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Term Information

Accession

GO:0006352

Name

DNA-templated transcription initiation

Ontology

biological_process

Synonyms

DNA-dependent RNA polymerase complex assembly at promoter, DNA-dependent transcription, initiation, DNA-templated transcription, initiation, initiation of DNA-dependent transcription, initiation of transcription, DNA-dependent, transcription initiation factor activity, transcription initiation, DNA-dependent, transcription initiation from bacterial-type RNA polymerase promoter

Alternate IDs

GO:0001123

Definition

The initial step of transcription, consisting of the assembly of the RNA polymerase preinitiation complex (PIC) at a gene promoter, as well as the formation of the first few bonds of the RNA transcript. Transcription initiation includes abortive initiation events, which occur when the first few nucleotides are repeatedly synthesized and then released, and ends when promoter clearance takes place. Source: PMID:18280161 , GOC:txnOH, GOC:jid

Comment

Note that promoter clearance is represented as a separate step, not part_of either initiation or elongation.

History

See term history for GO:0006352 at QuickGO

Chem. react.

None

Subset

goslim_yeast

Related

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