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protein coding gene - rpb4 (SPBC337.14) - DNA-directed RNA polymerase II complex subunit Rpb4

Gene summary

Standard name
rpb4
Systematic ID
SPBC337.14
Product
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II complex subunit Rpb4
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast)
UniProt ID
O74825
ORFeome ID
39/39H10
Characterisation status
biological role published
Feature type
mRNA gene
Genomic location
chromosome II: 1055509..1056502 forward strand

Annotation

Comment

PBO:0000206 - deletion mutant expression profiling

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GO biological process

GO:0006366 - transcription by RNA polymerase II

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GO:0006367 - transcription initiation at RNA polymerase II promoter

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GO cellular component

GO:0005634 - nucleus

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GO:0005665 - RNA polymerase II, core complex

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GO:0016591 - RNA polymerase II, holoenzyme

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GO molecular function

GO:0003899 - DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity

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GO:0005515 - protein binding

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GO:0031369 - translation initiation factor binding

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Multi-locus phenotype

FYPO:0006313 - abolished meiotic G2/MI transition

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Genotypes:

FYPO:0007786 - elongated cell with cell cycle arrest at meiotic G2/MI transition

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Qualitative gene expression

PomGeneEx:0000019 - protein level decreased

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PomGeneEx:0000021 - protein present

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Quantitative gene expression

PBO:0006310 - protein level

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PBO:0011963 - RNA level

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Single locus phenotype

FYPO:0003125 - decreased cytoplasmic translational initiation

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FYPO:0001324 - decreased protein level during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0006944 - decreased ribosomal protein level

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FYPO:0001355 - decreased vegetative cell population growth

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FYPO:0002430 - inviable after spore germination, multiple cell divisions

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FYPO:0002429 - inviable after spore germination, multiple cell divisions, abnormal cell shape, normal cell size

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FYPO:0000313 - inviable after spore germination, without cell division, with abnormal germ tube morphology

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FYPO:0002061 - inviable vegetative cell population

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FYPO:0000104 - sensitive to cycloheximide

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FYPO:0000106 - sensitive to hygromycin B

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Taxonomic conservation

PBO:0011072 - conserved in archaea

PBO:0011065 - conserved in eukaryotes

PBO:0011064 - conserved in fungi

PBO:0011069 - conserved in metazoa

PBO:0011070 - conserved in vertebrates

PBO:0006222 - predominantly single copy (one to one)

Protein features

IDNameInterPro nameDB name
PF03874RNA_pol_Rpb4Rpb4/RPC9PFAM
SM00657rpol4neu2RNA_pol_Rpb4/RPC9_coreSMART
G3DSA:1.20.1250.40:FF:000003FUNFAM
SSF47819HRDC-likeHRDC-like_sfSUPERFAMILY
G3DSA:1.20.1250.40Rpb4/RPC9_sfGENE3D
PTHR21297DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE IIRpb4-likePANTHER

Orthologs

References / Literature

PMID:26792892 - Histone H3K36 trimethylation is essential for multiple silencing mechanisms in fission yeast.
Suzuki S et al. Nucleic Acids Res 2016 May 19;44(9):4147-62
GO_REF:0000033 - Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
PMID:24763107 - Absolute proteome and phosphoproteome dynamics during the cell cycle of Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission Yeast).
Carpy A et al. Mol Cell Proteomics 2014 Aug;13(8):1925-36
PMID:28476936 - Genome-wide screen for cell growth regulators in fission yeast.
Weston L et al. J Cell Sci 2017 Jun 15;130(12):2049-2055
PMID:11839823 - Formation of a carboxy-terminal domain phosphatase (Fcp1)/TFIIF/RNA polymerase II (pol II) complex in Schizosaccharomyces pombe involves direct interaction between Fcp1 and the Rpb4 subunit of pol II.
Kimura M et al. Mol Cell Biol 2002 Mar;22(5):1577-88
PMID:30282034 - Elongation/Termination Factor Exchange Mediated by PP1 Phosphatase Orchestrates Transcription Termination.
Kecman T et al. Cell Rep 2018 Oct 02;25(1):259-269.e5
PMID:15620689 - Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and actin associate with RNA polymerase II and interact with its Rpb7 subunit.
Mitsuzawa H et al. FEBS Lett 2005 Jan 03;579(1):48-52
PMID:23697806 - A genome-wide resource of cell cycle and cell shape genes of fission yeast.
Hayles J et al. Open Biol 2013 May 22;3(5):130053
PMID:30862564 - A comparative study of the proteome regulated by the Rpb4 and Rpb7 subunits of RNA polymerase II in fission yeast.
Kumar D et al. J Proteomics 2019 May 15;199:77-88
PMID:19720063 - The Med8 mediator subunit interacts with the Rpb4 subunit of RNA polymerase II and Ace2 transcriptional activator in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Mehta S et al. FEBS Lett 2009 Oct 06;583(19):3115-20
PMID:28241144 - Mediator structure and rearrangements required for holoenzyme formation.
Tsai KL et al. Nature 2017 Apr 13;544(7649):196-201
PMID:26771498 - A Proteome-wide Fission Yeast Interactome Reveals Network Evolution Principles from Yeasts to Human.
Vo TV et al. Cell 2016 Jan 14;164(1-2):310-323
PMID:10523639 - The Rpb4 subunit of fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe RNA polymerase II is essential for cell viability and similar in structure to the corresponding subunits of higher eukaryotes.
Sakurai H et al. Mol Cell Biol 1999 Nov;19(11):7511-8
PMID:26412298 - A Degenerate Cohort of Yeast Membrane Trafficking DUBs Mediates Cell Polarity and Survival.
Beckley JR et al. Mol Cell Proteomics 2015 Dec;14(12):3132-41
PMID:30355493 - Expanded Interactome of the Intrinsically Disordered Protein Dss1.
Schenstrøm SM et al. Cell Rep 2018 Oct 23;25(4):862-870
PMID:16823372 - ORFeome cloning and global analysis of protein localization in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Matsuyama A et al. Nat Biotechnol 2006 Jul;24(7):841-7
PMID:10648788 - Involvement of multiple subunit-subunit contacts in the assembly of RNA polymerase II.
Kimura M et al. Nucleic Acids Res 2000 Feb 15;28(4):952-9
PMID:20473289 - Analysis of a genome-wide set of gene deletions in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Kim DU et al. Nat Biotechnol 2010 Jun;28(6):617-623
PMID:24583182 - A novel method for purification of the endogenously expressed fission yeast Set2 complex.
Suzuki S et al. Protein Expr Purif 2014 May;97:44-9
PMID:21511999 - Comparative functional genomics of the fission yeasts.
Rhind N et al. Science 2011 May 20;332(6032):930-6
PMID:11168400 - Intracellular contents and assembly states of all 12 subunits of the RNA polymerase II in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Kimura M et al. Eur J Biochem 2001 Feb;268(3):612-9
PMID:11918671 - Level of the RNA polymerase II in the fission yeast stays constant but phosphorylation of its carboxyl terminal domain varies depending on the phase and rate of cell growth.
Sakurai H et al. Genes Cells 2002 Mar;7(3):273-84
PMID:15743411 - Studies of Schizosaccharomyces pombe TFIIE indicate conformational and functional changes in RNA polymerase II at transcription initiation.
Hayashi K et al. Genes Cells 2005 Mar;10(3):207-24
PMID:19458260 - Schizosacharomyces pombe RNA polymerase II at 3.6-A resolution.
Spåhr H et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 Jun 09;106(23):9185-90
PMID:20118936 - Schizosaccharomyces pombe genome-wide nucleosome mapping reveals positioning mechanisms distinct from those of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Lantermann AB et al. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2010 Feb;17(2):251-7
PMID:31474649 - Identification of 15 New Bypassable Essential Genes of Fission Yeast.
Takeda A et al. Cell Struct Funct 2019 Sep 27;44(2):113-119
PMID:16972065 - The fission yeast Rpb4 subunit of RNA polymerase II plays a specialized role in cell separation.
Sharma N et al. Mol Genet Genomics 2006 Dec;276(6):545-54
PMID:23101633 - Quantitative analysis of fission yeast transcriptomes and proteomes in proliferating and quiescent cells.
Marguerat S et al. Cell 2012 Oct 26;151(3):671-83
PMID:15591044 - Structures of complete RNA polymerase II and its subcomplex, Rpb4/7.
Armache KJ et al. J Biol Chem 2005 Feb 25;280(8):7131-4
PMID:16204182 - RNA Pol II subunit Rpb7 promotes centromeric transcription and RNAi-directed chromatin silencing.
Djupedal I et al. Genes Dev 2005 Oct 01;19(19):2301-6
PMID:39367033 - Quantitative proteomics and phosphoproteomics profiling of meiotic divisions in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Sivakova B et al. Sci Rep 2024 Oct 04;14(1):23105