4ylp

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E. coli Transcription Initiation Complex - 16-bp spacer and 5-nt RNAE. coli Transcription Initiation Complex - 16-bp spacer and 5-nt RNA

Structural highlights

4ylp is a 27 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli and Synthetic construct. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 5.5Å
Ligands:, ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

RPOA_ECOLI DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates. This subunit plays an important role in subunit assembly since its dimerization is the first step in the sequential assembly of subunits to form the holoenzyme.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

During transcription initiation, RNA polymerase binds to promoter DNA to form an initiation complex containing a DNA bubble and enters into abortive cycles of RNA synthesis before escaping the promoter to transit into the elongation phase for processive RNA synthesis. Here we present the crystal structures of E. coli transcription initiation complexes containing a complete transcription bubble and de novo synthesized RNA oligonucleotides at about 6-A resolution. The structures show how RNA polymerase recognizes DNA promoters that contain spacers of different lengths and reveal a bridging interaction between the 5'-triphosphate of the nascent RNA and the sigma factor that may function to stabilize the short RNA-DNA hybrids during the early stage of transcription initiation. The conformation of the RNA oligonucleotides and the paths of the DNA strands in the complete initiation complexes provide insights into the mechanism that controls both the abortive and productive RNA synthesis.

Crystal Structures of the E. coli Transcription Initiation Complexes with a Complete Bubble.,Zuo Y, Steitz TA Mol Cell. 2015 Apr 8. pii: S1097-2765(15)00175-6. doi:, 10.1016/j.molcel.2015.03.010. PMID:25866247[1]

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References

  1. Zuo Y, Steitz TA. Crystal Structures of the E. coli Transcription Initiation Complexes with a Complete Bubble. Mol Cell. 2015 Apr 8. pii: S1097-2765(15)00175-6. doi:, 10.1016/j.molcel.2015.03.010. PMID:25866247 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2015.03.010

4ylp, resolution 5.50Å

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