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Charting a course through RNA polymerase

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The known X-ray crystal structure of a bacterial RNA polymerase together with systematic site-specific protein nucleic acid crosslinking analyses have allowed the determination of the path of DNA and RNA through RNA polymerase.

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Figure 1: Schematic of the subunit structure of eukaryal RNAP I, II and III, the archaeal RNAP and bacterial core RNAP.
Figure 2: Representation of the path of DNA and RNA in the RNAP.

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  2. Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2, UK

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