E. coli RNAポリメラーゼからのシグマ70サブユニット断片の結晶構造
A Malhotra1, E Severinova, S A Darst
1Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA.
Cell
|October 4, 1996
まとめ
シグマ70サブユニット断片の結晶構造は,それがRNAポリメラーゼと結合し,プロモーターDNAと相互作用する方法を明らかにします. これは,DNA結合調節とプロモーター溶解機構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:
- シグマ70サブユニットは,バクテリアのRNAポリメラーゼプロモーター認識に不可欠です.
- 構造と機能の関係を理解することは,転写開始の解読の鍵です.
研究 の 目的:
- E. coli sigma 70 プロモーター特異性サブユニットの重要な断片の結晶構造を決定する.
- 核RNAポリメラーゼ結合とプロモーターDNA相互作用の構造的基礎を解明する.
主な方法:
- 解像度2.6AのX線結晶学. 解像度2.6AのX線結晶学. 解像度2.6AのX線結晶学. 解像度2.6AのX線結晶学.
- シグマ70サブユニット断片の構造分析.
主要な成果:
- 核RNAポリメラーゼ結合とプロモーターDNA相互作用のための明確な顔が特定されました.
- -10元素でプロモーターの溶解に関与する特徴的な芳香的残留物.
- RNAポリメラーゼがない場合にDNA相互作用を抑制するメカニズムを提案した.
結論:
- 決定された構造は,シグマ70関数を理解するための枠組みを提供します.
- DNA結合とプロモーター溶解の調節に関する洞察を提供します.
- トランスクリプション開始に関連する遺伝的,生化学的データの解釈を容易にする.
関連する概念動画
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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...
Eukaryotic RNA Polymerases
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All three eukaryotic RNAPs require specific transcription factors, of which the...
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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.
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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...
Eukaryotic RNA Polymerases
RNA Polymerase (RNAP) is conserved in all animals, with bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic RNAPs sharing significant sequence, structural, and functional similarities. Among the three eukaryotic RNAPs, RNA Polymerase II is most similar to bacterial RNAP in terms of both structural organization and folding topologies of the enzyme subunits. However, these similarities are not reflected in their mechanism of action.
All three eukaryotic RNAPs require specific transcription factors, of which the...
All three eukaryotic RNAPs require specific transcription factors, of which the...


