RNA Pol II transcription antagonises mitotic chromosome assembly and segregation by condensin
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ABSTRACT: Condensin drives mitotic chromosome assembly by folding chromatin into loops and is enriched in the vicinity of highly expressed genes, but the significance of such proximity with respect to condensin activity has remained unclear. Here, by modulating the occupancy of RNA Pol II in vivo, we show that transcription plays no role in the steady state association of condensin with DNA. Rather, transcription stalls and even displaces condensin, hindering its ability to fold chromatin and to support chromosome segregation. Our results highlight a key aspect of the integrated functioning of condensin and suggest that a tight control of transcription underlies mitotic chromosome assembly.
ORGANISM(S): Schizosaccharomyces pombe
PROVIDER: GSE236395 | GEO | 2024/02/03
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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