7q8a

Structural highlights

Function

PUF60_HUMAN DNA- and RNA-binding protein, involved in several nuclear processes such as pre-mRNA splicing, apoptosis and transcription regulation. In association with FUBP1 regulates MYC transcription at the P2 promoter through the core-TFIIH basal transcription factor. Acts as a transcriptional repressor through the core-TFIIH basal transcription factor. Represses FUBP1-induced transcriptional activation but not basal transcription. Decreases ERCC3 helicase activity. Does not repress TFIIH-mediated transcription in xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group B (XPB) cells. Is also involved in pre-mRNA splicing. Promotes splicing of an intron with weak 3'-splice site and pyrimidine tract in a cooperative manner with U2AF2. Involved in apoptosis induction when overexpressed in HeLa cells. Isoform 6 failed to repress MYC transcription and inhibited FIR-induced apoptosis in colorectal cancer. Isoform 6 may contribute to tumor progression by enabling increased MYC expression and greater resistance to apoptosis in tumors than in normal cells. Modulates alternative splicing of several mRNAs. Binds to relaxed DNA of active promoter regions. Binds to the pyrimidine tract and 3'-splice site regions of pre-mRNA; binding is enhanced in presence of U2AF2. Binds to Y5 RNA in association with TROVE2. Binds to poly(U) RNA.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

References

1. ↑ Liu J, He L, Collins I, Ge H, Libutti D, Li J, Egly JM, Levens D. The FBP interacting repressor targets TFIIH to inhibit activated transcription. Mol Cell. 2000 Feb;5(2):331-41. PMID:10882074
2. ↑ Page-McCaw PS, Amonlirdviman K, Sharp PA. PUF60: a novel U2AF65-related splicing activity. RNA. 1999 Dec;5(12):1548-60. PMID:10606266
3. ↑ Liu J, Akoulitchev S, Weber A, Ge H, Chuikov S, Libutti D, Wang XW, Conaway JW, Harris CC, Conaway RC, Reinberg D, Levens D. Defective interplay of activators and repressors with TFIH in xeroderma pigmentosum. Cell. 2001 Feb 9;104(3):353-63. PMID:11239393
4. ↑ Matsushita K, Tomonaga T, Shimada H, Shioya A, Higashi M, Matsubara H, Harigaya K, Nomura F, Libutti D, Levens D, Ochiai T. An essential role of alternative splicing of c-myc suppressor FUSE-binding protein-interacting repressor in carcinogenesis. Cancer Res. 2006 Feb 1;66(3):1409-17. PMID:16452196 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-4459
5. ↑ Liu J, Kouzine F, Nie Z, Chung HJ, Elisha-Feil Z, Weber A, Zhao K, Levens D. The FUSE/FBP/FIR/TFIIH system is a molecular machine programming a pulse of c-myc expression. EMBO J. 2006 May 17;25(10):2119-30. Epub 2006 Apr 20. PMID:16628215 doi:http://dx.doi.org/7601101
6. ↑ Hastings ML, Allemand E, Duelli DM, Myers MP, Krainer AR. Control of pre-mRNA splicing by the general splicing factors PUF60 and U2AF65. PLoS One. 2007 Jun 20;2(6):e538. PMID:17579712 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000538