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The tumor suppressor Cdc73 functionally associates with CPSF and CstF 3' mRNA processing factors.

Orit Rozenblatt-Rosen¹, Takashi Nagaike, Joshua M Francis

¹Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

|January 13, 2009

Summary

The Cdc73 protein links tumor suppression to mRNA processing. It helps attach essential factors for 3' mRNA maturation, impacting gene regulation and potentially preventing parathyroid tumors.

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Published on: December 30, 2025

Area of Science:

Molecular Biology
Cancer Genetics
RNA Processing

Background:

The CDC73 tumor suppressor gene is frequently inactivated in parathyroid tumors.
Cdc73 protein is a known component of the Paf1 complex, involved in RNA polymerase II regulation.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of Cdc73 protein in mRNA processing.
To identify direct targets and molecular mechanisms of Cdc73 function.

Main Methods:

Immunodepletion assays to assess the necessity of the Cdc73 complex in 3' mRNA processing.
Microarray analysis to identify Cdc73-regulated genes.
siRNA-mediated depletion of Cdc73 to study its in vivo effects on gene expression and chromatin association.

Main Results:

Cdc73 physically associates with cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor (CPSF) and cleavage stimulation factor (CstF) complexes.
The Cdc73-CPSF-CstF complex is essential for 3' mRNA processing in vitro.
INTS6, encoding an Integrator complex subunit, was identified as a direct in vivo target of Cdc73.
Cdc73 depletion reduced INTS6 mRNA levels and the association of CPSF/CstF with the INTS6 gene locus.

Conclusions:

Cdc73 facilitates the recruitment of 3' mRNA processing factors to actively transcribed chromatin.
These findings highlight a crucial link between tumor suppression (via CDC73) and the fundamental process of mRNA maturation.