The structure of NoRC-associated RNA is crucial for targeting the chromatin remodelling complex NoRC to the nucleolus |
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Authors: | Mayer Christine Neubert Melanie Grummt Ingrid |
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Affiliation: | Division of Molecular Biology of the Cell II, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ-ZMBH-Alliance, INF 581, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany. christine.mayer@dkfz.de |
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Abstract: | Silencing of ribosomal RNA genes (rDNA) requires binding of the chromatin remodelling complex NoRC to RNA that is complementary to the rDNA promoter. NoRC-associated RNA (pRNA) folds into a conserved stem–loop structure that is required for nucleolar localization and rDNA silencing. Mutations that disrupt the stem–loop structure impair binding of TIP5, the large subunit of NoRC, to pRNA and abolish targeting of NoRC to nucleoli. Binding to pRNA results in a conformational change of TIP5, as shown by enhanced sensitivity of TIP5 towards trypsin digestion. Our results indicate an RNA-dependent mechanism that targets NoRC to chromatin and facilitates the interaction with co-repressors that promote heterochromatin formation and rDNA silencing. |
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Keywords: | RNA polymerase I noncoding RNA intergenic spacer RNA structure protein conformation |
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