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Zamudio‐Ochoa A, Morozov Y, Sarfallah A, Anikin M, Temiakov D. Mechanisms of mitochondrial promoter recognition in humans and other mammalian species. FASEB J 2022. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.l7814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyThomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphiaPA
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- Cell Biology and NeuroscienceRowan UniversityStratfordNJ
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- Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyThomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphiaPA
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Zamudio-Ochoa A, Morozov YI, Sarfallah A, Anikin M, Temiakov D. OUP accepted manuscript. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:2765-2781. [PMID: 35191499 PMCID: PMC8934621 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/27/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Recognition of mammalian mitochondrial promoters requires the concerted action of mitochondrial RNA polymerase (mtRNAP) and transcription initiation factors TFAM and TFB2M. In this work, we found that transcript slippage results in heterogeneity of the human mitochondrial transcripts in vivo and in vitro. This allowed us to correctly interpret the RNAseq data, identify the bona fide transcription start sites (TSS), and assign mitochondrial promoters for > 50% of mammalian species and some other vertebrates. The divergent structure of the mammalian promoters reveals previously unappreciated aspects of mtDNA evolution. The correct assignment of TSS also enabled us to establish the precise register of the DNA in the initiation complex and permitted investigation of the sequence-specific protein-DNA interactions. We determined the molecular basis of promoter recognition by mtRNAP and TFB2M, which cooperatively recognize bases near TSS in a species-specific manner. Our findings reveal a role of mitochondrial transcription machinery in mitonuclear coevolution and speciation.
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- Angelica Zamudio-Ochoa
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rowan University, School of Osteopathic Medicine, 42 E Laurel Rd, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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Sarfallah A, Zamudio-Ochoa A, Anikin M, Temiakov D. Mechanism of transcription initiation and primer generation at the mitochondrial replication origin OriL. EMBO J 2021; 40:e107988. [PMID: 34423452 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2021107988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The intricate process of human mtDNA replication requires the coordinated action of both transcription and replication machineries. Transcription and replication events at the lagging strand of mtDNA prompt the formation of a stem-loop structure (OriL) and the synthesis of a ∼25 nt RNA primer by mitochondrial RNA polymerase (mtRNAP). The mechanisms by which mtRNAP recognizes OriL, initiates transcription, and transfers the primer to the replisome are poorly understood. We found that transcription initiation at OriL involves slippage of the nascent transcript. The transcript slippage is essential for initiation complex stability and its ability to translocate the mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma, PolG, which pre-binds to OriL, downstream of the replication origin thus allowing for the primer synthesis. Our data suggest the primosome assembly at OriL-a complex of mtRNAP and PolG-can efficiently generate the primer, transfer it to the replisome, and protect it from degradation by mitochondrial endonucleases.
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- Azadeh Sarfallah
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Jones JL, Hofmann KB, Cowan AT, Temiakov D, Cramer P, Anikin M. Yeast mitochondrial protein Pet111p binds directly to two distinct targets in COX2 mRNA, suggesting a mechanism of translational activation. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:7528-7536. [PMID: 30910813 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.005355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The genes in mitochondrial DNA code for essential subunits of the respiratory chain complexes. In yeast, expression of mitochondrial genes is controlled by a group of gene-specific translational activators encoded in the nucleus. These factors appear to be part of a regulatory system that enables concerted expression of the necessary genes from both nuclear and mitochondrial genomes to produce functional respiratory complexes. Many of the translational activators are believed to act on the 5'-untranslated regions of target mRNAs, but the molecular mechanisms involved in this regulation remain obscure. In this study, we used a combination of in vivo and in vitro analyses to characterize the interactions of one of these translational activators, the pentatricopeptide repeat protein Pet111p, with its presumed target, COX2 mRNA, which encodes subunit II of cytochrome c oxidase. Using photoactivatable ribonucleoside-enhanced cross-linking and immunoprecipitation analysis, we found that Pet111p binds directly and specifically to a 5'-end proximal region of the COX2 transcript. Further, we applied in vitro RNase footprinting and mapped two binding targets of the protein, of which one is located in the 5'-untranslated leader and the other is within the coding sequence. Combined with the available genetic data, these results suggest a plausible mechanism of translational activation, in which binding of Pet111p may prevent inhibitory secondary structures from forming in the translation initiation region, thus rendering the mRNA available for interaction with the ribosome.
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- Julia L Jones
- From the Graduate Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and.,the Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey 08084
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- the Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany, and
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- the Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey 08084
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- the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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- the Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany, and
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- the Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey 08084,
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Hillen HS, Parshin AV, Agaronyan K, Morozov YI, Graber JJ, Chernev A, Schwinghammer K, Urlaub H, Anikin M, Cramer P, Temiakov D. Mechanism of Transcription Anti-termination in Human Mitochondria. Cell 2017; 171:1082-1093.e13. [PMID: 29033127 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In human mitochondria, transcription termination events at a G-quadruplex region near the replication origin are thought to drive replication of mtDNA by generation of an RNA primer. This process is suppressed by a key regulator of mtDNA-the transcription factor TEFM. We determined the structure of an anti-termination complex in which TEFM is bound to transcribing mtRNAP. The structure reveals interactions of the dimeric pseudonuclease core of TEFM with mobile structural elements in mtRNAP and the nucleic acid components of the elongation complex (EC). Binding of TEFM to the DNA forms a downstream "sliding clamp," providing high processivity to the EC. TEFM also binds near the RNA exit channel to prevent formation of the RNA G-quadruplex structure required for termination and thus synthesis of the replication primer. Our data provide insights into target specificity of TEFM and mechanisms by which it regulates the switch between transcription and replication of mtDNA.
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- Hauke S Hillen
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology, Rowan University, School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2 Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Rowan University, School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2 Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Rowan University, School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2 Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Rowan University, School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2 Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Bioanalytics, Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Bioanalytics, Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology, Rowan University, School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2 Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Rowan University, School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2 Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA.
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Lagrange M, Sannicolo T, Muñoz-Rojas D, Lohan BG, Khan A, Anikin M, Jiménez C, Bruckert F, Bréchet Y, Bellet D. Understanding the mechanisms leading to failure in metallic nanowire-based transparent heaters, and solution for stability enhancement. Nanotechnology 2017; 28:055709. [PMID: 28032620 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/28/5/055709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Silver nanowire (AgNW) networks are emerging as one of the most promising alternatives to indium tin oxide (ITO) for transparent electrodes in flexible electronic devices. They can be used in a variety of optoelectronic applications such as solar cells, touch panels and organic light-emitting diodes. Recently they have also proven to be very efficient when used as transparent heaters (THs). In addition to the study of AgNW networks acting as THs in regular use, i.e. at low voltage and moderate temperature, their stability and physical behavior at higher voltages and for longer durations should be studied in view of their integration into real devices. The properties of AgNW networks deposited by spray coating on glass or flexible transparent substrates are thoroughly studied via in situ measurements. The AgNW networks' behavior at different voltages for different durations and under different atmospheric conditions, both in air and under vacuum, has been examined. At low voltage, a reversible electrical response is observed while irreversibility and even failure are observed at higher voltages. In order to gain a deeper insight into the behavior of AgNW networks used as THs, simple but realistic physical models are proposed and are found to be in fair agreement with the experimental data. Finally, as the stability of AgNW networks is a key issue, we demonstrate that coating AgNW networks with a very thin layer of TiO2 using atomic layer deposition (ALD) improves the material's resistance against electrical and thermal instabilities without altering optical transmittance. We show that the critical annealing temperature associated to network breakdown increases from 270 °C for the as-deposited AgNW networks to 420 °C for AgNW networks coated with TiO2. Similarly, the electrical failure which occurs at 7 V for the as-deposited networks increases to 13 V for TiO2-coated networks. TiO2 is also proved to stabilize AgNW networks during long duration operation and at high voltage. Temperature higher than 235 °C was achieved at 7 V without failure.
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- M Lagrange
- Grenoble Alpes University, LMGP, CNRS, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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Morozov YI, Parshin AV, Agaronyan K, Cheung ACM, Anikin M, Cramer P, Temiakov D. A model for transcription initiation in human mitochondria. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:3726-35. [PMID: 25800739 PMCID: PMC4402542 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Regulation of transcription of mtDNA is thought to be crucial for maintenance of redox potential and vitality of the cell but is poorly understood at the molecular level. In this study we mapped the binding sites of the core transcription initiation factors TFAM and TFB2M on human mitochondrial RNA polymerase, and interactions of the latter with promoter DNA. This allowed us to construct a detailed structural model, which displays a remarkable level of interaction between the components of the initiation complex (IC). The architecture of the mitochondrial IC suggests mechanisms of promoter binding and recognition that are distinct from the mechanisms found in RNAPs operating in all domains of life, and illuminates strategies of transcription regulation developed at the very early stages of evolution of gene expression.
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- Yaroslav I Morozov
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, 2 Medical Center Dr., Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, 2 Medical Center Dr., Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, 2 Medical Center Dr., Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, 2 Medical Center Dr., Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Gottingen, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, 2 Medical Center Dr., Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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Coordinated replication and expression of the mitochondrial genome is critical for metabolically active cells during various stages of development. However, it is not known whether replication and transcription can occur simultaneously without interfering with each other and whether mitochondrial DNA copy number can be regulated by the transcription machinery. We found that interaction of human transcription elongation factor TEFM with mitochondrial RNA polymerase and nascent transcript prevents the generation of replication primers and increases transcription processivity and thereby serves as a molecular switch between replication and transcription, which appear to be mutually exclusive processes in mitochondria. TEFM may allow mitochondria to increase transcription rates and, as a consequence, respiration and adenosine triphosphate production without the need to replicate mitochondrial DNA, as has been observed during spermatogenesis and the early stages of embryogenesis.
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- Karen Agaronyan
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, 2 Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, 2 Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, 2 Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, 2 Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA.
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Molodtsov V, Anikin M, McAllister WT. The presence of an RNA:DNA hybrid that is prone to slippage promotes termination by T7 RNA polymerase. J Mol Biol 2014; 426:3095-3107. [PMID: 24976131 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2014.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Revised: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Intrinsic termination signals for multisubunit bacterial RNA polymerases (RNAPs) encode a GC-rich stem-loop structure followed by a polyuridine [poly(U)] tract, and it has been proposed that steric clash of the stem-loop with the exit pore of the RNAP imposes a shearing force on the RNA in the downstream RNA:DNA hybrid, resulting in misalignment of the active site. The structurally unrelated T7 RNAP terminates at a similar type of signal (TΦ), suggesting a common mechanism for termination. In the absence of a hairpin (passive conditions), T7 RNAP slips efficiently in both homopolymeric A and U tracts, and we have found that replacement of the U tract in TΦ with a slippage-prone A tract still allows efficient termination. Under passive conditions, incorporation of a single G residue following a poly(U) tract (which is the situation during termination at TΦ) results in a "locked" complex that is unable to extend the transcript. Our results support a model in which transmission of the shearing force generated by steric clash of the hairpin with the exit pore is promoted by the presence of a slippery tracts downstream, resulting in alterations in the active site and the formation of a locked complex that represents an early step in the termination pathway.
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- Vadim Molodtsov
- Graduate Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, 42 East Laurel Road, UDP 2200, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, 42 East Laurel Road, UDP 2200, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, 42 East Laurel Road, UDP 2200, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, 42 East Laurel Road, UDP 2200, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA.
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Morozov YI, Agaronyan K, Cheung ACM, Anikin M, Cramer P, Temiakov D. A novel intermediate in transcription initiation by human mitochondrial RNA polymerase. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:3884-93. [PMID: 24393772 PMCID: PMC3973326 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt1356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
The mitochondrial genome is transcribed by a single-subunit T7 phage-like RNA polymerase (mtRNAP), structurally unrelated to cellular RNAPs. In higher eukaryotes, mtRNAP requires two transcription factors for efficient initiation-TFAM, a major nucleoid protein, and TFB2M, a transient component of mtRNAP catalytic site. The mechanisms behind assembly of the mitochondrial transcription machinery and its regulation are poorly understood. We isolated and identified a previously unknown human mitochondrial transcription intermediate-a pre-initiation complex that includes mtRNAP, TFAM and promoter DNA. Using protein-protein cross-linking, we demonstrate that human TFAM binds to the N-terminal domain of mtRNAP, which results in bending of the promoter DNA around mtRNAP. The subsequent recruitment of TFB2M induces promoter melting and formation of an open initiation complex. Our data indicate that the pre-initiation complex is likely to be an important target for transcription regulation and provide basis for further structural, biochemical and biophysical studies of mitochondrial transcription.
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- Yaroslav I Morozov
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, Medical Center Dr, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA and Gene Center and Department of Biochemistry, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany
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Litonin D, Sologub M, Shi Y, Savkina M, Anikin M, Falkenberg M, Gustafsson CM, Temiakov D. Human mitochondrial transcription revisited: only TFAM and TFB2M are required for transcription of the mitochondrial genes in vitro. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:18129-33. [PMID: 20410300 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c110.128918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Human mitochondrial transcription is driven by a single subunit RNA polymerase and a set of basal transcription factors. The development of a recombinant in vitro transcription system has allowed for a detailed molecular characterization of the individual components and their contribution to transcription initiation. We found that TFAM and TFB2M act synergistically and increase transcription efficiency 100-200-fold as compared with RNA polymerase alone. Both the light-strand promoter (LSP) and the HSP1 promoters displayed maximal levels of in vitro transcription when TFAM was present in an amount equimolar to the DNA template. Importantly, we did not detect any significant transcription activity in the presence of the TFB2M paralog, TFB1M, or when templates containing the putative HSP2 promoter were used. These data confirm previous observations that TFB1M does not function as a bona fide transcription factor and raise questions as to whether HSP2 serves as a functional promoter in vivo. In addition, we did not detect transcription stimulation by the ribosomal protein MRPL12. Thus, only two essential initiation factors, TFAM and TFB2M, and two promoters, LSP and HSP1, are required to drive transcription of the mitochondrial genome.
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- Dmitry Litonin
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, New Jersey 08084, USA
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Sologub M, Litonin D, Anikin M, Mustaev A, Temiakov D. TFB2 is a transient component of the catalytic site of the human mitochondrial RNA polymerase. Cell 2009; 139:934-44. [PMID: 19945377 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [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: 05/28/2009] [Revised: 07/23/2009] [Accepted: 09/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Transcription in human mitochondria is carried out by a single-subunit, T7-like RNA polymerase assisted by several auxiliary factors. We demonstrate that an essential initiation factor, TFB2, forms a network of interactions with DNA near the transcription start site and facilitates promoter melting but may not be essential for promoter recognition. Unexpectedly, catalytic autolabeling reveals that TFB2 interacts with the priming substrate, suggesting that TFB2 acts as a transient component of the catalytic site of the initiation complex. Mapping of TFB2 identifies a region of its N-terminal domain that is involved in simultaneous interactions with the priming substrate and the templating (+1) DNA base. Our data indicate that the transcriptional machinery in human mitochondria has evolved into a system that combines features inherited from self-sufficient, T7-like RNA polymerase and those typically found in systems comprising cellular multi-subunit polymerases, and provide insights into the molecular mechanisms of transcription regulation in mitochondria.
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- Marina Sologub
- Department of Cell Biology, UMDNJ, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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Savkina M, Temiakov D, McAllister WT, Anikin M. Multiple functions of yeast mitochondrial transcription factor Mtf1p during initiation. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:3957-3964. [PMID: 19920143 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.051003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Transcription of the yeast mitochondrial genome is carried out by an RNA polymerase (Rpo41p) that is related to single subunit bacteriophage RNA polymerases but requires an additional factor (Mtf1p) for initiation. In this work we show that Mtf1p is involved in multiple roles during initiation including discrimination of upstream base pairs in the promoter, initial melting of three to four base pairs around the site of transcript initiation, and suppression of nonspecific initiation. It, thus, appears that Mtf1p is functionally analogous to initiation factors of multisubunit RNA polymerases, such as sigma. Photocross-linking experiments reveal close proximity between Mtf1p and the promoter DNA and show that the C-terminal domain makes contacts with the template strand in the vicinity of the start site. Interestingly, Mtf1p is related to a class of RNA methyltransferases, suggesting an early evolutionary link between RNA synthesis and processing.
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- Maria Savkina
- From the Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford Division, Stratford, New Jersey 08084; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford Division, Stratford, New Jersey 08084
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- From the Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford Division, Stratford, New Jersey 08084
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- From the Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford Division, Stratford, New Jersey 08084
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- From the Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford Division, Stratford, New Jersey 08084.
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Markov DA, Savkina M, Anikin M, Del Campo M, Ecker K, Lambowitz AM, De Gnore JP, McAllister WT. Identification of proteins associated with the yeast mitochondrial RNA polymerase by tandem affinity purification. Yeast 2009; 26:423-40. [PMID: 19536766 PMCID: PMC2896726 DOI: 10.1002/yea.1672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The abundance of mitochondrial (mt) transcripts varies under different conditions, and is thought to depend upon rates of transcription initiation, transcription termination/attenuation and RNA processing/degradation. The requirement to maintain the balance between RNA synthesis and processing may involve coordination between these processes; however, little is known about factors that regulate the activity of mtRNA polymerase (mtRNAP). Recent attempts to identify mtRNAP–protein interactions in yeast by means of a generalized tandem affinity purification (TAP) protocol were not successful, most likely because they involved a C-terminal mtRNAP–TAP fusion (which is incompatible with mtRNAP function) and because of the use of whole-cell solubilization protocols that did not preserve the integrity of mt protein complexes. Based upon the structure of T7 RNAP (to which mtRNAPs show high sequence similarity), we identified positions in yeast mtRNAP that allow insertion of a small affinity tag, confirmed the mature N-terminus, constructed a functional N-terminal TAP–mtRNAP fusion, pulled down associated proteins, and identified them by LC–MS–MS. Among the proteins found in the pull-down were a DEAD-box protein (Mss116p) and an RNA-binding protein (Pet127p). Previous genetic experiments suggested a role for these proteins in linking transcription and RNA degradation, in that a defect in the mt degradadosome could be suppressed by overexpression of either of these proteins or, independently, by mutations in either mtRNAP or its initiation factor Mtf1p. Further, we found that Mss116p inhibits transcription by mtRNAP in vitro in a steady-state reaction. Our results support the hypothesis that Mss116p and Pet127p are involved in modulation of mtRNAP activity. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Dmitriy A Markov
- Departments of Cell Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, USA.
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Kent T, Kashkina E, Anikin M, Temiakov D. Maintenance of RNA-DNA hybrid length in bacterial RNA polymerases. J Biol Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.a901898200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Kashkina E, Anikin M, Brueckner F, Lehmann E, Kochetkov SN, McAllister WT, Cramer P, Temiakov D. Multisubunit RNA polymerases melt only a single DNA base pair downstream of the active site. J Biol Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.a700098200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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During transcription elongation the nascent RNA remains base-paired to the template strand of the DNA before it is displaced and the two strands of the DNA reanneal, resulting in the formation of a transcription "bubble" of approximately 10 bp. To examine how the length of the RNA-DNA hybrid is maintained, we assembled transcription elongation complexes on synthetic nucleic acid scaffolds that mimic the situation in which transcript displacement is compromised and the polymerase synthesizes an extended hybrid. We found that in such complexes bacterial RNA polymerase exhibit an intrinsic endonucleolytic cleavage activity that restores the hybrid to its normal length. Mutations in the region of the RNA polymerase near the site of RNA-DNA separation result in altered RNA displacement and translocation functions and as a consequence in different patterns of proofreading activities. Our data corroborate structural findings concerning the elements involved in the maintenance of the length of the RNA-DNA hybrid and suggest interplay between polymerase translocation, DNA strand separation, and intrinsic endonucleolytic activity.
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- Tatyana Kent
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, New Jersey 08084
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, New Jersey 08084
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, New Jersey 08084
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, New Jersey 08084.
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Anikin M, Temiakov D, McAllister W, Savkina M. 38 Transcription initiation by yeast mitochondrial RNA polymerase. Mitochondrion 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2007.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Pahujaa M, Anikin M, Goldberg GS. Phosphorylation of connexin43 induced by Src: regulation of gap junctional communication between transformed cells. Exp Cell Res 2007; 313:4083-90. [PMID: 17956757 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2007] [Revised: 09/06/2007] [Accepted: 09/06/2007] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Cx43 is a widely expressed gap junction protein that mediates communication between many cell types. In general, tumor cells display less intercellular communication than their nontransformed precursors. The Src tyrosine kinase has been implicated in progression of a wide variety of cancers. Src can phosphorylate Cx43, and this event is associated with the suppression of gap junction communication. However, Src activates multiple signaling pathways that can also affect intercellular communication. For example, serine kinases including PKC and MAPK are downstream effectors of Src that can also phosphorylate Cx43 and disrupt gap junctional communication. In addition, Src can affect the expression of other proteins that may affect intercellular communication. Indeed, disruption of gap junctions by Src appears to be complex. It has become clear that Src can affect Cx43 activity by multiple mechanisms. Here, we review how Src may orchestrate events that regulate intercellular communication mediated by Cx43.
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- Madhuri Pahujaa
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Science Center, 2 Medical Center Dr., Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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Bandwar RP, Ma N, Emanuel SA, Anikin M, Vassylyev DG, Patel SS, McAllister WT. The transition to an elongation complex by T7 RNA polymerase is a multistep process. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:22879-86. [PMID: 17548349 PMCID: PMC3311160 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m702589200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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During the transition from an initiation complex to an elongation complex (EC), T7 RNA polymerase undergoes major conformational changes that involve reorientation of a "core" subdomain as a rigid body and extensive refolding of other elements in the 266 residue N-terminal domain. The pathway and timing of these events is poorly understood. To examine this, we introduced proline residues into regions of the N-terminal domain that become alpha-helical during the reorganization and changed the charge of a key residue that interacts with the RNA:DNA hybrid 5 bp upstream of the active site in the EC but not in the initiation complex. These alterations resulted in a diminished ability to make products >5-7 nt and/or a slow transition through this point. The results indicate that the transition to an EC is a multistep process and that the movement of the core subdomain and reorganization of certain elements in the N-terminal domain commence prior to promoter release (at 8-9 nt).
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- Rajiv P. Bandwar
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11203
- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11203
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey 08084
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey 08084
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama 35294
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey 08084
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Kashkina E, Anikin M, Brueckner F, Lehmann E, Kochetkov SN, McAllister WT, Cramer P, Temiakov D. Multisubunit RNA polymerases melt only a single DNA base pair downstream of the active site. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:21578-82. [PMID: 17526498 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c700098200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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To extend the nascent transcript, RNA polymerases must melt the DNA duplex downstream from the active site to expose the next acceptor base for substrate binding and incorporation. A number of mechanisms have been proposed to account for the manner in which the correct substrate is selected, and these differ in their predictions as to how far the downstream DNA is melted. Using fluorescence quenching experiments, we provide evidence that cellular RNA polymerases from bacteria and yeast melt only one DNA base pair downstream from the active site. These data argue against a model in which multiple NTPs are lined up downstream of the active site.
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- Ekaterina Kashkina
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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Pomerantz RT, Temiakov D, Anikin M, Vassylyev DG, McAllister WT. A mechanism of nucleotide misincorporation during transcription due to template-strand misalignment. Mol Cell 2006; 24:245-55. [PMID: 17052458 PMCID: PMC2810628 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2006.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 06/13/2006] [Revised: 07/15/2006] [Accepted: 08/17/2006] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Transcription errors by T7 RNA polymerase (RNAP) may occur as the result of a mechanism in which the template base two positions downstream of the 3' end of the RNA (the TSn+1 base) is utilized during two consecutive nucleotide-addition cycles. In the first cycle, misalignment of the template strand leads to incorporation of a nucleotide that is complementary to the TSn+1 base. In the second cycle, the template is realigned and the mismatched primer is efficiently extended, resulting in a substitution error. Proper organization of the transcription bubble is required for maintaining the correct register of the DNA template, as the presence of a complementary nontemplate strand opposite the TSn+1 base suppresses template misalignment. Our findings for T7 RNAP are in contrast to related DNA polymerases of the Pol I type, which fail to extend mismatches efficiently and generate predominantly deletion errors as a result of template-strand misalignment.
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- Richard T. Pomerantz
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11203, USA
- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11203, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, 42 East Laurel Road, Stratford, New Jersey 08084, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, 42 East Laurel Road, Stratford, New Jersey 08084, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 434 Kaul Genetics Building, 720 20 Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, 42 East Laurel Road, Stratford, New Jersey 08084, USA
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Kashkina E, Anikin M, Brueckner F, Pomerantz RT, McAllister WT, Cramer P, Temiakov D. Template Misalignment in Multisubunit RNA Polymerases and Transcription Fidelity. Mol Cell 2006; 24:257-66. [PMID: 17052459 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2006.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [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: 07/28/2006] [Revised: 09/27/2006] [Accepted: 10/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Recent work showed that the single-subunit T7 RNA polymerase (RNAP) can generate misincorporation errors by a mechanism that involves misalignment of the DNA template strand. Here, we show that the same mechanism can produce errors during transcription by the multisubunit yeast RNAP II and bacterial RNAPs. Fluorescence spectroscopy reveals a reorganization of the template strand during this process, and molecular modeling suggests an open space above the polymerase active site that could accommodate a misaligned base. Substrate competition assays indicate that template misalignment, not misincorporation, is the preferred mechanism for substitution errors by cellular RNAPs. Misalignment could account for data previously taken as evidence for additional NTP binding sites downstream of the active site. Analysis of the effects of different template topologies on misincorporation indicates that the duplex DNA immediately downstream of the active site plays an important role in transcription fidelity.
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- Ekaterina Kashkina
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 42 East Laurel Road, Stratford, New Jersey 08084, USA
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Kashkina E, Anikin M, Tahirov TH, Kochetkov SN, Vassylyev DG, Temiakov D. Elongation complexes of Thermus thermophilus RNA polymerase that possess distinct translocation conformations. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:4036-45. [PMID: 16914440 PMCID: PMC1557819 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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We have characterized elongation complexes (ECs) of RNA polymerase from the extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus. We found that complexes assembled on nucleic acid scaffolds are transcriptionally competent at high temperature (50–80°C) and, depending upon the organization of the scaffold, possess distinct translocation conformations. ECs assembled on scaffolds with a 9 bp RNA:DNA hybrid are highly stable, resistant to pyrophosphorolysis, and are in the posttranslocated state. ECs with an RNA:DNA hybrid longer or shorter than 9 bp appear to be in a pretranslocated state, as evidenced by their sensitivity to pyrophosphorolysis, GreA-induced cleavage, and exonuclease footprinting. Both pretranslocated (8 bp RNA:DNA hybrid) and posttranslocated (9 bp RNA:DNA hybrid) complexes were crystallized in distinct crystal forms, supporting the homogeneity of the conformational states in these complexes. Crystals of a posttranslocated complex were used to collect diffraction data at atomic resolution.
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- Ekaterina Kashkina
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic MedicineStratford, NJ 08084, USA
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences119991, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic MedicineStratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- APCG RIKEN Harima Institute at SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Mikazuki-choSayo Hyogo 679-5148 Japan
- Lied Transplant Center Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases University of Nebraska Medical Center 10737A986805 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska 68198
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences119991, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Schools of Medicine and DentistryBirmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Structural and Molecular Biology Laboratory, RIKEN Harima Institute at SPring-81-1-1 Kouto, Mikazuki-cho, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic MedicineStratford, NJ 08084, USA
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: 856 566 6274; Fax: 856 566 2881;
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Ma K, Temiakov D, Anikin M, McAllister WT. Probing conformational changes in T7 RNA polymerase during initiation and termination by using engineered disulfide linkages. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:17612-7. [PMID: 16301518 PMCID: PMC1308916 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0508865102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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During the transition from an initiation complex to an elongation complex (EC), the single-subunit bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase (RNAP) undergoes dramatic conformational changes. To explore the significance of these changes, we constructed mutant RNAPs that are able to form disulfide bonds that limit the mobility of elements that are involved in the transition (or its reversal) and examined the effects of the crosslinks on initiation and termination. A crosslink that is specific to the initiation complex conformation blocks transcription at 5-6 nt, presumably by preventing isomerization to an EC. A crosslink that is specific to the EC conformation has relatively little effect on elongation or on termination at a class I terminator (T), which involves the formation of a stable stem-loop structure in the RNA. Crosslinked ECs also pause and resume transcription normally at a class II pause site (concatamer junction) but are deficient in termination at a class II terminator (PTH, which is found in human preparathyroid hormone gene), both of which involve a specific recognition sequence. The crosslinked amino acids in the EC lie close to the upstream end of the RNA-DNA hybrid and may prevent a movement of the polymerase that would assist in displacing or releasing RNA from a relatively unstable DNA-RNA hybrid in the paused PTH complex.
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- Kaiyu Ma
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203-2098, USA
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Pomerantz RT, Ramjit R, Gueroui Z, Place C, Anikin M, Leuba S, Zlatanova J, McAllister WT. A tightly regulated molecular motor based upon T7 RNA polymerase. Nano Lett 2005; 5:1698-703. [PMID: 16159208 DOI: 10.1021/nl0509125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Controlled movement of materials or molecules within the nanometer range is essential in many applications of nanotechnology. Here we report the capture, movement, and release of cargo molecules along DNA by a modified form of T7 RNA polymerase (RNAP) in a manner that is controlled by the sequence of the DNA. Using single-molecule methods, we visualize the assembly and manipulation of nanodevices and the ability to harness rotary and linear forces of the RNAP motor.
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- Richard T Pomerantz
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11203-2098, USA
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Temiakov D, Patlan V, Anikin M, McAllister WT, Yokoyama S, Vassylyev DG. Structural basis for substrate selection by t7 RNA polymerase. Cell 2004; 116:381-91. [PMID: 15016373 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(04)00059-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [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: 09/17/2003] [Revised: 11/12/2003] [Accepted: 12/22/2003] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The mechanism by which nucleotide polymerases select the correct substrate is of fundamental importance to the fidelity of DNA replication and transcription. During the nucleotide addition cycle, pol I DNA polymerases undergo the transition from a catalytically inactive "open" to an active "closed" conformation. All known determinants of substrate selection are associated with the "closed" state. To elucidate if this mechanism is conserved in homologous single subunit RNA polymerases (RNAPs), we have determined the structure of T7 RNAP elongation complex with the incoming substrate analog. Surprisingly, the substrate specifically binds to RNAP in the "open" conformation, where it is base paired with the acceptor template base, while Tyr639 provides discrimination of ribose versus deoxyribose substrates. The structure therefore suggests a novel mechanism, in which the substrate selection occurs prior to the isomerization to the catalytically active conformation. Modeling of multisubunit RNAPs suggests that this mechanism might be universal for all RNAPs.
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- Dmitry Temiakov
- Morse Institute for Molecular Genetics, Department of Microbiology, SUNY Health Science Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11203, USA
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Temiakov D, Anikin M, Ma K, Jiang M, McAllister WT. Probing the organization of transcription complexes using photoreactive 4-thio-substituted analogs of uracil and thymidine. Methods Enzymol 2003; 371:133-43. [PMID: 14712696 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(03)71009-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Dmitri Temiakov
- Morse Institute of Molecular Genetics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, SUNY Downstate 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11203-2098, USA
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Temiakov D, Tahirov TH, Anikin M, McAllister WT, Vassylyev DG, Yokoyama S. Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of T7 RNA polymerase elongation complex. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2003; 59:185-7. [PMID: 12499566 DOI: 10.1107/s0907444902019777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2002] [Accepted: 10/29/2002] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Stable transcription-elongation complexes consisting of T7 RNA polymerase (molecular mass 99 kDa) in association with a nucleic acid scaffold consisting of an 8 bp RNA-DNA hybrid and 10 bp of downstream DNA were assembled and crystallized by the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion technique under near-physiological conditions. The crystals diffract beyond 2.6 A resolution and belong to space group P1, with unit-cell parameters a = 79.91, b = 84.97, c = 202 A, alpha = 90.36, beta = 92.97, gamma = 109.94 degrees. An unambiguous molecular-replacement solution was found using the C-terminal portion of the T7 RNA polymerase structure from the early initiation complex as a search model. Model building and structure refinement are now in progress.
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- Dmitry Temiakov
- Morse Institute of Molecular Genetics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11203-2098, USA
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We have used synthetic oligomers of DNA and RNA to assemble nucleic acid scaffolds that, when mixed with T7 RNA polymerase, allow the formation of functional transcription complexes. Manipulation of the scaffold structure allows the contribution of each element in the scaffold to transcription activity to be independently determined. The minimal scaffold that allows efficient extension after challenge with 200 mm NaCl consists of an 8-nt RNA primer hybridized to a DNA template (T strand) that extends 5-10 nt downstream. Constructs in which the RNA-DNA hybrid is less than or greater than 8 bp are less salt-resistant, and the hybrid cannot be extended beyond 12-13 bp. Although the presence of a complementary nontemplate strand downstream of the primer does not affect salt resistance, the presence of DNA upstream decreases resistance. The addition of a 4-nt unpaired "tail" to the 5' end of the primer increases salt resistance, as does the presence of an unpaired nontemplate strand in the region that contains the 8-bp hybrid (thereby generating an artificial transcription "bubble"). Scaffold complexes having these features remain active for over 1 week in the absence of salt and exhibit many of the properties of halted elongation complexes, including resistance to salt challenge, a similar trypsin cleavage pattern, and a similar pattern of RNA-RNA polymerase cross-linking.
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- Dmitri Temiakov
- Morse Institute of Molecular Genetics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York 11203-2098, USA
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Ma K, Temiakov D, Jiang M, Anikin M, McAllister WT. Major conformational changes occur during the transition from an initiation complex to an elongation complex by T7 RNA polymerase. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:43206-15. [PMID: 12186873 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m206658200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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To examine changes that occur during the transition from an initiation complex (IC) to an elongation complex (EC) in T7 RNA polymerase (RNAP), we used nucleic acid-protein cross-linking methods to probe interactions of the RNAP with RNA and DNA in a halted EC. As the RNA is displaced from the RNA-DNA hybrid approximately 9 bp upstream from the active site (at -9) it interacts with a region within the specificity loop (residues 744-750) and is directed toward a positively charged surface that surrounds residues Lys-302 and Lys-303. Surprisingly, the template and non-template strands of the DNA at the upstream edge of the hybrid (near the site where the RNA is displaced) interact with a region in the N-terminal domain of the RNAP (residues 172-191) that is far away from the specificity loop before isomerization (in the IC). To bring these two regions of the RNAP into proximity, major conformational changes must occur during the transition from an IC to an EC. The observed nucleic acid-protein interactions help to explain the behavior of a number of mutant RNAPs that are affected at various stages in the initiation process and in termination.
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- Kaiyu Ma
- Morse Institute of Molecular Genetics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn, New York 11203-2098, USA
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Tahirov TH, Temiakov D, Anikin M, Patlan V, McAllister WT, Vassylyev DG, Yokoyama S. Structure of a T7 RNA polymerase elongation complex at 2.9 A resolution. Nature 2002; 420:43-50. [PMID: 12422209 DOI: 10.1038/nature01129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [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: 07/29/2002] [Accepted: 09/19/2002] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The single-subunit bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase carries out the transcription cycle in an identical manner to that of bacterial and eukaryotic multisubunit enzymes. Here we report the crystal structure of a T7 RNA polymerase elongation complex, which shows that incorporation of an 8-base-pair RNA-DNA hybrid into the active site of the enzyme induces a marked rearrangement of the amino-terminal domain. This rearrangement involves alternative folding of about 130 residues and a marked reorientation (about 130 degrees rotation) of a stable core subdomain, resulting in a structure that provides elements required for stable transcription elongation. A wide opening on the enzyme surface that is probably an RNA exit pathway is formed, and the RNA-DNA hybrid is completely buried in a newly formed, deep protein cavity. Binding of 10 base pairs of downstream DNA is stabilized mostly by long-distance electrostatic interactions. The structure implies plausible mechanisms for the various phases of the transcription cycle, and reveals important structural similarities with the multisubunit RNA polymerases.
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- Tahir H Tahirov
- High Throughput Factory, RIKEN Harima Institute at SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Mikazuki-cho, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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Imburgio D, Anikin M, McAllister WT. Effects of substitutions in a conserved DX(2)GR sequence motif, found in many DNA-dependent nucleotide polymerases, on transcription by T7 RNA polymerase. J Mol Biol 2002; 319:37-51. [PMID: 12051935 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2836(02)00261-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
The region in bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase (RNAP) comprising residues 421-425 contains a sequence motif (DX(2)GR) that is conserved among many DNA-dependent nucleotide polymerases. We have found that alterations in this motif result in enzymes that display weaker retention of the RNA product during transcript initiation, a decreased ability to make the transition to a stable elongation complex, and changes in substrate binding and catalytic activity. Many of these defects are coupled with an altered response to the presence or absence of the non-template strand. The observed constellation of defects supports a role for the motif in interacting with and stabilizing the RNA:DNA hybrid during the early stages of transcript initiation. This is consistent with the position of the motif in a T7 RNAP initiation complex. Although a conserved DX(2)GR sequence motif is also observed in multisubunit RNAPs, the structural organization of the motif and the manner in which it interacts with the RNA:DNA hybrid in the latter enzymes is different from that in T7 RNAP. However, another element in the multisubunit RNAPs that contains a highly conserved arginine residue may play the same role as R425 in T7 RNAP. (c) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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Affiliation(s)
- Diane Imburgio
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Morse Institute of Molecular Genetics, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203-2098, USA
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