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Review
. 2005 May;30(5):235-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.tibs.2005.03.011.

Mediator and the mechanism of transcriptional activation

Roger D Kornberg  1
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Review

Mediator and the mechanism of transcriptional activation

Roger D Kornberg. Trends Biochem Sci. 2005 May.

Abstract

Mediator was discovered because of its activity in a yeast RNA polymerase II (pol II) transcription system - it is needed for the system to respond to a transcriptional activator. Mediator is the central link in the enhancer-->activator-->Mediator-->pol II-->promoter pathway. The transduction of regulatory signals through this pathway is crucial for transcription of almost all pol II promoters in all eukaryote organisms.

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