RRN3 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes an essential RNA polymerase I transcription factor which interacts with the polymerase independently of DNA template

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RRN3 is one of the RRN genes specifically required for the transcription of rDNA by RNA polymerase I (Pol I) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We have cloned the gene, determined the nucleotide sequence, and found that it is an essential gene which encodes a protein of calculated molecular weight of 72,369. Extracts prepared from rrn3 mutants were defective in in vitro transcription of rDNA templates. We used extracts from a strain containing an epitope-tagged Rrn3 protein to purify a factor that could complement the mutant extracts. Using immunoaffinity purification combined with Mono Q chromatography, we obtained an essentially pure preparation of Rnr3p which complements the mutant extracts. By carrying out template commitment experiments, we found that Rrn3p is not part of the pre-initiation complex that is stable through multiple rounds of transcription. We also found that pre-incubation of Rnr3p with purified Pol I leads to stimulation of transcription upon subsequent mixing with DNA template and other transcription reaction components. Single-round transcription experiments using the detergent Sarkosyl showed that this stimulation is due to increased efficiency of formation of a Sarkosyl-resistant pre-initiation complex. Thus, Rrn3p appears to interact directly with Pol I, apparently stimulating Pol I recruitment to the promoter, and is distinct from two other Pol I-specific transcription factors, the Rrn6/7 complex and the Rrn5/9/10 complex (UAF), characterized previously.

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Yamamoto, R. T., Nogi, Y., Dodd, J. A., & Nomura, M. (1996). RRN3 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes an essential RNA polymerase I transcription factor which interacts with the polymerase independently of DNA template. EMBO Journal, 15(15), 3964–3973. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00770.x

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