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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Regulation of Anaphase Promoting Complex/Cyclosome to Control M Phase Exit

Tang, Wanli January 2010 (has links)
<p>The Anaphase Promoting Complex/Cyclosome (APC/C) is a RING E3 ligase that plays essential roles both within and outside of the cell cycle. At the onset of anaphase, the APC/C targets cyclin B and securin for degradation, initiating chromosome separation and mitotic exit. Regulation of APC/C activity is critical for a functional cell cycle, and this is largely mediated by cytostatic factor (CSF) activity and the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint (SAC). </p> <p>Prior to fertilization, vertebrate eggs are arrested in metaphase of meiosis II by CSF activity, a key component of which is the APC/C inhibitor Emi2. Although the roles and regulation of Emi2 in maintaining CSF arrest have been extensively studied, its function during the oocyte maturation process, especially at the meiosis I to meiosis II (MI-MII) transition, was not well understood. Studies presented in this dissertation characterize an Emi2-mediated auto-inhibitory loop of the APC/C that provides the molecular basis of a critical biochemical event during the MI-MII transition--the partial degradation of cyclin B. In brief, phosphorylation of the Emi2 N-terminus by Cdc2/cyclin B targets it for proteasomal degradation in meiosis I (MI). During anaphase of MI, the APC/C triggers its own inactivation by degrading cyclin B, therefore stabilizing its inhibitor, Emi2. The timely inactivation of APC/C activity prevents the complete inactivation of Cdc2 kinase, which is crucial for prohibiting S phase onset and parthenogenetic activation of the oocytes.</p> <p>To better understand the regulation of the APC/C, a number of the studies presented here are aimed at identifying the mechanism for Emi2 inhibition of the APC/C. Many APC/C inhibitors have been reported to function as "pseudosubstrates", which inhibit the APC/C by preventing substrate binding. After carefully examining the ubiquitin reactions mediated by the APC/C in vitro, we have found that it is the last step in the ubiquitylation process, where ubiquitin is transferred from a charged E2 to the substrate, that is targeted by Emi2. In addition, biochemical studies have also revealed that Emi2 itself has RING-dependent ligase activity and this activity enables it to inhibit the APC/C in a sub-stoichiometrical manner. </p> <p>Although the ultimate goal for both CSF activity and the SAC signaling pathway is APC/C inhibition, a much more complicated regulatory network is known to control SAC. Previous researches in our lab have identified Xnf7 to be an APC/C inhibitor that is required for the SAC pathway in Xenopus egg extract. In an effort to characterize the human Xnf7 homolog, we have found that Trim39, a protein that has been implicated in apoptosis regulation, is required for the SAC pathway in RPE cells. Like Emi2, both Xnf7 and Trim39 are RING E3 ligases whose activity is essential for their function. Interestingly, the ligase activity of both proteins appears to be regulated by the checkpoint. While we continue to characterize the roles and regulation of both Trim39 and Xnf7 in the SAC, future investigations into the mechanisms that underlie APC/C inhibition by all the three E3 ligases--Emi2, Xnf7 and Trim39--would be of great interest.</p> / Dissertation
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Identification of a new deadenylation negative feedback loop that regulates meiotic progression

Belloc Rocasalbas, Eulàlia 15 December 2008 (has links)
Els oòcits de vertebrats es troben aturats a la profase I de la primera meiosi (PI). Durant el procés anomenat oogènesi, els oòctits sintetitzen i emmagatzemen grans quantitats d'ARN missatgers(ARNm)que els seran necessaris per la compleció de la meiosi.I,per posteriorment, aturar-se de nou a la metafase de la segona divisió meiòtica (MII) per l'activitat del factor citostàtic(CSF).D'aquestes divisions en destaca el fet que transcorren en absència de transcripció, i per tant depenen totalment en l'activació traduccional dels ARNm anteriorment esmentats que han estat acumulats durant l'oogènesi. L'activació traduccional d'aquests missatgers és principalment induïda per l'elongació de les cues d'adenines(cues de poli(A)), aquest procés és mediat per les seqüències de poliadenilació citoplasmàtiques (CPE)presents a la regió 3' no tradudïda (3'UTR)dels ARNm. El moment i la longitud de la poliadenilació dels ARNm que contenen CPEs estan finament regulats, de manera que en combinació amb la degradació de proteïnes, s'estableixen els patrons específics d'expresió de les proteïnes que condueixen la meiosi (Shmitt et al., 2002; de Moor and Richter, 1997; Ballantyne et al., 1997; Mendez et al., 2002; Charlesworth et al., 2002). Fins a la data, no s'havia descrit que la deadenilació (escurçament de la cua de poli(A)) fos necessària per la progressió meiòtica. En aquesta tesi s'ha descrit, a partir d'un cribatge d'abast genòmic, una ruta de retroalimentació negativa requerida per a la sortida de la primera metafase meiòtica. La nova ruta identificada, a més té la particularitat d'actuar a nivell traduccional regulant l'expressió de proteïnes que participen directament en la progressió meiòtica. L'element central d'aquesta nova ruta és la proteïna C3H-4, que a la vegada és regulada per poliadenilació citoplasmàtica. C3H-4 crea la retroalimentació negativa interaccionant amb elements ARE de les regions 3'UTR, promovent la deadenilació del ARNm al qual s'uneix. D'entre les seves dianes hem identificat Emi1 i Emi2, ambdós reguladors de l'activitat de l'APC/C, crítica per la divisió cel·lular.

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