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バクテリアのRNAポリメラーゼによる転写延長の構造的基礎
Dmitry G Vassylyev1, Marina N Vassylyeva, Anna Perederina
1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, 402B Kaul Genetics Building, 720 20th Street South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA. dmitry@uab.edu
Nature
|June 22, 2007
まとめ
RNAポリメラーゼ延長複合体 (EC) 構造は,RNAを合成するためにDNAに沿ってどのように移動するかを明らかにします. これは,RNAポリメラーゼの停止および終了メカニズムについての洞察を提供します.
科学分野:
- 分子生物学は分子生物学である.
- 構造生物学 構造生物学とは
- バイオケミストリー バイオケミストリー
背景:
- RNAポリメラーゼ延長複合体 (EC) は,遺伝子転写に不可欠であり,迅速かつ過程的なRNA合成を可能にします.
- ECの構造的ダイナミクスを理解することは,転写メカニズムと規制の解明の鍵です.
研究 の 目的:
- Thermus thermophilus EC.の高解像度構造を決定するために.
- RNAポリメラーゼのプロセシビティと調節の構造的基礎を解明する.
主な方法:
- 2.5-A解像度でEC構造を取得するために,X線結晶学を用いた.
主要な成果:
- 構造は,活性部位でアクセス可能なDNAテンプレートを持つポストトランスロケーションされた中間物質を捕獲した.
- DNA鎖の分離は,活性部位の下流で発生し,基板結合を一度に1つに制限します.
- RNA/DNAハイブリッドと異位RNAは,特定のタンパク質要素と相互作用し,RNAの異位メカニズムを示唆する.
- RNAの出口チャネル構成は,ヘアピン依存の停止と終了に関する洞察を提供します.
結論:
- 高解像度構造は,延長中のECの詳細な分子画像を提供します.
- 構造的特徴は,基板のアクセシビリティ,RNAのシフト,および潜在的な停止/終了メカニズムを説明します.
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Bacterial RNA Polymerase
Unlike eukaryotes, bacteria use a single RNA Polymerase (RNAP) to transcribe all genes. The different subunits of bacterial RNAPhave distinct functions. The multisubunit structure of the bacterial RNAP helps the enzyme to maintain catalytic function, facilitate assembly, interact with DNA and RNA, and self-regulate its activity.
In most genes, the transcription site is a single base present upstream of the coding sequence. Though RNAP is a catalytically efficient enzyme, it does not recognize...
In most genes, the transcription site is a single base present upstream of the coding sequence. Though RNAP is a catalytically efficient enzyme, it does not recognize...
Transcription Elongation Factors
Transcription elongation is a dynamic process that alters depending upon the sequence heterogeneity of the DNA being transcribed. Hence, it is not surprising that the elongation complex's composition also varies along the way while transcribing a gene.
The transcription elongation is regulated via pausing of RNA polymerase on several occasions during transcription. In bacteria, these halts are necessary because the transcription of DNA into mRNA is coupled to the translation of that mRNA into a...
The transcription elongation is regulated via pausing of RNA polymerase on several occasions during transcription. In bacteria, these halts are necessary because the transcription of DNA into mRNA is coupled to the translation of that mRNA into a...
Bacterial Transcription
RNA polymerase (RNAP) carries out DNA-dependent RNA synthesis in both bacteria and eukaryotes. Bacteria do not have a membrane-bound nucleus. So, transcription and translation occur simultaneously, on the same DNA template.
Transcription can be divided into three main stages, each involving distinct DNA sequences to guide the polymerase. These are:
Transcription can be divided into three main stages, each involving distinct DNA sequences to guide the polymerase. These are:
Transcription Initiation
Initiation is the first step of transcription in eukaryotes. Prokaryotic RNA Polymerase (RNAP) can bind to the template DNA and start transcribing. On the other hand, transcription in eukaryotes requires additional proteins, called transcription factors, to first bind to the promoter region in the DNA template. This binding helps recruit the specific RNAP that can assemble on the DNA and start transcription.
The promoters and enhancers and their accessory proteins allow tight regulation of...
The promoters and enhancers and their accessory proteins allow tight regulation of...
Bacterial RNA Polymerase
Unlike eukaryotes, bacteria use a single RNA Polymerase (RNAP) to transcribe all genes. The different subunits of bacterial RNAPhave distinct functions. The multisubunit structure of the bacterial RNAP helps the enzyme to maintain catalytic function, facilitate assembly, interact with DNA and RNA, and self-regulate its activity.
In most genes, the transcription site is a single base present upstream of the coding sequence. Though RNAP is a catalytically efficient enzyme, it does not recognize...
In most genes, the transcription site is a single base present upstream of the coding sequence. Though RNAP is a catalytically efficient enzyme, it does not recognize...
Transcription Elongation Factors
Transcription elongation is a dynamic process that alters depending upon the sequence heterogeneity of the DNA being transcribed. Hence, it is not surprising that the elongation complex's composition also varies along the way while transcribing a gene.
The transcription elongation is regulated via pausing of RNA polymerase on several occasions during transcription. In bacteria, these halts are necessary because the transcription of DNA into mRNA is coupled to the translation of that mRNA into a...
The transcription elongation is regulated via pausing of RNA polymerase on several occasions during transcription. In bacteria, these halts are necessary because the transcription of DNA into mRNA is coupled to the translation of that mRNA into a...

