Nascent RNA: Friend or foe of the chromatin bound?

Mol Cell. 2021 Jul 15;81(14):2871-2872. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.06.018.
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Plain language summary

In a tour de force, Skalska et al. (2021) discover transcription inhibition and RNA degradation elicit recruitment of chromatin modifiers and transcriptional regulators to chromatin, suggesting a broad role for nascent RNA as factor-chromatin antagonizer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Chromatin* / genetics
  • RNA* / genetics
  • Transcription, Genetic

Substances

  • Chromatin
  • RNA