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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

NDF/GLYR1 Promotes RNA Polymerase II Processivity via Pol II Binding and Nucleosome Destabilization.

Ziwei Li, Jia Fei

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ziwei LiDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
Jia FeiDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0612-6176

Funding

Investigate the function of NDF in chromatin dynamics and gene expressionR01GM145748 · NIGMS · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI Jia Fei · 2023 to 2026
$1.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM145748NIH HHS 1R01GM145748-27A3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Nucleosome Destabilizing Factor (NDF) facilitates transcription through chromatin, but its precise mechanism remains incompletely understood. Here, we identify a critical region (amino acids 140-160) within NDF that specifically interacts with phosphorylated RPB1, the largest subunit of elongating RNA Polymerase II (Pol II). Mutations in this region disrupt Pol II interaction and impair Pol II elongation both in vitro and in cells, yet do not affect NDF's ability to destabilize nucleosomes, establishing a functional separation between these two activities. Cellular studies reveal that NDF knockout cells display faster Pol II elongation rates but produce fewer nascent transcripts, demonstrating NDF's primary role in maintaining transcriptional processivity throughout gene bodies. Our findings demonstrate that NDF uses distinct mechanisms to ensure productive transcription elongation rather than simply enhancing elongation speed, offering new insights into how transcription efficiency is maintained in chromatin.

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NucleosomesRNA Polymerase IIChromatinHumansPhosphorylationProtein BindingTranscription, GeneticChromatinNucleosomesRNA Polymerase IIelongationNDFRNA polymerase IItranscription

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PMID40430013
PMCPMC12112590

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