BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The nuclear gene hSUV3 (human SUV3) encodes an ATP-dependent DNA/RNA helicase. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae the orthologous Suv3 protein is localized in mitochondria, and is a subunit of the degradosome complex which regulates RNA surveillance and turnover. In contrast, the functions of human SUV3 are not known to date. RESULTS: In the present study, we show that a fraction of human SUV3 helicase is localized in the nucleus. Using small interfering RNA gene silencing in HeLa cells, we demonstrate that down-regulation of hSUV3 results in cell cycle perturbations and in apoptosis, which is both AIF- and caspase-dependent, and proceeds with the induction of p53. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to its mitochondrial localization, human SUV3 plays an important role in the nucleus and is probably involved in chromatin maintenance.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The nuclear gene hSUV3 (humanSUV3) encodes an ATP-dependent DNA/RNA helicase. In the yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiae the orthologous Suv3 protein is localized in mitochondria, and is a subunit of the degradosome complex which regulates RNA surveillance and turnover. In contrast, the functions of humanSUV3 are not known to date. RESULTS: In the present study, we show that a fraction of humanSUV3 helicase is localized in the nucleus. Using small interfering RNA gene silencing in HeLa cells, we demonstrate that down-regulation of hSUV3 results in cell cycle perturbations and in apoptosis, which is both AIF- and caspase-dependent, and proceeds with the induction of p53. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to its mitochondrial localization, humanSUV3 plays an important role in the nucleus and is probably involved in chromatin maintenance.
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