A cluster of RNA Polymerase II molecules is stably associated with an active gene
Mukherjee, A.; Kapoor, M.; Shankta, K.; Fallacaro, S.; Carter, R. D.; Ratchasanmuang, P.; Haloush, Y. I.; Mir, M.
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In eukaryotic nuclei, transcription is associated with the clustering of RNA Polymerase II (RNAPII) molecules. The mechanisms underlying cluster formation, their interactions with genes, and their impact on transcriptional activity remain heavily debated. Here, we take advantage of the naturally occurring increase in transcriptional activity during Zygotic Genome Activation (ZGA) in Drosophila melanogaster embryos to characterize the functional roles of RNAPII clusters in a developmental context. Using single-molecule tracking and lattice light-sheet microscopy, we find that RNAPII cluster formation depends on transcription initiation, and that cluster lifetimes depend on transcriptional activity when not constrained by interphase duration. We show that single clusters are stably associated with active gene loci during transcription and that cluster intensities are strongly correlated with transcriptional output. Collectively, our data and simulations on cluster formation kinetics show that RNAPII clusters reflect local accumulations of transcriptionally engaged polymerases and do not form through higher-order mechanisms such as phase separation.
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