scholarly journals Stability of transcription complexes on class II genes.

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 342-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
M W Van Dyke ◽  
M Sawadogo ◽  
R G Roeder
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Reaction Pathway ◽  
Regulation Of Gene Expression ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Tata Box ◽  
Promoter Complex ◽  
Transcription Complexes

Commitment of a TATA box-driven class II gene to transcription requires binding of only one transcription factor, TFIID. Additional factors (TFIIB, TFIIE, and RNA polymerase II) do not remain associated with the TFIID-promoter complex during the course of transcription. This indicates that there are two intermediates along the transcription reaction pathway which may be potential targets for the regulation of gene expression.

Stability of transcription complexes on class II genes

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 342-344
Author(s):  
M W Van Dyke ◽  
M Sawadogo ◽  
R G Roeder
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Reaction Pathway ◽  
Regulation Of Gene Expression ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Tata Box ◽  
Promoter Complex ◽  
Transcription Complexes

Commitment of a TATA box-driven class II gene to transcription requires binding of only one transcription factor, TFIID. Additional factors (TFIIB, TFIIE, and RNA polymerase II) do not remain associated with the TFIID-promoter complex during the course of transcription. This indicates that there are two intermediates along the transcription reaction pathway which may be potential targets for the regulation of gene expression.

Differential regulation of gene expression by RNA polymerase II in response to DNA damage

2004 ◽  
Vol 325 (3) ◽  
pp. 892-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong-Hwa Heo ◽  
Su-Jin Jeong ◽  
Ja-Whan Seol ◽  
Hye-Jin Kim ◽  
Jeong-Whan Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Dna Damage ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Regulation Of Gene Expression ◽  
Differential Regulation

scholarly journals O-GlcNAcylation and O-GlcNAc Cycling Regulate Gene Transcription: Emerging Roles in Cancer

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1666
Author(s):  
Matthew Parker ◽  
Kenneth Peterson ◽  
Chad Slawson
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Gene Transcription ◽  
Regulatory Elements ◽  
Post Translational Modification ◽  
Hexosamine Biosynthetic Pathway ◽  
Rnap Ii ◽  
Tata Box Binding Protein

O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is a single sugar post-translational modification (PTM) of intracellular proteins linking nutrient flux through the Hexosamine Biosynthetic Pathway (HBP) to the control of cis-regulatory elements in the genome. Aberrant O-GlcNAcylation is associated with the development, progression, and alterations in gene expression in cancer. O-GlcNAc cycling is defined as the addition and subsequent removal of the modification by O-GlcNAc Transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAcase (OGA) provides a novel method for cells to regulate various aspects of gene expression, including RNA polymerase function, epigenetic dynamics, and transcription factor activity. We will focus on the complex relationship between phosphorylation and O-GlcNAcylation in the regulation of the RNA Polymerase II (RNAP II) pre-initiation complex and the regulation of the carboxyl-terminal domain of RNAP II via the synchronous actions of OGT, OGA, and kinases. Additionally, we discuss how O-GlcNAcylation of TATA-box binding protein (TBP) alters cellular metabolism. Next, in a non-exhaustive manner, we will discuss the current literature on how O-GlcNAcylation drives gene transcription in cancer through changes in transcription factor or chromatin remodeling complex functions. We conclude with a discussion of the challenges associated with studying O-GlcNAcylation and present several new approaches for studying O-GlcNAc regulated transcription that will advance our understanding of the role of O-GlcNAc in cancer.

scholarly journals Role of polycomb repressive complex 2 in regulation of human transcription factor gene expression

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Brown
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Regulatory Control ◽  
Polycomb Repressive Complex ◽  
Control Of Gene Expression ◽  
Polycomb Repressive Complex 2

Control of gene expression is now recognized as a central issue in the field of molecular biology. We now know the sequences of many genomes including that of the human genome, and we know the nature of many pathways involved in control of gene expression. It remains difficult, however, to look at the DNA sequences surrounding a particular gene and tell which methods of regulatory control are in use. I have been pursuing the idea that progress might be made by comparing the regulatory regions of paired gene populations in which one population is strongly expressed and the other weakly. Here I report the results obtained with human genes encoding transcription factors (TF). In this population, broadly expressed genes are strongly expressed while tissue targeted TF expression is suppressed in most tissues. The results demonstrated that the promoter region of broadly expressed TF genes is enriched in binding sites for POLR2A, a component of RNA polymerase II while promoters of tissue targeted genes are enriched in EZH2, a subunit of polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2). It was rare to observe promoters with binding sites for both POLR2A and EZH2. The findings are interpreted to indicate that strong expression of broadly expressed TF genes is due to the presence of RNA polymerase II at the promoter while weak expression of tissue targeted promoters results from the presence of PRC2. Finally, transcription factor families were compared in the proportion of broadly expressed and tissue targeted genes they contain. The results demonstrated that most families possess both broadly expressed and tissue targeted members. For instance, this was the case with 16 of 20 TF families examined. The results are interpreted to indicate that while individual TFs such as EZH2 may be specific for broadly expressed or tissue targeted genes, this is not a property of most TF families.

scholarly journals S-phase-dependent action of cycloheximide in relieving chromatin-mediated general transcriptional repression

1998 ◽  
Vol 336 (3) ◽  
pp. 619-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya CESARI ◽  
Laurent HÉLIOT ◽  
Catherine MEPLAN ◽  
Michel PABION ◽  
Saadi KHOCHBIN
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Dna Replication ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Chromatin Structure ◽  
Transcriptional Activation ◽  
Regulation Of Gene Expression ◽  
S Phase ◽  
Chromatin Assembly

Chromatin plays a major role in the tight regulation of gene expression and in constraining inappropriate gene activity. Replication-coupled chromatin assembly ensures maintenance of these functions of chromatin during S phase of the cell cycle. Thus treatment of cells with an inhibitor of translation, such as cycloheximide (CX), would be expected to have a dramatic effect on chromatin structure and function, essentially in S phase of the cell cycle, due to uncoupled DNA replication and chromatin assembly. In this work, we confirm this hypothesis and show that CX can induce a dramatic S-phase-dependent alteration in chromatin structure that is associated with general RNA polymerase II-dependent transcriptional activation. Using two specific RNA polymerase II-transcribed genes, we confirm the above conclusion and show that CX-mediated transcriptional activation is enhanced during the DNA replication phase of the cell cycle. Moreover, we show co-operation between an inhibitor of histone deacetylase and CX in inducing gene expression, which is again S-phase-dependent. The modest effect of CX in inducing the activity of a transiently transfected promoter shows that the presence of the promoter in an endogenous chromatin context is necessary in order to observe transcriptional activation. We therefore suggest that the uncoupled DNA replication and histone synthesis that occur after CX treatment induces a general modification of chromatin structure, and propose that this general disorganization of chromatin structure is responsible for a widespread activation of RNA polymerase II-mediated gene transcription.

scholarly journals Transcriptional Cofactor CA150 Regulates RNA Polymerase II Elongation in a TATA-Box-Dependent Manner

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 4719-4728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Suñé ◽  
Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco
Keyword(s):  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Transcriptional Activation ◽  
Tata Box ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Tat Protein ◽  
Transcription Complexes ◽  
Hiv 1

ABSTRACT Tat protein strongly activates transcription from the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) long terminal repeat (LTR) by enhancing the elongation efficiency of RNA polymerase II complexes. Tat-mediated transcriptional activation requires cellular cofactors and specific cis-acting elements within the HIV-1 promoter, among them a functional TATA box. Here, we have investigated the mechanism by which one of these cofactors, termed CA150, regulates HIV-1 transcription in vivo. We present a series of functional assays that demonstrate that the regulation of the HIV-1 LTR by CA150 has the same functional requirements as the activation by Tat. We found that CA150 affects elongation of transcription complexes assembled on the HIV-1 promoter in a TATA-box-dependent manner. We discuss the data in terms of the involvement of CA150 in the regulation of Tat-activated HIV-1 gene expression. In addition, we also provide evidence suggesting a role for CA150 in the regulation of cellular transcriptional processes.

scholarly journals The chromatin remodeler Ino80 mediates alternative RNAPII pausing site determination

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youngseo Cheon ◽  
Sungwook Han ◽  
Taemook Kim ◽  
Daeyoup Lee
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Embryonic Stem Cells ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Regulation Of Gene Expression ◽  
Nucleosome Position ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Chromatin Remodeler ◽  
Early Transcription

Promoter-proximal pausing of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) is a critical step in early transcription elongation for the precise regulation of gene expression. Here, we provide evidence of promoter-proximal pausing-like distributions of RNAPII in S. cerevisiae. We found that genes bearing an alternative pausing site utilize Ino80p to properly localize RNAPII pausing at the first pausing site and to suppress the accumulation of RNAPII at the second pausing site, which is tightly associated with the +1 nucleosome. This alternative pausing site determination was dependent on the remodeling activity of Ino80p to modulate the +1 nucleosome position and might be controlled synergistically with Spt4p. Furthermore, we observed similar Ino80-dependent RNAPII pausing in mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs). Based on our collective results, we hypothesize that the chromatin remodeler Ino80 plays a highly conserved role in regulating early RNAPII elongation to establish intact pausing.

scholarly journals Activation and Repression at the Escherichia coli ynfEFGHI Operon Promoter

2009 ◽  
Vol 191 (9) ◽  
pp. 3172-3176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Xu ◽  
Stephen J. W. Busby ◽  
Douglas F. Browning
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Nitrate Ions ◽  
Single Target ◽  
Promoter Complex ◽  
Polymerase Binding ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Rna Polymerase Promoter

ABSTRACT Induction of the Escherichia coli K-12 ynfEFGHI operon in response to anaerobiosis is repressed by nitrate ions. In this study, we show that the global transcription factor FNR is a class II activator at the ynfEFGHI promoter and that NarL represses activation by binding to a single target that overlaps the promoter −10 element. Electromobility shift assays show that NarL does not prevent RNA polymerase binding and suggest that repression may involve a quaternary NarL-FNR-RNA polymerase-promoter complex.

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