Notes 11-6-09 Part 3

a) RNA polymerase: enzyme that copies DNA into RNA copy
RNA copy is single-stranded, complementary to one DNA
RNA polymerase binds to promoter sequence on DNA
Sigma Factor: subunit of RNA polymerase that binds to DNA promoter sequences
Different sigma factoers attach to different promoter sequences
Different Sigma factors are expressed under different conditions

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