Acetylation of histones, the addition of acetyl groups, enhances transcription by increasing the binding of transcriptional factors and RNA polymerase to the promoter, leading to higher rates of transcription and protein synthesis.
- acetyl groups added to histones - increased binding of transcriptional factors to promoter - more RNA polymerase is stimulated to transcribe the gene - rate of transcription increases - more protein produced
| Front | How does acetylation of histones work? |
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| Back | - acetyl groups added to histones - increased binding of transcriptional factors to promoter - more RNA polymerase is stimulated to transcribe the gene - rate of transcription increases - more protein produced |
Tags: gene_expression
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