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- Title
Defining mechanisms that regulate RNA polymerase II transcription in vivo.
- Authors
Fuda, Nicholas J.; Ardehali, M. Behfar; Lis, John T.
- Abstract
In the eukaryotic genome, the thousands of genes that encode messenger RNA are transcribed by a molecular machine called RNA polymerase II. Analysing the distribution and status of RNA polymerase II across a genome has provided crucial insights into the long-standing mysteries of transcription and its regulation. These studies identify points in the transcription cycle where RNA polymerase II accumulates after encountering a rate-limiting step. When coupled with genome-wide mapping of transcription factors, these approaches identify key regulatory steps and factors and, importantly, provide an understanding of the mechanistic generalities, as well as the rich diversities, of gene regulation.
- Subjects
RNA polymerases; GENETIC transcription regulation; GENETIC regulation; HUMAN gene mapping; MESSENGER RNA; HUMAN genetics; TRANSCRIPTION factors; GENOMES; RNA
- Publication
Nature, 2009, Vol 461, Issue 7261, p186
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nature08449