scholarly journals The C-terminal domain of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Drosophila melanogaster, and mammals: a conserved structure with an essential function.

1988 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 321-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
L A Allison ◽  
J K Wong ◽  
V D Fitzpatrick ◽  
M Moyle ◽  
C J Ingles
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Nucleotide Sequencing ◽  
Dna Encoding ◽  
Repetitive Domain ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Recessive Lethal Mutation

Using DNA encoding the largest subunit of Drosophila melanogaster RNA polymerase II, we isolated the homologous hamster RPO21 gene. Nucleotide sequencing of both the hamster and D. melanogaster RPO21 DNAs confirmed that the RPO21 polypeptides of these two species, like the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RPO21 polypeptide, contain both an N-terminal region homologous to the Escherichia coli RNA polymerase subunit beta' and a unique polymerase II-specific C-terminal domain. This C-terminal domain, encoded by separate exons in the D. melanogaster and hamster genes, consists of a tandemly repeated heptapeptide sequence. By constructing a series of deletions in DNA encoding the 26 heptapeptide repeats normally present in the S. cerevisiae RPO21 polypeptide, we have established that a minimum of between 9 and 11 repeats is necessary for RPO21 function in yeast cells. Replacement of the yeast RPO21 heptapeptide repeats by the longer hamster repetitive domain resulted in viable yeast cells with no detectable mutant phenotype, while a similar replacement of the yeast repeats by the more divergent D. melanogaster repeats was a recessive lethal mutation. We suggest that this novel repetitive domain is essential for proper initiation of transcription by RNA polymerase II and that it may mediate the functions of TATA boxes, upstream activating sequences, and enhancers.

The C-terminal domain of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Drosophila melanogaster, and mammals: a conserved structure with an essential function

1988 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 321-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
L A Allison ◽  
J K Wong ◽  
V D Fitzpatrick ◽  
M Moyle ◽  
C J Ingles
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Nucleotide Sequencing ◽  
Dna Encoding ◽  
Repetitive Domain ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Recessive Lethal Mutation

Using DNA encoding the largest subunit of Drosophila melanogaster RNA polymerase II, we isolated the homologous hamster RPO21 gene. Nucleotide sequencing of both the hamster and D. melanogaster RPO21 DNAs confirmed that the RPO21 polypeptides of these two species, like the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RPO21 polypeptide, contain both an N-terminal region homologous to the Escherichia coli RNA polymerase subunit beta' and a unique polymerase II-specific C-terminal domain. This C-terminal domain, encoded by separate exons in the D. melanogaster and hamster genes, consists of a tandemly repeated heptapeptide sequence. By constructing a series of deletions in DNA encoding the 26 heptapeptide repeats normally present in the S. cerevisiae RPO21 polypeptide, we have established that a minimum of between 9 and 11 repeats is necessary for RPO21 function in yeast cells. Replacement of the yeast RPO21 heptapeptide repeats by the longer hamster repetitive domain resulted in viable yeast cells with no detectable mutant phenotype, while a similar replacement of the yeast repeats by the more divergent D. melanogaster repeats was a recessive lethal mutation. We suggest that this novel repetitive domain is essential for proper initiation of transcription by RNA polymerase II and that it may mediate the functions of TATA boxes, upstream activating sequences, and enhancers.

scholarly journals A polymerase switch in the synthesis of rRNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

1995 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 2420-2428 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Conrad-Webb ◽  
R A Butow
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Sole Source ◽  
Rna Polymerase I ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Dna Repeat ◽  
Polymerase I ◽  
Respiratory Deficient

Transcription of ribosomal DNA by RNA polymerase I is believed to be the sole source of the 25S, 18S, and 5.8S rRNAs in wild-type cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here we present evidence for a switch from RNA polymerase I to RNA polymerase II in the synthesis of a substantial fraction of those rRNAs in respiratory-deficient (petite) cells. The templates for the RNA polymerase II transcripts are largely, if not exclusively, episomal copies of ribosomal DNA arising from homologous recombination events within the ribosomal DNA repeat on chromosome XII. Ribosomal DNA contains a cryptic RNA polymerase II promoter that is activated in petites; it overlaps the RNA polymerase I promoter and produces a transcript equivalent to the 35S precursor rRNA made by RNA polymerase I. Yeast cells that lack RNA polymerase I activity, because of a disruption of the RPA135 gene that encodes subunit II of the enzyme, can survive by using the RNA polymerase II promoter in ribosomal DNA to direct the synthesis of the 35S rRNA precursor. This polymerase switch could provide cells with a mechanism to synthesize rRNA independent of the controls of RNA polymerase I transcription.

scholarly journals Requirement of ELC1 for RNA Polymerase II Polyubiquitylation and Degradation in Response to DNA Damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 3999-4005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balazs Ribar ◽  
Louise Prakash ◽  
Satya Prakash
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
Excision Repair ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Pol Ii ◽  
Dna Damaging Agents ◽  
Nucleotide Excision

ABSTRACT Treatment of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and human cells with DNA-damaging agents such as UV light or 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide induces polyubiquitylation of the largest RNA polymerase II (Pol II) subunit, Rpb1, which results in rapid Pol II degradation by the proteasome. Here we identify a novel role for the yeast Elc1 protein in mediating Pol II polyubiquitylation and degradation in DNA-damaged yeast cells and propose the involvement of a ubiquitin ligase, of which Elc1 is a component, in this process. In addition, we present genetic evidence for a possible involvement of Elc1 in Rad7-Rad16-dependent nucleotide excision repair (NER) of lesions from the nontranscribed regions of the genome and suggest a role for Elc1 in increasing the proficiency of repair of nontranscribed DNA, where as a component of the Rad7-Rad16-Elc1 ubiquitin ligase, it would promote the efficient turnover of the NER ensemble from the lesion site in a Rad23-19S proteasomal complex-dependent reaction.

scholarly journals Nodamura Virus RNA Replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Heterologous Gene Expression Allows Replication-Dependent Colony Formation

2005 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 495-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Duane Price ◽  
Lance D. Eckerle ◽  
L. Andrew Ball ◽  
Kyle L. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Heterologous Gene Expression ◽  
Rna Replication ◽  
Viral Rna ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Genomic Rnas ◽  
Nodamura Virus

ABSTRACT Nodamura virus (NoV) and Flock House virus (FHV) are members of the family Nodaviridae. The nodavirus genome is composed of two positive-sense RNA segments: RNA1 encodes the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and RNA2 encodes the capsid protein precursor. A small subgenomic RNA3, which encodes nonstructural proteins B1 and B2, is transcribed from RNA1 during RNA replication. Previously, FHV was shown to replicate both of its genomic RNAs and to transcribe RNA3 in transiently transfected yeast cells. FHV RNAs and their derivatives could also be expressed from plasmids containing RNA polymerase II promoters. Here we show that all of these features can be recapitulated for NoV, the only nodavirus that productively infects mammals. Inducible plasmid-based systems were used to characterize the RNA replication requirements for NoV RNA1 and RNA2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Induced NoV RNA1 replication was robust. Three previously described NoV RNA1 mutants behaved in yeast as they had in mammalian cells. Yeast colonies were selected from cells expressing NoV RNA1, and RNA2 replicons that encoded yeast nutritional markers, from plasmids. Unexpectedly, these NoV RNA replication-dependent yeast colonies were recovered at frequencies 104-fold lower than in the analogous FHV system. Molecular analysis revealed that some of the NoV RNA replication-dependent colonies contained mutations in the NoV B2 open reading frame in the replicating viral RNA. In addition, we found that NoV RNA1 could support limited replication of a deletion derivative of the heterologous FHV RNA2 that expressed the yeast HIS3 selectable marker, resulting in formation of HIS+ colonies.

scholarly journals SSN genes that affect transcriptional repression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae encode SIN4, ROX3, and SRB proteins associated with RNA polymerase II.

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Song ◽  
I Treich ◽  
N Qian ◽  
S Kuchin ◽  
M Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Transcriptional Activation ◽  
Transcriptional Repression ◽  
Cyclin Dependent Kinase ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Carboxyl Terminal Domain ◽  
Carboxyl Terminal ◽  
Insight Into

The RNA polymerase II of Saccharomyces cerevisiae exists in holoenzyme forms containing a complex, known as the mediator, associated with the carboxyl-terminal domain. The mediator includes several SRB proteins and is required for transcriptional activation. Previous work showed that a cyclin-dependent kinase-cyclin pair encoded by SSN3 and SSN8, two members of the SSN suppressor family, are identical to two SRB proteins in the mediator. Here we have identified the remaining SSN genes by cloning and genetic analysis. SSN2 and SSN5 are identical to SRB9 and SRB8, respectively, which encode additional components of the mediator. Genetic evidence implicates the SSN genes in transcriptional repression. Thus, these identities provide genetic insight into mediator and carboxyl-terminal domain function, strongly suggesting a role in mediating transcriptional repression as well as activation. We also show that SSN4 and SSN7 are the same as SIN4 and ROX3, respectively, raising the possibility that these genes also encode mediator proteins.

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