The role of Rat1 in coupling mRNA 3′-end processing to transcription termination: implications for a unified allosteric–torpedo model

W Luo, AW Johnson, DL Bentley - Genes & development, 2006 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The torpedo model of transcription termination by RNA polymerase II proposes that a 5′–
3′ RNA exonuclease enters at the poly (A) cleavage site, degrades the nascent RNA, and …

Unraveling the mechanistic features of RNA polymerase II termination by the 5′-3′ exoribonuclease Rat1

J Park, M Kang, M Kim - Nucleic acids research, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Within a complex with Rai1, the 5′-3′ exoribonuclease Rat1 promotes termination of RNA
polymerase II (RNAPII) on protein-coding genes, but its underlying molecular mechanism is …

[PDF][PDF] The ratcheted and ratchetable structural states of RNA polymerase underlie multiple transcriptional functions

S Sekine, Y Murayama, V Svetlov, E Nudler… - Molecular cell, 2015 - cell.com
Summary DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RNAP) accomplishes multiple tasks during
transcription by assuming different structural forms. Reportedly, the" tight" form performs …

Transcription termination: variations on common themes

O Porrua, M Boudvillain, D Libri - Trends in Genetics, 2016 - cell.com
Transcription initiates pervasively in all organisms, which challenges the notion that the
information to be expressed is selected mainly based on mechanisms defining where and …

Controlled interplay between trigger loop and Gre factor in the RNA polymerase active centre

M Roghanian, Y Yuzenkova, N Zenkin - Nucleic acids research, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The highly processive transcription by multi-subunit RNA polymerases (RNAP) can be
interrupted by misincorporation or backtracking events that may stall transcription or lead to …

A novel tandem reporter quantifies RNA polymerase II termination in mammalian cells

A Banerjee, MC Sammarco, S Ditch, J Wang… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Making the correct choice between transcription elongation and transcription
termination is essential to the function of RNA polymerase II, and fundamental to gene …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of transcription elongation rate and Xrn2 exonuclease activity on RNA polymerase II termination suggest widespread kinetic competition

N Fong, K Brannan, B Erickson, H Kim, MA Cortazar… - Molecular cell, 2015 - cell.com
The torpedo model of transcription termination asserts that the exonuclease Xrn2 attacks the
5′ PO 4-end exposed by nascent RNA cleavage and chases down the RNA polymerase …

Comparative overview of RNA polymerase II and III transcription cycles, with focus on RNA polymerase III termination and reinitiation

AG Arimbasseri, K Rijal, RJ Maraia - Transcription, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In eukaryotes, RNA polymerase (RNAP) III transcribes hundreds of genes for tRNAs and 5S
rRNA, among others, which share similar promoters and stable transcription initiation …

A novel conformation of RNA polymerase sheds light on the mechanism of transcription

S Tagami, S Sekine, S Yokoyama - Transcription, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Transcription is a complicated, multistep process requiring stringent control. Its accuracy
may be achieved in part by the conformational changes of RNA polymerase (RNAP). Here …

Co-transcriptional RNA cleavage provides a failsafe termination mechanism for yeast RNA polymerase I

P Braglia, J Kawauchi, NJ Proudfoot - Nucleic acids research, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Ribosomal RNA, transcribed by RNA polymerase (Pol) I, accounts for most cellular RNA.
Since Pol I transcribes rDNA repeats with high processivity and polymerase density …