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Transcription and Posttranscriptional Processes

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In multicellular organisms all somatic cells have the same set of DNA, yet different cell types differ in shape and performed function. This is possible because different cells within the body express different portions of their DNA, what determines diversity. Genes do not have influence on cellular functions as long as they are not expressed.

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  • Transcription Start Site
  • General Transcription Factor
  • Leucine Zipper
  • Serum Response Factor
  • Serum Response Element

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  1. Gliwice Branch, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Wybrzeże Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101, Gliwice, Poland

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Widłak, W. (2013). Transcription and Posttranscriptional Processes. In: Widłak, W. (eds) Molecular Biology. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8248. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45361-8_5

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