UTP8 Utp8p [Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C] - Gene

Summary

Gene symbol: UTP8
Gene description: Utp8p
Primary source: FungiDB:YGR128C
Locus tag: YGR128C
See related: SGD:S000003360; AllianceGenome:SGD:S000003360
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C (strain: S288C)
Lineage: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces
Summary: Enables U3 snoRNA binding activity and tRNA binding activity. Involved in maturation of SSU-rRNA from tricistronic rRNA transcript (SSU-rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, LSU-rRNA); positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase I; and tRNA export from nucleus. Located in nucleolus and rDNA heterochromatin. Part of small-subunit processome and t-UTP complex. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
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Utp22p recruits Utp8p to aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in the nucleolus to collect aminoacyl-tRNA and then accompanies the Utp8p-tRNA complex to deliver the aminoacyl-tRNAs to Los1p
Title: Utp22p acts in concert with Utp8p to channel aminoacyl-tRNA from the nucleolus to the nuclear tRNA export receptor Los1p but not Msn5p.
these data support a model where Utp8p and Utp9p must interact directly and functionally in the U3-containing SSU processome for optimal rRNA biosynthesis to occur in budding yeast.
Title: Direct interaction between Utp8p and Utp9p contributes to rRNA processing in budding yeast.
The positive-charge cleft of the C-terminal domain of Utp8p is involved in tRNA-binding.
Title: Structural modeling identified the tRNA-binding domain of Utp8p, an essential nucleolar component of the nuclear tRNA export machinery of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Utp8p most likely transfer tRNAs to the nuclear tRNA export receptors by using a channeling mechanism.
Title: Utp8p is a nucleolar tRNA-binding protein that forms a complex with components of the nuclear tRNA export machinery in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables U3 snoRNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables tRNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in maturation of SSU-rRNA from tricistronic rRNA transcript (SSU-rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, LSU-rRNA)	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase I	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in rRNA processing	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in ribosome biogenesis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in tRNA export from nucleus	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
part_of 90S preribosome	HDA more info	PubMed
located_in nucleolus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in nucleolus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in nucleus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
part_of rDNA heterochromatin	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
part_of ribonucleoprotein complex	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
part_of small-subunit processome	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
part_of t-UTP complex	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

NP_011644.3

Nucleolar protein required for export of tRNAs from the nucleus; also copurifies with the small subunit (SSU) processome containing the U3 snoRNA that is involved in processing of pre-18S rRNA