Posttranscriptional regulation of cell-cell interaction protein-encoding transcripts by Zfs1p in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

ABSTRACT: Members of the tristetraprolin (TTP) family of CCCH tandem zinc finger proteins can bind directly to AU-rich elements in mRNAs and promote transcript deadenylation and decay. The yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe expresses a single TTP family member, Zfs1p. In this study, we identified probable Zfs1p target mRNAs by comparing transcript levels in wild-type yeast and zfs1Δ mutants, using deep sequencing and microarray approaches. We also used direct RNA sequencing to determine polyadenylation site locations and to confirm the presence of potential Zfs1p target sequences within the target mRNA. These studies identified a set of transcripts containing potential Zfs1p binding sites that accumulated significantly in the zfs1Δ mutants; a subset of these transcripts decayed more slowly in the zfs1Δ

SUBMITTER: Wells ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3457339 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature