Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and actin associate with RNA polymerase II and interact with its Rpb7 subunit

FEBS Lett. 2005 Jan 3;579(1):48-52. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.11.045.

Abstract

RNA polymerase II (pol II) purified from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe was previously reported to be associated with the general transcription factor TFIIF and the C-terminal domain phosphatase Fcp1, as well as glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), which has recently been implicated in transcriptional activation in human cells. Here, we provide evidence that the Rpb7 subunit of pol II interacts with GAPDH. Two-hybrid screen identified GAPDH as an Rpb7-binding protein. In addition, GAPDH was affinity-purified from S. pombe extract by using an Rpb4/Rpb7-coupled column. We also identified actin as a pol II-associated protein and revealed the interaction between actin and Rpb7.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Actins / metabolism*
  • Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases / metabolism*
  • RNA Polymerase II / isolation & purification
  • RNA Polymerase II / metabolism*
  • Schizosaccharomyces / enzymology
  • Schizosaccharomyces / metabolism
  • Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins / metabolism*
  • Two-Hybrid System Techniques

Substances

  • Actins
  • Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
  • Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases
  • RNA Polymerase II
  • Rpb7 protein, S pombe