8abz | pdb_00008abz

RNA polymerase at U-rich pause bound to non-regulatory RNA - pause prone, closed clamp state

spinqualitylabelsall models 8abz, resolution 3.40Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 8abz is a 8 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli and Escherichia coli K-12. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: IGU, MG, ZN 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 RNA can regulate its own synthesis without auxiliary proteins. For example, U-rich RNA sequences signal RNA polymerase (RNAP) to pause transcription and are required for transcript release at intrinsic terminators in all kingdoms of life. In contrast, the regulatory RNA putL suppresses pausing and termination in cis. However, how nascent RNA modulates its own synthesis remains largely unknown. We present cryo-EM reconstructions of RNAP captured during transcription of putL variants or an unrelated sequence at a U-rich pause site. Our results suggest how putL suppresses pausing and promotes its synthesis. We demonstrate that transcribing a U-rich sequence, a ubiquitous trigger of intrinsic termination, promotes widening of the RNAP nucleic-acid-binding channel. Widening destabilizes RNAP interactions with DNA and RNA to facilitate transcript dissociation reminiscent of intrinsic transcription termination. Surprisingly, RNAP remains bound to DNA after transcript release. Our results provide the structural framework to understand RNA-mediated intrinsic transcription termination. Structural insights into RNA-mediated transcription regulation in bacteria.,Dey S, Batisse C, Shukla J, Webster MW, Takacs M, Saint-Andre C, Weixlbaumer A Mol Cell. 2022 Oct 7. pii: S1097-2765(22)00909-1. doi:, 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.09.020. PMID:36220101 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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