Interplay between DNA supercoiling and transcription elongation. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Transcription-coupled DNA supercoiling has been shown to be an important regulator of transcription that is broadly present in the cell. Here we review experimental work which shows that RNA polymerase is a powerful torsional motor that can alter DNA topology and structure, and DNA supercoiling in turn directly affects transcription elongation.

publication date

  • January 1, 2014

Research

keywords

  • DNA, Superhelical
  • Escherichia coli
  • Transcription Elongation, Genetic

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4215170

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84902385349

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1038/nature05701

PubMed ID

  • 25764330

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 5

issue

  • 3