RNA polymerase
Noun
Meaning
the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA
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After transcription has been terminated, the mRNA chain is cleaved through the action of an endonuclease complex associated with RNA polymerase.
A further member of this class is the RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain phosphatase.
Actinomycin D, an inhibitor of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, is a potent antibiotic with therapeutic utilities in infectious diseases and cancer.
During genome replication the circularization acts to enhance genome replication speeds, cycling viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase much the same as the ribosome is hypothesized to cycle.
DNA polymerase and RNA polymerase are used to assemble DNA and RNA molecules, respectively, by copying a DNA or RNA template strand using base-pairing interactions.
Favipiravir is an oral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase inhibitor, and the drug is under investigation in many countries for the treatment of Covid-19.