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Genome-wide dynamics of Pol II elongation and its interplay with promoter proximal pausing, chromatin, and exons

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Production of mRNA depends critically on the rate of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) elongation. To dissect Pol II dynamics in mouse ES cells, we inhibited Pol II transcription at either initiation or promoter-proximal pause escape with Triptolide or Flavopiridol, and tracked Pol II kinetically using GRO-seq. Both inhibitors block transcription of more than 95% of genes, showing that pause escape, like initiation, is a ubiquitous and crucial step within the transcription cycle. Moreover, paused Pol II is relatively stable, as evidenced from half-life measurements at ∼3200 genes. Finally, tracking the progression of Pol II after drug treatment establishes Pol II elongation rates at over 1000 genes. Notably, Pol II accelerates dramatically while transcribing through genes, but slows at exons. Furthermore, intergenic variance in elongation rates is substantial, and is influenced by a positive effect of H3K79me2 and negative effects of exon density and CG content within genes.

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Authors
Jonkers, I., Kwak, H., & Lis, J. T.
Affiliations
  • Cornell University (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
  • Jonkers, Iris
  • Lis, John T
Venue
eLife
Published
2014-04-29
Volume
3
Pages
e02407-e02407
ISSN
2050-084X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2038894647
Cited by
581
References
67
Citations by year
2026: 26 · 2025: 40 · 2024: 52 · 2023: 48 · 2022: 46 · 2021: 74 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 57 · 2018: 53 · 2017: 53 · 2016: 49 · 2015: 35 · 2014: 8
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19.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • eLife (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (GM25232)
  • Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Keywords
RNA polymerase II elongation, promoter-proximal pausing, transcription kinetics, mouse embryonic stem cells, triptolide, flavopiridol, GRO-seq, H3K79me2, chromatin
MeSH terms
Animals, Cells, Cultured, Chromatin, Diterpenes, Epoxy Compounds, Exons, Flavonoids, Humans, Phenanthrenes, Piperidines, Promoter Regions, Genetic, RNA Polymerase II, RNA, Messenger, Transcription, Genetic, Genetic Variation, Gene Library, Sequence Alignment, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Mice, Embryonic Stem Cells, Genetic Association Studies

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