NIH Record - National Institutes of Health
Swirls of many colors with colorful DNA strands running through

May 9, 2025

Swirls of many colors with colorful DNA strands running through

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NIGMS-funded researchers solved the structure of RNA polymerase II. This is the enzyme in mammalian cells that catalyzes the transcription of DNA into messenger RNA, the molecule that in turn dictates the order of amino acids in proteins.

David Bushnell, ken westover, roger kornberg, stanford university

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