Term Name: positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
Synonyms: activation of global transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter, activation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter, positive regulation of gene-specific transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter, positive regulation of global transcription from Pol II promoter, positive regulation of transcription from Pol II promoter, positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter, positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter, global, stimulation of global transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter, stimulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter, up regulation of global transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter, up regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter, up-regulation of global transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter, up-regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter, upregulation of global transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter, upregulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
Definition: Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045944]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific
is a type of: biological regulation positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
has subtype: carbon catabolite activation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter positive regulation of pseudohyphal growth by positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter positive regulation of ribosomal protein gene transcription by RNA polymerase II positive regulation of snRNA transcription by RNA polymerase II positive regulation of transcription elongation by RNA polymerase II positive regulation of transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II positive regulation of transcription of Notch receptor target
positively regulates: transcription by RNA polymerase II