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. 2011 Dec 9;147(6):1218-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.11.033.

Lock and key to transcription: σ-DNA interaction

Xin Liu  1 , David A Bushnell, Roger D Kornberg
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Lock and key to transcription: σ-DNA interaction

Xin Liu et al. Cell. .
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Abstract

How does RNA polymerase recognize a promoter in duplex DNA? How are the DNA strands pried apart to enable RNA synthesis? A crystal structure by Feklistov and Darst unexpectedly reveals that these two processes are interconnected.

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