Characterization of a fission yeast subunit of an RNA polymerase I essential transcription initiation factor, SpRrn7h/TAF(I)68, that bridges yeast and mammals: association with SpRrn11h and the core ribosomal RNA gene promoter
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Characterization of a fission yeast subunit of an RNA polymerase I essential transcription initiation factor, SpRrn7h/TAF(I)68, that bridges yeast and mammals: association with SpRrn11h and the core ribosomal RNA gene promoter
Abstract
Production of eukaryotic ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) entails sequence-specific recognition of regulatory sequences in the rRNA gene promoter. A putative subunit of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe essential transcription initiation factor for rRNA synthesis has been identified that shares homology with both murine TAF(I)68 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rrn7p, subunits of their species' transcription initiation factor. Affinity purified putative SpRrn7h and associated factors, including a putative Rrn11p homolog, SpRrn11h, bear RNA polymerase I transcription initiation factor activity, and recombinant SpRrn7h associates with S. pombe core rDNA promoter sequences. In the first widespread search for putative homologs of SpRrn7h/murine TAF(I)68, and SpRrn11h/murine TAF(I)48, multiple ones were identified across eukaryotes. Analysis of residues conserved between the fission yeast and murine essential initiation factor subunits aided in these identifications. Sequences in the core rRNA gene promoter contributing to transcriptional activation were investigated, including a perfect TATAAA element located at -35.
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