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ArticleMolecular cell2026

TRiC/CCT chaperonin governs RNA polymerase II activity in the nucleus to support RNA homeostasis.

Zlata Gvozdenov, Anusmita Biswas, Audrey Yi Tyan Peng, Zeno Barcutean, Daniel Gestaut, Judith Frydman, Kevin Struhl, Brian C Freeman

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Article in Molecular cell, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Zlata GvozdenovDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 94305, USA.
Anusmita BiswasDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Audrey Yi Tyan PengDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Zeno BarcuteanDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Daniel GestautDepartment of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 02115, USA.
Judith FrydmanDepartment of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 02115, USA.
Kevin StruhlDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 94305, USA.
Brian C FreemanDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. Electronic address: bfree@illinois.edu.

Funding

Mechanism of the Eukaryotic Chaperonin TRiC/CCTR01GM074074 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI FRYDMAN, JUDITH · 2005 to 2024
$6.8M
Mechanism of yeast gene regulationR35GM131801 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI KEVIN STRUHL · 2019 to 2026
$6.4M
Regulation of the Native Protein Landscape in the Nucleus by Molecular ChaperonesR35GM136660 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI Brian C Freeman · 2020 to 2026
$2.7M
Transcriptome-scale, condition-specific regulation of mRNA isoform stability via the 3'UTRF32GM140555 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI GVOZDENOV, ZLATA · 2021 to 2022
$96k
NIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM140555NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM074074NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131801NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM136660
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eukaryotic tailless complex polypeptide 1 ring complex/Chaperonin containing tailless complex polypeptide 1 (TRiC/CCT) chaperonin is typically considered a cytosolic machine mediating polypeptide folding and assembly of protein complexes. Here, we investigated the nuclear role of TRiC/CCT. Use of a TRiC/CCT temperature-sensitive allele revealed increased production of nascent RNA leading to the accumulation of noncoding transcripts. TRiC/CCT was associated with RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) in vitro and in vivo, including when bound to DNA. Heat treatment of the TRiC/CCT ts chaperonin stabilized the RNAPII complex association and binding to the actin and tubulin substrates. Expression of the Huntingtin protein Htt correlated with lowered RNA production and a decreased association between the RNAPII and TRiC/CCT complexes. Together, our presented data support a model where TRiC/CCT regulates the global activity of RNAPII in reaction to the status of proteostasis. Overall, our work reveals an avenue by which TRiC/CCT contributes to homeostasis by regulating the activity of nuclear RNAPII.

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Cell NucleusChaperonin Containing TCP-1Drosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsRNARNA Polymerase IIActinsAnimalsHomeostasisProtein BindingProteostasisTranscription, GeneticTubulinActinsChaperonin Containing TCP-1Drosophila ProteinsRNARNA Polymerase IITubulinCCTChaperonincryptic RNAmolecular chaperoneRNA polymerase IItranscriptionTRiC

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PMID42710495
PMCPMC13557183

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