Gouge, Jerome and Satia, K. and Guthertz, N. and Widya, M. and Thompson, A.J. and Cousin, P. and Dergai, O. and Hernandez, N. and Vannini, A. (2015) Redox Signaling by the RNA Polymerase III TFIIB-Related Factor Brf2. Cell 163 (6), pp. 1375-87. ISSN 1097-4172.
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Abstract
TFIIB-related factor 2 (Brf2) is a member of the family of TFIIB-like core transcription factors. Brf2 recruits RNA polymerase (Pol) III to type III gene-external promoters, including the U6 spliceosomal RNA and selenocysteine tRNA genes. Found only in vertebrates, Brf2 has been linked to tumorigenesis but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. We have solved crystal structures of a human Brf2-TBP complex bound to natural promoters, obtaining a detailed view of the molecular interactions occurring at Brf2-dependent Pol III promoters and highlighting the general structural and functional conservation of human Pol II and Pol III pre-initiation complexes. Surprisingly, our structural and functional studies unravel a Brf2 redox-sensing module capable of specifically regulating Pol III transcriptional output in living cells. Furthermore, we establish Brf2 as a central redox-sensing transcription factor involved in the oxidative stress pathway and provide a mechanistic model for Brf2 genetic activation in lung and breast cancer.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article |
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| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Natural Sciences |
| Research Centres and Institutes: | Structural Molecular Biology, Institute of (ISMB) |
| Depositing User: | Jerome Gouge |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Mar 2020 17:19 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2025 00:36 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/31008 |
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