Wang Bi-Dar, Butylin Pavel, Strunnikov Alexander
NICHD, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
Cell Cycle. 2006 Oct;5(19):2260-7. doi: 10.4161/cc.5.19.3292. Epub 2006 Oct 1.
Chromosome condensation is established and maintained by the condensin complex. The mechanisms governing loading of condensin onto specific chromosomal sites remain unknown. To elucidate the molecular pathways that determine condensin binding to the nucleolar organizer, a key condensin binding site, we analyzed the properties of condensin-bound sites within the rDNA repeat in budding yeast and demonstrated that the bulk of mitotic condensin binding to rDNA is reduced or eliminated when Pol I transcription is elevated. Conversely, when Pol I transcription is repressed either by rapamycin treatment or by promoter shut-off, condensin binding to rDNA is increased. This novel potential role for constitutive and/or periodic repression of Pol I transcription in rDNA condensin loading is an important factor in determining the segregation proficiency of NOR-containing chromosomes.
染色体凝聚由凝聚素复合体建立并维持。控制凝聚素加载到特定染色体位点的机制仍不清楚。为了阐明决定凝聚素与核仁组织区(一个关键的凝聚素结合位点)结合的分子途径,我们分析了芽殖酵母rDNA重复序列中凝聚素结合位点的特性,并证明当Pol I转录升高时,有丝分裂凝聚素与rDNA的大量结合会减少或消除。相反,当通过雷帕霉素处理或启动子关闭来抑制Pol I转录时,凝聚素与rDNA的结合会增加。Pol I转录的组成型和/或周期性抑制在rDNA凝聚素加载中的这一新潜在作用是决定含核仁组织区染色体分离能力的一个重要因素。