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Activation and repression at the heart of human RNA polymerase III

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology volume 28, pages 124–126 (2021)Cite this article

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Resolving RNA polymerase structures at the atomic level has revolutionized our understanding of transcription. Three articles now published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology and Nature Communications decipher unique properties of human RNA polymerase III and propose built-in modules within the enzyme that mediate transcriptional activation, repression and antirepression.

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Fig. 1: Structural elements and regulatory functions of human RNA polymerase III.

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