Structural biology of RNA polymerase II transcription: 20 years on

S Osman, P Cramer - Annual Review of Cell and …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Gene transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) is the first step in the expression of the
eukaryotic genome and a focal point for cellular regulation during development …

Structure and function of retroviral integrase

GN Maertens, AN Engelman… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
A hallmark of retroviral replication is establishment of the proviral state, wherein a DNA copy
of the viral RNA genome is stably incorporated into a host cell chromosome. Integrase is the …

RNA-mediated feedback control of transcriptional condensates

JE Henninger, O Oksuz, K Shrinivas, I Sagi, G LeRoy… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Regulation of biological processes typically incorporates mechanisms that initiate and
terminate the process and, where understood, these mechanisms often involve feedback …

CRISPR and biochemical screens identify MAZ as a cofactor in CTCF-mediated insulation at Hox clusters

H Ortabozkoyun, PY Huang, H Cho, V Narendra… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) is critical to three-dimensional genome organization. Upon
differentiation, CTCF insulates active and repressed genes within Hox gene clusters. We …

The role of FACT in managing chromatin: disruption, assembly, or repair?

T Formosa, F Winston - Nucleic acids research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract FACT (FAcilitates Chromatin Transcription) has long been considered to be a
transcription elongation factor whose ability to destabilize nucleosomes promotes RNAPII …

A ubiquitous disordered protein interaction module orchestrates transcription elongation

K Cermakova, J Demeulemeester, V Lux, M Nedomova… - Science, 2021 - science.org
During eukaryotic transcription elongation, RNA polymerase II (RNAP2) is regulated by a
chorus of factors. Here, we identified a common binary interaction module consisting of TFIIS …

Multivalency of nucleosome recognition by LEDGF

E Koutná, V Lux, T Kouba, J Škerlová… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Eukaryotic transcription is dependent on specific histone modifications. Their recognition by
chromatin readers triggers complex processes relying on the coordinated association of …

SETD2: from chromatin modifier to multipronged regulator of the genome and beyond

TM Molenaar, F van Leeuwen - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Histone modifying enzymes play critical roles in many key cellular processes and are
appealing proteins for targeting by small molecules in disease. However, while the functions …

Myogenin is required for assembly of the transcription machinery on muscle genes during skeletal muscle differentiation

A Adhikari, W Kim, J Davie - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Skeletal muscle gene expression is governed by the myogenic regulatory family (MRF)
which includes MyoD (MYOD1) and myogenin (MYOG). MYOD1 and MYOG are known to …

Structure of H3K36-methylated nucleosome–PWWP complex reveals multivalent cross-gyre binding

H Wang, L Farnung, C Dienemann… - Nature structural & …, 2020 - nature.com
Recognition of histone-modified nucleosomes by specific reader domains underlies the
regulation of chromatin-associated processes. Whereas structural studies revealed how …