RNA pol II Dynamics Modulate Co-transcriptional Chromatin Modification, CTD phosphorylation and transcriptional direction
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ABSTRACT: Using pol II mutants in human cells we found that slow transcription repositioned specific co-transcriptionally deposited chromatin modifications; H3K36me3 shifted within genes toward 5’ ends and H3K4me2 extended further upstream of start sites. Slow transcription also evoked a hyperphosphorylation of CTD Ser2 residues at 5’ ends of genes that is conserved in yeast. We propose a “dwell-time in the target zone” model to explain the effects of transcriptional dynamics on establishment of co-transcriptionally deposited protein modifications. Promoter-proximal Ser2 phosphorylation is associated with longer pol II dwell time at start sites and reduced transcriptional polarity due to strongly enhanced divergent antisense transcription at promoters.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens Saccharomyces cerevisiae
PROVIDER: GSE97827 | GEO | 2017/05/24
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA382974
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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