PHF13: A new player involved in RNA polymerase II transcriptional regulation and co-transcriptional splicing

Transcription. 2017 Mar 15;8(2):106-112. doi: 10.1080/21541264.2016.1274813. Epub 2017 Jan 19.

Abstract

We recently identified PHF13 as an H3K4me2/3 chromatin reader and transcriptional co-regulator. We found that PHF13 interacts with RNAPIIS5P and PRC2 stabilizing their association with active and bivalent promoters. Furthermore, mass spectrometry analysis identified ∼50 spliceosomal proteins in PHF13s interactome. Here, we will discuss the potential role of PHF13 in RNAPII pausing and co-transcriptional splicing.

Keywords: PHF13; RNA polymerase II; RNA polymerase II pausing; SPOC1; bivalency and H3K4me3; co-transcriptional splicing; polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2); transcriptional regulation.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chromatin / metabolism
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
  • Histone Methyltransferases
  • Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase / metabolism
  • Histones / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Polycomb-Group Proteins / genetics
  • Polycomb-Group Proteins / metabolism
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • RNA Polymerase II / genetics
  • RNA Polymerase II / metabolism*
  • RNA Splice Sites
  • Transcription Factors / genetics
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism*
  • Transcription, Genetic / physiology*

Substances

  • Chromatin
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Histones
  • PHF13 protein, human
  • Polycomb-Group Proteins
  • RNA Splice Sites
  • Transcription Factors
  • Histone Methyltransferases
  • Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase
  • RNA Polymerase II