Activated transcription independent of the RNA polymerase II holoenzyme in budding yeast
10.1101/gad.12.16.2510
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Genes & Development (246)
Abstract

We investigated whether the multisubunit holoenzyme complex of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) and mediator is universally required for transcription in budding yeast. ΔCTD Pol II lacking the carboxy-terminal domain of the large subunit cannot assemble with mediator but can still transcribe the CUP1 gene. CUP1transcripts made by ΔCTD Pol II initiated correctly and some extended past the normal poly(A) site yielding a novel dicistronic mRNA. MostCUP1 transcripts made by ΔCTD Pol II were degraded but could be stabilized by deletion of the XRN1 gene. Unlike other genes, transcription of CUP1 and HSP82 also persisted after inactivation of the CTD kinase Kin28 or the mediator subunit Srb4. The upstream-activating sequence (UAS) of the CUP1 promoter was sufficient to drive Cu2+ inducible transcription without Srb4 and heat shock inducible transcription without the CTD. We conclude that the Pol II holoenzyme is not essential for all UAS-dependent activated transcription in yeast.

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McNeil, J. B., Agah, H., & Bentley, D. (1998). Activated transcription independent of the RNA polymerase II holoenzyme in budding yeast. Genes & Development, 12(16), 2510–2521.

Authors 3
  1. J. Bryan McNeil (first)
  2. Helga Agah (additional)
  3. David Bentley (additional)
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@article{McNeil_1998, title={Activated transcription independent of the RNA polymerase II holoenzyme in budding yeast}, volume={12}, ISSN={1549-5477}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.12.16.2510}, DOI={10.1101/gad.12.16.2510}, number={16}, journal={Genes & Development}, publisher={Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory}, author={McNeil, J. Bryan and Agah, Helga and Bentley, David}, year={1998}, month=aug, pages={2510–2521} }