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GO:0070897
Name
transcription preinitiation complex assembly
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
DNA-dependent transcriptional preinitiation complex assembly, DNA-templated transcriptional preinitiation complex assembly, bacterial-type RNA polymerase preinitiation complex assembly, bacterial-type RNA polymerase transcription PIC formation, bacterial-type RNA polymerase transcriptional preinitiation complex formation, transcription PIC biosynthesis, transcription PIC formation, transcriptional preinitiation complex formation
Alternate IDs
GO:0001126
Definition
The formation of a large multiprotein-DNA complex that self-assembles on gene promoter through the sequential recruitment of the general initiation factors that compose the preinitiation complex (PIC). The PIC engages the RNA polymerase on its DNA template strand and sparks polymerization of the first few RNA nucleotides. Source: GOC:txnOH
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Parents of transcription preinitiation complex assembly (GO:0070897)
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transcription preinitiation complex assembly [RO:0002588 relation] RO:0002588  transcription preinitiation complex (GO:0097550)
transcription preinitiation complex assembly [is_a relation] is_a  protein-DNA complex assembly (GO:0065004)
transcription preinitiation complex assembly [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  DNA-templated transcription initiation (GO:0006352)
Children of transcription preinitiation complex assembly (GO:0070897)
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RNA polymerase I preinitiation complex assembly (GO:0001188) [is_a relation] is_a  transcription preinitiation complex assembly
RNA polymerase II preinitiation complex assembly (GO:0051123) [is_a relation] is_a  transcription preinitiation complex assembly
RNA polymerase III preinitiation complex assembly (GO:0070898) [is_a relation] is_a  transcription preinitiation complex assembly
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