Microspherule protein 1, Mi-2beta, and RET finger protein associate in the nucleolus and up-regulate ribosomal gene transcription - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2005 Nov 25;280(47):39436-47.

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M507356200. Epub 2005 Sep 26.

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Microspherule protein 1, Mi-2beta, and RET finger protein associate in the nucleolus and up-regulate ribosomal gene transcription

Keiko Shimono et al. J Biol Chem. 2005.

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Abstract

The nucleolus is the site of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) transcription and ribosome production. In exploring the role of nucleolar protein MCRS1 (microspherule protein1)/MSP58 (58-kDa microspherule protein), we found that Mi-2beta, a component of a nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase (NuRD) complex, RET finger protein (RFP), and upstream binding factor (UBF) were associated with MCRS1. Yeast two-hybrid assays revealed that MCRS1 bound to the ATPase/helicase region of Mi-2beta and the coiled-coil region of RFP. Interestingly, confocal microscopic analyses revealed the co-localization of MCRS1, Mi-2beta, RFP, and the rRNA transcription factor UBF in the nucleoli. We also found that MCRS1, Mi-2beta, and RFP were associated with rDNA using a chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. Finally, we showed that MCRS1, Mi-2beta, and RFP up-regulated transcriptional activity of the rDNA promoter and that ribosomal RNA transcription was repressed when MCRS1, Mi-2beta, and RFP expression was reduced using siRNA. These results indicated that Mi-2beta and RFP, known to be involved in transcriptional repression in the nucleus, co-localize with MCRS1 in the nucleolus and appear to activate the rRNA transcription.

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