Ser7 of RNAPII-CTD facilitates heterochromatin formation by linking ncRNA to RNAi [Genetics]
(World News Science)

Some long noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) transcribed by RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) are retained on chromatin, where they regulate RNAi and chromatin structure. The molecular basis of this retention remains unknown. We show that in fission yeast serine 7 (Ser7) of the C-terminal domain (CTD) of RNAPII is required for efficient... ......