Distinct roles for the helicases of TFIIH in transcript initiation and promoter escape - PubMed (original) (raw)
. 2000 Jan 28;275(4):2532-8.
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Distinct roles for the helicases of TFIIH in transcript initiation and promoter escape
J Bradsher et al. J Biol Chem. 2000.
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Abstract
To provide an explanation of some clinical features observed within rare xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) patients and to further define the role of XPB, XPD, and cdk7, the three enzymatic subunits of TFIIH, in the transcription reaction, we have examined two defined enzymatic steps: phosphodiester bond formation and promoter escape. We provide evidence that the XPB helicase plays a dominant role in initiation, whereas the XPD helicase plays a minor contributing role in this step. The cyclin-activating kinase subcomplex of TFIIH improves the efficiency of initiation, but this involves only the structural contributions of cyclin-activating kinase rather than enzymatic activity. We demonstrate that XPB patient-derived mutants in TFIIH suffer from defects in initiation. Moreover, mutant analysis shows that in addition to its crucial role in initiation, the XPB helicase plays a critical enzymatic role in the promoter escape, whereas XPD plays an important structural role in the promoter escape process. Finally, using patient-derived mutations in TFIIH, we demonstrate deficiencies in promoter escape for both mutants of the class that suffer from combined xeroderma pigmentosum/Cockayne's syndrome.
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