Paf1C plays novel subunit-specific roles in alternative cleavage and polyadenylation

ABSTRACT: The PAF complex (Paf1C) has been shown to regulate chromatin modifications, gene transcription, and PolII elongation. Here, we provide the first genome-wide analysis of chromatin occupancy by the entire PAF complex in mammalian cells. We show that Paf1C is recruited not only to promoters and gene bodies, but also to regions downstream of cleavage/polyadenylation (pA) sites at 3’ ends, a profile that sharply contrasted with the yeast complex. Remarkably, our studies identified novel, subunit-specific links between Paf1C and regulation of alternative cleavage and polyadenylation (APA) and upstream antisense transcription. Moreover, we found that depletion of Paf1C subunits also resulted in the accumulation of RNA polymerase II (PolII) over gene bodies, which coincided with APA. Depletion o

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Wencheng Li 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-72574 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress