CNBP controls transcription by unfolding DNA G-quadruplex structures

Guanine-rich DNA strands can fold into noncanonical four-stranded secondary structures named G-quadruplexes (G4). Experimental evidences suggest that G4-DNA surrounding transcription start sites act as cis-regulatory elements by either stimulating or inhibiting gene transcription. Therefore, prot...

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Autores principales: David, Aldana P., Pipier, Angélique, Pascutti, Federico, Binolfi, Andrés, Weiner, Andrea María Julia, Challier, Emilse, Heckel, Sofía, Calsou, Patrick, Gomez, Dennis, Calcaterra, Nora B., Armas, Pablo
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Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/2133/19667
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topic Cellular Nucleic Acid-Binding Protein (CNBP)
Transcription Factors
DNA G-quadruplex Structures
Guanine
spellingShingle Cellular Nucleic Acid-Binding Protein (CNBP)
Transcription Factors
DNA G-quadruplex Structures
Guanine
David, Aldana P.
Pipier, Angélique
Pascutti, Federico
Binolfi, Andrés
Weiner, Andrea María Julia
Challier, Emilse
Heckel, Sofía
Calsou, Patrick
Gomez, Dennis
Calcaterra, Nora B.
Armas, Pablo
CNBP controls transcription by unfolding DNA G-quadruplex structures
topic_facet Cellular Nucleic Acid-Binding Protein (CNBP)
Transcription Factors
DNA G-quadruplex Structures
Guanine
description Guanine-rich DNA strands can fold into noncanonical four-stranded secondary structures named G-quadruplexes (G4). Experimental evidences suggest that G4-DNA surrounding transcription start sites act as cis-regulatory elements by either stimulating or inhibiting gene transcription. Therefore, proteins able to target and regulate specific G4 formation/unfolding are crucial for G4- mediated transcriptional control. Here we present data revealing that CNBP acts in vitro as a G4- unfolding protein over a tetramolecular G4 formed by the TG4T oligonucleotide, as well as over the G4 folded in the promoters of several oncogenes. CNBP depletion in cellulo led to a reduction in the transcription of endogenous KRAS, suggesting a regulatory role of CNBP in relieving the transcriptional abrogation due to G4 formation. CNBP activity was also assayed over the evolutionary conserved G4 enhancing the transcription of NOGGIN (NOG) developmental gene. CNBP unfolded in vitro NOG G4 and experiments performed in cellulo and in vivo in developing zebrafish showed a repressive role of CNBP on the transcription of this gene by G4 unwinding. Our results shed light on the mechanisms underlying CNBP way of action, as well as reinforce the notion about the existence and function of G4s in whole living organisms
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author David, Aldana P.
Pipier, Angélique
Pascutti, Federico
Binolfi, Andrés
Weiner, Andrea María Julia
Challier, Emilse
Heckel, Sofía
Calsou, Patrick
Gomez, Dennis
Calcaterra, Nora B.
Armas, Pablo
author_facet David, Aldana P.
Pipier, Angélique
Pascutti, Federico
Binolfi, Andrés
Weiner, Andrea María Julia
Challier, Emilse
Heckel, Sofía
Calsou, Patrick
Gomez, Dennis
Calcaterra, Nora B.
Armas, Pablo
author_sort David, Aldana P.
title CNBP controls transcription by unfolding DNA G-quadruplex structures
title_short CNBP controls transcription by unfolding DNA G-quadruplex structures
title_full CNBP controls transcription by unfolding DNA G-quadruplex structures
title_fullStr CNBP controls transcription by unfolding DNA G-quadruplex structures
title_full_unstemmed CNBP controls transcription by unfolding DNA G-quadruplex structures
title_sort cnbp controls transcription by unfolding dna g-quadruplex structures
publisher Oxford University Press
publishDate 2021
url http://hdl.handle.net/2133/19667
http://hdl.handle.net/2133/19667
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