Acetylation of RNA polymerase II regulates growth-factor-induced gene 
transcription in mammalian cells

Schröder, S.; Herker, E.; Itzen, F.; He, D.; Thomas, S.; Gilchrist, D. A.; Kaehlcke, K.; Cho, S.; Pollard, K. S.; Capra, J. A.; Schnölzer, M.; Cole, P. A.; Geyer, M.; Bruneau, B. G.; Adelman, K.; Ott, M.

doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2013.10.009

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Acetylation of RNA polymerase II regulates growth-factor-induced gene transcription in mammalian cells

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Geyer, M.
Research Group Physical Biochemistry, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar), Max Planck Society;

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Schröder, S., Herker, E., Itzen, F., He, D., Thomas, S., Gilchrist, D. A., et al. (2013). Acetylation of RNA polymerase II regulates growth-factor-induced gene transcription in mammalian cells. Molecular Cell, 52(3), 314-324. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2013.10.009.

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Abstract

Lysine acetylation regulates transcription by targeting histones and nonhistone proteins. Here we report that the central regulator of transcription, RNA polymerase II, is subject to acetylation in mammalian cells. Acetylation occurs at eight lysines within the C-terminal domain (CTD) of the largest polymerase subunit and is mediated by p300/KAT3B. CTD acetylation is specifically enriched downstream of the transcription start sites of polymerase-occupied genes genome-wide, indicating a role in early stages of transcription initiation or elongation. Mutation of lysines or p300 inhibitor treatment causes the loss of epidermal growth-factor-induced expression of c-Fos and Egr2, immediate-early genes with promoter-proximally paused polymerases, but does not affect expression or polymerase occupancy at housekeeping genes. Our studies identify acetylation as a new modification of the mammalian RNA polymerase II required for the induction of growth factor response genes.