RNA polymerase II is a polar roadblock to a progressing DNA fork.
Kay TM, Inman JT, Lubkowska L, Le TT, Qian J, Hall PM, Batra S, Remus D, Wang D, Kashlev M, Wang MD.
Kay TM, et al. Among authors: remus d.
Nat Commun. 2025 Sep 29;16(1):8631. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-63662-1.
Nat Commun. 2025.
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Moreover, an elongating Pol II with a long RNA transcript becomes an even more potent roadblock, mediated by RNA-DNA hybrid formation. Surprisingly, when a Pol II collides with the DNA fork head-on and becomes backtracked, a hybrid can form in front of Pol II, creat …
Moreover, an elongating Pol II with a long RNA transcript becomes an even more potent roadblock, mediated by RNA-DNA hybrid formation …