2021
Hyperosmotic stress alters the RNA polymerase II interactome and induces readthrough transcription despite widespread transcriptional repression
Rosa-Mercado NA, Zimmer JT, Apostolidi M, Rinehart J, Simon MD, Steitz JA. Hyperosmotic stress alters the RNA polymerase II interactome and induces readthrough transcription despite widespread transcriptional repression. Molecular Cell 2021, 81: 502-513.e4. PMID: 33400923, PMCID: PMC7867636, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWidespread transcriptional repressionTranscriptional repressionPol IIIntegrator complex subunitsRNA polymerase IIGenome-wide lossStress-induced redistributionParental genesTranscriptional outputDoG inductionPolymerase IIChIP sequencingHuman cell linesUpstream geneComplex subunitsPolyadenylation factorsTranscription profilesReadthrough transcriptsCatalytic subunitIntegrator activityCellular stressHyperosmotic stressTranscriptional levelTranscription resultsGenes
2015
Widespread Inducible Transcription Downstream of Human Genes
Vilborg A, Passarelli MC, Yario TA, Tycowski KT, Steitz JA. Widespread Inducible Transcription Downstream of Human Genes. Molecular Cell 2015, 59: 449-461. PMID: 26190259, PMCID: PMC4530028, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2015.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOsmotic stressLong non-coding regionsDownstream of genesProtein-coding genesNon-coding regionsPervasive transcriptionHuman cell linesTranscription downstreamHuman genomeHuman genesTranscript inductionRNA-seqPolyA signalUpstream transcriptsUndescribed mechanismGenesCell linesTranscriptionTranscript typeActive regulationTranscriptsDetailed mechanistic studiesRNADownstreamMechanistic studies
2007
AU-Rich-Element-Mediated Upregulation of Translation by FXR1 and Argonaute 2
Vasudevan S, Steitz JA. AU-Rich-Element-Mediated Upregulation of Translation by FXR1 and Argonaute 2. Cell 2007, 128: 1105-1118. PMID: 17382880, PMCID: PMC3430382, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.01.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsArgonaute ProteinsCell CycleCell LineChromatography, AffinityCulture Media, Serum-FreeEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Genes, ReporterHumansLuciferases, FireflyMonocytesPeptide Initiation FactorsPolyribosomesProtein BiosynthesisRegulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic AcidRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsSerumTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationConceptsAU-rich elementsArgonaute 2Posttranscriptional regulatory systemsAffinity purification methodShRNA knockdown experimentsCell cycle arrestHuman cell linesTranslation activationRegulatory signalsMRNA stabilityGene expressionSerum starvationAU-RichFXR1Activation roleRegulatory systemProtein 1Cell linesMRNA levelsNew insightsDevelopmental consequencesTranslation conditionsUpregulationDirect evidencePurification method