Transcription termination sites can be recognized by the RNA polymerase (RNAP) itself or by another protein which interacts with the RNAP to promote transcription termination. Note that not all genes have a DNA specific sequence that functions as a termination site; for most mRNAs transcribed by RNAP II termination is not mediated by a specific termination sequence, but is coupled to polyadenylation.

krc

2011-01-27T02:42:23Z

Binding to a sequence of DNA that promotes termination by RNA polymerase. The transcribed region might be described as a gene, cistron, or operon.

GO:0001145

GO:0001160

GO:0001148

GO:0001146

mitochondrial RNA polymerase termination site sequence-specific DNA binding

mitochondrial RNA polymerase terminator site sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity

bacterial-type RNA polymerase termination site sequence-specific DNA binding

transcription factor activity, mitochondrial RNA polymerase terminator site sequence-specific binding

molecular_function

transcription termination site DNA binding

GO:0001147