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Characterizing nascent readthrough transcripts in human cells

Termination of transcription by RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) is critical to appropriately define transcriptome and proteome identity; yet mechanisms of termination regulation are incompletely understood. Current models suggest critical roles for the exonuclease XRN2, which is posited to "torpedo" out RNAPII after degrading uncapped and RNAPII-tethered nascent transcripts and posit an allosteric…

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