mutagenesis and biochemical data and provides insights into RNAPIII-mediated transcription.
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Dumay-Odelot H, Marck C, Durrieu-Gaillard S, Lefebvre O, Jourdain S, Prochazkova M, Pflieger A, Teichmann M. Identification, molecular cloning, and characterization of the sixth subunit of human transcription factor TFIIIC. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:17179-89. [PMID: 17409385 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m611542200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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TFIIIC in yeast and humans is required for transcription of tRNA and 5 S RNA genes by RNA polymerase III. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, TFIIIC is composed of six subunits, five of which are conserved in humans. We report the identification, molecular cloning, and characterization of the sixth subunit of human TFIIIC, TFIIIC35, which is related to the smallest subunit of yeast TFIIIC. Human TFIIIC35 does not contain the phosphoglycerate mutase domain of its yeast counterpart, and these two proteins display only limited homology within a 34-amino acid domain. Homologs of the sixth TFIIIC subunit are also identified in other eukaryotes, and their phylogenic evolution is analyzed. Affinity-purified human TFIIIC from an epitope-tagged TFIIIC35 cell line is active in binding to and in transcription of the VA1 gene in vitro. Furthermore, TFIIIC35 specifically interacts with the human TFIIIC subunits TFIIIC63 and, to a lesser extent, TFIIIC90 in vitro. Finally, we determined a limited region in the smallest subunit of yeast TFIIIC that is sufficient for interacting with the yeast TFIIIC subunit ScTfc1 (orthologous to TFIIIC63) and found it to be adjacent to and overlap the 34-amino acid domain that is conserved from yeast to humans.
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- Hélène Dumay-Odelot
- Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie (I.E.C.B.), Université Bordeaux 2 Victor Ségalen, INSERM U869, rue Robert Escarpit, Pessac, F-33607, France
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Zaros C, Briand JF, Boulard Y, Labarre-Mariotte S, Garcia-Lopez MC, Thuriaux P, Navarro F. Functional organization of the Rpb5 subunit shared by the three yeast RNA polymerases. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 35:634-47. [PMID: 17179178 PMCID: PMC1802627 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2006] [Revised: 07/30/2006] [Accepted: 09/07/2006] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Rpb5, a subunit shared by the three yeast RNA polymerases, combines a eukaryotic N-terminal module with a globular C-end conserved in all non-bacterial enzymes. Conditional and lethal mutants of the moderately conserved eukaryotic module showed that its large N-terminal helix and a short motif at the end of the module are critical in vivo. Lethal or conditional mutants of the C-terminal globe altered the binding of Rpb5 to Rpb1-beta25/26 (prolonging the Bridge helix) and Rpb1-alpha44/47 (ahead of the Switch 1 loop and binding Rpb5 in a two-hybrid assay). The large intervening segment of Rpb1 is held across the DNA Cleft by Rpb9, consistent with the synergy observed for rpb5 mutants and rpb9Delta or its RNA polymerase I rpa12Delta counterpart. Rpb1-beta25/26, Rpb1-alpha44/45 and the Switch 1 loop were only found in Rpb5-containing polymerases, but the Bridge and Rpb1-alpha46/47 helix bundle were universally conserved. We conclude that the main function of the dual Rpb5-Rpb1 binding and the Rpb9-Rpb1 interaction is to hold the Bridge helix, the Rpb1-alpha44/47 helix bundle and the Switch 1 loop into a closely packed DNA-binding fold around the transcription bubble, in an organization shared by the two other nuclear RNA polymerases and by the archaeal and viral enzymes.
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- Cécile Zaros
- Service de Biochimie & Génétique Moléculaire.Bâtiment 144 CEA-Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, CEDEX, France
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- Service de Biochimie & Génétique Moléculaire.Bâtiment 144 CEA-Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, CEDEX, France
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- Service de Biochimie & Génétique Moléculaire.Bâtiment 144 CEA-Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, CEDEX, France
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- Service de Biochimie & Génétique Moléculaire.Bâtiment 144 CEA-Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, CEDEX, France
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- Department Biología Experimental—Area de Genética (ED.B3) Universidad de Jaén Paraje lasLagunillas E-23071 Jaén, SPAIN
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- Service de Biochimie & Génétique Moléculaire.Bâtiment 144 CEA-Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, CEDEX, France
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- Department Biología Experimental—Area de Genética (ED.B3) Universidad de Jaén Paraje lasLagunillas E-23071 Jaén, SPAIN
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Martínez-Calvillo S, Saxena A, Green A, Leland A, Myler PJ. Characterization of the RNA polymerase II and III complexes in Leishmania major. Int J Parasitol 2006; 37:491-502. [PMID: 17275824 PMCID: PMC2939717 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2006] [Revised: 11/21/2006] [Accepted: 11/22/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Transcription of protein-coding genes in Leishmania major and other trypanosomatids differs from that in most eukaryotes and bioinformatic analyses have failed to identify several components of the RNA polymerase (RNAP) complexes. To increase our knowledge about this basic cellular process, we used tandem affinity purification (TAP) to identify subunits of RNAP II and III. Mass spectrometric analysis of the complexes co-purified with TAP-tagged LmRPB2 (encoded by LmjF31.0160) identified seven RNAP II subunits: RPB1, RPB2, RPB3, RPB5, RPB7, RPB10 and RPB11. With the exception of RPB10 and RPB11, and the addition of RPB8, these were also identified using TAP-tagged constructs of one (encoded by LmjF34.0890) of the two LmRPB6 orthologues. The latter experiments also identified the RNAP III subunits RPC1 (C160), RPC2 (C128), RPC3 (C82), RPC4 (C53), RPC5 (C37), RPC6 (C34), RPC9 (C17), RPAC1 (AC40) and RPAC2 (AC19). Significantly, the complexes precipitated by TAP-tagged LmRPB6 did not contain any RNAP I-specific subunits, suggesting that, unlike in other eukaryotes, LmRPB6 is not shared by all three polymerases but is restricted to RNAP II and III, while the LmRPB6z (encoded by LmjF25.0140) isoform is limited to RNAP I. Similarly, we identified peptides from only one (encoded by LmjF18.0780) of the two RPB5 orthologues and one (LmjF13.1120) of the two RPB10 orthologues, suggesting that LmRPB5z (LmjF18.0790) and LmRPB10z (LmjF13.1120) are also restricted to RNAP I. In addition to these RNAP subunits, we also identified a number of other proteins that co-purified with the RNAP II and III complexes, including a potential transcription factor, several histones, an ATPase involved in chromosome segregation, an endonuclease, four helicases, RNA splicing factor PTSR-1, at least two RNA binding proteins and several proteins of unknown function.
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- Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, 307 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109-5219 USA
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- Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, 307 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109-5219 USA
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- Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, 307 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109-5219 USA
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- Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, 307 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109-5219 USA
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
- Department of Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
- Corresponding author. Dr. Peter J. Myler, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, 307 Westlake Ave. N, Seattle, WA, 98109-5219, USA, Tel.: +1 206 256 7332; fax: +1 206 256 7220. E-mail address:
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Rajarathinam T, Lin YH. Topological properties of protein-protein and metabolic interaction networks of Drosophila melanogaster. GENOMICS PROTEOMICS & BIOINFORMATICS 2006; 4:80-9. [PMID: 16970548 PMCID: PMC5054029 DOI: 10.1016/s1672-0229(06)60020-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The underlying principle governing the natural phenomena of life is one of the critical issues receiving due importance in recent years. A key feature of the scale-free architecture is the vitality of the most connected nodes (hubs). The major objective of this article was to analyze the protein-protein and metabolic interaction networks of Drosophila melanogaster by considering the architectural patterns and the consequence of removal of hubs on the topological parameter of the two interaction systems. Analysis showed that both interaction networks follow a scale-free model, establishing the fact that most real world networks, from varied situations, conform to the small world pattern. The average path length showed a two-fold and a three-fold increase (changing from 9.42 to 20.93 and from 5.29 to 17.75, respectively) for the protein-protein and metabolic interaction networks, respectively, due to the deletion of hubs. On the contrary, the arbitrary elimination of nodes did not show any remarkable disparity in the topological parameter of the protein-protein and metabolic interaction networks (average path length: 9.42±0.02 and 5.27±0.01, respectively). This aberrant behavior for the two cases underscores the significance of the most linked nodes to the natural topology of the networks.
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Soutourina J, Bordas-Le Floch V, Gendrel G, Flores A, Ducrot C, Dumay-Odelot H, Soularue P, Navarro F, Cairns BR, Lefebvre O, Werner M. Rsc4 connects the chromatin remodeler RSC to RNA polymerases. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 26:4920-33. [PMID: 16782880 PMCID: PMC1489167 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00415-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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RSC is an essential, multisubunit chromatin remodeling complex. We show here that the Rsc4 subunit of RSC interacted via its C terminus with Rpb5, a conserved subunit shared by all three nuclear RNA polymerases (Pol). Furthermore, the RSC complex coimmunoprecipitated with all three RNA polymerases. Mutations in the C terminus of Rsc4 conferred a thermosensitive phenotype and the loss of interaction with Rpb5. Certain thermosensitive rpb5 mutations were lethal in combination with an rsc4 mutation, supporting the physiological significance of the interaction. Pol II transcription of ca. 12% of the yeast genome was increased or decreased twofold or more in a rsc4 C-terminal mutant. The transcription of the Pol III-transcribed genes SNR6 and RPR1 was also reduced, in agreement with the observed localization of RSC near many class III genes. Rsc4 C-terminal mutations did not alter the stability or assembly of the RSC complex, suggesting an impact on Rsc4 function. Strikingly, a C-terminal mutation of Rsc4 did not impair RSC recruitment to the RSC-responsive genes DUT1 and SMX3 but rather changed the chromatin accessibility of DNases to their promoter regions, suggesting that the altered transcription of DUT1 and SMX3 was the consequence of altered chromatin remodeling.
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- Julie Soutourina
- Service de Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire, Bâtiment 144, CEA/Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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Proshkina GM, Shematorova EK, Proshkin SA, Zaros C, Thuriaux P, Shpakovski GV. Ancient origin, functional conservation and fast evolution of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase III. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:3615-24. [PMID: 16877568 PMCID: PMC1540719 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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RNA polymerase III contains seventeen subunits in yeasts (Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe) and in human cells. Twelve of them are akin to the core RNA polymerase I or II. The five other are RNA polymerase III-specific and form the functionally distinct groups Rpc31-Rpc34-Rpc82 and Rpc37-Rpc53. Currently sequenced eukaryotic genomes revealed significant homology to these seventeen subunits in Fungi, Animals, Plants and Amoebozoans. Except for subunit Rpc31, this also extended to the much more distantly related genomes of Alveolates and Excavates, indicating that the complex subunit organization of RNA polymerase III emerged at a very early stage of eukaryotic evolution. The Sch.pombe subunits were expressed in S.cerevisiae null mutants and tested for growth. Ten core subunits showed heterospecific complementation, but the two largest catalytic subunits (Rpc1 and Rpc2) and all five RNA polymerase III-specific subunits (Rpc82, Rpc53, Rpc37, Rpc34 and Rpc31) were non-functional. Three highly conserved RNA polymerase III-specific domains were found in the twelve-subunit core structure. They correspond to the Rpc17-Rpc25 dimer, involved in transcription initiation, to an N-terminal domain of the largest subunit Rpc1 important to anchor Rpc31, Rpc34 and Rpc82, and to a C-terminal domain of Rpc1 that presumably holds Rpc37, Rpc53 and their Rpc11 partner.
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- Laboratoire de Physiogénomique, Service de Biochimie & Génétique MoléculaireBâtiment 144, CEA/Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiogénomique, Service de Biochimie & Génétique MoléculaireBâtiment 144, CEA/Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, cedex, France
- Correspondence may also be addressed to Pierre Thuriaux. Tel: 33 1 69 08 35 86; Fax: 33 1 69 08 47 12;
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +7 495 3306583; Fax: +7 495 3357103;
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Eukaryotic RNA polymerases are multisubunit assemblies, whose enzymatic function in the nucleus is intensively studied. However, little is known about the biogenesis of the three RNA polymerases and coupling to nucleo-cytoplasmic transport. Here, we show that Rpc128, the second largest subunit of RNA polymerase III, was mislocalized to the cytoplasm, when a short sequence in the N-terminal domain was deleted. Importantly, nuclear import of other, but not all, RNA polymerase III subunits was impaired in this RPC128DeltaN mutant. These data suggest that RNA polymerase III subunits are not imported independently into the nucleus but may require preassembly into cytoplasmic subcomplexes for coordinated nuclear uptake. We expect these studies to be a starting point to dissect the complex biogenesis pathway of eukaryotic RNA polymerases.
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- Ulrike Hardeland
- Biochemie-Zentrum der Universitat Heidelberg, INF328, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Kang X, Hu Y, Li Y, Guo X, Jiang X, Lai L, Xia B, Jin C. Structural, Biochemical, and Dynamic Characterizations of the hRPB8 Subunit of Human RNA Polymerases. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:18216-26. [PMID: 16632472 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m513241200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The RPB8 subunit is present in all three types of eukaryotic RNA polymerases and is highly conserved during evolution. It is an essential subunit required for the transcription of nuclear genes, but the detailed mechanism including its interactions with different subunits and oligonucleotides remains largely unclear. Herein, we report the three-dimensional structure of human RPB8 (hRPB8) at high resolution determined by NMR spectroscopy. The protein fold comprises an eight-stranded beta-barrel, six short helices, and a large unstructured Omega-loop. The overall structure of hRPB8 is similar to that of yRPB8 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and belongs to the oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding fold. However, several features of the tertiary structures are notably different between the two proteins. In particular, hRPB8 has a more clustered positively charged binding interface with the largest subunit RPB1 of the RNA polymerases. We employed biochemical methods to detect its interactions with different single-stranded DNA sequences. In addition, single-stranded DNA titration experiments were performed to identify the residues involved in nonspecific binding with different DNA sequences. Furthermore, we characterized the millisecond time scale conformational flexibility of hRPB8 upon its binding to single-stranded DNA. The current results demonstrate that hRPB8 interacts with single-stranded DNA nonspecifically and adopts significant conformational changes, and the hRPB8/single-stranded DNA complex is a fast exchanging system. The solution structure in conjunction with the biochemical and dynamic studies reveal new aspects of this subunit in the molecular assembly and the biological function of the human nuclear RNA polymerases.
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- Xue Kang
- Beijing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Landrieux E, Alic N, Ducrot C, Acker J, Riva M, Carles C. A subcomplex of RNA polymerase III subunits involved in transcription termination and reinitiation. EMBO J 2005; 25:118-28. [PMID: 16362040 PMCID: PMC1356358 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2005] [Accepted: 11/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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While initiation of transcription by RNA polymerase III (Pol III) has been thoroughly investigated, molecular mechanisms driving transcription termination remain poorly understood. Here we describe how the characterization of the in vitro transcriptional properties of a Pol III variant (Pol IIIdelta), lacking the C11, C37, and C53 subunits, revealed crucial information about the mechanisms of Pol III termination and reinitiation. The specific requirement for the C37-C53 complex in terminator recognition was determined. This complex was demonstrated to slow down elongation by the enzyme, adding to the evidence implicating the elongation rate as a critical determinant of correct terminator recognition. In addition, the presence of the C37-C53 complex required the simultaneous addition of C11 to Pol IIIdelta for the enzyme to reinitiate after the first round of transcription, thus uncovering a role for polymerase subunits in the facilitated recycling process. Interestingly, we demonstrated that the role of C11 in recycling was independent of its role in RNA cleavage. The data presented allowed us to propose a model of Pol III termination and its links to reinitiation.
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- Emilie Landrieux
- CEA/Saclay, Laboratoire de Transcription des Gènes, Service de Biochimie et de Génétique Moléculaire, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- CEA/Saclay, Laboratoire de Transcription des Gènes, Service de Biochimie et de Génétique Moléculaire, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- CEA/Saclay, Laboratoire de Transcription des Gènes, Service de Biochimie et de Génétique Moléculaire, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- CEA/Saclay, Laboratoire de Transcription des Gènes, Service de Biochimie et de Génétique Moléculaire, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- CEA/Saclay, Laboratoire de Transcription des Gènes, Service de Biochimie et de Génétique Moléculaire, Gif sur Yvette, France
- CEA/Saclay, Laboratoire de Transcription des Gènes, Service de Biochimie et de Génétique Moléculaire, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France. Tel.: +33 1 69 08 84 17; Fax: +33 1 69 08 47 12; E-mail:
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- CEA/Saclay, Laboratoire de Transcription des Gènes, Service de Biochimie et de Génétique Moléculaire, Gif sur Yvette, France
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Van Driessche B, Coddens S, Van Mullem V, Vandenhaute J. Glucose deprivation mediates interaction between CTDK-I and Snf1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEBS Lett 2005; 579:5318-24. [PMID: 16182287 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.08.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2005] [Revised: 08/18/2005] [Accepted: 08/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ctk1 is a kinase involved in transcriptional control. We show in the two-hybrid system that Ctk1 interacts with Snf1, a kinase regulating glucose-dependent genes. Co-purification experiments confirmed the two-hybrid interaction but only when cells were grown at low glucose concentrations. Deletion of Ctk1 or its associated partners, Ctk2 and Ctk3, conferred synthetic lethality with null mutants of Snf1 or Snf1-associated proteins. Northern blot analysis suggested that Ctk1 and Snf1 act together in vivo to regulate GSY2. These findings support the view that Ctk1 interacts with Snf1 in a functional module involved in the cellular response to glucose limitation.
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Zaros C, Thuriaux P. Rpc25, a conserved RNA polymerase III subunit, is critical for transcription initiation. Mol Microbiol 2005; 55:104-14. [PMID: 15612920 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04375.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rpc25 is a strongly conserved subunit of RNA polymerase III with homology to Rpa43 in RNA polymerase I, Rpb7 in RNA polymerase II and the archaeal RpoE subunit. A central domain of Rpc25 can replaced the corresponding region of Rpb7 with little or no growth defect, underscoring the functional relatedness of these proteins. Rpc25 forms a heterodimer with Rpc17, another conserved component of RNA polymerase III. A conditional mutant (rpc25-S100P) impairs this interaction. rpc25-S100P and another conditional mutant obtained by complementation with the Schizosaccharomyces pombe subunit (rpc25-Sp) were investigated for the properties of their purified RNA polymerase III. The mutant enzymes were defective in the specific synthesis of pre-tRNA transcripts but acted at a wild-type level on poly[d(A-T)] templates. They were also indistinguishable from wild type in transcript elongation, cleavage and termination. These data indicate that Rpc25 is needed for transcription initiation but is not critical for the elongating properties of RNA polymerase III.
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- Cécile Zaros
- Service de Biochimie & Génétique Moléculaire, Bâtiment 144, CEA-Saclay, F-91191, Gif sur Yvette, CEDEX, France
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Kabani M, Michot K, Boschiero C, Werner M. Anc1 interacts with the catalytic subunits of the general transcription factors TFIID and TFIIF, the chromatin remodeling complexes RSC and INO80, and the histone acetyltransferase complex NuA3. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 332:398-403. [PMID: 15896708 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.04.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2005] [Accepted: 04/29/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The Anc1 protein co-purifies with general transcription factors, chromatin remodeling complexes, and histone modification enzymes and is required for efficient transcription in yeast. We show here that Anc1 interacts with Tsm1, Tfg1, Sth1, Ino80, and Sas3 that are, respectively, the catalytic subunits of the general transcription factors TFIID and TFIIF, of the chromatin remodeling complexes RSC and INO80, and of the histone H3-acetyltransferase complex NuA3. We show that Anc1 is required for growth on galactose as the sole carbon source, and that it is recruited to the UAS of the GAL1 gene after induction.
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- Mehdi Kabani
- Laboratoire de Physiogénomique, Service de Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire, Departement de Biologie Joliot Curie, Bâtiment 144, CEA/Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Nikitina TV, Tishchenko LI. RNA polymerase III transcription machinery: Structure and transcription regulation. Mol Biol 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s11008-005-0024-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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