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Angiogenin Stimulates Ribosomal RNA Transcription by Epigenetic Activation of the Ribosomal DNA Promoter
Author(s) -
Sheng Jinghao,
Yu Wenhao,
Gao Xiangwei,
Xu Zhengping,
Hu GuoFu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cellular physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 174
eISSN - 1097-4652
pISSN - 0021-9541
DOI - 10.1002/jcp.24477
Subject(s) - angiogenin , rna polymerase i , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , transcription (linguistics) , rna polymerase ii , promoter , epigenetics , dna methylation , ribosomal rna , rna , rna polymerase , genetics , gene expression , gene , linguistics , philosophy , angiogenesis
Angiogenin (ANG) undergoes nuclear translocation and promotes ribosomal RNA (rRNA) transcription thereby enhancing cell growth and proliferation. However, the mode of action of ANG in stimulating rRNA transcription is unclear. Here, we show that ANG enhances the formation of RNA polymerase I (Pol I) pre‐initiation complex at the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) promoter. ANG binds at the upstream control element (UCE) of the promoter and enhances promoter occupancy of RNA Pol I as well as the selectivity factor SL1 components TAF I 48 and TAF I 110. We also show that ANG increases the number of actively transcribing rDNA by epigenetic activation through promoter methylation and histone modification. ANG binds to histone H3, inhibits H3K9 methylation, and activates H3K4 methylation as well as H4 acetylation at the rDNA promoter. These data suggest that one of the mechanisms by which ANG stimulates rRNA transcription is through an epigenetic activation of rDNA promoter. J. Cell. Physiol. 229: 521–529, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.