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RNA polymerase II
This protein reads a gene in your DNA and writes a matching RNA copy. The cell uses that copy to build a protein.
Fun fact
It only reads in one direction along DNA, like a tape player.
Words to know
dnarnageneprotein
NGSS alignment
MS-LS3-1Structure & function of proteinsMS-LS1-2Inside the cell
Structure
Rendered in FoldLens Junior from AlphaFold Database entry P24928. See the underlying prediction at alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/entry/P24928.
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