title: Transcription activation by targeted recruitment of the RNA polymerase II CTD phosphatase FCP1.
abstract: Human FCP1 in association with RNAP II reconstitutes a highly specific CTD phosphatase activity and is required for recycling RNA polymerase II (RNAP II) in vitro. Here we demonstrate that targeted recruitment of FCP1 to promoter templates, through fusion to a DNA-binding domain, stimulates transcription. We demonstrate that a short region at the C-terminus of the FCP1 protein is required and sufficient for activation, indicating that neither the N-terminal phosphatase domain nor the BRCT domains are required for transcription activity of DNA-bound FCP1. In addition, we demonstrate that the C-terminus region of FCP1 suffices for efficient binding in vivo to the RAP74 subunit of TFIIF and is also required for the exclusive nuclear localization of the protein. These findings suggest a role for FCP1 as a positive regulator of RNAP II transcription.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, General and Molecular Biology, University of Naples 'Federico II' and IIGB, CNR, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Licciardo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lania
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Majello
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D019556:COS Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D006801:Humans; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D019913:Nuclear Localization Signals / Q000235:genetics; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011485:Protein Binding; D012319:RNA Polymerase II / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D019473:Transcription Factors, TFII; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D019913:Nuclear Localization Signals; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D019473:Transcription Factors, TFII; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D012319:RNA Polymerase II; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; C116022:carboxy-terminal domain phosphatase; C056604:transcription factor TFIIF