title: In vitro reconstitution of yeast tUTP/UTP A and UTP B subcomplexes provides new insights into their modular architecture.
abstract: Eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis is a multistep process involving more than 150 biogenesis factors, which interact transiently with pre-ribosomal particles to promote their maturation. Some of these auxiliary proteins have been isolated in complexes found separate from the ribosomal environment. Among them, are 3 large UTP subcomplexes containing 6 or 7 protein subunits which are involved in the early steps of ribosome biogenesis. The composition of the UTP subcomplexes and the network of binary interactions between protein subunits have been analyzed previously. To obtain further insights into the structural and biochemical properties of UTP subcomplexes, we established a heterologous expression system to allow reconstitution of the yeast tUTP/UTP A and UTP B subcomplexes from their candidate subunits. The results of a series of reconstitution experiments involving different combinations of protein subunits are in good agreement with most of the previously observed binary interactions. Moreover, in combination with additional biochemical analyses, several stable building blocks of the UTP subcomplexes were identified. Based on these findings, we present a refined model of the tUTP/UTP A and UTP B architecture.
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Biochemie III, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Gisela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pöll
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Biochemie III, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Biochemie III, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Uli
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ohmayer
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Biochemie III, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hierlmeier
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Biochemie III, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Milkereit
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Biochemie III, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perez-Fernandez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007313:Insecta; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D001678:Organelle Biogenesis; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry; D014544:Uridine Triphosphate / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015003:Yeasts / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014544:Uridine Triphosphate