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Open season on RNA polymerase

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Bacterial RNA polymerase holoenzyme and open complex structures reveal how the σ subunit binds RNA polymerase and mediates the specific recognition of promoter DNA to facilitate transcription initiation.

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Figure 1: Schematics of the overall structure of the σ subunit and RNA polymerase.

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