Structural insights into nuclear transcription by eukaryotic DNA-dependent RNA polymerases

M Girbig, AD Misiaszek, CW Müller - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2022 - nature.com
The eukaryotic transcription apparatus synthesizes a staggering diversity of RNA molecules.
The labour of nuclear gene transcription is, therefore, divided among multiple DNA …

DNA-dependent RNA polymerases in plants

DL Yang, K Huang, D Deng, Y Zeng, Z Wang… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
DNA-dependent RNA polymerases (Pols) transfer the genetic information stored in genomic
DNA to RNA in all organisms. In eukaryotes, the typical products of nuclear Pol I, Pol II, and …

DNA-directed termination of RNA polymerase II transcription

Z Han, GA Moore, R Mitter, DL Martinez, L Wan… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) transcription involves initiation from a promoter,
transcriptional elongation through the gene, and termination in the terminator region. In …

Sen1 and Rrm3 ensure permissive topological conditions for replication termination

R Choudhary, J Niska-Blakie, M Adhil, G Liberi… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Replication forks terminate at TERs and telomeres. Forks that converge or encounter
transcription generate topological stress. Combining genetics, genomics, and transmission …

Sen1 is a key regulator of transcription-driven conflicts

U Aiello, D Challal, G Wentzinger, A Lengronne… - Molecular Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Cellular homeostasis requires the coordination of several machineries concurrently
engaged in the DNA. Wide-spread transcription can interfere with other processes, and …

Transcriptional pause extension benefits the stand-by rather than catch-up Rho-dependent termination

E Song, S Hwang, PR Munasingha… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Transcriptional pause is essential for all types of termination. In this single-molecule study
on bacterial Rho factor-dependent terminators, we confirm that the three Rho-dependent …

Locus-specific proteome decoding reveals Fpt1 as a chromatin-associated negative regulator of RNA polymerase III assembly

ME van Breugel, I van Kruijsbergen, C Mittal, C Lieftink… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Transcription of tRNA genes by RNA polymerase III (RNAPIII) is tuned by signaling
cascades. The emerging notion of differential tRNA gene regulation implies the existence of …

The RNA polymerase III–RIG-I axis in antiviral immunity and inflammation

L Naesens, F Haerynck, MU Gack - Trends in immunology, 2023 - cell.com
Nucleic acid sensors survey subcellular compartments for atypical or mislocalized RNA or
DNA, ultimately triggering innate immune responses. Retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I) …

Single-molecule characterization of Sen1 translocation properties provides insights into eukaryotic factor-dependent transcription termination

S Wang, Z Han, TR Strick - Nucleic Acids Research, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Sen1 is an essential helicase for factor-dependent transcription termination in
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, whose molecular-motor mechanism has not been well …

Mechanisms of eukaryotic transcription termination at a glance

J Xie, D Libri, O Porrua - Journal of cell science, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Transcription termination is the final step of a transcription cycle, which induces the release
of the transcript at the termination site and allows the recycling of the polymerase for the next …