Eukaryotic transcription initiation machinery visualized at molecular level

Yan Han, Yuan He

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Abstract

The structures of RNA Polymerase (Pol) II pre-initiation complexes (PIC) have recently been determined at near-atomic resolution, elucidating unprecedented mechanistic details of promoter opening during transcription initiation. The key structural features of promoter opening are summarized here. Structural knowledge of Pol I and III PIC is also briefly discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)203-208
Number of pages6
JournalTranscription
Volume7
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 19 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • RNA polymerase
  • general transcription factor
  • pre-initiation complex
  • promoter opening
  • transcription initiation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics

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