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The molecule that's directly made by transcription in one of your (eukaryotic) cells is called a pre-mRNA, reflecting that it needs to go through a few more steps to become an actual messenger RNA (mRNA).

An in-depth look how polypeptides (proteins) are made. Initiation, elongation, and termination.

A transcription factor is a protein that binds to specific DNA sequence to control the rate of transcription.

Transcription is when we take the information encoded in the gene in DNA and encode essentially that same information in mRNA. So transcription we are going from DNA to messenger RNA, and we're …

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An in-depth looks at how transcription works. Initiation (promoters), elongation, and termination.

Proteins called transcription factors, however, play a particularly central role in regulating transcription. These important proteins help determine which genes are active in each cell of your body.

Now a few notes about the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes when it comes to transcriptional regulation. In prokaryotes, the regulation of transcription is really needed for the cell to …

Explore DNA and chromatin modifications, transcriptional regulation, and the influence of transcription factors. Examine the roles of non-coding RNAs and operons in controlling gene activity.