Transcription factors and evolution: an integral part of gene expression

T Mitsis, A Efthimiadou… - World Academy of …, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Gene expression is a complex process that is essential to living organisms. Gene
expression plays the important role of converting information that is encoded in a gene into a …

The core promoter: At the heart of gene expression

YM Danino, D Even, D Ideses… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2015 - Elsevier
The identities of different cells and tissues in multicellular organisms are determined by
tightly controlled transcriptional programs that enable accurate gene expression. The …

Nascent RNA sequencing reveals distinct features in plant transcription

J Hetzel, SH Duttke, C Benner… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Transcriptional regulation of gene expression is a major mechanism used by plants to confer
phenotypic plasticity, and yet compared with other eukaryotes or bacteria, little is known …

The punctilious RNA polymerase II core promoter

YL Wang, GA Kassavetis, JT Kadonaga - Genes & …, 2017 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The signals that direct the initiation of transcription ultimately converge at the core promoter,
which is the gateway to transcription. Here we provide an overview of the RNA polymerase II …

Transcription factors: switches for regulating growth and development in macrofungi

X Sun, D Liu, X Zhao - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023 - Springer
Macrofungi (or mushrooms) act as an extraordinarily important part to human health due to
their nutritional and/or medicinal value, but the detailed researches in growth and …

Response characteristics of indigenous microbial community in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contaminated aquifers under polyethylene microplastics …

Y Ding, J Wang, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, W Xu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
To understand the response characteristics of indigenous microbial community in PAH-
contaminated aquifers to the coexistence of microplastics. In this paper, we constructed a …

Transcription initiation factor TBP: old friend new questions

K Kramm, C Engel, D Grohmann - Biochemical Society …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
In all domains of life, the regulation of transcription by DNA-dependent RNA polymerases
(RNAPs) is achieved at the level of initiation to a large extent. Whereas bacterial promoters …

The general transcription factors (GTFs) of RNA polymerase II and their roles in plant development and stress responses

S Sharma, S Kapoor, A Ansari… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In eukaryotes, general transcription factors (GTFs) enable recruitment of RNA polymerase II
(RNA Pol II) to core promoters to facilitate initiation of transcription. Extensive research in …

Structure and function of RNA polymerases and the transcription machineries

J Griesenbeck, H Tschochner, D Grohmann - … Protein Complexes: Structure …, 2017 - Springer
In all living organisms, the flow of genetic information is a two-step process: first DNA is
transcribed into RNA, which is subsequently used as template for protein synthesis during …

Prokaryotic sigma factors and their transcriptional counterparts in Archaea and Eukarya

AG Abril, JLR Rama, A Sánchez-Pérez… - Applied microbiology and …, 2020 - Springer
RNA polymerases (RNAPs) carry out transcription in the three domains of life, Bacteria,
Archaea, and Eukarya. Transcription initiation is highly regulated by a variety of transcription …