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Formation of S. pombe Erh1 homodimer mediates gametogenic gene silencing and meiosis progression

Ditipriya Hazra, Vedrana Andrić, Benoit Palancade, Mathieu Rougemaille, Marc Graille
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/787739
Ditipriya Hazra
1BIOC, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
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Vedrana Andrić
2Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule, CNRS, UMR9198, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
4Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Benoit Palancade
3Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, UMR7592, Univ Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75013 Paris, France
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Mathieu Rougemaille
2Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule, CNRS, UMR9198, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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  • For correspondence: mathieu.rougemaille@i2bc.paris-saclay.fr marc.graille@polytechnique.edu
Marc Graille
1BIOC, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
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  • For correspondence: mathieu.rougemaille@i2bc.paris-saclay.fr marc.graille@polytechnique.edu
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Abstract

Timely and accurate expression of the genetic information relies on the integration of environmental cues and the activation of regulatory networks involving transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms. In fission yeast, meiosis-specific transcripts are selectively targeted for degradation during mitosis by the EMC complex, composed of Erh1, the ortholog of human ERH, and the YTH family RNA-binding protein Mmi1. Here, we present the crystal structure of Erh1 and show that it assembles as a homodimer. Mutations of amino acid residues to disrupt Erh1 homodimer formation result in loss-of-function phenotypes, similar to erh1∆ cells: expression of meiotic genes is derepressed in mitotic cells and meiosis progression is severely compromised. Interestingly, formation of Erh1 homodimer is dispensable for interaction with Mmi1, suggesting that only fully assembled EMC complexes consisting of two Mmi1 molecules bridged by an Erh1 dimer are functionally competent. We also show that Erh1 does not contribute to Mmi1-dependent down-regulation of the meiosis regulator Mei2, supporting the notion that Mmi1 performs additional functions beyond EMC. Overall, our results provide a structural basis for the assembly of the EMC complex and highlight its biological relevance in gametogenic gene silencing and meiosis progression.

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Formation of S. pombe Erh1 homodimer mediates gametogenic gene silencing and meiosis progression
Ditipriya Hazra, Vedrana Andrić, Benoit Palancade, Mathieu Rougemaille, Marc Graille
bioRxiv 787739; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/787739
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Formation of S. pombe Erh1 homodimer mediates gametogenic gene silencing and meiosis progression
Ditipriya Hazra, Vedrana Andrić, Benoit Palancade, Mathieu Rougemaille, Marc Graille
bioRxiv 787739; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/787739

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