4g7h | pdb_00004g7h

Crystal structure of Thermus thermophilus transcription initiation complex

spinqualitylabelsall models 4g7h, resolution 2.90Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4g7h 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. 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. Publication Abstract from PubMed During transcription initiation, RNA polymerase (RNAP) binds and unwinds promoter DNA to form an RNAP-promoter open complex. We have determined crystal structures at 2.9 and 3.0 A resolution of functional transcription initiation complexes comprising Thermus thermophilus RNA polymerase, sigma(A), and a promoter DNA fragment corresponding to the transcription bubble and downstream dsDNA of the RNAP-promoter open complex. The structures show that sigma recognizes the -10 element and discriminator element through interactions that include the unstacking and insertion into pockets of three DNA bases, and that RNAP recognizes the -4/+2 region through interactions that include the unstacking and insertion into a pocket of the +2 base. The structures further show that interactions between sigma and template-strand ssDNA preorganize template-strand ssDNA to engage the RNAP active center. Structural Basis of Transcription Initiation.,Zhang Y, Feng Y, Chatterjee S, Tuske S, Ho MX, Arnold E, Ebright RH Science. 2012 Oct 18. PMID:23086998 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also RNA polymerase 3D structures Sigma factor 3D structures

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