Six Human RNA Polymerase Subunits Functionally Substitute for Their Yeast Counterparts

REFERENCES

• Acker, J., M. Wintzerith, M. Vigneron, and C. Kedinger. 1992. Primary structure of the second largest subunit of human RNA polymerase II (or B). J. Mol. Biol. 226:1295–1299.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Acker, J., M. Wintzerith, M. Vigneron, and C. Kedinger. 1993. Structure of the gene encoding the 14.5 kDa subunit of human RNA polymerase II. Nucleic Acids Res. 21:5345–5350.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Adams, M. D., M. Dubnick, A. R. Kerlavage, R. Moreno, J. M. Kelley, T. R. Utterback, J. W. Nagle, C. Fields, and J. C. Venter. 1992. Sequence identification of 2,375 human brain genes. Nature (London) 355:632–634.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Adams, M. D., J. M. Kelley, J. D. Gocayne, M. Dubnick, M. H. Polymeropoulos, H. Xiao, C. R. Merril, A. Wu, B. Olde, R. F. Moreno, et al. 1991. Complementary DNA sequencing: expressed sequence tags and human genome project. Science 252:1651–1656.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boeke, J. D., J. Trueheart, G. Natsoulis, and G. R. Fink. 1987. 5-Fluoroorotic acid as a selective agent in yeast molecular genetics. Methods Enzymol. 154:164–175.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Buratowski, S. 1994. The basics of basal transcription by RNA polymerase II. Cell 77:1–3.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cheong, J., M. Yi, Y. Lin, and S. Murakami. 1995. Human RPB5, a subunit shared by eukaryotic nuclear RNA polymerases, binds human hepatitis B virus X protein and may play a role in X transactivation. EMBO J. 14:143–150.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Freund, E., and P. M. McGuire. 1986. Characterization of RNA polymerase type II from human term placenta. J. Cell. Physiol. 127:432–438.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Furter-Graves, E. M., R. Furter, and B. D. Hall. 1991. SHI, a new yeast gene affecting the spacing between TATA and transcription initiation sites. Mol. Cell. Biol. 11:4121–4127.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Furter-Graves, E. M., B. D. Hall, and R. Furter. 1994. Role of a small RNA pol II subunit in TATA to transcription start site spacing. Nucleic Acids Res. 22:4932–4936.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Hull, M. W., K. McKune, and N. A. Woychik. 1995. RNA polymerase II subunit RPB9 is required for accurate start site selection. Genes Dev. 9:481–490.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Khazak, V., and E. A. Golemis. Personal communication.
   Google Scholar
• Khazak, V., P. P. Sadhale, N. A. Woychik, R. Brent, and E. A. Golemis. 1995. Human RNA polymerase II subunit hsRPB7 functions in yeast and influences stress survival and cell morphology. Mol. Biol. Cell 6:759–775.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Koleske, A. J., and R. A. Young. 1995. The RNA polymerase II holoenzyme and its implications for gene regulation. Trends Biochem. Sci. 20:113–116.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Kolodziej, P. A., and R. A. Young. 1991. Epitope tagging and protein sur veillance. Methods Enzymol. 194:508–519.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lue, N. F., P. M. Flanagan, R. J. I. Kelleher, A. M. Edwards, and R. D. Kornberg. 1991. RNA polymerase II transcription in vitro. Methods Enzy-mol. 194:545–550.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• McKune, K., and N. A. Woychik. 1994. Halobacterial S9 operon contains two genes encoding proteins homologous to subunits shared by eukaryotic RNA polymerases I, II, and III. J. Bacteriol. 176:4754–4756.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• McKune, K., and N. A. Woychik. 1994. Functional substitution of an essential yeast RNA polymerase subunit by a highly conserved mammalian counterpart. Mol. Cell. Biol. 14:4155–4159.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nogi, Y., R. Yano, J. Dodd, C. Carles, and M. Nomura. 1993. Gene RRN4 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes the A12.2 subunit of RNA polymerase I and is essential only at high temperatures. Mol. Cell. Biol. 13:114–122.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Pati, U. 1994. Human RNA polymerase II subunit hRPB14 is homologous to yeast RNA polymerase I, II, and III subunits (AC19 and RPB11) and is similar to a portion of the bacterial RNA polymerase alpha subunit. Gene 145:289–292.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Pati, U. K., and S. M. Weissman. 1989. Isolation and molecular characterization of a cDNA encoding the 23-kDa subunit of human RNA polymerase II. J. Biol. Chem. 264:13114–13121. (Erratum, 266:13468, 1991).
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Pati, U. K., and S. M. Weissman. 1990. The amino acid sequence of the human RNA polymerase II 33-kDa subunit hRPB 33 is highly conserved among eukaryotes. J. Biol. Chem. 265:8400–8403.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Shpakovski, Y., M. Vigneron, and P. Thuriaux. Personal communication.
   Google Scholar
• Thompson, N. E., D. B. Aronson, and R. R. Burgess. 1990. Purification of eukaryotic RNA polymerase II by immunoaffinity chromatography. Elution of active enzyme with protein stabilizing agents from a polyol-responsive monoclonal antibody. J. Biol. Chem. 265:7069–7077.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Tjian, R., and T. Maniatis. 1994. Transcriptional activation: a complex puzzle with few easy pieces. Cell 77:5–8.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Treco, D. A., and V. Lundblad. 1993. Preparation of yeast media, p. 13.1.1–13.1.7. In K. Janssen (ed.), Current protocols in molecular biology, vol. 2. Greene Publishing Associates, Inc., New York.
   Google Scholar
• Wintzerith, M., J. Acker, S. Vicaire, M. Vigneron, and C. Kedinger. 1992. Complete sequence of the human RNA polymerase II largest subunit. Nucleic Acids Res. 20:910.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Woychik, N. A., and R. A. Young. 1994. Exploration of RNA polymerase II structure and function, p. 227–242. In R. C. Conaway, and J. W. Conaway (ed.), Transcription: mechanisms and regulation, vol. 3. Raven Press, New York.
   Google Scholar
• Young, R. A. 1991. RNA polymerase II. Annu. Rev. Biochem. 60:689–715.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar