termination of RNA polymerase III transcription

Term ID

GO:0006386

Synonyms

• RNA polymerase III transcription termination
• RNA polymerase III transcription termination factor activity
• transcription termination from Pol III promoter
• transcription termination from RNA polymerase III promoter

Definition

A transcription termination process that completes the production of a primary RNA polymerase II transcript. RNA polymerase III has an intrinsic ability to terminate transcription upon incorporation of at least 4 contiguous U residues. (2)

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO