Multiple Direct and Indirect Roles of Paf1C in Elongation, Splicing, and Histone Post-translational Modifications

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Journal bioRxiv

Date 2024 May 7

PMID 38712269

Authors

Alex M Francette

Karen M Arndt

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Abstract

Paf1C is a highly conserved protein complex with critical functions during eukaryotic transcription. Previous studies have shown that Paf1C is multi-functional, controlling specific aspects of transcription, ranging from RNAPII processivity to histone modifications. However, it is unclear how specific Paf1C subunits directly impact transcription and coupled processes. We have compared conditional depletion to steady-state deletion for each Paf1C subunit to determine the direct and indirect contributions to gene expression in . Using nascent transcript sequencing, RNAPII profiling, and modeling of transcription elongation dynamics, we have demonstrated direct effects of Paf1C subunits on RNAPII processivity and elongation rate and indirect effects on transcript splicing and repression of antisense transcripts. Further, our results suggest that the direct transcriptional effects of Paf1C cannot be readily assigned to any particular histone modification. This work comprehensively analyzes both the immediate and extended roles of each Paf1C subunit in transcription elongation and transcript regulation.

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