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Human PC4 Is a Substrate-Specific Inhibitor of RNA Polymerase II Phosphorylation

Human PC4 Is a Substrate-Specific Inhibitor of RNA Polymerase II Phosphorylation

L M Schang, G J Hwang, B D Dynlacht, D W Speicher, A Bantly, P A Schaffer, A Shilatifard, H Ge, R Shiekhattar

J Biol Chem. 2000 Mar 3;275(9):6071-4.

PMID: 10692395

Abstract:

The activity of cyclin-dependent protein kinases (cdks) is physiologically regulated by phosphorylation, association with the specific cyclin subunits, and repression by specific cdk inhibitors. All three physiological regulatory mechanisms are specific for one or more cdks, but none is known to be substrate specific. In contrast, synthetic cdk peptide inhibitors that specifically inhibit cdk phosphorylation of only some substrates, "aptamers," have been described. Here, we show that PC4, a naturally occurring transcriptional coactivator, competitively inhibits cdk-1, -2, and -7-mediated phosphorylation of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII), but it does not inhibit phosphorylation of other substrates of the same kinases. Interestingly, the phosphorylated form of PC4 is devoid of kinase inhibitory activity. We also show that wild-type PC4 but not the kinase inhibitory-deficient mutant of PC4 represses transcription in vivo. Our results point to a novel role for PC4 as a specific inhibitor of RNAPII phosphorylation.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
IAR42414931	PC4, wild type human			Price

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