Proteomic Analysis of Mitotic RNA Polymerase II Reveals Novel Interactors and Association With Proteins Dysfunctional in Disease.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2012

JAX Location

Reprint Collection

JAX Source

Mol Cell Proteomics 2012 Jun; 11(6).

PMID

22199231

Volume

11

Issue

6

First Page

111

Last Page

111

ISSN

1535-9484

Abstract

RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) transcribes protein-coding genes in eukaryotes and interacts with factors involved in chromatin remodeling, transcriptional activation, elongation, and RNA processing. Here, we present the isolation of native RNAPII complexes using mild extraction conditions and immunoaffinity purification. RNAPII complexes were extracted from mitotic cells, where they exist dissociated from chromatin. The proteomic content of native complexes in total and size-fractionated extracts was determined using highly sensitive LC-MS/MS. Protein associations with RNAPII were validated by high-resolution immunolocalization experiments in both mitotic cells and in interphase nuclei. Functional assays of transcriptional activity were performed after siRNA-mediated knockdown. We identify >400 RNAPII associated proteins in mitosis, among these previously uncharacterized proteins for which we show roles in transcriptional elongation. We also identify, as novel functional RNAPII interactors, two proteins involved in human disease, ALMS1 and TFG, emphasizing the importance of gene regulation for normal development and physiology.

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