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Transcriptional Elongation Factors

Medical Definition: Transcription factors whose primary function is to regulate the rate in which RNA is transcribed.
Also Called: Transcriptional Elongation Inhibitory Factors
Transcriptional Elongation Factors Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Positive Transcriptional Elongation Factor B - A transcriptional elongation factor complex that is comprised of a heterodimer of CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE 9 and one of several CYCLINS including cyclin T1, T2 and K. It functions by phosphorylating the carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) of RNA POLYMERASE II, which results in more processive transcription complexes.

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