RNA POLYMERASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does RNA polymerase mean? 

• RNA POLYMERASE (noun)
  The noun RNA POLYMERASE has 1 sense:

1. the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA

  Familiarity information: RNA POLYMERASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RNA POLYMERASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The enzyme that copies DNA into RNA

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

RNA polymerase; transcriptase

Hypernyms ("RNA polymerase" is a kind of...):

polymerase (an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA)

 Context examples 

DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB1 (1970 aa, ~217 kDa) is encoded by the human POLR2A gene.

(DNA-Directed RNA Polymerase II Subunit RPB1, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes Dr1-associated corepressor protein, plays a role in the modulation of RNA polymerase II activity.

(DRAP1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes ETS domain-containing protein Elk-3, plays a role in the modulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II.

(ELK3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition to these receptors, there is a mechanism to sense foreign DNA, with the host RNA polymerase III converting the DNA into RNA for recognition by the RNA sensor RIG-I.

(Cytosolic DNA-Sensing Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

This protein is involved in the mediation of protein phosphorylation that regulates both RNA polymerase II-mediated transcription and cell cycle progression.

(Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 7, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes homeobox protein CDX-2, plays a role in the regulation of RNA polymerase II-directed transcription.

(CDX2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes carboxy-terminal domain RNA polymerase II polypeptide A small phosphatase 2, plays a role in the hydrolysis of phosphoproteins.

(CTDSP2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes myc proto-oncogene protein, plays a role in the regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II.

(MYC wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes L-myc-1 proto-oncogene protein, is involved in modulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II.

(MYCL1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p100 subunit protein, is involved in the modulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II.

(NFKB2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)