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  • Title: Transcription of a U6 small nuclear RNA gene in vitro. Transcription of a mouse U6 small nuclear RNA gene in vitro by RNA polymerase III is dependent on transcription factor(s) different from transcription factors IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC.
    Author: Reddy R.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1988 Nov 05; 263(31):15980-4. PubMed ID: 3182777.
    Abstract:
    U6 small nuclear RNA (snRNA), an essential component of the eukaryotic spliceosomes, is unique in that it is synthesized by RNA polymerase III, while all other U-snRNAs are synthesized by RNA polymerase II. U6 genes are notable for functional upstream regulatory elements which resemble RNA polymerase II regulatory sequence motifs. In this study, the optimal conditions for transcription of the U6 snRNA gene in vitro were found to be similar to conditions optimal for transcription of 5S RNA genes. To purify the trans-acting factors necessary for the transcription of the U6 RNA gene, HeLa cell extracts were fractionated on a DEAE-Sephadex column, and three fractions, designated DE-50, DE-175, and DE-500, were obtained by stepwise elution with 50, 175, and 500 mM ammonium sulfate, respectively. DE-175 fraction transcribed tRNA and 5S RNA genes but not a mouse U6 RNA gene. Complementation of the DE-175 fraction with the DE-50 fraction resulted in the transcription of the U6 RNA gene. Experiments in which the transcription factor (TFIIIA) was selectively inactivated indicated that TFIIIA is not required for the transcription of the U6 RNA gene. These results show that the U6 snRNA gene, although transcribed by RNA polymerase III, differs from tRNA and 5S RNA genes in that factors other than TFIIIA, -IIIB, and -IIIC are required for U6 gene transcription in vitro.
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