Carrie Bernecky
18 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18778 |

Tluckova K, Kaczmarek BM, Testa Salmazo AP, Bernecky C. Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 2025;32:607-612. doi:10.1038/s41594-024-01448-7
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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. Biology. 2025;14(8). doi:10.3390/biology14080930
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2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19465
Bernecky C. Understanding the machinery that reads the genome. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 2025;26. doi:10.1038/s41580-025-00844-1
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18553 |

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. Molecular Cell. 2024;84(24):4740-4757.e12. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2024.10.030
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2023 | Draft | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 14644 |

Tluckova K, Testa Salmazo AP, Bernecky C. Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA. doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12051 |

Daiß JL, Pilsl M, Straub K, et al. The human RNA polymerase I structure reveals an HMG-like docking domain specific to metazoans. Life Science Alliance. 2022;5(11). doi:10.26508/lsa.202201568
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12143 |

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.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10163 |

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.
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2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 600
Engel C, Gubbey T, Neyer S, et al. Structural basis of RNA polymerase I transcription initiation. Cell. 2017;169(1):120-131.e22. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.003
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2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 601 |

Xu Y, Bernecky C, Lee C, et al. Architecture of the RNA polymerase II-Paf1C-TFIIS transcription elongation complex. Nature Communications. 2017;8. doi:10.1038/ncomms15741
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2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 603
Bernecky C, Plitzko J, Cramer P. Structure of a transcribing RNA polymerase II-DSIF complex reveals a multidentate DNA-RNA clamp. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. 2017;24(10):809-815. doi:10.1038/nsmb.3465
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2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 602
Bernecky C, Herzog F, Baumeister W, Plitzko J, Cramer P. Structure of transcribing mammalian RNA polymerase II. Nature. 2016;529(7587):551-554. doi:10.1038/nature16482
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2015 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 594
Sainsbury S, Bernecky C, Cramer P. Structural basis of transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 2015;16(3):129-143. doi:10.1038/nrm3952
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2013 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 595 |

Bernecky C, Cramer P. Struggling to let go: A non-coding RNA directs its own extension and destruction. EMBO Journal. 2013;32(6):771-772. doi:10.1038/emboj.2013.36
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2012 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 596 |

Bernecky C, Taatjes D. Activator-mediator binding stabilizes RNA polymerase II orientation within the human mediator-RNA polymerase II-TFIIF assembly. Journal of Molecular Biology. 2012;417(5):387-394. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.014
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2011 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 597
Bernecky C, Grob P, Ebmeier C, Nogales E, Taatjes D. Molecular architecture of the human Mediator-RNA polymerase II-TFIIF assembly. PLoS Biology. 2011;9(3). doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000603
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2010 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 598 |

Meyer K, Lin S, Bernecky C, Gao Y, Taatjes D. P53 activates transcription by directing structural shifts in Mediator. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. 2010;17(6):753-760. doi:10.1038/nsmb.1816
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2009 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 599 |

Knuesel M, Meyer K, Bernecky C, Taatjes D. The human CDK8 subcomplex is a molecular switch that controls Mediator coactivator function. Genes and Development. 2009;23(4):439-451. doi:10.1101/gad.1767009
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5 Grants
RNAdeco: decorating RNA for a purpose/ P03- Roles of A-to-I editing in dsRNA recognition (RNAdeco)
2024-03-01 – 2028-02-29
Austrian Science Fund
2024-09-01 – 2027-08-31
Austrian Science Fund
2025-02-01 – 2029-01-31
European Innovation Council and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Executive Agency
2020-03-01 – 2024-02-29
Austrian Science Fund
2020-11-01 – 2023-10-31
Austrian Science Fund
18 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18778 |

Tluckova K, Kaczmarek BM, Testa Salmazo AP, Bernecky C. Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 2025;32:607-612. doi:10.1038/s41594-024-01448-7
[Published Version]
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2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 20077 |
|


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. Biology. 2025;14(8). doi:10.3390/biology14080930
[Published Version]
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| DOI
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19465
Bernecky C. Understanding the machinery that reads the genome. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 2025;26. doi:10.1038/s41580-025-00844-1
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| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18553 |

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. Molecular Cell. 2024;84(24):4740-4757.e12. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2024.10.030
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2023 | Draft | Preprint | IST-REx-ID: 14644 |

Tluckova K, Testa Salmazo AP, Bernecky C. Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA. doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:14644
[Submitted Version]
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| DOI
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12051 |

Daiß JL, Pilsl M, Straub K, et al. The human RNA polymerase I structure reveals an HMG-like docking domain specific to metazoans. Life Science Alliance. 2022;5(11). doi:10.26508/lsa.202201568
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12143 |

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.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10163 |

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.
[Published Version]
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2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 600
Engel C, Gubbey T, Neyer S, et al. Structural basis of RNA polymerase I transcription initiation. Cell. 2017;169(1):120-131.e22. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.003
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| DOI
2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 601 |

Xu Y, Bernecky C, Lee C, et al. Architecture of the RNA polymerase II-Paf1C-TFIIS transcription elongation complex. Nature Communications. 2017;8. doi:10.1038/ncomms15741
[Published Version]
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| Files available
| DOI
2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 603
Bernecky C, Plitzko J, Cramer P. Structure of a transcribing RNA polymerase II-DSIF complex reveals a multidentate DNA-RNA clamp. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. 2017;24(10):809-815. doi:10.1038/nsmb.3465
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| DOI
2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 602
Bernecky C, Herzog F, Baumeister W, Plitzko J, Cramer P. Structure of transcribing mammalian RNA polymerase II. Nature. 2016;529(7587):551-554. doi:10.1038/nature16482
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| DOI
2015 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 594
Sainsbury S, Bernecky C, Cramer P. Structural basis of transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 2015;16(3):129-143. doi:10.1038/nrm3952
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| DOI
2013 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 595 |

Bernecky C, Cramer P. Struggling to let go: A non-coding RNA directs its own extension and destruction. EMBO Journal. 2013;32(6):771-772. doi:10.1038/emboj.2013.36
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| DOI
| Download None (ext.)
2012 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 596 |

Bernecky C, Taatjes D. Activator-mediator binding stabilizes RNA polymerase II orientation within the human mediator-RNA polymerase II-TFIIF assembly. Journal of Molecular Biology. 2012;417(5):387-394. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.014
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| DOI
| Download None (ext.)
2011 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 597
Bernecky C, Grob P, Ebmeier C, Nogales E, Taatjes D. Molecular architecture of the human Mediator-RNA polymerase II-TFIIF assembly. PLoS Biology. 2011;9(3). doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000603
View
| DOI
2010 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 598 |

Meyer K, Lin S, Bernecky C, Gao Y, Taatjes D. P53 activates transcription by directing structural shifts in Mediator. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. 2010;17(6):753-760. doi:10.1038/nsmb.1816
View
| DOI
| Download None (ext.)
2009 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 599 |

Knuesel M, Meyer K, Bernecky C, Taatjes D. The human CDK8 subcomplex is a molecular switch that controls Mediator coactivator function. Genes and Development. 2009;23(4):439-451. doi:10.1101/gad.1767009
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| DOI
| Download None (ext.)