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'''Transcription termination factor Rho''' is a ring-shaped RNA-DNA '''helicase''' that induces release of transcription complexes at specific loci of bacterial genomes. Several structures of Rho in various liganded states haven been solved by X-ray crystallography by the J. M. Berger lab (Berkeley): [[1a8v]], [[1pv4]], [[1pvo]], [[1xpr]], [[1xpu]], [[2a8v]], and [[2ht1]].
'''Transcription termination factor Rho''' is a ring-shaped RNA-DNA '''helicase''' that induces release of transcription complexes at specific loci of bacterial genomes. Several structures of Rho in various liganded states haven been solved by X-ray crystallography by the J. M. Berger lab (Berkeley): [[1a8v]], [[1pv4]], [[1pvo]], [[1xpr]], [[1xpu]], [[2a8v]], and [[2ht1]].


The [[Asymmetric Unit|asymmetric unit]] solved as [[2ht1]] contains only two chains, so it represents only one third of the [[Biological Unit|biological unit]], which is a homo-hexamer. The scene here shows this homo-hexamer in a closed state (<scene name='Transcription_Termination_Factor_Rho/Rho1_pdb_hexamer_overview/1'>restore initial scene</scene>)<ref>File [[Image:Rho1.pdb]] derived from [[2ht1]] by symmetry operations</ref>. In this model (<scene name='Transcription_Termination_Factor_Rho/Rho1_pdb_hexamer_overview/2'>show composition</scene>), the {{Template:ColorKey Composition Protein}} hexamer is bound to {{Template:ColorKey Composition RNA}}, and some incidental "{{Template:ColorKey Composition Solvent}}" (sulfate ions).
The [[Asymmetric Unit|asymmetric unit]] solved as [[2ht1]] contains only two chains, so it represents only one third of the [[Biological Unit|biological unit]], which is a homo-hexamer. The scene here shows this homo-hexamer in a closed state (<scene name='Transcription_Termination_Factor_Rho/Rho1_pdb_hexamer_overview/1'>restore initial scene</scene>)<ref>File [[Image:Rho1.pdb]] derived from [[2ht1]] by symmetry operations</ref>. Note that this model has only the middle 324 amino acids in each chain, lacking the first 52 and the last 57 amino acids in each chain<ref>Missing residues can be found by aligning the PDB file's SEQRES records with the sequence of the residues assigned [[Atomic coordinate file|atomic coordinates]], as listed by the [http://bip.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/send-s2c?w=1&id=2HT1 S2C Server]</ref>.


Here is one representation showing the same Rho hexamer in a closed state and with <scene name='Transcription_Termination_Factor_Rho/Rho_closed_1/3'>RNA fragments occupying both its primary and secondary binding sites</scene>.
In this model (<scene name='Transcription_Termination_Factor_Rho/Rho1_pdb_hexamer_overview/2'>show composition</scene>), the {{Template:ColorKey Composition Protein}} hexamer is bound to {{Template:ColorKey Composition RNA}}, and some incidental "{{Template:ColorKey Composition Solvent}}" (sulfate ions).
 
Here is one representation showing the same Rho hexamer in a closed state and with <scene name='Transcription_Termination_Factor_Rho/Rho_closed_1/3'>RNA fragments occupying both its primary and secondary binding sites</scene>. In this scene, the foreground RNA is colored by element
({{Template:ColorKey_Element_C}}
{{Template:ColorKey_Element_O}}
{{Template:ColorKey_Element_N}}
{{Template:ColorKey_Element_P}}). Also colored are


==Notes==
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Transcription termination factor Rho is a ring-shaped RNA-DNA helicase that induces release of transcription complexes at specific loci of bacterial genomes. Several structures of Rho in various liganded states haven been solved by X-ray crystallography by the J. M. Berger lab (Berkeley): 1a8v, 1pv4, 1pvo, 1xpr, 1xpu, 2a8v, and 2ht1.

The asymmetric unit solved as 2ht1 contains only two chains, so it represents only one third of the biological unit, which is a homo-hexamer. The scene here shows this homo-hexamer in a closed state ()[1]. Note that this model has only the middle 324 amino acids in each chain, lacking the first 52 and the last 57 amino acids in each chain[2].

In this model (), the Protein hexamer is bound to RNA, and some incidental "Solvent" (sulfate ions).

Here is one representation showing the same Rho hexamer in a closed state and with . In this scene, the foreground RNA is colored by element (C O N P). Also colored are

NotesNotes

  1. File File:Rho1.pdb derived from 2ht1 by symmetry operations
  2. Missing residues can be found by aligning the PDB file's SEQRES records with the sequence of the residues assigned atomic coordinates, as listed by the S2C Server

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