The low processivity of T7 RNA polymerase over the initially transcribed sequence can limit productive initiation in vivo.

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In vitro, after binding to the promoter to form a catalytically active complex, RNA polymerases abortively cycle over the first transcribed nucleotides (initial transcribed sequence or ITS) before leaving the promoter. With the bacteriophage T7 enzyme, the extent of abortive transcription varies with the nature of the ITS and with the elongation speed of the polymerase. Here, we compare in vitro and in vivo the...

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