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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)437-444
Number of pages8
JournalMolekulyarnaya Biologiya
Volume39
Issue number3
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2005

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