| | through the enzymatic action of a specific isoform of [[RNA polymerase]]. It is the intermediary step in the production of [[protein]]s, and the final step for non-protein coding RNAs. Protein-coding [[gene]]s are transcribed into mRNA which are then translated by the [[ribosome]] to create a nascent [[polypeptides|polypetide]] chain. In eukaryotes, the transcription process is however more complex than in prokaryotes because of the presence of three distinct RNA polymerases, each responsible for the transcription of a different class of RNA.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jerard Hurwitz |title=The Discovery of RNA Polymerase |publisher=JBC, The Journal of Biological Chemistry |url=http://www.jbc.org/content/280/52/42477 |accessdate=17 January 2015 |quote=In all organisms, genes coding for proteins are transcribed by the multisubunit complex, DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. In prokaryotes, this is accomplished by the core RNA polymerase linked to a number of sigma factors that specify its binding to different promoter elements. In eukaryotes, this process is more complex because of the presence of three distinct RNA polymerases, each responsible for the transcription of a different class of RNA.}}</ref> | | through the enzymatic action of a specific isoform of [[RNA polymerase]]. It is the intermediary step in the production of [[protein]]s, and the final step for non-protein coding RNAs. Protein-coding [[gene]]s are transcribed into mRNA which are then translated by the [[ribosome]] to create a nascent [[polypeptides|polypetide]] chain. In eukaryotes, the transcription process is however more complex than in prokaryotes because of the presence of three distinct RNA polymerases, each responsible for the transcription of a different class of RNA.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jerard Hurwitz |title=The Discovery of RNA Polymerase |publisher=JBC, The Journal of Biological Chemistry |url=http://www.jbc.org/content/280/52/42477 |accessdate=17 January 2015 |quote=In all organisms, genes coding for proteins are transcribed by the multisubunit complex, DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. In prokaryotes, this is accomplished by the core RNA polymerase linked to a number of sigma factors that specify its binding to different promoter elements. In eukaryotes, this process is more complex because of the presence of three distinct RNA polymerases, each responsible for the transcription of a different class of RNA.}}</ref> |