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Intrinsic translocation barrier as an initial step in pausing by RNA polymerase II.
Journal of molecular biology - 22 Feb 2013
Imashimizu Masahiko, Kireeva Maria L, Lubkowska Lucyna, Gotte Deanna, Parks Adam R, Strathern Jeffrey N, Kashlev Mikhail
Abstract excerpt
Pausing of RNA polymerase II (RNAP II) by backtracking on DNA is a major regulatory mechanism in control of eukaryotic transcription. Backtracking occurs by extrusion of the 3' end of the RNA from the active center after bond formation and before translocation of RNAP II on DNA. In several documented cases, backtracking requires a special signal such as A/T-rich sequences forming an unstable RNA-DNA hybrid in the...
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