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the claim
RNA polymerase transcription direction is determined by promoter sequences
the verdict
COMMON KNOWLEDGE
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That promoter sequences determine the direction and initiation of RNA polymerase transcription is a fundamental biological truism; no citation is needed.

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The claim states that promoter sequences determine RNA polymerase transcription direction, which is a foundational, textbook fact of molecular biology. Under STEP 0, trivially true biological principles and direct foundational definitions are categorized as common knowledge requiring no citation.

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  1. Restrictor slows RNAPII elongation to promote termination at noncoding RNA loci.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  2. Mechanism of upstream promoter element stimulation of transcription at a ribosomal RNA promoter determined by single-molecule imagingpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  3. Bidirectional promoters in Escherichia coli: regulatory rules and implications for gene expression noise.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  4. Structure Prediction of Complexes Controlling Beta- and Gamma-Herpesvirus Late Transcription Using AlphaFold 3.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  5. Revelation of core promoter elements and bidirectional regulation of Geminivirus genes in Escherichia coli.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  6. Process and analytical strategies for the safe production of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  7. Expanding the LuxR-type receptor functional repertoire: Protein-protein interactions in quorum sensing regulation.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  8. HIV-1 transcription dominates over host gene activity at the HIV-1 integration site.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  9. Transcription initiation at a consensus bacterial promoter proceeds via a “bind-unwind-load-and-lock” mechanismpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  10. Activation of bacterial transcription by distortion of promoter base pairing.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  11. The entire <i>CYP51B</i> locus in azole-resistant isolates of the dermatophyte <i>Trichophyton indotineae</i> revealed by optical genome mapping.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  12. Antisense RNA controls the degradation of phycobilisomes in heterocyst-forming cyanobacteria by a transcriptional interference mechanism.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
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first checked05 Aug 2026
judged → COMMON KNOWLEDGE · 9505 Aug 2026
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