title: The three Rs of transcription: recruit, retain, and recycle.
abstract: The dynamic protein interactions required for transcription are functionally important yet poorly understood; in this issue of Molecular Cell, Zobeck et al. (2010) resolve the sequential recruitment and selective recycling of transcription factors at an actively transcribing locus in Drosophila.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8816, USA.
authors.forename: Laura B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Motta-Mena
authors.forename: Carrie L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Partch
authors.forename: Kevin H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Gardner