Cyclin-dependent kinase control of the initiation-to-elongation switch of RNA polymerase II

Separate Domains of Fission Yeast Cdk9 (P-TEFb) Are Required for Capping Enzyme Recruitment and Primed (Ser7-Phosphorylated) Rpb1 Carboxyl-Terminal Domain Substrate Recognition

(2012) C. V. St. Amour et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Serine-7 but not serine-5 phosphorylation primes RNA polymerase II CTD for P-TEFb recognition

(2012) Nadine Czudnochowski et al.   Nature Communications

Architecture of the RNA polymerase-Spt4/5 complex and basis of universal transcription processivity

(2011) Fuensanta W Martinez-Rucobo et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

RNF20 Inhibits TFIIS-Facilitated Transcriptional Elongation to Suppress Pro-oncogenic Gene Expression

(2011) Efrat Shema et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Switching Cdk2 On or Off with Small Molecules to Reveal Requirements in Human Cell Proliferation

(2011) Karl A. Merrick et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

The Initiation Factor TFE and the Elongation Factor Spt4/5 Compete for the RNAP Clamp during Transcription Initiation and Elongation

(2011) Dina Grohmann et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Pol II waiting in the starting gates: Regulating the transition from transcription initiation into productive elongation

(2010) Sergei Nechaev et al.   Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

c-Myc Regulates Transcriptional Pause Release

(2010) Peter B. Rahl et al.   CELL

Pausing of RNA Polymerase II Disrupts DNA-Specified Nucleosome Organization to Enable Precise Gene Regulation

(2010) Daniel A. Gilchrist et al.   CELL

RNA polymerase and transcription elongation factor Spt4/5 complex structure

(2010) B. J. Klein et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CDK9 directs H2B monoubiquitination and controls replication-dependent histone mRNA 3′-end processing

(2009) Judith Pirngruber et al.   EMBO REPORTS

TFIIH-Associated Cdk7 Kinase Functions in Phosphorylation of C-Terminal Domain Ser7 Residues, Promoter-Proximal Pausing, and Termination by RNA Polymerase II

(2009) K. Glover-Cutter et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Phosphorylation of the Pol II CTD by KIN28 Enhances BUR1/BUR2 Recruitment and Ser2 CTD Phosphorylation Near Promoters

(2009) Hongfang Qiu et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

TFIIH and P-TEFb Coordinate Transcription with Capping Enzyme Recruitment at Specific Genes in Fission Yeast

(2009) Laia Viladevall et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

The structure of P-TEFb (CDK9/cyclin T1), its complex with flavopiridol and regulation by phosphorylation

(2008) Sonja Baumli et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

NELF-mediated stalling of Pol II can enhance gene expression by blocking promoter-proximal nucleosome assembly

(2008) D. A. Gilchrist et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Distinct Activation Pathways Confer Cyclin-Binding Specificity on Cdk1 and Cdk2 in Human Cells

(2008) Karl A. Merrick et al.   MOLECULAR CELL