Promoter
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| − | A promoter site is a region of [[DNA|DNA]] that [[RNA polymerase|RNA polymerase]] binds to in order to carry out transcription. It is located upstream of the target sequence <ref>Biochemistry, 6th Edition, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Lubert Stryer, W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 2008</ref>. A promoter sequence determines where transcription of a gene will begin and also dictates the efficiency with which transcription takes place - cells use the degree of efficiency regulate the amount of a particular protein produced. | + | A promoter site is a region of [[DNA|DNA]] that [[RNA polymerase|RNA polymerase]] binds to in order to carry out [[Transcription|transcription]]. It is located upstream of the target sequence <ref>Biochemistry, 6th Edition, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Lubert Stryer, W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 2008</ref>. A promoter sequence determines where transcription of a [[Gene|gene]] will begin and also dictates the efficiency with which transcription takes place - cells use the degree of efficiency regulate the amount of a particular [[protein|protein]] produced. |
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Revision as of 08:28, 18 November 2011
A promoter site is a region of DNA that RNA polymerase binds to in order to carry out transcription. It is located upstream of the target sequence [1]. A promoter sequence determines where transcription of a gene will begin and also dictates the efficiency with which transcription takes place - cells use the degree of efficiency regulate the amount of a particular protein produced.
References
- ↑ Biochemistry, 6th Edition, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Lubert Stryer, W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 2008
