title: Structure and mechanism of the RNA polymerase II transcription machinery.
abstract: Advances in structure determination of the bacterial and eukaryotic transcription machinery have led to a marked increase in the understanding of the mechanism of transcription. Models for the specific assembly of the RNA polymerase II transcription machinery at a promoter, conformational changes that occur during initiation of transcription, and the mechanism of initiation are discussed in light of recent developments.
authors.affiliation: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1100 Fairview Ave N., A1-162, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA. shahn@fhcrc.org
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hahn
mesh_terms: D008958:Models, Molecular; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012319:RNA Polymerase II / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D012319:RNA Polymerase II