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transcription termination site sequence-specific DNA binding
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Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a sequence of DNA that promotes termination by RNA polymerase. The transcribed region might be described as a gene, cistron, or operon. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18391175 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18280161 ]
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transcription termination site sequence-specific DNA binding
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Transcription termination sites can be recognized by the RNA polymerase (RNAP) itself or by another protein which interacts with the RNAP to promote transcription termination. Note that not all genes have a specific sequence that functions as a termination site; for most mRNAs transcribed by RNAP II termination is not mediated by a specific termination sequence, but is coupled to polyadenylation.
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kchris
creation date
2011-01-27T02:48:26Z
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molecular_function
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GO:0001147