2o5i

Crystal structure of the T. thermophilus RNA polymerase elongation complex

spinqualitylabelsall models 2o5i, resolution 2.50Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2o5i is a 16 chain structure with sequence from Thermus thermophilus HB8. 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: MG, ZN Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function RPOA_THET8 DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates. 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 The RNA polymerase elongation complex (EC) is both highly stable and processive, rapidly extending RNA chains for thousands of nucleotides. Understanding the mechanisms of elongation and its regulation requires detailed information about the structural organization of the EC. Here we report the 2.5-A resolution structure of the Thermus thermophilus EC; the structure reveals the post-translocated intermediate with the DNA template in the active site available for pairing with the substrate. DNA strand separation occurs one position downstream of the active site, implying that only one substrate at a time can specifically bind to the EC. The upstream edge of the RNA/DNA hybrid stacks on the beta'-subunit 'lid' loop, whereas the first displaced RNA base is trapped within a protein pocket, suggesting a mechanism for RNA displacement. The RNA is threaded through the RNA exit channel, where it adopts a conformation mimicking that of a single strand within a double helix, providing insight into a mechanism for hairpin-dependent pausing and termination. Structural basis for transcription elongation by bacterial RNA polymerase.,Vassylyev DG, Vassylyeva MN, Perederina A, Tahirov TH, Artsimovitch I Nature. 2007 Jul 12;448(7150):157-62. Epub 2007 Jun 20. PMID:17581590 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also RNA polymerase 3D structures

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