The Chromatin Remodeler ISW1 Is a Quality Control Factor that Surveys Nuclear mRNP Biogenesis.

Anna Babour, Qingtang Shen, Julien Dos-Santos, Struan Murray, Alexandre Gay, Drice Challal, Milo Fasken, Benoît Palancade, Anita Corbett, Domenico Libri, Jane Mellor, Catherine Dargemont

Cell 2016 Nov 17

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Chromatin dynamics play an essential role in regulating DNA transaction processes, but it is unclear whether transcription-associated chromatin modifications control the mRNA ribonucleoparticles (mRNPs) pipeline from synthesis to nuclear exit. Here, we identify the yeast ISW1 chromatin remodeling complex as an unanticipated mRNP nuclear export surveillance factor that retains export-incompetent transcripts near their transcription site. This tethering activity of ISW1 requires chromatin binding and is independent of nucleosome sliding activity or changes in RNA polymerase II processivity. Combination of in vivo UV-crosslinking and genome-wide RNA immunoprecipitation assays show that Isw1 and its cofactors interact directly with premature mRNPs. Our results highlight that the concerted action of Isw1 and the nuclear exosome ensures accurate surveillance mechanism that proofreads the efficiency of mRNA biogenesis. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Anna Babour, Qingtang Shen, Julien Dos-Santos, Struan Murray, Alexandre Gay, Drice Challal, Milo Fasken, Benoît Palancade, Anita Corbett, Domenico Libri, Jane Mellor, Catherine Dargemont. The Chromatin Remodeler ISW1 Is a Quality Control Factor that Surveys Nuclear mRNP Biogenesis. Cell. 2016 Nov 17;167(5):1201-1214.e15