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Wang Y, Chen M, Ma H, Zhu Z, Gao J, Liao S, Zhang J, Tu X. Structural basis of the interaction between TFIIS and Leo1 from Arabidopsis thaliana. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2024; 1867:195027. [PMID: 38648882 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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- Yuzhu Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China; Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 678 Furong Road, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China.
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Jacobs RQ, Schneider DA. Transcription elongation mechanisms of RNA polymerases I, II, and III and their therapeutic implications. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:105737. [PMID: 38336292 PMCID: PMC10907179 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.105737] [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: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Transcription is a tightly regulated, complex, and essential cellular process in all living organisms. Transcription is comprised of three steps, transcription initiation, elongation, and termination. The distinct transcription initiation and termination mechanisms of eukaryotic RNA polymerases I, II, and III (Pols I, II, and III) have long been appreciated. Recent methodological advances have empowered high-resolution investigations of the Pols' transcription elongation mechanisms. Here, we review the kinetic similarities and differences in the individual steps of Pol I-, II-, and III-catalyzed transcription elongation, including NTP binding, bond formation, pyrophosphate release, and translocation. This review serves as an important summation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) Pol I, II, and III kinetic investigations which reveal that transcription elongation by the Pols is governed by distinct mechanisms. Further, these studies illustrate how basic, biochemical investigations of the Pols can empower the development of chemotherapeutic compounds.
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- Ruth Q Jacobs
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
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Schwank K, Schmid C, Fremter T, Engel C, Milkereit P, Griesenbeck J, Tschochner H. Features of yeast RNA polymerase I with special consideration of the lobe binding subunits. Biol Chem 2023; 404:979-1002. [PMID: 37823775 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2023-0184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) are structural components of ribosomes and represent the most abundant cellular RNA fraction. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, they account for more than 60 % of the RNA content in a growing cell. The major amount of rRNA is synthesized by RNA polymerase I (Pol I). This enzyme transcribes exclusively the rRNA gene which is tandemly repeated in about 150 copies on chromosome XII. The high number of transcribed rRNA genes, the efficient recruitment of the transcription machinery and the dense packaging of elongating Pol I molecules on the gene ensure that enough rRNA is generated. Specific features of Pol I and of associated factors confer promoter selectivity and both elongation and termination competence. Many excellent reviews exist about the state of research about function and regulation of Pol I and how Pol I initiation complexes are assembled. In this report we focus on the Pol I specific lobe binding subunits which support efficient, error-free, and correctly terminated rRNA synthesis.
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- Katrin Schwank
- Regensburg Center of Biochemistry (RCB), Universität Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Regensburg Center of Biochemistry (RCB), Universität Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Regensburg Center of Biochemistry (RCB), Universität Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Regensburg Center of Biochemistry (RCB), Universität Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Regensburg Center of Biochemistry (RCB), Universität Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Regensburg Center of Biochemistry (RCB), Universität Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Regensburg Center of Biochemistry (RCB), Universität Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Perroud PF, Guyon-Debast A, Casacuberta JM, Paul W, Pichon JP, Comeau D, Nogué F. Improved prime editing allows for routine predictable gene editing in Physcomitrium patens. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:6176-6187. [PMID: 37243510 PMCID: PMC10575697 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Efficient and precise gene editing is the gold standard of any reverse genetic study. The recently developed prime editing approach, a modified CRISPR/Cas9 [clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein] editing method, has reached the precision goal but its editing rate can be improved. We present an improved methodology that allows for routine prime editing in the model plant Physcomitrium patens, whilst exploring potential new prime editing improvements. Using a standardized protoplast transfection procedure, multiple prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA) structural and prime editor variants were evaluated targeting the APT reporter gene through direct plant selection. Together, enhancements of expression of the prime editor, modifications of the 3' extension of the pegRNA, and the addition of synonymous mutation in the reverse transcriptase template sequence of the pegRNA dramatically improve the editing rate without affecting the quality of the edits. Furthermore, we show that prime editing is amenable to edit a gene of interest through indirect selection, as demonstrated by the generation of a Ppdek10 mutant. Additionally, we determine that a plant retrotransposon reverse transcriptase enables prime editing. Finally, we show for the first time the possibility of performing prime editing with two independently coded peptides.
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- Pierre-François Perroud
- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), 78000 Versailles, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), 78000 Versailles, France
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Limagrain Europe, Centre de Recherche de Chappes, 63720 Chappes, France
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- Limagrain Europe, Centre de Recherche de Chappes, 63720 Chappes, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), 78000 Versailles, France
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Fuller KB, Jacobs RQ, Schneider DA, Lucius AL. The A12.2 Subunit Plays an Integral Role in Pyrophosphate Release of RNA Polymerase I. J Mol Biol 2023; 435:168186. [PMID: 37355033 PMCID: PMC10529642 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168186] [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: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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RNA polymerase I (Pol I) synthesizes ribosomal RNA (rRNA), which is the first and rate-limiting step in ribosome biosynthesis. A12.2 (A12) is a critical subunit of Pol I that is responsible for activating Pol I's exonuclease activity. We previously reported a kinetic mechanism for single-nucleotide incorporation catalyzed by Pol I lacking the A12 subunit (ΔA12 Pol I) purified from S. cerevisae and revealed that ΔA12 Pol I exhibited much slower incorporation compared to Pol I. However, it is unknown if A12 influences each nucleotide incorporation in the context of transcription elongation. Here, we show that A12 contributes to every repeating cycle of nucleotide addition and that deletion of A12 results in an entirely different kinetic mechanism compared to WT Pol I. We found that instead of one irreversible step between each nucleotide addition cycle, as reported for wild type (WT) Pol I, the ΔA12 variant requires one reversible step to describe each nucleotide addition. Reversibility fundamentally requires slow PPi release. Consistently, we show that Pol I is more pyrophosphate (PPi) concentration dependent than ΔA12 Pol I. This observation supports the model that PPi is retained in the active site of ΔA12 Pol I longer than WT Pol I. These results suggest that A12 promotes PPi release, revealing a larger role for the A12.2 subunit in the nucleotide addition cycle beyond merely activating exonuclease activity.
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- Kaila B Fuller
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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Nguyen PQ, Huecas S, Asif-Laidin A, Plaza-Pegueroles A, Capuzzi B, Palmic N, Conesa C, Acker J, Reguera J, Lesage P, Fernández-Tornero C. Structural basis of Ty1 integrase tethering to RNA polymerase III for targeted retrotransposon integration. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1729. [PMID: 36977686 PMCID: PMC10050235 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37109-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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The yeast Ty1 retrotransposon integrates upstream of genes transcribed by RNA polymerase III (Pol III). Specificity of integration is mediated by an interaction between the Ty1 integrase (IN1) and Pol III, currently uncharacterized at the atomic level. We report cryo-EM structures of Pol III in complex with IN1, revealing a 16-residue segment at the IN1 C-terminus that contacts Pol III subunits AC40 and AC19, an interaction that we validate by in vivo mutational analysis. Binding to IN1 associates with allosteric changes in Pol III that may affect its transcriptional activity. The C-terminal domain of subunit C11, involved in RNA cleavage, inserts into the Pol III funnel pore, providing evidence for a two-metal mechanism during RNA cleavage. Additionally, ordering next to C11 of an N-terminal portion from subunit C53 may explain the connection between these subunits during termination and reinitiation. Deletion of the C53 N-terminal region leads to reduced chromatin association of Pol III and IN1, and a major fall in Ty1 integration events. Our data support a model in which IN1 binding induces a Pol III configuration that may favor its retention on chromatin, thereby improving the likelihood of Ty1 integration.
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- Phong Quoc Nguyen
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, 28040, Madrid, Spain
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, AFMB UMR 7257, 13288, Marseille, France
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Université Paris Cité, IRSL, Inserm, U944, CNRS, UMR7212, 75010, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, IRSL, Inserm, U944, CNRS, UMR7212, 75010, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, IRSL, Inserm, U944, CNRS, UMR7212, 75010, Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, AFMB UMR 7257, 13288, Marseille, France
- INSERM, AFMB UMR7257, 13288, Marseille, France
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- Université Paris Cité, IRSL, Inserm, U944, CNRS, UMR7212, 75010, Paris, France.
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Girbig M, Xie J, Grötsch H, Libri D, Porrua O, Müller CW. Architecture of the yeast Pol III pre-termination complex and pausing mechanism on poly(dT) termination signals. Cell Rep 2022; 40:111316. [PMID: 36070694 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111316] [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] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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RNA polymerase (Pol) III is specialized to transcribe short, abundant RNAs, for which it terminates transcription on polythymine (dT) stretches on the non-template (NT) strand. When Pol III reaches the termination signal, it pauses and forms the pre-termination complex (PTC). Here, we report cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of the yeast Pol III PTC and complementary functional states at resolutions of 2.7-3.9 Å. Pol III recognizes the poly(dT) termination signal with subunit C128 that forms a hydrogen-bond network with the NT strand and, thereby, induces pausing. Mutating key interacting residues interferes with transcription termination in vitro, impairs yeast growth, and causes global termination defects in vivo, confirming our structural results. Additional cryo-EM analysis reveals that C53-C37, a Pol III subcomplex and key termination factor, participates indirectly in Pol III termination. We propose a mechanistic model of Pol III transcription termination and rationalize why Pol III, unlike Pol I and Pol II, terminates on poly(dT) signals.
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- Mathias Girbig
- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, 75006 Paris, France
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, 75006 Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, 75006 Paris, France
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Wang Q, Daiß JL, Xu Y, Engel C. Snapshots of RNA polymerase III in action - A mini review. Gene 2022; 821:146282. [PMID: 35149153 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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RNA polymerase (Pol) III is responsible for the transcription of tRNAs, 5S rRNA, U6 snRNA, and other non-coding RNAs. Transcription factors such as TFIIIA, -B, -C, SNAPc, and Maf1 are required for promoter recognition, promoter opening, and Pol III activity regulation. Recent developments in cryo-electron microscopy and advanced purification approaches for endogenous multi-subunit complexes accelerated structural studies resulting in detailed structural insights which allowed an in-depth understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying Pol III transcription. Here, we summarize structural data on Pol III and its regulating factors providing a three-dimensional framework to guide further analysis of RNA polymerase III.
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- Qianmin Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai, China; Present address: Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Regensburg Center for Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
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- Regensburg Center for Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, 93053, Regensburg, Germany.
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Structural insights into nuclear transcription by eukaryotic DNA-dependent RNA polymerases. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2022; 23:603-622. [PMID: 35505252 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-022-00476-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The eukaryotic transcription apparatus synthesizes a staggering diversity of RNA molecules. The labour of nuclear gene transcription is, therefore, divided among multiple DNA-dependent RNA polymerases. RNA polymerase I (Pol I) transcribes ribosomal RNA, Pol II synthesizes messenger RNAs and various non-coding RNAs (including long non-coding RNAs, microRNAs and small nuclear RNAs) and Pol III produces transfer RNAs and other short RNA molecules. Pol I, Pol II and Pol III are large, multisubunit protein complexes that associate with a multitude of additional factors to synthesize transcripts that largely differ in size, structure and abundance. The three transcription machineries share common characteristics, but differ widely in various aspects, such as numbers of RNA polymerase subunits, regulatory elements and accessory factors, which allows them to specialize in transcribing their specific RNAs. Common to the three RNA polymerases is that the transcription process consists of three major steps: transcription initiation, transcript elongation and transcription termination. In this Review, we outline the common principles and differences between the Pol I, Pol II and Pol III transcription machineries and discuss key structural and functional insights obtained into the three stages of their transcription processes.
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Perroud PF, Guyon-Debast A, Veillet F, Kermarrec MP, Chauvin L, Chauvin JE, Gallois JL, Nogué F. Prime Editing in the model plant Physcomitrium patens and its potential in the tetraploid potato. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 316:111162. [PMID: 35151447 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.111162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Since its discovery and first applications for genome editing in plants, the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-Cas9 technology has revolutionized plant research and precision crop breeding. Although the classical CRISPR-Cas9 system is a highly efficient tool for disruptive targeted mutagenesis, this system is mostly inefficient for the introduction of precise and predictable nucleotide substitutions. Recently, Prime Editing technology has been developed, allowing the simultaneous generation of nucleotide transitions and transversions but also short defined indels. In this study, we report on the successful use of Prime Editing in two plants of interest: the plant model Physcomitrium patens and the tetraploid and highly heterozygous potato (Solanum tuberosum). In both cases editing rates were lower than with other CRISPR-Cas9 based techniques, but we were able to successfully introduce nucleotide transversions into targeted genes, a unique feature of Prime Editing. Additionally, the analysis of potential off-target mutation sites in P. patens suggested very high targeting fidelity in this organism. The present work paves the way for the use Prime Editing in Physcomitrium patens and potato, however highlighting the limitations that need to be overcome for more efficient precision plant breeding.
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- Pierre-François Perroud
- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000, Versailles, France.
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000, Versailles, France
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- IGEPP, INRAE, Institut Agro, Univ Rennes, 29260, Ploudaniel, France
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- IGEPP, INRAE, Institut Agro, Univ Rennes, 29260, Ploudaniel, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000, Versailles, France
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RNA polymerase III (Pol III) is a large multisubunit complex conserved in all eukaryotes that plays an essential role in producing a variety of short non-coding RNAs, such as tRNA, 5S rRNA and U6 snRNA transcripts. Pol III comprises of 17 subunits in both yeast and human with a 10-subunit core and seven peripheral subunits. Because of its size and complexity, Pol III has posed a formidable challenge to structural biologists. The first atomic cryogenic electron microscopy structure of yeast Pol III leading to the canonical view was reported in 2015. Within the last few years, the optimization of endogenous extract and purification procedure and the technical and methodological advances in cryogenic electron microscopy, together allow us to have a first look at the unprecedented details of human Pol III organization. Here, we look back on the structural studies of human Pol III and discuss them in the light of our current understanding of its role in eukaryotic transcription.
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- Qianmin Wang
- Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai, China.,State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Zuo X, Chou T. Density- and elongation speed-dependent error correction in RNA polymerization. Phys Biol 2021; 19. [PMID: 34937012 DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/ac45e2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Backtracking of RNA polymerase (RNAP) is an important pausing mechanism during DNA transcription that is part of the error correction process that enhances transcription fidelity. We model the backtracking mechanism of RNA polymerase, which usually happens when the polymerase tries to incorporate a noncognate or "mismatched" nucleotide triphosphate. Previous models have made simplifying assumptions such as neglecting the trailing polymerase behind the backtracking polymerase or assuming that the trailing polymerase is stationary. We derive exact analytic solutions of a stochastic model that includes locally interacting RNAPs by explicitly showing how a trailing RNAP influences the probability that an error is corrected or incorporated by the leading backtracking RNAP. We also provide two related methods for computing the mean times for error correction and incorporation given an initial local RNAP configuration. Using these results, we propose an effective interacting-RNAP lattice that can be readily simulated.
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- Xinzhe Zuo
- Department of Mathematics, University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1555, USA, Los Angeles, California, 90095, UNITED STATES
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- Department of Mathematics, University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1555, USA, Los Angeles, California, 90095, UNITED STATES
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Kessler AC, Maraia RJ. The nuclear and cytoplasmic activities of RNA polymerase III, and an evolving transcriptome for surveillance. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:12017-12034. [PMID: 34850129 PMCID: PMC8643620 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab1145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A 1969 report that described biochemical and activity properties of the three eukaryotic RNA polymerases revealed Pol III as highly distinguishable, even before its transcripts were identified. Now known to be the most complex, Pol III contains several stably-associated subunits referred to as built-in transcription factors (BITFs) that enable highly efficient RNA synthesis by a unique termination-associated recycling process. In vertebrates, subunit RPC7(α/β) can be of two forms, encoded by POLR3G or POLR3GL, with differential activity. Here we review promoter-dependent transcription by Pol III as an evolutionary perspective of eukaryotic tRNA expression. Pol III also provides nonconventional functions reportedly by promoter-independent transcription, one of which is RNA synthesis from DNA 3'-ends during repair. Another is synthesis of 5'ppp-RNA signaling molecules from cytoplasmic viral DNA in a pathway of interferon activation that is dysfunctional in immunocompromised patients with mutations in Pol III subunits. These unconventional functions are also reviewed, including evidence that link them to the BITF subunits. We also review data on a fraction of the human Pol III transcriptome that evolved to include vault RNAs and snaRs with activities related to differentiation, and in innate immune and tumor surveillance. The Pol III of higher eukaryotes does considerably more than housekeeping.
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- Alan C Kessler
- Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892 USA
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- Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892 USA
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Hou H, Li Y, Wang M, Liu A, Yu Z, Chen K, Zhao D, Xu Y. Structural insights into RNA polymerase III-mediated transcription termination through trapping poly-deoxythymidine. Nat Commun 2021; 12:6135. [PMID: 34675218 PMCID: PMC8531034 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26402-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Termination of the RNA polymerase III (Pol III)-mediated transcription requires the conversion of an elongation complex (EC) to a pre-termination complex (PTC) on poly-deoxythymidine (dT)-containing non-template strand, a mechanism distinct from Pol I and Pol II. Here, our in vitro transcription elongation assay showed that 5-7 dT-containing DNA template led to transcription termination of Pol III, but not Pol I or Pol II. We assembled human Pol III PTC on a 7 dT-containing DNA template and determined the structure at 3.6 Å resolution. The structure reveals that poly-dT are trapped in a narrow exit tunnel formed by RPC2. A hydrophobic gate of the exit tunnel separates the bases of two connected deoxythymidines and may prevent translocation of the non-template strand. The fork loop 2 stabilizes both template and non-template strands around the transcription fork, and may further prevent strand translocation. Our study shows that the Pol III-specific exit tunnel and FL2 allow for efficient translocation of non-poly-dT sequence during transcription elongation but trap poly-dT to promote DNA retention of Pol III, revealing molecular mechanism of poly-dT-dependent transcription termination of Pol III.
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- Haifeng Hou
- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- The International Co-laboratory of Medical Epigenetics and Metabolism, Ministry of Science and Technology, China, Department of Systems Biology for Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Human Phenome Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, P. R. China.
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Yu X, Martin PGP, Zhang Y, Trinidad JC, Xu F, Huang J, Thum KE, Li K, Zhao S, Gu Y, Wang X, Michaels SD. The BORDER family of negative transcription elongation factors regulates flowering time in Arabidopsis. Curr Biol 2021; 31:5377-5384.e5. [PMID: 34666004 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Transcription initiation has long been considered a primary regulatory step in gene expression. Recent work, however, shows that downstream events, such as transcription elongation, can also play important roles.1-3 A well-characterized example from animals is promoter-proximal pausing, where transcriptionally engaged Pol II accumulates 30-50 bp downstream of the transcription start site (TSS) and is thought to enable rapid gene activation.2 Plants do not make widespread use of promoter-proximal pausing; however, in a phenomenon known as 3' pausing, a significant increase in Pol II is observed near the transcript end site (TES) of many genes.4-6 Previous work has shown that 3' pausing is promoted by the BORDER (BDR) family of negative transcription elongation factors. Here we show that BDR proteins play key roles in gene repression. Consistent with BDR proteins acting to slow or pause elongating Pol II, BDR-repressed genes are characterized by high levels of Pol II occupancy, yet low levels of mRNA. The BDR proteins physically interact with FPA,7 one of approximately two dozen genes collectively referred to as the autonomous floral-promotion pathway,8 which are necessary for the repression of the flowering time gene FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC).9-11 In early-flowering strains, FLC expression is repressed by repressive histone modifications, such as histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3), thereby allowing the plants to flower early. These results suggest that the repression of transcription elongation by BDR proteins may allow for the temporary pausing of transcription or facilitate the long-term repression of genes by repressive histone modifications.
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- Xuhong Yu
- Department of Biology, Indiana University, 915 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, 915 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA; Laboratory for Biological Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory for Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Zhejiang Province and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Indiana University, 915 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, 915 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, 915 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Ecology and Physiology, Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Ecology and Physiology, Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, 915 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
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Mishra S, Hasan SH, Sakhawala RM, Chaudhry S, Maraia RJ. Mechanism of RNA polymerase III termination-associated reinitiation-recycling conferred by the essential function of the N terminal-and-linker domain of the C11 subunit. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5900. [PMID: 34625550 PMCID: PMC8501072 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26080-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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RNA polymerase III achieves high level tRNA synthesis by termination-associated reinitiation-recycling that involves the essential C11 subunit and heterodimeric C37/53. The C11-CTD (C-terminal domain) promotes Pol III active center-intrinsic RNA 3'-cleavage although deciphering function for this activity has been complicated. We show that the isolated NTD (N-terminal domain) of C11 stimulates Pol III termination by C37/53 but not reinitiation-recycling which requires the NTD-linker (NTD-L). By an approach different from what led to current belief that RNA 3'-cleavage activity is essential, we show that NTD-L can provide the essential function of Saccharomyces cerevisiae C11 whereas classic point mutations that block cleavage, interfere with active site function and are toxic to growth. Biochemical and in vivo analysis including of the C11 invariant central linker led to a model for Pol III termination-associated reinitiation-recycling. The C11 NTD and CTD stimulate termination and RNA 3'-cleavage, respectively, whereas reinitiation-recycling activity unique to Pol III requires only the NTD-linker. RNA 3'-cleavage activity increases growth rate but is nonessential.
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- Saurabh Mishra
- Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Section on Regulatory RNA, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Pfizer (Pearl River Site), 401 N Middletown Rd, Pearl River, NY, USA
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- Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Structure of human RNA polymerase III elongation complex. Cell Res 2021; 31:791-800. [PMID: 33674783 PMCID: PMC8249397 DOI: 10.1038/s41422-021-00472-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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RNA polymerase III (Pol III) transcribes essential structured small RNAs, such as tRNAs, 5S rRNA and U6 snRNA. The transcriptional activity of Pol III is tightly controlled and its dysregulation is associated with human diseases, such as cancer. Human Pol III has two isoforms with difference only in one of its subunits RPC7 (α and β). Despite structural studies of yeast Pol III, structure of human Pol III remains unsolved. Here, we determined the structures of 17-subunit human Pol IIIα complex in the backtracked and post-translocation states, respectively. Human Pol III contains a generally conserved catalytic core, similar to that of yeast counterpart, and structurally unique RPC3-RPC6-RPC7 heterotrimer and RPC10. The N-ribbon of TFIIS-like RPC10 docks on the RPC4-RPC5 heterodimer and the C-ribbon inserts into the funnel of Pol III in the backtracked state but is more flexible in the post-translocation state. RPC7 threads through the heterotrimer and bridges the stalk and Pol III core module. The winged helix 1 domain of RPC6 and the N-terminal region of RPC7α stabilize each other and may prevent Maf1-mediated repression of Pol III activity. The C-terminal FeS cluster of RPC6 coordinates a network of interactions that mediate core-heterotrimer contacts and stabilize Pol III. Our structural analysis sheds new light on the molecular mechanism of human Pol IIIα-specific transcriptional regulation and provides explanations for upregulated Pol III activity in RPC7α-dominant cancer cells.
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Wang Y, Li Q, Tian P, Tan T. Charting the landscape of RNA polymerases to unleash their potential in strain improvement. Biotechnol Adv 2021; 54:107792. [PMID: 34216775 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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One major mission of microbial cell factory is overproduction of desired chemicals. To this end, it is necessary to orchestrate enzymes that affect metabolic fluxes. However, only modification of a small number of enzymes in most cases cannot maximize desired metabolites, and global regulation is required. Of myriad enzymes influencing global regulation, RNA polymerase (RNAP) may be the most versatile enzyme in biological realm because it not only serves as the workhorse of central dogma but also participates in a plethora of biochemical events. In fact, recent years have witnessed extensive exploitation of RNAPs for phenotypic engineering. While a few impressive reviews showcase the structures and functionalities of RNAPs, this review not only summarizes the state-of-the-art advance in the structures of RNAPs but also points out their enormous potentials in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology. This review aims to provide valuable insights for strain improvement.
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- Ye Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China
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Barba-Aliaga M, Alepuz P, Pérez-Ortín JE. Eukaryotic RNA Polymerases: The Many Ways to Transcribe a Gene. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:663209. [PMID: 33968992 PMCID: PMC8097091 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.663209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
In eukaryotic cells, three nuclear RNA polymerases (RNA pols) carry out the transcription from DNA to RNA, and they all seem to have evolved from a single enzyme present in the common ancestor with archaea. The multiplicity of eukaryotic RNA pols allows each one to remain specialized in the synthesis of a subset of transcripts, which are different in the function, length, cell abundance, diversity, and promoter organization of the corresponding genes. We hypothesize that this specialization of RNA pols has conditioned the evolution of the regulatory mechanisms used to transcribe each gene subset to cope with environmental changes. We herein present the example of the homeostatic regulation of transcript levels versus changes in cell volume. We propose that the diversity and instability of messenger RNAs, transcribed by RNA polymerase II, have conditioned the appearance of regulatory mechanisms based on different gene promoter strength and mRNA stability. However, for the regulation of ribosomal RNA levels, which are very stable and transcribed mainly by RNA polymerase I from only one promoter, different mechanisms act based on gene copy variation, and a much simpler regulation of the synthesis rate.
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- Marina Barba-Aliaga
- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biomedicina (Biotecmed), Universitat de València, València, Spain.,Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biomedicina (Biotecmed), Universitat de València, València, Spain.,Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biomedicina (Biotecmed), Universitat de València, València, Spain.,Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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Verosloff MS, Corcoran WK, Dolberg TB, Bushhouse DZ, Leonard JN, Lucks JB. RNA Sequence and Structure Determinants of Pol III Transcriptional Termination in Human Cells. J Mol Biol 2021; 433:166978. [PMID: 33811918 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.166978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
The precise mechanism of transcription termination of the eukaryotic RNA polymerase III (Pol III) has been a subject of considerable debate. Although previous studies have clearly shown that multiple uracils at the end of RNA transcripts are required for Pol III termination, the effects of upstream RNA secondary structure in the nascent transcript on transcriptional termination is still unclear. To address this, we developed an in cellulo Pol III transcription termination assay using the recently developed Tornado-Corn RNA aptamer system to create a Pol III-transcribed RNA that produces a detectable fluorescent signal when transcribed in human cells. To study the effects of RNA sequence and structure on Pol III termination, we systematically varied the sequence context upstream of the aptamer and identified sequence characteristics that enhance or diminish termination. For transcription from Pol III type 3 promoters, we found that only poly-U tracts longer than the average length found in the human genome efficiently terminate Pol III transcription without RNA secondary structure elements. We observed that RNA secondary structure elements placed in proximity to shorter poly-U tracts induced termination, and RNA secondary structure by itself was not sufficient to induce termination. For Pol III type 2 promoters, we found that the shorter poly-U tract lengths of 4 uracils were sufficient to induce termination. These findings demonstrate a key role for sequence and structural elements within Pol III-transcribed nascent RNA for efficient transcription termination, and demonstrate a generalizable assay for characterizing Pol III transcription in human cells.
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- Matthew S Verosloff
- Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, Northwestern University, 2204 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, Northwestern University, 2204 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, Northwestern University, 2204 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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- Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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Wang Q, Li S, Wan F, Xu Y, Wu Z, Cao M, Lan P, Lei M, Wu J. Structural insights into transcriptional regulation of human RNA polymerase III. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2021; 28:220-227. [PMID: 33558766 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-021-00557-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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RNA polymerase III (Pol III) synthesizes structured, essential small RNAs, such as transfer RNA, 5S ribosomal RNA and U6 small nuclear RNA. Pol III, the largest nuclear RNA polymerase, is composed of a conserved core region and eight constitutive regulatory subunits, but how these factors jointly regulate Pol III transcription remains unclear. Here, we present cryo-EM structures of human Pol III in both apo and elongating states, which unveil both an orchestrated movement during the apo-to-elongating transition and an unexpected apo state in which the RPC7 subunit tail occupies the DNA-RNA-binding cleft of Pol III, suggesting that RPC7 plays important roles in both autoinhibition and transcription initiation. The structures also reveal a proofreading mechanism for the TFIIS-like subunit RPC10, which stably retains its catalytic position in the secondary channel, explaining the high fidelity of Pol III transcription. Our work provides an integrated picture of the mechanism of Pol III transcription regulation.
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- Qianmin Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. .,Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. .,Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai, China. .,Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. .,Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Cryo-EM structures of human RNA polymerase III in its unbound and transcribing states. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2021; 28:210-219. [PMID: 33558764 PMCID: PMC7610652 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-020-00555-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
RNA polymerase III (Pol III) synthesizes transfer RNAs and other short, essential RNAs. Human Pol III misregulation is linked to tumor transformation, neurodegenerative and developmental disorders, and increased sensitivity to viral infections. Here, we present cryo-electron microscopy structures at 2.8 to 3.3 Å resolution of transcribing and unbound human Pol III. We observe insertion of the TFIIS-like subunit RPC10 into the polymerase funnel, providing insights into how RPC10 triggers transcription termination. Our structures resolve elements absent from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pol III such as the winged-helix domains of RPC5 and an iron-sulfur cluster, which tethers the heterotrimer subcomplex to the core. The cancer-associated RPC7α isoform binds the polymerase clamp, potentially interfering with Pol III inhibition by tumor suppressor MAF1, which may explain why overexpressed RPC7α enhances tumor transformation. Finally, the human Pol III structure allows mapping of disease-related mutations and may contribute to the development of inhibitors that selectively target Pol III for therapeutic interventions.
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Jacobs RQ, Ingram ZM, Lucius AL, Schneider DA. Defining the divergent enzymatic properties of RNA polymerases I and II. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100051. [PMID: 33168625 PMCID: PMC7948988 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.015904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Eukaryotes express at least three nuclear DNA-dependent RNA polymerases (Pols) responsible for synthesizing all RNA required by the cell. Despite sharing structural homology, they have functionally diverged to suit their distinct cellular roles. Although the Pols have been studied extensively, direct comparison of their enzymatic properties is difficult because studies are often conducted under disparate experimental conditions and techniques. Here, we directly compare and reveal functional differences between Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pols I and II using a series of quantitative in vitro transcription assays. We find that Pol I single-nucleotide and multinucleotide addition rate constants are faster than those of Pol II. Pol I elongation complexes are less stable than Pol II elongation complexes, and Pol I is more error prone than Pol II. Collectively, these data show that the enzymatic properties of the Pols have diverged over the course of evolution, optimizing these enzymes for their unique cellular responsibilities.
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- Ruth Q Jacobs
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
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Gene transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) is the first step in the expression of the eukaryotic genome and a focal point for cellular regulation during development, differentiation, and responses to the environment. Two decades after the determination of the structure of Pol II, the mechanisms of transcription have been elucidated with studies of Pol II complexes with nucleic acids and associated proteins. Here we provide an overview of the nearly 200 available Pol II complex structures and summarize how these structures have elucidated promoter-dependent transcription initiation, promoter-proximal pausing and release of Pol II into active elongation, and the mechanisms that Pol II uses to navigate obstacles such as nucleosomes and DNA lesions. We predict that future studies will focus on how Pol II transcription is interconnected with chromatin transitions, RNA processing, and DNA repair.
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- Sara Osman
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany;,
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany;,
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Yu X, Martin PGP, Michaels SD. BORDER proteins protect expression of neighboring genes by promoting 3' Pol II pausing in plants. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4359. [PMID: 31554790 PMCID: PMC6761125 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12328-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Ensuring that one gene's transcription does not inappropriately affect the expression of its neighbors is a fundamental challenge to gene regulation in a genomic context. In plants, which lack homologs of animal insulator proteins, the mechanisms that prevent transcriptional interference are not well understood. Here we show that BORDER proteins are enriched in intergenic regions and prevent interference between closely spaced genes on the same strand by promoting the 3' pausing of RNA polymerase II at the upstream gene. In the absence of BORDER proteins, 3' pausing associated with the upstream gene is reduced and shifts into the promoter region of the downstream gene. This is consistent with a model in which BORDER proteins inhibit transcriptional interference by preventing RNA polymerase from intruding into the promoters of downstream genes.
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- Xuhong Yu
- Department of Biology, Indiana University, 915 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, 915 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.,Toxalim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, 31027, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, 915 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.
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Organization and regulation of gene transcription. Nature 2019; 573:45-54. [PMID: 31462772 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1517-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 68.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The regulated transcription of genes determines cell identity and function. Recent structural studies have elucidated mechanisms that govern the regulation of transcription by RNA polymerases during the initiation and elongation phases. Microscopy studies have revealed that transcription involves the condensation of factors in the cell nucleus. A model is emerging for the transcription of protein-coding genes in which distinct transient condensates form at gene promoters and in gene bodies to concentrate the factors required for transcription initiation and elongation, respectively. The transcribing enzyme RNA polymerase II may shuttle between these condensates in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. Molecular principles are being defined that rationalize transcriptional organization and regulation, and that will guide future investigations.
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In all living organisms, the flow of genetic information is a two-step process: first DNA is transcribed into RNA, which is subsequently used as template for protein synthesis during translation. In bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes, transcription is carried out by multi-subunit RNA polymerases (RNAPs) sharing a conserved architecture of the RNAP core. RNAPs catalyse the highly accurate polymerisation of RNA from NTP building blocks, utilising DNA as template, being assisted by transcription factors during the initiation, elongation and termination phase of transcription. The complexity of this highly dynamic process is reflected in the intricate network of protein-protein and protein-nucleic acid interactions in transcription complexes and the substantial conformational changes of the RNAP as it progresses through the transcription cycle.In this chapter, we will first briefly describe the early work that led to the discovery of multisubunit RNAPs. We will then discuss the three-dimensional organisation of RNAPs from the bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic domains of life, highlighting the conserved nature, but also the domain-specific features of the transcriptional apparatus. Another section will focus on transcription factors and their role in regulating the RNA polymerase throughout the different phases of the transcription cycle. This includes a discussion of the molecular mechanisms and dynamic events that govern transcription initiation, elongation and termination.
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The A12.2 Subunit Is an Intrinsic Destabilizer of the RNA Polymerase I Elongation Complex. Biophys J 2019; 114:2507-2515. [PMID: 29874602 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Despite sharing a highly conserved core architecture with their prokaryotic counterparts, eukaryotic multisubunit RNA polymerases (Pols) have undergone structural divergence and biological specialization. Interesting examples of structural divergence are the A12.2 and C11 subunits of Pols I and III, respectively. Whereas all known cellular Pols possess cognate protein factors that stimulate cleavage of the nascent RNA, Pols I and III have incorporated their cleavage factors as bona fide subunits. Although it is not yet clear why these polymerases have incorporated their cleavage factors as subunits, a picture is emerging that identifies roles for these subunits beyond providing nucleolytic activity. Specifically, it appears that both A12.2 and C11 are required for efficient termination of transcription by Pols I and III. Given that termination involves destabilization of the elongation complex (EC), we tested whether A12.2 influences stability of the Pol I EC. Using, to our knowledge, a novel assay to measure EC dissociation kinetics, we have determined that A12.2 is an intrinsic destabilizer of the Pol I EC. In addition, the salt concentration dependence of Pol I EC dissociation kinetics suggests that A12.2 alters electrostatic interactions within the EC. Importantly, these data present a mechanistic basis for the requirement of A12.2 in Pol I termination. Combined with recent work demonstrating the direct involvement of A12.2 in Pol I nucleotide incorporation, this study further supports the concept that A12.2 cannot be viewed solely as a cleavage factor.
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Transcription factor regulation of RNA polymerase's torque generation capacity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:2583-2588. [PMID: 30635423 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1807031116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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During transcription, RNA polymerase (RNAP) supercoils DNA as it translocates. The resulting torsional stress in DNA can accumulate and, in the absence of regulatory mechanisms, becomes a barrier to RNAP elongation, causing RNAP stalling, backtracking, and transcriptional arrest. Here we investigate whether and how a transcription factor may regulate both torque-induced Escherichia coli RNAP stalling and the torque generation capacity of RNAP. Using a unique real-time angular optical trapping assay, we found that RNAP working against a resisting torque was highly prone to extensive backtracking. We then investigated transcription in the presence of GreB, a transcription factor known to rescue RNAP from the backtracked state. We found that GreB greatly suppressed RNAP backtracking and remarkably increased the torque that RNAP was able to generate by 65%, from 11.2 pN⋅nm to 18.5 pN·nm. Variance analysis of the real-time positional trajectories of RNAP after a stall revealed the kinetic parameters of backtracking and GreB rescue. These results demonstrate that backtracking is the primary mechanism by which torsional stress limits transcription and that the transcription factor GreB effectively enhances the torsional capacity of RNAP. These findings suggest a broader role for transcription factors in regulating RNAP functionality and elongation.
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Mishra S, Maraia RJ. RNA polymerase III subunits C37/53 modulate rU:dA hybrid 3' end dynamics during transcription termination. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:310-327. [PMID: 30407541 PMCID: PMC6326807 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky1109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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RNA polymerase (RNAP) III synthesizes tRNAs and other transcripts, and mutations to its subunits cause human disorders. The RNAP III subunit-heterodimer C37/53 functions in initiation, elongation and in termination-associated reinitiation with subunit C11. C37/53 is related to heterodimers associated with RNAPs I and II, and C11 is related to TFIIS and Rpa12.2, the active site RNA 3' cleavage factors for RNAPs II and I. Critical to termination is stability of the RNA:DNA hybrid bound in the active center, which is loose for RNAP III relative to other RNAPs. Here, we examined RNAP III lacking C37/53/C11 and various reconstituted forms during termination. First, we established a minimal terminator as 5T and 3A on the non-template and template DNA strands, respectively. We demonstrate that C11 stimulates termination, and does so independently of its RNA cleavage activity. We found that C37/53 sensitizes RNAP III termination to RNA:DNA hybrid strength and promotes RNA 3' end pairing/annealing with the template. The latter counteracts C11-insensitive arrest in the proximal part of the oligo(T)-tract, promoting oligo(rU:dA) extension toward greater hybrid instability and RNA release. The data also indicate that RNA 3' end engagement with the active site is a determinant of termination. Broader implications are also discussed.
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- Saurabh Mishra
- Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
- Commissioned Corps, U.S. Public Health Service, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
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Dorboz I, Dumay-Odelot H, Boussaid K, Bouyacoub Y, Barreau P, Samaan S, Jmel H, Eymard-Pierre E, Cances C, Bar C, Poulat AL, Rousselle C, Renaldo F, Elmaleh-Bergès M, Teichmann M, Boespflug-Tanguy O. Mutation in POLR3K causes hypomyelinating leukodystrophy and abnormal ribosomal RNA regulation. NEUROLOGY-GENETICS 2018; 4:e289. [PMID: 30584594 PMCID: PMC6283457 DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000000289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Objective To identify the genetic cause of hypomyelinating leukodystrophy in 2 consanguineous families. Methods Homozygosity mapping combined with whole-exome sequencing of consanguineous families was performed. Mutation consequences were determined by studying the structural change of the protein and by the RNA analysis of patients' fibroblasts. Results We identified a biallelic mutation in a gene coding for a Pol III–specific subunit, POLR3K (c.121C>T/p.Arg41Trp), that cosegregates with the disease in 2 unrelated patients. Patients expressed neurologic and extraneurologic signs found in POLR3A- and POLR3B-related leukodystrophies with a peculiar severe digestive dysfunction. The mutation impaired the POLR3K-POLR3B interactions resulting in zebrafish in abnormal gut development. Functional studies in the 2 patients' fibroblasts revealed a severe decrease (60%–80%) in the expression of 5S and 7S ribosomal RNAs in comparison with control. Conclusions These analyses underlined the key role of ribosomal RNA regulation in the development and maintenance of the white matter and the cerebellum as already reported for diseases related to genes involved in transfer RNA or translation initiation factors.
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- Imen Dorboz
- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR 1141 PROTECT (I.D., P.B., S.S., O.B.-T.), Université Paris Diderot- Sorbonne Paris Cité; INSERM U1212-CNRS UMR 5320 (H.D.-O., M.T.), Université de Bordeaux; Neurologie Pédiatrique et Maladies Métaboliques (K.B., F.R., O.B-.T.), Centre de référence des leucodystrophies et leucoencéphalopathies de cause rare (LEUKOFRANCE), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France; LR11IPT05, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory (H.J., Y.B.), Institut Pasteur de Tunis; Department of Medical Genetics, UF Molecular Genetics (S.S.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré Paris; Service de Cytogénétique Médicale (E.E.P.), CHU Clermont-Ferrand; Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.C.), Endocrinologie Pédiatrique (C.B.), CHU Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse; Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Neurologie Pédiatrique (A.L.P., C.R.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron; Department of Pediatric Radiology (M.E.-B.), CHU APHP Robert-Debré, Paris, France
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Engel C, Neyer S, Cramer P. Distinct Mechanisms of Transcription Initiation by RNA Polymerases I and II. Annu Rev Biophys 2018; 47:425-446. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biophys-070317-033058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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RNA polymerases I and II (Pol I and Pol II) are the eukaryotic enzymes that catalyze DNA-dependent synthesis of ribosomal RNA and messenger RNA, respectively. Recent work shows that the transcribing forms of both enzymes are similar and the fundamental mechanisms of RNA chain elongation are conserved. However, the mechanisms of transcription initiation and its regulation differ between Pol I and Pol II. Recent structural studies of Pol I complexes with transcription initiation factors provided insights into how the polymerase recognizes its specific promoter DNA, how it may open DNA, and how initiation may be regulated. Comparison with the well-studied Pol II initiation system reveals a distinct architecture of the initiation complex and visualizes promoter- and gene-class-specific aspects of transcription initiation. On the basis of new structural studies, we derive a model of the Pol I transcription cycle and provide a molecular movie of Pol I transcription that can be used for teaching.
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- Christoph Engel
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
- Current affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Ramsay EP, Vannini A. Structural rearrangements of the RNA polymerase III machinery during tRNA transcription initiation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2018; 1861:285-294. [PMID: 29155071 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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RNA polymerase III catalyses the synthesis of tRNAs in eukaryotic organisms. Through combined biochemical and structural characterisation, multiple auxiliary factors have been identified alongside RNA Polymerase III as critical in both facilitating and regulating transcription. Together, this machinery forms dynamic multi-protein complexes at tRNA genes which are required for polymerase recruitment, DNA opening and initiation and elongation of the tRNA transcripts. Central to the function of these complexes is their ability to undergo multiple conformational changes and rearrangements that regulate each step. Here, we discuss the available biochemical and structural data on the structural plasticity of multi-protein complexes involved in RNA Polymerase III transcriptional initiation and facilitated re-initiation during tRNA synthesis. Increasingly, structural information is becoming available for RNA polymerase III and its functional complexes, allowing for a deeper understanding of tRNA transcriptional initiation. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: SI: Regulation of tRNA synthesis and modification in physiological conditions and disease edited by Dr. Boguta Magdalena.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Eukaryotic Cells/metabolism
- Humans
- Models, Genetic
- Multiprotein Complexes/metabolism
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
- Protein Subunits
- RNA Polymerase III/chemistry
- RNA Polymerase III/metabolism
- RNA, Transfer/biosynthesis
- RNA, Transfer/genetics
- RNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-Specific/biosynthesis
- RNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-Specific/genetics
- Transcription Elongation, Genetic
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription Initiation, Genetic
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Leśniewska E, Boguta M. Novel layers of RNA polymerase III control affecting tRNA gene transcription in eukaryotes. Open Biol 2017; 7:rsob.170001. [PMID: 28228471 PMCID: PMC5356446 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.170001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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RNA polymerase III (Pol III) transcribes a limited set of short genes in eukaryotes producing abundant small RNAs, mostly tRNA. The originally defined yeast Pol III transcriptome appears to be expanding owing to the application of new methods. Also, several factors required for assembly and nuclear import of Pol III complex have been identified recently. Models of Pol III based on cryo-electron microscopy reconstructions of distinct Pol III conformations reveal unique features distinguishing Pol III from other polymerases. Novel concepts concerning Pol III functioning involve recruitment of general Pol III-specific transcription factors and distinctive mechanisms of transcription initiation, elongation and termination. Despite the short length of Pol III transcription units, mapping of transcriptionally active Pol III with nucleotide resolution has revealed strikingly uneven polymerase distribution along all genes. This may be related, at least in part, to the transcription factors bound at the internal promoter regions. Pol III uses also a specific negative regulator, Maf1, which binds to polymerase under stress conditions; however, a subset of Pol III genes is not controlled by Maf1. Among other RNA polymerases, Pol III machinery represents unique features related to a short transcript length and high transcription efficiency.
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- Ewa Leśniewska
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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Fouqueau T, Blombach F, Hartman R, Cheung ACM, Young MJ, Werner F. The transcript cleavage factor paralogue TFS4 is a potent RNA polymerase inhibitor. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1914. [PMID: 29203770 PMCID: PMC5715097 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02081-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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TFIIS-like transcript cleavage factors enhance the processivity and fidelity of archaeal and eukaryotic RNA polymerases. Sulfolobus solfataricus TFS1 functions as a bona fide cleavage factor, while the paralogous TFS4 evolved into a potent RNA polymerase inhibitor. TFS4 destabilises the TBP–TFB–RNAP pre-initiation complex and inhibits transcription initiation and elongation. All inhibitory activities are dependent on three lysine residues at the tip of the C-terminal zinc ribbon of TFS4; the inhibition likely involves an allosteric component and is mitigated by the basal transcription factor TFEα/β. A chimeric variant of yeast TFIIS and TFS4 inhibits RNAPII transcription, suggesting that the molecular basis of inhibition is conserved between archaea and eukaryotes. TFS4 expression in S. solfataricus is induced in response to infection with the Sulfolobus turreted icosahedral virus. Our results reveal a compelling functional diversification of cleavage factors in archaea, and provide novel insights into transcription inhibition in the context of the host–virus relationship. Transcript cleavage factors such as eukaryotic TFIIS assist the resumption of transcription following RNA pol II backtracking. Here the authors find that one of the Sulfolobus solfataricus TFIIS homolog—TFS4—has evolved into a potent RNA polymerase inhibitor potentially involved in antiviral defense.
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- Thomas Fouqueau
- Institute of Structural & Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institute of Structural & Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Montana State University, 173520, Bozeman, MT, MT 59717, USA
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- Institute of Structural & Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Montana State University, 173520, Bozeman, MT, MT 59717, USA.,Department of Plant Sciences, Montana State University, 173150, Bozeman, MT, MT 59717, USA
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- Institute of Structural & Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Khatter H, Vorländer MK, Müller CW. RNA polymerase I and III: similar yet unique. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2017; 47:88-94. [PMID: 28743025 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2017.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The majority of non-protein-coding RNAs present in eukaryotic cells comprises rRNAs, tRNAs and U6 snRNA that are involved in protein biosynthesis and are synthesized by DNA-dependent-RNA polymerase I and III. The transcription cycle (initiation, elongation and termination) has similar principles in all three nuclear RNA polymerases with specific features that are reflected back in their structures. Recently, owing to the 'resolution revolution' in electron cryo-microscopy, there has been a significant advancement in the understanding of these molecular machines. Here, we highlight the structure-function adaptation in specificity and activity of these molecular machines and present parallels and distinctions between their transcription mechanisms.
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- Heena Khatter
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Multisubunit DNA-Dependent RNA Polymerases from Vaccinia Virus and Other Nucleocytoplasmic Large-DNA Viruses: Impressions from the Age of Structure. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2017; 81:81/3/e00010-17. [PMID: 28701329 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00010-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The past 17 years have been marked by a revolution in our understanding of cellular multisubunit DNA-dependent RNA polymerases (MSDDRPs) at the structural level. A parallel development over the past 15 years has been the emerging story of the giant viruses, which encode MSDDRPs. Here we link the two in an attempt to understand the specialization of multisubunit RNA polymerases in the domain of life encompassing the large nucleocytoplasmic DNA viruses (NCLDV), a superclade that includes the giant viruses and the biochemically well-characterized poxvirus vaccinia virus. The first half of this review surveys the recently determined structural biology of cellular RNA polymerases for a microbiology readership. The second half discusses a reannotation of MSDDRP subunits from NCLDV families and the apparent specialization of these enzymes by virus family and by subunit with regard to subunit or domain loss, subunit dissociability, endogenous control of polymerase arrest, and the elimination/customization of regulatory interactions that would confer higher-order cellular control. Some themes are apparent in linking subunit function to structure in the viral world: as with cellular RNA polymerases I and III and unlike cellular RNA polymerase II, the viral enzymes seem to opt for speed and processivity and seem to have eliminated domains associated with higher-order regulation. The adoption/loss of viral RNA polymerase proofreading functions may have played a part in matching intrinsic mutability to genome size.
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Maraia RJ, Arimbasseri AG. Factors That Shape Eukaryotic tRNAomes: Processing, Modification and Anticodon-Codon Use. Biomolecules 2017; 7:biom7010026. [PMID: 28282871 PMCID: PMC5372738 DOI: 10.3390/biom7010026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) contain sequence diversity beyond their anticodons and the large variety of nucleotide modifications found in all kingdoms of life. Some modifications stabilize structure and fit in the ribosome whereas those to the anticodon loop modulate messenger RNA (mRNA) decoding activity more directly. The identities of tRNAs with some universal anticodon loop modifications vary among distant and parallel species, likely to accommodate fine tuning for their translation systems. This plasticity in positions 34 (wobble) and 37 is reflected in codon use bias. Here, we review convergent evidence that suggest that expansion of the eukaryotic tRNAome was supported by its dedicated RNA polymerase III transcription system and coupling to the precursor-tRNA chaperone, La protein. We also review aspects of eukaryotic tRNAome evolution involving G34/A34 anticodon-sparing, relation to A34 modification to inosine, biased codon use and regulatory information in the redundancy (synonymous) component of the genetic code. We then review interdependent anticodon loop modifications involving position 37 in eukaryotes. This includes the eukaryote-specific tRNA modification, 3-methylcytidine-32 (m3C32) and the responsible gene, TRM140 and homologs which were duplicated and subspecialized for isoacceptor-specific substrates and dependence on i6A37 or t6A37. The genetics of tRNA function is relevant to health directly and as disease modifiers.
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- Richard J Maraia
- Intramural Research Program, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
- Commissioned Corps, U.S. Public Health Service, Rockville, MD, 20016, USA.
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India.
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Lisica A, Grill SW. Optical tweezers studies of transcription by eukaryotic RNA polymerases. Biomol Concepts 2017; 8:1-11. [PMID: 28222010 DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2016-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Transcription is the first step in the expression of genetic information and it is carried out by large macromolecular enzymes called RNA polymerases. Transcription has been studied for many years and with a myriad of experimental techniques, ranging from bulk studies to high-resolution transcript sequencing. In this review, we emphasise the advantages of using single-molecule techniques, particularly optical tweezers, to study transcription dynamics. We give an overview of the latest results in the single-molecule transcription field, focusing on transcription by eukaryotic RNA polymerases. Finally, we evaluate recent quantitative models that describe the biophysics of RNA polymerase translocation and backtracking dynamics.
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- Ana Lisica
- BIOTEC, Technical University Dresden, Tatzberg 47/49, D-01307 Dresden, Germany; and Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstraße 108, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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- BIOTEC, Technical University Dresden, Tatzberg 47/49, D-01307 Dresden, Germany; and Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstraße 108, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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Rijal K, Maraia RJ. Active Center Control of Termination by RNA Polymerase III and tRNA Gene Transcription Levels In Vivo. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1006253. [PMID: 27518095 PMCID: PMC4982682 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The ability of RNA polymerase (RNAP) III to efficiently recycle from termination to reinitiation is critical for abundant tRNA production during cellular proliferation, development and cancer. Yet understanding of the unique termination mechanisms used by RNAP III is incomplete, as is its link to high transcription output. We used two tRNA-mediated suppression systems to screen for Rpc1 mutants with gain- and loss- of termination phenotypes in S. pombe. 122 point mutation mutants were mapped to a recently solved 3.9 Å structure of yeast RNAP III elongation complex (EC); they cluster in the active center bridge helix and trigger loop, as well as the pore and funnel, the latter of which indicate involvement of the RNA cleavage domain of the C11 subunit in termination. Purified RNAP III from a readthrough (RT) mutant exhibits increased elongation rate. The data strongly support a kinetic coupling model in which elongation rate is inversely related to termination efficiency. The mutants exhibit good correlations of terminator RT in vitro and in vivo, and surprisingly, amounts of transcription in vivo. Because assessing in vivo transcription can be confounded by various parameters, we used a tRNA reporter with a processing defect and a strong terminator. By ruling out differences in RNA decay rates, the data indicate that mutants with the RT phenotype synthesize more RNA than wild type cells, and than can be accounted for by their increased elongation rate. Finally, increased activity by the mutants appears unrelated to the RNAP III repressor, Maf1. The results show that the mobile elements of the RNAP III active center, including C11, are key determinants of termination, and that some of the mutations activate RNAP III for overall transcription. Similar mutations in spontaneous cancer suggest this as an unforeseen mechanism of RNAP III activation in disease.
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- Keshab Rijal
- Intramural Research Program, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Intramural Research Program, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Roldán É, Lisica A, Sánchez-Taltavull D, Grill SW. Stochastic resetting in backtrack recovery by RNA polymerases. Phys Rev E 2016; 93:062411. [PMID: 27415302 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.93.062411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Transcription is a key process in gene expression, in which RNA polymerases produce a complementary RNA copy from a DNA template. RNA polymerization is frequently interrupted by backtracking, a process in which polymerases perform a random walk along the DNA template. Recovery of polymerases from the transcriptionally inactive backtracked state is determined by a kinetic competition between one-dimensional diffusion and RNA cleavage. Here we describe backtrack recovery as a continuous-time random walk, where the time for a polymerase to recover from a backtrack of a given depth is described as a first-passage time of a random walker to reach an absorbing state. We represent RNA cleavage as a stochastic resetting process and derive exact expressions for the recovery time distributions and mean recovery times from a given initial backtrack depth for both continuous and discrete-lattice descriptions of the random walk. We show that recovery time statistics do not depend on the discreteness of the DNA lattice when the rate of one-dimensional diffusion is large compared to the rate of cleavage.
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- Édgar Roldán
- Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Nöthnitzer Strasse 38, 01187 Dresden, Germany.,Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, cfaed, Dresden, Germany.,GISC - Grupo Interdisciplinar de Sistemas Complejos, Madrid, Spain
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- BIOTEC, Technische Universität Dresden, Tatzberg 47/49, 01307 Dresden, Germany.,Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstraße 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Nöthnitzer Strasse 38, 01187 Dresden, Germany.,BIOTEC, Technische Universität Dresden, Tatzberg 47/49, 01307 Dresden, Germany.,Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstraße 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Kaster BC, Knippa KC, Kaplan CD, Peterson DO. RNA Polymerase II Trigger Loop Mobility: INDIRECT EFFECTS OF Rpb9. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:14883-95. [PMID: 27226557 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.714394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Rpb9 is a conserved RNA polymerase II (pol II) subunit, the absence of which confers alterations to pol II enzymatic properties and transcription fidelity. It has been suggested previously that Rpb9 affects mobility of the trigger loop (TL), a structural element of Rpb1 that moves in and out of the active site with each elongation cycle. However, a biochemical mechanism for this effect has not been defined. We find that the mushroom toxin α-amanitin, which inhibits TL mobility, suppresses the effect of Rpb9 on NTP misincorporation, consistent with a role for Rpb9 in this process. Furthermore, we have identified missense alleles of RPB9 in yeast that suppress the severe growth defect caused by rpb1-G730D, a substitution within Rpb1 α-helix 21 (α21). These alleles suggest a model in which Rpb9 indirectly affects TL mobility by anchoring the position of α21, with which the TL directly interacts during opening and closing. Amino acid substitutions in Rpb9 or Rpb1 that disrupt proposed anchoring interactions resulted in phenotypes shared by rpb9Δ strains, including increased elongation rate in vitro Combinations of rpb9Δ with the fast rpb1 alleles that we identified did not result in significantly faster in vitro misincorporation rates than those resulting from rpb9Δ alone, and this epistasis is consistent with the idea that defects caused by the rpb1 alleles are related mechanistically to the defects caused by rpb9Δ. We conclude that Rpb9 supports intra-pol II interactions that modulate TL function and thus pol II enzymatic properties.
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- Benjamin C Kaster
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2128
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2128
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2128
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2128
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Hoffmann NA, Jakobi AJ, Vorländer MK, Sachse C, Müller CW. Transcribing RNA polymerase III observed by electron cryomicroscopy. FEBS J 2016; 283:2811-9. [PMID: 27059519 PMCID: PMC5053293 DOI: 10.1111/febs.13732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 03/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Electron cryomicroscopy reconstructions of elongating RNA polymerase (Pol) III at 3.9 Å resolution and of unbound Pol III (apo Pol III) in two distinct conformations at 4.6 Å and 4.7 Å resolution allow the construction of complete atomic models of Pol III and provide new functional insights into the adaption of Pol III to fulfill its specific transcription tasks.
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- Niklas A Hoffmann
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
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During DNA transcription, RNA polymerases often adopt inactive backtracked states. Recovery from backtracks can occur by 1D diffusion or cleavage of backtracked RNA, but how polymerases make this choice is unknown. Here, we use single-molecule optical tweezers experiments and stochastic theory to show that the choice of a backtrack recovery mechanism is determined by a kinetic competition between 1D diffusion and RNA cleavage. Notably, RNA polymerase I (Pol I) and Pol II recover from shallow backtracks by 1D diffusion, use RNA cleavage to recover from intermediary depths, and are unable to recover from extensive backtracks. Furthermore, Pol I and Pol II use distinct mechanisms to avoid nonrecoverable backtracking. Pol I is protected by its subunit A12.2, which decreases the rate of 1D diffusion and enables transcript cleavage up to 20 nt. In contrast, Pol II is fully protected through association with the cleavage stimulatory factor TFIIS, which enables rapid recovery from any depth by RNA cleavage. Taken together, we identify distinct backtrack recovery strategies of Pol I and Pol II, shedding light on the evolution of cellular functions of these key enzymes.
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Hoffmann NA, Jakobi AJ, Moreno-Morcillo M, Glatt S, Kosinski J, Hagen WJH, Sachse C, Müller CW. Molecular structures of unbound and transcribing RNA polymerase III. Nature 2015; 528:231-6. [PMID: 26605533 PMCID: PMC4681132 DOI: 10.1038/nature16143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Transcription of genes encoding small structured RNAs such as transfer RNAs, spliceosomal U6 small nuclear RNA and ribosomal 5S RNA is carried out by RNA polymerase III (Pol III), the largest yet structurally least characterized eukaryotic RNA polymerase. Here we present the cryo-electron microscopy structures of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pol III elongating complex at 3.9 Å resolution and the apo Pol III enzyme in two different conformations at 4.6 and 4.7 Å resolution, respectively, which allow the building of a 17-subunit atomic model of Pol III. The reconstructions reveal the precise orientation of the C82-C34-C31 heterotrimer in close proximity to the stalk. The C53-C37 heterodimer positions residues involved in transcription termination close to the non-template DNA strand. In the apo Pol III structures, the stalk adopts different orientations coupled with closed and open conformations of the clamp. Our results provide novel insights into Pol III-specific transcription and the adaptation of Pol III towards its small transcriptional targets.
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- Niklas A. Hoffmann
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Hamburg Unit, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
- Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to C.S. () or C.W.M. ()
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
- Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to C.S. () or C.W.M. ()
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- Richard J Maraia
- Intramural Research Program, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2425, USA
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- Intramural Research Program, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2425, USA
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Arimbasseri AG, Rijal K, Maraia RJ. Comparative overview of RNA polymerase II and III transcription cycles, with focus on RNA polymerase III termination and reinitiation. Transcription 2015; 5:e27639. [PMID: 25764110 DOI: 10.4161/trns.27369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In eukaryotes, RNA polymerase (RNAP) III transcribes hundreds of genes for tRNAs and 5S rRNA, among others, which share similar promoters and stable transcription initiation complexes (TIC), which support rapid RNAP III recycling. In contrast, RNAP II transcribes a large number of genes with highly variable promoters and interacting factors, which exert fine regulatory control over TIC lability and modifications of RNAP II at different transitional points in the transcription cycle. We review data that illustrate a relatively smooth continuity of RNAP III initiation-elongation-termination and reinitiation toward its function to produce high levels of tRNAs and other RNAs that support growth and development.
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- Aneeshkumar G Arimbasseri
- a Intramural Research Program; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, MD USA
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Serruya R, Orlovetskie N, Reiner R, Dehtiar-Zilber Y, Wesolowski D, Altman S, Jarrous N. Human RNase P ribonucleoprotein is required for formation of initiation complexes of RNA polymerase III. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:5442-50. [PMID: 25953854 PMCID: PMC4477669 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Human RNase P is implicated in transcription of small non-coding RNA genes by RNA polymerase III (Pol III), but the precise role of this ribonucleoprotein therein remains unknown. We here show that targeted destruction of HeLa nuclear RNase P inhibits transcription of 5S rRNA genes in whole cell extracts, if this precedes the stage of initiation complex formation. Biochemical purification analyses further reveal that this ribonucleoprotein is recruited to 5S rRNA genes as a part of proficient initiation complexes and the activity persists at reinitiation. Knockdown of RNase P abolishes the assembly of initiation complexes by preventing the formation of the initiation sub-complex of Pol III. Our results demonstrate that the structural intactness, but not the endoribonucleolytic activity per se, of RNase P is critical for the function of Pol III in cells and in extracts.
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- Raphael Serruya
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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Arimbasseri AG, Maraia RJ. Mechanism of Transcription Termination by RNA Polymerase III Utilizes a Non-template Strand Sequence-Specific Signal Element. Mol Cell 2015; 58:1124-32. [PMID: 25959395 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2015.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Revised: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Understanding the mechanism of transcription termination by a eukaryotic RNA polymerase (RNAP) has been limited by lack of a characterizable intermediate that reflects transition from an elongation complex to a true termination event. While other multisubunit RNAPs require multipartite cis-signals and/or ancillary factors to mediate pausing and release of the nascent transcript from the clutches of these enzymes, RNAP III does so with precision and efficiency on a simple oligo(dT) tract, independent of other cis-elements or trans-factors. We report an RNAP III pre-termination complex that reveals termination mechanisms controlled by sequence-specific elements in the non-template strand. Furthermore, the TFIIF-like RNAP III subunit C37 is required for this function of the non-template strand signal. The results reveal the RNAP III terminator as an information-rich control element. While the template strand promotes destabilization via a weak oligo(rU:dA) hybrid, the non-template strand provides distinct sequence-specific destabilizing information through interactions with the C37 subunit.
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- Aneeshkumar G Arimbasseri
- Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Commissioned Corps, US Public Health Service.
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