Abstract
The RNA polymerase σ factor is required for the initiation of RNA synthesis. After initiation σ is released from the polymerase-factor complex and from the DNA template, and may then be re-used by another polymerase molecule to initiate a new RNA chain.
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TRAVERS, A., BURGESS, R. Cyclic Re-use of the RNA Polymerase Sigma Factor. Nature 222, 537–540 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/222537a0
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