transcription-dependent tethering of RNA polymerase II gene DNA at nuclear periphery post-transcriptional tethering of RNA polymerase II gene DNA at nuclear periphery biological_process The chromosome organization process in which the DNA sequence containing a gene transcribed by RNA polymerase II is maintained in a specific location at the nuclear periphery even after transcription has been repressed. posttranscriptional tethering of RNA polymerase II gene DNA at nuclear periphery GO:0000973 krc 2009-09-10T12:28:04Z