In Vivo Requirement of the RNA Polymerase II Elongation Factor Elongin A for Proper Gene Expression and Development
| Autor: | Ali Shilatifard, Joel C. Eissenberg, Ronald C. Conaway, Stephanie E. Kong, Mark Gerber, Joan W. Conaway, Kristen Tenney |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Elongin
Molecular Sequence Data Gene Expression RNA polymerase II Genes Insect Elongin complex In Vitro Techniques Chromosomes Gene expression Animals Drosophila Proteins Amino Acid Sequence Molecular Biology Transcription factor Regulation of gene expression biology Sequence Homology Amino Acid RNA Gene Expression Regulation Developmental Cell Biology DSIF Molecular biology Cell biology Elongation factor Drosophila melanogaster biology.protein RNA Interference RNA Polymerase II Transcription Factors |
| Popis: | A number of transcription factors that increase the catalytic rate of mRNA synthesis by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) have been purified from higher eukaryotes. Among these are the ELL family, DSIF, and the heterotrimeric elongin complex. Elongin A, the largest subunit of the elongin complex, is the transcriptionally active subunit, while the smaller elongin B and C subunits appear to act as regulatory subunits. While much is known about the in vitro properties of elongin A and other members of this class of elongation factors, the physiological role(s) of these proteins remain largely unclear. To elucidate in vivo functions of elongin A, we have characterized its Drosophila homologue (dEloA). dEloA associates with transcriptionally active puff sites within Drosophila polytene chromosomes and exhibits many of the expected biochemical and cytological properties consistent with a Pol II-associated elongation factor. RNA interference-mediated depletion of dEloA demonstrated that elongin A is an essential factor that is required for proper metamorphosis. Consistent with this observation, dEloA expression peaks during the larval stages of development, suggesting that this factor may be important for proper regulation of developmental events during these stages. The discovery of the role of elongin A in an in vivo model system defines the novel contribution played by RNA polymerase II elongation machinery in regulation of gene expression that is required for proper development. |
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