cis Elements that Mediate RNA Polymerase II Pausing Regulate Human Gene Expression.

Abstract:

:Aberrant gene expression underlies many human diseases. RNA polymerase II (Pol II) pausing is a key regulatory step in transcription. Here, we mapped the locations of RNA Pol II in normal human cells and found that RNA Pol II pauses in a consistent manner across individuals and cell types. At more than 1,000 genes including MYO1E and SESN2, RNA Pol II pauses at precise nucleotide locations. Characterization of these sites shows that RNA Pol II pauses at GC-rich regions that are marked by a sequence motif. Sixty-five percent of the pause sites are cytosines. By differential allelic gene expression analysis, we showed in our samples and a population dataset from the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) consortium that genes with more paused polymerase have lower expression levels. Furthermore, mutagenesis of the pause sites led to a significant increase in promoter activities. Thus, our data uncover that RNA Pol II pauses precisely at sites with distinct sequence features that in turn regulate gene expression.

journal_name

Am J Hum Genet

authors

Watts JA,Burdick J,Daigneault J,Zhu Z,Grunseich C,Bruzel A,Cheung VG

doi

10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.08.003

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-10-03 00:00:00

pages

677-688

issue

4

eissn

0002-9297

issn

1537-6605

pii

S0002-9297(19)30306-4

journal_volume

105

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