Role of RNA polymerase in gene transcription demonstrated

Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 11:14 in Biology & Nature

Biophysicists have provided new insight into the mechanisms of gene transcription. They developed a computer model to simulate how the transcription of RNA from DNA is initiated and demonstrate the active role that RNA polymerase plays. Understanding the mechanisms of gene transcription is an important step in deciphering the role of genetics in disease.

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