DDX6 transfers P-TEFb kinase to the AF4/AF4N (AFF1) super elongation complex.
AF4/AFF1 and AF5/AFF4 are both backbones for the assembly of "super elongation complexes" (SECs) that exert 2 distinct functions after the recruitment of P-TEFb from the 7SK snRNP: (1) initiation and elongation of RNA polymerase II gene transcription, and (2) modification of transcribed gene regions by distinct histone methylation patterns. In this study we aimed to investigate one of the initial steps, namely how P-TEFb is transferred from 7SK snRNPs to the SECs. In particular, we were interested in the role of DDX6 that we have recently identified as part of the AF4 complex. DDX6 is an evolutionarily conserved member of the DEAD-box RNA helicase family that is known to control miRNA and mRNA biology (translation, storage and degradation). Overexpressed DDX6 is associated with different cancer types and with c-Myc protein overexpression. We could demonstrate that DDX6 binds to 7SK snRNA and causes the release and transfer of P-TEFb to the AF4/AF4N SEC. DDX6 also binds stably to AF4 and AF4N as demonstrated by GST pull-down and co-immunoprecipitation experiments. As a consequence, overexpression of either AF4/AF4N or DDX6 resulted in a strong increase of mRNA production (5-6 fold), while their simultaneous expression increased the cellular mRNA production by 11-fold. Conversely, the corresponding knockdown of DDX6 decreased mRNA production by 70%. In conclusion, AF4/AF4N and DDX6 represent key molecules for the elongation process of gene transcription and a model will be proposed for the hand-over process of P-TEFb to SECs.
Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology/DCAL, Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Biocenter Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Fabian
F
Mück
Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology/DCAL, Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Biocenter Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Silvia
S
Bracharz
Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology/DCAL, Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Biocenter Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Rolf
R
Marschalek
7SK snRNP; AF4/AFF1; AF4N; DDX6; P-TEFb; RNA polymerase II; SEC; elongation control
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