Active RNA polymerase II curbs chromatin movement

J Cell Biol. 2019 May 6;218(5):1427-1428. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201903050. Epub 2019 Apr 4.

Abstract

Chromosomes are not very mobile during interphase. In this issue, Nagashima et al. (2019. J. Cell Biol https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201811090) propose that the overall stabilization of genome structure is achieved by loose connections between DNA regions brought about by transcriptionally active RNA polymerases.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Chromatin*
  • DNA
  • Interphase
  • Nucleosomes*
  • RNA Polymerase II

Substances

  • Chromatin
  • Nucleosomes
  • DNA
  • RNA Polymerase II