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A commercial antibody to the human condensin II subunit NCAPH2 cross-reacts with a SWI/SNF complex component
(2021-01-13)
Condensin complexes compact and disentangle chromosomes in preparation for cell division. Commercially available antibodies raised against condensin subunits have been widely used to characterise their cellular interactome. ...
Hybrid Gene Origination Creates Human-Virus Chimeric Proteins during Infection.
(CELL PRESS, 2020-06-25)
RNA viruses are a major human health threat. The life cycles of many highly pathogenic RNA viruses like influenza A virus (IAV) and Lassa virus depends on host mRNA, because viral polymerases cleave 5'-m7G-capped host ...
Redox Signaling by the RNA Polymerase III TFIIB-Related Factor Brf2.
(CELL PRESS, 2015-12-03)
TFIIB-related factor 2 (Brf2) is a member of the family of TFIIB-like core transcription factors. Brf2 recruits RNA polymerase (Pol) III to type III gene-external promoters, including the U6 spliceosomal RNA and selenocysteine ...
MCPH1 inhibits Condensin II during interphase by regulating its SMC2-Kleisin interface.
(eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd, 2021-12-01)
Dramatic change in chromosomal DNA morphology between interphase and mitosis is a defining features of the eukaryotic cell cycle. Two types of enzymes, namely cohesin and condensin confer the topology of chromosomal DNA ...
Structure of human RNA polymerase III.
(NATURE RESEARCH, 2020-12-17)
In eukaryotes, RNA Polymerase (Pol) III is specialized for the transcription of tRNAs and other short, untranslated RNAs. Pol III is a determinant of cellular growth and lifespan across eukaryotes. Upregulation of Pol III ...
Human Condensin I and II Drive Extensive ATP-Dependent Compaction of Nucleosome-Bound DNA.
(CELL PRESS, 2020-07-02)
Structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) complexes are essential for genome organization from bacteria to humans, but their mechanisms of action remain poorly understood. Here, we characterize human SMC complexes condensin ...
New tricks for an old dog: Brf2-dependent RNA Polymerase III transcription in oxidative stress and cancer.
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2018-01-01)
Here, we discuss the role of Brf2, an RNA Polymerase III core transcription factor, as a master switch of the oxidative stress response. We highlight the interplay of Brf2 with the Nrf2/Keap1 pathway, as well as the role ...
RNA polymerase I, bending the rules?
(WILEY, 2017-09-15)
Transcription initiation is one of the key regulatory steps in expressing the genetic information encoded in the DNA. Mechanisms of RNA Pol II transcription have been extensively studied, whereas the structural basis of ...
Structural basis of RNA polymerase III transcription initiation.
(NATURE PORTFOLIO, 2018-01-17)
RNA polymerase (Pol) III transcribes essential non-coding RNAs, including the entire pool of transfer RNAs, the 5S ribosomal RNA and the U6 spliceosomal RNA, and is often deregulated in cancer cells. The initiation of gene ...
DNA origami-based single-molecule force spectroscopy elucidates RNA Polymerase III pre-initiation complex stability.
(NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2020-06-05)
The TATA-binding protein (TBP) and a transcription factor (TF) IIB-like factor are important constituents of all eukaryotic initiation complexes. The reason for the emergence and strict requirement of the additional ...