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 …

Prp8 protein: at the heart of the spliceosome

RJ Grainger, JD Beggs - Rna, 2005 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
Pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) splicing is a central step in gene expression. Lying
between transcription and protein synthesis, pre-mRNA splicing removes sequences …

SR proteins function in coupling RNAP II transcription to pre-mRNA splicing

R Das, J Yu, Z Zhang, MP Gygi, AR Krainer, SP Gygi… - Molecular cell, 2007 - cell.com
Transcription and splicing are functionally coupled, resulting in highly efficient splicing of
RNA polymerase II (RNAP II) transcripts. The mechanism involved in this coupling is not …

The RNA-binding protein SFPQ preserves long-intron splicing and regulates circRNA biogenesis in mammals

LVW Stagsted, ET O'Leary, KK Ebbesen, TB Hansen - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) represent an abundant and conserved entity of non-coding RNAs;
however, the principles of biogenesis are currently not fully understood. Here, we identify …

Genome organization around nuclear speckles drives mRNA splicing efficiency

P Bhat, A Chow, B Emert, O Ettlin, SA Quinodoz… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The nucleus is highly organized, such that factors involved in the transcription and
processing of distinct classes of RNA are confined within specific nuclear bodies,. One …

The RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain promotes splicing activation through recruitment of a U2AF65–Prp19 complex

CJ David, AR Boyne, SR Millhouse… - Genes & …, 2011 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Pre-mRNA splicing is frequently coupled to transcription by RNA polymerase II (RNAPII).
This coupling requires the C-terminal domain of the RNAPII largest subunit (CTD), although …

RNA‐binding protein NONO promotes breast cancer proliferation by post‐transcriptional regulation of SKP2 and E2F8

K Iino, Y Mitobe, K Ikeda, K Takayama… - Cancer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The majority of breast cancers are primarily hormone‐sensitive and can be managed by
endocrine therapy, although therapy‐resistant or hormone‐refractory cancers need …

Transcription and splicing: A two‐way street

M Tellier, I Maudlin, S Murphy - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
RNA synthesis by RNA polymerase II and RNA processing are closely coupled during the
transcription cycle of protein‐coding genes. This coupling affords opportunities for quality …

The in vivo kinetics of RNA polymerase II elongation during co-transcriptional splicing

Y Brody, N Neufeld, N Bieberstein, SZ Causse… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
RNA processing events that take place on the transcribed pre-mRNA include capping,
splicing, editing, 3′ processing, and polyadenylation. Most of these processes occur co …

Actin and hnRNP U cooperate for productive transcription by RNA polymerase II

A Kukalev, Y Nord, C Palmberg, T Bergman… - Nature structural & …, 2005 - nature.com
To determine the role of actin–ribonucleoprotein complexes in transcription, we set out to
identify novel actin-binding proteins associated with RNA polymerase II (Pol II). Using affinity …