These cell proteins, called transcription factors, help determine which DNA sequences should be transcribed and precisely when the transcription process should occur. Once RNA polymerase and its ...

If DNA is a book, then how is it read? Learn more about the DNA transcription process, where DNA is converted to RNA, a more portable set of instructions for the cell. The process of transcription ...

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Each transcription factor recognizes and binds to a unique short DNA sequence, most often located in the 99% of the genome that does not encode proteins. Binding of transcription factors either ...

Transcription is the process by which the genetic information in DNA is copied into a complementary RNA strand. RNA polymerase enzymes read the DNA sequence and synthesize messenger RNA (mRNA) ...

Ring-shaped extrachromosomal DNA is implicated in many cancers. Rachel Brazil talks to the scientists trying to uncover their ...

Transcription initiation begins with the binding of RNA polymerase, a multi-subunit enzyme, to a specific DNA sequence called the promoter region. Prokaryotic promoters typically contain a Pribnow ...