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Kai Torrens

Harvard University

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Dynamics of TFIIH and Spt4/5 during the transition from transcription initiation to elongation

James R. Portman, Kai Torrens, Gabriela G. Giordano, Jongcheol Jeon, Johnson Chung, Larry J. Friedman, Jeff Gelles, Stephen Buratowski

The paper uses single-molecule fluorescence microscopy to show that TFIIH dissociates from RNA polymerase II before Spt4/5 binds, indicating Spt4/5 does not actively displace TFIIH.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Oct 28, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology