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The Spliceosomal Protein Sf3b5 Is A Novel Component Of Drosophila Saga That Functions In Gene Expression Independent Of Splicing, Rachel Stegeman, Peyton J. Spreacker, Selene K. Swanson, Robert Stephenson, Laurence Florens, Michael P. Washburn, Vikki M. Weake
The Spliceosomal Protein Sf3b5 Is A Novel Component Of Drosophila Saga That Functions In Gene Expression Independent Of Splicing, Rachel Stegeman, Peyton J. Spreacker, Selene K. Swanson, Robert Stephenson, Laurence Florens, Michael P. Washburn, Vikki M. Weake
Department of Biochemistry Faculty Publications
The interaction between splicing factors and the transcriptional machinery provides an intriguing link between the coupled processes of transcription and splicing. Here, we show that the two components of the SF3B complex, SF3B3 and SF3B5, that form part of the U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle (snRNP) are also subunits of the Spt-Ada-Gcn5 acetyltransferase (SAGA) transcriptional coactivator complex in Drosophila melanogaster. Whereas SF3B3 had previously been identified as a human SAGA subunit, SF3B5 had not been identified as a component of SAGA in any species. We show that SF3B3 and SF3B5 bind to SAGA independent of RNA and interact with …
Characterizing The Role Of Aif4 In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Antonia L. Hur Ms., Nina Serratore Ms., Scott D. Briggs
Characterizing The Role Of Aif4 In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Antonia L. Hur Ms., Nina Serratore Ms., Scott D. Briggs
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium
Chromatin remodelers are important regulatory mechanisms that eukaryotic cells use to modify the structure of chromatin, which is made up of DNA and proteins. DNA wraps around histone proteins to make up chromatin. When these proteins are modified, the shape of the chromatin is altered. “Loosening” the chromatin structure by chromatin modifications allows for active gene expression whereas “tightening” or compaction of chromatin results in gene repression. Therefore the modifications on chromatin modulate gene expression in all eukaryotes. It has been shown that mis-regulation of chromatin remodelers contribute to various cancers. Understanding the biochemistry behind how chromatin associating proteins modify …