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Promoter-proximal pausing of RNA polymerase II: emerging roles in metazoans
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RNA Polymerase II C-Terminal Domain: Tethering Transcription to Transcript and Template
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BORDER proteins protect expression of neighboring genes by promoting 3′ Pol II pausing in plants
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RNA Pol II pausing facilitates phased pluripotency transitions by buffering transcription
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Acute stress drives global repression through two independent RNA polymerase II stalling events in Saccharomyces - ScienceDirect
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Transcription steps controlling Pol II pausing and pause release. A.
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CDK9 keeps RNA polymerase II on track
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CDK7 Inhibition Increases Pol II Pause Index and Alters Pol II
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Promoter-proximal pausing of RNA polymerase II: emerging roles in metazoans
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New Chromatin Run-On Reaction Enables Global Mapping of Active RNA Polymerase Locations in an Enrichment-free Manner
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JMJD5 couples with CDK9 to release the paused RNA polymerase II
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RNA polymerase II pausing as a context-dependent reader of the genome
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Evaluating Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Phosphorylation of RNA Polymerase II Carboxy-Terminal Domain by Ultraviolet Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry