The role of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) recruitment during adult stem cell differentiation is well understood, but not that of Pol II elongation. Here, the authors show that 30% of epidermal stem cell differentiation genes depend on SPT6 and PAF1 for Pol II elongation, and SPT6 loss leads to an intestine-like phenotype.
- Jingting Li
- Xiaojun Xu
- George L. Sen
