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Ute Neef

Max Planck Society

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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The +1 nucleosome functions in Pol II transcription initiation and the transition to elongation

Yumeng Zhan, Julio Abril-Garrido, Frauke Grabbe, Paulina Seweryn, Ute Neef, Christian Dienemann, Patrick Cramer

This study investigates the role of the +1 nucleosome in transcription initiation and the transition to elongation using in vitro experiments and cryo-EM structures.

bioRxiv · May 12, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Mechanism of Co-Transcriptional Cap-Snatching by Influenza Polymerase

Alexander Helmut Rotsch, Delong Li, Maud Dupont, Tim Krischuns, Ute Neef, Christiane Oberthuer, Alice J. Stelfox, Maria Lukarska, Isaac Fianu, Michael Lidschreiber, Nadia Naffakh, Christian Dienemann, S. Cusack, Patrick Cramer

This study reveals the molecular mechanisms of cap-snatching by influenza polymerase using cryo-EM structures of FluPol bound to Pol II and DSIF.

Nature · Mar 4, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Molecular mechanism of co-transcriptional H3K36 methylation by SETD2

James L. Walshe, Moritz Ochmann, Ute Neef, Olexandr Dybkov, Christian Dienemann, Christiane Oberthuer, Aiturgan Zheenbekova, Henning Urlaub, Patrick Cramer

This study reveals a three-step mechanism of co-transcriptional H3K36 methylation by SETD2 through cryo-EM structures and functional analysis.

Nature Communications · Oct 29, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry