Term Name: transcription antitermination
Synonyms: transcriptional readthrough
Definition: A positive regulation of gene expression mechanism that allows RNA polymerase to continue transcription beyond a termination site, thus allowing expression of downstream genes under specific conditions.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0031564]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: transcription antitermination factor activity, DNA binding transcription antitermination factor activity, RNA binding
is a type of: negative regulation of termination of DNA-templated transcription positive regulation of gene expression