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THO/Sub2p functions to coordinate 3'-end processing with gene-nuclear pore association.

TitleTHO/Sub2p functions to coordinate 3'-end processing with gene-nuclear pore association.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsRougemaille, M, Dieppois, G, Kisseleva-Romanova, E, Gudipati, RKanth, Lemoine, S, Blugeon, C, Boulay, J, Jensen, THeick, Stutz, F, Devaux, F, Libri, D
JournalCell
Volume135
Issue2
Pagination308-21
Date Published2008 Oct 17
ISSN1097-4172
KeywordsActive Transport, Cell Nucleus, Adenosine Triphosphatases, Chromatin, Heat-Shock Proteins, Mutation, Nuclear Pore, Nuclear Proteins, Nucleocytoplasmic Transport Proteins, Nucleosomes, Ribonucleoproteins, RNA 3' End Processing, RNA Polymerase II, RNA Transport, RNA, Fungal, RNA-Binding Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Transcription, Genetic
Abstract

During transcription, proteins assemble sequentially with nascent RNA to generate a messenger ribonucleoprotein particle (mRNP). The THO complex and its associated Sub2p helicase are functionally implicated in both transcription and mRNP biogenesis but their precise function remains elusive. We show here that THO/Sub2p mutation leads to the accumulation of a stalled intermediate in mRNP biogenesis that contains nuclear pore components and polyadenylation factors in association with chromatin. Microarray analyses of genomic loci that are aberrantly docked to the nuclear pore in mutants allowed the identification of approximately 400 novel validated target genes that require THO /Sub2p for efficient expression. Our data strongly suggests that the THO complex/Sub2p function is required to coordinate events leading to the acquisition of export competence at a step that follows commitment to 3'-processing.

DOI10.1016/j.cell.2008.08.005
Alternate JournalCell
PubMed ID18957205

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