Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: The 7SK small nuclear ribonucleoprotein links the cell responses to transcription and replication stress by promoting replication fork reversal and homologous recombination
doi: 10.1101/2025.09.30.678750
Figure Lengend Snippet: A) Schematic of active P-TEFb release from 7SK-snRNP to promote RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) pause release in response to stress and growth stimuli. B) Protein levels of HEXIM1, LARP7 and Tubulin (loading control) in U2OS cells 48 h after siRNA transfection. nonT = non-targeting control siRNA. C) Approach for siRNA depletion or small molecule inhibitor treatment prior to DNA fibre labelling in presence of camptothecin (CPT, 10 μM) or hydroxyurea (HU, 200 μM). D) Replication fork speeds (IdU label) after CPT or HU treatment in presence of HEXIM1 (+) or nonT (-) siRNA. Data from 2 repeats. E) Replication fork speeds (IdU label) after CPT or HU treatment in presence of LARP7 (+) or nonT (-) siRNA. Data from 2-3 repeats. F) DRB inhibits P-TEFb and p38 MAPK inhibitor (P38i) inhibits 7SK-snRNP/P-TEFb dissociation. G) Replication fork speeds (IdU label) after CPT or HU treatment +/- p38i. Data from 3 repeats. H) Replication fork speeds (IdU label) after CPT or HU treatment +/- 100 μM DRB. Data from 2 repeats. I) Nascent chromatin capture proteomics in HeLa S3 cells shows limited enrichment or depletion of HEXIM1, LARP7 and MEPCE at ongoing (nascent/mature chromatin), stalled (3 mM HU, 30 min/untreated) or collapsed (1 μM CPT, 40 min + roscovinite/roscovitine) replication forks compared to PCNA or RAD51. Roscovitine was included to prevent new origin firing. Scatter graphs show aggregates and medians (black points) of independent repeats with overall median (line). Kruskal-Wallis with multiple comparisons test, **** p ≤ 0.0001; ns: not significant.
Article Snippet: The membrane was then incubated overnight at 4 °C in mouse anti-DNA-RNA hybrid antibody (S9.6 hybridoma growth medium, ATCC HB-8730, 1:1,000) or mouse anti-dsDNA antibody (Abcam ab27156, 1:100,000) in sterile 5 % BSA/TBST, before being washed in TBST and incubated in goat anti-mouse HRP (Cell Signaling 7074, 1:5,000) 5 % milk/TBST for 1 hour at room temperature.
Techniques: Control, Transfection