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transcription

Also known as genetic transcription, transcription, genetic, transcription (biology), gene transcription

biosynthesis of RNA carried out on a template of DNA

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Transcription is the process where cells use DNA as a template to create RNA molecules. This matters because RNA carries genetic instructions from DNA to direct the production of proteins and perform other essential functions in living organisms.

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Coordination of transcription and processing of tRNA.ReviewThe FEBS journal · 2022Jarrous N, Mani D, Ramanathan ADOI: 10.1111/febs.15904
An atlas of transcription initiation reveals regulatory principles of gene and transposable element expression in early mammalian development.Cell · 2025Oomen ME, Rodriguez-Terrones D, Kurome M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.12.013
ARS2 instructs early transcription termination-coupled RNA decay by recruiting ZC3H4 to nascent transcripts.Molecular cell · 2023Rouvière JO, Salerno-Kochan A, Lykke-Andersen S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.05.028
mRNA export factors store nascent transcripts within nuclear speckles as an adaptive response to transient global inhibition of transcription.Molecular cell · 2025Williams TD, Michalak EM, Carey KT et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2024.12.008
HPV transcription in skin tumors.PloS one · 2019Hultin E, Arroyo Mühr LS, Lagheden C et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217942
CTCF blocks antisense transcription initiation at divergent promoters.Nature structural & molecular biology · 2022Luan J, Vermunt MW, Syrett CM et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41594-022-00855-y
A restrictor complex of ZC3H4, WDR82, and ARS2 integrates with PNUTS to control unproductive transcription.Molecular cell · 2023Estell C, Davidson L, Eaton JD et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.05.029
Transcription elongation of the plant RNA polymerase IV is prone to backtracking.Science advances · 2024Fang C, Huang K, Wu X et al.DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adq3087

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Transcription is the process of duplicating a segment of DNA into RNA for the purpose of gene expression. Some segments of DNA are transcribed into RNA molecules that can encode proteins, called messenger RNA (mRNA). Other segments of DNA are transcribed into RNA molecules called non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs).

Both DNA and RNA are nucleic acids, composed of nucleotide sequences. During transcription, a DNA sequence is read by an RNA polymerase, which produces a complementary RNA strand called a primary transcript.

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