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1: Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2004 May;11(5):394-403.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Structure and mechanism of the RNA polymerase II transcription machinery.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1100 Fairview Ave N., A1-162, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA. shahn@fhcrc.org

Advances in structure determination of the bacterial and eukaryotic transcription machinery have led to a marked increase in the understanding of the mechanism of transcription. Models for the specific assembly of the RNA polymerase II transcription machinery at a promoter, conformational changes that occur during initiation of transcription, and the mechanism of initiation are discussed in light of recent developments.

PMID: 15114340 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC1189732