The transformation of the DNA template in RNA polymerase II transcription: a historical perspective.

Nat Struct Mol Biol

Section of Molecular Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.

Published: September 2019

The discovery of RNA polymerases I, II, and III opened up a new era in gene expression. Here I provide a personal retrospective account of the transformation of the DNA template, as it evolved from naked DNA to chromatin, in the biochemical analysis of transcription by RNA polymerase II. These studies have revealed new insights into the mechanisms by which transcription factors function with chromatin to regulate gene expression.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7025952PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41594-019-0278-yDOI Listing

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