Publication Abstract from PubMed
The yeast Paf1 complex (Paf1C), which is composed of the proteins Paf1, Cdc73, Ctr9, Leo1 and Rtf1, accompanies RNA polymerase II from the promoter to the 3'-end formation site of mRNA- and snoRNA-encoding genes. As one of the first identified subunits of Paf1C, yeast Cdc73 (yCdc73) takes part in many transcription-related processes, including binding to RNA polymerase II, recruitment and activation of histone-modification factors and communication with other transcriptional activators. The human homologue of yCdc73, parafibromin, has been identified as a tumour suppressor linked to breast, renal and gastric cancers. However, the functional mechanism of yCdc73 has until recently been unclear. Here, a 2.2 A resolution crystal structure of the highly conserved C-terminal region of yCdc73 is reported. It revealed that yCdc73 appears to have a GTPase-like fold. However, no GTPase activity was observed. The crystal structure of yCdc73 will shed new light on the modes of function of Cdc73 and Paf1C.
Crystallographic analysis of the conserved C-terminal domain of transcription factor Cdc73 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals a GTPase-like fold.,Chen H, Shi N, Gao Y, Li X, Teng M, Niu L Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2012 Aug;68(Pt 8):953-9. Epub 2012 Jul 7. PMID:22868760[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
