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  • Title: A specialized form of RNA polymerase I, essential for initiation and growth-dependent regulation of rRNA synthesis, is disrupted during transcription.
    Author: Milkereit P, Tschochner H.
    Journal: EMBO J; 1998 Jul 01; 17(13):3692-703. PubMed ID: 9649439.
    Abstract:
    Only a small proportion (<2%) of RNA polymerase I (pol I) from whole-cell extracts appeared to be competent for specific initiation at the ribosomal gene promoter in a yeast reconstituted transcription system. Initiation-competent pol I molecules were found exclusively in salt-resistant complexes that contain the pol I-specific initiation factor Rrn3p. Levels of initiation-competent complexes in extracts were independent of total Rrn3p content and varied with the growth state of the cells. Although extracts from stationary phase cells contained substantial amounts of Rrn3p and pol I, they lacked the pol I-Rrn3p complex and were inactive in promoter-dependent transcription. Activity was restored by adding purified pol I-Rrn3p complex to extracts from stationary phase cells. The pol I-Rrn3p complex dissociated during transcription and lost its capacity for subsequent reinitiation in vitro, suggesting a stoichiometric rather than a catalytic activity in initiation. We propose that the formation and disruption of the pol I-Rrn3p complex reflects a molecular switch for regulating rRNA synthesis and its growth rate-dependent regulation.
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