The human SUV3 helicase (SUV3, hSUV3, SUPV3L1) is a DNA/RNA unwinding enzyme belonging to the class of DexH-box helicases. It localizes predominantly in the mitochondria, where it forms an RNA-degrading complex called mitochondrial degradosome with exonuclease PNP (polynucleotide phosphorylase). Association of this complex with the polyA polymerase can modulate mitochondrial polyA tails. Silencing of the SUV3 gene was shown to inhibit the cell cycle and to induce apoptosis in human cell lines. However, since small amounts of the SUV3 helicase were found in the cell nuclei, it was not clear whether the observed phenotypes of SUV3 depletion were of mitochondrial or nuclear origin. In order to answer this question we have designed gene constructs able to inhibit the SUV3 activity exclusively in the cell nuclei. The results indicate that the observed growth rate impairment upon SUV3 depletion is due to its nuclear function(s). Unexpectedly, overexpression of the nuclear-targeted wild-type copies of the SUV3 gene resulted in a higher growth rate. In addition, we demonstrate that the SUV3 helicase can be found in the HeLa cell nucleoli, but it is not detectable in the DNA-repair foci. Our results indicate that the nucleolar-associated human SUV3 protein is an important factor in regulation of the cell cycle.
Aktyna i miozyna to białka kojarzone przede wszystkim z ich kluczową rolą w generacji skurczu mięśni. Natomiast poza izoformami charakterystycznymi dla mięśni są również izoformy aktyny i miozyny, które występują we wszystkich typach komórek i tkanek (patrz artykuł Suszek i współaut. w tym zeszycie KOSMOSU). Badania prowadzone w ostatnich dwóch dekadach wykazały niezbicie, że zarówno aktyna (i szereg białek wiążących aktynę) oraz liczne miozyny (przedstawiciele rodzin I, II, V, VI, XVI i XVIII) lokalizują się w jądrze komórkowym gdzie są zaangażowane w procesy transkrypcji i naprawy DNA, transport w nukleoplazmie oraz import i eksport jądrowy, a także w utrzymywanie architektury jądra. Niniejszy artykuł opisuje dotychczasowy stan wiedzy o roli układu akto-miozynowego w jądrze komórkowym.
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Actin and myosins are the proteins mainly known from their key roles in muscle contraction. However, besides typical muscle isoforms there are actins and myosins that are present in all cell and tissue types. Studies performed within the last two decades have irrefutably shown that both the cytoplasmic actin isoforms (along with numerous actin-binding proteins) as well as many myosins (representing class I, II, V, VI, XVI and XVIII) are present within the nucleus. They play important roles in nuclear processes as they are involved in transcription and DNA repair, intranuclear transport as well as nuclear import and export, and in maintenance of nuclear architecture. This article describes the current knowledge on the acto-myosin system in this biggest cellular compartment.
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