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Bonsor M, Ammar O, Schnoegl S, Wanker EE, Silva Ramos E. Polyglutamine disease proteins: Commonalities and differences in interaction profiles and pathological effects. Proteomics 2024; 24:e2300114. [PMID: 38615323 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.202300114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Currently, nine polyglutamine (polyQ) expansion diseases are known. They include spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 17), spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA), and Huntington's disease (HD). At the root of these neurodegenerative diseases are trinucleotide repeat mutations in coding regions of different genes, which lead to the production of proteins with elongated polyQ tracts. While the causative proteins differ in structure and molecular mass, the expanded polyQ domains drive pathogenesis in all these diseases. PolyQ tracts mediate the association of proteins leading to the formation of protein complexes involved in gene expression regulation, RNA processing, membrane trafficking, and signal transduction. In this review, we discuss commonalities and differences among the nine polyQ proteins focusing on their structure and function as well as the pathological features of the respective diseases. We present insights from AlphaFold-predicted structural models and discuss the biological roles of polyQ-containing proteins. Lastly, we explore reported protein-protein interaction networks to highlight shared protein interactions and their potential relevance in disease development.
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- Megan Bonsor
- Department of Neuroproteomics, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neuroproteomics, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neuroproteomics, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neuroproteomics, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neuroproteomics, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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The p-arms of the five human acrocentric chromosomes bear nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) comprising ribosomal gene (rDNA) repeats that are organized in a homogeneous tandem array and transcribed in a telomere-to-centromere direction. Precursor ribosomal RNA transcripts are processed and assembled into ribosomal subunits, the nucleolus being the physical manifestation of this process. I review current understanding of nucleolar chromosome biology and describe current exploration into a role for the NOR chromosomal context. Full DNA sequences for acrocentric p-arms are now emerging, aided by the current revolution in long-read sequencing and genome assembly. Acrocentric p-arms vary from 10.1 to 16.7 Mb, accounting for ∼2.2% of the genome. Bordering rDNA arrays, distal junctions, and proximal junctions are shared among the p-arms, with distal junctions showing evidence of functionality. The remaining p-arm sequences comprise multiple satellite DNA classes and segmental duplications that facilitate recombination between heterologous chromosomes, which is likely also involved in Robertsonian translocations.
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- Brian McStay
- Centre for Chromosome Biology, College of Science and Engineering, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland;
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Snyers L, Laffer S, Löhnert R, Weipoltshammer K, Schöfer C. CX-5461 causes nucleolar compaction, alteration of peri- and intranucleolar chromatin arrangement, an increase in both heterochromatin and DNA damage response. Sci Rep 2022; 12:13972. [PMID: 35978024 PMCID: PMC9385865 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17923-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
In this study, we characterize the changes in nucleolar morphology and its dynamics induced by the recently introduced compound CX-5461, an inhibitor of ribosome synthesis. Time-lapse imaging, immunofluorescence and ultrastructural analysis revealed that exposure of cells to CX-5461 has a profound impact on their nucleolar morphology and function: nucleoli acquired a compact, spherical shape and display enlarged, ring-like masses of perinucleolar condensed chromatin. Tunnels consisting of chromatin developed as transient structures running through nucleoli. Nucleolar components involved in rRNA transcription, fibrillar centres and dense fibrillar component with their major constituents ribosomal DNA, RNA polymerase I and fibrillarin maintain their topological arrangement but become reduced in number and move towards the nucleolar periphery. Nucleolar changes are paralleled by an increased amount of the DNA damage response indicator γH2AX and DNA unwinding enzyme topoisomerase I in nucleoli and the perinucleolar area suggesting that CX-5461 induces torsional stress and DNA damage in rDNA. This is corroborated by the irreversibility of the observed altered nucleolar phenotypes. We demonstrate that incubation with CX-5461, apart from leading to specific morphological alterations, increases senescence and decreases cell replication. We discuss that these alterations differ from those observed with other drugs interfering with nucleolar functions.
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- Luc Snyers
- Department for Cell and Developmental Biology, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstr. 17, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department for Cell and Developmental Biology, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstr. 17, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department for Cell and Developmental Biology, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstr. 17, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department for Cell and Developmental Biology, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstr. 17, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department for Cell and Developmental Biology, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstr. 17, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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Schächner C, Merkl PE, Pilsl M, Schwank K, Hergert K, Kruse S, Milkereit P, Tschochner H, Griesenbeck J. Establishment and Maintenance of Open Ribosomal RNA Gene Chromatin States in Eukaryotes. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2533:25-38. [PMID: 35796980 PMCID: PMC9761505 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2501-9_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
In growing eukaryotic cells, nuclear ribosomal (r)RNA synthesis by RNA polymerase (RNAP) I accounts for the vast majority of cellular transcription. This high output is achieved by the presence of multiple copies of rRNA genes in eukaryotic genomes transcribed at a high rate. In contrast to most of the other transcribed genomic loci, actively transcribed rRNA genes are largely devoid of nucleosomes adapting a characteristic "open" chromatin state, whereas a significant fraction of rRNA genes resides in a transcriptionally inactive nucleosomal "closed" chromatin state. Here, we review our current knowledge about the nature of open rRNA gene chromatin and discuss how this state may be established.
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- Christopher Schächner
- Universität Regensburg, Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Lehrstuhl Biochemie III, Regensburg, Germany
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- Universität Regensburg, Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Lehrstuhl Biochemie III, Regensburg, Germany
- TUM ForTe, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Universität Regensburg, Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Lehrstuhl Biochemie III, Regensburg, Germany
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- Universität Regensburg, Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Lehrstuhl Biochemie III, Regensburg, Germany
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- Universität Regensburg, Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Lehrstuhl Biochemie III, Regensburg, Germany
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- Universität Regensburg, Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Lehrstuhl Biochemie III, Regensburg, Germany
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- Universität Regensburg, Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Lehrstuhl Biochemie III, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Universität Regensburg, Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Lehrstuhl Biochemie III, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Universität Regensburg, Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), Lehrstuhl Biochemie III, Regensburg, Germany.
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Nuclear Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-Trisphosphate Interactome Uncovers an Enrichment in Nucleolar Proteins. Mol Cell Proteomics 2021; 20:100102. [PMID: 34048982 PMCID: PMC8255942 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2021.100102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Polyphosphoinositides (PPIns) play essential roles as lipid signaling molecules, and many of their functions have been elucidated in the cytoplasm. However, PPIns are also intranuclear where they contribute to chromatin remodeling, transcription, and mRNA splicing. The PPIn, phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PtdIns(3,4,5)P3), has been mapped to the nucleus and nucleoli, but its role remains unclear in this subcellular compartment. To gain further insights into the nuclear functions of PtdIns(3,4,5)P3, we applied a previously developed quantitative MS-based approach to identify the targets of PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 from isolated nuclei. We identified 179 potential PtdIns(3,4,5)P3-interacting partners, and gene ontology analysis for the biological functions of this dataset revealed an enrichment in RNA processing/splicing, cytokinesis, protein folding, and DNA repair. Interestingly, about half of these interactors were common to nucleolar protein datasets, some of which had dual functions in rRNA processes and DNA repair, including poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1, now referred as ADP-ribosyltransferase 1). PARP1 was found to interact directly with PPIn via three polybasic regions in the DNA-binding domain and the linker located N-terminal of the catalytic region. PARP1 was shown to bind to PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 as well as phosphatidylinositol 3,4-bisphosphate in vitro and to colocalize with PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 in the nucleolus and with phosphatidylinositol 3,4-bisphosphate in nucleoplasmic foci. In conclusion, the PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 interactome reported here will serve as a resource to further investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying PtdIns(3,4,5)P3-mediated interactions in the nucleus and nucleolus. Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PtdIns(3,4,5)P3) localizes to nucleoli. PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 interactomics from isolated nuclei identifies nucleolar proteins. PARP1 interacts directly with polyphosphoinositides via several polybasic regions. PARP1 colocalizes with PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 in the nucleolus.
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Zhou Z, Gong Q, Lin Z, Wang Y, Li M, Wang L, Ding H, Li P. Emerging Roles of SRSF3 as a Therapeutic Target for Cancer. Front Oncol 2020; 10:577636. [PMID: 33072610 PMCID: PMC7544984 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.577636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Ser/Arg-rich (SR) proteins are RNA-binding proteins known as constitutive and alternative splicing (AS) regulators that regulate multiple aspects of the gene expression program. Ser/Arg-rich splicing factor 3 (SRSF3) is the smallest member of the SR protein family, and its level is controlled by multiple factors and involves complex mechanisms in eukaryote cells, whereas the aberrant expression of SRSF3 is associated with many human diseases, including cancer. Here, we review state-of-the-art research on SRSF3 in terms of its function, expression, and misregulation in human cancers. We emphasize the negative consequences of the overexpression of the SRSF3 oncogene in cancers, the pathways underlying SRSF3-mediated transformation, and implications of potential anticancer drugs by downregulation of SRSF3 expression for cancer therapy. Cumulative research on SRSF3 provides critical insight into its essential part in maintaining cellular processes, offering potential new targets for anti-cancer therapy.
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- Zhixia Zhou
- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Second Clinical Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory for Immunology in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Izumikawa K, Ishikawa H, Yoshikawa H, Fujiyama S, Watanabe A, Aburatani H, Tachikawa H, Hayano T, Miura Y, Isobe T, Simpson RJ, Li L, Min J, Takahashi N. LYAR potentiates rRNA synthesis by recruiting BRD2/4 and the MYST-type acetyltransferase KAT7 to rDNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:10357-10372. [PMID: 31504794 PMCID: PMC6821171 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Activation of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) synthesis is pivotal during cell growth and proliferation, but its aberrant upregulation may promote tumorigenesis. Here, we demonstrate that the candidate oncoprotein, LYAR, enhances ribosomal DNA (rDNA) transcription. Our data reveal that LYAR binds the histone-associated protein BRD2 without involvement of acetyl-lysine-binding bromodomains and recruits BRD2 to the rDNA promoter and transcribed regions via association with upstream binding factor. We show that BRD2 is required for the recruitment of the MYST-type acetyltransferase KAT7 to rDNA loci, resulting in enhanced local acetylation of histone H4. In addition, LYAR binds a complex of BRD4 and KAT7, which is then recruited to rDNA independently of the BRD2-KAT7 complex to accelerate the local acetylation of both H4 and H3. BRD2 also helps recruit BRD4 to rDNA. By contrast, LYAR has no effect on rDNA methylation or the binding of RNA polymerase I subunits to rDNA. These data suggest that LYAR promotes the association of the BRD2-KAT7 and BRD4-KAT7 complexes with transcription-competent rDNA loci but not to transcriptionally silent rDNA loci, thereby increasing rRNA synthesis by altering the local acetylation status of histone H3 and H4.
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- Keiichi Izumikawa
- Department of Applied Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.,Global Innovation Research Organizations, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Centre for Gene Regulation & Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Department of Life Science Frontiers, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University 53, Shogoin-kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Laboratory for System Biology and Medicine, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
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- Department of Applied Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu 525-8577, Japan
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.,Global Innovation Research Organizations, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minamiosawa, Hachiouji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Global Innovation Research Organizations, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.,La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS) LIMS Building 1, Room 412 La Trobe University, Bundoora Victoria 3086, Australia
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, 101 College St., Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada.,Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Global Innovation Research Organizations, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.,Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, 101 College St., Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada.,Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.,Global Innovation Research Organizations, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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Genome Organization in and around the Nucleolus. Cells 2019; 8:cells8060579. [PMID: 31212844 PMCID: PMC6628108 DOI: 10.3390/cells8060579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 06/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The nucleolus is the largest substructure in the nucleus, where ribosome biogenesis takes place, and forms around the nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) that comprise ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. Each cell contains hundreds of rRNA genes, which are organized in three distinct chromatin and transcriptional states—silent, inactive and active. Increasing evidence indicates that the role of the nucleolus and rRNA genes goes beyond the control of ribosome biogenesis. Recent results highlighted the nucleolus as a compartment for the location and regulation of repressive genomic domains and, together with the nuclear lamina, represents the hub for the organization of the inactive heterochromatin. In this review, we aim to describe the crosstalk between the nucleolus and the rest of the genome and how distinct rRNA gene chromatin states affect nucleolus structure and are implicated in genome stability, genome architecture, and cell fate decision.
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Nyhus C, Pihl M, Hyttel P, Hall VJ. Evidence for nucleolar dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease. Rev Neurosci 2019; 30:685-700. [PMID: 30849050 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2018-0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The nucleolus is a dynamically changing organelle that is central to a number of important cellular functions. Not only is it important for ribosome biogenesis, but it also reacts to stress by instigating a nucleolar stress response and is further involved in regulating the cell cycle. Several studies report nucleolar dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Studies have reported a decrease in both total nucleolar volume and transcriptional activity of the nucleolar organizing regions. Ribosomes appear to be targeted by oxidation and reduced protein translation has been reported. In addition, several nucleolar proteins are dysregulated and some of these appear to be implicated in classical AD pathology. Some studies also suggest that the nucleolar stress response may be activated in AD, albeit this latter research is rather limited and requires further investigation. The purpose of this review is to draw the connections of all these studies together and signify that there are clear changes in the nucleolus and the ribosomes in AD. The nucleolus is therefore an organelle that requires more attention than previously given in relation to understanding the biological mechanisms underlying the disease.
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- Caitlin Nyhus
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark
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Karole AM, Chodisetty S, Ali A, Kumari N, Tyagi S. Novel sub-cellular localizations and intra-molecular interactions may define new functions of Mixed Lineage Leukemia protein. Cell Cycle 2018; 17:2684-2696. [PMID: 30489191 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2018.1553338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL) protein is the best-characterized member of SET family of histone 3 lysine 4 methyltransferase, known for its transcriptional-activation role during development. mll gene rearrangements cause multiple kinds of aggressive leukemia in both children and adults. An important 'first' step in understanding the role of MLL in leukemogenesis would be to identify its localization throughout the cell cycle. In order to fully understand the breath of MLL functions in proliferating cells, we have analyzed its sub-cellular localization during the cell cycle. Our results show that MLL localizes to nucleolus and centrosome in interphase. During mitosis, it localizes to centrosomes and midbody in addition to previously reported spindle apparatus. Our results show that MLLN is required to translocate MLLC to the nucleolus. These finding suggest functional roles for MLL in nucleolus and mitosis. We also show how MLL-fusion proteins (MLL-FPs) localize to the same sub-cellular organelles like endogenous MLL. Our results indicate that MLL-fusion proteins may not only disturb the cell homeostasis by gain-of-function of the chimeric protein, but also by interfering with the functions of endogenous MLL.
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- Amit Mahendra Karole
- a Laboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation , Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) , Uppal , Hyderabad 500039 , India.,b Graduate Studies , Manipal Academy of Higher Education , Manipal , India
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- a Laboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation , Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) , Uppal , Hyderabad 500039 , India.,b Graduate Studies , Manipal Academy of Higher Education , Manipal , India
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- a Laboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation , Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) , Uppal , Hyderabad 500039 , India.,b Graduate Studies , Manipal Academy of Higher Education , Manipal , India
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- a Laboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation , Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) , Uppal , Hyderabad 500039 , India
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- a Laboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation , Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) , Uppal , Hyderabad 500039 , India
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Lafita-Navarro MDC, Blanco R, Mata-Garrido J, Liaño-Pons J, Tapia O, García-Gutiérrez L, García-Alegría E, Berciano MT, Lafarga M, León J. MXD1 localizes in the nucleolus, binds UBF and impairs rRNA synthesis. Oncotarget 2018; 7:69536-69548. [PMID: 27588501 PMCID: PMC5342496 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
MXD1 is a protein that interacts with MAX, to form a repressive transcription factor. MXD1-MAX binds E-boxes. MXD1-MAX antagonizes the transcriptional activity of the MYC oncoprotein in most models. It has been reported that MYC overexpression leads to augmented RNA synthesis and ribosome biogenesis, which is a relevant activity in MYC-mediated tumorigenesis. Here we describe that MXD1, but not MYC or MNT, localizes to the nucleolus in a wide array of cell lines derived from different tissues (carcinoma, leukemia) as well as in embryonic stem cells. MXD1 also localizes in the nucleolus of primary tissue cells as neurons and Sertoli cells. The nucleolar localization of MXD1 was confirmed by co-localization with UBF. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments showed that MXD1 interacted with UBF and proximity ligase assays revealed that this interaction takes place in the nucleolus. Furthermore, chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed that MXD1 was bound in the transcribed rDNA chromatin, where it co-localizes with UBF, but also in the ribosomal intergenic regions. The MXD1 involvement in rRNA synthesis was also suggested by the nucleolar segregation upon rRNA synthesis inhibition by actinomycin D. Silencing of MXD1 with siRNAs resulted in increased synthesis of pre-rRNA while enforced MXD1 expression reduces it. The results suggest a new role for MXD1, which is the control of ribosome biogenesis. This new MXD1 function would be important to curb MYC activity in tumor cells.
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- Maria Del Carmen Lafita-Navarro
- Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria (IBBTEC), CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria, and Department of Molecular Biology, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.,Present address: Department of Cell Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria (IBBTEC), CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria, and Department of Molecular Biology, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Centro de Investigación en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), University of Cantabria-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria (IBBTEC), CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria, and Department of Molecular Biology, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Centro de Investigación en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), University of Cantabria-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria (IBBTEC), CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria, and Department of Molecular Biology, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria (IBBTEC), CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria, and Department of Molecular Biology, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.,Present address: Stem Cell Hematopoiesis Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Centro de Investigación en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), University of Cantabria-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Centro de Investigación en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), University of Cantabria-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria (IBBTEC), CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria, and Department of Molecular Biology, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
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Internal Associations of the Acidic Region of Upstream Binding Factor Control Its Nucleolar Localization. Mol Cell Biol 2017; 37:MCB.00218-17. [PMID: 28874518 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00218-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Upstream binding factor (UBF) is a member of the high-mobility group (HMG) box protein family, characterized by multiple HMG boxes and a C-terminal acidic region (AR). UBF is an essential transcription factor for rRNA genes and mediates the formation of transcriptionally active chromatin in the nucleolus. However, it remains unknown how UBF is specifically localized to the nucleolus. Here, we examined the molecular mechanisms that localize UBF to the nucleolus. We found that the first HMG box (HMG box 1), the linker region (LR), and the AR cooperatively regulate the nucleolar localization of UBF1. We demonstrated that the AR intramolecularly associates with and attenuates the DNA binding activity of HMG boxes and confers the structured DNA preference to HMG box 1. In contrast, the LR was found to serve as a nuclear localization signal and compete with HMG boxes to bind the AR, permitting nucleolar localization of UBF1. The LR sequence binds DNA and assists the stable chromatin binding of UBF. We also showed that the phosphorylation status of the AR does not clearly affect the localization of UBF1. Our results strongly suggest that associations of the AR with HMG boxes and the LR regulate UBF nucleolar localization.
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Nucleoli form around tandem arrays of a ribosomal gene repeat, termed nucleolar organizer regions (NORs). During metaphase, active NORs adopt a characteristic undercondensed morphology. Recent evidence indicates that the HMG-box-containing DNA-binding protein UBF (upstream binding factor) is directly responsible for this morphology and provides a mitotic bookmark to ensure rapid nucleolar formation beginning in telophase in human cells. This is likely to be a widely employed strategy, as UBF is present throughout metazoans. In higher eukaryotes, NORs are typically located within regions of chromosomes that form perinucleolar heterochromatin during interphase. Typically, the genomic architecture of NORs and the chromosomal regions within which they lie is very poorly described, yet recent evidence points to a role for context in their function. In Arabidopsis, NOR silencing appears to be controlled by sequences outside the rDNA (ribosomal DNA) array. Translocations reveal a role for context in the expression of the NOR on the X chromosome in Drosophila Recent work has begun on characterizing the genomic architecture of human NORs. A role for distal sequences located in perinucleolar heterochromatin has been inferred, as they exhibit a complex transcriptionally active chromatin structure. Links between rDNA genomic stability and aging in Saccharomyces cerevisiae are now well established, and indications are emerging that this is important in aging and replicative senescence in higher eukaryotes. This, combined with the fact that rDNA arrays are recombinational hot spots in cancer cells, has focused attention on DNA damage responses in NORs. The introduction of DNA double-strand breaks into rDNA arrays leads to a dramatic reorganization of nucleolar structure. Damaged rDNA repeats move from the nucleolar interior to form caps at the nucleolar periphery, presumably to facilitate repair, suggesting that the chromosomal context of human NORs contributes to their genomic stability. The inclusion of NORs and their surrounding chromosomal environments in future genome drafts now becomes a priority.
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- Brian McStay
- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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Nucleoli are formed on the basis of ribosomal genes coding for RNAs of ribosomal particles, but also include a great variety of other DNA regions. In this article, we discuss the characteristics of ribosomal DNA: the structure of the rDNA locus, complex organization and functions of the intergenic spacer, multiplicity of gene copies in one cell, selective silencing of genes and whole gene clusters, relation to components of nucleolar ultrastructure, specific problems associated with replication. We also review current data on the role of non-ribosomal DNA in the organization and function of nucleoli. Finally, we discuss probable causes preventing efficient visualization of DNA in nucleoli.
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Marstad A, Landsverk OJB, Strømme O, Otterlei M, Collas P, Sundan A, Brede G. A-kinase anchoring protein AKAP95 is a novel regulator of ribosomal RNA synthesis. FEBS J 2016; 283:757-70. [PMID: 26683827 DOI: 10.1111/febs.13630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Revised: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The RNA polymerase I transcription apparatus acquires and integrates the combined information from multiple cellular signalling cascades to regulate ribosome production essential for cell growth and proliferation. In the present study, we show that a subpopulation of A-kinase anchoring protein 95 (AKAP95) targets the nucleolus during interphase and is involved in regulating rRNA production. We show that AKAP95 co-localizes with the nucleolar upstream binding factor, an essential rRNA transcription factor. Similar to other members of the C2 H2 -zinc finger family, we show, using systematic selection and evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment and in vitro binding analysis, that AKAP95 has a preference for GC-rich DNA in vitro, whereas fluorescence recovery after photobleaching analysis reveals AKAP95 to be a highly mobile protein that exhibits RNA polymerase I and II dependent nucleolar trafficking. In line with its GC-binding features, chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis revealed AKAP95 to be associated with ribosomal chromatin in vivo. Manipulation of AKAP95-expression in U2OS cells revealed a reciprocal relationship between the expression of AKAP95 and 47S rRNA. Taken together, our data indicate that AKAP95 is a novel nucleolus-associated protein with a regulatory role on rRNA production.
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- Anne Marstad
- Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR), Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Pathology, Centre for Immune Regulation, Oslo University Hospital Norway, Norway
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- Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR), Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR), Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.,KG Jebsen Centre for Myeloma Research, Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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Katagiri N, Kuroda T, Kishimoto H, Hayashi Y, Kumazawa T, Kimura K. The nucleolar protein nucleophosmin is essential for autophagy induced by inhibiting Pol I transcription. Sci Rep 2015; 5:8903. [PMID: 25754892 PMCID: PMC4354046 DOI: 10.1038/srep08903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Various cellular stresses activate autophagy, which is involved in lysosomal degradation of cytoplasmic materials for maintaining nutrient homeostasis and eliminating harmful components. Here, we show that RNA polymerase I (Pol I) transcription inhibition induces nucleolar disruption and autophagy. Treatment with autophagy inhibitors or siRNA specific for autophagy-related (ATG) proteins inhibited autophagy but not nucleolar disruption induced by Pol I transcription inhibition, which suggested that nucleolar disruption was upstream of autophagy. Furthermore, treatment with siRNA specific for nucleolar protein nucleophosmin (NPM) inhibited this type of autophagy. This showed that NPM was involved in autophagy when the nucleolus was disrupted by Pol I inhibition. In contrast, NPM was not required for canonical autophagy induced by nutrient starvation, as it was not accompanied by nucleolar disruption. Thus, our results revealed that, in addition to canonical autophagy, there may be NPM-dependent autophagy associated with nucleolar disruption.
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- Naohiro Katagiri
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennnoudai, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennnoudai, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- 1] Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennnoudai, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan [2] Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennnoudai, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennnoudai, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennnoudai, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennnoudai, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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Hamdane N, Stefanovsky VY, Tremblay MG, Németh A, Paquet E, Lessard F, Sanij E, Hannan R, Moss T. Conditional inactivation of Upstream Binding Factor reveals its epigenetic functions and the existence of a somatic nucleolar precursor body. PLoS Genet 2014; 10:e1004505. [PMID: 25121932 PMCID: PMC4133168 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Upstream Binding Factor (UBF) is a unique multi-HMGB-box protein first identified as a co-factor in RNA polymerase I (RPI/PolI) transcription. However, its poor DNA sequence selectivity and its ability to generate nucleosome-like nucleoprotein complexes suggest a more generalized role in chromatin structure. We previously showed that extensive depletion of UBF reduced the number of actively transcribed ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, but had little effect on rRNA synthesis rates or cell proliferation, leaving open the question of its requirement for RPI transcription. Using gene deletion in mouse, we now show that UBF is essential for embryo development beyond morula. Conditional deletion in cell cultures reveals that UBF is also essential for transcription of the rRNA genes and that it defines the active chromatin conformation of both gene and enhancer sequences. Loss of UBF prevents formation of the SL1/TIF1B pre-initiation complex and recruitment of the RPI-Rrn3/TIF1A complex. It is also accompanied by recruitment of H3K9me3, canonical histone H1 and HP1α, but not by de novo DNA methylation. Further, genes retain penta-acetyl H4 and H2A.Z, suggesting that even in the absence of UBF the rRNA genes can maintain a potentially active state. In contrast to canonical histone H1, binding of H1.4 is dependent on UBF, strongly suggesting that it plays a positive role in gene activity. Unexpectedly, arrest of rRNA synthesis does not suppress transcription of the 5S, tRNA or snRNA genes, nor expression of the several hundred mRNA genes implicated in ribosome biogenesis. Thus, rRNA gene activity does not coordinate global gene expression for ribosome biogenesis. Loss of UBF also unexpectedly induced the formation in cells of a large sub-nuclear structure resembling the nucleolar precursor body (NPB) of oocytes and early embryos. These somatic NPBs contain rRNA synthesis and processing factors but do not associate with the rRNA gene loci (NORs). Upstream Binding Factor (UBF) is multi-HMGB-box protein found in all vertebrates. Although this protein has been implicated in transcription of the ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene in vitro, little is known of its function in vivo. We previously found that UBF creates a nucleosome-like structure on DNA, and that this structure is remodeled by MAP-kinase phosphorylation. Using conditional gene deletion in mouse and mouse cells we show that UBF defines the active chromatin domains of the rRNA genes and is essential for transcription of these genes. Using this system we show that, contrary to expectation, rRNA gene activity does not coordinate ribosome production. We further show that in the complete absence of rRNA synthesis a somatic nucleolar precursor body is formed. Our data show that UBF determines a dynamic transition between the active and inactive rRNA gene states that is independent of changes in DNA methylation.
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- Nourdine Hamdane
- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Edifice St Patrick, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Edifice St Patrick, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Edifice St Patrick, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry III, Biochemistry Center Regensburg, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Edifice St Patrick, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Edifice St Patrick, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Laboratory of Growth and Development, St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Cancer Division of the Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Edifice St Patrick, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Québec, Canada
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Palanca A, Casafont I, Berciano MT, Lafarga M. Reactive nucleolar and Cajal body responses to proteasome inhibition in sensory ganglion neurons. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2013; 1842:848-59. [PMID: 24269586 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The dysfunction of the ubiquitin proteasome system has been related to a broad array of neurodegenerative disorders in which the accumulation of misfolded protein aggregates causes proteotoxicity. The ability of proteasome inhibitors to induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis has emerged as a powerful strategy for cancer therapy. Bortezomib is a proteasome inhibitor used as an antineoplastic drug, although its neurotoxicity frequently causes a severe sensory peripheral neuropathy. In this study we used a rat model of bortezomib treatment to study the nucleolar and Cajal body responses to the proteasome inhibition in sensory ganglion neurons that are major targets of bortezomib-induced neurotoxicity. Treatment with bortezomib induced dose-dependent dissociation of protein synthesis machinery (chromatolysis) and nuclear retention of poly(A) RNA granules resulting in neuronal dysfunction. However, as a compensatory response to the proteotoxic stress, both nucleoli and Cajal bodies exhibited reactive changes. These include an increase in the number and size of nucleoli, strong nucleolar incorporation of the RNA precursor 5'-fluorouridine, and increased expression of both 45S rRNA and genes encoding nucleolar proteins UBF, fibrillarin and B23. Taken together, these findings appear to reflect the activation of the nucleolar transcription in response to proteotoxic stress Furthermore, the number of Cajal bodies, a parameter related to transcriptional activity, increases upon proteasome inhibition. We propose that nucleoli and Cajal bodies are important targets in the signaling pathways that are activated by the proteotoxic stress response to proteasome inhibition. The coordinating activity of these two organelles in the production of snRNA, snoRNA and rRNA may contribute to neuronal survival after proteasome inhibition. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Role of the Nucleolus in Human Disease.
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- Ana Palanca
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Cantabria-IFIMAV, Santander, Spain; "Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED)", Santander, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Cantabria-IFIMAV, Santander, Spain; "Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED)", Santander, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Cantabria-IFIMAV, Santander, Spain; "Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED)", Santander, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Cantabria-IFIMAV, Santander, Spain; "Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED)", Santander, Spain.
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Sarshad A, Sadeghifar F, Louvet E, Mori R, Böhm S, Al-Muzzaini B, Vintermist A, Fomproix N, Östlund AK, Percipalle P. Nuclear myosin 1c facilitates the chromatin modifications required to activate rRNA gene transcription and cell cycle progression. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003397. [PMID: 23555303 PMCID: PMC3605103 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2012] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Actin and nuclear myosin 1c (NM1) cooperate in RNA polymerase I (pol I) transcription. NM1 is also part of a multiprotein assembly, B-WICH, which is involved in transcription. This assembly contains the chromatin remodeling complex WICH with its subunits WSTF and SNF2h. We report here that NM1 binds SNF2h with enhanced affinity upon impairment of the actin-binding function. ChIP analysis revealed that NM1, SNF2h, and actin gene occupancies are cell cycle-dependent and require intact motor function. At the onset of cell division, when transcription is temporarily blocked, B-WICH is disassembled due to WSTF phosphorylation, to be reassembled on the active gene at exit from mitosis. NM1 gene knockdown and motor function inhibition, or stable expression of NM1 mutants that do not interact with actin or chromatin, overall repressed rRNA synthesis by stalling pol I at the gene promoter, led to chromatin alterations by changing the state of H3K9 acetylation at gene promoter, and delayed cell cycle progression. These results suggest a unique structural role for NM1 in which the interaction with SNF2h stabilizes B-WICH at the gene promoter and facilitates recruitment of the HAT PCAF. This leads to a permissive chromatin structure required for transcription activation.
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- Aishe Sarshad
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Grierson PM, Lillard K, Behbehani GK, Combs KA, Bhattacharyya S, Acharya S, Groden J. BLM helicase facilitates RNA polymerase I-mediated ribosomal RNA transcription. Hum Mol Genet 2011; 21:1172-83. [PMID: 22106380 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddr545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Bloom's syndrome (BS) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is invariably characterized by severe growth retardation and cancer predisposition. The Bloom's syndrome helicase (BLM), mutations of which lead to BS, localizes to promyelocytic leukemia protein bodies and to the nucleolus of the cell, the site of RNA polymerase I-mediated ribosomal RNA (rRNA) transcription. rRNA transcription is fundamental for ribosome biogenesis and therefore protein synthesis, cellular growth and proliferation; its inhibition limits cellular growth and proliferation as well as bodily growth. We report that nucleolar BLM facilitates RNA polymerase I-mediated rRNA transcription. Immunofluorescence studies demonstrate the dependance of BLM nucleolar localization upon ongoing RNA polymerase I-mediated rRNA transcription. In vivo protein co-immunoprecipitation demonstrates that BLM interacts with RPA194, a subunit of RNA polymerase I. (3)H-uridine pulse-chase assays demonstrate that BLM expression is required for efficient rRNA transcription. In vitro helicase assays demonstrate that BLM unwinds GC-rich rDNA-like substrates that form in the nucleolus and normally inhibit progression of the RNA polymerase I transcription complex. These studies suggest that nucleolar BLM modulates rDNA structures in association with RNA polymerase I to facilitate RNA polymerase I-mediated rRNA transcription. Given the intricate relationship between rDNA metabolism and growth, our data may help in understanding the etiology of proportional dwarfism in BS.
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- Patrick M Grierson
- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210-2207, USA
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Koiwai K, Noma S, Takahashi Y, Hayano T, Maezawa S, Kouda K, Matsumoto T, Suzuki M, Furuichi M, Koiwai O. TdIF2 is a nucleolar protein that promotes rRNA gene promoter activity. Genes Cells 2011; 16:748-64. [PMID: 21668587 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2011.01524.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase (TdT) interacting factor 2 (TdIF2) is an acidic protein that binds to TdT. TdIF2 binds to DNA and core histones and contains an acidic-amino acid-rich region in its C-terminus. It has therefore been suggested to function as a histone chaperone within the nucleus. TdIF2 localized within the nucleolus in HEK 293T cells, and its N-terminal (residues 1-234) and C-terminal (residues 606-756) regions were crucial for the nucleolar localization. A chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay showed that TdIF2 associated with the promoter of human ribosomal RNA genes (hrDNAP), and an in vitro luciferase assay system showed that it promoted hrDNAP activity. Using the yeast two-hybrid system with TdIF2 as the bait, we isolated the cDNA encoding HIV Tat interactive protein 60 (Tip60), which has histone acetyltransferase (HAT) activity, as a TdIF2-binding protein. TdIF2 bound to Tip60 in vitro and in vivo, inhibited the Tip60 HAT activity in vitro and co-localized with Tip60 within the nucleolus. In addition, TdIF2 promotes upstream binding factor (UBF) acetylation in vivo. Thus, TdIF2 might promote hrDNAP activity by suppressing Tip60's HAT activity and promoting UBF acetylation.
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- Kotaro Koiwai
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, Japan.
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Jiménez-Vidal M, Srivastava J, Putney LK, Barber DL. Nuclear-localized calcineurin homologous protein CHP1 interacts with upstream binding factor and inhibits ribosomal RNA synthesis. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:36260-6. [PMID: 20720019 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.165555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Calcineurin homologous protein 1 (CHP1) is a widely expressed, 22-kDa myristoylated EF-hand Ca(2+)-binding protein that shares a high degree of similarity with the regulatory B subunit of calcineurin (65%) and with calmodulin (59%). CHP1 localizes to the plasma membrane, the Golgi apparatus, and the nucleus and functions to regulate trafficking of early secretory vesicles, activation of T cells, and expression and transport of the Na-H exchanger NHE1. Although CHP1 contains nuclear export signals, whether its nuclear and cytoplasmic localization is regulated and has distinct functions remain unknown. We show that CHP1 is predominantly in the nucleus in quiescent fibroblasts, is translocated to cytoplasmic compartments with growth medium, and that translocation is inhibited by mutations in the nuclear export motifs. In a screen for proteins co-precipitating with CHP1 in quiescent cells we identified the upstream binding factor UBF, a DNA-binding protein and component of the RNA polymerase I complex regulating RNA synthesis. The CHP1-UBF interaction is restricted to the nucleus and inhibited by Ca(2+). Nuclear retention of CHP1 attenuates the abundance of UBF in the nucleolus and inhibits RNA synthesis when quiescent cells are transferred to growth medium. These data show UBF as a newly identified CHP1-binding protein and regulation of RNA synthesis as a newly identified function for nuclear-localized CHP1, which is distinct from CHP1 functions in the cytosol.
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- Maite Jiménez-Vidal
- Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
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Philimonenko VV, Janácek J, Harata M, Hozák P. Transcription-dependent rearrangements of actin and nuclear myosin I in the nucleolus. Histochem Cell Biol 2010; 134:243-9. [PMID: 20683608 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-010-0732-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/16/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Nuclear actin and nuclear myosin I (NMI) are important players in transcription of ribosomal genes. Transcription of rDNA takes place in highly organized intranuclear compartment, the nucleolus. In this study, we characterized the localization of these two proteins within the nucleolus of HeLa cells with high structural resolution by means of electron microscopy and gold-immunolabeling. We demonstrate that both actin and NMI are localized in specific compartments within the nucleolus, and the distribution of NMI is transcription-dependent. Moreover, a pool of NMI is present in the foci containing nascent rRNA transcripts. Actin, in turn, is present both in transcriptionally active and inactive regions of the nucleolus and colocalizes with RNA polymerase I and UBF. Our data support the involvement of actin and NMI in rDNA transcription and point out to other functions of these proteins in the nucleolus, such as rRNA maturation and maintenance of nucleolar architecture.
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- V V Philimonenko
- Department of Biology of the Cell Nucleus, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the AS CR, v.v.i., Vídenská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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Zheng Y, John S, Pesavento JJ, Schultz-Norton JR, Schiltz RL, Baek S, Nardulli AM, Hager GL, Kelleher NL, Mizzen CA. Histone H1 phosphorylation is associated with transcription by RNA polymerases I and II. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 189:407-15. [PMID: 20439994 PMCID: PMC2867294 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201001148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Histone H1 phosphorylation affects chromatin condensation and function, but little is known about how specific phosphorylations impact the function of H1 variants in higher eukaryotes. In this study, we show that specific sites in H1.2 and H1.4 of human cells are phosphorylated only during mitosis or during both mitosis and interphase. Antisera generated to individual H1.2/H1.4 interphase phosphorylations reveal that they are distributed throughout nuclei and enriched in nucleoli. Moreover, interphase phosphorylated H1.4 is enriched at active 45S preribosomal RNA gene promoters and is rapidly induced at steroid hormone response elements by hormone treatment. Our results imply that site-specific interphase H1 phosphorylation facilitates transcription by RNA polymerases I and II and has an unanticipated function in ribosome biogenesis and control of cell growth. Differences in the numbers, structure, and locations of interphase phosphorylation sites may contribute to the functional diversity of H1 variants.
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- Yupeng Zheng
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Krüger T, Scheer U. p53 localizes to intranucleolar regions distinct from the ribosome production compartments. J Cell Sci 2010; 123:1203-8. [PMID: 20332106 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.062398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The tumor suppressor p53 has been implicated in the regulation of ribosome biogenesis based on its inhibitory effect on RNA polymerase I (pol I)-dependent transcription. Consistent with this, p53 has been described in nucleoli, albeit under specific experimental conditions. Since data on the intranucleolar localization of p53 are controversial, we have analyzed in detail its subnucleolar distribution. Our results show that p53 does not localize to one of the well-known structural components of the nucleolus involved in ribosome biogenesis, but rather occupies distinct intranucleolar regions that constitute nucleolar cavities. When cells were treated with the proteasome inhibitor MG132, the size and frequency of p53-containing nucleolar cavities increased, and the protein partially colocalized with inactivated proteasomes. Importantly, p53 did not colocalize with pol I at the transcription sites in fibrillar centers (FCs) as has previously been reported. The observed intranucleolar distribution and accumulation of p53 raises the question of how the protein influences rDNA transcription in vivo.
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- Tim Krüger
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany.
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Chromatin association and regulation of rDNA transcription by the Ras-family protein RasL11a. EMBO J 2010; 29:1215-24. [PMID: 20168301 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2010.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2009] [Accepted: 01/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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RasL11a and RasL11b are Ras super-family proteins of unknown function. Here, we show that RasL11a is a chromatin-associated modulator of pre-ribosomal RNA (pre-rRNA) synthesis. RasL11a was found in the nucleolus of interphase mouse fibroblasts, where it co-localized with the RNA polymerase I-specific transcription factor UBF. Similar to UBF, RasL11a also marked the active subset of rDNA repeats (also called nucleolar organizers, or NORs) on mitotic chromosomes. In cells, RasL11a existed in stable complexes with UBF and, as shown by chromatin immunoprecipitation, distributed along the rDNA transcription unit. Upon treatment of cells with actinomycin D, RasL11a and UBF persisted on the transcription unit beyond the release of RNA polymerase I, and remained co-localized in peri-nucleolar cap structures. Ectopic expression of RasL11a enhanced pre-rRNA levels in cells, whereas RasL11a knockdown had the opposite effect. In transient transfection experiments, RasL11a enhanced the transcriptional activity of an RNA polymerase I-specific reporter controlled by the rDNA enhancer/promoter region. We speculate that RasL11a acts in concert with UBF to facilitate initiation and/or elongation by RNA polymerase I in response to specific upstream stimuli.
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Lindsay AJ, McCaffrey MW. Myosin Vb localises to nucleoli and associates with the RNA polymerase I transcription complex. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 66:1057-72. [PMID: 19610025 DOI: 10.1002/cm.20408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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It is becoming increasingly clear that the mammalian class V myosins are involved in a wide range of cellular processes such as receptor trafficking, mRNA transport, myelination in oligodendrocytes and cell division. Using paralog-specific antibodies, we observed significant nuclear localisation for both myosin Va and myosin Vb. Myosin Vb was present in nucleoli where it co-localises with RNA polymerase I, and newly synthesised ribosomal RNA (rRNA), indicating that it may play a role in transcription. Indeed, its nucleolar pattern was altered upon treatment with RNA polymerase I inhibitors. In contrast, myosin Va is largely excluded from nucleoli and is unaffected by these inhibitors. Myosin Vb was also found to physically associate with RNA polymerase I and actin in co-immunoprecipitation experiments. We propose that myosin Vb serves a role in rRNA transcription.
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- Andrew J Lindsay
- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Biosciences Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Arcangeletti MC, Rodighiero I, De Conto F, Gatti R, Orlandini G, Ferraglia F, Motta F, Covan S, Razin SV, Dettori G, Chezzi C. Modulatory effect of rRNA synthesis and ppUL83 nucleolar compartmentalization on human cytomegalovirus gene expression in vitro. J Cell Biochem 2009; 108:415-23. [PMID: 19585527 PMCID: PMC7167110 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The nucleolus is a nuclear domain involved in the biogenesis of ribosomes, as well as in many other important cellular regulatory activities, such as cell cycle control and mRNA processing. Many viruses, including herpesviruses, are known to exploit the nucleolar compartment during their replication cycle. In a previous study, we demonstrated the preferential targeting and accumulation of the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) UL83 phosphoprotein (pp65) to the nucleolar compartment and, in particular, to the nucleolar matrix of lytically infected fibroblasts; such targeting was already evident at very early times after infection. Here we have investigated the possible effects of rRNA synthesis inhibition upon the development of HCMV lytic infection, by using either actinomycin D or cisplatin at low concentrations, that are known to selectively inhibit RNA polymerase I activity, whilst leaving RNA polymerase II function unaffected. Following the inhibition of rRNA synthesis by either of the agents used, we observed a significant redistribution of nucleolar proteins within the nucleoplasm and a simultaneous depletion of viral pp65 from the nucleolus; this effect was highly evident in both unextracted cells and in nuclear matrices in situ. Of particular interest, even a brief suppression of rRNA synthesis resulted in a very strong inhibition of the progression of HCMV infection, as was concluded from the absence of accumulation of HCMV major immediate‐early proteins within the nucleus of infected cells. These data suggest that a functional relationship might exist between rRNA synthesis, pp65 localization to the nucleolar matrix and the normal development of HCMV lytic infection. J. Cell. Biochem. 108: 415–423, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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AMP-activated protein kinase adapts rRNA synthesis to cellular energy supply. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:17781-6. [PMID: 19815529 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0909873106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) senses changes in the intracellular AMP/ATP ratio, switching off energy-consuming processes and switching on catabolic pathways in response to energy depletion. Here, we show that AMPK down-regulates rRNA synthesis under glucose restriction by phosphorylating the RNA polymerase I (Pol I)-associated transcription factor TIF-IA at a single serine residue (Ser-635). Phosphorylation by AMPK impairs the interaction of TIF-IA with the TBP-containing promoter selectivity factor SL1, thereby precluding the assembly of functional transcription initiation complexes. Mutation of Ser-635 compromises down-regulation of Pol I transcription in response to low energy supply, supporting that activation of AMPK adapts rRNA synthesis to nutrient availability and the cellular energy status.
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Viruses are intracellular pathogens that have to usurp some of the cellular machineries to provide an optimal environment for their own replication. An increasing number of reports reveal that many viruses induce modifications of nuclear substructures including nucleoli, whether they replicate or not in the nucleus of infected cells. Indeed, during infection of cells with various types of human viruses, nucleoli undergo important morphological modifications. A large number of viral components traffic to and from the nucleolus where they interact with different cellular and/or viral factors, numerous host nucleolar proteins are redistributed in other cell compartments or are modified and some cellular proteins are delocalised in the nucleolus of infected cells. Well‐documented studies have established that several of these nucleolar modifications play a role in some steps of the viral cycle, and also in fundamental cellular pathways. The nucleolus itself is the place where several essential steps of the viral cycle take place. In other cases, viruses divert host nucleolar proteins from their known functions in order to exert new unexpected role(s). Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Anna Greco
- Université de Lyon, Lyon F-69003, France.
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Gonçalves V, Matos P, Jordan P. Antagonistic SR proteins regulate alternative splicing of tumor-related Rac1b downstream of the PI3-kinase and Wnt pathways. Hum Mol Genet 2009; 18:3696-707. [DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddp317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Localization of Nopp140 within mammalian cells during interphase and mitosis. Histochem Cell Biol 2009; 132:129-40. [PMID: 19381672 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-009-0599-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/31/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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We investigated distribution of the nucleolar phosphoprotein Nopp140 within mammalian cells, using immunofluorescence confocal microscopy and immunoelectron microscopy. During interphase, three-dimensional image reconstructions of confocal sections revealed that nucleolar labelling appeared as several tiny spheres organized in necklaces. Moreover, after an immunogold labelling procedure, gold particles were detected not only over the dense fibrillar component but also over the fibrillar centres of nucleoli in untreated and actinomycin D-treated cells. Labelling was also consistently present in Cajal bodies. After pulse-chase experiments with BrUTP, colocalization was more prominent after a 10- to 15-min chase than after a 5-min chase. During mitosis, confocal analysis indicated that Nopp140 organization was lost. The protein dispersed between and around the chromosomes in prophase. From prometaphase to telophase, it was also detected in numerous cytoplasmic nucleolus-derived foci. During telophase, it reappeared in the reforming nucleoli of daughter nuclei. This strongly suggests that Nopp140 could be a component implicated in the early steps of pre-rRNA processing.
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Svarcova O, Dinnyes A, Polgar Z, Bodo S, Adorjan M, Meng Q, Maddox-Hyttel P. Nucleolar re-activation is delayed in mouse embryos cloned from two different cell lines. Mol Reprod Dev 2009; 76:132-41. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Grob A, Roussel P, Wright JE, McStay B, Hernandez-Verdun D, Sirri V. Involvement of SIRT7 in resumption of rDNA transcription at the exit from mitosis. J Cell Sci 2009; 122:489-98. [PMID: 19174463 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.042382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Sirtuins, also designated class III histone deacetylases, are implicated in the regulation of cell division, apoptosis, DNA damage repair, genomic silencing and longevity. The nucleolar Sirtuin7 (SIRT7) was reported to be involved in the regulation of ribosomal gene (rDNA) transcription, but there are no data concerning the regulation of SIRT7 during the cell cycle. Here we have analyzed the behavior of endogenous SIRT7 during mitosis, while rDNA transcription is repressed. SIRT7 remains associated with nucleolar organizer regions, as does the RNA polymerase I machinery. SIRT7 directly interacts with the rDNA transcription factor UBF. Moreover, SIRT7 is phosphorylated via the CDK1-cyclin B pathway during mitosis and dephosphorylated by a phosphatase sensitive to okadaic acid at the exit from mitosis before onset of rDNA transcription. Interestingly, dephosphorylation events induce a conformational modification of the carboxy-terminal region of SIRT7 before the release of mitotic repression of rDNA transcription. As SIRT7 activity is required to resume rDNA transcription in telophase, we propose that this conformational modification regulates onset of rDNA transcription.
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- Alice Grob
- Institut Jacques Monod, UMR 7592 CNRS/Universités Paris 6 et 7, 2 Place Jussieu, 75251 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Fátyol K, Grummt I. Proteasomal ATPases are associated with rDNA: the ubiquitin proteasome system plays a direct role in RNA polymerase I transcription. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2008; 1779:850-9. [PMID: 18804559 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2008.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2008] [Revised: 07/29/2008] [Accepted: 08/20/2008] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Significant amount of data have accumulated in the last several years pointing to the essential role of the ubiquitin proteasome system in the regulation of RNA polymerase II transcription; however, its involvement in RNA polymerase I transcription has remained largely unexplored. In this study, we demonstrate that proteasome activity is required for pre-rRNA synthesis. We can detect the association of proteasomal ATPases with both the rDNA promoter and coding region. Additionally, we show that the RNA polymerase I associated transcription factor, TIF-IA interacts with proteasomal ATPases, representing a potential link via which proteasomes and/or proteasome related complexes are recruited to rRNA genes. In summary, our findings suggest that the ubiquitin proteasome system is directly involved in RNA polymerase I transcription in analogy to the RNA polymerase II system.
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- Károly Fátyol
- Division of Molecular Biology of the Cell II, German Cancer Research Center, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Pseudo-NORs: a novel model for studying nucleoli. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2008; 1783:2116-23. [PMID: 18687368 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2008.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2008] [Revised: 07/08/2008] [Accepted: 07/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nucleolar organiser regions (NORs) are comprised of tandem arrays of ribosomal gene (rDNA) repeats that are transcribed by RNA polymerase I (Pol I), ultimately resulting in formation of a nucleolus. Upstream binding factor (UBF), a DNA binding protein and component of the Pol I transcription machinery, binds extensively across the rDNA repeat in vivo. Pseudo-NORs are tandem arrays of a heterologous DNA sequence with high affinity for UBF introduced into human chromosomes. In this review we describe how analysis of pseudo-NORs has provided important insights into nucleolar formation. Pseudo-NORs mimic endogenous NORs in a number of important respects. On metaphase chromosomes both appear as secondary constrictions comprised of undercondensed chromatin. The transcriptional silence of pseudo-NORs provides a platform for studying the transcription independent recruitment of factors required for nucleolar formation by this specialised chromatin structure. During interphase, pseudo-NORs appear as distinct and novel sub-nuclear bodies. Analysis of these bodies and comparison to their endogenous counterpart has provided insights into nucleolar formation and structure.
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Kalmárová M, Kovácik L, Popov A, Testillano SP, Smirnov E. Asymmetrical distribution of the transcriptionally competent NORs in mitosis. J Struct Biol 2008; 163:40-4. [PMID: 18502146 PMCID: PMC2475583 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2008.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2008] [Revised: 03/27/2008] [Accepted: 04/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ribosomal genes are organized in clusters termed Nucleolus Organizer Regions (NORs). Essential components of the RNA polymerase I transcription machinery, including Upstream Binding Factor (UBF), can be detected on some NORs during mitosis; these NORs, termed competent, are believed to be transcriptionally active during interphase. In cultured mammalian cycling cells, the number of competent NORs, and their distribution among the different chromosomes, does not vary significantly in the sequential cell cycles. In this work we investigate whether this stable state is achieved by equal distribution of competent NORs during cell division. To answer this question we first studied the state of NORs in telophase HeLa and LEP cells. In both cell lines we found a small but significant difference between the emerging daughter cells in the number of UBF-loaded NORs. To reveal the cause of this difference, we followed the fate of individual NOR using HeLa derived cell line stably expressing UBF-GFP. We demonstrated that some NORs in metaphase are “asymmetrical”, i.e. they lack the signal of competence on one of the sister chromatids. Regular presence of such NORs can account for the difference in the number of competent NORs obtained by the daughter cells emerging in mitosis.
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- Markéta Kalmárová
- Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 4, 128 01 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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Messaoudi L, Yang YG, Kinomura A, Stavreva DA, Yan G, Bortolin-Cavaillé ML, Arakawa H, Buerstedde JM, Hainaut P, Cavaillé J, Takata M, Van Dyck E. Subcellular distribution of human RDM1 protein isoforms and their nucleolar accumulation in response to heat shock and proteotoxic stress. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:6571-87. [PMID: 17905820 PMCID: PMC2095821 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2007] [Revised: 08/28/2007] [Accepted: 09/11/2007] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The RDM1 gene encodes a RNA recognition motif (RRM)-containing protein involved in the cellular response to the anti-cancer drug cisplatin in vertebrates. We previously reported a cDNA encoding the full-length human RDM1 protein. Here, we describe the identification of 11 human cDNAs encoding RDM1 protein isoforms. This repertoire is generated by alternative pre-mRNA splicing and differential usage of two translational start sites, resulting in proteins with long or short N-terminus and a great diversity in the exonic composition of their C-terminus. By using tagged proteins and fluorescent microscopy, we examined the subcellular distribution of full-length RDM1 (renamed RDM1alpha), and other RDM1 isoforms. We show that RDM1alpha undergoes subcellular redistribution and nucleolar accumulation in response to proteotoxic stress and mild heat shock. In unstressed cells, the long N-terminal isoforms displayed distinct subcellular distribution patterns, ranging from a predominantly cytoplasmic to almost exclusive nuclear localization, suggesting functional differences among the RDM1 proteins. However, all isoforms underwent stress-induced nucleolar accumulation. We identified nuclear and nucleolar localization determinants as well as domains conferring cytoplasmic retention to the RDM1 proteins. Finally, RDM1 null chicken DT40 cells displayed an increased sensitivity to heat shock, compared to wild-type (wt) cells, suggesting a function for RDM1 in the heat-shock response.
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- Lydia Messaoudi
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France, Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan 734-8553, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, LBME-CNRS UMR 5099 - IFR 109, Université Paul Sabatier, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France and Institute for Molecular Radiobiology, GSF, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg-Munich, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France, Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan 734-8553, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, LBME-CNRS UMR 5099 - IFR 109, Université Paul Sabatier, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France and Institute for Molecular Radiobiology, GSF, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg-Munich, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France, Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan 734-8553, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, LBME-CNRS UMR 5099 - IFR 109, Université Paul Sabatier, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France and Institute for Molecular Radiobiology, GSF, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg-Munich, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France, Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan 734-8553, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, LBME-CNRS UMR 5099 - IFR 109, Université Paul Sabatier, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France and Institute for Molecular Radiobiology, GSF, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg-Munich, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France, Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan 734-8553, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, LBME-CNRS UMR 5099 - IFR 109, Université Paul Sabatier, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France and Institute for Molecular Radiobiology, GSF, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg-Munich, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France, Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan 734-8553, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, LBME-CNRS UMR 5099 - IFR 109, Université Paul Sabatier, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France and Institute for Molecular Radiobiology, GSF, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg-Munich, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France, Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan 734-8553, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, LBME-CNRS UMR 5099 - IFR 109, Université Paul Sabatier, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France and Institute for Molecular Radiobiology, GSF, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg-Munich, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France, Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan 734-8553, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, LBME-CNRS UMR 5099 - IFR 109, Université Paul Sabatier, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France and Institute for Molecular Radiobiology, GSF, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg-Munich, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France, Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan 734-8553, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, LBME-CNRS UMR 5099 - IFR 109, Université Paul Sabatier, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France and Institute for Molecular Radiobiology, GSF, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg-Munich, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France, Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan 734-8553, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, LBME-CNRS UMR 5099 - IFR 109, Université Paul Sabatier, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France and Institute for Molecular Radiobiology, GSF, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg-Munich, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France, Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan 734-8553, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, LBME-CNRS UMR 5099 - IFR 109, Université Paul Sabatier, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France and Institute for Molecular Radiobiology, GSF, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg-Munich, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France, Department of Human Genetics, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan 734-8553, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, LBME-CNRS UMR 5099 - IFR 109, Université Paul Sabatier, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France and Institute for Molecular Radiobiology, GSF, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg-Munich, Germany
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Prieto JL, McStay B. Recruitment of factors linking transcription and processing of pre-rRNA to NOR chromatin is UBF-dependent and occurs independent of transcription in human cells. Genes Dev 2007; 21:2041-54. [PMID: 17699751 PMCID: PMC1948859 DOI: 10.1101/gad.436707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2007] [Accepted: 07/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Efficient ribosome biogenesis requires coordination of a highly complex series of events. Early events include pre-RNA transcription, processing, and modification. Analysis in yeast has demonstrated that t-UTPs, components of the U3 snoRNA-containing pre-rRNA processing complex, are required for efficient transcription of ribosomal genes (rDNA) by RNA polymerase I (pol I). Here, we characterize human t-UTPs and establish that their ability to link transcription and pre-rRNA processing is evolutionarily conserved. The pol I transcription factor UBF binds extensively across rDNA throughout the cell cycle, resulting in a specialized form of chromatin that is the hallmark of active nucleolar organizer regions (NORs). Transcriptionally silent pseudo-NORs are ectopic, chromosomally integrated, artificial arrays that mimic this specialized chromatin structure. Pseudo-NORs sequester t-UTPs and factors linking transcription with pre-rRNA modification (Nopp140 and Treacle). Recruitment is independent of transcription, the underlying DNA sequence, and location within the nucleolus. Previously, we have demonstrated that pseudo-NORs sequester every component of the pol I transcription machinery. Taken together, these results highlight the importance of the specialized chromatin structure at active NORs in coordinating early events in ribosome biogenesis and nucleolar formation.
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- José-Luis Prieto
- Biomedical Research Centre, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 9SY Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Biomedical Research Centre, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 9SY Scotland, United Kingdom
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Casafont I, Bengoechea R, Navascués J, Pena E, Berciano MT, Lafarga M. The giant fibrillar center: a nucleolar structure enriched in upstream binding factor (UBF) that appears in transcriptionally more active sensory ganglia neurons. J Struct Biol 2007; 159:451-61. [PMID: 17587596 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2007.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2007] [Revised: 05/11/2007] [Accepted: 05/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This paper studies the molecular organization, neuronal distribution and cellular differentiation dynamics of the giant fibrillar centers (GFCs) of nucleoli in rat sensory ganglia neurons. The GFC appeared as a round nucleolar domain (1-2 microm in diameter) partially surrounded by the dense fibrillar component and accompanied by numerous small FCs. By immunocytochemistry, the GFC concentrated the upstream binding factor, which may serve as a marker of this structure, and also contain RNA polymerase I, DNA topoisomerase I, SUMO-1 and Ubc9. However, they lack ubiquitin-proteasome conjugates and 20S proteasome. Transcription assay with 5'-fluorouridine incorporation revealed the presence of nascent RNA on the dense fibrillar component of the neuronal nucleolus, but not within the low electron-density area of the GFC. The formation of GFCs is neuronal size dependent: they were found in 58%, 30% and 0% of the large, medium and small neurons, respectively. GFCs first appeared during the postnatal period, concomitantly with a stage of neuronal growth, myelination and bioelectrical maturation. GFCs were not observed in segregated nucleoli induced by severe inhibition of RNA synthesis. We suggest that the formation of GFCs is associated with a high rate of ribosome biogenesis of the transcriptionally more active large-size neurons.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Nucleolus/chemistry
- Cell Nucleolus/ultrastructure
- Ganglia, Sensory/growth & development
- Ganglia, Sensory/metabolism
- Ganglia, Sensory/ultrastructure
- Male
- Microscopy, Immunoelectron
- Neurons, Afferent/metabolism
- Neurons, Afferent/ultrastructure
- Pol1 Transcription Initiation Complex Proteins/analysis
- Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/analysis
- Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/metabolism
- RNA, Ribosomal/analysis
- RNA, Ribosomal/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- SUMO-1 Protein/analysis
- SUMO-1 Protein/metabolism
- Transcription, Genetic
- Ubiquitin/analysis
- Ubiquitin/metabolism
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- Iñigo Casafont
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, and Biomedicine Unit, CSIC, University of Cantabria, Avd. Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n, 39011 Santander, Spain
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Yang Y, Cao J, Huang L, Fang HY, Sheng HZ. Regulated expression of TATA-binding protein-related factor 3 (TRF3) during early embryogenesis. Cell Res 2007; 16:610-21. [PMID: 16721357 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7310064] [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: 11/09/2022] Open
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RNA polymerase (Pol) II transcription persists in TATA-box-binding protein (TBP)(-/-) mutant mouse embryos, indicating TBP-independent mechanisms for Pol II transcription in early development. TBP-related factor 3 (TRF3) has been proposed to substitute for TBP in TBP(-/-) mouse embryos. We examined the expression of TRF3 in maturing oocytes and early embryos and found that TRF3 was co-expressed with TBP in the meiotic oocytes and early embryos from the late one-cell stage onward. The amounts of TBP and TRF3 changed dynamically and correlated well with transcriptional activity. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay revealed that different gene promoters in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells recruited TRF3 and TBP selectively. Comparative analyses of TRF3 and TBP during cell cycle showed that both factors proceeded through cell cycle in a similar pace, except that TRF3 was slightly delayed than TBP in entering the nucleus when cells were exiting the M-phase. Data from expression and biochemical analyses therefore support the hypothesis that TRF3 plays a role in early mouse development. In addition, results from co-localization study suggest that TRF3 may be also involved in Pol I transcription.
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- Ye Yang
- Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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Wong JMY, Collins K. Telomerase RNA level limits telomere maintenance in X-linked dyskeratosis congenita. Genes Dev 2006; 20:2848-58. [PMID: 17015423 PMCID: PMC1619937 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1476206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) patients suffer a progressive and ultimately fatal loss of hematopoietic renewal correlating with critically short telomeres. The predominant X-linked form of DC results from substitutions in dyskerin, a protein required both for ribosomal RNA (rRNA) pseudouridine modification and for cellular accumulation of telomerase RNA (TER). Accordingly, alternative models have posited that the exhaustion of cellular renewal in X-linked DC arises as a primary consequence of ribosome deficiency or telomerase deficiency. Here we test, for the first time, whether X-linked DC patient cells are compromised for telomerase function at telomeres. We show that telomerase activation in family-matched control cells allows telomere elongation and telomere length maintenance, while telomerase activation in X-linked DC patient cells fails to prevent telomere erosion with proliferation. Furthermore, we demonstrate by phenotypic rescue that telomere defects in X-linked DC patient cells arise solely from reduced accumulation of TER. We also show that X-linked DC patient cells averted from premature senescence support normal levels of rRNA pseudouridine modification and normal kinetics of rRNA precursor processing, in contrast with phenotypes reported for a proposed mouse model of the human disease. These findings support the significance of telomerase deficiency in the pathology of X-linked DC.
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- Judy M Y Wong
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Wang K, Sun F, Sheng HZ. Regulated expression of TAF1 in 1-cell mouse embryos. ZYGOTE 2006; 14:209-15. [PMID: 16822332 DOI: 10.1017/s0967199406003704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2004] [Accepted: 09/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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SummaryTATA binding protein (TBP) associated factor 1 (TAF1) is a member of the general transcription machinery. Interference in the function of TAF1 causes a broad transcriptional defect in early development. To explore possible roles of TAF1 in embryonic transcriptional silence and zygotic genome activation, we examined the expression of TAF1 in 1-cell mouse embryos. Using an immunofluorescence assay, TAF1 was not detected in embryos in the first few hours after fertilization. TAF1 appeared in pronuclei 6 h post-fertilization and reached a relatively high level before zygotic genome activation. These data show that besides TBP, another critical member of the general transcription machinery such as TAF1 is also absent or at an extremely low level at the outset of development. Combined deficiency in critical members of the general transcription machinery may account for embryonic transcriptional silence.
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- Kai Wang
- Center for Developmental Biology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China
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Li YJ, Macnaughton T, Gao L, Lai MMC. RNA-templated replication of hepatitis delta virus: genomic and antigenomic RNAs associate with different nuclear bodies. J Virol 2006; 80:6478-86. [PMID: 16775335 PMCID: PMC1488965 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02650-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Lacking an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, hepatitis delta virus (HDV), which contains a circular RNA of 1.7 kilobases, is nonetheless able to replicate its RNA by use of cellular transcription machineries. Previously, we have shown that the replications of genomic- and antigenomic-strand HDV RNAs have different sensitivities to alpha-amanitin, suggesting that these two strands are synthesized in different transcription machineries in the cells, but the nature of these transcription machineries is not clear. In this study, we performed metabolic labeling and immunofluorescence staining of newly synthesized HDV RNA with bromouridine after HDV RNA transfection into hepatocytes and confirmed that HDV RNA synthesis had both alpha-amanitin-sensitive and -resistant components. The antigenomic RNA labeling was alpha-amanitin resistant and localized to the nucleolus. The genomic RNA labeling was alpha-amanitin sensitive and more diffusely localized in the nucleoplasm. Most of the genomic RNA labeling appeared to colocalize with the PML nuclear bodies. Furthermore, promyelocytic leukemia protein, RNA polymerase II (Pol II), and the Pol I-associated transcription factor SL1 could be precipitated together with hepatitis delta antigen, suggesting the association of HDV replication complex with the Pol I and Pol II transcription machineries. This conclusion was further confirmed by an in vitro replication assay. These findings provide additional evidence that HDV RNA synthesis occurs in the Pol I and Pol II transcription machineries, thus extending the capability of the cellular DNA-dependent RNA polymerases to utilizing RNA as templates.
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MESH Headings
- Amanitins/pharmacology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell-Free System/metabolism
- Genome, Viral/physiology
- HeLa Cells
- Hepatitis Delta Virus/physiology
- Hepatitis delta Antigens/biosynthesis
- Hepatocytes/metabolism
- Hepatocytes/virology
- Humans
- Immunoprecipitation
- Intranuclear Space/metabolism
- Intranuclear Space/virology
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism
- Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
- Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Pol1 Transcription Initiation Complex Proteins/metabolism
- Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein
- RNA/biosynthesis
- RNA/genetics
- RNA Polymerase I/metabolism
- RNA Polymerase II/antagonists & inhibitors
- RNA Polymerase II/metabolism
- RNA, Antisense/biosynthesis
- RNA, Antisense/genetics
- RNA, Circular
- RNA, Viral/biosynthesis
- RNA, Viral/genetics
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
- Transcription, Genetic/physiology
- Tumor Suppressor Proteins/metabolism
- Virus Replication/drug effects
- Virus Replication/physiology
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- Yi-Jia Li
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2011 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033-1054, USA
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Gurchenkov VV, Polzikov MA, Magoulas C, Romanova LG, Zatsepina OV. [Properties and functions of a new nucleolar protein, Surf-6, in 3T3 mouse cells]. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2006; 31:578-85. [PMID: 16363129 DOI: 10.1007/s11171-005-0071-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The localization of the specific protein Surf-6 from nucleoli of eukaryotic cells in mitosis and its sensitivity to the treatment of cells with RNase A and DNase I in situ were studied. It was shown that, in interphase nucleoli of 3T3 mouse cells, Surf-6 is probably associated with RNA and practically is not associated with DNA. In mitosis, Surf-6 appears in forming nucleoli after the known RNA-binding proteins fibrillarin and B23/nucleofozmin, which are involved in the early and late stages of the assembly of ribosomal particles, respectively. These observations and the regularities of migration of early and late proteins of ribosome assembly to nucleoli in the telophase of mitosis led us to the presumption that Surf-6 is involved in the terminal stages of the assembly of ribosomal particles in murine cells. An immunoblot analysis of the Surf-6 content in synchronized 3T3 cells showed for the first time that Surf-6 is present at all stages of the cell cycle but its content markedly decreases when cells enter the G0 period. Conversely, the activation of cells for proliferation is accompanied by an increase in the Surf-6 content. These observations allow one to regard Surf-6 as a marker of the cell proliferative state and suggest its implication in the regulation of the cell cycle. The English version of the paper: Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry, 2005, vol. 31, no. 6; see also http://www.maik.ru.
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Smirnov E, Kalmárová M, Koberna K, Zemanová Z, Malínský J, Masata M, Cvacková Z, Michalová K, Raska I. NORs and their transcription competence during the cell cycle. Folia Biol (Praha) 2006; 52:59-70. [PMID: 17089916 PMCID: PMC2446406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In human cells ribosomal genes are organized as clusters, NORs, situated on the short arms of acrocentric chromosomes. It was found that essential components of the RNA polymerase I transcription machinery, including UBF, can be detected on some NORs, termed "competent" NORs, during mitosis. The competent NORs are believed to be transcriptionally active during interphase. However, since individual NORs were not observed in the cell nucleus, their interphase status remains unclear. To address this problem, we detected the competent NORs by two commonly used methods, UBF immunofluorescence and silver staining, and combined them with FISH for visualization of rDNA and/or specific chromosomes. We found that the numbers of competent NORs on specific chromosomes were largely conserved in the subsequent cell cycles, with certain NOR-bearing homologues displaying a very stable pattern of competence. Importantly, those and only those NORs that were loaded with UBF incorporated bromo-uridine in metaphase after stimulation with roscovitine and in telophase, suggesting that competent and only competent NORs contain ribosomal genes transcriptionally active during interphase. Applying premature chromosome condensation with calyculin A, we visualized individual NORs in interphase cells, and found the same pattern of competence as observed in the mitotic chromosomes.
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- E Smirnov
- Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Sheng Z, Liang Y, Lin CY, Comai L, Chirico WJ. Direct regulation of rRNA transcription by fibroblast growth factor 2. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:9419-26. [PMID: 16227592 PMCID: PMC1265826 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.21.9419-9426.2005] [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] [Received: 05/26/2005] [Revised: 06/17/2005] [Accepted: 08/14/2005] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2), which is highly expressed in developing tissues and malignant cells, regulates cell growth, differentiation, and migration. Five isoforms (18 to approximately 34 kDa) of FGF-2 are derived from alternative initiation codons of a single mRNA. The 18-kDa FGF-2 isoform is released from cells by a nonclassical secretory pathway and regulates gene expression by binding to cell surface receptors. This isoform also localizes to the nucleolus, raising the possibility that it may directly regulate ribosome biogenesis, a rate-limiting process in cell growth. Although several growth factors have been shown to accumulate in the nucleolus, their function and mechanism of action remain unclear. Here we show that 18-kDa FGF-2 interacts with upstream binding factor (UBF), an architectural transcription factor essential for rRNA transcription. The maximal activation of rRNA transcription in vitro by 18-kDa FGF-2 requires UBF. The 18-kDa FGF-2 localizes to rRNA genes and is necessary for the full activation of pre-rRNA synthesis in vivo. Our results demonstrate that 18-kDa FGF-2 directly regulates rRNA transcription.
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- Zhi Sheng
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
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Friedrich JK, Panov KI, Cabart P, Russell J, Zomerdijk JCBM. TBP-TAF complex SL1 directs RNA polymerase I pre-initiation complex formation and stabilizes upstream binding factor at the rDNA promoter. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:29551-8. [PMID: 15970593 PMCID: PMC3858828 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m501595200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Knowledge of the role of components of the RNA polymerase I transcription machinery is paramount to understanding regulation of rDNA expression. We describe key findings for the roles of essential transcription factor SL1 and activator upstream binding factor (UBF). We demonstrate that human SL1 can direct accurate Pol I transcription in the absence of UBF and can interact with the rDNA promoter independently and stably, consistent with studies of rodent SL1 but contrary to previous reports of human SL1. UBF itself does not bind stably to rDNA but rapidly associates and dissociates. We show that SL1 significantly reduces the rate of dissociation of UBF from the rDNA promoter. Our findings challenge the idea that UBF activates transcription through recruitment of SL1 at the rDNA promoter and suggest that the rate of pre-initiation complex (PIC) formation is primarily determined by the rate of association of SL1, rather than UBF, with the promoter. Therefore, we propose that SL1 directs PIC formation, functioning in core promoter binding, RNA polymerase I recruitment, and UBF stabilization and that SL1-promoter complex formation is a necessary prerequisite to the assembly of functional and stable PICs that include the UBF activator in mammalian cells.
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- Division of Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, Wellcome Trust Biocentre, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Division of Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, Wellcome Trust Biocentre, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Division of Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, Wellcome Trust Biocentre, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Kyselá K, Philimonenko AA, Philimonenko VV, Janácek J, Kahle M, Hozák P. Nuclear distribution of actin and myosin I depends on transcriptional activity of the cell. Histochem Cell Biol 2005; 124:347-58. [PMID: 16133118 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-005-0042-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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As previous studies suggested, nuclear myosin I (NMI) and actin have important roles in DNA transcription. In this study, we characterized the dynamics of these two proteins during transcriptional activation in phytohemagglutinin (PHA) stimulated human lymphocytes. The stimulation led to strong up-regulation of NMI both on the mRNA and protein level, while actin was relatively stably expressed. The intranuclear distribution of actin and NMI was evaluated using immunogold labeling. In nucleoli of resting cells, actin was localized predominantly to fibrillar centers (FCs), while NMI was located mainly to the dense fibrillar component (DFC). Upon stimulation, FCs remained the main site of actin localization, however, an accumulation of both actin and NMI in the DFC and in the granular component was observed. In the nucleoplasm of resting lymphocytes, both actin and NMI were localized mostly in condensed chromatin. Following stimulation, the majority of both proteins shifted towards the decondensed chromatin. In transcriptionally active cells, both actin and NMI colocalized with nucleoplasmic transcription sites. These results demonstrate that actin and NMI are compartmentalized in the nuclei where they can dynamically translocate depending on transcriptional activity of the cells.
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- Katarína Kyselá
- Department of Cell Ultrastructure and Molecular Biology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídenská 1083, 142 20, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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