RNA polymerase II acts to promote the organization of chromatin following DNA replication

In mammals, following the passage of the replisome, nucleosomes lose their defined positioning and transcription contributes to their re-organisation. However, whether transcription plays a greater role in the organization of chromatin following DNA replication remains unclear. By performing iPOND-TMT time course experiments in the presents of transcription inhibition, we show that RNAPII promotes the re-association of hundreds of proteins with newly replicated DNA (Data uploaded under PXD046514). To show that this function of RNAPII is specific to newly replicated chromatin, an iPOND-TMT 24hr chase experiment was performed in the presence of transcription inhibition to examine its effect on the protein binding on steady state chromatin.