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  • SUMO suppresses and MYC amplifies transcription globally by regulating CDK9 sumoylation.

SUMO suppresses and MYC amplifies transcription globally by regulating CDK9 sumoylation.

Cell research (2018-03-29)
Fang Yu, Guang Shi, Shimeng Cheng, Jiwei Chen, Shwu-Yuan Wu, Zhiqiang Wang, Nansong Xia, Yunhao Zhai, Zhenxing Wang, Yu Peng, Dong Wang, James X Du, Lujian Liao, Sheng-Zhong Duan, Tieliu Shi, Jinke Cheng, Cheng-Ming Chiang, Jiwen Li, Jiemin Wong
摘要

Regulation of transcription is fundamental to the control of cellular gene expression and function. Although recent studies have revealed a role for the oncoprotein MYC in amplifying global transcription, little is known as to how the global transcription is suppressed. Here we report that SUMO and MYC mediate opposite effects upon global transcription by controlling the level of CDK9 sumoylation. On one hand, SUMO suppresses global transcription via sumoylation of CDK9, the catalytic subunit of P-TEFb kinase essential for productive transcriptional elongation. On the other hand, MYC amplifies global transcription by antagonizing CDK9 sumoylation. Sumoylation of CDK9 blocks its interaction with Cyclin T1 and thus the formation of active P-TEFb complex. Transcription profiling analyses reveal that SUMO represses global transcription, particularly of moderately to highly expressed genes and by generating a sumoylation-resistant CDK9 mutant, we confirm that sumoylation of CDK9 inhibits global transcription. Together, our data reveal that SUMO and MYC oppositely control global gene expression by regulating the dynamic sumoylation and desumoylation of CDK9.