Histones are the packaging proteins on which long DNA molecules are coiled before mitosis. In this respect they are involved in cell division, but they are most closely linked to chromosome condensation. During interphase DNA is mostly packaged as euchromatin. Euchromatin is loosely packed and is capable of being transcribed, making it essential for protein synthesis and cell growth during the G1 and G2 phases. During mitosis the DNA condenses into tightly-packed heterochromatin in the form of chromosomes, which allow for cell division. The difference in packaging between euchromatin and heterochromatin comes from histone proteins. During chromosome formation, DNA becomes tightly wound around the histones to create the chromosome structure.

RNA polymerase is the protein that synthesizes an RNA complement to a gene. RNA polymerase binds the template DNA strand and recruits ribonucleotides to build a strand of heteronuclear RNA (htRNA). The htRNA then undergoes modification to become mature mRNA before exiting the nucleus into the cytosol for translation.

DNA polymerase and primase are essential for the replication of DNA. DNA polymerase recruits nucleotides to synthesize the daughter strand of DNA, and primase creates small RNA primers to recruit DNA polymerase to the replication fork. Trypsin is a protease that is not involved in transcription; it helps to digest proteins in the small intestine.

PABP (poly-A-binding protein) binds to the poly-A tail in the 3' UTR of eukaryotic mRNA. It is likely that this species would not have a PABP homolog because it does not have a poly-A tail.

eIF4E binds to the 5' cap. eIF2 is responsible for bringing the first tRNA to the initiation complex. eEF1 is an elongation factor that helps bring tRNAs to the ribosome. 

Proteins are coded for by RNA, which is coded for by DNA. The central dogma of molecular biology is the general sequence for the flow of information in coding for a protein. An mRNA strand is created using the DNA strand as a template. This new strand of mRNA then leaves the nucleus and is used as a template for 3-pronged tRNA molecules carrying amino acids to create a chain, which will eventually create a protein.

The central dogma of molecular biology is the general sequence of DNA to RNA to protein.

Transcription factors bind to the TATA box (found only in eukaryotes and archaea). The TATA box is a promoter region of a gene on the DNA. If the transcription factor that binds it is an activator, then it will interact with RNA polymerase II to form a transcription initiation complex and begin transcription of mRNA. DNA polymerases I and III are involved in DNA replication, and do not interact with the TATA box. RNA polymerase I is responsible for transcribing rRNA genes in the nucleolus.

To help remember which bases are purines and which are pyrimidines, there are two acronyms. Pure As Gold. Adenine and guanine are purines because of their structure. Also, pyrimidines, like pyramids, are "sharp". Sharp things CUT (cytosine, uracil and thymine).

DNA is a nucleic acid, made up of the nucleotides, which contain a deoxyribose sugar, a phosphate group, and one of four nitrogenous bases. These bases are adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine. DNA is double-stranded, but transiently single-stranded during DNA replication and transcription.

Activators are proteins that increase transcription of a specific gene. Activators bind to promoters and often coactivators to facilitate binding of the pre-activation complex and initiation complexes; therefore, they stimulate the transcription of a given gene. 

During transcription, RNA polymerase enzymes bind to DNA promoter sequences. This binding is facilitated by the pre-initiation complex (composed of transcription factors, the promoter sequence, activators, and repressors) as well as RNA polymerase. In eukaryotic cells, certain transcription factors must bind to the promoter sequence before RNA polymerase can. This is due to an inability of RNA polymerase to independently recognize the promoter sequence. Once RNA polymerase does bind, transcription can be initiated. 

Proofreading occurs during the elongation phase of transcription. RNA polymerase's movement over the DNA template strand includes a backtracking motion that allows RNA polymerase to proofread the newly synthesized RNA transcript.