Cracking the RNA polymerase II CTD code

S Egloff, S Murphy - Trends in genetics, 2008 - cell.com
The carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II comprises
multiple tandem conserved heptapeptide repeats, unique to this eukaryotic RNA …

Molecular evolution of the RNA polymerase II CTD

RD Chapman, M Heidemann, C Hintermair, D Eick - Trends in Genetics, 2008 - cell.com
In higher eukaryotes, an unusual C-terminal domain (CTD) is crucial to the function of RNA
polymerase II in transcription. The CTD consists of multiple heptapeptide repeats; …

Phosphorylation and functions of the RNA polymerase II CTD

HP Phatnani, AL Greenleaf - Genes & development, 2006 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The C-terminal repeat domain (CTD), an unusual extension appended to the C terminus of
the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, serves as a flexible binding scaffold for numerous …

The RNA polymerase II CTD coordinates transcription and RNA processing

JP Hsin, JL Manley - Genes & development, 2012 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The C-terminal domain (CTD) of the RNA polymerase II largest subunit consists of multiple
heptad repeats (consensus Tyr1–Ser2–Pro3–Thr4–Ser5–Pro6–Ser7), varying in number …

Functional unit of the RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain lies within heptapeptide pairs

JW Stiller, MS Cook - Eukaryotic cell, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Unlike all other RNA polymerases, the largest subunit (RPB1) of eukaryotic DNA-dependent
RNA polymerase II (RNAP II) has a C-terminal domain (CTD) comprising tandemly repeated …

The pol II CTD: new twists in the tail

J Zaborowska, S Egloff, S Murphy - Nature structural & molecular …, 2016 - nature.com
The C-terminal domain (CTD) of the large subunit of RNA polymerase (pol) II comprises
conserved heptad repeats, and post-translational modification of the CTD regulates …

Updating the RNA polymerase CTD code: adding gene-specific layers

S Egloff, M Dienstbier, S Murphy - Trends in Genetics, 2012 - cell.com
The carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) of RNA polymerase (pol) II comprises multiple tandem
repeats with the consensus sequence Tyr 1-Ser 2-Pro 3-Thr 4-Ser 5-Pro 6-Ser 7 that can be …

Evolution of the RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain

JW Stiller, BD Hall - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
In recent years a great deal of biochemical and genetic research has focused on the C-
terminal domain (CTD) of the largest subunit (RPB1) of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase II …

The RNA polymerase II CTD: the increasing complexity of a low-complexity protein domain

C Jeronimo, P Collin, F Robert - Journal of molecular biology, 2016 - Elsevier
The largest subunit of RNA polymerase II contains a C-terminal domain (CTD) that plays key
roles in coordinating transcription with co-transcriptional events. The heptapeptide repeats …

Construction and analysis of yeast RNA polymerase II CTD deletion and substitution mutations.

ML West, JL Corden - Genetics, 1995 - academic.oup.com
The carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) of the RNA polymerase II largest subunit plays an
essential but poorly understood role in transcription. The CTD is highly phosphorylated in …