RNA polymerase II kinetics in polo polyadenylation signal selection. by Pinto, P, Henriques, T, Freitas, M, Martins, T, Domingues, R, Wyrzykowska, P, Coelho, P, Carmo, A, Sunkel, C, Proudfoot, N, Moreira, A

“…Our results show that correct polo poly(A) site selection functions to provide the correct levels of protein expression necessary for histoblast proliferation, and that the kinetics of RNA polymerase II have an important role in the mechanism of alternative polyadenylation.…”

Different populations of RNA polymerase II in living mammalian cells by Cook, P, Hieda, M, Winstanley, H, Maini, P, Iborra, F

“…RNA polymerase II is responsible for transcription of most eukaryotic genes, but, despite exhaustive analysis, little is known about how it transcribes natural templates in vivo. …”

An in silico analysis of trypanosomatid RNA polymerases: insights into their unusual transcription. by Kelly, S, Wickstead, B, Gull, K

“…African trypanosomes employ both Pol I (RNA polymerase I) and Pol II to transcribe protein-coding genes in large polycistronic units of up to 50 genes. …”

Effect of CFIm68 knockdown on RNA polymerase II transcription by Tellier, M, Hardy, J, Norbury, C, Murphy, S

“…<p><strong>Objectives</strong></p> <p>Transcription of eukaryotic protein-coding genes by RNA polymerase II (pol II) is highly regulated at initiation, elongation and termination. …”

Structural insights into RNA polymerases of negative-sense RNA viruses by te Velthius, AJW, Grimes, JM, Fodor, E

“…Replication and transcription of the viral genome is performed by ~250–450 kDa viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerases that also contain capping or cap-snatching activity. …”

Different populations of RNA polymerase II in living mammalian cells. by Hieda, M, Winstanley, H, Maini, P, Iborra, F, Cook, P

“…RNA polymerase II is responsible for transcription of most eukaryotic genes, but, despite exhaustive analysis, little is known about how it transcribes natural templates in vivo. …”

The role of the influenza virus RNA polymerase in host shut-off. by Vreede, F, Fodor, E

“…Here we discuss our recent findings that influenza virus infection results in the inhibition and degradation of host RNA polymerase II (Pol II) and that the viral RNA polymerase plays a critical role in this process. …”

Molecular dissection of mammalian RNA polymerase II transcriptional termination. by West, S, Proudfoot, N, Dye, M

“…Transcriptional termination of mammalian RNA polymerase II (Pol II) is an essential but little-understood step in protein-coding gene expression. …”

How RNA polymerase II terminates transcription in higher eukaryotes. by Proudfoot, N

“…The termination of transcription of eukaryotic genes by RNA polymerase II, at first sight, appears to be a rather random process, with the heterogeneous transcripts produced being processed to generate their correct 3' ends. …”

Transcriptional termination signals for RNA polymerase II in fission yeast. by Birse, C, Lee, B, Hansen, K, Proudfoot, N

“…Two signals direct RNA polymerase II (pol II) to stop transcription: the previously identified 3' end formation signals located close to the poly(A) site and an additional downstream element (DSE) located at the region of termination. …”

Transcriptional termination in mammals: Stopping the RNA polymerase II juggernaut. by Proudfoot, N

Positive modulation of RNA polymerase III transcription by ribosomal proteins. by Dieci, G, Ruotolo, R, Braglia, P, Carles, C, Carpentieri, A, Amoresano, A, Ottonello, S

YEAST RNA POLYMERASE-II TRANSCRIPTION - STRUCTURE, MECHANISM AND REGULATION by Kornberg, R, Chasman, D, Darst, S, David, P, Edwards, A, Feaver, W, Flanagan, P, Gileadi, O, Henry, N, Kelleher, R, Li, Y, Lorch, Y, Meredith, G, Poglitsch, C, Sayre, M, Tschochner, H

Effect of CFIm25 knockout on RNA polymerase II transcription by Tellier, M, Hardy, J, Norbury, C, Murphy, S

“…<strong>Objectives</strong> Transcription of eukaryotic protein-coding genes by RNA polymerase II (pol II) is a highly regulated process. …”

Structural and functional analyses of the interaction of archaeal RNA polymerase with DNA. by Wojtas, M, Mogni, M, Millet, O, Bell, S, Abrescia, N

“…Multi-subunit RNA polymerases (RNAPs) in all three domains of life share a common ancestry. …”

YEAST RNA POLYMERASE-II TRANSCRIPTION - ENZYMATIC-ACTIVITIES OF GENERAL INITIATION-FACTORS, 3-D STRUCTURES OF INITIATION-FACTORS AND RNA-POLYMERASE, AND MECHANISM OF TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION by Kornberg, R, Chasman, D, Darst, S, Edwards, A, Feaver, W, Flanagan, P, Gileadi, O, Hinds, D, Kelleher, R, Meredith, G, Li, Y, Lorch, Y, Park, B, Sayre, M, Tschochner, H

Protocol for monitoring and analyzing single nucleotide incorporation by S. cerevisiae RNA polymerases by Ruth Q. Jacobs, Nathan F. Bellis, Aaron L. Lucius, David A. Schneider

“…Summary: Here we present an optimized protocol for monitoring and analyzing single nucleotide incorporation by RNA polymerases. This protocol describes the assembly of Saccharomyces cerevisiae RNA polymerase I elongation complexes in a promoter-independent system in vitro. …”
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Pathogenic bacteria experience pervasive RNA polymerase backtracking during infection by Kaitlyn R. Browning, Houra Merrikh

“…Here, we focused on the dynamics of RNA polymerase (RNAP) movement and association with the chromosome in the pathogenic bacterium Salmonella enterica as a model system during infection. …”
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Structural mechanism of ATP-independent transcription initiation by RNA polymerase I by Yan Han, Chunli Yan, Thi Hoang Duong Nguyen, Ashleigh J Jackobel, Ivaylo Ivanov, Bruce A Knutson, Yuan He

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Structure of the recombinant RNA polymerase from African Swine Fever Virus by Simona Pilotto, Michal Sýkora, Gwenny Cackett, Christopher Dulson, Finn Werner

“…Despite the high degree of structural conservation with cellular RNA polymerases, the ASFV RNAP is resistant to the inhibitors rifampicin and alpha-amanitin. …”
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