A new twist on transcriptional bursting.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2014.06.042 and PMC identifier 6310609.
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Abstract
Transcriptional bursting has been observed across species and is one of the primary causes of variable gene expression in cells and tissue. In this issue, Chong et al. describe how DNA topology results in transcriptional bursting in E. coli.
Medical subject headings
- Escherichia coli
- Transcription, Genetic