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ArticleScience advances2026

Cellular stress triggers degradation and global redistribution of RNAPII.

Hansong Qi, Kangning Chen, Ningyawen Liu, Mengqiu Yin, Yongfang Chen, Xiaoli Ren, Ke Yang, Guijun Chen, Fan Lai, Xinglou Yang and 1 more

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Hansong QiKey Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.ORCID 0009-0001-9307-8522
Kangning ChenKey Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.ORCID 0009-0008-9068-0682
Ningyawen LiuKey Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2164-3174
Mengqiu YinKey Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.
Yongfang ChenKey Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.
Xiaoli RenMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
Ke YangKey Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.
Guijun ChenKey Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.
Fan LaiState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Center for Life Science, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Cell Metabolism and Diseases, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650504, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0568-2616
Xinglou YangKey Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5317-8983
Jumin ZhouKey Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1389-1087

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Abstract

Transcription is essential for cellular stress response. However, how RNAPII respond to and are regulated during stress are poorly understood. We show that RNAPII is degraded during many types of cellular stresses. In osmotic stressed cells, the TNFα-p38 pathway was activated and promoted the neddylation of the CUL1 E3 ligase complex, which interacted with RPB1 through FBXO11 to ubiquitylate and degrade RNAPII. This caused genome wide RNAPII binding reduction, but prevented RNAPII binding loss from genes with low promoter GC content. This redistribution protected the RNAPII loss from stress response genes in the cell adhesion, MAPK and GPCR pathways. RNAPII redistribution is vital for cell survival, as degradation blockage resulted in the loss of RNAPII from low GC promoters and compromised stress response from disrupted cell adhesion to increased apoptosis. Thus, rapid RNAPII degradation and RNAPII redistribution are components of the cellular stress response to benefit cell survival.

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ProteolysisRNA Polymerase IIStress, PhysiologicalApoptosisCell SurvivalHumansOsmotic PressurePromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUbiquitinationRNA Polymerase IITumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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