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The transcription of small stable non-translated RNA genes (class III genes), directed by RNA polymerase III, is strictly regulated in accordance to physiological state of the cell (growth rate, cell cycle stage, apoptosis, etc.) Post-translational modifications of the polymerase may play the important role in class III gene transcription regulation. Using computational programs searching for potential post-translational modifications sites in proteins (MotifScan, NetPhos 2.0, and Yin-Yan 1.2), possible sites of phosphorylation were identified in all 17 subunits of human RNA polymerase III, and possible sites of reciprocal phosphorylation and glycosilation ("yin-yan" sites) - in 13 subunits. Among the identified sites - 17 sites of phosphorylation in seven subunits are conservative in human, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe, including two "yin-yan" sites in two subunits. The data obtained can be used for experimental identification of RNA polymerase III modification sites in vivo in cells being in different physiological states.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 437-444 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Molekulyarnaya Biologiya |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - 1 Dec 2005 |
ID: 53110669