Transcription Termination Factor La is Also an Initiation Factor for RNA Polymerase III

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Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Specialty Science

Date 1996 Apr 16

PMID 8622944

Citations 49

Authors

R J Maraia

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Abstract

La RNA-binding protein is a transcription termination factor that facilitates recycling of template and RNA polymerase (pol) 111. Transcription complexes preassembled on immobilized templates were depleted of pol III after a single round of RNA synthesis in the presence of heparin and sarkosyl. The isolated complexes could then be complemented with highly purified pol III and/or recombinant La to test if La is required for transcription reinitiation. VA1, 7SL, and B1 transcription complexes cannot be transcribed by supplemental pol III in single or multiple-round transcription assays unless La is also provided. La mediates concentration-dependent activation of pol III initiation and thereby controls the use of preassembled stable transcription complexes. The initiation factor activity of La augments its termination factor activity to produce a novel mechanism of activated reinitiation. A model in which La serves pol III upon transcription initiation and again at termination is discussed.

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