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abstract:
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  text: Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a key extracellular matrix component of vertebrates,
    where it mediates cell adhesion, immune regulation, and tissue remodeling through
    its interaction with specific receptors. Although HA has been detected in a few
    invertebrate species, the lack of fundamental components of the molecular HA pathway
    poses relevant objections about its functional role in these species. Mining genomic
    and transcriptomic data, we considered the conservation of the gene locus encoding
    for the extracellular link protein (XLINK) in marine mussels as well as its expression
    patterns. Structural and phylogenetic analyses were undertaken to evaluate possible
    similarities with vertebrate orthologs and to infer the origin of this gene in
    invertebrates. Biochemical analysis was used to quantify HA in tissues of Mytilus
    galloprovincialis. As a result, we confirm that the mussel can produce HA (up
    to 1.02 ng/mg in mantle) and that its genome encodes two XLINK gene loci. These
    loci are conserved in Mytilidae species and show a complex evolutionary path.
    Mussel XLINK genes appeared to be expressed during developmental stages in three
    mussel species, ranking in the top 100 expressed genes in M. trossulus at 17 h
    post-fertilization. In conclusion, the presence of HA and an active gene with
    the potential to bind HA suggests that mussels have the potential to synthesize
    and use HA and are among the few invertebrates encoding this gene.
acknowledgement: 'This research was funded by the Italian Ministry of University and
  Research (MIUR), grant ID: P2022JEEMT (Developing a tool for the study of haplotype
  diversity in Mytilus galloprovincialis (HAMIGA)).'
article_number: '930'
article_processing_charge: Yes
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author:
- first_name: Umberto
  full_name: Rosani, Umberto
  last_name: Rosani
- first_name: Nehir
  full_name: Altan, Nehir
  last_name: Altan
- first_name: Paola
  full_name: Venier, Paola
  last_name: Venier
- first_name: Enrico
  full_name: Bortoletto, Enrico
  last_name: Bortoletto
- first_name: Nicola
  full_name: Volpi, Nicola
  last_name: Volpi
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
citation:
  ama: Rosani U, Altan N, Venier P, Bortoletto E, Volpi N, Bernecky C. Ancestral origin
    and functional expression of a hyaluronic acid pathway complement in mussels.
    <i>Biology</i>. 2025;14(8). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14080930">10.3390/biology14080930</a>
  apa: Rosani, U., Altan, N., Venier, P., Bortoletto, E., Volpi, N., &#38; Bernecky,
    C. (2025). Ancestral origin and functional expression of a hyaluronic acid pathway
    complement in mussels. <i>Biology</i>. MDPI. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14080930">https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14080930</a>
  chicago: Rosani, Umberto, Nehir Altan, Paola Venier, Enrico Bortoletto, Nicola Volpi,
    and Carrie Bernecky. “Ancestral Origin and Functional Expression of a Hyaluronic
    Acid Pathway Complement in Mussels.” <i>Biology</i>. MDPI, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14080930">https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14080930</a>.
  ieee: U. Rosani, N. Altan, P. Venier, E. Bortoletto, N. Volpi, and C. Bernecky,
    “Ancestral origin and functional expression of a hyaluronic acid pathway complement
    in mussels,” <i>Biology</i>, vol. 14, no. 8. MDPI, 2025.
  ista: Rosani U, Altan N, Venier P, Bortoletto E, Volpi N, Bernecky C. 2025. Ancestral
    origin and functional expression of a hyaluronic acid pathway complement in mussels.
    Biology. 14(8), 930.
  mla: Rosani, Umberto, et al. “Ancestral Origin and Functional Expression of a Hyaluronic
    Acid Pathway Complement in Mussels.” <i>Biology</i>, vol. 14, no. 8, 930, MDPI,
    2025, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14080930">10.3390/biology14080930</a>.
  short: U. Rosani, N. Altan, P. Venier, E. Bortoletto, N. Volpi, C. Bernecky, Biology
    14 (2025).
date_created: 2025-07-25T08:28:26Z
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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: RNA polymerase II (Pol II) must be assembled in the cytoplasm before it enters
    the nucleus, where it transcribes protein-coding genes. Although transcription
    by Pol II is intensively studied, how this central multi-subunit enzyme is made
    and the role of dedicated factors remains unclear. Here, we report the integrative
    structural analysis of a native human Pol II from the cytoplasm captured near
    the end of biogenesis. The complex contained Gdown1 and three biogenesis factors
    – RPAP2 and the critical small GTPases GPN1 and GPN3. Cryo-EM analysis of the
    complex revealed how Gdown1 and RPAP2 associate with Pol II and prevent the premature
    association of transcription factors. Further biochemical and cryo-EM analysis
    revealed how RPAP2 recruits GPN1–GPN3 to the complex, and how the assembly of
    the RPAP2–GPN1–GPN3 complex is controlled by GTP hydrolysis. The combined results
    uncover a network of interactions that chaperone cytoplasmic Pol II to prevent
    aberrant interactions, reveal a GTP-controlled switch during the final stages
    of Pol II biogenesis, and suggest a general mechanism for the action of GPN-loop
    GTPase family of enzymes.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: LifeSc
- _id: EM-Fac
- _id: ScienComp
- _id: PreCl
acknowledgement: We thank A. Salmazo for assistance with Pol II purification. We thank
  staff at the VBCF Proteomics facility for immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry
  analysis, and J.A. Stopp for assistance with IP-MS data visualization. This research
  was further supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSUs) of IST Austria through
  resources provided by the Lab Support Facility (LSF), Electron Microscopy (EMF),
  Scientific Computing (SciComp), and the Preclinical Facility (PCF).
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Annamaria
  full_name: Hlavata, Annamaria
  id: 36062FEC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Hlavata
- first_name: Benjamin
  full_name: Neuditschko, Benjamin
  last_name: Neuditschko
- first_name: Ulla
  full_name: Schellhaas, Ulla
  last_name: Schellhaas
- first_name: Clemens
  full_name: Plaschka, Clemens
  last_name: Plaschka
- first_name: Franz
  full_name: Herzog, Franz
  last_name: Herzog
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
citation:
  ama: Hlavata A, Neuditschko B, Schellhaas U, Plaschka C, Herzog F, Bernecky C. Structure
    of cytoplasmic RNA polymerase II. 2025. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.10.692585">10.64898/2025.12.10.692585</a>
  apa: Hlavata, A., Neuditschko, B., Schellhaas, U., Plaschka, C., Herzog, F., &#38;
    Bernecky, C. (2025). Structure of cytoplasmic RNA polymerase II. bioRxiv. <a href="https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.10.692585">https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.10.692585</a>
  chicago: Hlavata, Annamaria, Benjamin Neuditschko, Ulla Schellhaas, Clemens Plaschka,
    Franz Herzog, and Carrie Bernecky. “Structure of Cytoplasmic RNA Polymerase II.”
    bioRxiv, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.10.692585">https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.10.692585</a>.
  ieee: A. Hlavata, B. Neuditschko, U. Schellhaas, C. Plaschka, F. Herzog, and C.
    Bernecky, “Structure of cytoplasmic RNA polymerase II.” bioRxiv, 2025.
  ista: Hlavata A, Neuditschko B, Schellhaas U, Plaschka C, Herzog F, Bernecky C.
    2025. Structure of cytoplasmic RNA polymerase II. <a href="https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.10.692585">10.64898/2025.12.10.692585</a>.
  mla: Hlavata, Annamaria, et al. <i>Structure of Cytoplasmic RNA Polymerase II</i>.
    bioRxiv, 2025, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.10.692585">10.64898/2025.12.10.692585</a>.
  short: A. Hlavata, B. Neuditschko, U. Schellhaas, C. Plaschka, F. Herzog, C. Bernecky,
    (2025).
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2025-12-11T13:33:27Z
date_published: 2025-12-10T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-12-15T09:48:22Z
day: '10'
department:
- _id: CaBe
doi: 10.64898/2025.12.10.692585
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- iso: eng
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title: Structure of cytoplasmic RNA polymerase II
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  text: Transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) can be repressed by noncoding
    RNA, including the human RNA Alu. However, the mechanism by which endogenous RNAs
    repress transcription remains unclear. Here we present cryogenic-electron microscopy
    structures of Pol II bound to Alu RNA, which reveal that Alu RNA mimics how DNA
    and RNA bind to Pol II during transcription elongation. Further, we show how distinct
    domains of the general transcription factor TFIIF control repressive activity.
    Together, we reveal how a noncoding RNA can regulate mammalian gene expression.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: LifeSc
- _id: EM-Fac
- _id: ScienComp
- _id: PreCl
acknowledgement: We thank the members of the Bernecky laboratory for helpful discussions
  and A. Hlavata for providing Pol II for use in the fluorescence anisotropy binding
  assay. We thank V.-V. Hodirnau for SerialEM data collection and support with EPU
  data collection. We thank D. Slade (Max Perutz Laboratories and Medical University
  of Vienna, Vienna, Austria) for the wild-type TFIIF expression plasmid. We thank
  N. Thompson and R. Burgess (McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of
  Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA) for the 8WG16 hybridoma cell line. We thank
  C. Plaschka and M. Loose for critical reading of the manuscript. This work was supported
  by Austrian Science Fund (FWF) grant no. P34185 (DOI 10.55776/P34185) (C.B.). The
  funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish
  or preparation of the manuscript. This research was further supported by the Scientific
  Service Units of ISTA through resources provided by the Laboratory Support Facility,
  Electron Microscopy Facility, Scientific Computing and the Preclinical Facility.
article_processing_charge: Yes (in subscription journal)
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Katarina
  full_name: Tluckova, Katarina
  id: 4AC7D980-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Tluckova
- first_name: Beata M
  full_name: Kaczmarek, Beata M
  id: 36FA4AFA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Kaczmarek
- first_name: Anita P
  full_name: Testa Salmazo, Anita P
  id: 41F1F098-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Testa Salmazo
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
citation:
  ama: Tluckova K, Kaczmarek BM, Testa Salmazo AP, Bernecky C. Mechanism of mammalian
    transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA. <i>Nature Structural &#38; Molecular
    Biology</i>. 2025;32:607-612. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-024-01448-7">10.1038/s41594-024-01448-7</a>
  apa: Tluckova, K., Kaczmarek, B. M., Testa Salmazo, A. P., &#38; Bernecky, C. (2025).
    Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA. <i>Nature
    Structural &#38; Molecular Biology</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-024-01448-7">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-024-01448-7</a>
  chicago: Tluckova, Katarina, Beata M Kaczmarek, Anita P Testa Salmazo, and Carrie
    Bernecky. “Mechanism of Mammalian Transcriptional Repression by Noncoding RNA.”
    <i>Nature Structural &#38; Molecular Biology</i>. Springer Nature, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-024-01448-7">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-024-01448-7</a>.
  ieee: K. Tluckova, B. M. Kaczmarek, A. P. Testa Salmazo, and C. Bernecky, “Mechanism
    of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA,” <i>Nature Structural
    &#38; Molecular Biology</i>, vol. 32. Springer Nature, pp. 607–612, 2025.
  ista: Tluckova K, Kaczmarek BM, Testa Salmazo AP, Bernecky C. 2025. Mechanism of
    mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA. Nature Structural &#38;
    Molecular Biology. 32, 607–612.
  mla: Tluckova, Katarina, et al. “Mechanism of Mammalian Transcriptional Repression
    by Noncoding RNA.” <i>Nature Structural &#38; Molecular Biology</i>, vol. 32,
    Springer Nature, 2025, pp. 607–12, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-024-01448-7">10.1038/s41594-024-01448-7</a>.
  short: K. Tluckova, B.M. Kaczmarek, A.P. Testa Salmazo, C. Bernecky, Nature Structural
    &#38; Molecular Biology 32 (2025) 607–612.
corr_author: '1'
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date_published: 2025-04-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-11-20T10:28:36Z
day: '01'
ddc:
- '570'
department:
- _id: CaBe
doi: 10.1038/s41594-024-01448-7
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  short: CC BY (4.0)
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  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
citation:
  ama: Bernecky C. Understanding the machinery that reads the genome. <i>Nature Reviews
    Molecular Cell Biology</i>. 2025;26. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41580-025-00844-1">10.1038/s41580-025-00844-1</a>
  apa: Bernecky, C. (2025). Understanding the machinery that reads the genome. <i>Nature
    Reviews Molecular Cell Biology</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41580-025-00844-1">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41580-025-00844-1</a>
  chicago: Bernecky, Carrie. “Understanding the Machinery That Reads the Genome.”
    <i>Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology</i>. Springer Nature, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41580-025-00844-1">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41580-025-00844-1</a>.
  ieee: C. Bernecky, “Understanding the machinery that reads the genome,” <i>Nature
    Reviews Molecular Cell Biology</i>, vol. 26. Springer Nature, 2025.
  ista: Bernecky C. 2025. Understanding the machinery that reads the genome. Nature
    Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 26, 415.
  mla: Bernecky, Carrie. “Understanding the Machinery That Reads the Genome.” <i>Nature
    Reviews Molecular Cell Biology</i>, vol. 26, 415, Springer Nature, 2025, doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41580-025-00844-1">10.1038/s41580-025-00844-1</a>.
  short: C. Bernecky, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 26 (2025).
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2025-03-31T10:07:22Z
date_published: 2025-06-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-30T11:20:36Z
day: '01'
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- _id: CaBe
doi: 10.1038/s41580-025-00844-1
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- iso: eng
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  - 1471-0072
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publisher: Springer Nature
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abstract:
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  text: Transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair (TC-NER) efficiently eliminates
    DNA damage that impedes gene transcription by RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II).
    TC-NER is initiated by the recognition of lesion-stalled RNA Pol II by CSB, which
    recruits the CRL4CSA ubiquitin ligase and UVSSA. RNA Pol II ubiquitylation at
    RPB1-K1268 by CRL4CSA serves as a critical TC-NER checkpoint, governing RNA Pol
    II stability and initiating DNA damage excision by TFIIH recruitment. However,
    the precise regulatory mechanisms of CRL4CSA activity and TFIIH recruitment remain
    elusive. Here, we reveal human serine/threonine-protein kinase 19 (STK19) as a
    TC-NER factor, which is essential for correct DNA damage removal and subsequent
    transcription restart. Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) studies demonstrate
    that STK19 is an integral part of the RNA Pol II-TC-NER complex, bridging CSA,
    UVSSA, RNA Pol II, and downstream DNA. STK19 stimulates TC-NER complex stability
    and CRL4CSA activity, resulting in efficient RNA Pol II ubiquitylation and correct
    UVSSA and TFIIH binding. These findings underscore the crucial role of STK19 as
    a core TC-NER component.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: LifeSc
- _id: PreCl
acknowledgement: We thank N. Thompson and R. Burgess for the 8WG16 hybridoma cell
  line. This research was further supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU)
  of IST Austria through resources provided by the Lab Support Facility (LSF) and
  the Preclinical Facility (PCF). This work is part of the Oncode Institute, which
  is partly financed by the Dutch Cancer Society. Research at the Netherlands Cancer
  Institute is supported by institutional grants of the Dutch Cancer Society and the
  Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. This study was supported by a VICI
  (VI.C.182.025) and a TOP Grant (714.017.003) of the Netherlands Organization for
  Scientific Research.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Anisha R.
  full_name: Ramadhin, Anisha R.
  last_name: Ramadhin
- first_name: Shun-Hsiao
  full_name: Lee, Shun-Hsiao
  last_name: Lee
- first_name: Di
  full_name: Zhou, Di
  last_name: Zhou
- first_name: Anita P
  full_name: Testa Salmazo, Anita P
  id: 41F1F098-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Testa Salmazo
- first_name: Camila
  full_name: Gonzalo-Hansen, Camila
  last_name: Gonzalo-Hansen
- first_name: Marjolein
  full_name: van Sluis, Marjolein
  last_name: van Sluis
- first_name: Cindy M.A.
  full_name: Blom, Cindy M.A.
  last_name: Blom
- first_name: Roel C.
  full_name: Janssens, Roel C.
  last_name: Janssens
- first_name: Anja
  full_name: Raams, Anja
  last_name: Raams
- first_name: Dick
  full_name: Dekkers, Dick
  last_name: Dekkers
- first_name: Karel
  full_name: Bezstarosti, Karel
  last_name: Bezstarosti
- first_name: Dea
  full_name: Slade, Dea
  last_name: Slade
- first_name: Wim
  full_name: Vermeulen, Wim
  last_name: Vermeulen
- first_name: Alex
  full_name: Pines, Alex
  last_name: Pines
- first_name: Jeroen A.A.
  full_name: Demmers, Jeroen A.A.
  last_name: Demmers
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
- first_name: Titia K.
  full_name: Sixma, Titia K.
  last_name: Sixma
- first_name: Jurgen A.
  full_name: Marteijn, Jurgen A.
  last_name: Marteijn
citation:
  ama: Ramadhin AR, Lee S-H, Zhou D, et al. STK19 drives transcription-coupled repair
    by stimulating repair complex stability, RNA Pol II ubiquitylation, and TFIIH
    recruitment. <i>Molecular Cell</i>. 2024;84(24):4740-4757.e12. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2024.10.030">10.1016/j.molcel.2024.10.030</a>
  apa: Ramadhin, A. R., Lee, S.-H., Zhou, D., Testa Salmazo, A. P., Gonzalo-Hansen,
    C., van Sluis, M., … Marteijn, J. A. (2024). STK19 drives transcription-coupled
    repair by stimulating repair complex stability, RNA Pol II ubiquitylation, and
    TFIIH recruitment. <i>Molecular Cell</i>. Elsevier. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2024.10.030">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2024.10.030</a>
  chicago: Ramadhin, Anisha R., Shun-Hsiao Lee, Di Zhou, Anita P Testa Salmazo, Camila
    Gonzalo-Hansen, Marjolein van Sluis, Cindy M.A. Blom, et al. “STK19 Drives Transcription-Coupled
    Repair by Stimulating Repair Complex Stability, RNA Pol II Ubiquitylation, and
    TFIIH Recruitment.” <i>Molecular Cell</i>. Elsevier, 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2024.10.030">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2024.10.030</a>.
  ieee: A. R. Ramadhin <i>et al.</i>, “STK19 drives transcription-coupled repair by
    stimulating repair complex stability, RNA Pol II ubiquitylation, and TFIIH recruitment,”
    <i>Molecular Cell</i>, vol. 84, no. 24. Elsevier, p. 4740–4757.e12, 2024.
  ista: Ramadhin AR, Lee S-H, Zhou D, Testa Salmazo AP, Gonzalo-Hansen C, van Sluis
    M, Blom CMA, Janssens RC, Raams A, Dekkers D, Bezstarosti K, Slade D, Vermeulen
    W, Pines A, Demmers JAA, Bernecky C, Sixma TK, Marteijn JA. 2024. STK19 drives
    transcription-coupled repair by stimulating repair complex stability, RNA Pol
    II ubiquitylation, and TFIIH recruitment. Molecular Cell. 84(24), 4740–4757.e12.
  mla: Ramadhin, Anisha R., et al. “STK19 Drives Transcription-Coupled Repair by Stimulating
    Repair Complex Stability, RNA Pol II Ubiquitylation, and TFIIH Recruitment.” <i>Molecular
    Cell</i>, vol. 84, no. 24, Elsevier, 2024, p. 4740–4757.e12, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2024.10.030">10.1016/j.molcel.2024.10.030</a>.
  short: A.R. Ramadhin, S.-H. Lee, D. Zhou, A.P. Testa Salmazo, C. Gonzalo-Hansen,
    M. van Sluis, C.M.A. Blom, R.C. Janssens, A. Raams, D. Dekkers, K. Bezstarosti,
    D. Slade, W. Vermeulen, A. Pines, J.A.A. Demmers, C. Bernecky, T.K. Sixma, J.A.
    Marteijn, Molecular Cell 84 (2024) 4740–4757.e12.
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  text: Transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) can be repressed by noncoding
    RNA, including the human RNA Alu. However, the mechanism by which endogenous RNAs
    repress transcription remains unclear. Here we present cryo-electron microscopy
    structures of Pol II bound to Alu RNA, which reveal that Alu RNA mimics how DNA
    and RNA bind to Pol II during transcription elongation. Further, we show how domains
    of the general transcription factor TFIIF affect complex dynamics and control
    repressive activity. Together, we reveal how a non-coding RNA can regulate mammalian
    gene expression.
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acknowledgement: "We thank B. Kaczmarek and other members of the Bernecky lab for
  helpful discussions. We thank V.-V. Hodirnau for SerialEM data collection and support
  with EPU data collection. We thank D. Slade for the wild type TFIIF expression\r\nplasmid.
  We thank N. Thompson and R. Burgess for the 8WG16 hybridoma cell line. We thank
  C. Plaschka and M. Loose for critical reading of the manuscript. This work was supported
  by Austrian Science Fund (FWF) grant P34185. This research was further supported
  by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of IST Austria through resources provided
  by the Lab Support Facility (LSF), Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), Scientific
  Computing (SciComp), and the Preclinical Facility (PCF)."
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  full_name: Tluckova, Katarina
  id: 4AC7D980-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Tluckova
- first_name: Anita P
  full_name: Testa Salmazo, Anita P
  id: 41F1F098-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Testa Salmazo
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
citation:
  ama: Tluckova K, Testa Salmazo AP, Bernecky C. Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional
    repression by noncoding RNA. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644">10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644</a>
  apa: Tluckova, K., Testa Salmazo, A. P., &#38; Bernecky, C. (n.d.). Mechanism of
    mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA. Institute of Science and
    Technology Austria. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644">https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644</a>
  chicago: Tluckova, Katarina, Anita P Testa Salmazo, and Carrie Bernecky. “Mechanism
    of Mammalian Transcriptional Repression by Noncoding RNA.” Institute of Science
    and Technology Austria, n.d. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644">https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644</a>.
  ieee: K. Tluckova, A. P. Testa Salmazo, and C. Bernecky, “Mechanism of mammalian
    transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA.” Institute of Science and Technology
    Austria.
  ista: Tluckova K, Testa Salmazo AP, Bernecky C. Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional
    repression by noncoding RNA. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644">10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644</a>.
  mla: Tluckova, Katarina, et al. <i>Mechanism of Mammalian Transcriptional Repression
    by Noncoding RNA</i>. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644">10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644</a>.
  short: K. Tluckova, A.P. Testa Salmazo, C. Bernecky, (n.d.).
corr_author: '1'
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  text: Transcription of the ribosomal RNA precursor by RNA polymerase (Pol) I is
    a major determinant of cellular growth, and dysregulation is observed in many
    cancer types. Here, we present the purification of human Pol I from cells carrying
    a genomic GFP fusion on the largest subunit allowing the structural and functional
    analysis of the enzyme across species. In contrast to yeast, human Pol I carries
    a single-subunit stalk, and in vitro transcription indicates a reduced proofreading
    activity. Determination of the human Pol I cryo-EM reconstruction in a close-to-native
    state rationalizes the effects of disease-associated mutations and uncovers an
    additional domain that is built into the sequence of Pol I subunit RPA1. This
    “dock II” domain resembles a truncated HMG box incapable of DNA binding which
    may serve as a downstream transcription factor–binding platform in metazoans.
    Biochemical analysis, in situ modelling, and ChIP data indicate that Topoisomerase
    2a can be recruited to Pol I via the domain and cooperates with the HMG box domain–containing
    factor UBF. These adaptations of the metazoan Pol I transcription system may allow
    efficient release of positive DNA supercoils accumulating downstream of the transcription
    bubble.
acknowledgement: "The authors especially thank Philip Gunkel for his contribution.
  We thank all\r\npast and present members of the Engel lab, Achim Griesenbeck, Colyn
  Crane-\r\nRobinson, Christophe Lotz, Marlene Vayssieres, Klaus Grasser, Herbert
  Tschochner, and Philipp Milkereit for help and discussion; Gerhard Lehmann and Nobert
  Eichner for IT support; Joost Zomerdijk for UBF-constructs, Volker Cordes for the
  Hela P2 cell line; Remco Sprangers for shared cell culture; Dina Grohmann and the
  Archaea Center for fermentation; and Thomas\r\nDresselhaus for access to fluorescence
  microscopes. This work was in part supported by the Emmy-Noether Programm (DFG grant
  no. EN 1204/1-1 to C Engel) of the German Research Council and Collaborative Research
  Center 960 (TP-A8 to C Engel)."
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- first_name: Michael
  full_name: Pilsl, Michael
  last_name: Pilsl
- first_name: Kristina
  full_name: Straub, Kristina
  last_name: Straub
- first_name: Andrea
  full_name: Bleckmann, Andrea
  last_name: Bleckmann
- first_name: Mona
  full_name: Höcherl, Mona
  last_name: Höcherl
- first_name: Florian B
  full_name: Heiss, Florian B
  last_name: Heiss
- first_name: Guillermo
  full_name: Abascal-Palacios, Guillermo
  last_name: Abascal-Palacios
- first_name: Ewan P
  full_name: Ramsay, Ewan P
  last_name: Ramsay
- first_name: Katarina
  full_name: Tluckova, Katarina
  id: 4AC7D980-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Tluckova
- first_name: Jean-Clement
  full_name: Mars, Jean-Clement
  last_name: Mars
- first_name: Torben
  full_name: Fürtges, Torben
  last_name: Fürtges
- first_name: Astrid
  full_name: Bruckmann, Astrid
  last_name: Bruckmann
- first_name: Till
  full_name: Rudack, Till
  last_name: Rudack
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
- first_name: Valérie
  full_name: Lamour, Valérie
  last_name: Lamour
- first_name: Konstantin
  full_name: Panov, Konstantin
  last_name: Panov
- first_name: Alessandro
  full_name: Vannini, Alessandro
  last_name: Vannini
- first_name: Tom
  full_name: Moss, Tom
  last_name: Moss
- first_name: Christoph
  full_name: Engel, Christoph
  last_name: Engel
citation:
  ama: Daiß JL, Pilsl M, Straub K, et al. The human RNA polymerase I structure reveals
    an HMG-like docking domain specific to metazoans. <i>Life Science Alliance</i>.
    2022;5(11). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202201568">10.26508/lsa.202201568</a>
  apa: Daiß, J. L., Pilsl, M., Straub, K., Bleckmann, A., Höcherl, M., Heiss, F. B.,
    … Engel, C. (2022). The human RNA polymerase I structure reveals an HMG-like docking
    domain specific to metazoans. <i>Life Science Alliance</i>. Life Science Alliance.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202201568">https://doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202201568</a>
  chicago: Daiß, Julia L, Michael Pilsl, Kristina Straub, Andrea Bleckmann, Mona Höcherl,
    Florian B Heiss, Guillermo Abascal-Palacios, et al. “The Human RNA Polymerase
    I Structure Reveals an HMG-like Docking Domain Specific to Metazoans.” <i>Life
    Science Alliance</i>. Life Science Alliance, 2022. <a href="https://doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202201568">https://doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202201568</a>.
  ieee: J. L. Daiß <i>et al.</i>, “The human RNA polymerase I structure reveals an
    HMG-like docking domain specific to metazoans,” <i>Life Science Alliance</i>,
    vol. 5, no. 11. Life Science Alliance, 2022.
  ista: Daiß JL, Pilsl M, Straub K, Bleckmann A, Höcherl M, Heiss FB, Abascal-Palacios
    G, Ramsay EP, Tluckova K, Mars J-C, Fürtges T, Bruckmann A, Rudack T, Bernecky
    C, Lamour V, Panov K, Vannini A, Moss T, Engel C. 2022. The human RNA polymerase
    I structure reveals an HMG-like docking domain specific to metazoans. Life Science
    Alliance. 5(11), e202201568.
  mla: Daiß, Julia L., et al. “The Human RNA Polymerase I Structure Reveals an HMG-like
    Docking Domain Specific to Metazoans.” <i>Life Science Alliance</i>, vol. 5, no.
    11, e202201568, Life Science Alliance, 2022, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202201568">10.26508/lsa.202201568</a>.
  short: J.L. Daiß, M. Pilsl, K. Straub, A. Bleckmann, M. Höcherl, F.B. Heiss, G.
    Abascal-Palacios, E.P. Ramsay, K. Tluckova, J.-C. Mars, T. Fürtges, A. Bruckmann,
    T. Rudack, C. Bernecky, V. Lamour, K. Panov, A. Vannini, T. Moss, C. Engel, Life
    Science Alliance 5 (2022).
date_created: 2022-09-06T18:45:23Z
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- Plant Science
- Biochemistry
- Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
- Ecology
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title: The human RNA polymerase I structure reveals an HMG-like docking domain specific
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_id: '12143'
abstract:
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  text: MicroRNA (miRNA) and RNA interference (RNAi) pathways rely on small RNAs produced
    by Dicer endonucleases. Mammalian Dicer primarily supports the essential gene-regulating
    miRNA pathway, but how it is specifically adapted to miRNA biogenesis is unknown.
    We show that the adaptation entails a unique structural role of Dicer’s DExD/H
    helicase domain. Although mice tolerate loss of its putative ATPase function,
    the complete absence of the domain is lethal because it assures high-fidelity
    miRNA biogenesis. Structures of murine Dicer⋅miRNA precursor complexes revealed
    that the DExD/H domain has a helicase-unrelated structural function. It locks
    Dicer in a closed state, which facilitates miRNA precursor selection. Transition
    to a cleavage-competent open state is stimulated by Dicer-binding protein TARBP2.
    Absence of the DExD/H domain or its mutations unlocks the closed state, reduces
    substrate selectivity, and activates RNAi. Thus, the DExD/H domain structurally
    contributes to mammalian miRNA biogenesis and underlies mechanistical partitioning
    of miRNA and RNAi pathways.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: EM-Fac
acknowledgement: We thank Kristian Vlahovicek (University of Zagreb) for support of
  bioinformatics analyses and Vladimir Benes (EMBL Sequencing Facility) and Genomics
  and Bioinformatics Core Facility at the Institute of Molecular Genetics for help
  with RNA sequencing. The main funding was provided by the Czech Science Foundation
  (EXPRO grant 20-03950X to P.S. and 22-19896S to R. Stefl). Early stages of the work
  were supported by European Research Council grants under the European Union’s Horizon
  2020 Research and Innovation Programme (grants 647403 to P.S. and 649030 to R. Stefl).
  V.B., D.F.J., and F.H. were in part supported by PhD student fellowships from the
  Charles University; this work will be in part fulfilling requirements for a PhD
  degree as “school work.” Funding of D.Z. included the OP RDE project “Internal Grant
  Agency of Masaryk University” no. CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/19_073/0016943. The Ministry
  of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic (MEYS CR) provided institutional
  support for CEITEC 2020 project LQ1601. For technical support, we acknowledge EMBL
  Monterotondo’s genome engineering and transgenic core facilities, the Czech Centre
  for Phenogenomics at the Institute of Molecular Genetics (supported by RVO 68378050
  from the Czech Academy of Sciences and LM2018126 and CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/18_046/0015861
  CCP Infrastructure Upgrade II from MEYS CR), the Cryo-EM and Proteomics Core Facilities
  (CEITEC, Masaryk University) supported by the CIISB research infrastructure (LM2018127
  from MEYS CR), and support from the Scientific Service Units of ISTA through resources
  from the Electron Microscopy Facility. Computational resources included e-Infrastruktura
  CZ (LM2018140) and ELIXIR-CZ (LM2018131) projects by MEYS CR and the Croatian National
  Centres of Research Excellence in Personalized Healthcare (#KK.01.1.1.01.0010) and
  Data Science and Advanced Cooperative Systems (#KK.01.1.1.01.0009) projects funded
  by the European Structural and Investment Funds grants.
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- first_name: David
  full_name: Zapletal, David
  last_name: Zapletal
- first_name: Eliska
  full_name: Taborska, Eliska
  last_name: Taborska
- first_name: Josef
  full_name: Pasulka, Josef
  last_name: Pasulka
- first_name: Radek
  full_name: Malik, Radek
  last_name: Malik
- first_name: Karel
  full_name: Kubicek, Karel
  last_name: Kubicek
- first_name: Martina
  full_name: Zanova, Martina
  last_name: Zanova
- first_name: Christian
  full_name: Much, Christian
  last_name: Much
- first_name: Marek
  full_name: Sebesta, Marek
  last_name: Sebesta
- first_name: Valeria
  full_name: Buccheri, Valeria
  last_name: Buccheri
- first_name: Filip
  full_name: Horvat, Filip
  last_name: Horvat
- first_name: Irena
  full_name: Jenickova, Irena
  last_name: Jenickova
- first_name: Michaela
  full_name: Prochazkova, Michaela
  last_name: Prochazkova
- first_name: Jan
  full_name: Prochazka, Jan
  last_name: Prochazka
- first_name: Matyas
  full_name: Pinkas, Matyas
  last_name: Pinkas
- first_name: Jiri
  full_name: Novacek, Jiri
  last_name: Novacek
- first_name: Diego F.
  full_name: Joseph, Diego F.
  last_name: Joseph
- first_name: Radislav
  full_name: Sedlacek, Radislav
  last_name: Sedlacek
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
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  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
- first_name: Dónal
  full_name: O’Carroll, Dónal
  last_name: O’Carroll
- first_name: Richard
  full_name: Stefl, Richard
  last_name: Stefl
- first_name: Petr
  full_name: Svoboda, Petr
  last_name: Svoboda
citation:
  ama: Zapletal D, Taborska E, Pasulka J, et al. Structural and functional basis of
    mammalian microRNA biogenesis by Dicer. <i>Molecular Cell</i>. 2022;82(21):4064-4079.e13.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2022.10.010">10.1016/j.molcel.2022.10.010</a>
  apa: Zapletal, D., Taborska, E., Pasulka, J., Malik, R., Kubicek, K., Zanova, M.,
    … Svoboda, P. (2022). Structural and functional basis of mammalian microRNA biogenesis
    by Dicer. <i>Molecular Cell</i>. Elsevier. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2022.10.010">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2022.10.010</a>
  chicago: Zapletal, David, Eliska Taborska, Josef Pasulka, Radek Malik, Karel Kubicek,
    Martina Zanova, Christian Much, et al. “Structural and Functional Basis of Mammalian
    MicroRNA Biogenesis by Dicer.” <i>Molecular Cell</i>. Elsevier, 2022. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2022.10.010">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2022.10.010</a>.
  ieee: D. Zapletal <i>et al.</i>, “Structural and functional basis of mammalian microRNA
    biogenesis by Dicer,” <i>Molecular Cell</i>, vol. 82, no. 21. Elsevier, p. 4064–4079.e13,
    2022.
  ista: Zapletal D, Taborska E, Pasulka J, Malik R, Kubicek K, Zanova M, Much C, Sebesta
    M, Buccheri V, Horvat F, Jenickova I, Prochazkova M, Prochazka J, Pinkas M, Novacek
    J, Joseph DF, Sedlacek R, Bernecky C, O’Carroll D, Stefl R, Svoboda P. 2022. Structural
    and functional basis of mammalian microRNA biogenesis by Dicer. Molecular Cell.
    82(21), 4064–4079.e13.
  mla: Zapletal, David, et al. “Structural and Functional Basis of Mammalian MicroRNA
    Biogenesis by Dicer.” <i>Molecular Cell</i>, vol. 82, no. 21, Elsevier, 2022,
    p. 4064–4079.e13, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2022.10.010">10.1016/j.molcel.2022.10.010</a>.
  short: D. Zapletal, E. Taborska, J. Pasulka, R. Malik, K. Kubicek, M. Zanova, C.
    Much, M. Sebesta, V. Buccheri, F. Horvat, I. Jenickova, M. Prochazkova, J. Prochazka,
    M. Pinkas, J. Novacek, D.F. Joseph, R. Sedlacek, C. Bernecky, D. O’Carroll, R.
    Stefl, P. Svoboda, Molecular Cell 82 (2022) 4064–4079.e13.
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title: Structural and functional basis of mammalian microRNA biogenesis by Dicer
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  text: The C-terminal domain (CTD) of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (Pol
    II) is a regulatory hub for transcription and RNA processing. Here, we identify
    PHD-finger protein 3 (PHF3) as a regulator of transcription and mRNA stability
    that docks onto Pol II CTD through its SPOC domain. We characterize SPOC as a
    CTD reader domain that preferentially binds two phosphorylated Serine-2 marks
    in adjacent CTD repeats. PHF3 drives liquid-liquid phase separation of phosphorylated
    Pol II, colocalizes with Pol II clusters and tracks with Pol II across the length
    of genes. PHF3 knock-out or SPOC deletion in human cells results in increased
    Pol II stalling, reduced elongation rate and an increase in mRNA stability, with
    marked derepression of neuronal genes. Key neuronal genes are aberrantly expressed
    in Phf3 knock-out mouse embryonic stem cells, resulting in impaired neuronal differentiation.
    Our data suggest that PHF3 acts as a prominent effector of neuronal gene regulation
    by bridging transcription with mRNA decay.
acknowledgement: 'D.S. thanks Claudine Kraft, Renée Schroeder, Verena Jantsch, Franz
  Klein and Peter Schlögelhofer for support. We thank Anita Testa Salmazo for help
  with purifying Pol II; Matthias Geyer and Robert Düster for sharing DYRK1A kinase;
  Felix Hartmann and Clemens Plaschka for help with mass photometry; Goran Kokic for
  design of the arrest assay sequences; Petra van der Lelij for help with generating
  mESC KO; Maximilian Freilinger for help with the purification of mEGFP-CTD; Stefan
  Ameres, Nina Fasching and Brian Reichholf for advice on SLAM-seq and for sharing
  reagents; Laura Gallego Valle for advice regarding LLPS assays; Krzysztof Chylinski
  for advice regarding CRISPR/Cas9 methodology; VBCF Protein Technologies facility
  for purifying PHF3 and providing gRNAs and Cas9; VBCF NGS facility for sequencing;
  Monoclonal antibody facility at the Helmholtz center for Pol II antibodies; Friedrich
  Propst and Elzbieta Kowalska for advice and for sharing materials; Egon Ogris for
  sharing materials; Martin Eilers for recommending a ChIP-grade TFIIS antibody; Susanne
  Opravil, Otto Hudecz, Markus Hartl and Natascha Hartl for mass spectrometry analysis;
  staff of the X-ray beamlines at the ESRF in Grenoble for their excellent support;
  Christa Bücker, Anton Meinhart, Clemens Plaschka and members of the Slade lab for
  critical comments on the manuscript; Life Science Editors for editing assistance.
  M.B. and D.S. acknowledge support by the FWF-funded DK ‘Chromosome Dynamics’. T.K.
  is a recipient of the DOC fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences. U.S.
  is supported by the L’Oreal for Women in Science Austria Fellowship and the Austrian
  Science Fund (FWF T 795-B30). M.L is supported by the Vienna Science and Technology
  Fund (WWTF, VRG14-006). R.S. is supported by the Czech Science Foundation (15-17670 S
  and 21-24460 S), Ministry of Education, Youths and Sports of the Czech Republic
  (CEITEC 2020 project (LQ1601)), and the European Research Council (ERC) under the
  European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement
  no. 649030); this publication reflects only the author’s view and the Research Executive
  Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
  M.S. is supported by the Czech Science Foundation (GJ20-21581Y). K.D.C. research
  is supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) Projects I525 and I1593, P22276,
  P19060, and W1221, Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth through the initiative
  ‘Laura Bassi Centres of Expertise’, funding from the Centre of Optimized Structural
  Studies No. 253275, the Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award (201543/Z/16), COST action
  BM1405 Non-globular proteins - from sequence to structure, function and application
  in molecular physiopathology (NGP-NET), the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF
  LS17-008), and by the University of Vienna. This project was funded by the MFPL
  start-up grant, the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF LS14-001), and the
  Austrian Science Fund (P31546-B28 and W1258 “DK: Integrative Structural Biology”)
  to D.S.'
article_number: '6078'
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author:
- first_name: Lisa-Marie
  full_name: Appel, Lisa-Marie
  last_name: Appel
- first_name: Vedran
  full_name: Franke, Vedran
  last_name: Franke
- first_name: Melania
  full_name: Bruno, Melania
  last_name: Bruno
- first_name: Irina
  full_name: Grishkovskaya, Irina
  last_name: Grishkovskaya
- first_name: Aiste
  full_name: Kasiliauskaite, Aiste
  last_name: Kasiliauskaite
- first_name: Tanja
  full_name: Kaufmann, Tanja
  last_name: Kaufmann
- first_name: Ursula E.
  full_name: Schoeberl, Ursula E.
  last_name: Schoeberl
- first_name: Martin G.
  full_name: Puchinger, Martin G.
  last_name: Puchinger
- first_name: Sebastian
  full_name: Kostrhon, Sebastian
  last_name: Kostrhon
- first_name: Carmen
  full_name: Ebenwaldner, Carmen
  last_name: Ebenwaldner
- first_name: Marek
  full_name: Sebesta, Marek
  last_name: Sebesta
- first_name: Etienne
  full_name: Beltzung, Etienne
  last_name: Beltzung
- first_name: Karl
  full_name: Mechtler, Karl
  last_name: Mechtler
- first_name: Gen
  full_name: Lin, Gen
  last_name: Lin
- first_name: Anna
  full_name: Vlasova, Anna
  last_name: Vlasova
- first_name: Martin
  full_name: Leeb, Martin
  last_name: Leeb
- first_name: Rushad
  full_name: Pavri, Rushad
  last_name: Pavri
- first_name: Alexander
  full_name: Stark, Alexander
  last_name: Stark
- first_name: Altuna
  full_name: Akalin, Altuna
  last_name: Akalin
- first_name: Richard
  full_name: Stefl, Richard
  last_name: Stefl
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
- first_name: Kristina
  full_name: Djinovic-Carugo, Kristina
  last_name: Djinovic-Carugo
- first_name: Dea
  full_name: Slade, Dea
  last_name: Slade
citation:
  ama: Appel L-M, Franke V, Bruno M, et al. PHF3 regulates neuronal gene expression
    through the Pol II CTD reader domain SPOC. <i>Nature Communications</i>. 2021;12(1).
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26360-2">10.1038/s41467-021-26360-2</a>
  apa: Appel, L.-M., Franke, V., Bruno, M., Grishkovskaya, I., Kasiliauskaite, A.,
    Kaufmann, T., … Slade, D. (2021). PHF3 regulates neuronal gene expression through
    the Pol II CTD reader domain SPOC. <i>Nature Communications</i>. Springer Nature.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26360-2">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26360-2</a>
  chicago: Appel, Lisa-Marie, Vedran Franke, Melania Bruno, Irina Grishkovskaya, Aiste
    Kasiliauskaite, Tanja Kaufmann, Ursula E. Schoeberl, et al. “PHF3 Regulates Neuronal
    Gene Expression through the Pol II CTD Reader Domain SPOC.” <i>Nature Communications</i>.
    Springer Nature, 2021. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26360-2">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26360-2</a>.
  ieee: L.-M. Appel <i>et al.</i>, “PHF3 regulates neuronal gene expression through
    the Pol II CTD reader domain SPOC,” <i>Nature Communications</i>, vol. 12, no.
    1. Springer Nature, 2021.
  ista: Appel L-M, Franke V, Bruno M, Grishkovskaya I, Kasiliauskaite A, Kaufmann
    T, Schoeberl UE, Puchinger MG, Kostrhon S, Ebenwaldner C, Sebesta M, Beltzung
    E, Mechtler K, Lin G, Vlasova A, Leeb M, Pavri R, Stark A, Akalin A, Stefl R,
    Bernecky C, Djinovic-Carugo K, Slade D. 2021. PHF3 regulates neuronal gene expression
    through the Pol II CTD reader domain SPOC. Nature Communications. 12(1), 6078.
  mla: Appel, Lisa-Marie, et al. “PHF3 Regulates Neuronal Gene Expression through
    the Pol II CTD Reader Domain SPOC.” <i>Nature Communications</i>, vol. 12, no.
    1, 6078, Springer Nature, 2021, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26360-2">10.1038/s41467-021-26360-2</a>.
  short: L.-M. Appel, V. Franke, M. Bruno, I. Grishkovskaya, A. Kasiliauskaite, T.
    Kaufmann, U.E. Schoeberl, M.G. Puchinger, S. Kostrhon, C. Ebenwaldner, M. Sebesta,
    E. Beltzung, K. Mechtler, G. Lin, A. Vlasova, M. Leeb, R. Pavri, A. Stark, A.
    Akalin, R. Stefl, C. Bernecky, K. Djinovic-Carugo, D. Slade, Nature Communications
    12 (2021).
date_created: 2021-10-20T14:40:32Z
date_published: 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2024-10-21T06:02:05Z
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- general chemistry
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title: PHF3 regulates neuronal gene expression through the Pol II CTD reader domain
  SPOC
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  text: Transcription initiation at the ribosomal RNA promoter requires RNA polymerase
    (Pol) I and the initiation factors Rrn3 and core factor (CF). Here, we combine
    X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to obtain a molecular
    model for basal Pol I initiation. The three-subunit CF binds upstream promoter
    DNA, docks to the Pol I-Rrn3 complex, and loads DNA into the expanded active center
    cleft of the polymerase. DNA unwinding between the Pol I protrusion and clamp
    domains enables cleft contraction, resulting in an active Pol I conformation and
    RNA synthesis. Comparison with the Pol II system suggests that promoter specificity
    relies on a distinct “bendability” and “meltability” of the promoter sequence
    that enables contacts between initiation factors, DNA, and polymerase.
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Christoph
  full_name: Engel, Christoph
  last_name: Engel
- first_name: Tobias
  full_name: Gubbey, Tobias
  last_name: Gubbey
- first_name: Simon
  full_name: Neyer, Simon
  last_name: Neyer
- first_name: Sarah
  full_name: Sainsbury, Sarah
  last_name: Sainsbury
- first_name: Christiane
  full_name: Oberthuer, Christiane
  last_name: Oberthuer
- first_name: Carlo
  full_name: Baejen, Carlo
  last_name: Baejen
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
- first_name: Patrick
  full_name: Cramer, Patrick
  last_name: Cramer
citation:
  ama: Engel C, Gubbey T, Neyer S, et al. Structural basis of RNA polymerase I transcription
    initiation. <i>Cell</i>. 2017;169(1):120-131.e22. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.003">10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.003</a>
  apa: Engel, C., Gubbey, T., Neyer, S., Sainsbury, S., Oberthuer, C., Baejen, C.,
    … Cramer, P. (2017). Structural basis of RNA polymerase I transcription initiation.
    <i>Cell</i>. Cell Press. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.003">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.003</a>
  chicago: Engel, Christoph, Tobias Gubbey, Simon Neyer, Sarah Sainsbury, Christiane
    Oberthuer, Carlo Baejen, Carrie Bernecky, and Patrick Cramer. “Structural Basis
    of RNA Polymerase I Transcription Initiation.” <i>Cell</i>. Cell Press, 2017.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.003">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.003</a>.
  ieee: C. Engel <i>et al.</i>, “Structural basis of RNA polymerase I transcription
    initiation,” <i>Cell</i>, vol. 169, no. 1. Cell Press, p. 120–131.e22, 2017.
  ista: Engel C, Gubbey T, Neyer S, Sainsbury S, Oberthuer C, Baejen C, Bernecky C,
    Cramer P. 2017. Structural basis of RNA polymerase I transcription initiation.
    Cell. 169(1), 120–131.e22.
  mla: Engel, Christoph, et al. “Structural Basis of RNA Polymerase I Transcription
    Initiation.” <i>Cell</i>, vol. 169, no. 1, Cell Press, 2017, p. 120–131.e22, doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.003">10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.003</a>.
  short: C. Engel, T. Gubbey, S. Neyer, S. Sainsbury, C. Oberthuer, C. Baejen, C.
    Bernecky, P. Cramer, Cell 169 (2017) 120–131.e22.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:47:25Z
date_published: 2017-03-23T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-11T07:38:07Z
day: '23'
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.003
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- iso: eng
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  issn:
  - '00928674'
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publisher: Cell Press
publist_id: '7204'
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Structural basis of RNA polymerase I transcription initiation
type: journal_article
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---
_id: '601'
abstract:
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  text: 'The conserved polymerase-Associated factor 1 complex (Paf1C) plays multiple
    roles in chromatin transcription and genomic regulation. Paf1C comprises the five
    subunits Paf1, Leo1, Ctr9, Cdc73 and Rtf1, and binds to the RNA polymerase II
    (Pol II) transcription elongation complex (EC). Here we report the reconstitution
    of Paf1C from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and a structural analysis of Paf1C bound
    to a Pol II EC containing the elongation factor TFIIS. Cryo-electron microscopy
    and crosslinking data reveal that Paf1C is highly mobile and extends over the
    outer Pol II surface from the Rpb2 to the Rpb3 subunit. The Paf1-Leo1 heterodimer
    and Cdc73 form opposite ends of Paf1C, whereas Ctr9 bridges between them. Consistent
    with the structural observations, the initiation factor TFIIF impairs Paf1C binding
    to Pol II, whereas the elongation factor TFIIS enhances it. We further show that
    Paf1C is globally required for normal mRNA transcription in yeast. These results
    provide a three-dimensional framework for further analysis of Paf1C function in
    transcription through chromatin. '
article_number: '15741'
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Youwei
  full_name: Xu, Youwei
  last_name: Xu
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
- first_name: Chung
  full_name: Lee, Chung
  last_name: Lee
- first_name: Kerstin
  full_name: Maier, Kerstin
  last_name: Maier
- first_name: Björn
  full_name: Schwalb, Björn
  last_name: Schwalb
- first_name: Dimitri
  full_name: Tegunov, Dimitri
  last_name: Tegunov
- first_name: Jürgen
  full_name: Plitzko, Jürgen
  last_name: Plitzko
- first_name: Henning
  full_name: Urlaub, Henning
  last_name: Urlaub
- first_name: Patrick
  full_name: Cramer, Patrick
  last_name: Cramer
citation:
  ama: Xu Y, Bernecky C, Lee C, et al. Architecture of the RNA polymerase II-Paf1C-TFIIS
    transcription elongation complex. <i>Nature Communications</i>. 2017;8. doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15741">10.1038/ncomms15741</a>
  apa: Xu, Y., Bernecky, C., Lee, C., Maier, K., Schwalb, B., Tegunov, D., … Cramer,
    P. (2017). Architecture of the RNA polymerase II-Paf1C-TFIIS transcription elongation
    complex. <i>Nature Communications</i>. Nature Publishing Group. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15741">https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15741</a>
  chicago: Xu, Youwei, Carrie Bernecky, Chung Lee, Kerstin Maier, Björn Schwalb, Dimitri
    Tegunov, Jürgen Plitzko, Henning Urlaub, and Patrick Cramer. “Architecture of
    the RNA Polymerase II-Paf1C-TFIIS Transcription Elongation Complex.” <i>Nature
    Communications</i>. Nature Publishing Group, 2017. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15741">https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15741</a>.
  ieee: Y. Xu <i>et al.</i>, “Architecture of the RNA polymerase II-Paf1C-TFIIS transcription
    elongation complex,” <i>Nature Communications</i>, vol. 8. Nature Publishing Group,
    2017.
  ista: Xu Y, Bernecky C, Lee C, Maier K, Schwalb B, Tegunov D, Plitzko J, Urlaub
    H, Cramer P. 2017. Architecture of the RNA polymerase II-Paf1C-TFIIS transcription
    elongation complex. Nature Communications. 8, 15741.
  mla: Xu, Youwei, et al. “Architecture of the RNA Polymerase II-Paf1C-TFIIS Transcription
    Elongation Complex.” <i>Nature Communications</i>, vol. 8, 15741, Nature Publishing
    Group, 2017, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15741">10.1038/ncomms15741</a>.
  short: Y. Xu, C. Bernecky, C. Lee, K. Maier, B. Schwalb, D. Tegunov, J. Plitzko,
    H. Urlaub, P. Cramer, Nature Communications 8 (2017).
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:47:25Z
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- '570'
doi: 10.1038/ncomms15741
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title: Architecture of the RNA polymerase II-Paf1C-TFIIS transcription elongation
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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: During transcription, RNA polymerase II (Pol II) associates with the conserved
    elongation factor DSIF. DSIF renders the elongation complex stable and functions
    during Pol II pausing and RNA processing. We combined cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography
    to determine the structure of the mammalian Pol II-DSIF elongation complex at
    a nominal resolution of 3.4. Human DSIF has a modular structure with two domains
    forming a DNA clamp, two domains forming an RNA clamp, and one domain buttressing
    the RNA clamp. The clamps maintain the transcription bubble, position upstream
    DNA, and retain the RNA transcript in the exit tunnel. The mobile C-terminal region
    of DSIF is located near exiting RNA, where it can recruit factors for RNA processing.
    The structure provides insight into the roles of DSIF during mRNA synthesis.
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
- first_name: Jürgen
  full_name: Plitzko, Jürgen
  last_name: Plitzko
- first_name: Patrick
  full_name: Cramer, Patrick
  last_name: Cramer
citation:
  ama: Bernecky C, Plitzko J, Cramer P. Structure of a transcribing RNA polymerase
    II-DSIF complex reveals a multidentate DNA-RNA clamp. <i>Nature Structural and
    Molecular Biology</i>. 2017;24(10):809-815. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.3465">10.1038/nsmb.3465</a>
  apa: Bernecky, C., Plitzko, J., &#38; Cramer, P. (2017). Structure of a transcribing
    RNA polymerase II-DSIF complex reveals a multidentate DNA-RNA clamp. <i>Nature
    Structural and Molecular Biology</i>. Nature Publishing Group. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.3465">https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.3465</a>
  chicago: Bernecky, Carrie, Jürgen Plitzko, and Patrick Cramer. “Structure of a Transcribing
    RNA Polymerase II-DSIF Complex Reveals a Multidentate DNA-RNA Clamp.” <i>Nature
    Structural and Molecular Biology</i>. Nature Publishing Group, 2017. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.3465">https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.3465</a>.
  ieee: C. Bernecky, J. Plitzko, and P. Cramer, “Structure of a transcribing RNA polymerase
    II-DSIF complex reveals a multidentate DNA-RNA clamp,” <i>Nature Structural and
    Molecular Biology</i>, vol. 24, no. 10. Nature Publishing Group, pp. 809–815,
    2017.
  ista: Bernecky C, Plitzko J, Cramer P. 2017. Structure of a transcribing RNA polymerase
    II-DSIF complex reveals a multidentate DNA-RNA clamp. Nature Structural and Molecular
    Biology. 24(10), 809–815.
  mla: Bernecky, Carrie, et al. “Structure of a Transcribing RNA Polymerase II-DSIF
    Complex Reveals a Multidentate DNA-RNA Clamp.” <i>Nature Structural and Molecular
    Biology</i>, vol. 24, no. 10, Nature Publishing Group, 2017, pp. 809–15, doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.3465">10.1038/nsmb.3465</a>.
  short: C. Bernecky, J. Plitzko, P. Cramer, Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
    24 (2017) 809–815.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:47:26Z
date_published: 2017-10-05T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-11T07:37:28Z
day: '05'
doi: 10.1038/nsmb.3465
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  isi:
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language:
- iso: eng
month: '10'
oa_version: None
page: 809 - 815
publication: Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - '15459993'
publication_status: published
publisher: Nature Publishing Group
publist_id: '7202'
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Structure of a transcribing RNA polymerase II-DSIF complex reveals a multidentate
  DNA-RNA clamp
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year: '2017'
...
---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: RNA polymerase (Pol) II produces messenger RNA during transcription of protein-coding
    genes in all eukaryotic cells. The Pol II structure is known at high resolution
    from X-ray crystallography for two yeast species1-3. Structural studies of mammalian
    Pol II, however, remain limited to low-resolution electron microscopy analysis
    of human Pol II and its complexes with various proteins4-10. Here we report the
    3.4 Å resolution cryo-electron microscopy structure of mammalian Pol II in the
    form of a transcribing complex comprising DNA template and RNA transcript. We
    use bovine Pol II, which is identical to the human enzyme except for seven amino-acid
    residues. The obtained atomic model closely resembles its yeast counterpart, but
    also reveals unknown features. Binding of nucleic acids to the polymerase involves
    'induced fit' of the mobile Pol II clamp and active centre region. DNA downstream
    of the transcription bubble contacts a conserved 'TPSA motif' in the jaw domain
    of the Pol II subunit RPB5, an interaction that is apparently already established
    during transcription initiation7. Upstream DNA emanates from the active centre
    cleft at an angle of approximately 105° with respect to downstream DNA. This position
    of upstream DNA allows for binding of the general transcription elongation factor
    DSIF (SPT4-SPT5) that we localize over the active centre cleft in a conserved
    position on the clamp domain of Pol II. Our results define the structure of mammalian
    Pol II in its functional state, indicate that previous crystallographic analysis
    of yeast Pol II is relevant for understanding gene transcription in all eukaryotes,
    and provide a starting point for a mechanistic analysis of human transcription.
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
- first_name: Franz
  full_name: Herzog, Franz
  last_name: Herzog
- first_name: Wolfgang
  full_name: Baumeister, Wolfgang
  last_name: Baumeister
- first_name: Jürgen
  full_name: Plitzko, Jürgen
  last_name: Plitzko
- first_name: Patrick
  full_name: Cramer, Patrick
  last_name: Cramer
citation:
  ama: Bernecky C, Herzog F, Baumeister W, Plitzko J, Cramer P. Structure of transcribing
    mammalian RNA polymerase II. <i>Nature</i>. 2016;529(7587):551-554. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16482">10.1038/nature16482</a>
  apa: Bernecky, C., Herzog, F., Baumeister, W., Plitzko, J., &#38; Cramer, P. (2016).
    Structure of transcribing mammalian RNA polymerase II. <i>Nature</i>. Nature Publishing
    Group. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16482">https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16482</a>
  chicago: Bernecky, Carrie, Franz Herzog, Wolfgang Baumeister, Jürgen Plitzko, and
    Patrick Cramer. “Structure of Transcribing Mammalian RNA Polymerase II.” <i>Nature</i>.
    Nature Publishing Group, 2016. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16482">https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16482</a>.
  ieee: C. Bernecky, F. Herzog, W. Baumeister, J. Plitzko, and P. Cramer, “Structure
    of transcribing mammalian RNA polymerase II,” <i>Nature</i>, vol. 529, no. 7587.
    Nature Publishing Group, pp. 551–554, 2016.
  ista: Bernecky C, Herzog F, Baumeister W, Plitzko J, Cramer P. 2016. Structure of
    transcribing mammalian RNA polymerase II. Nature. 529(7587), 551–554.
  mla: Bernecky, Carrie, et al. “Structure of Transcribing Mammalian RNA Polymerase
    II.” <i>Nature</i>, vol. 529, no. 7587, Nature Publishing Group, 2016, pp. 551–54,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16482">10.1038/nature16482</a>.
  short: C. Bernecky, F. Herzog, W. Baumeister, J. Plitzko, P. Cramer, Nature 529
    (2016) 551–554.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:47:26Z
date_published: 2016-01-28T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T08:05:43Z
day: '28'
doi: 10.1038/nature16482
extern: '1'
intvolume: '       529'
issue: '7587'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '01'
oa_version: None
page: 551 - 554
publication: Nature
publication_status: published
publisher: Nature Publishing Group
publist_id: '7205'
status: public
title: Structure of transcribing mammalian RNA polymerase II
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 529
year: '2016'
...
---
_id: '594'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Transcription of eukaryotic protein-coding genes commences with the assembly
    of a conserved initiation complex, which consists of RNA polymerase II (Pol II)
    and the general transcription factors, at promoter DNA. After two decades of research,
    the structural basis of transcription initiation is emerging. Crystal structures
    of many components of the initiation complex have been resolved, and structural
    information on Pol II complexes with general transcription factors has recently
    been obtained. Although mechanistic details await elucidation, available data
    outline how Pol II cooperates with the general transcription factors to bind to
    and open promoter DNA, and how Pol II directs RNA synthesis and escapes from the
    promoter.
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Sarah
  full_name: Sainsbury, Sarah
  last_name: Sainsbury
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
- first_name: Patrick
  full_name: Cramer, Patrick
  last_name: Cramer
citation:
  ama: Sainsbury S, Bernecky C, Cramer P. Structural basis of transcription initiation
    by RNA polymerase II. <i>Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology</i>. 2015;16(3):129-143.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm3952">10.1038/nrm3952</a>
  apa: Sainsbury, S., Bernecky, C., &#38; Cramer, P. (2015). Structural basis of transcription
    initiation by RNA polymerase II. <i>Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology</i>.
    Nature Publishing Group. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm3952">https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm3952</a>
  chicago: Sainsbury, Sarah, Carrie Bernecky, and Patrick Cramer. “Structural Basis
    of Transcription Initiation by RNA Polymerase II.” <i>Nature Reviews Molecular
    Cell Biology</i>. Nature Publishing Group, 2015. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm3952">https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm3952</a>.
  ieee: S. Sainsbury, C. Bernecky, and P. Cramer, “Structural basis of transcription
    initiation by RNA polymerase II,” <i>Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology</i>,
    vol. 16, no. 3. Nature Publishing Group, pp. 129–143, 2015.
  ista: Sainsbury S, Bernecky C, Cramer P. 2015. Structural basis of transcription
    initiation by RNA polymerase II. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 16(3),
    129–143.
  mla: Sainsbury, Sarah, et al. “Structural Basis of Transcription Initiation by RNA
    Polymerase II.” <i>Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology</i>, vol. 16, no. 3,
    Nature Publishing Group, 2015, pp. 129–43, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm3952">10.1038/nrm3952</a>.
  short: S. Sainsbury, C. Bernecky, P. Cramer, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
    16 (2015) 129–143.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:47:23Z
date_published: 2015-03-26T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T08:05:16Z
day: '26'
doi: 10.1038/nrm3952
extern: '1'
intvolume: '        16'
issue: '3'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '03'
oa_version: None
page: 129 - 143
publication: Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
publication_status: published
publisher: Nature Publishing Group
publist_id: '7206'
status: public
title: Structural basis of transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 16
year: '2015'
...
---
_id: '595'
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
- first_name: Patrick
  full_name: Cramer, Patrick
  last_name: Cramer
citation:
  ama: 'Bernecky C, Cramer P. Struggling to let go: A non-coding RNA directs its own
    extension and destruction. <i>EMBO Journal</i>. 2013;32(6):771-772. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2013.36">10.1038/emboj.2013.36</a>'
  apa: 'Bernecky, C., &#38; Cramer, P. (2013). Struggling to let go: A non-coding
    RNA directs its own extension and destruction. <i>EMBO Journal</i>. Wiley-Blackwell.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2013.36">https://doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2013.36</a>'
  chicago: 'Bernecky, Carrie, and Patrick Cramer. “Struggling to Let Go: A Non-Coding
    RNA Directs Its Own Extension and Destruction.” <i>EMBO Journal</i>. Wiley-Blackwell,
    2013. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2013.36">https://doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2013.36</a>.'
  ieee: 'C. Bernecky and P. Cramer, “Struggling to let go: A non-coding RNA directs
    its own extension and destruction,” <i>EMBO Journal</i>, vol. 32, no. 6. Wiley-Blackwell,
    pp. 771–772, 2013.'
  ista: 'Bernecky C, Cramer P. 2013. Struggling to let go: A non-coding RNA directs
    its own extension and destruction. EMBO Journal. 32(6), 771–772.'
  mla: 'Bernecky, Carrie, and Patrick Cramer. “Struggling to Let Go: A Non-Coding
    RNA Directs Its Own Extension and Destruction.” <i>EMBO Journal</i>, vol. 32,
    no. 6, Wiley-Blackwell, 2013, pp. 771–72, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2013.36">10.1038/emboj.2013.36</a>.'
  short: C. Bernecky, P. Cramer, EMBO Journal 32 (2013) 771–772.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:47:23Z
date_published: 2013-03-20T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T08:05:20Z
day: '20'
doi: 10.1038/emboj.2013.36
extern: '1'
intvolume: '        32'
issue: '6'
language:
- iso: eng
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- open_access: '1'
  url: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3604726/
month: '03'
oa: 1
oa_version: None
page: 771 - 772
publication: EMBO Journal
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
publist_id: '7207'
status: public
title: 'Struggling to let go: A non-coding RNA directs its own extension and destruction'
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 32
year: '2013'
...
---
_id: '596'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: The human Mediator complex controls RNA polymerase II (pol II) function in
    ways that remain incompletely understood. Activator-Mediator binding alters Mediator
    structure, and these activator-induced structural shifts appear to play key roles
    in regulating transcription. A recent cryo-electron microscopy (EM) analysis revealed
    that pol II adopted a stable orientation within a Mediator-pol II-TFIIF assembly
    in which Mediator was bound to the activation domain of viral protein 16 (VP16).
    Whereas TFIIF was shown to be important for orienting pol II within this assembly,
    the potential role of the activator was not assessed. To determine how activator
    binding might affect pol II orientation, we isolated human Mediator-pol II-TFIIF
    complexes in which Mediator was not bound to an activator. Cryo-EM analysis of
    this assembly, coupled with pol II crystal structure docking, revealed that pol
    II binds Mediator at the same general location; however, in contrast to VP16-bound
    Mediator, pol II does not appear to stably orient in the absence of an activator.
    Variability in pol II orientation might be important mechanistically, perhaps
    to enable sense and antisense transcription at human promoters. Because Mediator
    interacts extensively with pol II, these results suggest that Mediator structural
    shifts induced by activator binding help stably orient pol II prior to transcription
    initiation.
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
- first_name: Dylan
  full_name: Taatjes, Dylan
  last_name: Taatjes
citation:
  ama: Bernecky C, Taatjes D. Activator-mediator binding stabilizes RNA polymerase
    II orientation within the human mediator-RNA polymerase II-TFIIF assembly. <i>Journal
    of Molecular Biology</i>. 2012;417(5):387-394. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.014">10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.014</a>
  apa: Bernecky, C., &#38; Taatjes, D. (2012). Activator-mediator binding stabilizes
    RNA polymerase II orientation within the human mediator-RNA polymerase II-TFIIF
    assembly. <i>Journal of Molecular Biology</i>. Elsevier. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.014">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.014</a>
  chicago: Bernecky, Carrie, and Dylan Taatjes. “Activator-Mediator Binding Stabilizes
    RNA Polymerase II Orientation within the Human Mediator-RNA Polymerase II-TFIIF
    Assembly.” <i>Journal of Molecular Biology</i>. Elsevier, 2012. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.014">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.014</a>.
  ieee: C. Bernecky and D. Taatjes, “Activator-mediator binding stabilizes RNA polymerase
    II orientation within the human mediator-RNA polymerase II-TFIIF assembly,” <i>Journal
    of Molecular Biology</i>, vol. 417, no. 5. Elsevier, pp. 387–394, 2012.
  ista: Bernecky C, Taatjes D. 2012. Activator-mediator binding stabilizes RNA polymerase
    II orientation within the human mediator-RNA polymerase II-TFIIF assembly. Journal
    of Molecular Biology. 417(5), 387–394.
  mla: Bernecky, Carrie, and Dylan Taatjes. “Activator-Mediator Binding Stabilizes
    RNA Polymerase II Orientation within the Human Mediator-RNA Polymerase II-TFIIF
    Assembly.” <i>Journal of Molecular Biology</i>, vol. 417, no. 5, Elsevier, 2012,
    pp. 387–94, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.014">10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.014</a>.
  short: C. Bernecky, D. Taatjes, Journal of Molecular Biology 417 (2012) 387–394.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:47:24Z
date_published: 2012-04-13T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T08:05:21Z
day: '13'
doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.014
extern: '1'
intvolume: '       417'
issue: '5'
language:
- iso: eng
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- open_access: '1'
  url: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4582759/
month: '04'
oa: 1
oa_version: None
page: 387 - 394
publication: Journal of Molecular Biology
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
publist_id: '7208'
status: public
title: Activator-mediator binding stabilizes RNA polymerase II orientation within
  the human mediator-RNA polymerase II-TFIIF assembly
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 417
year: '2012'
...
---
_id: '597'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: The macromolecular assembly required to initiate transcription of protein-coding
    genes, known as the Pre-Initiation Complex (PIC), consists of multiple protein
    complexes and is approximately 3.5 MDa in size. At the heart of this assembly
    is the Mediator complex, which helps regulate PIC activity and interacts with
    the RNA polymerase II (pol II) enzyme. The structure of the human Mediator-pol
    II interface is not well-characterized, whereas attempts to structurally define
    the Mediator-pol II interaction in yeast have relied on incomplete assemblies
    of Mediator and/or pol II and have yielded inconsistent interpretations. We have
    assembled the complete, 1.9 MDa human Mediator-pol II-TFIIF complex from purified
    components and have characterized its structural organization using cryo-electron
    microscopy and single-particle reconstruction techniques. The orientation of pol
    II within this assembly was determined by crystal structure docking and further
    validated with projection matching experiments, allowing the structural organization
    of the entire human PIC to be envisioned. Significantly, pol II orientation within
    the Mediator-pol II-TFIIF assembly can be reconciled with past studies that determined
    the location of other PIC components relative to pol II itself. Pol II surfaces
    required for interacting with TFIIB, TFIIE, and promoter DNA (i.e., the pol II
    cleft) are exposed within the Mediator-pol II-TFIIF structure; RNA exit is unhindered
    along the RPB4/7 subunits; upstream and downstream DNA is accessible for binding
    additional factors; and no major structural re-organization is necessary to accommodate
    the large, multi-subunit TFIIH or TFIID complexes. The data also reveal how pol
    II binding excludes Mediator-CDK8 subcomplex interactions and provide a structural
    basis for Mediator-dependent control of PIC assembly and function. Finally, parallel
    structural analysis of Mediator-pol II complexes lacking TFIIF reveal that TFIIF
    plays a key role in stabilizing pol II orientation within the assembly.
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author:
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
- first_name: Patricia
  full_name: Grob, Patricia
  last_name: Grob
- first_name: Christopher
  full_name: Ebmeier, Christopher
  last_name: Ebmeier
- first_name: Eva
  full_name: Nogales, Eva
  last_name: Nogales
- first_name: Dylan
  full_name: Taatjes, Dylan
  last_name: Taatjes
citation:
  ama: Bernecky C, Grob P, Ebmeier C, Nogales E, Taatjes D. Molecular architecture
    of the human Mediator-RNA polymerase II-TFIIF assembly. <i>PLoS Biology</i>. 2011;9(3).
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000603">10.1371/journal.pbio.1000603</a>
  apa: Bernecky, C., Grob, P., Ebmeier, C., Nogales, E., &#38; Taatjes, D. (2011).
    Molecular architecture of the human Mediator-RNA polymerase II-TFIIF assembly.
    <i>PLoS Biology</i>. Public Library of Science. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000603">https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000603</a>
  chicago: Bernecky, Carrie, Patricia Grob, Christopher Ebmeier, Eva Nogales, and
    Dylan Taatjes. “Molecular Architecture of the Human Mediator-RNA Polymerase II-TFIIF
    Assembly.” <i>PLoS Biology</i>. Public Library of Science, 2011. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000603">https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000603</a>.
  ieee: C. Bernecky, P. Grob, C. Ebmeier, E. Nogales, and D. Taatjes, “Molecular architecture
    of the human Mediator-RNA polymerase II-TFIIF assembly,” <i>PLoS Biology</i>,
    vol. 9, no. 3. Public Library of Science, 2011.
  ista: Bernecky C, Grob P, Ebmeier C, Nogales E, Taatjes D. 2011. Molecular architecture
    of the human Mediator-RNA polymerase II-TFIIF assembly. PLoS Biology. 9(3).
  mla: Bernecky, Carrie, et al. “Molecular Architecture of the Human Mediator-RNA
    Polymerase II-TFIIF Assembly.” <i>PLoS Biology</i>, vol. 9, no. 3, Public Library
    of Science, 2011, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000603">10.1371/journal.pbio.1000603</a>.
  short: C. Bernecky, P. Grob, C. Ebmeier, E. Nogales, D. Taatjes, PLoS Biology 9
    (2011).
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:47:24Z
date_published: 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T08:05:25Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000603
extern: '1'
intvolume: '         9'
issue: '3'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '03'
oa_version: None
publication: PLoS Biology
publication_status: published
publisher: Public Library of Science
publist_id: '7209'
status: public
title: Molecular architecture of the human Mediator-RNA polymerase II-TFIIF assembly
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 9
year: '2011'
...
---
_id: '598'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: It is not well understood how the human Mediator complex, transcription factor
    IIH and RNA polymerase II (Pol II) work together with activators to initiate transcription.
    Activator binding alters Mediator structure, yet the functional consequences of
    such structural shifts remain unknown. The p53 C terminus and its activation domain
    interact with different Mediator subunits, and we find that each interaction differentially
    affects Mediator structure; strikingly, distinct p53-Mediator structures differentially
    affect Pol II activity. Only the p53 activation domain induces the formation of
    a large pocket domain at the Mediator-Pol II interaction site, and this correlates
    with activation of stalled Pol II to a productively elongating state. Moreover,
    we define a Mediator requirement for TFIIH-dependent Pol II C-terminal domain
    phosphorylation and identify substantial differences in Pol II C-terminal domain
    processing that correspond to distinct p53-Mediator structural states. Our results
    define a fundamental mechanism by which p53 activates transcription and suggest
    that Mediator structural shifts trigger activation of stalled Pol II complexes.
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Krista
  full_name: Meyer, Krista
  last_name: Meyer
- first_name: Shih
  full_name: Lin, Shih
  last_name: Lin
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
- first_name: Yuefeng
  full_name: Gao, Yuefeng
  last_name: Gao
- first_name: Dylan
  full_name: Taatjes, Dylan
  last_name: Taatjes
citation:
  ama: Meyer K, Lin S, Bernecky C, Gao Y, Taatjes D. P53 activates transcription by
    directing structural shifts in Mediator. <i>Nature Structural and Molecular Biology</i>.
    2010;17(6):753-760. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.1816">10.1038/nsmb.1816</a>
  apa: Meyer, K., Lin, S., Bernecky, C., Gao, Y., &#38; Taatjes, D. (2010). P53 activates
    transcription by directing structural shifts in Mediator. <i>Nature Structural
    and Molecular Biology</i>. Nature Publishing Group. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.1816">https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.1816</a>
  chicago: Meyer, Krista, Shih Lin, Carrie Bernecky, Yuefeng Gao, and Dylan Taatjes.
    “P53 Activates Transcription by Directing Structural Shifts in Mediator.” <i>Nature
    Structural and Molecular Biology</i>. Nature Publishing Group, 2010. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.1816">https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.1816</a>.
  ieee: K. Meyer, S. Lin, C. Bernecky, Y. Gao, and D. Taatjes, “P53 activates transcription
    by directing structural shifts in Mediator,” <i>Nature Structural and Molecular
    Biology</i>, vol. 17, no. 6. Nature Publishing Group, pp. 753–760, 2010.
  ista: Meyer K, Lin S, Bernecky C, Gao Y, Taatjes D. 2010. P53 activates transcription
    by directing structural shifts in Mediator. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology.
    17(6), 753–760.
  mla: Meyer, Krista, et al. “P53 Activates Transcription by Directing Structural
    Shifts in Mediator.” <i>Nature Structural and Molecular Biology</i>, vol. 17,
    no. 6, Nature Publishing Group, 2010, pp. 753–60, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.1816">10.1038/nsmb.1816</a>.
  short: K. Meyer, S. Lin, C. Bernecky, Y. Gao, D. Taatjes, Nature Structural and
    Molecular Biology 17 (2010) 753–760.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:47:24Z
date_published: 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T08:05:28Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1038/nsmb.1816
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- iso: eng
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month: '06'
oa: 1
oa_version: None
page: 753 - 760
publication: Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
publication_status: published
publisher: Nature Publishing Group
publist_id: '7210'
status: public
title: P53 activates transcription by directing structural shifts in Mediator
type: journal_article
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...
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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: The human CDK8 subcomplex (CDK8, cyclin C, Med12, and Med13) negatively regulates
    transcription in ways not completely defined; past studies suggested CDK8 kinase
    activity was required for its repressive function. Using a reconstituted transcription
    system together with recombinant or endogenous CDK8 subcomplexes, we demonstrate
    that, in fact, Med12 and Med13 are critical for subcomplex-dependent repression,
    whereas CDK8 kinase activity is not. A hallmark of activated transcription is
    efficient reinitiation from promoter-bound scaffold complexes that recruit a series
    of pol II enzymes to the gene. Notably, the CDK8 submodule strongly represses
    even reinitiation events, suggesting a means to fine tune transcript levels. Structural
    and biochemical studies confirm the CDK8 submodule binds the Mediator leg/tail
    domain via the Med13 subunit, and this submodule-Mediator association precludes
    pol II recruitment. Collectively, these results reveal the CDK8 subcomplex functions
    as a simple switch that controls the Mediator-pol II interaction to help regulate
    transcription initiation and reinitiation events. As Mediator is generally required
    for expression of protein-coding genes, this may reflect a common mechanism by
    which activated transcription is shut down in human cells.
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author:
- first_name: Matthew
  full_name: Knuesel, Matthew
  last_name: Knuesel
- first_name: Krista
  full_name: Meyer, Krista
  last_name: Meyer
- first_name: Carrie A
  full_name: Bernecky, Carrie A
  id: 2CB9DFE2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bernecky
  orcid: 0000-0003-0893-7036
- first_name: Dylan
  full_name: Taatjes, Dylan
  last_name: Taatjes
citation:
  ama: Knuesel M, Meyer K, Bernecky C, Taatjes D. The human CDK8 subcomplex is a molecular
    switch that controls Mediator coactivator function. <i>Genes and Development</i>.
    2009;23(4):439-451. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.1767009">10.1101/gad.1767009</a>
  apa: Knuesel, M., Meyer, K., Bernecky, C., &#38; Taatjes, D. (2009). The human CDK8
    subcomplex is a molecular switch that controls Mediator coactivator function.
    <i>Genes and Development</i>. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.1767009">https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.1767009</a>
  chicago: Knuesel, Matthew, Krista Meyer, Carrie Bernecky, and Dylan Taatjes. “The
    Human CDK8 Subcomplex Is a Molecular Switch That Controls Mediator Coactivator
    Function.” <i>Genes and Development</i>. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,
    2009. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.1767009">https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.1767009</a>.
  ieee: M. Knuesel, K. Meyer, C. Bernecky, and D. Taatjes, “The human CDK8 subcomplex
    is a molecular switch that controls Mediator coactivator function,” <i>Genes and
    Development</i>, vol. 23, no. 4. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, pp. 439–451,
    2009.
  ista: Knuesel M, Meyer K, Bernecky C, Taatjes D. 2009. The human CDK8 subcomplex
    is a molecular switch that controls Mediator coactivator function. Genes and Development.
    23(4), 439–451.
  mla: Knuesel, Matthew, et al. “The Human CDK8 Subcomplex Is a Molecular Switch That
    Controls Mediator Coactivator Function.” <i>Genes and Development</i>, vol. 23,
    no. 4, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2009, pp. 439–51, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.1767009">10.1101/gad.1767009</a>.
  short: M. Knuesel, K. Meyer, C. Bernecky, D. Taatjes, Genes and Development 23 (2009)
    439–451.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:47:25Z
date_published: 2009-02-15T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T08:05:32Z
day: '15'
doi: 10.1101/gad.1767009
extern: '1'
intvolume: '        23'
issue: '4'
language:
- iso: eng
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- open_access: '1'
  url: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2648653/
month: '02'
oa: 1
oa_version: None
page: 439 - 451
publication: Genes and Development
publication_status: published
publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
publist_id: '7211'
status: public
title: The human CDK8 subcomplex is a molecular switch that controls Mediator coactivator
  function
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 23
year: '2009'
...
