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SUMMARY:Architecture of Active Human Enhancers and Molecular Features That Drive\, Long-Range\, Highly-regulated Transcription
DESCRIPTION:Campus Solna Spotlight Seminar series welcomes Professor John Lis from Cornell university to Stockholm to present his outstanding work. \n\n\n\nJohn Lis is a Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. He did his graduate research at Brandeis University and received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 1975. His postdoctoral work focused on Drosophila gene regulation and chromosome structure at Stanford University\, during which time he was supported by a fellowship from the Helen Hay Whitney Foundation. Dr. Lis joined the faculty at Cornell in 1978. His research program has been supported by the National Institutes of Health\, including a MERIT Award\, March of Dimes\, American Cancer Society\, Cornell Biotechnology Institute\, and a Proctor and Gamble University Exploratory Research Grant. \n\n\n\nAbstract\n\n\n\nMechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation of Drosophila & Mammalian Genomes \n\n\n\nTranscription by RNA Polymerase II (Pol II)\, the enzyme responsible for all mRNA synthesis\, is highly regulated by protein factors at multiple steps in the transcription cycle. Two critical regulatory steps\, whose regulatory integration is critical for the sophisticated gene regulation seen in multicellular eukaryotes\, are 1) the recruitment of Pol II to promoters where it rapidly initiates transcription and can enter into a promoter-proximal\, paused state 20-50 base pairs from the initiation site; and 2) the release of paused Pol II into productive elongation. Promoter-proximal pausing is dependent on protein complexes DSIF (DRB Sensitivity Inducing Factor) and NELF (Negative Elongation Factor) bind to Pol II early in transcription to stabilize pausing. Pause release occurs upon phosphorylation of Pol II\, DSIF and NELF by the Cdk9\, Cyclin T1 heterodimer P-TEFb (Positive Transcription Elongation Factor b). Several elongation factors\, e.g.\, PAF1 and Spt6\, engage with Pol II in its transition from its promoter-proximal pause to productive elongation. Although Pol II pausing is a key step in transcription regulation and has been extensively studied\, the molecular mechanisms of pausing and pause release to productive elongation are far from being completely understood. Furthermore\, recent studies have led to competing molecular mechanisms on the role of promoter-proximal pausing in the control of transcription. In this seminar\, I will describe the evolution of our understanding of transcription regulation as well as describe our latest efforts to advance and resolve this understanding using a variety of state-of-the-art genomic and optical methods in Drosophila and mammals.
URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/architecture-of-active-human-enhancers-and-molecular-features-that-drive-long-range-highly-regulated-transcription/
LOCATION:Air&Fire\, SciLifeLab Stockholm\, Tomtebodavägen 23A\, Solna\, Sweden
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