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Q.In which phase of Transcription the Rho-protein has some contribution?

(a) Initiation phase
(b) Extension phase
(c) Termination phase
(d) None of these
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Rho protein mediates Rho-dependent termination, ending transcription.

Transcription termination in bacteria can be Rho-dependent or Rho-independent (intrinsic). In Rho-dependent termination:

  • The Rho (p) protein, an ATP-dependent helicase, binds to a specific sequence (rut site) on the newly synthesised mRNA.
  • It translocates along the RNA (using energy from ATP hydrolysis) and catches up with RNA polymerase paused at a terminator sequence. …

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