Uniform transitions of the general RNA polymerase II transcription complex

A Mayer, M Lidschreiber, M Siebert, K Leike… - Nature structural & …, 2010 - nature.com
We present genome-wide occupancy profiles for RNA polymerase (Pol) II, its
phosphorylated forms and transcription factors in proliferating yeast. Pol II exchanges …

Dynamic transcriptome analysis measures rates of mRNA synthesis and decay in yeast

C Miller, B Schwalb, K Maier, D Schulz… - Molecular systems …, 2011 - embopress.org
To obtain rates of mRNA synthesis and decay in yeast, we established dynamic
transcriptome analysis (DTA). DTA combines non‐perturbing metabolic RNA labeling with …

TRIM37 is a new histone H2A ubiquitin ligase and breast cancer oncoprotein

S Bhatnagar, C Gazin, L Chamberlain, J Ou, X Zhu… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
The TRIM37 (also known as MUL) gene is located in the 17q23 chromosomal region, which
is amplified in up to∼ 40% of breast cancers. TRIM37 contains a RING finger domain, a …

Genome scale patterns of supercoiling in a bacterial chromosome

A Lal, A Dhar, A Trostel, F Kouzine… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
DNA in bacterial cells primarily exists in a negatively supercoiled state. The extent of
supercoiling differs between regions of the chromosome, changes in response to external …

Functional analysis of CTCF during mammalian limb development

N Soshnikova, T Montavon, M Leleu, N Galjart… - Developmental cell, 2010 - cell.com
CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) is a nuclear zinc-finger protein that displays insulating activity
in a variety of biological assays. For example, CTCF-binding sites have been suggested to …

NKX2-5 mutations causative for congenital heart disease retain functionality and are directed to hundreds of targets

R Bouveret, AJ Waardenberg, N Schonrock… - elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
We take a functional genomics approach to congenital heart disease mechanism. We used
DamID to establish a robust set of target genes for NKX2-5 wild type and disease associated …

DNA methylation mediated control of gene expression is critical for development of crown gall tumors

J Gohlke, CJ Scholz, S Kneitz, D Weber, J Fuchs… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Crown gall tumors develop after integration of the T-DNA of virulent Agrobacterium
tumefaciens strains into the plant genome. Expression of the T-DNA–encoded oncogenes …

Interplay of dFOXO and Two ETS-Family Transcription Factors Determines Lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster

N Alic, ME Giannakou, I Papatheodorou… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Forkhead box O (FoxO) transcription factors (TFs) are key drivers of complex transcriptional
programmes that determine animal lifespan. FoxOs regulate a number of other TFs, but how …

A nucleosome turnover map reveals that the stability of histone H4 Lys20 methylation depends on histone recycling in transcribed chromatin

JP Svensson, M Shukla, V Menendez-Benito… - Genome …, 2015 - genome.cshlp.org
Nucleosome composition actively contributes to chromatin structure and accessibility. Cells
have developed mechanisms to remove or recycle histones, generating a landscape of …

Structural determinants of DNA recognition by plant MADS-domain transcription factors

JM Muino, C Smaczniak, GC Angenent… - Nucleic acids …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Plant MADS-domain transcription factors act as key regulators of many developmental
processes. Despite the wealth of information that exists about these factors, the mechanisms …