transcription_pause_site

Term ID

SO:0002047

Synonyms

• transcription pause site

Definition

Transcription pause sites are regions of a gene where RNA polymerase may pause during transcription. The functional role of pausing may be to facilitate factor recruitment, RNA folding, and synchronization with translation. Consensus transcription pause site have been observed in E. coli. 24789973

References

Ontology

Sequence Ontology