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8hsl

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Thermus thermophilus RNA polymerase bound with an inverted Rho hexamer

Structural highlights

8hsl is a 11 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:	Electron Microscopy, Resolution 5.8Å
Ligands:	, , ,
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

Q5SJE9_THET8 Facilitates transcription termination by a mechanism that involves Rho binding to the nascent RNA, activation of Rho's RNA-dependent ATPase activity, and release of the mRNA from the DNA template.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_01884]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Transcription termination is an essential step in transcription by RNA polymerase (RNAP) and crucial for gene regulation. For many bacterial genes, transcription termination is mediated by the adenosine triphosphate-dependent RNA translocase/helicase Rho, which causes RNA/DNA dissociation from the RNAP elongation complex (EC). However, the structural basis of the interplay between Rho and RNAP remains obscure. Here, we report the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the Thermus thermophilus RNAP EC engaged with Rho. The Rho hexamer binds RNAP through the carboxyl-terminal domains, which surround the RNA exit site of RNAP, directing the nascent RNA seamlessly from the RNA exit to its central channel. The beta-flap tip at the RNA exit is critical for the Rho-dependent RNA release, and its deletion causes an alternative Rho-RNAP binding mode, which is irrelevant to termination. The Rho binding site overlaps with the binding sites of other macromolecules, such as ribosomes, providing a general basis of gene regulation.

Structural basis of the transcription termination factor Rho engagement with transcribing RNA polymerase from Thermus thermophilus.,Murayama Y, Ehara H, Aoki M, Goto M, Yokoyama T, Sekine SI Sci Adv. 2023 Feb 10;9(6):eade7093. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.ade7093. Epub 2023 Feb 8. PMID:36753546^[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

↑ Murayama Y, Ehara H, Aoki M, Goto M, Yokoyama T, Sekine SI. Structural basis of the transcription termination factor Rho engagement with transcribing RNA polymerase from Thermus thermophilus. Sci Adv. 2023 Feb 10;9(6):eade7093. PMID:36753546 doi:10.1126/sciadv.ade7093