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Zhou Y, Panhale A, Shvedunova M, Balan M, Gomez-Auli A, Holz H, Seyfferth J, Helmstädter M, Kayser S, Zhao Y, Erdogdu NU, Grzadzielewska I, Mittler G, Manke T, Akhtar A. RNA damage compartmentalization by DHX9 stress granules. Cell 2024; 187:1701-1718.e28. [PMID: 38503283 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Biomolecules incur damage during stress conditions, and damage partitioning represents a vital survival strategy for cells. Here, we identified a distinct stress granule (SG), marked by dsRNA helicase DHX9, which compartmentalizes ultraviolet (UV)-induced RNA, but not DNA, damage. Our FANCI technology revealed that DHX9 SGs are enriched in damaged intron RNA, in contrast to classical SGs that are composed of mature mRNA. UV exposure causes RNA crosslinking damage, impedes intron splicing and decay, and triggers DHX9 SGs within daughter cells. DHX9 SGs promote cell survival and induce dsRNA-related immune response and translation shutdown, differentiating them from classical SGs that assemble downstream of translation arrest. DHX9 modulates dsRNA abundance in the DHX9 SGs and promotes cell viability. Autophagy receptor p62 is activated and important for DHX9 SG disassembly. Our findings establish non-canonical DHX9 SGs as a dedicated non-membrane-bound cytoplasmic compartment that safeguards daughter cells from parental RNA damage.
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- Yilong Zhou
- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- EMcore, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University Freiburg, Hospital Freiburg, University Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
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- EMcore, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University Freiburg, Hospital Freiburg, University Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; International Max Planck Research School for Molecular and Cellular Biology (IMPRS-MCB), Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; International Max Planck Research School for Molecular and Cellular Biology (IMPRS-MCB), Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; International Max Planck Research School for Molecular and Cellular Biology (IMPRS-MCB), Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany.
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Sun Y, Wiese M, Hmadi R, Karayol R, Seyfferth J, Martinez Greene JA, Erdogdu NU, Deboutte W, Arrigoni L, Holz H, Renschler G, Hirsch N, Foertsch A, Basilicata MF, Stehle T, Shvedunova M, Bella C, Pessoa Rodrigues C, Schwalb B, Cramer P, Manke T, Akhtar A. MSL2 ensures biallelic gene expression in mammals. Nature 2023; 624:173-181. [PMID: 38030723 PMCID: PMC10700137 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06781-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
Abstract
In diploid organisms, biallelic gene expression enables the production of adequate levels of mRNA1,2. This is essential for haploinsufficient genes, which require biallelic expression for optimal function to prevent the onset of developmental disorders1,3. Whether and how a biallelic or monoallelic state is determined in a cell-type-specific manner at individual loci remains unclear. MSL2 is known for dosage compensation of the male X chromosome in flies. Here we identify a role of MSL2 in regulating allelic expression in mammals. Allele-specific bulk and single-cell analyses in mouse neural progenitor cells revealed that, in addition to the targets showing biallelic downregulation, a class of genes transitions from biallelic to monoallelic expression after MSL2 loss. Many of these genes are haploinsufficient. In the absence of MSL2, one allele remains active, retaining active histone modifications and transcription factor binding, whereas the other allele is silenced, exhibiting loss of promoter-enhancer contacts and the acquisition of DNA methylation. Msl2-knockout mice show perinatal lethality and heterogeneous phenotypes during embryonic development, supporting a role for MSL2 in regulating gene dosage. The role of MSL2 in preserving biallelic expression of specific dosage-sensitive genes sets the stage for further investigation of other factors that are involved in allelic dosage compensation in mammalian cells, with considerable implications for human disease.
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- Yidan Sun
- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Goettingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Goettingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany.
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Tsang TH, Wiese M, Helmstädter M, Stehle T, Seyfferth J, Shvedunova M, Holz H, Walz G, Akhtar A. Transcriptional regulation by the NSL complex enables diversification of IFT functions in ciliated versus nonciliated cells. Sci Adv 2023; 9:eadh5598. [PMID: 37624894 PMCID: PMC10456878 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh5598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Members of the NSL histone acetyltransferase complex are involved in multiorgan developmental syndromes. While the NSL complex is known for its importance in early development, its role in fully differentiated cells remains enigmatic. Using a kidney-specific model, we discovered that deletion of NSL complex members KANSL2 or KANSL3 in postmitotic podocytes led to catastrophic kidney dysfunction. Systematic comparison of two primary differentiated cell types reveals the NSL complex as a master regulator of intraciliary transport genes in both dividing and nondividing cells. NSL complex ablation led to loss of cilia and impaired sonic hedgehog pathway in ciliated fibroblasts. By contrast, nonciliated podocytes responded with altered microtubule dynamics and obliterated podocyte functions. Finally, overexpression of wild-type but not a double zinc finger (ZF-ZF) domain mutant of KANSL2 rescued the transcriptional defects, revealing a critical function of this domain in NSL complex assembly and function. Thus, the NSL complex exhibits bifurcation of functions to enable diversity of specialized outcomes in differentiated cells.
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- Tsz Hong Tsang
- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- International Max Planck Research School for Molecular and Cellular Biology (IMPRS-MCB), 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine IV, University Freiburg Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine IV, University Freiburg Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 18, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- CIBSS Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 18, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
- CIBSS Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestrasse 18, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Lam KC, Chung HR, Semplicio G, Iyer SS, Gaub A, Bhardwaj V, Holz H, Georgiev P, Akhtar A. The NSL complex-mediated nucleosome landscape is required to maintain transcription fidelity and suppression of transcription noise. Genes Dev 2019; 33:452-465. [PMID: 30819819 PMCID: PMC6446542 DOI: 10.1101/gad.321489.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nucleosomal organization at gene promoters is critical for transcription, with a nucleosome-depleted region (NDR) at transcription start sites (TSSs) being required for transcription initiation. How NDRs and the precise positioning of the +1 nucleosomes are maintained on active genes remains unclear. Here, we report that the Drosophila nonspecific lethal (NSL) complex is necessary to maintain this stereotypical nucleosomal organization at promoters. Upon NSL1 depletion, nucleosomes invade the NDRs at TSSs of NSL-bound genes. NSL complex member NSL3 binds to TATA-less promoters in a sequence-dependent manner. The NSL complex interacts with the NURF chromatin remodeling complex and is necessary and sufficient to recruit NURF to target promoters. Not only is the NSL complex essential for transcription, but it is required for accurate TSS selection for genes with multiple TSSs. Furthermore, loss of the NSL complex leads to an increase in transcriptional noise. Thus, the NSL complex establishes a canonical nucleosomal organization that enables transcription and determines TSS fidelity.
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- Kin Chung Lam
- Department of Chromatin Regulation, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Otto-Warburg-Laboratory, Epigenomics, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, 14195 Berlin, Germany.,Institute for Medical Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chromatin Regulation, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Chromatin Regulation, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany.,Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine (SGBM), University of Freiburg, 79108 Freiburg, Germany.,Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Chromatin Regulation, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany.,Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Chromatin Regulation, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Chromatin Regulation, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Chromatin Regulation, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Chromatin Regulation, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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Chlamydas S, Holz H, Samata M, Chelmicki T, Georgiev P, Pelechano V, Dündar F, Dasmeh P, Mittler G, Cadete FT, Ramírez F, Conrad T, Wei W, Raja S, Manke T, Luscombe NM, Steinmetz LM, Akhtar A. Functional interplay between MSL1 and CDK7 controls RNA polymerase II Ser5 phosphorylation. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2016; 23:580-9. [PMID: 27183194 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.3233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Proper gene expression requires coordinated interplay among transcriptional coactivators, transcription factors and the general transcription machinery. We report here that MSL1, a central component of the dosage compensation complex in Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila virilis, displays evolutionarily conserved sex-independent binding to promoters. Genetic and biochemical analyses reveal a functional interaction of MSL1 with CDK7, a subunit of the Cdk-activating kinase (CAK) complex of the general transcription factor TFIIH. Importantly, MSL1 depletion leads to decreased phosphorylation of Ser5 of RNA polymerase II. In addition, we demonstrate that MSL1 is a phosphoprotein, and transgenic flies expressing MSL1 phosphomutants show mislocalization of the histone acetyltransferase MOF and histone H4 K16 acetylation, thus ultimately causing male lethality due to a failure of dosage compensation. We propose that, by virtue of its interaction with components of the general transcription machinery, MSL1 exists in different phosphorylation states, thereby modulating transcription in flies.
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- Sarantis Chlamydas
- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- University of Freiburg, Faculty of Biology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Genome Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
- SciLifeLab, Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- University of Freiburg, Faculty of Biology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Genome Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Stanford Genome Technology Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- UCL Genetics Institute, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK
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- Genome Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Stanford Genome Technology Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Lam KC, Mühlpfordt F, Vaquerizas JM, Raja SJ, Holz H, Luscombe NM, Manke T, Akhtar A. The NSL complex regulates housekeeping genes in Drosophila. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1002736. [PMID: 22723752 PMCID: PMC3375229 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2011] [Accepted: 04/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
MOF is the major histone H4 lysine 16-specific (H4K16) acetyltransferase in mammals and Drosophila. In flies, it is involved in the regulation of X-chromosomal and autosomal genes as part of the MSL and the NSL complexes, respectively. While the function of the MSL complex as a dosage compensation regulator is fairly well understood, the role of the NSL complex in gene regulation is still poorly characterized. Here we report a comprehensive ChIP-seq analysis of four NSL complex members (NSL1, NSL3, MBD-R2, and MCRS2) throughout the Drosophila melanogaster genome. Strikingly, the majority (85.5%) of NSL-bound genes are constitutively expressed across different cell types. We find that an increased abundance of the histone modifications H4K16ac, H3K4me2, H3K4me3, and H3K9ac in gene promoter regions is characteristic of NSL-targeted genes. Furthermore, we show that these genes have a well-defined nucleosome free region and broad transcription initiation patterns. Finally, by performing ChIP-seq analyses of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) in NSL1- and NSL3-depleted cells, we demonstrate that both NSL proteins are required for efficient recruitment of Pol II to NSL target gene promoters. The observed Pol II reduction coincides with compromised binding of TBP and TFIIB to target promoters, indicating that the NSL complex is required for optimal recruitment of the pre-initiation complex on target genes. Moreover, genes that undergo the most dramatic loss of Pol II upon NSL knockdowns tend to be enriched in DNA Replication-related Element (DRE). Taken together, our findings show that the MOF-containing NSL complex acts as a major regulator of housekeeping genes in flies by modulating initiation of Pol II transcription.
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- Kin Chung Lam
- Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa, Japan
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- Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Conrad T, Cavalli FMG, Holz H, Hallacli E, Kind J, Ilik I, Vaquerizas JM, Luscombe NM, Akhtar A. The MOF chromobarrel domain controls genome-wide H4K16 acetylation and spreading of the MSL complex. Dev Cell 2012; 22:610-24. [PMID: 22421046 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2011.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2011] [Revised: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 12/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
The histone H4 lysine 16 (H4K16)-specific acetyltransferase MOF is part of two distinct complexes involved in X chromosome dosage compensation and autosomal transcription regulation. Here we show that the MOF chromobarrel domain is essential for H4K16 acetylation throughout the Drosophila genome and is required for spreading of the male-specific lethal (MSL) complex on the X chromosome. The MOF chromobarrel domain directly interacts with nucleic acids and potentiates MOF's enzymatic activity after chromatin binding, making it a unique example of a chromo-like domain directly controlling acetylation activity in vivo. We also show that the Drosophila-specific N terminus of MOF has evolved to perform sex-specific functions. It modulates nucleosome binding and HAT activity and controls MSL complex assembly, thus regulating MOF function in dosage compensation. We propose that MOF has been especially tailored to achieve tight regulation of its enzymatic activity and enable its dual role on X and autosomes.
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- Thomas Conrad
- Max-Planck-Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Raja SJ, Charapitsa I, Conrad T, Vaquerizas JM, Gebhardt P, Holz H, Kadlec J, Fraterman S, Luscombe NM, Akhtar A. The nonspecific lethal complex is a transcriptional regulator in Drosophila. Mol Cell 2010; 38:827-41. [PMID: 20620954 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2009] [Revised: 01/27/2010] [Accepted: 04/06/2010] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
Here, we report the biochemical characterization of the nonspecific lethal (NSL) complex (NSL1, NSL2, NSL3, MCRS2, MBD-R2, and WDS) that associates with the histone acetyltransferase MOF in both Drosophila and mammals. Chromatin immunoprecipitation-Seq analysis revealed association of NSL1 and MCRS2 with the promoter regions of more than 4000 target genes, 70% of these being actively transcribed. This binding is functional, as depletion of MCRS2, MBD-R2, and NSL3 severely affects gene expression genome wide. The NSL complex members bind to their target promoters independently of MOF. However, depletion of MCRS2 affects MOF recruitment to promoters. NSL complex stability is interdependent and relies mainly on the presence of NSL1 and MCRS2. Tethering of NSL3 to a heterologous promoter leads to robust transcription activation and is sensitive to the levels of NSL1, MCRS2, and MOF. Taken together, we conclude that the NSL complex acts as a major transcriptional regulator in Drosophila.
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- Sunil Jayaramaiah Raja
- Genome Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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Mendjan S, Taipale M, Kind J, Holz H, Gebhardt P, Schelder M, Vermeulen M, Buscaino A, Duncan K, Mueller J, Wilm M, Stunnenberg HG, Saumweber H, Akhtar A. Nuclear pore components are involved in the transcriptional regulation of dosage compensation in Drosophila. Mol Cell 2006; 21:811-23. [PMID: 16543150 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2006.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 317] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2005] [Revised: 10/19/2005] [Accepted: 02/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Dosage compensation in Drosophila is dependent on MSL proteins and involves hypertranscription of the male X chromosome, which ensures equal X-linked gene expression in both sexes. Here, we report the purification of enzymatically active MSL complexes from Drosophila embryos, Schneider cells, and human HeLa cells. We find a stable association of the histone H4 lysine 16-specific acetyltransferase MOF with the RNA/protein containing MSL complex as well as with an evolutionary conserved complex. We show that the MSL complex interacts with several components of the nuclear pore, in particular Mtor/TPR and Nup153. Strikingly, knockdown of Mtor or Nup153 results in loss of the typical MSL X-chromosomal staining and dosage compensation in Drosophila male cells but not in female cells. These results reveal an unexpected physical and functional connection between nuclear pore components and chromatin regulation through MSL proteins, highlighting the role of nucleoporins in gene regulation in higher eukaryotes.
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- Sascha Mendjan
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Gene Expression Programme, Meyerhofstrasse 169117, Heidelberg, Germany
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Buscaino A, Köcher T, Kind JH, Holz H, Taipale M, Wagner K, Wilm M, Akhtar A. MOF-regulated acetylation of MSL-3 in the Drosophila dosage compensation complex. Mol Cell 2003; 11:1265-77. [PMID: 12769850 DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(03)00140-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Dosage compensation ensures equal expression of X-linked genes in males and females. In Drosophila, equalization is achieved by hypertranscription of the male X chromosome. This process requires an RNA/protein containing dosage compensation complex (DCC). Here we use RNA interference of individual DCC components to define the order of complex assembly in Schneider cells. We show that interaction of MOF with MSL-3 leads to specific acetylation of MSL-3 at a single lysine residue adjacent to one of its chromodomains. We observe that localization of MSL-3 to the X chromosome is RNA dependent and acetylation sensitive. We find that the acetylation status of MSL-3 determines its interaction with roX2 RNA. Furthermore, we find that RPD3 interacts with MSL-3 and that MSL-3 can be deacetylated by the RPD3 complex. We propose that regulated acetylation of MSL-3 may provide a mechanistic explanation for spreading of the dosage compensation complex along the male X chromosome.
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- Alessia Buscaino
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, Heidelberg, Germany
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Abbasi HR, Grzeszczuk R, Chin S, Fahrig R, Holz H, Hariri S, Kim D, Adler J, Shahidi R. Clinical fluoroscopic fiducial-based registration of the vertebral body in spinal neuronavigation. Stud Health Technol Inform 2001; 81:1-7. [PMID: 11317719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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We present a system involving a computer-instrumented fluoroscope for the purpose of 3D navigation and guidance using pre-operative diagnostic scans as a reference. The goal of the project is to devise a computer-assisted tool that will improve the accuracy, reduce risk, minimize the invasiveness, and shorten the time it takes to perform a variety of neurosurgical and orthopedic procedures of the spine. For this purpose we propose an apparatus that will track surgical tools and localize them with respect to the patient's 3D anatomy and pre-operative 3D diagnostic scans using intraoperative fluoroscopy for in situ registration and embedded fiducials. Preliminary studies have found a fiducial registration error (FRE) of 1.41 mm and a Target Localization Error (TLE) of 0.48 mm. The resulting system leverages equipment already commonly available in the operating room (OR), providing an important new functionality that is free of many current limitations, while keeping costs contained.
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- H R Abbasi
- Image Guidance Laboratories, Stanford University, USA
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Hoevel T, Holz H, Kubbies M. Cisplatin-digoxigenin mRNA labeling for nonradioactive detection of mRNA hybridized onto nucleic acid cDNA arrays. Biotechniques 1999; 27:1064-7. [PMID: 10572654 DOI: 10.2144/99275pf01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We optimized a novel nonradioactive hybridization technique using a cis-platin coupled digoxigenin derivative for direct labeling of mRNA. This new mRNA reporter molecule was applied to cDNA membrane arrays to simultaneously identify expression of hundreds of genes. The sensitivity of this nonradioactive mRNA hybridization technique was comparable to radioactive cDNA labeling on house-keeping gene expression but even superior on the detection limit of the expression of low abundant genes using mRNA isolated from human diploid fibroblasts. Additional advantages are faster readout and decreased total working times because of luminescence technology and avoidance of radioactivity. Finally, no potential artifactual reverse transcription step is necessary because of direct labeling of mRNA used for hybridization on nucleic acid arrays.
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- T Hoevel
- Roche Pharmaceutical Research, Dept. Cell Analytics, Penzberg, Germany.
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Reikerstorfer A, Holz H, Stunnenberg HG, Busslinger M. Low affinity binding of interleukin-1 beta and intracellular signaling via NF-kappa B identify Fit-1 as a distant member of the interleukin-1 receptor family. J Biol Chem 1995; 270:17645-8. [PMID: 7629057 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.30.17645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The fit-1 gene gives rise to two different mRNA isoforms, which code for soluble (Fit-1S) and membrane-bound (Fit-1M) proteins related to the type I interleukin (IL)-1 receptor. To investigate IL-1 binding, we have synthesized and purified histidine-tagged polypeptides corresponding to Fit-1S and the extracellular domain of the type I IL-1 receptor using a vaccinia expression system. Fit-1S is shown to interact with IL-1 beta, but not with IL-1 alpha. However, Fit-1S binds IL-1 beta only with low affinity in contrast to the IL-1 receptor, suggesting that IL-1 beta is not a physiological ligand of Fit-1S. Moreover, expression of the membrane-bound protein Fit-1M in transiently transfected Jurkat cells did not result in activation of the transcription factor NF-kappa B following IL-1 beta treatment. However, a chimeric protein consisting of the extracellular domain of the type I IL-1 receptor and of the transmembrane and intracellular regions of Fit-1M stimulated NF-kappa B-dependent transcription as efficiently as the full-length type I IL-1 receptor. These data indicate that Fit-1M is a signaling molecule belonging to the IL-1 receptor family.
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The effects of retinoids on gene regulation are mediated by retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and retinoid X receptors (RXRs). Here, we provide the first biochemical evidence that, in vitro, ligand governs the transcriptional activity of RXR alpha/RAR alpha by inducing conformational changes in the ligand-binding domains. Using limited proteolytic digestion we show that binding of the cognate ligand causes a conformational change in the carboxy-terminal part of the receptor. We also show that recombinant RXR alpha/RAR alpha is partially active in the absence of exogenously added ligand. Trans-activation depends critically on the ligand-dependent transcriptional activation function AF-2 of RAR alpha. Full activation by recombinant RXR alpha/RAR alpha, however, requires the addition of either all-trans RA, 9-cis RA, or other RAR-specific agonists, whereas an RAR alpha-specific antagonist abolishes trans-activation. Intriguingly, the ligand-dependent AF-2 of RXR does not contribute to the level of transcription from the RAR beta 2 promoter in vitro even when the cognate ligand (9-cis RA) is bound. Thus, the major role of RXR in trans-activation of the RAR beta 2 promoter is to serve as an auxiliary factor required for the binding of RAR which, in turn, is directly responsible for transcriptional activity.
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- R Valcárcel
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Gene Expression Program, Heidelberg, Germany
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von Eckardstein A, Walter M, Holz H, Benninghoven A, Assmann G. Site-specific methionine sulfoxide formation is the structural basis of chromatographic heterogeneity of apolipoproteins A-I, C-II, and C-III. J Lipid Res 1991; 32:1465-76. [PMID: 1753217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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ApoA-I and apoC-II are eluted in two isoforms and apoC-III2 is eluted in three isoforms by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The structural basis of these nongenetic heterogeneities was unravelled using HPLC of proteolytic peptides and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS). In apoA-I, the chromatographic microheterogeneity was caused by the formation of methionine sulfoxides (MetSO). However, only residues Met112 and Met148 were found oxidized, whereas Met86 was unaffected and also resistant towards artificial oxidation. To assess whether and to what extent amino acid substitutions in apoA-I might affect methionine sulfoxidation, the tryptic peptides of 13 different mutant apoA-I proteins from 24 heterozygous apoA-I variant carriers were analyzed by HPLC. In normal apoA-I, the ratios MetSO112/Met112 and MetSO148/Met148 were highly variable. By contrast, the relative ratio of oxidation of methionine residues 112 and 148 was constant. The amino acid changes Lys107----Met, Lys107----O, Glu139----Gly, Glu147----Val, and Pro165----Arg resulted in the preferential oxidation of Met112, and Asp103----Asn resulted in a preferential oxidation of Met148; whereas Pro3----Arg, Pro3----His, Pro4----Arg, Asp89----Glu, Ala158----Asp, Glu198----Lys, and Asp213----Gly had no impact. ApoC-II and apoC-III isoforms differed by the oxidation of the two methionine residues in these proteins. Whereas in apoC-II both methionine residues were oxidized in parallel, in apoC-III the two methionine residues differed in their susceptibility towards oxidation. We conclude that the formation of MetSO depends on the molecular microenvironment within a protein.
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- A von Eckardstein
- Institut für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
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von Eckardstein A, Holz H, Sandkamp M, Weng W, Funke H, Assmann G. Apolipoprotein C-III(Lys58----Glu). Identification of an apolipoprotein C-III variant in a family with hyperalphalipoproteinemia. J Clin Invest 1991; 87:1724-31. [PMID: 2022742 PMCID: PMC295277 DOI: 10.1172/jci115190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Apolipoprotein C-III is a major protein constituent of triglyceride rich lipoproteins and HDL. It occurs in plasma in three isoforms differing by their sialic acid content. Apo C-III putatively inhibits lipolysis and the apo E mediated hepatic uptake of remnants from triglyceride rich particles. We identified a heterozygous carrier of an apolipoprotein C-III variant by the presence of additional bands after isoelectric focusing (IEF) of VLDL. Structural analysis of the variant protein by HPLC, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, and automated gas phase sequencing revealed a lysine to glutamic acid replacement in position 58. The underlying A to G exchange was verified by direct sequencing subsequent to amplification by polymerase chain reaction of exon 4 of the apo C-III gene. Family studies revealed vertical transmission of this defect. The two variant carriers exhibited plasma concentrations of HDL cholesterol and apo A-I above the 95th percentiles of sex matched controls whereas the unaffected father and sister showed normal values. The plasma concentrations of apo C-III in the two variant carriers were decreased by 30-40% compared with those of the two unaffected family members and to random controls. Using two-dimensional immunoelectrophoresis as well as IEF and subsequent scanning densitometry, we found that the low serum concentration of apo C-III was a consequence of diminished concentrations of the variant apo C-III isoproteins in both VLDL (15% of normal) and HDL (25% of normal). Apo C-III(Lys58----Glu) heterozygotes possessed unusual HDL as demonstrated by nondenaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. They consisted mainly of HDL2b and contained a proportion of atypically large particles, enriched in apo E, with a Stokes diameter of 13-18 nm and resembling HDLc. In conclusion, heterozygosity for a structural apo C-III variant--apo C-III(Lys58----Glu)--was identified in two hyperalphalipoproteinemic subjects characterized by the presence of low plasma apo C-III concentrations and atypically large HDL.
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- A von Eckardstein
- Institut für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Federal Republic of Germany
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Rentsch I, Holz H, Bauszus R, Kössling FK. [Barrett's syndrome (author's transl)]. Med Klin 1979; 74:437-41. [PMID: 423850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Barrett's syndrome is a rare serious ulcerative inflammation of the middle or distal parts of esophagus, characterized by heterotopic gastric mucosa within the esophagus. In 4 cases, diagnosis of Barrett's syndrome suspected by means of x-ray examination was confirmed endoscopically and by taking biopsies under vision. The etiology of the disease is not clear. Alcoholism is common. In our patients, conservative treatment has been used without a great deal of benefit. Only by resection of the parts of esophagus lined by columnar epithelium a beneficial result can be expected, this surgical procedure certainly being a high risk.
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Angermann K, Grundmann U, Holz H. [Size comparison of poly (A)-RNA from polysomes and from nuclei of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (author's transl)]. Z Naturforsch C Biosci 1976; 31:85-90. [PMID: 132045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The size of poly (A)-RNA from polysomes and cell nuclei of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was investigated. Pulslabelled cells ([14C] adenin) were cracked by the French press; polysomes and nuclei were separately isolated and the RNA was finally extracted with phenol. The separation of poly (A)-containing and poly (A)-lacking fractions was achieved by oligo (dT) cellulose. These fractions were characterized by sedimentation analysis. The main portion of polysomal poly (A)-RNA sedimented with a rate of 8 to 14S, whereas the poly (A)-RNA of nuclei exhibited a sedimentation rate of 12 to 17S. Thus nuclear poly (A)-RNA is about 20-30% larger than polysomal poly (A)-RNA.
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Holz H, Scholing L. [Characterization of messenger ribonucleoproteins from yeasts (author's transl)]. Z Naturforsch C Biosci 1975; 30:516-9. [PMID: 126593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A method to produce in 15 min stable sphaeroplasts from yeast of the early log-phase is described. This method was used to isolate polysomes, after specific radioactive labelling of mRNA. The mRNP *-particles, isolated from polysomes, have sedimentation-coefficients from 10 to 80S and a density of 1.4 g/cm3, the polysomes a density of 1.58 g/cm3 and the ribosomes a density of 1.6. g/cm3.
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