Functions of the TFIIE-Related Tandem Winged-Helix Domain of Rpc34 in RNA Polymerase III Initiation and Elongation

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Journal Mol Cell Biol

Specialty Cell Biology

Date 2017 Nov 29

PMID 29180511

Citations 9

Authors

Yi-Yu Wei

Hung-Ta Chen

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Abstract

Rpc34 is a subunit of the Rpc82/34/31 subcomplex residing on the DNA-binding cleft of RNA polymerase (Pol) III. Rpc34 contains a structurally flexible N-terminal tandem winged-helix (tWH) domain related to the TFIIE transcription factor. While the second WH (WH2) fold of the tWH domain is known to function in DNA melting activity during transcription initiation, the functional role of the WH1 fold is unknown. In this study, we generated a series of new Rpc34 tWH mutants conferring a cold-sensitive growth phenotype. We found that the tWH mutations severely compromised transcription activity due to destabilization of the preinitiation complex (PIC). Site-specific protein photo-cross-linking analysis indicated that the tWH domain persistently interacts with protein subunits of the Pol III cleft in the PIC and the ternary elongation complex (TEC). Furthermore, purified Pol III proteins with tWH mutations also showed reduced efficiency in RNA elongation. Our study results suggest that the tWH domain is an important protein module above the Pol III cleft that integrates protein and nucleic acid interactions for initiation and elongation.

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