Basic mechanism of transcription by RNA polymerase II

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1829, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-28

  Svetlov, Vladimir ^a   Nudler, Evgeny ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics; Nucleotidyl transfer; RNA polymerase; Transcription; Two metal catalysis

Indexed keywords

DNA; PYROPHOSPHATE; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE II;

CATALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REVIEW; RNA SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSCRIPTION ELONGATION; TRANSLOCATION LINE;

ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; RNA POLYMERASE II; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84872376551     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.08.009     Document Type: Review

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