Sigma factors act as the promoter specificity subunit of eubacterial and plant plastid multisubunit RNA polymerases, whose core subunit composition is often described as alpha(2)-beta-beta-prime. Although sigma does not bind DNA on its own, when combined with the core to form the holoenzyme, the sigma factor binds specifically to promoter elements. The sigma subunit is released once elongation begins. [ GOC:txnOH-2018 ]

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术语信息

creation date

2010-08-11T04:12:24Z

definition

Sigma factors act as the promoter specificity subunit of eubacterial and plant plastid multisubunit RNA polymerases, whose core subunit composition is often described as alpha(2)-beta-beta-prime. Although sigma does not bind DNA on its own, when combined with the core to form the holoenzyme, the sigma factor binds specifically to promoter elements. The sigma subunit is released once elongation begins.

has alternative id

GO:0001053

GO:0000996

has exact synonym

DNA-dependent RNA polymerase promoter selection factor

sigma factor activity

sigma transcription factor

core DNA-dependent RNA polymerase binding promoter specificity activity

has narrow synonym

promoter selection factor activity

bacterial sigma factor activity

plastid sigma factor activity

has obo namespace

molecular_function

id

GO:0016987

term tracker item

https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/15587

https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/14848