Significant advances have been made in understanding the regulation of eukaryotic gene expression in the past few years. The complexity and intricacy inherent in RNA polymerase II-mediated transcription is manifested by the large number of components that facilitate and regulate this process. The advances have been buttressed by the generation of rapid and convenient methodologies to identify these components. The establishment of well defined transcription assays has expedited the characterization of the functional role(s) of many of these factors. We are now in a position to analyze the dynamic relationships of these components at the protein:protein and protein:DNA levels. To this end, this proposal contains detailed analyses of several stages of the transcription process including studies of how specific factors modify each stage. This represents an expansion of the ongoing studies in my laboratory regarding the identification and functional role(s) of each of the key components in transcription. As well, this proposal now tackles the regulation of each of the activities of these components. This will define the precise steps and factors that are targeted by moderators that evolved to control the transcription process. Finally, this proposal includes a new emphasis on structural analyses. These studies will complement the proposed functional analyses by defining the spacial interrelationships of the transcription factors with respect to each other and with respect to their access to transcription moderators. Our studies on promoter recognition and activation by the general transcription factors of the RNA polymerase II transcription system have broad implications for the mechanism of RNA synthesis in general and will provide the basis for understanding how specific gene transcription factors can modify the transcriptional activity of a particular gene or a set of genes. It is likely that these studies will yield basic principles from which the regulatory mechanisms of class II gene expression can be discerned at the molecular level.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01GM037120-15
Application #
6018673
Study Section
Molecular Biology Study Section (MBY)
Program Officer
Tompkins, Laurie
Project Start
1986-11-01
Project End
2002-06-30
Budget Start
1999-07-01
Budget End
2000-06-30
Support Year
15
Fiscal Year
1999
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ
Department
Biochemistry
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
622146454
City
Piscataway
State
NJ
Country
United States
Zip Code
08854
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