Rate of elongation by RNA polymerase II is associated with specific gene features and epigenetic modifications.
Genome Res
; 24(6): 896-905, 2014 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
The rate of transcription elongation plays an important role in the timing of expression of full-length transcripts as well as in the regulation of alternative splicing. In this study, we coupled Bru-seq technology with 5,6-dichlorobenzimidazole 1-ß-D-ribofuranoside (DRB) to estimate the elongation rates of over 2000 individual genes in human cells. This technique, BruDRB-seq, revealed gene-specific differences in elongation rates with a median rate of around 1.5 kb/min. We found that genes with rapid elongation rates showed higher densities of H3K79me2 and H4K20me1 histone marks compared to slower elongating genes. Furthermore, high elongation rates had a positive correlation with gene length, low complexity DNA sequence, and distance from the nearest active transcription unit. Features that negatively correlated with elongation rate included the density of exons, long terminal repeats, GC content of the gene, and DNA methylation density in the bodies of genes. Our results suggest that some static gene features influence transcription elongation rates and that cells may alter elongation rates by epigenetic regulation. The BruDRB-seq technique offers new opportunities to interrogate mechanisms of regulation of transcription elongation.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
ARN Polimerasa II
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Genoma Humano
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Epigénesis Genética
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Elongación de la Transcripción Genética
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Genome Res
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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GENETICA
Año:
2014
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Article