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Snapshots of transcription initiation

The enzyme RNA polymerase II, along with several transcription factors, initiates DNA transcription. Analyses reveal the structures involved in this process in human and yeast cells at high-resolution. See Articles p.353 & p.359

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Hahn, S., Buratowski, S. Snapshots of transcription initiation. Nature 533, 331–332 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature18437

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