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==X-ray crystal structure of the Rho transcription termination factor in complex with single stranded DNA==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1pv4]] is a 11 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli Escherichia coli]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1PV4 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1PV4 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 3&#8491;</td></tr>
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<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1pv4 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1pv4 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/1pv4 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1pv4 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1pv4 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1pv4 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/RHO_ECOLI RHO_ECOLI] Facilitates transcription termination by a mechanism that involves rho binding to the nascent RNA, activation of rho's RNA-dependent ATPase activity, and release of the mRNA from the DNA template. RNA-dependent NTPAse which utilizes all four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01884]
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
In bacteria, one of the major transcriptional termination mechanisms requires a RNA/DNA helicase known as the Rho factor. We have determined two structures of Rho complexed with nucleic acid recognition site mimics in both free and nucleotide bound states to 3.0 A resolution. Both structures show that Rho forms a hexameric ring in which two RNA binding sites--a primary one responsible for target mRNA recognition and a secondary one required for mRNA translocation and unwinding--point toward the center of the ring. Rather than forming a closed ring, the Rho hexamer is split open, resembling a "lock washer" in its global architecture. The distance between subunits at the opening is sufficiently wide (12 A) to accommodate single-stranded RNA. This open configuration most likely resembles a state poised to load onto mRNA and suggests how related ring-shaped enzymes may be breached to bind nucleic acids.

Structure of the Rho transcription terminator: mechanism of mRNA recognition and helicase loading.,Skordalakes E, Berger JM Cell. 2003 Jul 11;114(1):135-46. PMID:12859904<ref>PMID:12859904</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Helicase 3D structures|Helicase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Escherichia coli]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Berger JM]]
[[Category: Skordalakes E]]