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The SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex influences transcription by RNA polymerase I in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Zhang, Yinfeng; Anderson, Susan J; French, Sarah L; Sikes, Martha L; Viktorovskaya, Olga V; Huband, Jacalyn; Holcomb, Katherine; Hartman, John L; Beyer, Ann L; Schneider, David A.
Afiliación
  • Zhang Y; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
PLoS One ; 8(2): e56793, 2013.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23437238
ABSTRACT
SWI/SNF is a chromatin remodeling complex that affects transcription initiation and elongation by RNA polymerase II. Here we report that SWI/SNF also plays a role in transcription by RNA polymerase I (Pol I) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Deletion of the genes encoding the Snf6p or Snf5p subunits of SWI/SNF was lethal in combination with mutations that impair Pol I transcription initiation and elongation. SWI/SNF physically associated with ribosomal DNA (rDNA) within the coding region, with an apparent peak near the 5' end of the gene. In snf6Δ cells there was a ∼2.5-fold reduction in rRNA synthesis rate compared to WT, but there was no change in average polymerase occupancy per gene, the number of rDNA gene repeats, or the percentage of transcriptionally active rDNA genes. However, both ChIP and EM analyses showed a small but reproducible increase in Pol I density in a region near the 5' end of the gene. Based on these data, we conclude that SWI/SNF plays a positive role in Pol I transcription, potentially by modifying chromatin structure in the rDNA repeats. Our findings demonstrate that SWI/SNF influences the most robust transcription machinery in proliferating cells.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Transcripción Genética / ARN Polimerasa I / Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Ensamble y Desensamble de Cromatina Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Transcripción Genética / ARN Polimerasa I / Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Ensamble y Desensamble de Cromatina Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos
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