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Multiple direct and indirect roles of the Paf1 Complex in elongation, splicing, and histone post-translational modifications [4tU-seq]

ABSTRACT: Eukaryotes employ a set of conserved transcription elongation factors to modulate the behavior of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII). Disruptions of one such factor, the Paf1 complex (Paf1C), generate subunit-specific phenotypes, including distinct changes to co-transcriptional histone modifications. How individual Paf1C subunits impact transcription and coupled processes remains ambiguous. By comparing conditional depletion and steady-state deletion of Paf1C subunits, we determine direct and indirect contributions of Paf1C to gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Through nascent transcript sequencing, RNAPII profiling, and mechanistic modeling of transcription elongation dynamics, we find evidence for unique roles of Paf1C subunits in regulating RNAPII processivity, elongation rate, mRNA stability, transcript splicing, and repression of antisense transcripts. Through genetic suppression, we attribute increased antisense transcription, but not other defects, of a PAF1 mutant to loss of H3 K36 methylation. This work comprehensively analyzes both the immediate and extended roles of Paf1C subunits in transcription elongation and transcript regulation.

ORGANISM(S): Schizosaccharomyces pombe Saccharomyces cerevisiae

PROVIDER: GSE255360 | GEO | 2024/05/15

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Multiple direct and indirect roles of the Paf1 Complex in elongation, splicing, and histone post-translational modifications [4tU-seq]

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