Once bound to Pol II, Ptefb phosphorylates the serine residue at position 2 of the CTD repeats. That phosphorylation event correlates with elongation. In addition, P-TEFb phosphorylates and thereby activates another protein, called SPT5, itself an elongation factor. Finally, TAT-SF1, yet another elongation factor, is recruited by P-TEFb. Thus, P-TEFb stimulates elongation in three separate ways.
#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes#Eukaryotic Transcription#Part B Pointers