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c-Myc Regulates Transcriptional Pause Release

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Rahl, Peter B., Lin, Charles Y., Seila, Amy C., Flynn, Ryan A., McCuine, Scott, Burge, Christopher B., Sharp, Phillip A., Young, Richard A.·2010·Cell

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Recruitment of the RNA polymerase II (Pol II) transcription initiation apparatus to promoters by specific DNA-binding transcription factors is well recognized as a key regulatory step in gene expression. We report here that promoter-proximal pausing is a general feature of transcription by Pol II in mammalian cells and thus an additional step where regulation of gene expression occurs. This suggests that some transcription factors recruit the transcription apparatus to promoters, whereas others effect promoter-proximal pause release. Indeed, we find that the transcription factor c-Myc, a key regulator of cellular proliferation, plays a major role in Pol II pause release rather than Pol II recruitment at its target genes. We discuss the implications of these results for the role of c-Myc amplification in human cancer.

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  • Evidence of promoter-proximal pausing indicates some form of post-initiation regulation.

    “This is consistent with evidence of promoter-proximal pausing which indicates some form of post-initiation regulation144–146.”

    From Molecular regulation of stem cell quiescence (2013) · cites this paper as [144]

  • In various cell types, including ES cells, Pol II often occupies promoter regions and not the gene body.

    “In various cell types, including ES cells, Pol II often occupies promoter regions and not the gene body.”

    From Molecular regulation of stem cell quiescence (2013) · cites this paper as [144]

  • MYC controls Pol II-mediated elongation and pause release.

    “MYC controls Pol II-mediated elongation and pause release, and it can activate a large number of genes that promote rapid proliferation144.”

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  • MYC can activate a large number of genes that promote rapid proliferation.

    “MYC controls Pol II-mediated elongation and pause release, and it can activate a large number of genes that promote rapid proliferation144.”

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Authors
Rahl, P. B., Lin, C. Y., Seila, A. C., Flynn, R. A., McCuine, S., Burge, C. B., Sharp, P. A., & Young, R. A.
Affiliations
  • Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (US)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Young, Richard A.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-04
Volume
141
Issue
3
Pages
432-445
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2135229538
Cited by
1,279
References
94
Citations by year
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FWCI
45.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PMC
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Human Genome Research Institute (R01HG002668)
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA133404, P01CA042063, R01CA146445, P30CA014051)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM034277, R37GM034277)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (F32HD051190)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
Keywords
c-Myc, promoter-proximal pausing, RNA polymerase II, transcription initiation, gene expression regulation, transcription factors, cell proliferation, cancer
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Nuclear Proteins, Promoter Regions, Genetic, RNA Polymerase II, Transcription Factors, Transcription, Genetic, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc, Transcriptional Elongation Factors, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Cell Proliferation, Octamer Transcription Factor-3, Mice, Embryonic Stem Cells

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