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Transcription/translation - Promoters
Description:
Promoters are DNA sequences located in the 5' region adjacent to the transcriptional start site. RNA polymerase and accessory proteins (transcription factors) bind to the promoter to initiate production of an mRNA transcript. Interactions of proteins at the promoter regulate gene actvity by activating or repressing transcription.
Keywords:
gene concept,transcription,translation
This work by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.Related content:
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