追踪FACT和RNA聚合酶II延长复合体通过活体内染色体
Abbie Saunders1, Janis Werner, Erik D Andrulis
1Molecular Biology and Genetics, Biotechnology Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA.
概括
该FACT蛋白质复合体通过促进核细胞分解来帮助RNA聚合酶II (Pol II) 转录. 在体内,FACT与活跃转录的Pol II基因结合,但不是Pol III基因,支持其在转录合核酶去除中的作用.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
- 染色体生物学 染色体生物学
背景情况:
- RNA聚合酶II (Pol II) 转录蛋白质编码基因,并且必须在核细胞中导航.
- 众所周知,FACT (促进染色体转录) 综合体在体外有助于Pol II转录.
- 在体内转录过程中核细胞管理的机制仍然不完全理解.
研究的目的:
- 在基因转录过程中调查FACT复合物的体内关联和功能.
- 确定FACT的定位是否与染色体上的特定RNA聚合酶活性相关.
主要方法:
- 在Drosophila聚烯染色体上FACT的免疫定位.
- 与Pol II和Pol III转录的基因进行FACT定位的比较.
- 在体内分析FACT招募和跟踪动力学.
主要成果:
- 在活体中,FACT被招募到并跟踪活跃转录的Pol II基因.
- 在生物体内,FACT的动力学与Pol II和延长因子Spt5和Spt6.6的动力学相似.
- 实际上,FACT不会与Pol III转录的基因共局.
结论:
- 实际上,FACT与Drosophila染色体上的Pol II转录有关.
- 这些发现表明FACT在涉及核细胞分解的转录过程中的功能.
- FACT的选择性局部化支持其在Pol II转录期间克服核细胞障碍的作用.
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