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| Title | Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Struct Mol Biol, Vol. 32, Issue 4, Page 607-612, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Jan 6, 2025 |
Authors | Katarína Tlučková / Beata Kaczmarek / Anita Salmazo / Carrie Bernecky / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) can be repressed by noncoding RNA, including the human RNA Alu. However, the mechanism by which endogenous RNAs repress transcription remains unclear. Here ...Transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) can be repressed by noncoding RNA, including the human RNA Alu. However, the mechanism by which endogenous RNAs repress transcription remains unclear. Here we present cryogenic-electron microscopy structures of Pol II bound to Alu RNA, which reveal that Alu RNA mimics how DNA and RNA bind to Pol II during transcription elongation. Further, we show how distinct domains of the general transcription factor TFIIF control repressive activity. Together, we reveal how a noncoding RNA can regulate mammalian gene expression. |
External links | Nat Struct Mol Biol / PubMed:39762629 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.4 - 3.2 Å |
| Structure data | ![]() EMDB-18367: RNA polymerase II bound to Alu RNA left arm ![]() EMDB-18371: RNA polymerase II bound to minimal Alu RNA right arm in the canonical conformation EMDB-18375, PDB-8qep: EMDB-18376, PDB-8qeq: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-ZN: ![]() ChemComp-MG: |
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Keywords | TRANSCRIPTION / transcription inhibition / noncoding RNA / RNA polymerase II / Alu RNA |
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