Modulation of cellular processes by histone and non-histone protein acetylation

M Shvedunova, A Akhtar - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
Lysine acetylation is a widespread and versatile protein post-translational modification.
Lysine acetyltransferases and lysine deacetylases catalyse the addition or removal …

The functions of BET proteins in gene transcription of biology and diseases

KL Cheung, C Kim, MM Zhou - Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The BET (bromodomain and extra-terminal domain) family proteins, consisting of BRD2,
BRD3, BRD4, and testis-specific BRDT, are widely acknowledged as major transcriptional …

Differential cofactor dependencies define distinct types of human enhancers

C Neumayr, V Haberle, L Serebreni, K Karner… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
All multicellular organisms rely on differential gene transcription regulated by genomic
enhancers, which function through cofactors that are recruited by transcription factors …

Transcriptional elongation control in developmental gene expression, aging, and disease

Y Aoi, A Shilatifard - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
The elongation stage of transcription by RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II) is central to the
regulation of gene expression in response to developmental and environmental cues in …

Structure of the transcribing RNA polymerase II–Elongin complex

Y Chen, G Kokic, C Dienemann, O Dybkov… - Nature Structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
Elongin is a heterotrimeric elongation factor for RNA polymerase (Pol) II transcription that is
conserved among metazoa. Here, we report three cryo-EM structures of human Elongin …

SPT5 stabilization of promoter-proximal RNA polymerase II

Y Aoi, YH Takahashi, AP Shah, M Iwanaszko… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Based on in vitro studies, it has been demonstrated that the DSIF complex, composed of
SPT4 and SPT5, regulates the elongation stage of transcription catalyzed by RNA …

High-sensitive nascent transcript sequencing reveals BRD4-specific control of widespread enhancer and target gene transcription

A Bressin, O Jasnovidova, M Arnold… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Gene transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) is under control of promoters and distal
regulatory elements known as enhancers. Enhancers are themselves transcribed by Pol II …

A BRD4-mediated elongation control point primes transcribing RNA polymerase II for 3′-processing and termination

M Arnold, A Bressin, O Jasnovidova, D Meierhofer… - Molecular Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Transcription elongation has emerged as a regulatory hub in gene expression of
metazoans. A major control point occurs during early elongation before RNA polymerase II …

Targeted protein degradation reveals RNA Pol II heterogeneity and functional diversity

Y Li, J Huang, J Zhu, L Bao, H Wang, Y Jiang, K Tian… - Molecular Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Summary RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II) subunits are thought to be involved in various
transcription-associated processes, but it is unclear whether they play different regulatory …

BRD4: a general regulator of transcription elongation

E Altendorfer, Y Mochalova, A Mayer - Transcription, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Transcription elongation by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) has emerged as a regulatory hub in
gene expression. A key control point occurs during early transcription elongation when Pol II …