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Coupling mRNA processing with transcription in time and space

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Bentley, David L.·2014·Nature Reviews Genetics

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Maturation of mRNA precursors often occurs simultaneously with their synthesis by RNA polymerase II (Pol II). The co-transcriptional nature of mRNA processing has permitted the evolution of coupling mechanisms that coordinate transcription with mRNA capping, splicing, editing and 3' end formation. Recent experiments using sophisticated new methods for analysis of nascent RNA have provided important insights into the relative amount of co-transcriptional and post-transcriptional processing, the relationship between mRNA elongation and processing, and the role of the Pol II carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) in regulating these processes.

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  • Pre-mRNA processing steps are functionally coupled to transcription and are initiated co-transcriptionally.

    “In addition, these different pre‐mRNA processing steps are functionally coupled to transcription. Indeed, all these steps are initiated co‐transcriptionally, thereby allowing the connection of transcription with mRNA maturation in time and space (Bentley, 2014).”

    From RNA polymerase II speed: a key player in controlling and adapting transcriptome composition (2021) · cites this paper as Bentley, 2014

    The Abstract (page unavailable) says pre-mRNA processing is mechanistically coupled to transcription and that processing often occurs while a transcript is being synthesized. It does not establish that all processing steps are initiated co-transcriptionally: it says processing is mostly simultaneous, while the Co-transcriptional capping section (page unavailable) notes the possibility of post-transcriptional capping. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Bentley, D. L.
Affiliations
University of Colorado Anschutz (US)
Corresponding author
Bentley, David L.
Venue
Nature Reviews Genetics
Published
2014-02-11
Volume
15
Issue
3
Pages
163-175
ISSN
  • 1471-0056 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0064
OpenAlex
W2040410152
Cited by
828
References
188
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Cancer Research UK
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM58163, R01GM058613, GM 063873, R01GM063873)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Keywords
post-transcriptional processing, RNA polymerase II, C-terminal domain, mRNA capping, mRNA splicing, RNA editing, 3' end formation, nascent RNA
MeSH terms
RNA Caps, RNA Polymerase II, RNA Splicing, RNA, Messenger, Transcription, Genetic

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