Despite significant progress in our understanding of promoter melting dynamics, underlying principles of the process remain elusive, with opposing views on key aspects held by many in the field. Here, I discuss the mechanistic logic behind the interplay of thermal and deterministic forces acting to create transcriptionally competent promoter complexes.
Keywords: RNA polymerase; promoter melting; transcription.
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