Position Title
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Position Title
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
Bio
Research Interests
Mechanisms and regulation of transcription in eukaryotic cells with a special emphasis on the role of phosphorylation in the regulation of RNA polymerase II activity.
Education and Degree(s)
- 1963 B.S. in Botany, Iowa State University
- 1968 Ph.D. in Biochemistry, California Institute of Technology
Publications
- Lehman, A. L. and Dahmus, M. E. The sensitivity of RNA polymerase II in elongation complexes to C-terminal domain phosphatase. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 275, 14923-14932 (2000)
- Marshall, N. F. and Dahmus, M. E. C-terminal domain phosphatase sensitivity of RNA polymerase II in early elongation complexes on the HIV-1 and adenovirus 2 major late templates. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 275, 32430-32437 (2000)
- Lin, P., Marshall, N. F. and Dahmus, M.E. CTD phosphatase, role in RNA polymerase II cycling and the regulation of transcript elongation. in Progress in Nucleic Acids Research and Molecular Biology, ed. K. Moldave, Academic Press, 72, 333-365 (2002)
- Lin, P. S., Dubois, M.F. and Dahmus, M. E. FCP1 dephosphorylates phosphoserine 2 and 5 within the carboxyl-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277, 45949-45956 (2002)
- Yeo, M., Lin. P. S., Dahmus, M. E. and Gill, G. N. RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain phosphatases specific for serine 5 in the heptade repeat regulate transcription. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278, 26078-26085 (2003)