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Relative roles of UBF and RRN3 in the transcription of the ribosomal RNA genes and ribosome biogenesis determined using in vivo mouse models Thèse Chelsea Herdman Doctorat en biologie cellulaire et moléculaire Philosophiae doctor (Ph.D.) Québec, Canada © Chelsea Herdman, 2017 Relative roles of UBF and RRN3 in the transcription of the ribosomal RNA genes and ribosome biogenesis determined using in vivo mouse models Thèse Chelsea Herdman Sous la direction de : Tom Moss, directeur de recherche Résumé La biogenèse des ribosomes, aussi appelée la synthèse ribosomale, est un processus cellulaire important se déroulant dans le nucléole et implique la transcription par les trois ARN polymérases nucléaires. L’étape initiale et limitante de ce processus est la transcription des ARNs ribosomaux catalytiques, 28S, 18S and 5.8S, sous la forme d’un long précurseur d’ARN ribosomal (pre-ARNr/47S) par l’ARN polymérase I (RPI). RPI possède un ensemble de facteurs de transcription généraux responsables de son activation. Ces facteurs sont la protéine architecturale UBF, le facteur SL1 qui contient TBP, le facteur d’initiation RRN3 et le facteur de terminaison TTF1. La synthèse de l’ARN ribosomale est finement régulée et correspond à 30-50% de l’ensemble de la transcription de la cellule. De plus, ce processus est lié à la croissance cellulaire, la transformation, la prolifération et à l’activité des facteurs suppresseurs de tumeurs et des oncogènes. UBF et RRN3 sont notamment activés par plusieurs voies de signalisation de croissance cellulaire. Dans les cellules de mammifère, il existe ~200 copies d’ADNr par génome haploïde. Les fragments répétés d’ADN ribosomal sont arrangés en répétition en tandem sur les bras courts des chromosomes acrocentriques. De façon intéressante, dans les cellules somatiques, seulement la moitié des copies d’ADNr sont actives, alors que les autres sont maintenues dans une forme inactive par les modifications épigénétiques et la formation d’hétérochromatine. La raison pour laquelle le génome contient autant de copies et la régulation de leur activité ne sont pas bien comprises. Cette thèse présente l’analyse de l’importance in vivo d’UBF et de RRN3 pour la régulation de la transcription de l’ARNr et pour le maintien de la structure chromatinienne de l’ADNr. Nous avons précédemment analysé la perte de fonction de UBF dans les fibroblastes embryonnaires de souris en utilisant le système de perte de fonction conditionnelle dépendante du tamoxifène. Puisque l’un de nos objectifs était de comparer la fonction de RRN3 dans un modèle similaire, nous avons réanalysé la perte de fonction de RRN3 chez la souris et généré des lignées cellulaires comme préalablement réalisées avec la perte de fonction d’UBF. Nous avons déterminé que RRN3 est essentiel à la préimplantation et le développement est arrêté à E3.5, ce qui contredit les résultats obtenus par un autre groupe qui avait obtenu un arrêt du développement beaucoup plus tardif, à E9.5. Une lignée de fibroblastes embryonnaires de souris inductible au tamoxifène a été créée pour RRN3 de façon similaire à ce qui avait été fait pour UBF. La perte de fonction d’UBF ou de RRN3 inhibe la transcription par RPI. Par contre, nous démontrons que UBF est responsable du recrutement à l’ADNr des autres facteurs associés à RPI et du maintient de l’état ouvert de la chromatine. En comparaison, RRN3 est requis simplement pour le recrutement de RPI. Dans cette étude, nous avons également identifié une région frontalière en amont de l’ADNr formée de H2A.Z, TTF1, CTCF et des modifications d’histones activatrices. Nous avons également découvert que la perte d’UBF entraine une mort cellulaire synchronisée par apoptose, indépendamment de p53 et ce spécifiquement dans les lignées cellulaires transformées. Ce résultat suggère iii qu’il pourrait être possible de cibler UBF dans le traitement contre le cancer puisque la perte de UBF dans les lignées cellulaires primaires cause un arrêt de prolifération sans entrainer l’apoptose. Finalement, nous avons observé que le niveau d’activité de l’ADNr dans les cellules pluripotentes est différent que dans les cellules différenciées. Des lignées de cellules souches embryonnaires (ESCs) ont été générées à partir des souris conditionnelles pour UBF et RRN3 et nos résultats préliminaires suggèrent que la totalité des gènes de l’ADNr est active dans les cellules pluripotentes. Ce modèle est idéal pour étudier la régulation de l’ADNr ainsi que le rôle de UBF et RRN3 dans cette régulation après l’induction de la différentiation. En résumé, ces résultats permettront de clarifier le rôle in vivo de UBF et RRN3 dans la transcription de l’ARN ribosomal et dans le maintien de l’intégrité de l’ADNr. iv Abstract Ribosome biogenesis, or the synthesis of ribosomes, is an important cell process occurring in the nucleolus that utilizes transcription by all three nuclear RNA polymerases. The initial and rate-limiting step is the transcription of the catalytic ribosomal RNAs 28S, 18S and 5.8S in the form of a precursor ribosomal RNA (pre-rRNA/47S) by RNA polymerase I (RPI, also known as Pol1 and POLR1). RPI has a dedicated set of basal factors responsible for its activation. These are the architectural factor UBF, the TBP containing factor SL1, the initiation factor RRN3, and the termination factor TTF1. Ribosomal RNA synthesis is tightly regulated and accounts for 30-50% of total gene transcription. As such, this process is linked to cell growth, transformation, proliferation and the actions of tumour suppressors and oncogenes. Notably, UBF and RRN3 are activated by many of the same growth signaling pathways. The human and mouse haploid genome contain ~200 copies of the ribosomal RNA genes, the ribosomal DNA (rDNA). These ribosomal DNA copies are arranged in tandem repeats on the short arms of acrocentric chromosomes. Interestingly, only a fraction of the rDNA copies are active, and a significant number are epigenetically silenced and heterochromatic. The reason for having so many copies and their regulation in vivo by silencing is not yet understood, though it has been connected with genome stability. This thesis presents the analysis of the in vivo requirements for UBF and RRN3 in rRNA transcription and rDNA chromatin structure. We had previously analyzed the loss of UBF in mouse embryonic fibroblasts using tamoxifen-dependent conditional knockout. As we wanted to compare the loss of RRN3 in a similar model, we re-analyzed the RRN3 knockout mice and created cell lines as was performed for the UBF knockout. Importantly, we find that RRN3 is essential for preimplantation and its loss arrests development at E3.5, contrary to previous work that showed a late E9.5 developmental arrest. Using mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cell lines conditional for UBF or RRN3, we found that the loss of either factor prevented RPI transcription. However, we found that UBF was essential for the recruitment of the other RPI transcription factors and the formation of the preinitiation complex, as well as to maintain an open rDNA chromatin structure, while RRN3 was required only for RPI recruitment. These studies allowed us to identify an upstream boundary element on the rDNA formed of H2A.Z, TTF1, CTCF and activating histone marks, which is independent of RPI activity. We also found that UBF loss, but not RRN3 loss, led to a synchronous and massive p53-independent apoptosis, specifically in oncogenically transformed cells. This strongly suggests that drug targeting UBF could be a viable cancer treatment. Finally, we have observed that the rDNA activity status in pluripotent cells differs from that of differentiated cells. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) were also generated from the mice conditional for UBF and RRN3. Preliminary results indicate that, unlike somatic cells, all the rRNA genes in these and other pluripotent cell lines are potentially active. This makes ESCs and their v differentiation an ideal model in which to study the establishment of rDNA silencing and the role of UBF and/or RRN3 in this process. Together these data define the in vivo roles of UBF and RRN3 in ribosomal RNA transcription and suggest mechanisms by which they maintain rDNA integrity and may drive cell differentiation. vi Table of Contents Résumé ............................................................................................................................................................. iii Abstract ............................................................................................................................................................. v Table of Contents............................................................................................................................................ vii List of Tables ..................................................................................................................................................... x List of Figures .................................................................................................................................................. xi Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................. xiii Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................................... xviii Preface ............................................................................................................................................................
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