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Takallou S, Hajikarimlou M, Al-Gafari M, Wang J, Jagadeesan SK, Kazmirchuk TDD, Moteshareie H, Indrayanti AM, Azad T, Holcik M, Samanfar B, Smith M, Golshani A. Hydrogen peroxide sensitivity connects the activity of COX5A and NPR3 to the regulation of YAP1 expression. FASEB J 2024; 38:e23439. [PMID: 38416461 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202300978rr] [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: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are among the most severe types of cellular stressors with the ability to damage essential cellular biomolecules. Excess levels of ROS are correlated with multiple pathophysiological conditions including neurodegeneration, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and cancer. Failure to regulate the severely imbalanced levels of ROS can ultimately lead to cell death, highlighting the importance of investigating the molecular mechanisms involved in the detoxification procedures that counteract the effects of these compounds in living organisms. One of the most abundant forms of ROS is H2 O2 , mainly produced by the electron transport chain in the mitochondria. Numerous genes have been identified as essential to the process of cellular detoxification. Yeast YAP1, which is homologous to mammalian AP-1 type transcriptional factors, has a key role in oxidative detoxification by upregulating the expression of antioxidant genes in yeast. The current study reveals novel functions for COX5A and NPR3 in H2 O2 -induced stress by demonstrating that their deletions result in a sensitive phenotype. Our follow-up investigations indicate that COX5A and NPR3 regulate the expression of YAP1 through an alternative mode of translation initiation. These novel gene functions expand our understanding of the regulation of gene expression and defense mechanism of yeast against oxidative stress.
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- Sarah Takallou
- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Biotechnology Laboratory, Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre (ORDC), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Pluta AJ, Studniarek C, Murphy S, Norbury CJ. Cyclin-dependent kinases: Masters of the eukaryotic universe. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2023; 15:e1816. [PMID: 37718413 PMCID: PMC10909489 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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A family of structurally related cyclin-dependent protein kinases (CDKs) drives many aspects of eukaryotic cell function. Much of the literature in this area has considered individual members of this family to act primarily either as regulators of the cell cycle, the context in which CDKs were first discovered, or as regulators of transcription. Until recently, CDK7 was the only clear example of a CDK that functions in both processes. However, new data points to several "cell-cycle" CDKs having important roles in transcription and some "transcriptional" CDKs having cell cycle-related targets. For example, novel functions in transcription have been demonstrated for the archetypal cell cycle regulator CDK1. The increasing evidence of the overlap between these two CDK types suggests that they might play a critical role in coordinating the two processes. Here we review the canonical functions of cell-cycle and transcriptional CDKs, and provide an update on how these kinases collaborate to perform important cellular functions. We also provide a brief overview of how dysregulation of CDKs contributes to carcinogenesis, and possible treatment avenues. This article is categorized under: RNA Interactions with Proteins and Other Molecules > RNA-Protein Complexes RNA Processing > 3' End Processing RNA Processing > Splicing Regulation/Alternative Splicing.
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- Sir William Dunn School of PathologyUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Sir William Dunn School of PathologyUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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Xiao Y, Dong J. Coming of Age: Targeting Cyclin K in Cancers. Cells 2023; 12:2044. [PMID: 37626854 PMCID: PMC10453554 DOI: 10.3390/cells12162044] [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: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) play versatile roles in promoting the hallmarks of cancer. Therefore, cyclins and CDKs have been widely studied and targeted in cancer treatment, with four CDK4/6 inhibitors being approved by the FDA and many other inhibitors being examined in clinical trials. The specific purpose of this review is to delineate the role and therapeutic potential of Cyclin K in cancers. Studies have shown that Cyclin K regulates many essential biological processes, including the DNA damage response, mitosis, and pre-replicative complex assembly, and is critical in both cancer cell growth and therapeutic resistance. Importantly, the druggability of Cyclin K has been demonstrated in an increasing number of studies that identify novel opportunities for its use in cancer treatment. This review first introduces the basic features and translational value of human cyclins and CDKs. Next, the discovery, phosphorylation targets, and related functional significance of Cyclin K-CDK12/13 complexes in cancer are detailed. This review then provides a summary of current Cyclin K-associated cancer studies, with an emphasis on the available Cyclin K-targeting drugs. Finally, the current knowledge gaps regarding the potential of Cyclin K in cancers are discussed, along with interesting directions for future investigation.
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA;
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Jagadeesan SK, Al-gafari M, Wang J, Takallou S, Allard D, Hajikarimlou M, Kazmirchuk TDD, Moteshareie H, Said KB, Nokhbeh R, Smith M, Samanfar B, Golshani A. DBP7 and YRF1-6 Are Involved in Cell Sensitivity to LiCl by Regulating the Translation of PGM2 mRNA. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021785. [PMID: 36675300 PMCID: PMC9864399 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Lithium chloride (LiCl) has been widely researched and utilized as a therapeutic option for bipolar disorder (BD). Several pathways, including cell signaling and signal transduction pathways in mammalian cells, are shown to be regulated by LiCl. LiCl can negatively control the expression and activity of PGM2, a phosphoglucomutase that influences sugar metabolism in yeast. In the presence of galactose, when yeast cells are challenged by LiCl, the phosphoglucomutase activity of PGM2p is decreased, causing an increase in the concentration of toxic galactose metabolism intermediates that result in cell sensitivity. Here, we report that the null yeast mutant strains DBP7∆ and YRF1-6∆ exhibit increased LiCl sensitivity on galactose-containing media. Additionally, we demonstrate that DBP7 and YRF1-6 modulate the translational level of PGM2 mRNA, and the observed alteration in translation seems to be associated with the 5'-untranslated region (UTR) of PGM2 mRNA. Furthermore, we observe that DBP7 and YRF1-6 influence, to varying degrees, the translation of other mRNAs that carry different 5'-UTR secondary structures.
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- Sasi Kumar Jagadeesan
- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
- Biotechnology Laboratory, Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail 55476, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre (ORDC), Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada
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- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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Structure and activation mechanism of the yeast RNA Pol II CTD kinase CTDK-1 complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2019163118. [PMID: 33431688 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2019163118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The C-terminal domain (CTD) kinase I (CTDK-1) complex is the primary RNA Polymerase II (Pol II) CTD Ser2 kinase in budding yeast. CTDK-1 consists of a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) Ctk1, a cyclin Ctk2, and a unique subunit Ctk3 required for CTDK-1 activity. Here, we present a crystal structure of CTDK-1 at 1.85-Å resolution. The structure reveals that, compared to the canonical two-component CDK-cyclin system, the third component Ctk3 of CTDK-1 plays a critical role in Ctk1 activation by stabilizing a key element of CDK regulation, the T-loop, in an active conformation. In addition, Ctk3 contributes to the assembly of CTDK-1 through extensive interactions with both Ctk1 and Ctk2. We also demonstrate that CTDK-1 physically and genetically interacts with the serine/arginine-like protein Gbp2. Together, the data in our work reveal a regulatory mechanism of CDK complexes.
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Hajikarimlou M, Hunt K, Kirby G, Takallou S, Jagadeesan SK, Omidi K, Hooshyar M, Burnside D, Moteshareie H, Babu M, Smith M, Holcik M, Samanfar B, Golshani A. Lithium Chloride Sensitivity in Yeast and Regulation of Translation. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21165730. [PMID: 32785068 PMCID: PMC7461102 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21165730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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For decades, lithium chloride (LiCl) has been used as a treatment option for those living with bipolar disorder (BD). As a result, many studies have been conducted to examine its mode of action, toxicity, and downstream cellular responses. We know that LiCl is able to affect cell signaling and signaling transduction pathways through protein kinase C and glycogen synthase kinase-3, which are considered to be important in regulating gene expression at the translational level. However, additional downstream effects require further investigation, especially in translation pathway. In yeast, LiCl treatment affects the expression, and thus the activity, of PGM2, a phosphoglucomutase involved in sugar metabolism. Inhibition of PGM2 leads to the accumulation of intermediate metabolites of galactose metabolism causing cell toxicity. However, it is not fully understood how LiCl affects gene expression in this matter. In this study, we identified three genes, NAM7, PUS2, and RPL27B, which increase yeast LiCl sensitivity when deleted. We further demonstrate that NAM7, PUS2, and RPL27B influence translation and exert their activity through the 5′-Untranslated region (5′-UTR) of PGM2 mRNA in yeast.
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- Maryam Hajikarimlou
- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; (M.H.); (K.H.); (G.K.); (S.T.); (S.K.J.); (K.O.); (M.H.); (D.B.); (H.M.); (M.S.); (B.S.)
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; (M.H.); (K.H.); (G.K.); (S.T.); (S.K.J.); (K.O.); (M.H.); (D.B.); (H.M.); (M.S.); (B.S.)
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; (M.H.); (K.H.); (G.K.); (S.T.); (S.K.J.); (K.O.); (M.H.); (D.B.); (H.M.); (M.S.); (B.S.)
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; (M.H.); (K.H.); (G.K.); (S.T.); (S.K.J.); (K.O.); (M.H.); (D.B.); (H.M.); (M.S.); (B.S.)
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; (M.H.); (K.H.); (G.K.); (S.T.); (S.K.J.); (K.O.); (M.H.); (D.B.); (H.M.); (M.S.); (B.S.)
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; (M.H.); (K.H.); (G.K.); (S.T.); (S.K.J.); (K.O.); (M.H.); (D.B.); (H.M.); (M.S.); (B.S.)
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; (M.H.); (K.H.); (G.K.); (S.T.); (S.K.J.); (K.O.); (M.H.); (D.B.); (H.M.); (M.S.); (B.S.)
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; (M.H.); (K.H.); (G.K.); (S.T.); (S.K.J.); (K.O.); (M.H.); (D.B.); (H.M.); (M.S.); (B.S.)
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; (M.H.); (K.H.); (G.K.); (S.T.); (S.K.J.); (K.O.); (M.H.); (D.B.); (H.M.); (M.S.); (B.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Research and Innovation Centre, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada;
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; (M.H.); (K.H.); (G.K.); (S.T.); (S.K.J.); (K.O.); (M.H.); (D.B.); (H.M.); (M.S.); (B.S.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada;
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; (M.H.); (K.H.); (G.K.); (S.T.); (S.K.J.); (K.O.); (M.H.); (D.B.); (H.M.); (M.S.); (B.S.)
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre (ORDC), Ottawa, ON K1Y 4X2, Canada
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- Department of Biology and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; (M.H.); (K.H.); (G.K.); (S.T.); (S.K.J.); (K.O.); (M.H.); (D.B.); (H.M.); (M.S.); (B.S.)
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Choi SH, Kim S, Jones KA. Gene expression regulation by CDK12: a versatile kinase in cancer with functions beyond CTD phosphorylation. Exp Mol Med 2020; 52:762-771. [PMID: 32451425 PMCID: PMC7272620 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-020-0442-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) play critical roles in cell cycle progression and gene expression regulation. In human cancer, transcription-associated CDKs can activate oncogenic gene expression programs, whereas cell cycle-regulatory CDKs mainly induce uncontrolled proliferation. Cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12) belongs to the CDK family of serine/threonine kinases and has been recently found to have multiple roles in gene expression regulation and tumorigenesis. Originally, CDK12 was thought to be one of the transcription-associated CDKs, acting with its cyclin partner Cyclin K to promote the phosphorylation of the C-terminal domain (CTD) of RNA polymerase II and induce transcription elongation. However, recent studies have demonstrated that CDK12 also controls multiple gene expression processes, including transcription termination, mRNA splicing, and translation. Most importantly, CDK12 mutations are frequently found in human tumors. Loss of CDK12 function causes defective expression of DNA damage response (DDR) genes, which eventually results in genome instability, a hallmark of human cancer. Here, we discuss the diverse roles of CDK12 in gene expression regulation and human cancer, focusing on newly identified CDK12 kinase functions in cellular processes and highlighting CDK12 as a promising therapeutic target for human cancer treatment. Better understanding of the roles played by a protein kinase, an enzyme that adds phosphate groups to other molecules, in healthy and diseased states may help scientists identify novel cancer treatments. Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are a family of protein kinases crucial to cell cycling and gene expression. CDK12 can activate and modulate cancer-related gene expression, but, according to a review by Seung Hyuk Choi and colleagues at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, USA, further investigations into its exact functioning and control mechanisms are required. CDK12 mutations are frequently found in aggressive breast and ovarian cancers, while loss of CDK12 function results in abnormal expression of DNA damage response genes and genome instability. CDK12 may also regulate drug resistance in cancer cells. The team suggests that therapies targeting CDK12 are worth exploring.
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- Seung Hyuk Choi
- Regulatory Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
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- Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Regulatory Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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Pilarova K, Herudek J, Blazek D. CDK12: cellular functions and therapeutic potential of versatile player in cancer. NAR Cancer 2020; 2:zcaa003. [PMID: 34316683 PMCID: PMC8210036 DOI: 10.1093/narcan/zcaa003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12) phosphorylates the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II and is needed for the optimal transcription elongation and translation of a subset of human protein-coding genes. The kinase has a pleiotropic effect on the maintenance of genome stability, and its inactivation in prostate and ovarian tumours results in focal tandem duplications, a CDK12-unique genome instability phenotype. CDK12 aberrations were found in many other malignancies and have the potential to be used as biomarkers for therapeutic intervention. Moreover, the inhibition of CDK12 emerges as a promising strategy for treatment in several types of cancers. In this review, we summarize mechanisms that CDK12 utilizes for the regulation of gene expression and discuss how the perturbation of CDK12-sensitive genes contributes to the disruption of cell cycle progression and the onset of genome instability. Furthermore, we describe tumour-suppressive and oncogenic functions of CDK12 and its potential as a biomarker and inhibition target in anti-tumour treatments.
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- Kveta Pilarova
- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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Huang Y, Zhang Y, Li S, Lin T, Wu J, Lin Y. Screening for functional IRESes using α-complementation system of β-galactosidase in Pichia pastoris. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2019; 12:300. [PMID: 31890028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pichia pastoris is becoming a promising chassis cell for metabolic engineering and synthetic biology after its whole genome and transcriptome sequenced. However, the current systems for multigene co-expression in P. pastoris are not efficient. The internal ribosome entry site (IRES) has an ability to recruit the ribosome to initiate protein synthesis by cap-independent translation manner. This study seeks to screen IRES sequences that are functional in P. pastoris, which will allow P. pastoris to express multiple proteins in a single mRNA and increase its efficacy as a platform for metabolic engineering and synthetic biology. RESULTS In order to efficiently screen the IRES sequences, we first set out to create a screening system using LacZ gene. Due to the cryptic transcription of the LacZ gene, we established the α-complementation system of β-galactosidase in P. pastoris with the optimum length of the α-complementing peptide at ~ 92 amino acids. The optimal α-complementing peptide was then used as the second reporter to screen IRESes in the engineered GS115 expressing the corresponding ω-peptide. A total of 34 reported IRESes were screened. After ruling out all false positive or negative IRESes, only seven IRESes were functional in P. pastoris, which were from TEV, PVY, RhPV, TRV, KSHV, crTMV viruses and the 5'-UTR of the YAP1 gene of S. cerevisiae. CONCLUSIONS We showed here that α-complementation also works in P. pastoris and it can be used in a variety of in vivo studies. The functional IRESes screened in this study can be used to introduce multiple genes into P. pastoris via a prokaryotic-like polycistronic manner, which provided new efficient tools for metabolic engineering and synthetic biology researches in P. pastoris.
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- Yide Huang
- 1Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007 China
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- 1Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007 China
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- 1Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007 China
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- 1Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007 China
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- 1Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007 China
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- 1Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007 China
- 2Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007 China
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A SUMO-dependent pathway controls elongating RNA Polymerase II upon UV-induced damage. Sci Rep 2019; 9:17914. [PMID: 31784551 PMCID: PMC6884465 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54027-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) is the workhorse of eukaryotic transcription and produces messenger RNAs and small nuclear RNAs. Stalling of RNAPII caused by transcription obstacles such as DNA damage threatens functional gene expression and is linked to transcription-coupled DNA repair. To restore transcription, persistently stalled RNAPII can be disassembled and removed from chromatin. This process involves several ubiquitin ligases that have been implicated in RNAPII ubiquitylation and proteasomal degradation. Transcription by RNAPII is heavily controlled by phosphorylation of the C-terminal domain of its largest subunit Rpb1. Here, we show that the elongating form of Rpb1, marked by S2 phosphorylation, is specifically controlled upon UV-induced DNA damage. Regulation of S2-phosphorylated Rpb1 is mediated by SUMOylation, the SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase Slx5-Slx8, the Cdc48 segregase as well as the proteasome. Our data suggest an RNAPII control pathway with striking parallels to known disassembly mechanisms acting on defective RNA polymerase III.
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CDK12 Activity-Dependent Phosphorylation Events in Human Cells. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9100634. [PMID: 31652541 PMCID: PMC6844070 DOI: 10.3390/biom9100634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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We asked whether the C-terminal repeat domain (CTD) kinase, CDK12/CyclinK, phosphorylates substrates in addition to the CTD of RPB1, using our CDK12analog-sensitive HeLa cell line to investigate CDK12 activity-dependent phosphorylation events in human cells. Characterizing the phospho-proteome before and after selective inhibition of CDK12 activity by the analog 1-NM-PP1, we identified 5,644 distinct phospho-peptides, among which were 50 whose average relative amount decreased more than 2-fold after 30 min of inhibition (none of these derived from RPB1). Half of the phospho-peptides actually showed >3-fold decreases, and a dozen showed decreases of 5-fold or more. As might be expected, the 40 proteins that gave rise to the 50 affected phospho-peptides mostly function in processes that have been linked to CDK12, such as transcription and RNA processing. However, the results also suggest roles for CDK12 in other events, notably mRNA nuclear export, cell differentiation and mitosis. While a number of the more-affected sites resemble the CTD in amino acid sequence and are likely direct CDK12 substrates, other highly-affected sites are not CTD-like, and their decreased phosphorylation may be a secondary (downstream) effect of CDK12 inhibition.
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Srivastava R, Duan R, Ahn SH. Multiple roles of CTDK-I throughout the cell. Cell Mol Life Sci 2019; 76:2789-2797. [PMID: 31037337 PMCID: PMC11105739 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03118-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The heterotrimeric carboxy-terminal domain kinase I (CTDK-I) in yeast is a cyclin-dependent kinase complex that is evolutionally conserved throughout eukaryotes and phosphorylates the C-terminal domain of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RNApII) on the second-position serine (Ser2) residue of YSPTSPS heptapeptide repeats. CTDK-I plays indispensable roles in transcription elongation and transcription-coupled processing, such as the 3'-end processing of nascent mRNA transcripts. However, recent studies have revealed additional roles of CTDK-I beyond its primary effect on transcription by RNApII. Here, we describe recent advances in the regulation of genomic stability and rDNA integrity by CTDK-I and highlight the previously underappreciated cellular roles of CTDK-I in rRNA synthesis by RNA polymerase I and translational initiation and elongation. These multiple roles of CTDK-I throughout the cell expand our understanding of how this complex functions to coordinate diverse cellular processes through gene expression and how the human orthologue exerts its roles in diseased states such as tumorigenesis.
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- Rakesh Srivastava
- Plant Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, U.P., 226001, India
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- Department of Molecular and Life Science, College of Science and Convergence Technology, Hanyang University ERICA Campus, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular and Life Science, College of Science and Convergence Technology, Hanyang University ERICA Campus, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, 15588, Republic of Korea.
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Choi SH, Martinez TF, Kim S, Donaldson C, Shokhirev MN, Saghatelian A, Jones KA. CDK12 phosphorylates 4E-BP1 to enable mTORC1-dependent translation and mitotic genome stability. Genes Dev 2019; 33:418-435. [PMID: 30819820 PMCID: PMC6446539 DOI: 10.1101/gad.322339.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Here, Choi et al. show that CDK12, the RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain kinase, which regulates genome stability, expression of DNA repair genes, and cancer cell drug resistance, also phosphorylates the mRNA 5′ cap-binding repressor 4E-BP1 to promote translation of mTORC1-dependent mRNAs. Using RIP-seq and Ribo-seq, the authors found that CDK12 regulates binding of eIF4G to many mTORC1 target mRNAs, and identified specific CDK12 “translation-only” target mRNAs. The RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) C-terminal domain kinase, CDK12, regulates genome stability, expression of DNA repair genes, and cancer cell resistance to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. In addition to its role in mRNA biosynthesis of DNA repair genes, we show here that CDK12 phosphorylates the mRNA 5′ cap-binding repressor, 4E-BP1, to promote translation of mTORC1-dependent mRNAs. In particular, we found that phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 by mTORC1 (T37 and T46) facilitates subsequent CDK12 phosphorylation at two Ser–Pro sites (S65 and T70) that control the exchange of 4E-BP1 with eIF4G at the 5′ cap of CHK1 and other target mRNAs. RNA immunoprecipitation coupled with deep sequencing (RIP-seq) revealed that CDK12 regulates release of 4E-BP1, and binding of eIF4G, to many mTORC1 target mRNAs, including those needed for MYC transformation. Genome-wide ribosome profiling (Ribo-seq) further identified specific CDK12 “translation-only” target mRNAs, including many mTORC1 target mRNAs as well as many subunits of mitotic and centromere/centrosome complexes. Accordingly, confocal imaging analyses revealed severe chromosome misalignment, bridging, and segregation defects in cells deprived of CDK12 or CCNK. We conclude that the nuclear RNAPII-CTD kinase CDK12 cooperates with mTORC1, and controls a specialized translation network that is essential for mitotic chromosome stability.
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- Seung H Choi
- Regulatory Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Clayton Foundation Laboratory for Peptide Biology, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Clayton Foundation Laboratory for Peptide Biology, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Razavi Newman Integrative Genomics and Bioinformatics Core, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Clayton Foundation Laboratory for Peptide Biology, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Regulatory Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Oqani RK, Lin T, Lee JE, Kim SY, Sa SJ, Woo JS, Jin DI. Inhibition of P-TEFb disrupts global transcription, oocyte maturation, and embryo development in the mouse. Genesis 2016; 54:470-82. [PMID: 27488304 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.22961] [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: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb) is an RNA polymerase II kinase that phosphorylates Ser2 of the carboxyl-terminal domain and promotes the elongation phase of transcription. Despite the fact that P-TEFb has role in many cellular processes, the role of this kinase complex remains to be understood in early developmental events. In this study, using immunocytochemical analyses, we find that the P-TEFb components, Cyclin T1, CDK9, and its T-loop phosphorylated form, are localized to nuclear speckles, as well as in nucleoli in mouse germinal vesicle oocytes. Moreover, using fluorescence in situ hybridization, we show that in absence of CDK9 activity, nucleolar integration, as well as production of 28S rRNA is impaired in oocytes and embryos. We also present evidence indicating that P-TEFb kinase activity is essential for completion of mouse oocyte maturation and embryo development. Treatment with CDK9 inhibitor, flavopiridol resulted in metaphase I arrest in maturing oocytes. Inhibition of CDK9 kinase activity did not interfere with in vitro fertilization and pronuclear formation. However, when zygotes or 2-cell embryos were treated with flavopiridol only in their G2 phase of the cell cycle, development to the blastocyst stage was impaired. Inhibition of the CDK9 activity after embryonic genome activation resulted in failure to form normal blastocysts and aberrant phosphorylation of RNA polymerase II CTD. In all stages analyzed, treatment with flavopiridol abrogated global transcriptional activity. Collectively, our data suggest that P-TEFb kinase activity is crucial for oocyte maturation, embryo development, and regulation of global RNA transcription in mouse early development.
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- Reza K Oqani
- Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Resource Development, National Institute of Animal Science, Cheonan, 31001, Korea
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- Department of Animal Resource Development, National Institute of Animal Science, Cheonan, 31001, Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea.
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P-TEFb Kinase Activity Is Essential for Global Transcription, Resumption of Meiosis and Embryonic Genome Activation in Pig. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0152254. [PMID: 27011207 PMCID: PMC4807088 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 03/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb) is a RNA polymerase II carboxyl-terminal domain (Pol II CTD) kinase that phosphorylates Ser2 of the CTD and promotes the elongation phase of transcription. Despite the fact that P-TEFb has role in many cellular processes, the role of this kinase complex remains to be understood in mammalian early developmental events. In this study, using immunocytochemical analyses, we found that the P-TEFb components, CDK9, Cyclin T1 and Cyclin T2 were localized to nuclear speckles, as well as in nucleolar-like bodies in pig germinal vesicle oocytes. Using nascent RNA labeling and small molecule inhibitors, we showed that inhibition of CDK9 activity abolished the transcription of GV oocytes globally. Moreover, using fluorescence in situ hybridization, in absence of CDK9 kinase activity the production of ribosomal RNAs was impaired. We also presented the evidences indicating that P-TEFb kinase activity is essential for resumption of oocyte meiosis and embryo development. Treatment with CDK9 inhibitors resulted in germinal vesicle arrest in maturing oocytes in vitro. Inhibition of CDK9 kinase activity did not interfere with in vitro fertilization and pronuclear formation. However, when in vitro produced zygotes were treated with CDK9 inhibitors, their development beyond the 4-cell stage was impaired. In these embryos, inhibition of CDK9 abrogated global transcriptional activity and rRNA production. Collectively, our data suggested that P-TEFb kinase activity is crucial for oocyte maturation, embryo development and regulation of RNA transcription in pig.
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Nuclear export of messenger RNA. Genes (Basel) 2015; 6:163-84. [PMID: 25836925 PMCID: PMC4488659 DOI: 10.3390/genes6020163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Transport of messenger RNA (mRNA) from the nucleus to the cytoplasm is an essential step of eukaryotic gene expression. In the cell nucleus, a precursor mRNA undergoes a series of processing steps, including capping at the 5' ends, splicing and cleavage/polyadenylation at the 3' ends. During this process, the mRNA associates with a wide variety of proteins, forming a messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) particle. Association with factors involved in nuclear export also occurs during transcription and processing, and thus nuclear export is fully integrated into mRNA maturation. The coupling between mRNA maturation and nuclear export is an important mechanism for providing only fully functional and competent mRNA to the cytoplasmic translational machinery, thereby ensuring accuracy and swiftness of gene expression. This review describes the molecular mechanism of nuclear mRNA export mediated by the principal transport factors, including Tap-p15 and the TREX complex.
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