In:
Genes to Cells, Wiley, Vol. 12, No. 1 ( 2007-01), p. 35-47
Abstract:
To identify novel factors involved in nuclear mRNA export in Schizosaccharomyces pombe , we isolated and characterized the ptr8 + gene, mutation of which causes nuclear accumulation of poly (A) + RNA. The ptr8 + gene encodes an S. pombe homologue of human XPB, a component of TFIIH involved in nucleotide excision repair (NER) and transcription. A temperature‐sensitive mutant of ptr8 + ( ptr8‐1) was highly sensitive to UV irradiation, as are human XPB cells. Northern blot analysis demonstrated that the amount of total poly (A) + mRNAs does not decrease significantly at the nonpermissive temperature in ptr8‐1 cells, whereas a pulse‐labeling assay using 35 S‐methionine showed that protein synthesis decreases rapidly after incubation of cells at the nonpermissive temperature, suggesting that ptr8‐1 cells have a defect in nuclear mRNA export. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae , a mutation in the SSL2 gene encoding a homologue of Ptr8p also causes a block of mRNA export at the nonpermissive temperature. In addition, expression of human XPB in ptr8‐1 cells rescued the ts phenotype and the mRNA export defects, suggesting that human XPB may also play a role in mRNA export. Furthermore, we revealed a functional interaction between Ptr8p and Tho2p, a component of the TREX complex involved in mRNA export. These results suggest that XPB/Ptr8p plays roles not only in NER and transcription, but also plays a conserved role in mRNA export.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1356-9597
,
1365-2443
DOI:
10.1111/gtc.2007.12.issue-1
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2443.2006.01032.x
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2007
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2020308-1
SSG:
12
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