Artículo
Sem1 is a functional component of the nuclear pore complex–associated messenger RNA export machinery
Autor/es | Boulos Faza, Marius
Kemmler, Stefan Jimeno González, Sonia González Aguilera, Cristina Aguilera López, Andrés Hurt, E |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Genética |
Fecha de publicación | 2009 |
Fecha de depósito | 2017-03-29 |
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Resumen | The evolutionarily conserved protein Sem1/Dss1 is a subunit of the regulatory particle (RP) of the proteasome, and, in mammalian cells, binds the tumor suppressor protein BRCA2. Here, we describe a new function for yeast ... The evolutionarily conserved protein Sem1/Dss1 is a subunit of the regulatory particle (RP) of the proteasome, and, in mammalian cells, binds the tumor suppressor protein BRCA2. Here, we describe a new function for yeast Sem1. We show that sem1 mutants are impaired in messenger RNA (mRNA) export and transcription elongation, and induce strong transcription-associated hyper-recombination phenotypes. Importantly, Sem1, independent of the RP, is functionally linked to the mRNA export pathway. Biochemical analyses revealed that, in addition to the RP, Sem1 coenriches with components of two other multisubunit complexes: the nuclear pore complex (NPC)-associated TREX-2 complex that is required for transcription-coupled mRNA export, and the COP9 signalosome, which is involved in deneddylation. Notably, targeting of Thp1, a TREX-2 component, to the NPC is perturbed in a sem1 mutant. These findings reveal an unexpected nonproteasomal function of Sem1 in mRNA export and in prevention of transcription-associated genome instability. Thus, Sem1 is a versatile protein that might stabilize multiple protein complexes involved in diverse pathways. |
Agencias financiadoras | Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC). España Junta de Andalucía |
Identificador del proyecto | BFU2006-05260
BFU2007-28647 CVI102 CVI2549 |
Cita | Boulos Faza, M., Kemmler, S., Jimeno González, S., González Aguilera, C., Aguilera López, A. y Hurt, E. (2009). Sem1 is a functional component of the nuclear pore complex–associated messenger RNA export machinery. Journal of Cell Biology, 184 (6), 833-846. |
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