Korean Journal of Microbiology (미생물학회지)

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Effects of spNab2 Deletion and Over-Expression on mRNA Export

분열효모에서 spNab2 유전자의 결실돌연변이 및 과발현에 대한 분석

  • Yoon, Jin-Ho (Basic Science Research Institute, School of Biological Science and Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Sungshin Women's University)
  • 윤진호 (성신여자대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학.화학부 및 기초과학연구소)
  • Received : 2009.12.01
  • Accepted : 2009.12.11
  • Published : 2009.12.31
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Abstract

We constructed the deletion mutants of fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe spNab2 gene that is homologous to poly(A)-binding protein NAB2 in budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which plays crucial roles in mRNA 3' end formation and mRNA export from nucleus into the cytoplasm. A null mutant in an $h^+$/ $h^+$ diploid strain was constructed by replacing the spNab2-coding region with an $ura4^+$ gene using one-step gene disruption method. Tetrad analysis showed that the spNab2 is not essential for vegetative growth and mRNA export. However, over-expression of spNab2 cause the severe growth defects and intensive accumulation of poly(A) RNA in the nucleus. Also, the spNab2-GFP fusions were localized mainly in the nucleus. These results suggest that spNab2 is also involved in mRNA export out of the nucleus.

mRNA의 3' 말단형성 뿐만 아니라, 성숙한 mRNA의 핵에서 세포질로의 이동에 중요한 역할을 하는 출아효모 Saccharomyces cerevisiae의 폴리(A)-RNA 결합단백질인 Nab2와 유사한 분열효모 Schizosaccharomyces pombe의 단백질을 암호화하는 유전자(spNab2로 명명)의 결실돌연변이주(deletion mutant)를 제조하여 그 특성을 조사하였다. 이배체인 S. pombe 균주에 하나의 spNab2 유전자만을 결실시킨 후 4분체분석(tetrad analysis)을 수행한 결과, S. cerevisiae NAB2와는 다르게 이 유전자는 생장에 반드시 필요하지 않았다. 또한 spNab2 결실돌연변이는 mRNA의 핵에서 세포질로의 이동도 정상적으로 보였다. spNab2의 역할을 알아보기 위해, 티아민에 의해 발현이 조절되는 강력한 프러모터를 이용하여 spNab2를 과발현시켰다. spNab2 유전자가 과발현되면, 세포의 생장이 심하게 억제되었으며, 폴리(A)-RNA가 핵 안에 축적되고 세포질에서는 줄어들었다. 또한 GFP 융합단백질을 이용하여 spNab2 단백질의 세포 내 위치를 관찰한 결과, spNab2-GFP는 주로 핵 안에 존재하였지만 세포질에서도 관찰되었다. 이와 같은 결과들은 spNab2 유전자 역시 mRNA의 핵에서 세포질로의 이동에 관여하고 있음을 시사한다.

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