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Estructura tridimensional de la ARN polimerasa del núcleo de E. coli: las conformaciones de unión y elongación del
A Polyakov1, E Severinova, S A Darst
1Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA.
Cell
|November 3, 1995
Resumen
Se determinó la estructura de la ARN polimerasa (ARNP) del núcleo de E. coli, revelando cambios conformacionales en comparación con la holoenzima. Esta estructura RNAP central se asemeja al RNAPII de la levadura, lo que sugiere distintas funciones de unión y elongación de promotores.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Biología Estructural Biología estructural.
- La bioquímica es la bioquímica.
Sus antecedentes:
- La ARN polimerasa (RNAP) es crucial para la transcripción génica en todos los organismos.
- La comprensión de la estructura de RNAP proporciona información sobre su función y regulación.
- Estudios previos habían determinado la estructura de la holoenzima RNAP de E. coli.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para determinar la estructura tridimensional del núcleo de E. coli RNAP.
- Para comparar la estructura del RNAP del núcleo de E. coli con la holoenzima de E. coli y el RNAPII de levadura.
- Para aclarar las posibles diferencias funcionales relacionadas con la unión y elongación del promotor.
Principales métodos:
- Reconstrucción tridimensional a partir de las micrografías electrónicas.
- Análisis de cristales helicoidales aplanados del RNAP. del núcleo de E. coli.
- Determinación estructural de alta resolución (~23 Å).
Principales resultados:
- Se resolvió la estructura del RNAP del núcleo de E. coli.
- Se observaron extensos cambios conformacionales en comparación con la E. coli RNAP holoenzima.
- La estructura RNAP central comparte similitudes con el RNAPII de levadura, particularmente en la región del pulgar que rodea el canal.
Conclusiones:
- Las diferencias estructurales sugieren distintas conformaciones para la unión al promotor (holoenzima) y la elongación (ARNP núcleo, ARNPII de levadura).
- Las estructuras RNAP del núcleo de E. coli y RNAPII de la levadura, con su pulgar anillado, son consistentes con sus roles en el alargamiento y la incapacidad para reconocer promotores.
- El estudio proporciona una base estructural para la comprensión de la especialización funcional dentro de las estructuras de RNAP.
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