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Accession
GO:0003899
Name
DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
C RNA formation factors, C ribonucleic acid formation factors, DNA-dependent RNA nucleotidyltransferase activity, DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity, DNA-dependent ribonucleate nucleotidyltransferase activity, RNA nucleotidyltransferase (DNA-directed) activity, deoxyribonucleic acid-dependent ribonucleic acid polymerase activity, nucleoside-triphosphate:RNA nucleotidyltransferase (DNA-directed) activity, DNA-directed RNA polymerase I activity, DNA-directed RNA polymerase II activity, DNA-directed RNA polymerase III activity, RNA polymerase I activity, RNA polymerase II activity, RNA polymerase III activity, RNA polymerase IV activity, RNA polymerase V activity, transcriptase
Alternate IDs
GO:0000129
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: nucleoside triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate + RNA(n+1). Utilizes a DNA template, i.e. the catalysis of DNA-template-directed extension of the 3'-end of an RNA strand by one nucleotide at a time. Can initiate a chain 'de novo'. Source: EC:2.7.7.6
Comment
None
History
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Chem. react.
None
Subset
None
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Parents of DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity (GO:0003899)
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DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  RNA biosynthetic process (GO:0032774)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity [is_a relation] is_a  5'-3' RNA polymerase activity (GO:0034062)
Children of DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity (GO:0003899)
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DNA-directed RNA polymerase complex (GO:0000428) [RO:0002215 relation] RO:0002215  DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity