Coordinated regulation of RNA polymerase II pausing and elongation progression by PAF1
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ABSTRACT: Pleiotropic transcription regulator RNA polymerase II (Pol II)-associated factor 1 (PAF1) governs multiple transcriptional steps and the deposition of several epigenetic marks. However, it remains unclear how ultimate transcriptional outcome is determined by PAF1 and whether it relates to PAF1-controlled epigenetic marks. We utilize rapid degradation systems and reveal direct PAF1 functions in governing pausing partially by recruiting Integrator-PP2A (INTAC), in addition to ensuring elongation. Following acute PAF1 degradation, destabilized polymerase undergoes early termination or effective release, which presumably relies on skewed balance between INTAC and P-TEFb resulting in hyperphosphorylated substrates including SPT5. Impaired Pol II progression during elongation, along with altered pause release frequency, determines the final transcriptional outputs. Moreover, PAF1 degradation causes a cumulative decline in histone modifications. These epigenetic alterations in chromatin likely further influence the production of transcripts from PAF1 target genes.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE192848 | GEO | 2022/01/30
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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