Retinoblastoma protein disrupts interactions required for RNA polymerase III transcription

Sutcliffe, J. E., Brown, T. R.P., Allison, S. J., Scott, P. H. and White, R. J. (2000) Retinoblastoma protein disrupts interactions required for RNA polymerase III transcription. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 20(24), pp. 9192-9202. (doi: 10.1128/MCB.20.24.9192-9202.2000) (PMID:11094071) (PMCID:PMC102177)

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Abstract

The retinoblastoma protein (RB) has been shown to suppress RNA polymerase (Pol) III transcription in vivo (R. J. White, D. Trouche, K. Martin, S. P. Jackson, and T. Kouzarides, Nature 382:88–90, 1996). This regulation involves interaction with TFIIIB, a multisubunit factor that is required for the expression of all Pol III templates (C. G. C. Larminie, C. A. Cairns, R. Mital, K. Martin, T. Kouzarides, S. P. Jackson, and R. J. White, EMBO J. 16:2061–2071, 1997; W.-M. Chu, Z. Wang, R. G. Roeder, and C. W. Schmid, J. Biol. Chem. 272:14755–14761, 1997). However, it has not been established why RB binding to TFIIIB results in transcriptional repression. For several Pol II-transcribed genes, RB has been shown to inhibit expression by recruiting histone deacetylases, which are thought to decrease promoter accessibility. We present evidence that histone deacetylases exert a negative effect on Pol III activity in vivo. However, RB remains able to regulate Pol III transcription in the presence of the histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A. Instead, RB represses by disrupting interactions between TFIIIB and other components of the basal Pol III transcription apparatus. Recruitment of TFIIIB to most class III genes requires its binding to TFIIIC2, but this can be blocked by RB. In addition, RB disrupts the interaction between TFIIIB and Pol III that is essential for transcription. The ability of RB to inhibit these key interactions can explain its action as a potent repressor of class III gene expression.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Scott, Dr Pamela
Authors: Sutcliffe, J. E., Brown, T. R.P., Allison, S. J., Scott, P. H., and White, R. J.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Life Sciences
Journal Name:Molecular and Cellular Biology
Publisher:American Society for Microbiology
ISSN:0270-7306
ISSN (Online):1098-5549

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