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. 1985 May;4(5):1237-43.
doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1985.tb03766.x.

Eukaryotic type I topoisomerase is enriched in the nucleolus and catalytically active on ribosomal DNA

M T Muller, W P Pfund, V B Mehta, D K Trask

Eukaryotic type I topoisomerase is enriched in the nucleolus and catalytically active on ribosomal DNA

M T Muller et al. EMBO J. 1985 May.

Abstract

The distribution of eukaryotic DNA topoisomerase I in the cell has been analyzed at four levels: (i) at the level of the nuclear matrix; (ii) at the cytological level by immunofluorescence of whole cells; (iii) at the electron microscopic level using the protein A/colloidal gold technique; and (iv) at the level of DNA to identify in situ the sequence upon which topoisomerase I is catalytically active. Although topoisomerase I is clearly distributed non-randomly in the nucleus, the unique distribution of the enzyme is not related to the nuclear matrix. The data support the conclusion that topoisomerase I is heavily concentrated in the nucleolus of the cell; furthermore, particular regions within the nucleolus are depleted of topoisomerase. A technique has been developed which allows isolation and analysis of the cellular DNA sequences covalently attached to topoisomerase. Ribosomal DNA sequences are at least 20-fold enriched in topoisomerase/DNA complexes isolated directly from a chromosomal setting, relative to total DNA. This is the first direct evidence that topoisomerase I is catalytically active on ribosomal DNA in vivo.

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