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RNA polymerase

class of enzymes that synthesize RNA from a DNA template
Class type of: polymerase, transferase, nucleotidyltransferase Q272631

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
group or class of enzymes
Subclass of
polymerase, transferase, nucleotidyltransferase, RNA-modifying enzyme
Part of
polymerase[7]
Discoverer or inventor
Audrey Stevens Niyogi[6]
EC enzyme number
2.7.7.6[8]
Molecular function
RNA polymerase activity[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en ribonucleic acid polymerase en RNA polymerase en DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases en DNA-Directed RNA Polymerase ar آر أن أي بوليميراز ar بوليميراز الحمض النووي الريبوزي cs RNA polymeráza cs RNA polymerasy cs RNA polymerázy cs RNAP cs RNA-transkriptáza cs RNA polymerasa cs RNA-polymeráza cs Polymeráza RNA da RNA polymerase da RNA-polymerase de Transkriptase de RNS-Polymerase el RNApol el RNA πολυμεράση
🔖 Identifiers · 26
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh87001690
OpenAlex ID
C2776449523
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
5iy8.jpg ↗
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
rna-polymerasen
Enciclopedia della Scienza e della Tecnica ID
rna-polimerasi
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/RNA-polymerase
Freebase ID
/m/01clgm
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
arnpolimerasa
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0005301
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
RNA-polymerase
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3511593
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
52736
Show all 26 identifiers +14
J9U entity ID
987007541391605171
KBpedia ID
RNAPolymerase
MeSH descriptor ID
D012321
MeSH tree code
D08.811.913.696.445.735.270
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2776449523, 2910131547
NALT ID
34259
NDL Authority ID
00575477
NE.se ID
polymeraser
Quora topic ID
RNA-Polymerase
Topic's main category
Category:RNA polymerase
UMLS CUI
C0035681
Wellcome Collection concept ID
wvj9pbac
YSO ID
20721
Yale LUX ID
concept/7c2a312f-dc92-438c-b60b-dcaa4c871431

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🔗 Connections
Subtypes 5
RNA polymerase II, core complex, RNA polymerase I, RNA polymerase III, T7 RNA polymerase, RNA polymerase V
Subclass of 3
transferase, polymerase, nucleotidyltransferase
← Field of work 2
Lucia Rothman-Denes, Nouria Hernandez
Belongs to 1
polymerase
Discoverer or inventor 1
Audrey Stevens Niyogi
Part of 1
polymerase
← Different from 1
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
← FactGrid item ID 1
Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng
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Summary

RNA polymerase is a group or class of enzymes[1]. It is a type of polymerase[2], transferase[3], nucleotidyltransferase[4], and RNA-modifying enzyme[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . InterPro release 2019-Nov-12. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → polymerase, transferase, nucleotidyltransferase +1
    Instance of → group or class of enzymes
    Part of → polymerase
    Discoverer or inventor → Audrey Stevens Niyogi
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 20721, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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