1i50 | pdb_00001i50
RNA POLYMERASE II CRYSTAL FORM II AT 2.8 A RESOLUTION
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Overview
Structures of a 10-subunit yeast RNA polymerase II have been derived from, two crystal forms at 2.8 and 3.1 angstrom resolution. Comparison of the, structures reveals a division of the polymerase into four mobile modules, including a clamp, shown previously to swing over the active center. In, the 2.8 angstrom structure, the clamp is in an open state, allowing entry, of straight promoter DNA for the initiation of transcription. Three loops, extending from the clamp may play roles in RNA unwinding and DNA rewinding, during transcription. A 2.8 angstrom difference Fourier map reveals two, metal ions at the active site, one persistently bound and the other, possibly exchangeable during RNA synthesis. The results also provide, evidence for RNA exit in the vicinity of the carboxyl-terminal repeat, domain, coupling synthesis to RNA processing by enzymes bound to this, domain.
About this Structure
1I50 is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Saccharomyces cerevisiae with ZN and MN as ligands. Active as DNA-directed RNA polymerase, with EC number 2.7.7.6 Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Structural basis of transcription: RNA polymerase II at 2.8 angstrom resolution., Cramer P, Bushnell DA, Kornberg RD, Science. 2001 Jun 8;292(5523):1863-76. Epub 2001 Apr 19. PMID:11313498
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