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Suppressor mutations that make the essential transcription factor Spn1/Iws1 dispensable in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

ABSTRACT: Spn1/Iws1 is an essential eukaryotic transcription elongation factor that is conserved from yeast to humans. Several studies have shown that Spn1 functions as a histone chaperone to control transcription, RNA splicing, genome stability, and histone modifications as an integral member of the RNA polymerase II elongation complex. However, the precise role of Spn1 is not understood, and there is little understanding of why it is essential for viability. To address these issues, we have isolated eight suppressor mutations that bypass the essential requirement for Spn1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Unexpectedly, the suppressors identify several functionally distinct complexes and activities, including the histone chaperone FACT, the histone methyltransferase Set2, the Rpd3S histone deacetylase complex, the histone acetyltransferase Rtt109, the nucleosome remodeler Chd1, and a member of the SAGA co-activator complex, Sgf73. The identification of these distinct groups and their analysis suggests that there are multiple mechanisms by which Spn1 bypass can occur, including changes in histone acetylation and alterations of other histone chaperones. Thus, Spn1 may participate in multiple functions during transcription. Our results suggest that bypass of a subset of these functions allows viability in the absence of Spn1.

ORGANISM(S): Saccharomyces cerevisiae

PROVIDER: GSE202590 | GEO | 2022/05/16

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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