EMBO Member
Max Perutz Labs, Vienna | Austria
EMBO 1997
My group is currently addressing the question how RNA can control its own transcription. We identified a large number of RNA polymerase-binding aptamers in E. coli, yeast and human cells that control transcription by cross-talking to the transcribing RNA polymerase.
Keywords: Regulatory RNAs / genomic SELEX / RNA chaperones / riboregulation of transcription
Subject area(s): Chromatin & Transcription | RNA | Evolution & Ecology