scholarly journals What’s all the phos about? Insights into the phosphorylation state of the RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain via mass spectrometry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blase Matthew LeBlanc ◽  
Rosamaria Yvette Moreno ◽  
Edwin Escobar ◽  
Mukesh Kumar Venkat Ramani ◽  
Jennifer S Brodbelt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Phosphorylation State ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Carboxy Terminal Domain ◽  
Protein Encoding ◽  
Small Nuclear Rnas ◽  
Rnap Ii ◽  
Carboxy Terminal ◽  
Encoding Genes

RNA polymerase II (RNAP II) is one of the primary enzymes responsible for expressing protein-encoding genes and some small nuclear RNAs. The enigmatic carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) of RNAP II and...

scholarly journals Transcription-Independent RNA Polymerase II Dephosphorylation by the FCP1 Carboxy-Terminal Domain Phosphatase in Xenopus laevis Early Embryos

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (19) ◽  
pp. 6359-6368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benoı̂t Palancade ◽  
Marie Françoise Dubois ◽  
Michael E. Dahmus ◽  
Olivier Bensaude
Keyword(s):  
Xenopus Laevis ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Dynamic Equilibrium ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Carboxy Terminal Domain ◽  
Rnap Ii ◽  
Carboxy Terminal ◽  
Ctd Phosphatase

ABSTRACT The phosphorylation of the RNA polymerase II (RNAP II) carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) plays a key role in mRNA metabolism. The relative ratio of hyperphosphorylated RNAP II to hypophosphorylated RNAP II is determined by a dynamic equilibrium between CTD kinases and CTD phosphatase(s). The CTD is heavily phosphorylated in meioticXenopus laevis oocytes. In this report we show that the CTD undergoes fast and massive dephosphorylation upon fertilization. A cDNA was cloned and shown to code for a full-length xFCP1, theXenopus orthologue of the FCP1 CTD phosphatases in humans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Two critical residues in the catalytic site were identified. CTD phosphatase activity was observed in extracts prepared from Xenopuseggs and cells and was shown to be entirely attributable to xFCP1. The CTD dephosphorylation triggered by fertilization was reproduced upon calcium activation of cytostatic factor-arrested egg extracts. Using immunodepleted extracts, we showed that this dephosphorylation is due to xFCP1. Although transcription does not occur at this stage, phosphorylation appears as a highly dynamic process involving the antagonist action of Xp42 mitogen-activated protein kinase and FCP1 phosphatase. This is the first report that free RNAP II is a substrate for FCP1 in vivo, independent from a transcription cycle.

Study on the association between CTD peptides and zinc(ii)-dipicolylamine appended beta-cyclodextrin

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (98) ◽  
pp. 80434-80440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saihui Zhang ◽  
Yantao Shi ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Zhi Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Carboxy Terminal Domain ◽  
Beta Cyclodextrin ◽  
Carboxy Terminal

Association between zinc(ii)-dipicolylamine appended beta-cyclodextrin and CTD (carboxy-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II) peptides with different phosphorylation patterns was studied by ITC and NMR.

Heat shock-induced alterations in phosphorylation of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II as revealed by monoclonal antibodies CC-3 and MPM-2

1999 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sébastien B Lavoie ◽  
Alexandra L Albert ◽  
Alain Thibodeau ◽  
Michel Vincent
Keyword(s):  
Heat Shock ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Transcriptional Activity ◽  
Phosphorylation Sites ◽  
Stress Genes ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Carboxy Terminal Domain ◽  
Heat Shocks ◽  
Carboxy Terminal

The phosphorylation of the carboxy-terminal domain of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II plays an important role in the regulation of transcriptional activity and is also implicated in pre-mRNA processing. Different stresses, such as a heat shock, induce a marked alteration in the phosphorylation of this domain. The expression of stress genes by RNA polymerase II, to the detriment of other genes, could be attributable to such modifications of the phosphorylation sites. Using two phosphodependent antibodies recognizing distinct hyperphosphorylated forms of RNA polymerase II largest subunit, we studied the phosphorylation state of the subunit in different species after heat shocks of varying intensities. One of these antibodies, CC-3, preferentially recognizes the carboxy-terminal domain of the largest subunit under normal conditions, but its reactivity is diminished during stress. In contrast, the other antibody used, MPM-2, demonstrated a strong reactivity after a heat shock in most species studied. Therefore, CC-3 and MPM-2 antibodies discriminate between phosphoisomers that may be functionally different. Our results further indicate that the pattern of phosphorylation of RNA polymerase II in most species varies in response to environmental stress.Key words: RNA polymerase II, heat shock, phosphorylation, CC-3, MPM-2.

scholarly journals Human Cyclin K, a Novel RNA Polymerase II-Associated Cyclin Possessing Both Carboxy-Terminal Domain Kinase and Cdk-Activating Kinase Activity

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 4291-4300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Edwards ◽  
Calvin Wong ◽  
Stephen J. Elledge
Keyword(s):  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Gene Coding ◽  
Acid Protein ◽  
Rnap Ii ◽  
Carboxy Terminal

ABSTRACT The gene coding for human cyclin K was isolated as aCPR (cell-cycle progression restoration) gene by virtue of its ability to impart a Far− phenotype to the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and to rescue the lethality of a deletion of the G1 cyclin genes CLN1,CLN2, and CLN3. The cyclin K gene encodes a 357-amino-acid protein most closely related to human cyclins C and H, which have been proposed to play a role in regulating basal transcription through their association with and activation of cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks) that phosphorylate the carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) of the large subunit of RNA polymerase II (RNAP II). Murine and Drosophila melanogaster homologs of cyclin K have also been identified. Cyclin K mRNA is ubiquitously expressed in adult mouse and human tissues, but is most abundant in the developing germ cells of the adult testis and ovaries. Cyclin K is associated with potent CTD kinase and Cdk kinase (CAK) activity in vitro and coimmunoprecipitates with the large subunit of RNAP II. Thus, cyclin K represents a new member of the “transcription” cyclin family which may play a dual role in regulating Cdk and RNAP II activity.

scholarly journals RNA polymerase II clustering through carboxy-terminal domain phase separation

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 833-840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Boehning ◽  
Claire Dugast-Darzacq ◽  
Marija Rankovic ◽  
Anders S. Hansen ◽  
Taekyung Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Carboxy Terminal Domain ◽  
Domain Phase ◽  
Carboxy Terminal

scholarly journals FCP1, a Phosphatase Specific for the Heptapeptide Repeat of the Largest Subunit of RNA Polymerase II, Stimulates Transcription Elongation

2002 ◽  
Vol 22 (21) ◽  
pp. 7543-7552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhrangsu S. Mandal ◽  
Helen Cho ◽  
Sungjoon Kim ◽  
Kettly Cabane ◽  
Danny Reinberg
Keyword(s):  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Transcription Elongation ◽  
Carboxy Terminal Domain ◽  
Transcription Factor Iif ◽  
Transcript Elongation ◽  
Rnap Ii ◽  
Carboxy Terminal

ABSTRACT FCP1, a phosphatase specific for the carboxy-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II (RNAP II), was found to stimulate transcript elongation by RNAP II in vitro and in vivo. This activity is independent of and distinct from the elongation-stimulatory activity associated with transcription factor IIF (TFIIF), and the elongation effects of TFIIF and FCP1 were found to be additive. Genetic experiments resulted in the isolation of several distinct fcp1 alleles. One of these alleles was found to suppress the slow-growth phenotype associated with either the reduction of intracellular nucleotide concentrations or the inhibition of other transcription elongation factors. Importantly, this allele of fcp1 was found to be lethal when combined individually with two mutations in the second-largest subunit of RNAP II, which had been shown previously to affect transcription elongation.

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