Regulation of the RNA polymerase II pre-initiation complex by its associated coactivators

S Malik, RG Roeder - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The RNA polymerase II (Pol II) pre-initiation complex (PIC) is a critical node in
eukaryotic transcription regulation, and its formation is the major rate-limiting step in …

Causes and consequences of RNA polymerase II stalling during transcript elongation

M Noe Gonzalez, D Blears, JQ Svejstrup - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
The journey of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) as it transcribes a gene is anything but a smooth
ride. Transcript elongation is discontinuous and can be perturbed by intrinsic regulatory …

Genomic regulation of transcription and RNA processing by the multitasking Integrator complex

SA Welsh, A Gardini - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2023 - nature.com
In higher eukaryotes, fine-tuned activation of protein-coding genes and many non-coding
RNAs pivots around the regulated activity of RNA polymerase II (Pol II). The Integrator …

Structural insights into preinitiation complex assembly on core promoters

X Chen, Y Qi, Z Wu, X Wang, J Li, D Zhao, H Hou, Y Li… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION RNA polymerase II (Pol II)–mediated transcription initiation requires
assembly of a preinitiation complex (PIC), during which the 14-subunit transcription factor IID …

The Polycomb system sustains promoters in a deep OFF state by limiting pre-initiation complex formation to counteract transcription

AT Szczurek, E Dimitrova, JR Kelley… - Nature Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
The Polycomb system has fundamental roles in regulating gene expression during
mammalian development. However, how it controls transcription to enable gene repression …

SPT5 stabilizes RNA polymerase II, orchestrates transcription cycles, and maintains the enhancer landscape

S Hu, L Peng, C Xu, Z Wang, A Song, FX Chen - Molecular Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Transcription progression is governed by multitasking regulators including SPT5, an
evolutionarily conserved factor implicated in virtually all transcriptional steps from enhancer …

Live-cell imaging of RNA Pol II and elongation factors distinguishes competing mechanisms of transcription regulation

P Versluis, TGW Graham, V Eng, J Ebenezer… - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Summary RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II)-mediated transcription is a critical, highly
regulated process aided by protein complexes at distinct steps. Here, to investigate RNA Pol …

The Mediator kinase module: an interface between cell signaling and transcription

O Luyties, DJ Taatjes - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2022 - cell.com
The Mediator complex controls RNA polymerase II (pol II) activity by coordinating the
assembly of pol II regulatory factors at transcription start sites and by mediating interactions …

Differential dependencies of human RNA polymerase II promoters on TBP, TAF1, TFIIB and XPB

JF Santana, GS Collins, M Parida, DS Luse… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The effects of rapid acute depletion of components of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) general
transcription factors (GTFs) that are thought to be critical for formation of preinitiation …

Selective inhibition of CDK7 reveals high-confidence targets and new models for TFIIH function in transcription

JK Rimel, ZC Poss, B Erickson, ZL Maas… - Genes & …, 2020 - genesdev.cshlp.org
CDK7 associates with the 10-subunit TFIIH complex and regulates transcription by
phosphorylating the C-terminal domain (CTD) of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII). Few …