G-actin participates in RNA polymerase II-dependent transcription elongation by recruiting positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb)

Actin is a key regulator of RNA polymerase (Pol) II-dependent transcription. Positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb), a Cdk9/cyclin T1 heterodimer, has been reported to play a critical role in transcription elongation. However, the relationship between actin and P-TEFb is still not clear. In this study, actin was found to interact with Cdk9, a catalytic subunit of P-TEFb, in elongation complexes. Using immunofluorescence and immunoprecipitation assays, Cdk9 was found to bind to G-actin through the conserved Thr-186 in the T-loop. Overexpression and in vitro kinase assays showed that G-actin promotes P-TEFb-dependent phosphorylation of the Pol II C-terminal domain. An in vitro transcription experiment revealed that the interaction between G-actin and Cdk9 stimulated Pol II transcription elongation. ChIP and immobilized template assays indicated that actin recruited Cdk9 to a transcriptional template in vivo and in vitro. Using cytokine IL-6-inducible p21 gene expression system, we revealed that actin recruited Cdk9 to endogenous gene. Moreover, overexpression of actin and Cdk9 increased histone H3 acetylation and acetylized histone H3 binding to a transcriptional template through the interaction with histone acetyltransferase, p300. Taken together, our results suggested that actin participates in transcription elongation by recruiting Cdk9 for phosphorylation of the Pol II C-terminal domain, and the actin-Cdk9 interaction promotes chromatin remodeling.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:286

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The Journal of biological chemistry - 286(2011), 17 vom: 29. Apr., Seite 15171-81

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Qi, Tianyang [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Wen [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ling [VerfasserIn]
Zhai, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Lijing [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Xianlu [VerfasserIn]

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Actins
CDK9 protein, human
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 9
EC 2.7.11.-
EC 2.7.11.22
EC 2.7.7.-
Journal Article
Positive Transcriptional Elongation Factor B
RNA Polymerase II
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 14.07.2011

Date Revised 20.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1074/jbc.M110.184374

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM206389833