ARS2/SRRT is an essential eukaryotic protein that has emerged as a critical factor in the sorting of functional from non-functional RNA polymerase II (Pol II) transcripts. Through its interaction with the Cap Binding Complex (CBC), it associates with the cap of newly made RNAs and acts as a hub for competitive exchanges of protein factors that ultimately determine the fate of the associated RNA. The central position of the protein within the nuclear gene expression machinery likely explains why its depletion causes a broad range of phenotypes, yet an exact function of the protein remains elusive. Here, we consider the literature on ARS2/SRRT with the attempt to garner the threads into a unifying working model for ARS2/SRRT function at the nexus of Pol II transcription, transcript maturation and quality control.
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Depicted as playing cards belonging to the same suit, the paralogous MLL3 and MLL4 lysine methyltransferase (KMT) complexes share a common set of core and auxiliary subunits as well as similar histone methylase functions. On each card, largely divergent processes are described on opposing sides – highlighting the potential capacity of these KMT complexes to participate in both tumor-supportive and tumor-suppressive mechanisms. To understand how MLL3 and MLL4 can regulate such diverse and sometimes contrasting processes, read more in this review article by Wang and colleagues (pp. 1041–1054). Cover artwork created by Marvin Aberin with Biorender.com.
ARS2/SRRT: at the nexus of RNA polymerase II transcription, transcript maturation and quality control
Søren Lykke-Andersen, Jérôme O. Rouvière, Torben Heick Jensen; ARS2/SRRT: at the nexus of RNA polymerase II transcription, transcript maturation and quality control. Biochem Soc Trans 30 June 2021; 49 (3): 1325–1336. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/BST20201008
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