Abstract
Most eukaryotic pre-messenger RNAs are processed at their 3' ends by endonucleolytic cleavage and polyadenylation. In yeast, this processing requires polyadenylate [poly(A)] polymerase (PAP) and other proteins that have not yet been characterized. Here, mutations in the PAP1 gene were shown to be synergistically lethal with previously identified mutations in the RNA14 and RNA15 genes, which suggests that their encoded proteins participate in 3'-end processing. Indeed, extracts from ma14 and rna15 mutants were shown to be deficient in both steps of processing. Biochemical complementation experiments and reconstitution of both activities with partially purified cleavage factor I (CF I) validated the genetic prediction.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Cytochrome c Group / genetics
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Cytochromes c*
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Fungal Proteins / genetics
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Fungal Proteins / physiology*
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Genes, Fungal
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Mutation
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Nuclear Proteins / genetics
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Nuclear Proteins / physiology*
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Pancreatitis-Associated Proteins
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Polynucleotide Adenylyltransferase / genetics
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Polynucleotide Adenylyltransferase / metabolism
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RNA Precursors / metabolism*
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RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional*
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RNA, Fungal / metabolism*
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RNA, Messenger / metabolism
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RNA-Binding Proteins / physiology
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics*
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins*
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mRNA Cleavage and Polyadenylation Factors
Substances
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CYC1 protein, S cerevisiae
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Cytochrome c Group
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Fungal Proteins
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Nuclear Proteins
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Pancreatitis-Associated Proteins
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REG3A protein, human
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RNA Precursors
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RNA, Fungal
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RNA, Messenger
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RNA-Binding Proteins
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
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mRNA Cleavage and Polyadenylation Factors
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RNA14 protein, S cerevisiae
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RNA15 protein, S cerevisiae
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Cytochromes c
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Polynucleotide Adenylyltransferase