TY - JOUR

T1 - The RNA-splicing factor PSF/p54(nrb) controls DNA-topoisomerase I activity by a direct interaction

AU - Straub, Tobias

AU - Grue, Pernille

AU - Uhse, Anette

AU - Lisby, Michael

AU - Knudsen, Birgitta R.

AU - Tange, Thomas

AU - Westergaard, Ole

AU - Boege, Fritz

PY - 1998/10/9

Y1 - 1998/10/9

N2 - DNA-topoisomerase I has been implied in RNA splicing because it catalyzes RNA strand transfer and activates serine/arginine-rich RNA-splicing factors by phosphorylation. Here, we demonstrate a direct interaction between topoisomerase I and pyrimidine tract binding protein-associated splicing factor (PSF), a cofactor of RNA splicing, which forms heterodimers with its smaller homolog, the nuclear RNA-binding protein of 54 kDa (p54(nrb)). Topoisomerase I, PSF, and p54(nrb) copurifled in a 1:1:1 ratio from human A431 cell nuclear extracts. Specific binding of topoisomerase I to PSF (but not p54(nrb)) was demonstrated by coimmunoprecipitation and by far Western blotting, in which renatured blots were probed with biotinylated topoisomerase I. Chemical cross-linking of pure topoisomerase I revealed monomeric, dimeric, and trimeric enzyme forms, whereas in the presence of PSF/p54(nrb) the enzyme was cross-linked into complexes larger than homotrimers. When topoisomerase I was complexed with PSF/p54(nrb) it was 16- fold more active than the pure enzyme, which could be stimulated 5- and 16- fold by the addition of recombinant PSF or native PSF/p54(nrb), respectively. A physiological role of this stimulatory mechanism seems feasible, because topoisomerase I and PSF showed a patched colocalization in A431 cell nuclei, which varied with cell cycle.

AB - DNA-topoisomerase I has been implied in RNA splicing because it catalyzes RNA strand transfer and activates serine/arginine-rich RNA-splicing factors by phosphorylation. Here, we demonstrate a direct interaction between topoisomerase I and pyrimidine tract binding protein-associated splicing factor (PSF), a cofactor of RNA splicing, which forms heterodimers with its smaller homolog, the nuclear RNA-binding protein of 54 kDa (p54(nrb)). Topoisomerase I, PSF, and p54(nrb) copurifled in a 1:1:1 ratio from human A431 cell nuclear extracts. Specific binding of topoisomerase I to PSF (but not p54(nrb)) was demonstrated by coimmunoprecipitation and by far Western blotting, in which renatured blots were probed with biotinylated topoisomerase I. Chemical cross-linking of pure topoisomerase I revealed monomeric, dimeric, and trimeric enzyme forms, whereas in the presence of PSF/p54(nrb) the enzyme was cross-linked into complexes larger than homotrimers. When topoisomerase I was complexed with PSF/p54(nrb) it was 16- fold more active than the pure enzyme, which could be stimulated 5- and 16- fold by the addition of recombinant PSF or native PSF/p54(nrb), respectively. A physiological role of this stimulatory mechanism seems feasible, because topoisomerase I and PSF showed a patched colocalization in A431 cell nuclei, which varied with cell cycle.

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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.273.41.26261

DO - 10.1074/jbc.273.41.26261

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 9756848

AN - SCOPUS:0032500516

VL - 273

SP - 26261

EP - 26264

JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry

JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry

SN - 0021-9258

IS - 41

ER -