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ArticleNucleic acids research2026

CTDP1 governs a Pol II phosphorylation intermediate and coordinates Mediator recruitment, transcription efficiency, and splicing.

Haonan Zheng, Dexun Ji, Yuanhan Sui, Qiqin Xu, En-Min Li, Xiong Ji

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Haonan ZhengState Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Modulation Research, Beijing Advanced Center of RNA Biology (BEACON), School of Life Sciences, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Dexun JiState Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Modulation Research, Beijing Advanced Center of RNA Biology (BEACON), School of Life Sciences, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Yuanhan SuiState Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Modulation Research, Beijing Advanced Center of RNA Biology (BEACON), School of Life Sciences, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Qiqin XuState Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Modulation Research, Beijing Advanced Center of RNA Biology (BEACON), School of Life Sciences, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
En-Min LiDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 515000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6375-3614
Xiong JiState Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Modulation Research, Beijing Advanced Center of RNA Biology (BEACON), School of Life Sciences, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3404-7993

Funding

Beijing Advanced Center of RNA BiologyChina Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2026M792918China Postdoctoral Science Foundation GZC20261555Innovation Fund of Chengdu Research InstituteNational Key Research and Development Program of China 2024YFA1106903National Key Research and Development Program of China 32170569National Key Research and Development Program of China 32350003National Key Research and Development Program of China 82273108National Key Research and Development Program of China 92581139National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaPeking University School of Life SciencesQidong-SLS Innovation Fund
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Abstract

RNA Pol II exists in hypo- (II-A) and hyper-phosphorylated (II-O) states on chromatin, which are linked to transcription initiation and elongation, respectively. Here, we identify a phosphorylation intermediate of Pol II (designated II-I) that is predominantly localized in the nucleoplasm and is enriched for phosphorylated Tyr1, Ser5, and Ser7 within the C-terminal domain (CTD). We demonstrate that the abundance of this phosphorylation intermediate is rapidly modulated by the phosphatase activity of CTDP1. Mechanistically, CTDP1-mediated regulation is critical for the recruitment of the Mediator complex to chromatin and for modulating Pol II transcriptional efficiency. Moreover, CTDP1's regulatory function extends to the dephosphorylation of splicing factors. Consequently, its depletion causes widespread intron retention and aberrant splicing of cassette exons. These findings position CTDP1 as a key regulator of Pol II phosphorylation intermediate and splicing regulation, with potential implications for cell cycle control.

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Phosphoprotein PhosphatasesRNA Polymerase IIRNA SplicingTranscription, GeneticChromatinHeLa CellsHumansPhosphorylationcarboxy-terminal domain phosphataseChromatinPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesRNA Polymerase II

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PMID42559687
PMCPMC13443452

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