Oxidative stress triggers RNAPII arrest through PARylation and DNA damage
Quentin Angelo Thomas, Liyang Wu, Emma Lesage, Henriette K. M. Iversen, David López Martínez, Smaragda Kompocholi, Haiyue Liu, Nicolás Nieto Moreno, Lea H. Gregersen
The paper shows oxidative stress causes RNAPII arrest through PARylation and DNA repair pathways, leading to transcriptional shutdown and recovery.
Nature Communications · Aug 10, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology