Figure 8. Proposed roles of STAG2-cohesin-mediated loop extrusion during transcription in oligodendrocytes.

(A) STAG2-cohesin-mediated chromosome looping connects the enhancer and the promoter, thus facilitating interactions among oligodendrocyte-specific transcription factors, the mediator complex, and the general transcription machinery including RNA polymerase II. (B) STAG2-cohesin travels along the gene body via transcription-coupled loop extrusion to facilitate pre-mRNA processing. (C) STAG2-cohesin mediates the formation of gene loops that bring the terminator close to the promoter and facilitate Pol II recycling for multiple rounds of transcription.