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ArticleNucleic acids research2020

The conserved elongation factor Spn1 is required for normal transcription, histone modifications, and splicing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Natalia I Reim, James Chuang, Dhawal Jain, Burak H Alver, Peter J Park, Fred Winston

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Natalia I ReimDepartment of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
James ChuangDepartment of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Dhawal JainDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Burak H AlverDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Peter J ParkDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Fred WinstonDepartment of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Harvard University · US

Funding

Analysis of the Essential Transcription Factors Spt5 and Spn1/Iws1R01GM120038 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI WINSTON, FRED M. · 2017 to 2020
$2.0M
Functional analysis of the conserved transcription elongation factor Spn1F31GM112370 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI REIM RODRIGUEZ, NATALIA ISABEL · 2014 to 2016
$96k
NIGMS NIH HHS F31 GM112370NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM120038
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spn1/Iws1 is a conserved protein involved in transcription and chromatin dynamics, yet its general in vivo requirement for these functions is unknown. Using a Spn1 depletion system in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we demonstrate that Spn1 broadly influences several aspects of gene expression on a genome-wide scale. We show that Spn1 is globally required for normal mRNA levels and for normal splicing of ribosomal protein transcripts. Furthermore, Spn1 maintains the localization of H3K36 and H3K4 methylation across the genome and is required for normal histone levels at highly expressed genes. Finally, we show that the association of Spn1 with the transcription machinery is strongly dependent on its binding partner, Spt6, while the association of Spt6 and Set2 with transcribed regions is partially dependent on Spn1. Taken together, our results show that Spn1 affects multiple aspects of gene expression and provide additional evidence that it functions as a histone chaperone in vivo.

Indexed as

Alternative SplicingGene Expression Regulation, FungalHistone ChaperonesHistone CodeMethyltransferasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscriptional Elongation FactorsTranscription, GeneticHistone ChaperonesMethyltransferasesSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSet2 protein, S cerevisiaeSPN1 protein, S cerevisiaeSPT6 protein, S cerevisiaeTranscriptional Elongation Factors

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PMID32941642
PMCPMC7544207
OpenAlexW3087521592

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