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  • 1
    Publication Date: 2014-08-15
    Description: Polycomb repressive complex-2 (PRC2) is a histone methyltransferase required for epigenetic silencing during development and cancer. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) can recruit PRC2 to chromatin. Previous studies identified PRC2 subunits in a complex with the apparent molecular weight of a dimer, which might be accounted for by the incorporation of additional protein subunits or RNA rather than PRC2 dimerization. Here we show that reconstituted human PRC2 is in fact a dimer, using multiple independent approaches including analytical size exclusion chromatography (SEC), SEC combined with multi-angle light scattering and co-immunoprecipitation of differentially tagged subunits. Even though it contains at least two RNA-binding subunits, each PRC2 dimer binds only one RNA molecule. Yet, multiple PRC2 dimers bind a single RNA molecule cooperatively. These observations suggest a model in which the first RNA binding event promotes the recruitment of multiple PRC2 complexes to chromatin, thereby nucleating repression.
    Print ISSN: 0305-1048
    Electronic ISSN: 1362-4962
    Topics: Biology
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    Publication Date: 1998-12-05
    Description: Group I introns possess a single active site that catalyzes the two sequential reactions of self-splicing. An RNA comprising the two domains of the Tetrahymena thermophila group I intron catalytic core retains activity, and the 5.0 angstrom crystal structure of this 247-nucleotide ribozyme is now described. Close packing of the two domains forms a shallow cleft capable of binding the short helix that contains the 5' splice site. The helix that provides the binding site for the guanosine substrate deviates significantly from A-form geometry, providing a tight binding pocket. The binding pockets for both the 5' splice site helix and guanosine are formed and oriented in the absence of these substrates. Thus, this large ribozyme is largely preorganized for catalysis, much like a globular protein enzyme.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Golden, B L -- Gooding, A R -- Podell, E R -- Cech, T R -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1998 Oct 9;282(5387):259-64.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0215, USA. bgolden@petunia.colorado.edu〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9841391" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Base Pairing ; Base Sequence ; Binding Sites ; Catalysis ; Crystallography, X-Ray ; Guanosine/metabolism ; Introns ; Magnesium/metabolism ; Manganese/metabolism ; *Models, Molecular ; Molecular Sequence Data ; *Nucleic Acid Conformation ; Phosphates/metabolism ; RNA Splicing ; RNA, Catalytic/*chemistry/metabolism ; Tetrahymena thermophila/*genetics
    Print ISSN: 0036-8075
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    Publication Date: 2001-05-12
    Description: Telomere proteins from ciliated protozoa bind to the single-stranded G-rich DNA extensions at the ends of macronuclear chromosomes. We have now identified homologous proteins in fission yeast and in humans. These Pot1 (protection of telomeres) proteins each bind the G-rich strand of their own telomeric repeat sequence, consistent with a direct role in protecting chromosome ends. Deletion of the fission yeast pot1+ gene has an immediate effect on chromosome stability, causing rapid loss of telomeric DNA and chromosome circularization. It now appears that the protein that caps the ends of chromosomes is widely dispersed throughout the eukaryotic kingdom.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Baumann, P -- Cech, T R -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2001 May 11;292(5519):1171-5.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11349150" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; Binding Sites ; Chromosome Segregation/genetics ; Chromosomes, Fungal/genetics/metabolism ; Cloning, Molecular ; DNA/genetics/metabolism ; DNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry/genetics/*metabolism ; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field ; Female ; Gene Deletion ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Heterozygote ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Ovary/metabolism ; Phenotype ; RNA, Messenger/analysis/genetics ; Schizosaccharomyces/*genetics ; Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins ; Sequence Alignment ; Substrate Specificity ; Telomere/genetics/*metabolism ; *Telomere-Binding Proteins
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    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
    Publication Date: 2001-03-10
    Description: 〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Cech, T R -- Leonard, J S -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2001 Feb 9;291(5506):989.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 4000 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA. president@hhmi.org〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11232584" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: *Academies and Institutes ; *Commerce ; *Conflict of Interest ; Consultants ; Industry ; *Intellectual Property ; Private Sector ; Public Sector ; Research Personnel ; *Universities
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  • 5
    Publication Date: 2001-07-28
    Description: 〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Cech, T R -- Egan, L W -- Doyle, C -- Gallin, E -- Lichtman, M A -- Queenan, C J 3rd -- Sung, N -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2001 Jul 27;293(5530):573.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11474070" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Career Choice ; Costs and Cost Analysis ; Education, Medical/*economics ; National Institutes of Health (U.S.) ; Physicians/economics ; Research/*education ; Research Personnel/*economics ; *Training Support ; United States
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    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
    Publication Date: 2000-08-29
    Description: Ribosomes, the cellular factories that manufacture proteins, contain both RNA and protein, but exactly how all of the different ribosomal components contribute to protein synthesis is still not clear. Now, as Thomas Cech explains in his Perspective, atomic resolution of the structure of the large ribosomal subunit reveals that, as predicted by those convinced of a prebiotic RNA world, RNA is the catalytic component with proteins being the structural units that support and stabilize it (Ban et al., Nissen et al., Muth et al.).〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Cech, T R -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2000 Aug 11;289(5481):878-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 4000 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815-6789, USA. thomas.cech@colorado.edu〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10960319" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Adenine/chemistry/metabolism ; Archaeal Proteins/chemistry/metabolism ; Binding Sites ; Catalysis ; Crystallography, X-Ray ; Evolution, Molecular ; Haloarcula marismortui/chemistry/ultrastructure ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Models, Molecular ; Nucleic Acid Conformation ; *Peptide Biosynthesis ; RNA, Archaeal/chemistry/metabolism ; RNA, Catalytic/*chemistry/metabolism ; RNA, Messenger/chemistry/metabolism ; RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/*chemistry/metabolism ; RNA, Ribosomal, 5S/*chemistry/metabolism ; RNA, Transfer/chemistry/metabolism ; Ribosomal Proteins/chemistry/metabolism ; Ribosomes/*chemistry/metabolism/ultrastructure
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    Publication Date: 1997-08-15
    Description: Catalytic protein subunits of telomerase from the ciliate Euplotes aediculatus and the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae contain reverse transcriptase motifs. Here the homologous genes from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe and human are identified. Disruption of the S. pombe gene resulted in telomere shortening and senescence, and expression of mRNA from the human gene correlated with telomerase activity in cell lines. Sequence comparisons placed the telomerase proteins in the reverse transcriptase family but revealed hallmarks that distinguish them from retroviral and retrotransposon relatives. Thus, the proposed telomerase catalytic subunits are phylogenetically conserved and represent a deep branch in the evolution of reverse transcriptases.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Nakamura, T M -- Morin, G B -- Chapman, K B -- Weinrich, S L -- Andrews, W H -- Lingner, J -- Harley, C B -- Cech, T R -- GM28039/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1997 Aug 15;277(5328):955-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0215, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9252327" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Binding Sites ; Catalysis ; Cell Line ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; Evolution, Molecular ; Genes, Fungal ; Humans ; Introns ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Phylogeny ; Proteins/*chemistry/genetics/metabolism ; *Rna ; RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism ; RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase/chemistry ; Retroelements ; Schizosaccharomyces/*enzymology/genetics/growth & development ; Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins ; Sequence Alignment ; Telomerase/*chemistry/genetics/metabolism ; Telomere/metabolism
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    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
    Publication Date: 1989-07-21
    Description: Ribozymes are RNA molecules that catalyze biochemical reactions. Fe(II)-EDTA, a solvent-based reagent which cleaves both double- and single-stranded RNA, was used to investigate the structure of the Tetrahymena ribozyme. Regions of cleavage alternate with regions of substantial protection along the entire RNA molecule. In particular, most of the catalytic core shows greatly reduced cleavage. These data constitute experimental evidence that an RNA enzyme, like a protein enzyme, has an interior and an exterior. Determination of positions where the phosphodiester backbone of the RNA is on the inside or on the outside of the molecule provides major constraints for modeling the three-dimensional structure of the Tetrahymena ribozyme. This approach should be generally informative for structured RNA molecules.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Latham, J A -- Cech, T R -- GM 11227-03/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1989 Jul 21;245(4915):276-82.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309-0215.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2501870" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Autoradiography ; Base Sequence ; Binding Sites ; Crystallography ; Edetic Acid ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; Ferrous Compounds ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Molecular Structure ; *Nucleic Acid Conformation ; *RNA Splicing ; RNA, Catalytic ; RNA, Fungal/analysis ; *RNA, Ribosomal/analysis/metabolism ; RNA, Transfer, Phe/analysis ; Tetrahymena/*genetics
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    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
    Publication Date: 1991-01-25
    Description: The higher order folding process of the catalytic RNA derived from the self-splicing intron of Tetrahymena thermophila was monitored with the use of Fe(II)-EDTA-induced free radical chemistry. The overall tertiary structure of the RNA molecule forms cooperatively with the uptake of at least three magnesium ions. Local folding transitions display different metal ion dependencies, suggesting that the RNA tertiary structure assembles through a specific folding intermediate before the catalytic core is formed. Enzymatic activity, assayed with an RNA substrate that is complementary to the catalytic RNA active site, coincides with the cooperative structural transition. The higher order RNA foldings produced by Mg(II), Ca(II), and Sr(II) are similar; however, only the Mg(II)-stabilized RNA is catalytically active. Thus, these results directly demonstrate that divalent metal ions participate in general folding of the ribozyme tertiary structure, and further indicate a more specific involvement of Mg(II) in catalysis.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Celander, D W -- Cech, T R -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1991 Jan 25;251(4992):401-7.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309-0215.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1989074" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Base Sequence ; Calcium/metabolism ; Densitometry ; Kinetics ; Magnesium/metabolism ; Magnesium Chloride/pharmacology ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nucleic Acid Conformation ; RNA, Catalytic/*chemistry/drug effects/metabolism ; Strontium/metabolism ; Tetrahymena
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    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
    Publication Date: 1992-04-24
    Description: A cleavage reagent directed to the active site of the Tetrahymena catalytic RNA was synthesized by derivatization of the guanosine substrate with a metal chelator. When complexed with iron(II), this reagent cleaved the RNA in five regions. Cleavage at adenosine 207, which is far from the guanosine-binding site in the primary and secondary structure, provides a constraint for the higher order folding of the RNA. This cleavage site constitutes physical evidence for a key feature of the Michel-Westhof model. Targeting a reactive entity to a specific site should be generally useful for determining proximity within folded RNA molecules or ribonucleoprotein complexes.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Wang, J F -- Cech, T R -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1992 Apr 24;256(5056):526-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309-0215.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1315076" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Base Sequence ; Binding Sites ; Edetic Acid/metabolism ; Free Radicals ; Guanosine/*metabolism ; Guanosine Monophosphate/metabolism ; Iron/metabolism ; Iron Chelating Agents/metabolism ; Kinetics ; Models, Molecular ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Molecular Structure ; Nucleic Acid Conformation ; Pentetic Acid/metabolism ; RNA, Catalytic/*chemistry/metabolism ; Tetrahymena/*chemistry
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