TY - JOUR
T1 - FBF and its dual control of gld-1 expression in the Caenorhabditis elegans germline
AU - Suh, Nayoung
AU - Crittenden, Sarah L.
AU - Goldstrohm, Aaron
AU - Hook, Brad
AU - Thompson, Beth
AU - Wickens, Marvin
AU - Kimble, Judith
PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - FBF, a PUF RNA-binding protein, is a key regulator of the mitosis/meiosis decision in the Caenorhabditis elegans germline. Genetically, FBF has a dual role in this decision: it maintains germ cells in mitosis, but it also facilitates entry into meiosis. In this article, we explore the molecular basis of that dual role. Previous work showed that FBF downregulates gld-1 expression to promote mitosis and that the GLD-2 poly(A) polymerase upregulates gld-1 expression to reinforce the decision to enter meiosis. Here we ask whether FBF can act as both a negative regulator and a positive regulator of gld-1 expression and also investigate its molecular mechanisms of control. We first show that FBF co-immunoprecipitates with gld-1 mRNA, a result that complements previous evidence that FBF directly controls gld-1mRNA. Then we show that FBF represses gld-1 expression, that FBFphysically interacts with the CCF-1/Pop2p deadenylase and can stimulate deadenylation in vitro, and that CCF-1 is partially responsible for maintaining low GLD-1 in the mitotic region. Finally, we show that FBF can elevate gld-1 expression, that FBF physically interacts with the GLD-2 poly(A) polymerase, and that FBF can enhance GLD-2 poly(A) polymerase activity in vitro. We propose that FBF can affect polyadenylation either negatively by its CCF-1 interaction or positively by its GLD-2 interaction.
AB - FBF, a PUF RNA-binding protein, is a key regulator of the mitosis/meiosis decision in the Caenorhabditis elegans germline. Genetically, FBF has a dual role in this decision: it maintains germ cells in mitosis, but it also facilitates entry into meiosis. In this article, we explore the molecular basis of that dual role. Previous work showed that FBF downregulates gld-1 expression to promote mitosis and that the GLD-2 poly(A) polymerase upregulates gld-1 expression to reinforce the decision to enter meiosis. Here we ask whether FBF can act as both a negative regulator and a positive regulator of gld-1 expression and also investigate its molecular mechanisms of control. We first show that FBF co-immunoprecipitates with gld-1 mRNA, a result that complements previous evidence that FBF directly controls gld-1mRNA. Then we show that FBF represses gld-1 expression, that FBFphysically interacts with the CCF-1/Pop2p deadenylase and can stimulate deadenylation in vitro, and that CCF-1 is partially responsible for maintaining low GLD-1 in the mitotic region. Finally, we show that FBF can elevate gld-1 expression, that FBF physically interacts with the GLD-2 poly(A) polymerase, and that FBF can enhance GLD-2 poly(A) polymerase activity in vitro. We propose that FBF can affect polyadenylation either negatively by its CCF-1 interaction or positively by its GLD-2 interaction.
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U2 - 10.1534/genetics.108.099440
DO - 10.1534/genetics.108.099440
M3 - Article
C2 - 19221201
AN - SCOPUS:67650340625
SN - 0016-6731
VL - 181
SP - 1249
EP - 1260
JO - Genetics
JF - Genetics
IS - 4
ER -