| Literature DB >> 27105138 |
Ji Hyun Shin1, Liang Xu1, Dong Wang1.
Abstract
During transcription elongation, RNA polymerase II (pol II) travels along the DNA template across thousands to millions of nucleotides and accurately synthesizes the complementary RNA transcripts. Apart from its canonical function as a key enzyme for DNA-dependent RNA synthesis, pol II also functions as a selective sensor to recognize DNA lesions or epigenetic modifications.Keywords: DNA lesions; DNA modifications; RNA polymerase II; epi-DNA recognition loop; sensor
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27105138 PMCID: PMC4984683 DOI: 10.1080/21541264.2016.1168506
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Transcription ISSN: 2154-1272