Transcription is very similar to DNA replication but there are some important differencesi 1 RNA is made of ribonucleotides 2. RNA polymerase catalyzes the reaction 3. The synthesized rna does not remain base-paired to the template DNA strand 4. Less accurate(error rate: 10-4)
6 Transcription is very similar to DNA replication but there are some important differences: 1.RNA is made of ribonucleotides 2.RNA polymerase catalyzes the reaction 3.The synthesized RNA does not remain base-paired to the template DNA strand 4.Less accurate (error rate: 10-4)
5. Transcription selectively copies only certain parts of the genome and makes one to several hundred or even thousand copies of any given section of the genome(Replication?)
7 5.Transcription selectively copies only certain parts of the genome and makes one to several hundred, or even thousand, copies of any given section of the genome. (Replication?)
DNA duplex 0m0 RNA Transcription bubble Fig 12-1 Transcription of DNA into RNA
8 Fig 12-1 Transcription of DNA into RNA Transcription bubble
CHHAPTER12: Mechanisms of transcription Topic 1: RNA Polymerase and The Transcription Cycle Wuhan universit
9 Topic 1: RNA Polymerase and The Transcription Cycle CHAPTER12: Mechanisms of Transcription
zo RNA polymerases come in s different forms, but share many features RNA polymerases performs essentially the same reaction in all cells a Bacteria have only a single 9 RNA polymerases while in 6 eukaryotic cells there are three: RNA Pol I, II and III 10
10 RNA polymerases come in different forms, but share many features ◼ RNA polymerases performs essentially the same reaction in all cells ◼ Bacteria have only a single RNA polymerases while in eukaryotic cells there are three: RNA Pol I, II and III RNA polymerase and the transcription cycle