2pi4

T7RNAP complexed with a phi10 protein and initiating GTPs.T7RNAP complexed with a phi10 protein and initiating GTPs.

Structural highlights 2pi4 is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia phage T7. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.5Å Ligands: , Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function RPOL_BPT7 DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates. Responsible for the transcription of the late genes of T7. It is rifampicin-resistant. It recognizes a specific promoter sequence, unwinds the double-stranded RNA to expose the coding strand for templating, initiates transcription preferentially with a purine. Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed DNA-directed RNA polymerases are capable of initiating synthesis of RNA without primers, the first catalytic stage of initiation is referred to as de novo RNA synthesis. De novo synthesis is a unique phase in the transcription cycle where the RNA polymerase binds two nucleotides rather than a nascent RNA polymer and a single nucleotide. For bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase, transcription begins with a marked preference for GTP at the +1 and +2 positions. We determined the crystal structures of T7 RNA polymerase complexes captured during the de novo RNA synthesis. The DNA substrates in the structures in the complexes contain a common Phi 10 duplex promoter followed by a unique five base single-stranded extension of template DNA whose sequences varied at positions +1 and +2, thereby allowing for different pairs of initiating nucleotides GTP, ATP, CTP or UTP to bind. The structures show that the initiating nucleotides bind RNA polymerase in locations distinct from those described previously for elongation complexes. Selection bias in favor of GTP as an initiating nucleotide is accomplished by shape complementarity, extensive protein side-chain and strong base-stacking interactions for the guanine moiety in the enzyme active site. Consequently, an initiating GTP provides the largest stabilization force for the open promoter conformation. Mechanism for de novo RNA synthesis and initiating nucleotide specificity by t7 RNA polymerase.,Kennedy WP, Momand JR, Yin YW J Mol Biol. 2007 Jul 6;370(2):256-68. Epub 2007 Mar 21. PMID:17512007 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also RNA polymerase 3D structures

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