Transcription

Transcription is the enzymatic process by which RNA polymerase catalyzes the synthesis of an RNA molecule complementary and antiparallel to a DNA template strand, thereby transferring genetic information from DNA to RNA as the initial step of gene expression.

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ChromatinCore Promoter ElementsGene-specific Transcriptional ControlMediator ComplexPromoter ArchitecturePromoter RecognitionRna Polymerase FunctionRna Polymerase I TranscriptionRna Polymerase Ii TranscriptionRna Polymerase Iii Transcription

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Potent and specific genetic interference by double-stranded RNA in Caenorhabditis elegans

Andrew Fire, Siqun Xu, Mary K. Montgomery et al. · Nature · 1998 · 15.3K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +8

The C. elegans heterochronic gene lin-4 encodes small RNAs with antisense complementarity to lin-14

Rosalind C. Lee, Rhonda Feinbaum, Victor Ambros · Cell · 1993 · 12.8K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +7

Accurate transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II in a soluble extract from isolated mammalian nuclei

John David Dignam, Russell M. Lebovitz, R G Roeder · Nucleic Acids Research · 1983 · 11.6K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics +17

A ceRNA Hypothesis: The Rosetta Stone of a Hidden RNA Language?

Leonardo Salmena, Laura Poliseno, Yvonne Tay et al. · Cell · 2011 · 7.7K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Linguistics, Molecular Biology +14

Genetic regulatory mechanisms in the synthesis of proteins

François Jacob, Jacques Monod · Journal of Molecular Biology · 1961 · 6.6K citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +12

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Robert G. Roeder
Rockefeller University, United States
195 publications · 30.2K citations
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Patrick Cramer
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany
148 publications · 21.8K citations
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Robert Tjian
University of California, Berkeley, United States
104 publications · 30.7K citations
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Roger D. Kornberg
Stanford University, United States
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Danny Reinberg
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States
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Cell
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PNAS · 2.5K publications · 269.6K citations
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Science
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Journal of Biological Chemistry
JBC · 3.5K publications · 240.8K citations
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See also Transcription
Regulatory Factors	Promoters Enhancers Silencer Elements Insulator Elements Transcriptional Activators Transcriptional Repressors Chromatin Remodeling In Transcription Pioneer Transcription Factors Histone Modifications Histone Variants Non-coding Rna Characterization
Initiation Mechanisms	Rna Polymerase Ii Transcription Tata-box Binding Protein Promoter Escape Mediator Complex Transcription Start Sites Initiator Elements Bre Element Bidirectional Transcription
Polymerase Types	Bacterial Rna Polymerase Structure Archaeal Rna Polymerase Structure Eukaryotic Rna Polymerase I Structure Rna Polymerase I Complex Structure Rna Polymerase Ii Transcription Rna Polymerase Iii Transcription Rna Polymerase Subunit Architecture Rna Polymerase Core Enzyme Structure
Elongation Dynamics	Rna Polymerase Ii Pausing Transcription Elongation Complexes Pause-to-elongation Transition Poisson Point Processes Hairpin Loops Promoter Pausing
Termination Signals	Macroscopic Fundamental Diagrams Short Hairpin Rna