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The RAD25 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is required for excision repair of ultraviolet-damaged DNA and, in addition, is essential for viability. RAD25 shares a high degree of homology with the human ERCC3/XPBC-encoded protein, and the yeast and human proteins resemble one another in containing the conserved
ATPase
/DNA helicase sequence motifs. To determine the nature of the essential role of RAD25, we have isolated a recessive temperature-sensitive conditional lethal mutation of the gene and have examined its effect on transcription. Upon shift to the nonpermissive temperature, the rad25 temperature-sensitive (ts) mutant stops growth rapidly and shows a large decrease in the synthesis of poly(A)+ RNA. Transcription of a large number of yeast genes, including HIS3, TRP3, STE2, MET19, RAD23, CDC9, and ACT1 is inhibited at the restrictive temperature in the rad25 ts mutant, and the galactose-inducible synthesis of GAL7 and GAL10 mRNAs is also severely affected by the loss of RAD25 activity. These findings implicate a general requirement of RAD25 in
RNA polymerase II
transcription.
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PMID:The Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA repair gene RAD25 is required for transcription by RNA polymerase II. 769 49
The predicted amino acid sequence of the vaccinia virus gene A18R shows significant homology to the human ERCC3 gene product, which is a member of the DEXH subfamily of the DNA and RNA helicase superfamily II and which plays a role in both
RNA polymerase II
transcription and nucleotide excision repair of DNA. The vaccinia virus A18R gene product is expressed throughout infection and is encapsidated in virions. Vaccinia virions containing mutant A18R gene product are defective in early viral transcription in vitro, and infection with A18R mutant virus results in aberrant viral transcription late during infection. Thus we hypothesize that the vaccinia virus A18R gene product is a helicase that plays a role in viral transcription and possibly DNA repair. As a first test of this hypothesis, we have affinity purified an amino-terminal polyhistidine-tagged A18R protein and shown that it has DNA-dependent
ATPase
activity. The A18R
ATPase
activity is stimulated by both single-stranded and double-stranded DNA and by RNA.DNA hybrids, but not by either single-stranded or double-stranded RNA.
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PMID:The vaccinia virus A18R gene product is a DNA-dependent ATPase. 782 83
Fifty-eight cDNA clones isolated from a library of transcripts exhibiting up regulation in tomato root giant cells induced by infection with the parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita were characterized. A survey of plant tissues identified 31 transcripts present in tissues other than root, including actively dividing and expanding tissues and mature leaf tissues. The identities of approximately 20% of the giant cell transcripts were inferred from DNA sequence data; they include sequences encoding a plasmalemma proton
ATPase
, a putative Myb-type transcription factor, and the largest subunit of
RNA polymerase II
.
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PMID:DNA sequence and expression analysis of root-knot nematode-elicited giant cell transcripts. 801 51
The general transcription factor TFIIE, together with other general transcription factors, is essential for transcription initiation by
RNA polymerase II
. TFIIE stimulates the TFIIH-dependent kinase activity that phosphorylates the carboxy-terminal domain of the largest subunit of
RNA polymerase II
, and possesses a helicase activity. Here we show that human TFIIH has DNA-dependent
ATPase
activity and we characterize the stimulatory effect of TFIIE on both the
ATPase
and kinase activities. We demonstrate that extensive phosphorylation of
RNA polymerase II
occurs in a TFIIE-dependent manner in both the absence and presence of DNA but, in the latter case, only at a late stage of preinitiation complex assembly. We also show that TFIIH specifically phosphorylates three general transcription factors, human TFIID tau (TBP), TFIIE-alpha and TFIIF-alpha (RAP74).
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PMID:Regulation of TFIIH ATPase and kinase activities by TFIIE during active initiation complex formation. 816 91
The RAD25 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae functions in nucleotide excision repair of ultraviolet-damaged DNA and is also required for cell viability. The RAD25 protein shows remarkable homology to the protein encoded by the human nucleotide-excision-repair gene XPB (ERCC3), mutations in which cause the cancer-prone disease xeroderma pigmentosum and also Cockayne's syndrome. Here we purify RAD25 protein from S. cerevisiae and show that it contains single-stranded DNA-dependent
ATPase
and DNA helicase activities. Extract from the conditional lethal mutant rad25-ts24 exhibits a thermolabile transcriptional defect which can be corrected by the addition of RAD25 protein, indicating a direct and essential role of RAD25 in
RNA polymerase II
transcription. The protein encoded by the rad25799am allele is defective in DNA repair but is proficient in
RNA polymerase II
transcription, indicating that RAD25 DNA-repair activity is separable from its transcription function. The rad25 Arg-392 encoded product, which contains a mutation in the ATP-binding motif, is defective in
RNA polymerase II
transcription, suggesting that the RAD25-encoded DNA helicase functions in DNA duplex opening during transcription initiation.
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PMID:RAD25 is a DNA helicase required for DNA repair and RNA polymerase II transcription. 820 51
Yeast
RNA polymerase II
initiation factor b, homolog of human TFIIH, is a protein kinase capable of phosphorylating the C-terminal repeat domain of the polymerase; it possesses a DNA-dependent
ATPase
activity as well. The 85 kd and 50 kd subunits of factor b are now identified as RAD3 and SSL1 proteins, respectively; both are known to be involved in DNA repair. Factor b interacts specifically with another DNA repair protein, SSL2. The
ATPase
activity of factor b may be due entirely to that associated with a helicase function of RAD3. Factor b transcriptional activity was unaffected, however, by amino acid substitution at a conserved residue in the RAD3 nucleotide-binding domain, suggesting that the
ATPase
/helicase function is not required for transcription. These results identify factor b as a core repairosome, which may be responsible for the preferential repair of actively transcribed genes in eukaryotes.
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PMID:Dual roles of a multiprotein complex from S. cerevisiae in transcription and DNA repair. 826 16
RNA polymerase II
initiation factor delta was previously purified from rat liver and found to possess a closely associated DNA-dependent
ATPase
activity and a protein kinase activity capable of phosphorylating the carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) of the largest subunit of
RNA polymerase II
(Serizawa, H., Conaway, R.C., and Conaway, J.W. (1992) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89, 7476-7480). In addition, delta's human homolog, BTF2(TFIIH), was recently shown to have an associated DNA helicase activity (Schaeffer, L., Roy, R., Humbert, S., Moncollin, V., Vermeulen, W., Hoeijmakers, J.H.J., Chambon, P., and Egly, J.-M. (1993) Science 259, 58-63). Here we demonstrate that initiation factor delta also possesses DNA helicase activity. In addition, we compare the properties of delta's associated CTD kinase,
ATPase
, and DNA helicase activities. Whereas the enzymatic properties of
ATPase
and DNA helicase are similar and consistent with the possibility that they could function in ATP-dependent activation of the preinitiation complex,
ATPase
and CTD kinase exhibit significant differences in their nucleotide specificities, responses to DNA effectors, and sensitivities to inhibitors.
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PMID:Multifunctional RNA polymerase II initiation factor delta from rat liver. Relationship between carboxyl-terminal domain kinase, ATPase, and DNA helicase activities. 839 38
We have analyzed the core promoter element of the Na+/K(+)-
ATPase
alpha 1 subunit gene by means of an in vitro transcription system composed of a HeLa nuclear extract. 5'-deletion and 3'-deletion analyses revealed that this gene is specifically transcribed by
RNA polymerase II
in a manner that is dependent on the upstream regulatory region of the gene (-102 to -61), and that the 3' boundary of the minimal promoter element does not extend beyond +5. Analysis of linker-substitution mutations and point mutations revealed that the TATA-like sequence (-33 to -26) is required for upstream-sequence-dependent transcription whereas linker-substitution mutations and point mutations near +1 did not abolish transcription. The gene was found to be transcribed by RNA polymerase III when phosphocellulose column fractions were assayed. Deletion analysis mapped the minimal RNA-polymerase-III--specific promoter element from -49 to +17. The phosphocellulose 0.3-M-KCl fraction is absolutely required for transcription by RNA polymerase III, while the 0.85-M-KCl fraction represses aberrant transcription from incorrect initiation sites. Analysis of linker-substitution mutations indicated that the TATA-like sequence is required for RNA-polymerase-III--specific transcription. Although point mutations in the 5' half of the TATA-like sequence did not affect transcription, those in the 3' half shifted the transcription initiation site 3 bp upstream. The results suggest the the Na+/K(+)-
ATPase
alpha 1 subunit gene promoter contains a TATA-like sequence which can direct transcription by RNA polymerase III in vitro. The mechanism of alternative regulation of
RNA polymerase II
and RNA polymerase III is discussed.
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PMID:Characterization of the core promoter of the Na+/K(+)-ATPase alpha 1 subunit gene. Elements required for transcription by RNA polymerase II and RNA polymerase III in vitro. 864 83
Transcription factor IIH (TFIIH) is a multisubunit complex required for transcription and for DNA nucleotide excision repair. TFIIH possesses three enzymatic activities: (i) an ATP-dependent DNA helicase, (ii) a DNA-dependent
ATPase
, and (iii) a kinase with specificity for the carboxyl-terminal domain of
RNA polymerase II
. The kinase activity was recently identified as the cdk (cyclin-dependent kinase) activating kinase, CAK, composed of cdk7, cyclin H, and MAT-1. Here we report the isolation and characterization of three distinct CAK-containing complexes from HeLa nuclear extracts: CAK, a novel CAK-ERCC2 complex, and TFIIH. CAK-ERCC2 can efficiently associate with core-TFIIH to reconstitute holo-TFIIH transcription activity. We present evidence proposing a critical role for ERCC2 in mediating the association of CAK with core TFIIH subunits.
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PMID:Human cyclin-dependent kinase-activating kinase exists in three distinct complexes. 869 42
Cells from Cockayne's syndrome (CS) patients are sensitive to ultraviolet light and defective in preferential repair of the transcribed DNA strand. CS patients suffer from complex clinical symptoms, including severe growth retardation, neurological degeneration, mental retardation, and cachexia. Two CS complementation groups, CSA and CSB, have been identified so far. RAD26 encodes the yeast counterpart of the CSB gene. Here, we purify Rad26 protein to near homogeneity from yeast cells and show that it is a DNA-dependent
ATPase
. In contrast to the Mfd protein that functions in transcription-coupled repair in Escherichia coli, and which is a weak and DNA independent
ATPase
, Rad26 is a much more active
ATPase
, with a strict dependence on DNA. The possible role of Rad26
ATPase
in the displacement of stalled
RNA polymerase II
from the site of the DNA lesion and in the subsequent recruitment of a DNA repair component is discussed.
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PMID:RAD26, the yeast homolog of human Cockayne's syndrome group B gene, encodes a DNA-dependent ATPase. 870 68
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