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ArticleNucleic acids research2024

ARGLU1 enhances promoter-proximal pausing of RNA polymerase II and stimulates DNA damage repair.

Scott Bachus, Nikolas Akkerman, Lauren Fulham, Drayson Graves, Rafe Helwer, Jordan Rempel, Peter Pelka

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Scott BachusDepartment of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, 45 Chancellor's Circle, Buller Building Room 427, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.
Nikolas AkkermanDepartment of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, 45 Chancellor's Circle, Buller Building Room 427, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.
Lauren FulhamDepartment of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, 45 Chancellor's Circle, Buller Building Room 427, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.
Drayson GravesDepartment of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, 45 Chancellor's Circle, Buller Building Room 427, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.
Rafe HelwerDepartment of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, 45 Chancellor's Circle, Buller Building Room 427, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3442-6723
Jordan RempelDepartment of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, 45 Chancellor's Circle, Buller Building Room 427, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.
Peter PelkaDepartment of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, 45 Chancellor's Circle, Buller Building Room 427, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0099-0422
University of Manitoba · CA

Funding

CIHR PJT-173376Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN/05366-19
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arginine and glutamate rich 1 (ARGLU1) is a poorly understood cellular protein with functions in RNA splicing and transcription. Computational prediction suggests that ARGLU1 contains intrinsically disordered regions and lacks any known structural or functional domains. We used adenovirus Early protein 1A (E1A) to probe for critical regulators of important cellular pathways and identified ARGLU1 as a significant player in transcription and the DNA damage response pathway. Transcriptional effects induced by ARGLU1 occur via enhancement of promoter-proximal RNA polymerase II pausing, likely by inhibiting the interaction between JMJD6 and BRD4. When overexpressed, ARGLU1 increases the growth rate of cancer cells, while its knockdown leads to growth arrest. Significantly, overexpression of ARGLU1 increased cancer cell resistance to genotoxic drugs and promoted DNA damage repair. These results identify new roles for ARGLU1 in cancer cell survival and the DNA damage repair pathway, with potential clinical implications for chemotherapy resistance.

Indexed as

Cell Cycle ProteinsDNA RepairPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA Polymerase IITranscription FactorsBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Line, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA DamageHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesNuclear ProteinsTranscription, GeneticARGLU1 protein, humanBRD4 protein, humanBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesNuclear ProteinsRNA Polymerase IISUB1 protein, humanTranscription Factors

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PMID38520408
PMCPMC11162773
OpenAlexW4393119439

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