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ArticleEukaryotic cell2011

The Paf1 complex represses SER3 transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by facilitating intergenic transcription-dependent nucleosome occupancy of the SER3 promoter.

Justin A Pruneski, Sarah J Hainer, Kostadin O Petrov, Joseph A Martens

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Article in Eukaryotic cell, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Justin A PruneskiDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, A314 Langley Hall, 4249 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
Sarah J Hainer
Kostadin O Petrov
Joseph A Martens
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Analysis of intergenic transcription and its roles in yeast gene expressionR01GM080470 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MARTENS, JOSEPH A. · 2007 to 2011
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM080470NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM080470
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous studies have shown that repression of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae SER3 gene is dependent on transcription of SRG1 from noncoding DNA initiating within the intergenic region 5' of SER3 and extending across the SER3 promoter region. By a mechanism dependent on the activities of the Swi/Snf chromatin remodeling factor, the HMG-like factor Spt2, and the Spt6 and Spt16 histone chaperones, SRG1 transcription deposits nucleosomes over the SER3 promoter to prevent transcription factors from binding and activating SER3. In this study, we uncover a role for the Paf1 transcription elongation complex in SER3 repression. We find that SER3 repression is primarily dependent on the Paf1 and Ctr9 subunits of this complex, with minor contributions by the Rtf1, Cdc73, and Leo1 subunits. We show that the Paf1 complex localizes to the SRG1 transcribed region under conditions that repress SER3, consistent with it having a direct role in mediating SRG1 transcription-dependent SER3 repression. Importantly, we show that the defect in SER3 repression in strains lacking Paf1 subunits is not a result of reduced SRG1 transcription or reduced levels of known Paf1 complex-dependent histone modifications. Rather, we find that strains lacking subunits of the Paf1 complex exhibit reduced nucleosome occupancy and reduced recruitment of Spt16 and, to a lesser extent, Spt6 at the SER3 promoter. Taken together, our results suggest that Paf1 and Ctr9 repress SER3 by maintaining SRG1 transcription-dependent nucleosome occupancy.

Indexed as

Down-RegulationPromoter Regions, GeneticTranscription, GeneticCell Cycle ProteinsDNA, IntergenicGene Expression Regulation, FungalNuclear ProteinsNucleosomesPhosphoglycerate DehydrogenaseProtein BindingSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscriptional Elongation FactorsCell Cycle ProteinsCTR9 protein, S cerevisiaeDNA, IntergenicNuclear ProteinsNucleosomesPAF1 protein, S cerevisiaePhosphoglycerate DehydrogenaseSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSER3 protein, S cerevisiaeTranscriptional Elongation Factors

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PMID21873510
PMCPMC3187070
OpenAlexW2152835374

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