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DST1  -  Dst1p

Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288c

Synonyms: DNA strand transfer protein alpha, DNA strand transferase 1, PPR2, Pyrimidine pathway regulatory protein 2, STP-alpha, ...
 
 
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High impact information on DST1

  • The uninducible phenotype of this mutant is completely suppressed by an ochre suppressor, strengthening the hypothesis that PPR2 acts on URA4 transcription through the synthesis of a regulatory protein [1].
  • A regulatory gene PPR2 (pyrimidine pathway regulatory 2) acting specifically on this step, has been characterized, cloned and sequenced [1].
  • The short length of the PPR2 polypeptide chain and the presence of seven cysteine residues suggest that the active form of the protein is an oligomer assembled through disulphide bonds [1].
  • We found that the 6AU sensitivity of the rpo21 mutants can be suppressed by increasing the dosage of the wild-type PPR2 gene, presumably as a result of overexpression of TFIIS [2].
  • Deletion of PPR2 from the yeast genome is not lethal but renders cells sensitive to the uracil analog 6-azauracil (6AU) [2].
 

Biological context of DST1

 

Associations of DST1 with chemical compounds

  • In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the gene encoding TFIIS (PPR2) is not essential, and disruption strains exhibit only mild phenotypes and an increased sensitivity to 6-azauracil [6].
  • Furthermore, we show that set2Delta ppr2Delta double mutants (PPR2 encodes TFIIS, a transcription elongation factor) are synthetically hypersensitive to 6-azauracil, and that deletions in the CTD reduce in vivo levels of H3 lysine 36 methylation [7].
 

Regulatory relationships of DST1

 

Other interactions of DST1

  • Disruptions of PPR2 are lethal in conjunction with a disruption in the nonessential gene TAF14/TFG3 [8].
  • This led to the finding that Ess1 also inhibits elongation; Ess1 opposes elongation factors Dst1 and Spt4/5, and overexpression of ESS1 makes cells more sensitive to the elongation inhibitor 6-AU [9].
  • Moreover, the synthetic interactions of these mutants with soh1, spt4, and dst1 suggest differential in vivo effects [10].
  • One region D substitution is lethal unless suppressed by a substitution in region G and interacts genetically with PPR2, the gene encoding transcription elongation factor IIS [11].
  • Here we demonstrate that deletion of the CTK1 gene, encoding the kinase subunit of RNA polymerase II carboxy-terminal domain kinase I (CTDK-I), is synthetically lethal when combined with deletion of PPR2 or ELP genes [12].

References

  1. Complete sequence of a eukaryotic regulatory gene. Hubert, J.C., Guyonvarch, A., Kammerer, B., Exinger, F., Liljelund, P., Lacroute, F. EMBO J. (1983) [Pubmed]
  2. Genetic interaction between transcription elongation factor TFIIS and RNA polymerase II. Archambault, J., Lacroute, F., Ruet, A., Friesen, J.D. Mol. Cell. Biol. (1992) [Pubmed]
  3. Isolation, DNA sequence, and regulation of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene that encodes DNA strand transfer protein alpha. Clark, A.B., Dykstra, C.C., Sugino, A. Mol. Cell. Biol. (1991) [Pubmed]
  4. Genetic interactions of DST1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae suggest a role of TFIIS in the initiation-elongation transition. Malagon, F., Tong, A.H., Shafer, B.K., Strathern, J.N. Genetics (2004) [Pubmed]
  5. Cloning and characterization of DST2, the gene for DNA strand transfer protein beta from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Dykstra, C.C., Kitada, K., Clark, A.B., Hamatake, R.K., Sugino, A. Mol. Cell. Biol. (1991) [Pubmed]
  6. Genetic interactions between TFIIS and the Swi-Snf chromatin-remodeling complex. Davie, J.K., Kane, C.M. Mol. Cell. Biol. (2000) [Pubmed]
  7. The Set2 histone methyltransferase functions through the phosphorylated carboxyl-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II. Li, B., Howe, L., Anderson, S., Yates, J.R., Workman, J.L. J. Biol. Chem. (2003) [Pubmed]
  8. Genetic interactions between TFIIF and TFIIS. Fish, R.N., Ammerman, M.L., Davie, J.K., Lu, B.F., Pham, C., Howe, L., Ponticelli, A.S., Kane, C.M. Genetics (2006) [Pubmed]
  9. The ESS1 prolyl isomerase and its suppressor BYE1 interact with RNA pol II to inhibit transcription elongation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Wu, X., Rossettini, A., Hanes, S.D. Genetics (2003) [Pubmed]
  10. Mutations in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RPB1 Gene Conferring Hypersensitivity to 6-Azauracil. Malagon, F., Kireeva, M.L., Shafer, B.K., Lubkowska, L., Kashlev, M., Strathern, J.N. Genetics (2006) [Pubmed]
  11. Stimulation of transcription by mutations affecting conserved regions of RNA polymerase II. Archambault, J., Jansma, D.B., Kawasoe, J.H., Arndt, K.T., Greenblatt, J., Friesen, J.D. J. Bacteriol. (1998) [Pubmed]
  12. Involvement of yeast carboxy-terminal domain kinase I (CTDK-I) in transcription elongation in vivo. Jona, G., Wittschieben, B.O., Svejstrup, J.Q., Gileadi, O. Gene (2001) [Pubmed]
 
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