title: Cbp1p is required for message stability following 5'-processing of COB mRNA.
abstract: Cbp1p is a nuclear encoded protein required for the stabilization of mitochondrial COB mRNA, which codes for apocytochrome b in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The COB gene is cotranscribed with the upstream tRNA(Glu) gene. Release of tRNA(Glu) from the initial transcript generates a precursor mRNA with a 5'-end at position -1098. The 5'-end of mature COB message is generated by cleavage of the pre-mRNA at nucleotide -955 or -954. Previous work indicated that Cbp1p acts through cis-elements near these cleavage sites. Here we have tested whether Cbp1p stabilizes COB mRNA solely by stimulating the processing of COB precursor RNA at nucleotide -955/-954. Yeast strain TG955 was constructed such that the -955 COB mRNA 5'-processing site coincides with the upstream tRNA 3'-endonuclease site at position -1098, allowing the 5'-end of COB mRNA to be formed by the tRNA 3'-processing enzyme. Respiratory growth and stability of COB mRNA in TG955 are Cbp1p-dependent. Therefore, we conclude that Cbp1p is important for the stabilization of COB mRNA after 5'-processing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Dieckmann
mesh_terms: D001059:Apoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001483:Base Sequence; D051778:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D003573:Cytochrome b Group / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D045303:Cytochromes b; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D005838:Genotype; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012322:RNA Precursors / Q000378:metabolism*; D012323:RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012352:RNA, Transfer, Glu / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D001059:Apoproteins; D051778:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; C064042:CBF1 protein, S cerevisiae; D003573:Cytochrome b Group; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D012322:RNA Precursors; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012352:RNA, Transfer, Glu; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D045303:Cytochromes b