Abstract

Translesion transcription by RNA polymerase II is one of the basic mechanisms for cellular tolerance to DNA damage and the major source of transcription errors. We recently elucidated the mechanism (the A-rule) employed by RNA polymerase II for transcription through the abasic sites in DNA that represent the most common DNA lesions in eukaryotic cells. We also study mechanisms enabling yeast and mammalian RNA polymerase II to transcribe through oxidative DNA lesions such as 8-oxoguanine and 5-hydroxyuracil.

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National Institute of Health (NIH)
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National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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Investigator-Initiated Intramural Research Projects (ZIA)
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1ZIABC011202-10
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9779827
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10
Fiscal Year
2018
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Basic Sciences
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  Publications

KIreeva, Maria; Trang, Cyndi; Matevosyan, Gayane et al. (2018) RNA-DNA and DNA-DNA base-pairing at the upstream edge of the transcription bubble regulate translocation of RNA polymerase and transcription rate. Nucleic Acids Res 46:5764-5775
Kireeva, Maria L; Afonin, Kirill A; Shapiro, Bruce A et al. (2017) Cotranscriptional Production of Chemically Modified RNA Nanoparticles. Methods Mol Biol 1632:91-105
Bubunenko, Mikhail G; Court, Carolyn B; Rattray, Alison J et al. (2017) A Cre Transcription Fidelity Reporter Identifies GreA as a Major RNA Proofreading Factor in Escherichia coli. Genetics 206:179-187
Herrera-Asmat, Omar; Lubkowska, Lucyna; Kashlev, Mikhail et al. (2017) Production and characterization of a highly pure RNA polymerase holoenzyme from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Protein Expr Purif 134:1-10
Walmacq, Celine; Wang, Lanfeng; Chong, Jenny et al. (2015) Mechanism of RNA polymerase II bypass of oxidative cyclopurine DNA lesions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 112:E410-9
Sun, Bo; Pandey, Manjula; Inman, James T et al. (2015) T7 replisome directly overcomes DNA damage. Nat Commun 6:10260
Imashimizu, Masahiko; Shimamoto, Nobuo; Oshima, Taku et al. (2014) Transcription elongation: Heterogeneous tracking of RNA polymerase and its biological implications. Transcription 5:
Imashimizu, Masahiko; Shimamoto, Nobuo; Oshima, Taku et al. (2014) Transcription elongation. Heterogeneous tracking of RNA polymerase and its biological implications. Transcription 5:e28285
Walmacq, Celine; Cheung, Alan C M; Kireeva, Maria L et al. (2012) Mechanism of translesion transcription by RNA polymerase II and its role in cellular resistance to DNA damage. Mol Cell 46:18-29
Walmacq, Celine; Kireeva, Maria L; Irvin, Jordan et al. (2009) Rpb9 subunit controls transcription fidelity by delaying NTP sequestration in RNA polymerase II. J Biol Chem 284:19601-12