Cytoplasmic TAF2-TAF8-TAF10 complex provides evidence for nuclear holo-TFIID assembly from preformed submodules

Simon Trowitzsch; Cristina Viola; Elisabeth  Scheer; Sascha Conic; Virginie Chavant; Marjorie Fournier; Gabor Papai; Ima-Obong Ebong; Christiane Schaffitzel; Juan  Zou; Matthias Haffke; Juri Rappsilber; Carol V. Robinson; Patrick Schultz; Laszlo Tora; Imre Berger

doi:10.1038/ncomms7011

Cytoplasmic TAF2-TAF8-TAF10 complex provides evidence for nuclear holo-TFIID assembly from preformed submodules

Simon Trowitzsch, Cristina Viola, Elisabeth Scheer, Sascha Conic, Virginie Chavant, Marjorie Fournier, Gabor Papai, Ima-Obong Ebong, Christiane Schaffitzel, Juan Zou, Matthias Haffke, Juri Rappsilber, Carol V. Robinson, Patrick Schultz, Laszlo Tora, Imre Berger

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General transcription factor TFIID is a cornerstone of RNA polymerase II transcription initiation in eukaryotic cells. How human TFIID-a megadalton-sized multiprotein complex composed of the TATA-binding protein (TBP) and 13 TBP-associated factors (TAFs)-assembles into a functional transcription factor is poorly understood. Here we describe a heterotrimeric TFIID subcomplex consisting of the TAF2, TAF8 and TAF10 proteins, which assembles in the cytoplasm. Using native mass spectrometry, we define the interactions between the TAFs and uncover a central role for TAF8 in nucleating the complex. X-ray crystallography reveals a non-canonical arrangement of the TAF8-TAF10 histone fold domains. TAF2 binds to multiple motifs within the TAF8 C-terminal region, and these interactions dictate TAF2 incorporation into a core-TFIID complex that exists in the nucleus. Our results provide evidence for a stepwise assembly pathway of nuclear holo-TFIID, regulated by nuclear import of preformed cytoplasmic submodules.

Original language	English
Article number	6011
Number of pages	14
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7011
Publication status	Published - 14 Jan 2015

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Trowitzsch, S., Viola, C., Scheer, E., Conic, S., Chavant, V., Fournier, M., Papai, G., Ebong, I-O., Schaffitzel, C., Zou, J., Haffke, M., Rappsilber, J., Robinson, C. V., Schultz, P., Tora, L., & Berger, I. (2015). Cytoplasmic TAF2-TAF8-TAF10 complex provides evidence for nuclear holo-TFIID assembly from preformed submodules. Nature Communications, 6, [6011]. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7011

Trowitzsch, Simon ; Viola, Cristina ; Scheer, Elisabeth ; Conic, Sascha ; Chavant, Virginie ; Fournier, Marjorie ; Papai, Gabor ; Ebong, Ima-Obong ; Schaffitzel, Christiane ; Zou, Juan ; Haffke, Matthias ; Rappsilber, Juri ; Robinson, Carol V. ; Schultz, Patrick ; Tora, Laszlo ; Berger, Imre. / Cytoplasmic TAF2-TAF8-TAF10 complex provides evidence for nuclear holo-TFIID assembly from preformed submodules. In: Nature Communications. 2015 ; Vol. 6.

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Cytoplasmic TAF2-TAF8-TAF10 complex provides evidence for nuclear holo-TFIID assembly from preformed submodules. / Trowitzsch, Simon; Viola, Cristina; Scheer, Elisabeth ; Conic, Sascha; Chavant, Virginie; Fournier, Marjorie; Papai, Gabor; Ebong, Ima-Obong; Schaffitzel, Christiane; Zou, Juan ; Haffke, Matthias; Rappsilber, Juri; Robinson, Carol V.; Schultz, Patrick; Tora, Laszlo; Berger, Imre.

In: Nature Communications, Vol. 6, 6011, 14.01.2015.

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