PMID- 10202152 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19990601 LR - 20181113 IS - 0261-4189 (Print) IS - 0261-4189 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 7 DP - 1999 Apr 1 TI - Phosphorylation by G1-specific cdk-cyclin complexes activates the nucleolar transcription factor UBF. PG - 1891-9 AB - Transcription of rRNA genes by RNA polymerase I increases following serum stimulation of quiescent NIH 3T3 fibroblasts. To elucidate the mechanism underlying transcriptional activation during progression through the G1 phase of the cell cycle, we have analyzed the activity and phosphorylation pattern of the nucleolar transcription factor upstream binding factor (UBF). Using a combination of tryptic phosphopeptide mapping and site-directed mutagenesis, we have identified Ser484 as a direct target for cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (cdk4)-cyclin D1- and cdk2-cyclin E-directed phosphorylation. Mutation of Ser484 impairs rDNA transcription in vivo and in vitro. The data demonstrate that UBF is regulated in a cell cycle-dependent manner and suggest a link between G1 cdks-cyclins, UBF phosphorylation and rDNA transcription activation. FAU - Voit, R AU - Voit R AD - Division of Molecular Biology of the Cell II, German Cancer Research Center, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany. R.Voit@DKFZ-Heidelberg.de FAU - Hoffmann, M AU - Hoffmann M FAU - Grummt, I AU - Grummt I LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - EMBO J JT - The EMBO journal JID - 8208664 RN - 0 (Cyclin E) RN - 0 (Cyclins) RN - 0 (DNA, Ribosomal) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Pol1 Transcription Initiation Complex Proteins) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA Precursors) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (transcription factor UBF) RN - 136601-57-5 (Cyclin D1) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (CDC2-CDC28 Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cdk2 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cdk4 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinases) SB - IM MH - 3T3 Cells MH - Animals MH - Binding Sites MH - *CDC2-CDC28 Kinases MH - Cell Nucleolus/metabolism MH - Cyclin D1/metabolism MH - Cyclin E/metabolism MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4 MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinases/*metabolism MH - Cyclins/*metabolism MH - DNA, Ribosomal/genetics MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - G1 Phase/genetics/*physiology MH - Mice MH - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed MH - Peptide Mapping MH - Phosphorylation MH - *Pol1 Transcription Initiation Complex Proteins MH - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism MH - *Proto-Oncogene Proteins MH - RNA Precursors/biosynthesis MH - Transcription Factors/genetics/*metabolism MH - Transcriptional Activation PMC - PMC1171274 EDAT- 1999/04/15 00:00 MHDA- 1999/04/15 00:01 CRDT- 1999/04/15 00:00 PHST- 1999/04/15 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/04/15 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/04/15 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1093/emboj/18.7.1891 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - EMBO J. 1999 Apr 1;18(7):1891-9. doi: 10.1093/emboj/18.7.1891.