KEY TERMS

transcription

RNA polymerase

carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD)

TATA box

transcription factor

enhancer

mediator

combinatorial control

nuclear hormone receptor

estrogen response element (ERE)

zinc-finger domain

coactivator

agonist

antagonist

selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM)

histone

chromatin

histone acetyltransferase (HAT)

acetyllysine-binding domain

bromodomain

TATA-box-binding protein associated factor (TAF)

chromatin-remodeling engine

nucleosome

histone deacetylase