scholarly journals DEAD-Box RNA Helicase Dbp4 Is Required for Small-Subunit Processome Formation and Function

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 816-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Soltanieh ◽  
Yvonne N. Osheim ◽  
Krasimir Spasov ◽  
Christian Trahan ◽  
Ann L. Beyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rna Helicase ◽  
Sucrose Density Gradient ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Specific Protein ◽  
Rrna Synthesis ◽  
Catalytic Core ◽  
Dead Box ◽  
Cell Extracts ◽  
U3 Snorna ◽  
Ssu Processome

DEAD-box RNA helicase Dbp4 is required for 18S rRNA synthesis: cellular depletion of Dbp4 impairs the early cleavage reactions of the pre-rRNA and causes U14 small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) to remain associated with pre-rRNA. Immunoprecipitation experiments (IPs) carried out with whole-cell extracts (WCEs) revealed that hemagglutinin (HA)-tagged Dbp4 is associated with U3 snoRNA but not with U14 snoRNA. IPs with WCEs also showed association with the U3-specific protein Mpp10, which suggests that Dbp4 interacts with the functionally active U3 RNP; this particle, called the small-subunit (SSU) processome, can be observed at the 5′ end of nascent pre-rRNA. Electron microscopy analyses indicated that depletion of Dbp4 compromised SSU processome formation and cotranscriptional cleavage of the pre-rRNA. Sucrose density gradient analyses revealed that depletion of U3 snoRNA or the Mpp10 protein inhibited the release of U14 snoRNA from pre-rRNA, just as was seen with Dbp4-depleted cells, indicating that alteration of SSU processome components has significant consequences for U14 snoRNA dynamics. We also found that the C-terminal extension flanking the catalytic core of Dbp4 plays an important role in the release of U14 snoRNA from pre-rRNA.

scholarly journals Nucleolar proteins Bfr2 and Enp2 interact with DEAD-box RNA helicase Dbp4 in two different complexes

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 3194-3206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Soltanieh ◽  
Martin Lapensée ◽  
François Dragon
Keyword(s):  
Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Ribosome Biogenesis ◽  
Rna Helicase ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Specific Protein ◽  
18S Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Dead Box ◽  
Nucleolar Proteins ◽  
U3 Snorna ◽  
Ssu Processome

AbstractDifferent pre-ribosomal complexes are formed during ribosome biogenesis, and the composition of these complexes is highly dynamic. Dbp4, a conserved DEAD-box RNA helicase implicated in ribosome biogenesis, interacts with nucleolar proteins Bfr2 and Enp2. We show that, like Dbp4, Bfr2 and Enp2 are required for the early processing steps leading to the production of 18S ribosomal RNA. We also found that Bfr2 and Enp2 associate with the U3 small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA), the U3-specific protein Mpp10 and various pre-18S ribosomal RNA species. Thus, we propose that Bfr2, Dbp4 and Enp2 are components of the small subunit (SSU) processome, a large complex of ∼80S. Sucrose gradient sedimentation analyses indicated that Dbp4, Bfr2 and Enp2 sediment in a peak of ∼50S and in a peak of ∼80S. Bfr2, Dbp4 and Enp2 associate together in the 50S complex, which does not include the U3 snoRNA; however, they associate with U3 snoRNA in the 80S complex (SSU processome). Immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that U14 snoRNA associates with Dbp4 in the 50S complex, but not with Bfr2 or Enp2. The assembly factor Tsr1 is not part of the ‘50S’ complex, indicating this complex is not a pre-40S ribosome. A combination of experiments leads us to propose that Bfr2, Enp2 and Dbp4 are recruited at late steps during assembly of the SSU processome.

scholarly journals Synergistic defects in pre-rRNA processing from mutations in the U3-specific protein Rrp9 and U3 snoRNA

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 3848-3868 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Clerget ◽  
Valérie Bourguignon-Igel ◽  
Nathalie Marmier-Gourrier ◽  
Nicolas Rolland ◽  
Ludivine Wacheul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Interaction Network ◽  
18S Rrna ◽  
Direct Interaction ◽  
Interaction Network ◽  
Specific Protein ◽  
Rrna Processing ◽  
Protein Protein Interaction ◽  
U3 Snorna ◽  
Ssu Processome ◽  
Protein Protein Interaction Network

Abstract U3 snoRNA and the associated Rrp9/U3-55K protein are essential for 18S rRNA production by the SSU-processome complex. U3 and Rrp9 are required for early pre-rRNA cleavages at sites A0, A1 and A2, but the mechanism remains unclear. Substitution of Arg 289 in Rrp9 to Ala (R289A) specifically reduced cleavage at sites A1 and A2. Surprisingly, R289 is located on the surface of the Rrp9 β-propeller structure opposite to U3 snoRNA. To understand this, we first characterized the protein-protein interaction network of Rrp9 within the SSU-processome. This identified a direct interaction between the Rrp9 β-propeller domain and Rrp36, the strength of which was reduced by the R289A substitution, implicating this interaction in the observed processing phenotype. The Rrp9 R289A mutation also showed strong synergistic negative interactions with mutations in U3 that destabilize the U3/pre-rRNA base-pair interactions or reduce the length of their linking segments. We propose that the Rrp9 β-propeller and U3/pre-rRNA binding cooperate in the structure or stability of the SSU-processome. Additionally, our analysis of U3 variants gave insights into the function of individual segments of the 5′-terminal 72-nt sequence of U3. We interpret these data in the light of recently reported SSU-processome structures.

scholarly journals Esf2p, a U3-Associated Factor Required for Small-Subunit Processome Assembly and Compaction

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (13) ◽  
pp. 5523-5534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tran Hoang ◽  
Wen-Tao Peng ◽  
Emmanuel Vanrobays ◽  
Nevan Krogan ◽  
Shawna Hiley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Rrna Synthesis ◽  
Cleavage Sites ◽  
Rrna Processing ◽  
Large Scale Analysis ◽  
Tata Element ◽  
Element Binding Protein ◽  
Ssu Processome ◽  
Processing Factors

ABSTRACT Esf2p is the Saccharomyces cerevisiae homolog of mouse ABT1, a protein previously identified as a putative partner of the TATA-element binding protein. However, large-scale studies have indicated that Esf2p is primarily localized to the nucleolus and that it physically associates with pre-rRNA processing factors. Here, we show that Esf2p-depleted cells are defective for pre-rRNA processing at the early nucleolar cleavage sites A0 through A2 and consequently are inhibited for 18S rRNA synthesis. Esf2p was stably associated with the 5′ external transcribed spacer (ETS) and the box C+D snoRNA U3, as well as additional box C+D snoRNAs and proteins enriched within the small-subunit (SSU) processome/90S preribosomes. Esf2p colocalized on glycerol gradients with 90S preribosomes and slower migrating particles containing 5′ ETS fragments. Strikingly, upon Esf2p depletion, chromatin spreads revealed that SSU processome assembly and compaction are inhibited and glycerol gradient analysis showed that U3 remains associated within 90S preribosomes. This suggests that in the absence of proper SSU processome assembly, early pre-rRNA processing is inhibited and U3 is not properly released from the 35S pre-rRNAs. The identification of ABT1 in a large-scale analysis of the human nucleolar proteome indicates that its role may also be conserved in mammals.

scholarly journals Utp14 Recruits and Activates the RNA Helicase Dhr1 To Undock U3 snoRNA from the Preribosome

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 965-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jieyi Zhu ◽  
Xin Liu ◽  
Margarida Anjos ◽  
Carl C. Correll ◽  
Arlen W. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Ribosome Biogenesis ◽  
Rna Helicase ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Genetic Interactions ◽  
Base Pairs ◽  
Eukaryotic Ribosome ◽  
U3 Snorna ◽  
Stimulation Of

In eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis, U3 snoRNA base pairs with the pre-rRNA to promote its processing. However, U3 must be removed to allow folding of the central pseudoknot, a key feature of the small subunit. Previously, we showed that the DEAH/RHA RNA helicase Dhr1 dislodges U3 from the pre-rRNA.DHR1can be linked toUTP14, encoding an essential protein of the preribosome, through genetic interactions with the rRNA methyltransferase Bud23. Here, we report that Utp14 regulates Dhr1. Mutations within a discrete region of Utp14 reduced interaction with Dhr1 that correlated with reduced function of Utp14. These mutants accumulated Dhr1 and U3 in a pre-40S particle, mimicking a helicase-inactive Dhr1 mutant. This similarity in the phenotypes led us to propose that Utp14 activates Dhr1. Indeed, Utp14 formed a complex with Dhr1 and stimulated its unwinding activityin vitro. Moreover, theutp14mutants that mimicked a catalytically inactivedhr1mutantin vivoshowed reduced stimulation of unwinding activityin vitro. Dhr1 binding to the preribosome was substantially reduced only when both Utp14 and Bud23 were depleted. Thus, Utp14 is bifunctional; together with Bud23, it is needed for stable interaction of Dhr1 with the preribosome, and Utp14 activates Dhr1 to dislodge U3.

scholarly journals The DEAD-box RNA helicase-like Utp25 is an SSU processome component

RNA ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 2156-2169 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Charette ◽  
S. J. Baserga
Keyword(s):  
Rna Helicase ◽  
Dead Box ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Ssu Processome

scholarly journals Rok1p is a putative RNA helicase required for rRNA processing.

1997 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 3398-3407 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Venema ◽  
C Bousquet-Antonelli ◽  
J P Gelugne ◽  
M Caizergues-Ferrer ◽  
D Tollervey
Keyword(s):  
18S Rrna ◽  
Synthetic Lethality ◽  
Rna Helicase ◽  
Rrna Synthesis ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Rrna Processing ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Dead Box ◽  
Rrna Cleavage ◽  
Cleavage Reactions

The synthesis of ribosomes involves many small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein particles (snoRNPs) as transacting factors. Yeast strains lacking the snoRNA, snR10, are viable but are impaired in growth and delayed in the early pre-rRNA cleavages at sites A0, A1, and A2, which lead to the synthesis of 18S rRNA. The same cleavages are inhibited by genetic depletion of the essential snoRNP protein Gar1p. Screens for mutations showing synthetic lethality with deletion of the SNR10 gene or with a temperature-sensitive gar1 allele both identified the ROK1 gene, encoding a putative, ATP-dependent RNA helicase of the DEAD-box family. The ROK1 gene is essential for viability, and depletion of Rok1p inhibits pre-rRNA processing at sites A0, A1, and A2, thereby blocking 18S rRNA synthesis. Indirect immunofluorescence by using a ProtA-Rok1p construct shows the protein to be predominantly nucleolar. These results suggest that Rok1p is required for the function of the snoRNP complex carrying out the early pre-rRNA cleavage reactions.

scholarly journals Bud23 promotes the final disassembly of the small subunit Processome in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

PLoS Genetics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e1009215
Author(s):  
Joshua J. Black ◽  
Richa Sardana ◽  
Ezzeddine W. Elmir ◽  
Arlen W. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Binding Site ◽  
Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Rna Processing ◽  
Interaction Network ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Physical Interaction ◽  
U3 Snorna ◽  
Genes Encoding ◽  
Ribosomal Rna Processing ◽  
Ssu Processome

The first metastable assembly intermediate of the eukaryotic ribosomal small subunit (SSU) is the SSU Processome, a large complex of RNA and protein factors that is thought to represent an early checkpoint in the assembly pathway. Transition of the SSU Processome towards continued maturation requires the removal of the U3 snoRNA and biogenesis factors as well as ribosomal RNA processing. While the factors that drive these events are largely known, how they do so is not. The methyltransferase Bud23 has a role during this transition, but its function, beyond the nonessential methylation of ribosomal RNA, is not characterized. Here, we have carried out a comprehensive genetic screen to understand Bud23 function. We identified 67 unique extragenic bud23Δ-suppressing mutations that mapped to genes encoding the SSU Processome factors DHR1, IMP4, UTP2 (NOP14), BMS1 and the SSU protein RPS28A. These factors form a physical interaction network that links the binding site of Bud23 to the U3 snoRNA and many of the amino acid substitutions weaken protein-protein and protein-RNA interactions. Importantly, this network links Bud23 to the essential GTPase Bms1, which acts late in the disassembly pathway, and the RNA helicase Dhr1, which catalyzes U3 snoRNA removal. Moreover, particles isolated from cells lacking Bud23 accumulated late SSU Processome factors and ribosomal RNA processing defects. We propose a model in which Bud23 dissociates factors surrounding its binding site to promote SSU Processome progression.

scholarly journals Bud23 promotes the progression of the Small Subunit Processome to the pre-40S ribosome in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua J. Black ◽  
Richa Sardana ◽  
Ezzeddine W. Elmir ◽  
Arlen W. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Binding Site ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Interaction Network ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Cellular Growth ◽  
Physical Interaction ◽  
U3 Snorna ◽  
Assembly Pathway ◽  
Genes Encoding ◽  
Ssu Processome

AbstractThe first metastable assembly intermediate of the eukaryotic ribosomal small subunit (SSU) is the SSU Processome, a large complex of RNA and protein factors that is thought to represent an early checkpoint in the assembly pathway. Transition of the SSU Processome towards continued maturation requires the removal of the U3 snoRNA and biogenesis factors as well as ribosomal RNA processing. While the factors that drive these events are largely known, how they do so is not well understood. The methyltransferase Bud23 has a role during this transition, but its function, beyond the nonessential methylation of 18S rRNA, is not characterized. Here, we have carried out a comprehensive genetic screen to understand Bud23 function. We identified 67 unique extragenic bud23Δ-suppressing mutations that mapped to genes encoding the SSU Processome factors DHR1, IMP4, UTP2 (NOP14), BMS1 and the SSU protein RPS28A. These factors form a physical interaction network that links the binding site of Bud23 to the U3 snoRNA and many of the suppressing mutations weaken protein-protein and protein-RNA interactions. Importantly, this network links Bud23 to the GTPase Bms1 and the RNA helicase Dhr1. Bms1 is thought to drive conformational changes to promote rRNA cleavage, and we previously showed that Dhr1 is required for unwinding the U3 snoRNA. Moreover, particles isolated from cells lacking Bud23 accumulated late SSU Processome factors and pre-rRNAs not cleaved at sites A1 and A2. We propose a model in which Bud23 dissociates factors surrounding its binding site to promote SSU Processome progression.Author summaryRibosomes are the molecular machines that synthesize proteins and are composed of a large and a small subunit which carry out the essential functions of polypeptide synthesis and mRNA decoding, respectively. Ribosome production is tightly linked to cellular growth as cells must produce enough ribosomes to meet their protein needs. However, ribosome assembly is a metabolically expensive pathway that must be balanced with other cellular energy needs and regulated accordingly. In eukaryotes, the small subunit (SSU) Processome is a metastable intermediate that ultimately progresses towards a mature SSU through the release of biogenesis factors. The decision to progress the SSU Processome is thought to be an early checkpoint in the SSU assembly pathway, but what drives this checkpoint is unknown. Previous studies suggest that Bud23 plays an uncharacterized role during SSU Processome progression. Here, we used a genetic approach to understand its function and found that Bud23 is connected to a network of factors that stabilize the particle. Interestingly, two of these factors are enzymes that facilitate structural rearrangements needed for progression. We conclude that Bud23 promotes the release of factors surrounding its binding site to drive rearrangements during the progression of the SSU Processome.

scholarly journals Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) modulates in vitro induced myofibroblasts by highlighting a differential protein signature

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Graziana Esposito ◽  
Bijorn Omar Balzamino ◽  
Egidio Stigliano ◽  
Filippo Biamonte ◽  
Andrea Urbani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Translocation ◽  
Cell Signalling ◽  
Specific Protein ◽  
Conditioned Media ◽  
Cell Extracts ◽  
Dose Dependent Decrease ◽  
Significant Expression ◽  
Biomolecular Analysis ◽  
Protein Signature

AbstractWe previously described the profibrogenic effect of NGF on conjunctival Fibroblasts (FBs) and its ability to trigger apoptosis in TGFβ1-induced myofibroblasts (myoFBs). Herein, cell apoptosis/signalling, cytokines’ signature in conditioned media and inflammatory as well as angiogenic pathway were investigated. Experimental myoFBs were exposed to NGF (0.1–100 ng/mL), at defined time-point for confocal and biomolecular analysis. Cells were analysed for apoptotic and cell signalling activation in cell extracts and for some inflammatory and proinflammatory/angiogenic factors’ activations. NGF triggered cJun overexpression and phospho-p65-NFkB nuclear translocation. A decreased Bcl2:Bax ratio and a significant expression of smad7 were confirmed in early AnnexinV-positive myoFBs. A specific protein signature characterised the conditioned media: a dose dependent decrease occurred for IL8, IL6 while a selective increase was observed for VEGF and cyr61 (protein/mRNA). TIMP1 levels were unaffected. Herein, NGF modulation of smad7, the specific IL8 and IL6 as well as VEGF and cyr61 modulation deserve more attention as opening to alternative approaches to counteract fibrosis.

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