Project description:We performed 3' Quant-seq on MV4;11 cells after 6 hours treatment of THZ531 to determine whether CDK12 and CDK13 inhibtion cause alternative polyadenlation
Project description:We used 3' RNA-Seq to determine the effects of slow elongating Pol II on polyadenatltion site usages, also the effects of CDK12 and CDK13 inhibition caused by THZ531 on alternative polyadenylation
Project description:Cyclin-dependent kinases 12 and 13 (CDK12 and CDK13) play critical roles in the regulation of gene transcription. However, the absence of CDK12 and CDK13 inhibitors has hindered the ability to investigate the consequences of their inhibition in healthy cells and cancer cells. Here we describe the rational design of a first-in-class CDK12 and CDK13 covalent inhibitor, THZ531. Co-crystallization of THZ531 with CDK12–cyclin K indicates that THZ531 irreversibly targets a cysteine located outside the kinase domain. THZ531 causes a loss of gene expression with concurrent loss of elongating and hyperphosphorylated RNA polymerase II. In particular, THZ531 substantially decreases the expression of DNA damage response genes and key super-enhancer-associated transcription factor genes. Coincident with transcriptional perturbation, THZ531 dramatically induced apoptotic cell death. Small molecules capable of specifically targeting CDK12 and CDK13 may thus help identify cancer subtypes that are particularly dependent on their kinase activities.
Project description:Cyclin-dependent kinases 12 and 13 (CDK12 and CDK13) play critical roles in the regulation of gene transcription. However, the absence of CDK12 and CDK13 inhibitors has hindered the ability to investigate the consequences of their inhibition in healthy cells and cancer cells. Here we describe the rational design of a first-in-class CDK12 and CDK13 covalent inhibitor, THZ531. Co-crystallization of THZ531 with CDK12–cyclin K indicates that THZ531 irreversibly targets a cysteine located outside the kinase domain. THZ531 causes a loss of gene expression with concurrent loss of elongating and hyperphosphorylated RNA polymerase II. In particular, THZ531 substantially decreases the expression of DNA damage response genes and key super-enhancer-associated transcription factor genes. Coincident with transcriptional perturbation, THZ531 dramatically induced apoptotic cell death. Small molecules capable of specifically targeting CDK12 and CDK13 may thus help identify cancer subtypes that are particularly dependent on their kinase activities.
Project description:We performed Total RNA-seq on MV4;11 cells after 6 hours treatment of THZ531 to determine whether CDK12 and CDK13 inhibtion to cause splicing defects.
Project description:We performed PRO-Seq to measure the Pol II elongation rate by measruing the distance of Pol II travels at viarous time points after relased from DRB induced pausing. We compared DMSO/DRB or THZ531/DRB co-treated sample to assess the effect of CDK12 and CDK13 inhibtion by THZ531 on transcriptional elongation rate.
Project description:We used 3' RNA-Seq to determine effect of dual inhibition of CDK12 and CDK13 on gene expression and polyadenatltion site usages in THP-1 cells
Project description:Quant-seq analysis of differential gene expression and polyadenylation site usages in caused by inhibition of CDK12 and CDK13 using THZ531 in THP-1 cells (3’ Quant-seq)
Project description:We used 3' RNA-Seq to determine the effects of analog senstive CDK12, CDK13 and dual inhibition on gene expression and polyadenatltion site usages, and to test the redundancy between CDK12 and CDK13 in maintaining global transcrition on the tramcrotpomte level.
Project description:The RNA polymerase II (POLII) driven transcription cycle is tightly regulated at distinct checkpoints through cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs) and their cognate Cyclins. The molecular events underpinning transcriptional elongation and processivity and CDK-Cyclins involved remain poorly understood. Using CRISPR-CAS9 homology-directed-repair we generated analog-sensitive-kinase variants of CDK12 and CDK13 to probe their individual and shared biological and molecular roles. Single inhibition of CDK12 or CDK13 induced transcriptional responses associated with DNA-damage and cellular growth signaling pathways respectively, with minimal effects on cell viability. In contrast, dual-kinase inhibition potently induced cell death, which was associated with extensive genome-wide transcriptional changes including wide-spread use of alternative 3’ polyadenylation sites. At the molecular level dual-kinase inhibition resulted in the loss of POLII CTD phosphorylation and greatly reduced POLII elongation rates and processivity. These data define significant redundancy between CDK12 and CDK13, and identify both as fundamental regulators of global POLII processivity and transcription elongation.