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Measuring the Kinetics of mRNA Transcription in Single Living Cells
Published on: August 25, 2011
生きているヒト細胞におけるRNAポリメラーゼIIのクラスタリングのリアルタイムダイナミクス
Ibrahim I Cisse1, Ignacio Izeddin, Sebastien Z Causse
1Functional Imaging of Transcription, CNRS UMR8197, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Institut de Biologie de l'ENS, IBENS, Paris, 75005 France.
まとめ
核転写工場にはRNAポリメラーゼII (Pol II) のクラスターが含まれています. これらのPol IIクラスターは一時的に形成され,わずか数秒しか続き,その動態は細胞信号によって調節され,急速な遺伝子調節の役割を示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 分子生物学は分子生物学である.
- 細胞生物学 細胞生物学
- バイオフィジックス 生物物理学
背景:
- トランスクリプションは,RNAポリメラーゼII (Pol II) のクラスターを含む核トランスクリプションファクトリー内に区分される.
- これらのPol II焦点の組立ダイナミクスと安定性は,ほとんど特徴づけられていないままです.
研究 の 目的:
- 生細胞におけるタンパク質の空間時間的組織を分析するための定量的な単細胞方法を開発する.
- RNAポリメラーゼIIクラスターの組立ダイナミクスと安定性を調査する.
主な方法:
- 単一分子に敏感な,定量的な生細胞画像アプローチを開発しました.
- ユカリオット細胞におけるPol IIの時空組織を特徴づけた.
主要な成果:
- RNAポリメラーゼIIのクラスターは一時的に形成され,平均寿命は5.1秒です.
- Pol IIクラスターの動態は,転写に影響する刺激に反応して大きく変化します.
- クラスター形成は制御されたプロセスであり,静的な構造ではない.
結論:
- 核ポルIIのクラスターは動的で一時的なもので,静的モデルを否定する.
- クラスタリングによる一時的な酵素混雑は,遺伝子調節における速度制限のステップを促進する可能性があります.
- Pol IIクラスタの制御されたダイナミクスは,外部信号に対する細胞の迅速な反応に不可欠です.
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Eukaryotic RNA Polymerases
RNA Polymerase (RNAP) is conserved in all animals, with bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic RNAPs sharing significant sequence, structural, and functional similarities. Among the three eukaryotic RNAPs, RNA Polymerase II is most similar to bacterial RNAP in terms of both structural organization and folding topologies of the enzyme subunits. However, these similarities are not reflected in their mechanism of action.
All three eukaryotic RNAPs require specific transcription factors, of which the...
All three eukaryotic RNAPs require specific transcription factors, of which the...
Eukaryotic RNA Polymerases
RNA Polymerase (RNAP) is conserved in all animals, with bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic RNAPs sharing significant sequence, structural, and functional similarities. Among the three eukaryotic RNAPs, RNA Polymerase II is most similar to bacterial RNAP in terms of both structural organization and folding topologies of the enzyme subunits. However, these similarities are not reflected in their mechanism of action.
All three eukaryotic RNAPs require specific transcription factors, of which the...
All three eukaryotic RNAPs require specific transcription factors, of which the...
Transcription Initiation
Initiation is the first step of transcription in eukaryotes. Prokaryotic RNA Polymerase (RNAP) can bind to the template DNA and start transcribing. On the other hand, transcription in eukaryotes requires additional proteins, called transcription factors, to first bind to the promoter region in the DNA template. This binding helps recruit the specific RNAP that can assemble on the DNA and start transcription.
The promoters and enhancers and their accessory proteins allow tight regulation of...
The promoters and enhancers and their accessory proteins allow tight regulation of...
Bacterial RNA Polymerase
Unlike eukaryotes, bacteria use a single RNA Polymerase (RNAP) to transcribe all genes. The different subunits of bacterial RNAPhave distinct functions. The multisubunit structure of the bacterial RNAP helps the enzyme to maintain catalytic function, facilitate assembly, interact with DNA and RNA, and self-regulate its activity.
In most genes, the transcription site is a single base present upstream of the coding sequence. Though RNAP is a catalytically efficient enzyme, it does not recognize...
In most genes, the transcription site is a single base present upstream of the coding sequence. Though RNAP is a catalytically efficient enzyme, it does not recognize...
Bacterial RNA Polymerase
Unlike eukaryotes, bacteria use a single RNA Polymerase (RNAP) to transcribe all genes. The different subunits of bacterial RNAPhave distinct functions. The multisubunit structure of the bacterial RNAP helps the enzyme to maintain catalytic function, facilitate assembly, interact with DNA and RNA, and self-regulate its activity.
In most genes, the transcription site is a single base present upstream of the coding sequence. Though RNAP is a catalytically efficient enzyme, it does not recognize...
In most genes, the transcription site is a single base present upstream of the coding sequence. Though RNAP is a catalytically efficient enzyme, it does not recognize...
RNA Polymerase II Accessory Proteins
Proteins that regulate transcription can do so either via direct contact with RNA Polymerase or through indirect interactions facilitated by adaptors, mediators, histone-modifying proteins, and nucleosome remodelers. Direct interactions to activate transcription is seen in bacteria as well as in some eukaryotic genes. In these cases, upstream activation sequences are adjacent to the promoters, and the activator proteins interact directly with the transcriptional machinery. For example, in...

