THOC5 complexes with other proteins (DDX5, DDX17 and CDK12) essential in primitive cell survival to regulate R loop structures and RNA elongation rate.
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ABSTRACT: THOC5, a member of the THO complex, is essential for the 3´processing of some inducible genes, the export of a subset of genes and stem cell self-renewal. Utilising nanopore mRNA-sequencing we show that when THOC5 is depleted 50% of mRNAs undergo altered 3´end cleavage. Further, THOC5 depletion leads to increased RNA Polymerase II (Pol II) presence on the gene body and close to the 3’end. Moreover, THOC5 is recruited close to high density Pol II sites except those at the promotor regions suggesting that THOC5 is involved in transcriptional elongation. Indeed, THOC5 independent genes in cells expressing fast Pol II became THOC5 dependent in cells expressing slow Pol II. In cells expressing slow Pol II chromatin associated THOC5 interacts with CDK12 (a protein that modulates mRNA elongation rates), RNA helicases DDX5, DDX17, and THOC6. Importantly these interactions were not observed in cells expressing fast Pol II. The CDK12/THOC5 interaction promotes CDK12 recruitment to R-loops in a THOC6-dependent manner. These data demonstrate that THOC5/THOC6 play a part in transcription elongation. Given the role of THOC5 in primitive cell survival its phosphorylation by agonists, oxidative stress and oncogenes the pathway we identified has relevance in the physiology and pathology of stem cells
INSTRUMENT(S): TripleTOF 6600
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Cell Culture
SUBMITTER: Bethany Geary
LAB HEAD: Bethany Geary
PROVIDER: PXD035092 | Pride | 2022-12-12
REPOSITORIES: pride
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