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ArticleCell2016

Destabilization of B2 RNA by EZH2 Activates the Stress Response.

Athanasios Zovoilis, Catherine Cifuentes-Rojas, Hsueh-Ping Chu, Alfredo J Hernandez, Jeannie T Lee

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Article in Cell, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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68 citing papers in PubMed, 94 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Athanasios ZovoilisHoward Hughes Medical Institute; Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Catherine Cifuentes-RojasHoward Hughes Medical Institute; Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Hsueh-Ping ChuHoward Hughes Medical Institute; Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Alfredo J HernandezDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Jeannie T LeeHoward Hughes Medical Institute; Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: lee@molbio.mgh.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Polycomb complexes targeted to specific loci by non-coding RNA co-factorsR01GM090278 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LEE, JEANNIE T · 2010 to 2017
$3.7M
THE ROLE OF RNA METHYLATION IN THE REGULATION OF lncRNA FUNCTIONK99GM115868 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CIFUENTES-ROJAS, CATHERINE · 2015 to 2016
$180k
NIGMS NIH HHS K99 GM115868NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM090278
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

More than 98% of the mammalian genome is noncoding, and interspersed transposable elements account for ∼50% of noncoding space. Here, we demonstrate that a specific interaction between the polycomb protein EZH2 and RNA made from B2 SINE retrotransposons controls stress-responsive genes in mouse cells. In the heat-shock model, B2 RNA binds stress genes and suppresses their transcription. Upon stress, EZH2 is recruited and triggers cleavage of B2 RNA. B2 degradation in turn upregulates stress genes. Evidence indicates that B2 RNA operates as a "speed bump" against advancement of RNA polymerase II, and temperature stress releases the brakes on transcriptional elongation. These data attribute a new function to EZH2 that is independent of its histone methyltransferase activity and reconcile how EZH2 can be associated with both gene repression and activation. Our study reveals that EZH2 and B2 together control activation of a large network of genes involved in thermal stress.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationHeat-Shock ResponseRetroelementsAnimalsEmbryonic Stem CellsEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinMiceNIH 3T3 CellsRNA Polymerase IIRNA, UntranslatedTranscription, GeneticEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinEzh2 protein, mouseRetroelementsRNA Polymerase IIRNA, UntranslatedB2 RNAEZH2heat shockpolycombRNA cleavageSINEstresstranscription

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PMID27984727
PMCPMC5552366
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