Which of the following increases the stability of the elongation complex during transcription in E.coli?
A)formation of the open complex
B)dissociation of the $\sigma$ subunit
C)mutations in the promoter region
D)production of abortive transcripts
E)All of the above increase the stability.

Question

Which of the following increases the stability of the elongation complex during transcription in E.coli?
A)formation of the open complex
B)dissociation of the  $\sigma$ subunit
C)mutations in the promoter region
D)production of abortive transcripts
E)All of the above increase the stability.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The dissociation of the sigma (σ) subunit from the RNA polymerase complex increases the stability of the elongation complex during transcription in E.coli.

Which of the Following Increases the Stability of the Elongation σ\sigmaσ

Which of the Following Increases the Stability of the Elongation $\sigma$