Cramer, Patrick

Authors Jochheim FA, Tegunov D, Hillen HS, Schmitzova J, Kokic G, Dienemann C, Cramer P Journal Communications Biology Citation Commun Biol. 2021 Aug 24;4(1):999. Abstract The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 uses an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) to replicate and transcribe its genome. Previous structures of the RdRp revealed a monomeric enzyme composed

Authors Kabinger F, Stiller C, Schmitzová J, Dienemann C, Kokic G, Hillen HS, Höbartner C, Cramer P Journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology Citation Nat Struct Mol Biol (2021). 2021 Aug 11. Abstract Molnupiravir is an orally available antiviral drug candidate currently in phase III trials for the treatment of

Authors Chen Y, Vos SM, Dienemann C, Ninov M, Urlaub H, Cramer P Journal Molecular Cell Citation Molecular Cell (2021). In press. Abstract The super elongation complex (SEC) contains the positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb) and the subcomplex ELL2-EAF1, which stimulates RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II) elongation. Here,

Authors Žumer K, Maier KC, Farnung L, Jaeger MG, Rus P, Winter G, Cramer P Journal Molecular Cell Citation Mol Cell. 2021 Jun 17:S1097-2765(21)00441-X. In press. Abstract Transcription by RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II) relies on the elongation factors PAF1 complex (PAF), RTF1, and SPT6. Here, we use rapid

Authors Schilbach S, Aibara S, Dienemann Chr, Grabbe F, Cramer P Journal Cell Citation Cell. 2021 Jun 10:S0092-8674(21)00629-2. Abstract Transcription initiation requires assembly of the RNA polymerase II (Pol II) pre-initiation complex (PIC) and opening of promoter DNA. Here, we present the long-sought high-resolution structure of the yeast PIC and

Authors Oberbeckmann E, Niebauer V, Watanabe S, Farnung L, Moldt M, Schmid A, Cramer P, Peterson CL, Eustermann S, Hopfner KP, Korber P Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun. 2021 May 28;12(1):3232. Abstract Arrays of regularly spaced nucleosomes dominate chromatin and are often phased by alignment to reference sites like

Authors Fianu I, Dienemann C, Aibara S, Schilbach S, Cramer P Journal Communications Biology Citation Commun Biol. 2021 May 21;4(1):606. Abstract Nuclear import of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) involves the conserved factor RPAP2. Here we report the cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of mammalian Pol II in complex with human

Authors Caizzi L, Monteiro-Martins S, Schwalb B, Lysakovskaia K, Schmitzova J, Sawicka A, Chen Y, Lidschreiber M, Cramer P Journal Molecular Cell Citation Mol Cell. 2021 May 6;81(9):1920-1934.e9. Abstract Transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) is coupled to pre-mRNA splicing, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Co-transcriptional splicing

Authors Osman S, Mohammad E, Lidschreiber M, Stuetzer A, Bazsó FL, Maier KC, Urlaub H, Cramer P Journal Journal of Biological Chemistry Citation J Biol Chem. 2021 Apr 29:100734. Abstract The Cdk8 kinase module (CKM) is a dissociable part of the coactivator complex Mediator, which regulates gene transcription by RNA

Authors Farnung L, Ochmann M, Engeholm M, Cramer P Journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology Citation Nat Struct Mol Biol (2021). Abstract Efficient transcription of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) through nucleosomes requires the help of various factors. Here we show biochemically that Pol II transcription through a nucleosome is