Cohesion promotes nucleolar structure and function.
Cohesion promotes nucleolar structure and function.
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凝聚力促进核仁结构和功能。
DOI:
10.1091/mbc.e13-07-0377
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发表时间:
2014-02
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Gerton JL
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作者:
Harris B;Bose T;Lee KK;Wang F;Lu S;Ross RT;Zhang Y;French SL;Beyer AL;Slaughter BD;Unruh JR;Gerton JL
Mutations in the cohesin acetyltransferase Eco1 or the cohesin ring compromise nucleolar function in budding yeast. A mutation in Eco1 that is associated with the human disease Roberts syndrome compromises looping interactions at the ribosomal DNA and transcription. Depletion of cohesion in a single cell cycle disrupts nucleolar integrity. The cohesin complex contributes to ribosome function, although the molecular mechanisms involved are unclear. Compromised cohesin function is associated with a class of diseases known as cohesinopathies. One cohesinopathy, Roberts syndrome (RBS), occurs when a mutation reduces acetylation of the cohesin Smc3 subunit. Mutation of the cohesin acetyltransferase is associated with impaired rRNA production, ribosome biogenesis, and protein synthesis in yeast and human cells. Cohesin binding to the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) is evolutionarily conserved from bacteria to human cells. We report that the RBS mutation in yeast (eco1-W216G) exhibits a disorganized nucleolus and reduced looping at the rDNA. RNA polymerase I occupancy of the genes remains normal, suggesting that recruitment is not impaired. Impaired rRNA production in the RBS mutant coincides with slower rRNA cleavage. In addition to the RBS mutation, mutations in any subunit of the cohesin ring are associated with defects in ribosome biogenesis. Depletion or artificial destruction of cohesion in a single cell cycle is associated with loss of nucleolar integrity, demonstrating that the defects at the rDNA can be directly attributed to loss of cohesion. Our results strongly suggest that organization of the rDNA provided by cohesion is critical for formation and function of the nucleolus.