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Forcella P, Ifflander N, Rolando C, Balta EA, Lampada A, Giachino C, Mukhtar T, Bock T, Taylor V. SAFB regulates hippocampal stem cell fate by targeting Drosha to destabilize Nfib mRNA. eLife 2024; 13:e74940. [PMID: 38722021 PMCID: PMC11149935 DOI: 10.7554/elife.74940] [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: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Neural stem cells (NSCs) are multipotent and correct fate determination is crucial to guarantee brain formation and homeostasis. How NSCs are instructed to generate neuronal or glial progeny is not well understood. Here, we addressed how murine adult hippocampal NSC fate is regulated and described how scaffold attachment factor B (SAFB) blocks oligodendrocyte production to enable neuron generation. We found that SAFB prevents NSC expression of the transcription factor nuclear factor I/B (NFIB) by binding to sequences in the Nfib mRNA and enhancing Drosha-dependent cleavage of the transcripts. We show that increasing SAFB expression prevents oligodendrocyte production by multipotent adult NSCs, and conditional deletion of Safb increases NFIB expression and oligodendrocyte formation in the adult hippocampus. Our results provide novel insights into a mechanism that controls Drosha functions for selective regulation of NSC fate by modulating the post-transcriptional destabilization of Nfib mRNA in a lineage-specific manner.
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- Pascal Forcella
- Department of Biomedicine, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
- Department of Biosciences, University of MilanMilanItaly
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Proteomics Core Facility, Biozentrum, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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Petri BJ, Piell KM, Wahlang B, Head KZ, Rouchka EC, Park JW, Hwang JY, Banerjee M, Cave MC, Klinge CM. Altered splicing factor and alternative splicing events in a mouse model of diet- and polychlorinated biphenyl-induced liver disease. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 103:104260. [PMID: 37683712 PMCID: PMC10591945 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with human environmental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Alternative splicing (AS) is dysregulated in steatotic liver disease and is regulated by splicing factors (SFs) and N-6 methyladenosine (m6A) modification. Here integrated analysis of hepatic mRNA-sequencing data was used to identify differentially expressed SFs and differential AS events (ASEs) in the livers of high fat diet-fed C57BL/6 J male mice exposed to Aroclor1260, PCB126, Aroclor1260 + PCB126, or vehicle control. Aroclor1260 + PCB126 co-exposure altered 100 SFs and replicate multivariate analysis of transcript splicing (rMATS) identified 449 ASEs in 366 genes associated with NAFLD pathways. These ASEs were similar to those resulting from experimental perturbations in m6A writers, readers, and erasers. These results demonstrate specific hepatic SF and AS regulatory mechanisms are disrupted by HFD and PCB exposures, contributing to the expression of altered isoforms that may play a role in NAFLD progression to NASH.
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- Belinda J Petri
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
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- University of Louisville Center for Integrative Environmental Health Sciences (CIEHS), USA; University of Louisville Hepatobiology and Toxicology Center, USA; The University of Louisville Superfund Research Center, USA; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, USA
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- University of Louisville Hepatobiology and Toxicology Center, USA; The University of Louisville Superfund Research Center, USA; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA; KY INBRE Bioinformatics Core, University of Louisville, USA
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- University of Louisville Center for Integrative Environmental Health Sciences (CIEHS), USA; KY INBRE Bioinformatics Core, University of Louisville, USA; Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292 USA
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
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- University of Louisville Center for Integrative Environmental Health Sciences (CIEHS), USA; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA; University of Louisville Center for Integrative Environmental Health Sciences (CIEHS), USA; University of Louisville Hepatobiology and Toxicology Center, USA; The University of Louisville Superfund Research Center, USA; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA; University of Louisville Center for Integrative Environmental Health Sciences (CIEHS), USA.
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Korn SM, Von Ehr J, Dhamotharan K, Tants JN, Abele R, Schlundt A. Insight into the Structural Basis for Dual Nucleic Acid-Recognition by the Scaffold Attachment Factor B2 Protein. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043286. [PMID: 36834708 PMCID: PMC9958909 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043286] [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: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
Abstract
The family of scaffold attachment factor B (SAFB) proteins comprises three members and was first identified as binders of the nuclear matrix/scaffold. Over the past two decades, SAFBs were shown to act in DNA repair, mRNA/(l)ncRNA processing and as part of protein complexes with chromatin-modifying enzymes. SAFB proteins are approximately 100 kDa-sized dual nucleic acid-binding proteins with dedicated domains in an otherwise largely unstructured context, but whether and how they discriminate DNA and RNA binding has remained enigmatic. We here provide the SAFB2 DNA- and RNA-binding SAP and RRM domains in their functional boundaries and use solution NMR spectroscopy to ascribe DNA- and RNA-binding functions. We give insight into their target nucleic acid preferences and map the interfaces with respective nucleic acids on sparse data-derived SAP and RRM domain structures. Further, we provide evidence that the SAP domain exhibits intra-domain dynamics and a potential tendency to dimerize, which may expand its specifically targeted DNA sequence range. Our data provide a first molecular basis of and a starting point towards deciphering DNA- and RNA-binding functions of SAFB2 on the molecular level and serve a basis for understanding its localization to specific regions of chromatin and its involvement in the processing of specific RNA species.
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- Sophie M. Korn
- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Biomolecular Resonance Center (BMRZ), Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7-9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Biomolecular Resonance Center (BMRZ), Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7-9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
- IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7-9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Biomolecular Resonance Center (BMRZ), Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7-9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Biomolecular Resonance Center (BMRZ), Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7-9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Biomolecular Resonance Center (BMRZ), Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7-9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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Taze C, Drakouli S, Samiotaki M, Panayotou G, Simos G, Georgatsou E, Mylonis I. Short-term hypoxia triggers ROS and SAFB mediated nuclear matrix and mRNA splicing remodeling. Redox Biol 2022; 58:102545. [PMID: 36427398 PMCID: PMC9692040 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The cellular response to hypoxia, in addition to HIF-dependent transcriptional reprogramming, also involves less characterized transcription-independent processes, such as alternative splicing of the VEGFA transcript leading to the production of the proangiogenic VEGF form. We now show that this event depends on reorganization of the splicing machinery, triggered after short-term hypoxia by ROS production and intranuclear redistribution of the nucleoskeletal proteins SAFB1/2. Exposure to low oxygen causes fast dissociation of SAFB1/2 from the nuclear matrix, which is reversible, inhibited by antioxidant treatment, and also observed under normoxia when the mitochondrial electron transport chain is blocked. This is accompanied by altered interactions between SAFB1/2 and the splicing machinery, translocation of kinase SRPK1 to the cytoplasm, and dephosphorylation of RS-splicing factors. Depletion of SAFB1/2 under normoxia phenocopies the hypoxic and ROS-mediated switch in VEGF mRNA splicing. These data suggest that ROS-dependent remodeling of the nuclear architecture can promote production of splicing variants that facilitate adaptation to hypoxia.
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- Chrysa Taze
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, Larissa, 41500, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, Larissa, 41500, Greece
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- Institute for Bioinnovation, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, 16672, Greece
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- Institute for Bioinnovation, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, 16672, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, Larissa, 41500, Greece,Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, H4A 3T2, Canada
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, Larissa, 41500, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, Larissa, 41500, Greece,Corresponding author.
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Buckner N, Kemp KC, Scott HL, Shi G, Rivers C, Gialeli A, Wong LF, Cordero-LLana O, Allen N, Wilkins A, Uney JB. Abnormal scaffold attachment factor 1 expression and localization in spinocerebellar ataxias and Huntington's chorea. Brain Pathol 2020; 30:1041-1055. [PMID: 32580238 PMCID: PMC8018166 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
SAFB1 is a DNA and RNA binding protein that is highly expressed in the cerebellum and hippocampus and is involved in the processing of coding and non-coding RNAs, splicing and dendritic function. We analyzed SAFB1 expression in the post-mortem brain tissue of spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), Huntington's disease (HD), Multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease patients and controls. In SCA cases, the expression of SAFB1 in the nucleus was increased and there was abnormal and extensive expression in the cytoplasm where it co-localized with the markers of Purkinje cell injury. Significantly, no SAFB1 expression was found in the cerebellar neurons of the dentate nucleus in control or MS patients; however, in SCA patients, SAFB1 expression was increased significantly in both the nucleus and cytoplasm of dentate neurons. In HD, we found that SAFB1 expression was increased in the nucleus and cytoplasm of striatal neurons; however, there was no SAFB1 staining in the striatal neurons of controls. In PD substantia nigra, we did not see any changes in neuronal SAFB1 expression. iCLIP analysis found that SAFB1 crosslink sites within ATXN1 RNA were adjacent to the start and within the glutamine repeat sequence. Further investigation found increased binding of SAFB1 to pathogenic ATXN1-85Q mRNA. These novel data strongly suggest SAFB1 contributes to the etiology of SCA and Huntington's chorea and that it may be a pathological marker of polyglutamine repeat expansion diseases.
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- Nicola Buckner
- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Hutter K, Lohmüller M, Jukic A, Eichin F, Avci S, Labi V, Szabo TG, Hoser SM, Hüttenhofer A, Villunger A, Herzog S. SAFB2 Enables the Processing of Suboptimal Stem-Loop Structures in Clustered Primary miRNA Transcripts. Mol Cell 2020; 78:876-889.e6. [PMID: 32502422 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Many microRNAs (miRNAs) are generated from primary transcripts containing multiple clustered stem-loop structures that are thought to be recognized and cleaved by the Microprocessor complex as independent units. Here, we uncover an unexpected mode of processing of the bicistronic miR-15a-16-1 cluster. We find that the primary miR-15a stem-loop is not processed on its own but that the presence of the neighboring primary miR-16-1 stem-loop on the same transcript can compensate for this deficiency in cis. Using a CRISPR/Cas9 screen, we identify SAFB2 (scaffold attachment factor B2) as an essential co-factor in this miR-16-1-assisted pri-miR-15 cleavage and describe SAFB2 as an accessory protein of the Microprocessor. Notably, SAFB2-mediated cleavage expands to other clustered pri-miRNAs, indicating a general mechanism. Together, our study reveals an unrecognized function of SAFB2 in miRNA processing and suggests a scenario in which SAFB2 enables the binding and processing of suboptimal Microprocessor substrates in clustered primary miRNA transcripts.
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- Katharina Hutter
- Institute of Developmental Immunology, Biocenter, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Developmental Immunology, Biocenter, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Developmental Immunology, Biocenter, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Developmental Immunology, Biocenter, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Developmental Immunology, Biocenter, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Developmental Immunology, Biocenter, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Developmental Immunology, Biocenter, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute for Genomics and RNomics, Biocenter, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute for Genomics and RNomics, Biocenter, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Developmental Immunology, Biocenter, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, 1090 Vienna, Austria; Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Developmental Immunology, Biocenter, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Scaffold attachment factor B: distribution and interaction with ERα in the rat brain. Histochem Cell Biol 2020; 153:323-338. [PMID: 32086573 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-020-01853-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Scaffold attachment factor (SAFB) 1 and its homologue SAFB2 are multifunctional proteins that are involved in various cellular mechanisms, including chromatin organization and transcriptional regulation, and are also corepressors of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα). Both SAFBs are expressed at high levels in the brain. However, the distributions of SAFB1 and SAFB2 have yet to be characterized in detail and it is unclear whether both proteins interact with ERα in the brain. In this study, we investigated the expression and distribution of both SAFBs and their interaction with ERα in adult male rat brain. Immunohistochemical staining showed that SAFB1 and SAFB2 have a similar distribution pattern and are widely expressed throughout the brain. Double-fluorescence immunohistochemical and immunocytochemical analyses in primary cultures showed that the two SAFB proteins are localized in nuclei of neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes. Of note, SAFB2 was also found in cytoplasmic regions in these cell lineages. Both SAFB proteins were also expressed in ERα-positive cells in the medial preoptic area (MPOA) and arcuate and ventromedial hypothalamic nuclei. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that both SAFB proteins from the MPOA reciprocally interact with endogenous ERα. These results indicate that, in addition to a role in basal cellular function in the brain, the SAFB proteins may serve as ERα corepressors in hormone-sensitive regions.
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Elliott DJ, Dalgliesh C, Hysenaj G, Ehrmann I. RBMX family proteins connect the fields of nuclear RNA processing, disease and sex chromosome biology. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2018; 108:1-6. [PMID: 30593955 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2018.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/24/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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RBMX is a ubiquitously expressed nuclear RNA binding protein that is encoded by a gene on the X chromosome. RBMX belongs to a small protein family with additional members encoded by paralogs on the mammalian Y chromosome and other chromosomes. These RNA binding proteins are important for normal development, and also implicated in cancer and viral infection. At the molecular level RBMX family proteins contribute to splicing control, transcription and genome integrity. Establishing what endogenous genes and pathways are controlled by RBMX and its paralogs will have important implications for understanding chromosome biology, DNA repair and mammalian development. Here we review what is known about this family of RNA binding proteins, and identify important current questions about their functions.
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- David J Elliott
- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK.
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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Wang W, Chen J, Luo L, Li Y, Liu J, Zhang W. Effect of cadmium on kitl pre-mRNA alternative splicing in murine ovarian granulosa cells and its associated regulation by miRNAs. J Appl Toxicol 2017; 38:227-239. [DOI: 10.1002/jat.3516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Wenxiang Wang
- Department of Health Inspection and Quarantine, School of Public Health; Fujian Medical University; Fuzhou Fujian China
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health; Fujian Medical University; Fuzhou Fujian China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health; Fujian Medical University; Fuzhou Fujian China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health; Fujian Medical University; Fuzhou Fujian China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health; Fujian Medical University; Fuzhou Fujian China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health; Fujian Medical University; Fuzhou Fujian China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health; Fujian Medical University; Fuzhou Fujian China
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Environment and Cancer, School of Public Health; Fujian Medical University; Fuzhou Fujian China
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Drakouli S, Lyberopoulou A, Papathanassiou M, Mylonis I, Georgatsou E. Enhancer of rudimentary homologue interacts with scaffold attachment factor B at the nuclear matrix to regulate SR protein phosphorylation. FEBS J 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.14141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Sotiria Drakouli
- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Faculty of Medicine; University of Thessaly; Volos Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Faculty of Medicine; University of Thessaly; Volos Greece
- Laboratory of Internal Medicine; Faculty of Medicine; University of Thessaly; Volos Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Faculty of Medicine; University of Thessaly; Volos Greece
- Department of Pathology; Faculty of Medicine; University of Thessaly; Volos Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Faculty of Medicine; University of Thessaly; Volos Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Faculty of Medicine; University of Thessaly; Volos Greece
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The increasing diversity of functions attributed to the SAFB family of RNA-/DNA-binding proteins. Biochem J 2016; 473:4271-4288. [DOI: 10.1042/bcj20160649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 08/28/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
RNA-binding proteins play a central role in cellular metabolism by orchestrating the complex interactions of coding, structural and regulatory RNA species. The SAFB (scaffold attachment factor B) proteins (SAFB1, SAFB2 and SAFB-like transcriptional modulator, SLTM), which are highly conserved evolutionarily, were first identified on the basis of their ability to bind scaffold attachment region DNA elements, but attention has subsequently shifted to their RNA-binding and protein–protein interactions. Initial studies identified the involvement of these proteins in the cellular stress response and other aspects of gene regulation. More recently, the multifunctional capabilities of SAFB proteins have shown that they play crucial roles in DNA repair, processing of mRNA and regulatory RNA, as well as in interaction with chromatin-modifying complexes. With the advent of new techniques for identifying RNA-binding sites, enumeration of individual RNA targets has now begun. This review aims to summarise what is currently known about the functions of SAFB proteins.
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Rivers C, Idris J, Scott H, Rogers M, Lee YB, Gaunt J, Phylactou L, Curk T, Campbell C, Ule J, Norman M, Uney JB. iCLIP identifies novel roles for SAFB1 in regulating RNA processing and neuronal function. BMC Biol 2015; 13:111. [PMID: 26694817 PMCID: PMC4689037 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-015-0220-7] [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: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background SAFB1 is a RNA binding protein implicated in the regulation of multiple cellular processes such as the regulation of transcription, stress response, DNA repair and RNA processing. To gain further insight into SAFB1 function we used iCLIP and mapped its interaction with RNA on a genome wide level. Results iCLIP analysis found SAFB1 binding was enriched, specifically in exons, ncRNAs, 3’ and 5’ untranslated regions. SAFB1 was found to recognise a purine-rich GAAGA motif with the highest frequency and it is therefore likely to bind core AGA, GAA, or AAG motifs. Confirmatory RT-PCR experiments showed that the expression of coding and non-coding genes with SAFB1 cross-link sites was altered by SAFB1 knockdown. For example, we found that the isoform-specific expression of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM1) and ASTN2 was influenced by SAFB1 and that the processing of miR-19a from the miR-17-92 cluster was regulated by SAFB1. These data suggest SAFB1 may influence alternative splicing and, using an NCAM1 minigene, we showed that SAFB1 knockdown altered the expression of two of the three NCAM1 alternative spliced isoforms. However, when the AGA, GAA, and AAG motifs were mutated, SAFB1 knockdown no longer mediated a decrease in the NCAM1 9–10 alternative spliced form. To further investigate the association of SAFB1 with splicing we used exon array analysis and found SAFB1 knockdown mediated the statistically significant up- and downregulation of alternative exons. Further analysis using RNAmotifs to investigate the frequency of association between the motif pairs (AGA followed by AGA, GAA or AAG) and alternative spliced exons found there was a highly significant correlation with downregulated exons. Together, our data suggest SAFB1 will play an important physiological role in the central nervous system regulating synaptic function. We found that SAFB1 regulates dendritic spine density in hippocampal neurons and hence provide empirical evidence supporting this conclusion. Conclusions iCLIP showed that SAFB1 has previously uncharacterised specific RNA binding properties that help coordinate the isoform-specific expression of coding and non-coding genes. These genes regulate splicing, axonal and synaptic function, and are associated with neuropsychiatric disease, suggesting that SAFB1 is an important regulator of key neuronal processes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12915-015-0220-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Caroline Rivers
- Regenerative Medicine Laboratories, School of Clinical Sciences, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Medical Sciences Building, University Walk, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK.
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- Regenerative Medicine Laboratories, School of Clinical Sciences, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Medical Sciences Building, University Walk, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK. .,Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology, University of Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 43000, Malaysia.
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- Regenerative Medicine Laboratories, School of Clinical Sciences, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Medical Sciences Building, University Walk, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK.
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- Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Department of Engineering & Mathematics, Merchant Venturers Building, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1UB, UK.
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- MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK.
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- Regenerative Medicine Laboratories, School of Clinical Sciences, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Medical Sciences Building, University Walk, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK.
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- Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Trzaska cesta 25, SI-1001, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, PO Box 23462, 1683, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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- Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology, University of Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 43000, Malaysia.
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
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- Regenerative Medicine Laboratories, School of Clinical Sciences, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Medical Sciences Building, University Walk, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK.
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- Regenerative Medicine Laboratories, School of Clinical Sciences, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Medical Sciences Building, University Walk, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK.
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Unravelling the RNA-Binding Properties of SAFB Proteins in Breast Cancer Cells. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:395816. [PMID: 26273616 PMCID: PMC4529905 DOI: 10.1155/2015/395816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Scaffold attachment factor B1 (SAFB1) and SAFB2 proteins are oestrogen (ER) corepressors that bind to and modulate ER activity through chromatin remodelling or interaction with the basal transcription machinery. SAFB proteins also have an internal RNA-recognition motif but little is known about the RNA-binding properties of SAFB1 or SAFB2. We utilised crosslinking and immunoprecipitation (iCLIP) coupled with high-throughput sequencing to enable a transcriptome-wide mapping of SAFB1 protein-RNA interactions in breast cancer MCF-7 cells. Analysis of crosslinking frequency mapped to transcript regions revealed that SAFB1 binds to coding and noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs). The highest proportion of SAFB1 crosslink sites mapped to ncRNAs, followed by intergenic regions, open reading frames (ORFs), introns, and 3′ or 5′ untranslated regions (UTR). Furthermore, we reveal that SAFB1 binds directly to RNA and its binding is particularly enriched at purine-rich sequences not dissimilar to the RNA-binding motifs for SR proteins. Using RNAi, we also show, for the first time, that single depletion of either SAFB1 or SAFB2 leads to an increase in expression of the other SAFB protein in both MCF-7 and MDA-MD231 breast cancer cells.
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Jiang S, Katz TA, Garee JP, DeMayo FJ, Lee AV, Oesterreich S. Scaffold attachment factor B2 (SAFB2)-null mice reveal non-redundant functions of SAFB2 compared with its paralog, SAFB1. Dis Model Mech 2015; 8:1121-7. [PMID: 26092125 PMCID: PMC4582101 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.019885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Scaffold attachment factors SAFB1 and SAFB2 are multifunctional proteins that share >70% sequence similarity. SAFB1-knockout (SAFB1(-/-)) mice display a high degree of lethality, severe growth retardation, and infertility in male mice. To assess the in vivo role of SAFB2, and to identify unique functions of the two paralogs, we generated SAFB2(-/-) mice. In stark contrast to SAFB1(-/-), SAFB2(-/-) offspring were born at expected Mendelian ratios and did not show any obvious defects in growth or fertility. Generation of paralog-specific antibodies allowed extensive expression analysis of SAFB1 and SAFB2 in mouse tissues, showing high expression of both SAFB1 and SAFB2 in the immune system, and in hormonally controlled tissues, with especially high expression of SAFB2 in the male reproductive tract. Further analysis showed a significantly increased testis weight in SAFB2(-/-) mice, which was associated with an increased number of Sertoli cells. Our data suggest that this is at least in part caused by alterations in androgen-receptor function and expression upon deletion of SAFB2. Thus, despite a high degree of sequence similarity, SAFB1(-/-) and SAFB2(-/-) mice do not totally phenocopy each other. SAFB2(-/-) mice are viable, and do not show any major defects, and our data suggest a role for SAFB2 in the differentiation and activity of Sertoli cells that deserves further study.
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- Shiming Jiang
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Nuclear matrix-associated protein SMAR1 regulates alternative splicing via HDAC6-mediated deacetylation of Sam68. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:E3374-83. [PMID: 26080397 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1418603112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Pre-mRNA splicing is a complex regulatory nexus modulated by various trans-factors and their posttranslational modifications to create a dynamic transcriptome through alternative splicing. Signal-induced phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of trans-factors are known to regulate alternative splicing. However, the role of other posttranslational modifications, such as deacetylation/acetylation, methylation, and ubiquitination, that could modulate alternative splicing in either a signal-dependent or -independent manner remain enigmatic. Here, we demonstrate that Scaffold/matrix-associated region-binding protein 1 (SMAR1) negatively regulates alternative splicing through histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6)-mediated deacetylation of RNA-binding protein Sam68 (Src-associated substrate during mitosis of 68 kDa). SMAR1 is enriched in nuclear splicing speckles and associates with the snRNAs that are involved in splice site recognition. ERK-MAPK pathway that regulates alternative splicing facilitates ERK-1/2-mediated phosphorylation of SMAR1 at threonines 345 and 360 and localizes SMAR1 to the cytoplasm, preventing its interaction with Sam68. We showed that endogenously, SMAR1 through HDAC6 maintains Sam68 in a deacetylated state. However, knockdown or ERK-mediated phosphorylation of SMAR1 releases the inhibitory SMAR1-HDAC6-Sam68 complex, facilitating Sam68 acetylation and alternative splicing. Furthermore, loss of heterozygosity at the Chr.16q24.3 locus in breast cancer cells, wherein the human homolog of SMAR1 (BANP) has been mapped, enhances Sam68 acetylation and CD44 variant exon inclusion. In addition, tail-vein injections in mice with human breast cancer MCF-7 cells depleted for SMAR1 showed increased CD44 variant exon inclusion and concomitant metastatic propensity, confirming the functional role of SMAR1 in regulation of alternative splicing. Thus, our results reveal the complex molecular mechanism underlying SMAR1-mediated signal-dependent and -independent regulation of alternative splicing via Sam68 deacetylation.
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Manku G, Culty M. Mammalian gonocyte and spermatogonia differentiation: recent advances and remaining challenges. Reproduction 2015; 149:R139-57. [DOI: 10.1530/rep-14-0431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The production of spermatozoa relies on a pool of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), formed in infancy from the differentiation of their precursor cells, the gonocytes. Throughout adult life, SSCs will either self-renew or differentiate, in order to maintain a stem cell reserve while providing cells to the spermatogenic cycle. By contrast, gonocytes represent a transient and finite phase of development leading to the formation of SSCs or spermatogonia of the first spermatogenic wave. Gonocyte development involves phases of quiescence, cell proliferation, migration, and differentiation. Spermatogonia, on the other hand, remain located at the basement membrane of the seminiferous tubules throughout their successive phases of proliferation and differentiation. Apoptosis is an integral part of both developmental phases, allowing for the removal of defective cells and the maintenance of proper germ–Sertoli cell ratios. While gonocytes and spermatogonia mitosis are regulated by distinct factors, they both undergo differentiation in response to retinoic acid. In contrast to postpubertal spermatogenesis, the early steps of germ cell development have only recently attracted attention, unveiling genes and pathways regulating SSC self-renewal and proliferation. Yet, less is known on the mechanisms regulating differentiation. The processes leading from gonocytes to spermatogonia have been seldom investigated. While the formation of abnormal gonocytes or SSCs could lead to infertility, defective gonocyte differentiation might be at the origin of testicular germ cell tumors. Thus, it is important to better understand the molecular mechanisms regulating these processes. This review summarizes and compares the present knowledge on the mechanisms regulating mammalian gonocyte and spermatogonial differentiation.
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The long noncoding RNAs NEAT1 and MALAT1 bind active chromatin sites. Mol Cell 2014; 55:791-802. [PMID: 25155612 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2014.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 493] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Revised: 06/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mechanistic roles for many lncRNAs are poorly understood, in part because their direct interactions with genomic loci and proteins are difficult to assess. Using a method to purify endogenous RNAs and their associated factors, we mapped the genomic binding sites for two highly expressed human lncRNAs, NEAT1 and MALAT1. We show that NEAT1 and MALAT1 localize to hundreds of genomic sites in human cells, primarily over active genes. NEAT1 and MALAT1 exhibit colocalization to many of these loci, but display distinct gene body binding patterns at these sites, suggesting independent but complementary functions for these RNAs. We also identified numerous proteins enriched by both lncRNAs, supporting complementary binding and function, in addition to unique associated proteins. Transcriptional inhibition or stimulation alters localization of NEAT1 on active chromatin sites, implying that underlying DNA sequence does not target NEAT1 to chromatin, and that localization responds to cues involved in the transcription process.
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Cappellari M, Bielli P, Paronetto MP, Ciccosanti F, Fimia GM, Saarikettu J, Silvennoinen O, Sette C. The transcriptional co-activator SND1 is a novel regulator of alternative splicing in prostate cancer cells. Oncogene 2014; 33:3794-802. [PMID: 23995791 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2013.360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Revised: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Splicing abnormalities have profound impact in human cancer. Several splicing factors, including SAM68, have pro-oncogenic functions, and their increased expression often correlates with human cancer development and progression. Herein, we have identified using mass spectrometry proteins that interact with endogenous SAM68 in prostate cancer (PCa) cells. Among other interesting proteins, we have characterized the interaction of SAM68 with SND1, a transcriptional co-activator that binds spliceosome components, thus coupling transcription and splicing. We found that both SAM68 and SND1 are upregulated in PCa cells with respect to benign prostate cells. Upregulation of SND1 exerts a synergic effect with SAM68 on exon v5 inclusion in the CD44 mRNA. The effect of SND1 on CD44 splicing required SAM68, as it was compromised after knockdown of this protein or mutation of the SAM68-binding sites in the CD44 pre-mRNA. More generally, we found that SND1 promotes the inclusion of CD44 variable exons by recruiting SAM68 and spliceosomal components on CD44 pre-mRNA. Inclusion of the variable exons in CD44 correlates with increased proliferation, motility and invasiveness of cancer cells. Strikingly, we found that knockdown of SND1, or SAM68, reduced proliferation and migration of PCa cells. Thus, our findings strongly suggest that SND1 is a novel regulator of alternative splicing that promotes PCa cell growth and survival.
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- M Cappellari
- 1] Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy [2] Laboratory of Neuroembryology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- 1] Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy [2] Laboratory of Neuroembryology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- 1] Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy [2] Department of Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, National Institute for Infectious Diseases 'Lazzaro Spallanzani', Rome, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, National Institute for Infectious Diseases 'Lazzaro Spallanzani', Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, School of Medicine and Institute of Biomedical Technology, Biomeditech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- 1] Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, School of Medicine and Institute of Biomedical Technology, Biomeditech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland [2] Department of Internal Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- 1] Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy [2] Laboratory of Neuroembryology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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Zheng B, Zhou Q, Guo Y, Shao B, Zhou T, Wang L, Zhou Z, Sha J, Guo X, Huang X. Establishment of a proteomic profile associated with gonocyte and spermatogonial stem cell maturation and differentiation in neonatal mice. Proteomics 2014; 14:274-85. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201300395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 11/08/2013] [Accepted: 12/01/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Bo Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Department of Histology and Embryology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Department of Histology and Embryology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Department of Histology and Embryology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Department of Histology and Embryology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Department of Histology and Embryology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Department of Histology and Embryology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Department of Histology and Embryology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Department of Histology and Embryology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Department of Histology and Embryology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Department of Histology and Embryology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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For most of our 25,000 genes, the removal of introns by pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) splicing represents an essential step toward the production of functional messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Alternative splicing of a single pre-mRNA results in the production of different mRNAs. Although complex organisms use alternative splicing to expand protein function and phenotypic diversity, patterns of alternative splicing are often altered in cancer cells. Alternative splicing contributes to tumorigenesis by producing splice isoforms that can stimulate cell proliferation and cell migration or induce resistance to apoptosis and anticancer agents. Cancer-specific changes in splicing profiles can occur through mutations that are affecting splice sites and splicing control elements, and also by alterations in the expression of proteins that control splicing decisions. Recent progress in global approaches that interrogate splicing diversity should help to obtain specific splicing signatures for cancer types. The development of innovative approaches for annotating and reprogramming splicing events will more fully establish the essential contribution of alternative splicing to the biology of cancer and will hopefully provide novel targets and anticancer strategies. Metazoan genes are usually made up of several exons interrupted by introns. The introns are removed from the pre-mRNA by RNA splicing. In conjunction with other maturation steps, such as capping and polyadenylation, the spliced mRNA is then transported to the cytoplasm to be translated into a functional protein. The basic mechanism of splicing requires accurate recognition of each extremity of each intron by the spliceosome. Introns are identified by the binding of U1 snRNP to the 5' splice site and the U2AF65/U2AF35 complex to the 3' splice site. Following these interactions, other proteins and snRNPs are recruited to generate the complete spliceosomal complex needed to excise the intron. While many introns are constitutively removed by the spliceosome, other splice junctions are not used systematically, generating the phenomenon of alternative splicing. Alternative splicing is therefore the process by which a single species of pre-mRNA can be matured to produce different mRNA molecules (Fig. 1). Depending on the number and types of alternative splicing events, a pre-mRNA can generate from two to several thousands different mRNAs leading to the production of a corresponding number of proteins. It is now believed that the expression of at least 70 % of human genes is subjected to alternative splicing, implying an enormous contribution to proteomic diversity, and by extension, to the development and the evolution of complex animals. Defects in splicing have been associated with human diseases (Caceres and Kornblihtt, Trends Genet 18(4):186-93, 2002, Cartegni et al., Nat Rev Genet 3(4):285-98, 2002, Pagani and Baralle, Nat Rev Genet 5(5):389-96, 2004), including cancer (Brinkman, Clin Biochem 37(7):584-94, 2004, Venables, Bioessays 28(4):378-86, 2006, Srebrow and Kornblihtt, J Cell Sci 119(Pt 13):2635-2641, 2006, Revil et al., Bull Cancer 93(9):909-919, 2006, Venables, Transworld Res Network, 2006, Pajares et al., Lancet Oncol 8(4):349-57, 2007, Skotheim and Nees, Int J Biochem Cell Biol 39:1432-1449, 2007). Numerous studies have now confirmed the existence of specific differences in the alternative splicing profiles between normal and cancer tissues. Although there are a few cases where specific mutations are the primary cause for these changes, global alterations in alternative splicing in cancer cells may be primarily derived from changes in the expression of RNA-binding proteins that control splice site selection. Overall, these cancer-specific differences in alternative splicing offer an immense potential to improve the diagnosis and the prognosis of cancer. This review will focus on the functional impact of cancer-associated alternative splicing variants, the molecular determinants that alter the splicing decisions in cancer cells, and future therapeutic strategies.
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SAFB1 (scaffold attachment factor B1) and a second family member SAFB2, are multifunctional proteins implicated in a variety of cellular processes including cell growth, apoptosis and stress response. Their potential function as tumour suppressors has been proposed based on well-described roles in tran-scriptional repression. The present review summarizes the current knowledge of SAFB1 and SAFB2 proteins in transcriptional repression with relevance to cancer.
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Hashimoto T, Matsuda KI, Kawata M. Scaffold attachment factor B (SAFB)1 and SAFB2 cooperatively inhibit the intranuclear mobility and function of ERα. J Cell Biochem 2012; 113:3039-50. [PMID: 22566185 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) plays a key role in physiological and pathophysiological processes as a ligand-activated transcriptional factor that is regulated by cofactors. ERα-mediated transcriptional regulation is closely correlated with the mobility of ERα in the nucleus in association with the nuclear matrix, the framework for nuclear events including transcription. However, the relationship between ERα mobility and the cofactors of ERα is unclear. Scaffold attachment factor B1 (SAFB1) and its paralog SAFB2 are nuclear matrix binding proteins that have been characterized as ERα corepressors. Here, using chimeric fluorescent proteins (FPs), we show that SAFB1 and SAFB2 colocalize with ERα in the nucleus of living cells after 17β-estradiol (E2) treatment. Co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) experiments indicated that ERα interacts with both SAFB1 and SAFB2 in the presence of E2. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching analysis revealed that SAFB1 and SAFB2 each decrease ERα mobility, and interestingly, coexpression of SAFB1 and SAFB2 causes a synergistic reduction in ERα dynamics under E2 treatment. In accordance with these mobility changes, ERα-mediated transcription and proliferation are cooperatively inhibited by SAFB1 and SAFB2. These results indicate that SAFB1 and SAFB2 are crucial repressors for ERα dynamics in association with the nuclear matrix and that their synergistic regulation of ERα mobility is sufficient for inhibiting ERα function.
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- Takashi Hashimoto
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Grellscheid S, Dalgliesh C, Storbeck M, Best A, Liu Y, Jakubik M, Mende Y, Ehrmann I, Curk T, Rossbach K, Bourgeois CF, Stévenin J, Grellscheid D, Jackson MS, Wirth B, Elliott DJ. Identification of evolutionarily conserved exons as regulated targets for the splicing activator tra2β in development. PLoS Genet 2011; 7:e1002390. [PMID: 22194695 PMCID: PMC3240583 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2011] [Accepted: 10/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Alternative splicing amplifies the information content of the genome, creating multiple mRNA isoforms from single genes. The evolutionarily conserved splicing activator Tra2β (Sfrs10) is essential for mouse embryogenesis and implicated in spermatogenesis. Here we find that Tra2β is up-regulated as the mitotic stem cell containing population of male germ cells differentiate into meiotic and post-meiotic cells. Using CLIP coupled to deep sequencing, we found that Tra2β binds a high frequency of exons and identified specific G/A rich motifs as frequent targets. Significantly, for the first time we have analysed the splicing effect of Sfrs10 depletion in vivo by generating a conditional neuronal-specific Sfrs10 knock-out mouse (Sfrs10(fl/fl); Nestin-Cre(tg/+)). This mouse has defects in brain development and allowed correlation of genuine physiologically Tra2β regulated exons. These belonged to a novel class which were longer than average size and importantly needed multiple cooperative Tra2β binding sites for efficient splicing activation, thus explaining the observed splicing defects in the knockout mice. Regulated exons included a cassette exon which produces a meiotic isoform of the Nasp histone chaperone that helps monitor DNA double-strand breaks. We also found a previously uncharacterised poison exon identifying a new pathway of feedback control between vertebrate Tra2 proteins. Both Nasp-T and the Tra2a poison exon are evolutionarily conserved, suggesting they might control fundamental developmental processes. Tra2β protein isoforms lacking the RRM were able to activate specific target exons indicating an additional functional role as a splicing co-activator. Significantly the N-terminal RS1 domain conserved between flies and humans was essential for the splicing activator function of Tra2β. Versions of Tra2β lacking this N-terminal RS1 domain potently repressed the same target exons activated by full-length Tra2β protein.
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- Sushma Grellscheid
- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Functional Genomics and Cancer, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), INSERM U 964, CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Department of Functional Genomics and Cancer, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), INSERM U 964, CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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The erythroid differentiation-specific splicing switch of protein 4.1R exon 16, which encodes a spectrin/actin-binding peptide critical for erythrocyte membrane stability, is modulated by the differentiation-induced splicing factor RBFOX2. We have now characterized the mechanism by which RBFOX2 regulates exon 16 splicing through the downstream intronic element UGCAUG. Exon 16 possesses a weak 5' splice site (GAG/GTTTGT), which when strengthened to a consensus sequence (GAG/GTAAGT) leads to near-total exon 16 inclusion. Impaired RBFOX2 binding reduces exon 16 inclusion in the context of the native weak 5' splice site, but not the engineered strong 5' splice site, implying that RBFOX2 achieves its effect by promoting utilization of the weak 5' splice site. We further demonstrate that RBFOX2 increases U1 snRNP recruitment to the weak 5' splice site through direct interaction between its C-terminal domain (CTD) and the zinc finger region of U1C and that the CTD is required for the effect of RBFOX2 on exon 16 splicing. Our data suggest a novel mechanism for exon 16 5' splice site activation in which the binding of RBFOX2 to downstream intronic splicing enhancers stabilizes the pre-mRNA-U1 snRNP complex through interactions with U1C.
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Peidis P, Voukkalis N, Aggelidou E, Georgatsou E, Hadzopoulou-Cladaras M, Scott RE, Nikolakaki E, Giannakouros T. SAFB1 interacts with and suppresses the transcriptional activity of p53. FEBS Lett 2010; 585:78-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2010.11.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2010] [Revised: 11/23/2010] [Accepted: 11/24/2010] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Garee JP, Oesterreich S. SAFB1's multiple functions in biological control-lots still to be done! J Cell Biochem 2010; 109:312-9. [PMID: 20014070 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The examination of scaffold attachment factor B1 (SAFB1) and its multiple functions and tasks in cellular processes provides insight into its role in diseases, such as cancer. SAFB1 is a large multi-domain protein with well-described functions in transcriptional repression, and RNA splicing. It is ubiquitously expressed, and has been shown to be important in numerous cellular processes including cell growth, stress response, and apoptosis. SAFB1 is part of a protein family with at least two other family members, SAFB2 and the SAFB-like transcriptional modulator SLTM. The goal of this prospect article is to summarize known functions of SAFB1, and its roles in cellular processes, but also to speculate on less well described, novel attributes of SAFB1, such as a potential role in chromatin organization. This timely review shows aspects of SAFB1, which are proving to have a complexity far greater than was previously thought.
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- Jason P Garee
- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Alfonso-Parra C, Maggert KA. Drosophila SAF-B links the nuclear matrix, chromosomes, and transcriptional activity. PLoS One 2010; 5:e10248. [PMID: 20422039 PMCID: PMC2857882 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2010] [Accepted: 03/26/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Induction of gene expression is correlated with alterations in nuclear organization, including proximity to other active genes, to the nuclear cortex, and to cytologically distinct domains of the nucleus. Chromosomes are tethered to the insoluble nuclear scaffold/matrix through interaction with Scaffold/Matrix Attachment Region (SAR/MAR) binding proteins. Identification and characterization of proteins involved in establishing or maintaining chromosome-scaffold interactions is necessary to understand how the nucleus is organized and how dynamic changes in attachment are correlated with alterations in gene expression. We identified and characterized one such scaffold attachment factor, a Drosophila homolog of mammalian SAF-B. The large nuclei and chromosomes of Drosophila have allowed us to show that SAF-B inhabits distinct subnuclear compartments, forms weblike continua in nuclei of salivary glands, and interacts with discrete chromosomal loci in interphase nuclei. These interactions appear mediated either by DNA-protein interactions, or through RNA-protein interactions that can be altered during changes in gene expression programs. Extraction of soluble nuclear proteins and DNA leaves SAF-B intact, showing that this scaffold/matrix-attachment protein is a durable component of the nuclear matrix. Together, we have shown that SAF-B links the nuclear scaffold, chromosomes, and transcriptional activity.
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- Catalina Alfonso-Parra
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Hammerich-Hille S, Kaipparettu BA, Tsimelzon A, Creighton CJ, Jiang S, Polo JM, Melnick A, Meyer R, Oesterreich S. SAFB1 mediates repression of immune regulators and apoptotic genes in breast cancer cells. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:3608-3616. [PMID: 19901029 PMCID: PMC2823501 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.066431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2009] [Revised: 11/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The scaffold attachment factors SAFB1 and SAFB2 are paralogs, which are involved in cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, differentiation, and stress response. They have been shown to function as estrogen receptor corepressors, and there is evidence for a role in breast tumorigenesis. To identify their endogenous target genes in MCF-7 breast cancer cells, we utilized a combined approach of chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-on-chip and gene expression array studies. By performing ChIP-on-chip on microarrays containing 24,000 promoters, we identified 541 SAFB1/SAFB2-binding sites in promoters of known genes, with significant enrichment on chromosomes 1 and 6. Gene expression analysis revealed that the majority of target genes were induced in the absence of SAFB1 or SAFB2 and less were repressed. Interestingly, there was no significant overlap between the genes identified by ChIP-on-chip and gene expression array analysis, suggesting regulation through regions outside the proximal promoters. In contrast to SAFB2, which shared most of its target genes with SAFB1, SAFB1 had many unique target genes, most of them involved in the regulation of the immune system. A subsequent analysis of the estrogen treatment group revealed that 12% of estrogen-regulated genes were dependent on SAFB1, with the majority being estrogen-repressed genes. These were primarily genes involved in apoptosis, such as BBC3, NEDD9, and OPG. Thus, this study confirms the primary role of SAFB1/SAFB2 as corepressors and also uncovers a previously unknown role for SAFB1 in the regulation of immune genes and in estrogen-mediated repression of genes.
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- Stephanie Hammerich-Hille
- From the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Department of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- From the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Department of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- From the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Department of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- From the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Department of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- From the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Department of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- the Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
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- the Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030 and
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- From the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Department of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030; Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030 and.
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Expression and functions of the star proteins Sam68 and T-STAR in mammalian spermatogenesis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 693:67-81. [PMID: 21189686 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7005-3_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Spermatogenesis is one of the few major developmental pathways which are still ongoing in the adult. In this chapter we review the properties of Sam68 and T-STAR, which are the STAR proteins functionally implicated in mammalian spermatogenesis. Sam68 is a ubiquitously expressed member of the STAR family, but has an essential role in spermatogenesis. Sam68 null mice are male infertile and at least in part this is due to a failure in important translational controls that operate during and after meiosis. The homologous T-STAR protein has a much more restricted anatomic expression pattern than Sam68, with highest levels seen in the testis and the developing brain. The focus of this chapter is the functional role of Sam68 and T-STAR proteins in male germ cell development. Since these proteins are known to have many cellular functions we extrapolate from other cell types and tissues to speculate on each of their likely functions within male germ cells, including control of alternative pre-mRNA splicing patterns in male germ cells.
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Bandhakavi S, Kim YM, Ro SH, Xie H, Onsongo G, Jun CB, Kim DH, Griffin TJ. Quantitative nuclear proteomics identifies mTOR regulation of DNA damage response. Mol Cell Proteomics 2009; 9:403-14. [PMID: 19955088 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m900326-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cellular nutritional and energy status regulates a wide range of nuclear processes important for cell growth, survival, and metabolic homeostasis. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) plays a key role in the cellular responses to nutrients. However, the nuclear processes governed by mTOR have not been clearly defined. Using isobaric peptide tagging coupled with linear ion trap mass spectrometry, we performed quantitative proteomics analysis to identify nuclear processes in human cells under control of mTOR. Within 3 h of inhibiting mTOR with rapamycin in HeLa cells, we observed down-regulation of nuclear abundance of many proteins involved in translation and RNA modification. Unexpectedly, mTOR inhibition also down-regulated several proteins functioning in chromosomal integrity and up-regulated those involved in DNA damage responses (DDRs) such as 53BP1. Consistent with these proteomic changes and DDR activation, mTOR inhibition enhanced interaction between 53BP1 and p53 and increased phosphorylation of ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) kinase substrates. ATM substrate phosphorylation was also induced by inhibiting protein synthesis and suppressed by inhibiting proteasomal activity, suggesting that mTOR inhibition reduces steady-state (abundance) levels of proteins that function in cellular pathways of DDR activation. Finally, rapamycin-induced changes led to increased survival after radiation exposure in HeLa cells. These findings reveal a novel functional link between mTOR and DDR pathways in the nucleus potentially operating as a survival mechanism against unfavorable growth conditions.
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- Sricharan Bandhakavi
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Rajan P, Dalgliesh C, Bourgeois CF, Heiner M, Emami K, Clark EL, Bindereif A, Stevenin J, Robson CN, Leung HY, Elliott DJ. Proteomic identification of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein L as a novel component of SLM/Sam68 Nuclear Bodies. BMC Cell Biol 2009; 10:82. [PMID: 19912651 PMCID: PMC2784748 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-10-82] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2009] [Accepted: 11/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Active pre-mRNA splicing occurs co-transcriptionally, and takes place throughout the nucleoplasm of eukaryotic cells. Splicing decisions are controlled by networks of nuclear RNA-binding proteins and their target sequences, sometimes in response to signalling pathways. Sam68 (Src-associated in mitosis 68 kDa) is the prototypic member of the STAR (Signal Transduction and Activation of RNA) family of RNA-binding proteins, which regulate splicing in response to signalling cascades. Nuclear Sam68 protein is concentrated within subnuclear organelles called SLM/Sam68 Nuclear Bodies (SNBs), which also contain some other splicing regulators, signalling components and nucleic acids. Results We used proteomics to search for the major interacting protein partners of nuclear Sam68. In addition to Sam68 itself and known Sam68-associated proteins (heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins hnRNP A1, A2/B1 and G), we identified hnRNP L as a novel Sam68-interacting protein partner. hnRNP L protein was predominantly present within small nuclear protein complexes approximating to the expected size of monomers and dimers, and was quantitatively associated with nucleic acids. hnRNP L spatially co-localised with Sam68 as a novel component of SNBs and was also observed within the general nucleoplasm. Localisation within SNBs was highly specific to hnRNP L and was not shared by the closely-related hnRNP LL protein, nor any of the other Sam68-interacting proteins we identified by proteomics. The interaction between Sam68 and hnRNP L proteins was observed in a cell line which exhibits low frequency of SNBs suggesting that this association also takes place outside SNBs. Although ectopic expression of hnRNP L and Sam68 proteins independently affected splicing of CD44 variable exon v5 and TJP1 exon 20 minigenes, these proteins did not, however, co-operate with each other in splicing regulation of these target exons. Conclusion Here we identify hnRNP L as a novel SNB component. We show that, compared with other identified Sam68-associated hnRNP proteins and hnRNP LL, this co-localisation within SNBs is specific to hnRNP L. Our data suggest that the novel Sam68-hnRNP L protein interaction may have a distinct role within SNBs.
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- Prabhakar Rajan
- Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK.
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Liu Y, Bourgeois CF, Pang S, Kudla M, Dreumont N, Kister L, Sun YH, Stevenin J, Elliott DJ. The germ cell nuclear proteins hnRNP G-T and RBMY activate a testis-specific exon. PLoS Genet 2009; 5:e1000707. [PMID: 19893608 PMCID: PMC2762042 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 10/05/2009] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The human testis has almost as high a frequency of alternative splicing events as brain. While not as extensively studied as brain, a few candidate testis-specific splicing regulator proteins have been identified, including the nuclear RNA binding proteins RBMY and hnRNP G-T, which are germ cell-specific versions of the somatically expressed hnRNP G protein and are highly conserved in mammals. The splicing activator protein Tra2beta is also highly expressed in the testis and physically interacts with these hnRNP G family proteins. In this study, we identified a novel testis-specific cassette exon TLE4-T within intron 6 of the human transducing-like enhancer of split 4 (TLE4) gene which makes a more transcriptionally repressive TLE4 protein isoform. TLE4-T splicing is normally repressed in somatic cells because of a weak 5' splice site and surrounding splicing-repressive intronic regions. TLE4-T RNA pulls down Tra2beta and hnRNP G proteins which activate its inclusion. The germ cell-specific RBMY and hnRNP G-T proteins were more efficient in stimulating TLE4-T incorporation than somatically expressed hnRNP G protein. Tra2b bound moderately to TLE4-T RNA, but more strongly to upstream sites to potently activate an alternative 3' splice site normally weakly selected in the testis. Co-expression of Tra2beta with either hnRNP G-T or RBMY re-established the normal testis physiological splicing pattern of this exon. Although they can directly bind pre-mRNA sequences around the TLE4-T exon, RBMY and hnRNP G-T function as efficient germ cell-specific splicing co-activators of TLE4-T. Our study indicates a delicate balance between the activity of positive and negative splicing regulators combinatorially controls physiological splicing inclusion of exon TLE4-T and leads to modulation of signalling pathways in the testis. In addition, we identified a high-affinity binding site for hnRNP G-T protein, showing it is also a sequence-specific RNA binding protein.
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- Yilei Liu
- Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- IGBMC Department of Functional Genomics, Illkirch, France
- INSERM U964, Illkirch, France
- CNRS UMR 7104, Illkirch, France
- University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Genetics, University of Warsaw, Poland
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- IGBMC Department of Functional Genomics, Illkirch, France
- INSERM U964, Illkirch, France
- CNRS UMR 7104, Illkirch, France
- University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- IGBMC Department of Functional Genomics, Illkirch, France
- INSERM U964, Illkirch, France
- CNRS UMR 7104, Illkirch, France
- University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- IGBMC Department of Functional Genomics, Illkirch, France
- INSERM U964, Illkirch, France
- CNRS UMR 7104, Illkirch, France
- University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Tsianou D, Nikolakaki E, Tzitzira A, Bonanou S, Giannakouros T, Georgatsou E. The enzymatic activity of SR protein kinases 1 and 1a is negatively affected by interaction with scaffold attachment factors B1 and 2. FEBS J 2009; 276:5212-27. [PMID: 19674106 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07217.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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SR protein kinases (SRPKs) phosphorylate Ser/Arg dipeptide-containing proteins that play crucial roles in a broad spectrum of basic cellular processes. Phosphorylation by SRPKs constitutes a major way of regulating such cellular mechanisms. In the past, we have shown that SRPK1a interacts with the nuclear matrix protein scaffold attachment factor B1 (SAFB1) via its unique N-terminal domain, which differentiates it from SRPK1. In this study, we show that SAFB1 inhibits the activity of both SRPK1a and SRPK1 in vitro and that its RE-rich region is redundant for the observed inhibition. We demonstrate that kinase activity inhibition is caused by direct binding of SAFB1 to SRPK1a and SRPK1, and we also present evidence for the in vitro binding of SAFB2 to the two kinases, albeit with different affinity. Moreover, we show that both SR protein kinases can form complexes with both scaffold attachment factors B in living cells and that this interaction is capable of inhibiting their activity, depending on the tenacity of the complex formed. Finally, we present data demonstrating that SRPK/SAFB complexes are present in the nucleus of HeLa cells and that the enzymatic activity of the nuclear matrixlocalized SRPK1 is repressed. These results suggest a new role for SAFB proteins as regulators of SRPK activity and underline the importance of the assembly of transient intranuclear complexes in cellular regulation.
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- Dora Tsianou
- Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Mezourlo, 41110 Larissa, Greece
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Heinrich B, Zhang Z, Raitskin O, Hiller M, Benderska N, Hartmann AM, Bracco L, Elliott D, Ben-Ari S, Soreq H, Sperling J, Sperling R, Stamm S. Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein G regulates splice site selection by binding to CC(A/C)-rich regions in pre-mRNA. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:14303-15. [PMID: 19282290 PMCID: PMC2682879 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m901026200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2009] [Revised: 03/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Almost every protein-coding gene undergoes pre-mRNA splicing, and the majority of these pre-mRNAs are alternatively spliced. Alternative exon usage is regulated by the transient formation of protein complexes on the pre-mRNA that typically contain heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs). Here we characterize hnRNP G, a member of the hnRNP class of proteins. We show that hnRNP G is a nuclear protein that is expressed in different concentrations in various tissues and that interacts with other splicing regulatory proteins. hnRNP G is part of the supraspliceosome, where it regulates alternative splice site selection in a concentration-dependent manner. Its action on alternative exons can occur without a functional RNA-recognition motif by binding to other splicing regulatory proteins. The RNA-recognition motif of hnRNP G binds to a loose consensus sequence containing a CC(A/C) motif, and hnRNP G preferentially regulates alternative exons where this motif is clustered in close proximity. The X-chromosomally encoded hnRNP G regulates different RNAs than its Y-chromosomal paralogue RNA-binding motif protein, Y-linked (RBMY), suggesting that differences in alternative splicing, evoked by the sex-specific expression of hnRNP G and RBMY, could contribute to molecular sex differences in mammals.
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- Bettina Heinrich
- Institute for Biochemistry, University of Erlangen, Fahrstrasse 17, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Omura Y, Nishio Y, Takemoto T, Ikeuchi C, Sekine O, Morino K, Maeno Y, Obata T, Ugi S, Maegawa H, Kimura H, Kashiwagi A. SAFB1, an RBMX-binding protein, is a newly identified regulator of hepatic SREBP-1c gene. BMB Rep 2009; 42:232-7. [DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2009.42.4.232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Novel splicing factor RBM25 modulates Bcl-x pre-mRNA 5' splice site selection. Mol Cell Biol 2008; 28:5924-36. [PMID: 18663000 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00560-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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RBM25 has been shown to associate with splicing cofactors SRm160/300 and assembled splicing complexes, but little is known about its splicing regulation. Here, we characterize the functional role of RBM25 in alternative pre-mRNA splicing. Increased RBM25 expression correlated with increased apoptosis and specifically affected the expression of Bcl-x isoforms. RBM25 stimulated proapoptotic Bcl-x(S) 5' splice site (5' ss) selection in a dose-dependent manner, whereas its depletion caused the accumulation of antiapoptotic Bcl-x(L). Furthermore, RBM25 specifically bound to Bcl-x RNA through a CGGGCA sequence located within exon 2. Mutation in this element abolished the ability of RBM25 to enhance Bcl-x(S) 5' ss selection, leading to decreased Bcl-x(S) isoform expression. Binding of RBM25 was shown to promote the recruitment of the U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle (snRNP) to the weak 5' ss; however, it was not required when a strong consensus 5' ss was present. In support of a role for RBM25 in modulating the selection of a 5' ss, we demonstrated that RBM25 associated selectively with the human homolog of yeast U1 snRNP-associated factor hLuc7A. These data suggest a novel mode for Bcl-x(S) 5' ss activation in which binding of RBM25 with exonic element CGGGCA may stabilize the pre-mRNA-U1 snRNP through interactions with hLuc7A.
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Rajan P, Gaughan L, Dalgliesh C, El-Sherif A, Robson CN, Leung HY, Elliott DJ. The RNA-binding and adaptor protein Sam68 modulates signal-dependent splicing and transcriptional activity of the androgen receptor. J Pathol 2008; 215:67-77. [PMID: 18273831 DOI: 10.1002/path.2324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The RNA-binding protein Sam68 has been reported to be up-regulated in clinical cases of prostate cancer (PCa), where it is thought to contribute to cell proliferation and survival. Consistent with this, we observed over-expression of Sam68 in a panel of clinical prostate tumours as compared with benign controls. Since Sam68 is implicated in a number of signalling pathways, we reasoned that its role in PCa may involve modulation of the androgen receptor (AR) signalling cascade, which drives the onset and progression of PCa. We found that Sam68 interacts with the AR in vivo in LNCaP cells, and is dynamically recruited to androgen response elements within the promoter region of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) gene. Based on its known functions and nuclear location, Sam68 might either: (a) co-regulate AR-dependent transcription positively or negatively; or (b) modulate AR-dependent alternative splicing by enhancing incorporation of a Sam68-responsive exon transcribed under the control of an androgen-responsive promoter. We tested these possibilities using functional assays. Both wild-type Sam68 protein and the Sam68(V229F) mutant, which is impaired in RNA binding, functioned as a ligand-dependent AR co-activator on an androgen-regulated reporter gene. In contrast, splicing of a Sam68-responsive variable exon, transcribed under control of an androgen-responsive promoter, was strongly repressed in the presence of AR and androgens. This splicing inhibition was reversed by ectopic expression of Sam68 but enhanced by Sam68(V229F). These results demonstrate that Sam68 has separable effects on AR-regulated transcriptional activity and alternative splicing, both of which may affect PCa phenotypes.
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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Lee YB, Colley S, Norman M, Biamonti G, Uney JB. SAFB re-distribution marks steps of the apoptotic process. Exp Cell Res 2007; 313:3914-23. [PMID: 17643427 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2007] [Revised: 06/07/2007] [Accepted: 06/26/2007] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We have found novel functions of scaffold attachment factor-B1 (SAFB) during apoptosis. The experiments showed that SAFB moved into the nucleolus 15 min after the induction of apoptosis and before the release of cytochrome c into the cytoplasm. Two hours later SAFB formed a peri-nucleolar ring-like structure and this occurred after cytochrome c release and before PARP cleavage. Digestion with RNase suggested that the peri-nucleolar ring structure was dependent on RNA integrity and a RNA moiety formed part of this structure. Studies using SAFB deletion mutants showed that the formation of the peri-nucleolar structure was not mediated by the DNA binding (SAP) or the RNA binding (RRM) domain of SAFB but was instead dependent on the S/K and R/E coiled-coil regions: a result suggesting that the structure is formed via protein interactions. In addition, SAFB cleavage was shown to be mediated by caspase-3 and occurred after the formation of the peri-nucleolar ring and after cleavage of PARP (characteristic of proteins having a direct role in apoptosis). A determinant for this cleavage is located in the DNA binding domain and we hypothesize that SAFB may direct the reorganization and segregation of nuclear RNA and DNA prior to endonuclease-mediated DNA cleavage.
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- Youn-Bok Lee
- Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, Bristol University, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, Whitson Street Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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Vemuganti SA, Bell TA, Scarlett CO, Parker CE, de Villena FPM, O'Brien DA. Three male germline-specific aldolase A isozymes are generated by alternative splicing and retrotransposition. Dev Biol 2007; 309:18-31. [PMID: 17659271 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2007] [Revised: 06/09/2007] [Accepted: 06/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Enzymes in the glycolytic pathway of mammalian sperm are modified extensively and are localized in the flagellum, where several are tightly bound to the fibrous sheath. This study provides the first evidence for three novel aldolase isozymes in mouse sperm, two encoded by Aldoart1 and Aldoart2 retrogenes on different chromosomes and another by Aldoa_v2, a splice variant of Aldoa. Phylogenetic analyses and comparative genomics indicate that the retrogenes and splice variant have remained functional and have been under positive selection for millions of years. Their expression is restricted to the male germline and is tightly regulated at both transcriptional and translational levels. All three isozymes are present only in spermatids and sperm and have distinctive features that may be important for localization in the flagellum and/or altered metabolic regulation. Both ALDOART1 and ALDOA_V2 have unusual N-terminal extensions not found in other aldolases. The N-terminal extension of ALDOA_V2 is highly conserved in mammals, suggesting a conserved function in sperm. We hypothesize that the N-terminal extensions are responsible for localizing components of the glycolytic pathway to the fibrous sheath and that this localization is required to provide sufficient ATP along the length of the flagellum to support sperm motility.
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- Soumya A Vemuganti
- Laboratories for Reproductive Biology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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