part of transcription initiation at RNA polymerase II promoter nuclear RNA surveillance RNA polymerase II transcription initiation surveillance https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/29516 GO:0160240 biological_process 2025-01-30T00:34:21Z rynl A process that promotes premature RNA polymerase II transcription termination of transcripts that are unfavorably configured for transcriptional elongation by releasing RNA polymerase II from bound DNA or promoting RNA polymerase II degradation.