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MCB 317 Genetics and Genomics. MCB 317 Topic 10, part 4 A Story of Transcription. Deletion and Linker Scanner Analysis. Identify and define TBP and basal factors. In vitro Txn Assay. Extract + Prom.- Enh. Basal Facts. + Prom.- Enh. Promoter sufficient in vitro. Activated Txn
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MCB 317Genetics and Genomics MCB 317 Topic 10, part 4 A Story of Transcription
Deletion and Linker Scanner Analysis Identify and define TBP and basal factors In vitro Txn Assay Extract + Prom.-Enh. Basal Facts. + Prom.-Enh. Promoter sufficient in vitro Activated Txn (Enhanced) & Regulated Txn Extract + Prom.-Enh. In vivo Txn Assay Promoter not Sufficient Activators Co-activators + Enhancer & TBP & TAFs Promoter “Activated”txn & Regulated txn Identification of Enhancers
How could we have missed Co-activators and Chromatin Remodelling Complexes for 20+ years?How to study what’s going on and what’s important in vivo?
In vitro“chromatin” Assembly Purify Polymerases Genetic Screens “Histone” Biochemistry Immuno-affinity Purification, Mass Spec In vitrotxn of in vitro “chromatin” Coactivators Mediator Activators Chromatin Remodeling Complexes
Strength of Genetics as a Tool Strength of Genetics: Is a Gene Important in vivo? Limitation of biochemistry: Does an in vitro assay recapitulate the entire in vivo process?
Concept: Comprehensive view of a molecular process requires both Genetics and Biochemistry
RNAP II Basal Factors Activators Genetic Screens (Yeast mostly) Coactivators Chromatin Remodeling Complexes Mediator
In vitro“chromatin” Assembly Purify Polymerases Genetic Screens “Histone” Biochemistry Immuno-affinity Purification, Mass Spec In vitrotxn of in vitro “chromatin” Coactivators Mediator Activators Chromatin Remodeling Complexes
UAS Pr Coding Region Enzyme involved in sucrose metabolism
UAS Pr Coding Region Enzyme involved in sucrose metabolism
Genetic Screens: Primary screen and initial characterization of mutants Screen for mutants Phenotype due to a single mutation? Dominant or Recessive? Complementation tests
Our snf- screen = many complementation groups = many genes snf1 snf2 snf3 snf4 snf5 snf6 snf7 snf8….. Which, if any encode txn factors? Secondary screen to identify possible txn factors
Genetic Screens: Primary screen Secondary screen(s)
SUC2 encodes an enzyme that metabolizes sucrose. SUC2 txn is induced in response to sucrose Transform Reporter into each of our mutant strains: snf1-, snf2-, snf3-, snf4-, snf5-, snf6-, etc. Three key complementation groups identified: SNF2, SNF5 and GCN5
Raise antibodies to Snf2 and Snf5 proteins and use them to purify the native proteins from wild-type yeast cells Snf2 and Snf5 are part of the same large protein complex
Nuclease Protection Assay = variation on footprinting that provides information on where histones bind and on which bases and strands of the DNA faces outward on the nucleosome surface and which face inward
In vitro“chromatin” Assembly Purify Polymerases Genetic Screens “Histone” Biochemistry Immuno-affinity Purification, Mass Spec In vitrotxn of in vitro “chromatin” Coactivators Mediator Activators Chromatin Remodeling Complexes
Back to GCN5
Continuing Concept: Comprehensive view of a molecular process requires both Genetics and Biochemistry
Histone Modification Histone Code
Lodish 11-32 UAS = Upstream Activation Site = Yeast Enhancer Gcn4 is an Activator Gcn5 is a subunit of a co-activator (SAGA) that has histone acetylase activity
Activators One function of activators is to act as a “platform” that recruits (binds) Co-activators
In vitro“chromatin” Assembly Purify Polymerases Genetic Screens “Histone” Biochemistry Immuno-affinity Purification, Mass Spec In vitrotxn of in vitro “chromatin” Coactivators Mediator Activators Chromatin Remodeling Complexes
How could we have missed Co-activators and Chromatin Remodelling Complexes for 20+ years?How to study what’s going on and what’s important in vivo?
In vitro“chromatin” Assembly Purify Polymerases Genetic Screens “Histone” Biochemistry Immuno-affinity Purification, Mass Spec In vitrotxn of in vitro “chromatin” Coactivators Mediator Activators Chromatin Remodeling Complexes