Identification of an ortholog of the eukaryotic RNA polymerase III subunit RPC34 in Crenarchaeota and Thaumarchaeota suggests specialization of RNA polymerases for coding and non-coding RNAs in Archaea

<p>Abstract</p> <p>One of the hallmarks of eukaryotic information processing is the co-existence of 3 distinct, multi-subunit RNA polymerase complexes that are dedicated to the transcription of specific classes of coding or non-coding RNAs. Archaea encode only one RNA polymerase th...

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Main Authors: Siebers Bettina, Marrero Jeannette, Makarova Kira S, Blombach Fabian, Koonin Eugene V, Oost John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:Biology Direct
Online Access:http://www.biology-direct.com/content/4/1/39