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Journal of Cell Science, Vol 113, Issue 9 1635-1647, Copyright © 2000 by Company of Biologists

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During both interphase and mitosis, DNA topoisomerase II interacts with DNA as well as RNA through the protein's C-terminal domain

R Rzepecki and PA Fisher
The Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University Medical Center, The State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8651, USA.

DNA topoisomerase II (topo II) is thought to be a nuclear enzyme; during interphase most was insoluble and could be recovered in the pellet after centrifugation of cell homogenates at 10,000 g (P-10). Upon entry into mitosis, the majority of topo II did not associate with condensed chromosomes but was apparently solubilized and redistributed throughout the cell. Although two non-chromosomal subfractions of mitotic topo II were defined by centrifugation at 130,000 g, the vast majority (>90%) was recovered in the pellet (P-130). In vivo nucleic acid interactions with topo II were monitored by a recently developed approach of UV-photo-crosslinking, immunoprecipitation and (32)P-labeling. P-10 (interphase) topo II was largely associated with DNA. P-130 (mitotic non-chromosomal) topo II was primarily associated with RNA. These nucleic acid interactions with both interphase and mitotic topo II occurred through the catalytically inert and as yet, poorly understood C-terminal domain of the protein. P-10 topo II was highly active enzymatically. Activity, measured by the ability of topo II to decatenate kDNA minicircles, was reduced by treatment with phosphatase. In contrast, P-130 topo II was relatively inactive but activity could be increased by phosphatase treatment. In vivo, P-130 topo II was more heavily phosphorylated than P-10 topo II; in both, only the C-terminal domain of topo II was detectably modified. Our observations suggest that cell cycle-dependent changes in the distribution, nucleic acid interactions and enzymatic activity of topo II are regulated, at least in part, by phosphorylation/dephosphorylation.


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