title: The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Nrd1-Nab3 transcription termination pathway acts in opposition to Ras signaling and mediates response to nutrient depletion.
abstract: The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Nrd1-Nab3 pathway directs the termination and processing of short RNA polymerase II transcripts. Despite the potential for Nrd1-Nab3 to affect the transcription of both coding and noncoding RNAs, little is known about how the Nrd1-Nab3 pathway interacts with other pathways in the cell. Here we present the results of a high-throughput synthetic lethality screen for genes that interact with NRD1 and show roles for Nrd1 in the regulation of mitochondrial abundance and cell size. We also provide genetic evidence of interactions between the Nrd1-Nab3 and Ras/protein kinase A (PKA) pathways. Whereas the Ras pathway promotes the transcription of genes involved in growth and glycolysis, the Nrd1-Nab3 pathway appears to have a novel role in the rapid suppression of some genes when cells are shifted to poor growth conditions. We report the identification of new mRNA targets of the Nrd1-Nab3 pathway that are rapidly repressed in response to glucose depletion. Glucose depletion also leads to the dephosphorylation of Nrd1 and the formation of novel nuclear speckles that contain Nrd1 and Nab3. Taken together, these results indicate a role for Nrd1-Nab3 in regulating the cellular response to nutrient availability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Miranda M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Darby
authors.forename: Leo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Serebreni
authors.forename: Xuewen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Jef D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Boeke
authors.forename: Jeffry L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Corden
mesh_terms: D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D061806:Transcription Termination, Genetic; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C090564:NAB3 protein, S cerevisiae; C491211:NRD1 protein, S cerevisiae; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D011494:Protein Kinases; D018631:ras Proteins; D005947:Glucose