Role of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase 3 in the transcription of the tRNA and 5S RNA genes - PubMed (original) (raw)

Role of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase 3 in the transcription of the tRNA and 5S RNA genes

R Weinmann et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1974 May.

Abstract

Mouse myeloma cells have previously been shown (L. B. Schwartz, V. E. F. Sklar, J. A. Jaehning, R. Weinmann & R. G. Roeder, submitted for publication) to contain two chromatographically distinct forms of RNA polymerase III (designated III(A) and III(B)). The enzymes are unaffected by low alpha-amanitin concentrations which completely inhibit RNA polymerase II, but they exhibit characteristic inhibition curves (identical for III(A) and III(B)) at higher toxin concentrations. RNA polymerase I was unaffected at all alpha-amanitin concentrations tested. Myeloma RNA polymerases II, III(A), and III(B) appear to be inhibited by the same mechanism, since the toxin rapidly blocks chain elongation by each enzyme. The characteristic alpha-amanitin sensitivity of RNA polymerase III has been employed in studies of the function(s) of the class III RNA polymerases. Isolated myeloma nuclei and nucleoli contińue to synthesize RNA via the endogenous RNA polymerases when incubated in vitro. With nuclei, newly synthesized 4S precursor (pre-4S) and 5S RNA species were detected by electrophoretic analysis either of the total nuclear RNA or of the RNA released into the supernatant during incubation. The synthesis of both pre-4S and 5S RNA species was inhibited by alpha-amanitin, but only at high concentrations; and the alpha-amanitin inhibition curves for these RNAs were identical to those obtained for solubilized RNA polymerases III(A) and III(B). In control experiments it was shown that the endogenous RNA polymerase II activity of isolated nuclei was inhibited by alpha-amanitin concentrations similar to those required to inhibit purified enzyme II. However, 40-50% of the endogenous activity of nuclei and 100% of the endogenous activity of purified nucleoli was completely resistant to the high alpha-amanitin concentrations necessary to inhibit the RNA polymerase III activities. These experiments rule out nonspecific inhibitory effects in the endogenous systems. These results unequivocally demonstrate the role of RNA polymerase III (III(A) and/or III(B)) in the synthesis of (pre) 4S RNAs and a 5S RNA species.

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