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Review
. 2014 Mar;141(6):1179-83.
doi: 10.1242/dev.088492.

RNA polymerase II pausing during development

Bjoern Gaertner  1 , Julia Zeitlinger
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Review

RNA polymerase II pausing during development

Bjoern Gaertner et al. Development. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

The rapid expansion of genomics methods has enabled developmental biologists to address fundamental questions of developmental gene regulation on a genome-wide scale. These efforts have demonstrated that transcription of developmental control genes by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) is commonly regulated at the transition to productive elongation, resulting in the promoter-proximal accumulation of transcriptionally engaged but paused Pol II prior to gene induction. Here we review the mechanisms and possible functions of Pol II pausing and their implications for development.

Keywords: Developmental control genes; Pol II pausing; Transcription elongation.

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