Project description:Transcriptional condensates play a crucial role in gene expression and regulation, yet their assembly mechanisms remain poorly understood. We here report a multi-layered mechanism for condensate assembly by Autoimmune regulator (Aire), an essential transcriptional regulator (TR) that orchestrates gene expression reprogramming for central T-cell tolerance. Aire condensates assemble on enhancers, stimulating local transcriptional activities and connecting disparate inter-chromosomal loci. This functional condensate formation hinges upon the coordination between three Aire domains: polymerization domain CARD, histone binding domain PHD1 and C-terminal tail (CTT). Specifically, CTT binds coactivators CBP/p300, recruiting Aire to CBP/p300-rich enhancers and promoting CARD-mediated condensate assembly. Conversely, PHD1 binds to the ubiquitous histone mark H3K4me0, keeping Aire dispersed throughout the genome until Aire nucleates on enhancers. Our findings showed that the balance between PHD1-mediated suppression and CTT-mediated stimulation of Aire polymerization is crucial to form transcriptionally active condensates at target sites, providing new insights into controlled polymerization of TRs.
Project description:Transcriptional condensates play a crucial role in gene expression and regulation, yet their assembly mechanisms remain poorly understood. We here report a multi-layered mechanism for condensate assembly by Autoimmune regulator (Aire), an essential transcriptional regulator (TR) that orchestrates gene expression reprogramming for central T-cell tolerance. Aire condensates assemble on enhancers, stimulating local transcriptional activities and connecting disparate inter-chromosomal loci. This functional condensate formation hinges upon the coordination between three Aire domains: polymerization domain CARD, histone binding domain PHD1 and C-terminal tail (CTT). Specifically, CTT binds coactivators CBP/p300, recruiting Aire to CBP/p300-rich enhancers and promoting CARD-mediated condensate assembly. Conversely, PHD1 binds to the ubiquitous histone mark H3K4me0, keeping Aire dispersed throughout the genome until Aire nucleates on enhancers. Our findings showed that the balance between PHD1-mediated suppression and CTT-mediated stimulation of Aire polymerization is crucial to form transcriptionally active condensates at target sites, providing new insights into controlled polymerization of TRs.
Project description:Transcriptional condensates play a crucial role in gene expression and regulation, yet their assembly mechanisms remain poorly understood. We here report a multi-layered mechanism for condensate assembly by Autoimmune regulator (Aire), an essential transcriptional regulator (TR) that orchestrates gene expression reprogramming for central T-cell tolerance. Aire condensates assemble on enhancers, stimulating local transcriptional activities and connecting disparate inter-chromosomal loci. This functional condensate formation hinges upon the coordination between three Aire domains: polymerization domain CARD, histone binding domain PHD1 and C-terminal tail (CTT). Specifically, CTT binds coactivators CBP/p300, recruiting Aire to CBP/p300-rich enhancers and promoting CARD-mediated condensate assembly. Conversely, PHD1 binds to the ubiquitous histone mark H3K4me0, keeping Aire dispersed throughout the genome until Aire nucleates on enhancers. Our findings showed that the balance between PHD1-mediated suppression and CTT-mediated stimulation of Aire polymerization is crucial to form transcriptionally active condensates at target sites, providing new insights into controlled polymerization of TRs.
Project description:Transcriptional condensates play a crucial role in gene expression and regulation, yet their assembly mechanisms remain poorly understood. We here report a multi-layered mechanism for condensate assembly by Autoimmune regulator (Aire), an essential transcriptional regulator (TR) that orchestrates gene expression reprogramming for central T-cell tolerance. Aire condensates assemble on enhancers, stimulating local transcriptional activities and connecting disparate inter-chromosomal loci. This functional condensate formation hinges upon the coordination between three Aire domains: polymerization domain CARD, histone binding domain PHD1 and C-terminal tail (CTT). Specifically, CTT binds coactivators CBP/p300, recruiting Aire to CBP/p300-rich enhancers and promoting CARD-mediated condensate assembly. Conversely, PHD1 binds to the ubiquitous histone mark H3K4me0, keeping Aire dispersed throughout the genome until Aire nucleates on enhancers. Our findings showed that the balance between PHD1-mediated suppression and CTT-mediated stimulation of Aire polymerization is crucial to form transcriptionally active condensates at target sites, providing new insights into controlled polymerization of TRs.
Project description:Transcriptional condensates play a crucial role in gene expression and regulation, yet their assembly mechanisms remain poorly understood. We here report a multi-layered mechanism for condensate assembly by Autoimmune regulator (Aire), an essential transcriptional regulator (TR) that orchestrates gene expression reprogramming for central T-cell tolerance. Aire condensates assemble on enhancers, stimulating local transcriptional activities and connecting disparate inter-chromosomal loci. This functional condensate formation hinges upon the coordination between three Aire domains: polymerization domain CARD, histone binding domain PHD1 and C-terminal tail (CTT). Specifically, CTT binds coactivators CBP/p300, recruiting Aire to CBP/p300-rich enhancers and promoting CARD-mediated condensate assembly. Conversely, PHD1 binds to the ubiquitous histone mark H3K4me0, keeping Aire dispersed throughout the genome until Aire nucleates on enhancers. Our findings showed that the balance between PHD1-mediated suppression and CTT-mediated stimulation of Aire polymerization is crucial to form transcriptionally active condensates at target sites, providing new insights into controlled polymerization of TRs.
Project description:Transcriptional condensates play a crucial role in gene expression and regulation, yet their assembly mechanisms remain poorly understood. We here report a multi-layered mechanism for condensate assembly by Autoimmune regulator (Aire), an essential transcriptional regulator (TR) that orchestrates gene expression reprogramming for central T-cell tolerance. Aire condensates assemble on enhancers, stimulating local transcriptional activities and connecting disparate inter-chromosomal loci. This functional condensate formation hinges upon the coordination between three Aire domains: polymerization domain CARD, histone binding domain PHD1 and C-terminal tail (CTT). Specifically, CTT binds coactivators CBP/p300, recruiting Aire to CBP/p300-rich enhancers and promoting CARD-mediated condensate assembly. Conversely, PHD1 binds to the ubiquitous histone mark H3K4me0, keeping Aire dispersed throughout the genome until Aire nucleates on enhancers. Our findings showed that the balance between PHD1-mediated suppression and CTT-mediated stimulation of Aire polymerization is crucial to form transcriptionally active condensates at target sites, providing new insights into controlled polymerization of TRs. This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
Project description:Delineating functionally normal variants from functionally abnormal variants in tumor suppressor proteins is critical for cancer surveillance, prognosis, and treatment options. BRCA1 is a protein that has many variants of uncertain significance which are not yet classified as functionally normal or abnormal. In vitro functional assays can be used to identify the functional impact of a variant when the variant has not yet been categorized through clinical observation. Here we employ a homology-directed repair (HDR) reporter assay to evaluate over 300 missense and nonsense BRCA1 variants between amino acid residues 1280 and 1576, which encompasses the coiled-coil and serine cluster domains. Functionally abnormal variants tended to cluster in residues known to interact with PALB2, which is critical for homology-directed repair. Multiplexed results were confirmed by singleton assay and by ClinVar database variant interpretations. Comparison of multiplexed results to designated benign or likely benign or pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in the ClinVar database yielded 100% specificity and 100% sensitivity of the multiplexed assay. Clinicians can reference the results of this functional assay for help in guiding cancer treatment and surveillance options. These results are the first to evaluate this domain of BRCA1 using a multiplexed approach and indicate the importance of this domain in the DNA repair process.
Project description:Here, we examine how six single amino acid variants in the DNA-binding domain of Ste12 – a yeast transcription factor regulating mating and invasion – alter Ste12 genome binding, motif recognition and gene expression to yield markedly different phenotypes. Using a combination of the calling card method, RNA sequencing , we find that variants with dissimilar binding and expression profiles can converge onto similar cellular behaviors.
Project description:In order to determine specifically the RNA-binding function of proteins involved in nuclear mRNP assembly, we first determined the amino acids involved in RNA-binding by RNPXL. We identified about 100 amino acids cross-linked to RNA in vivo in the nuclear mRNP components Npl3, Nab2, Tho1, Mex67-Mtr2 and the TREX complex. Second, we can now specifically elucidate the function of the RNA-binding activity of these proteins by mutation of the identified amino acids. Npl3 is an SR-like protein with functions in transcription elongation, splicing, 3’ end processing, mRNP assembly and nuclear mRNA export. The middle part of Npl3 consists of two RNA recognition motif (RRM) domains, RRM1 and RRM2, connected by an eight amino acid long flexible linker. In order to analyze the function of the RNA-binding activity of Npl3, we mutated several amino acids that cross-linked to RNA. We generated three npl3 mutants, one in the RRM1, one in the linker and a third in the RRM2 domain, and elucidated the functional consequences of these mutations. Interestingly, these three npl3 mutants show different phenotypes. Thus, abrogation of mRNA-binding in different regions of Npl3 has different functional outcomes. Furthermore, analysis of the npl3-Linker mutant revealed a novel function of Npl3. Npl3 functions in the transfer of nuclear mRNP components from the site of transcription onto the mRNA. Taken together, we identify the in vivo RNA-binding sites of nuclear mRNA-binding proteins involved in mRNP assembly and nuclear mRNA export. In addition, we show that abrogation of RNA-binding in different regions of the protein Npl3 has specific and surprisingly different functional consequences. Furthermore, we uncovered a novel function of Npl3 in nuclear mRNP assembly.
Project description:WT strains were transformed with a control TAP plasmid, plasmid containing the Hsp70 chaperones Ssz1 containing a mutation in S295F, or J-domain containing protein Zuo1 amino acids 365-433 with the S427G mutation. These mutations are known to enhance the induction of the pleiotropic drug resistance pathway. RNA from three biological replicates were pooled and analyzed by Nimblegen array.