通过RNA聚合酶进行的初始转录通过DNA缩机制进行
Achillefs N Kapanidis1, Emmanuel Margeat, Sam On Ho
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. a.kapanidis1@physics.ox.ac.uk
概括
最初的转录使用了一个"挤压"机制,其中RNA聚合酶 (RNAP) 将DNA拉入自身,而不是替代模型. 这一过程形成了一个压力中间体,驱动着促进体逃逸.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
背景情况:
- 转录启动是一个基本的生物过程.
- 了解RNA聚合酶 (RNAP) 在启动过程中的精确运动至关重要.
- 之前的模型提出了RNAP在初始转录期间的不同转位机制.
研究的目的:
- 阐明初始转录的机制.
- 为了确定RNA聚合酶 (RNAP) 与DNA的转位动态.
- 为了调查DNA压力在促销者逃脱中的作用.
主要方法:
- 利用光共振能量转移 (FRET) 来监测单个分子内的距离.
- 研究了无效启动转录启动复合体的研究.
- 分析了RNAP相对于促进体DNA的运动.
主要成果:
- 证明了最初的转录是通过"挤压"机制进行的.
- 显示的RNAP仍然固定在促进体DNA上,将下游DNA拉入其活性中心.
- 排除了RNAP的"暂时游览"或"虫"等替代机制.
- 确定了一种具有DNA解和紧缩应激的应力中间体.
结论:
- 最初的转录是通过RNAPDNA缩小发生的.
- 在转录启动过程中积累了压力中间体.
- 这种累积的压力有助于RNAP促进体逃脱.
相关概念视频
Transcription
Overview
Transcription is the process of synthesizing RNA from a DNA sequence by RNA polymerase. It is the first step in producing a protein from a gene sequence. Additionally, many other proteins and regulatory sequences are involved in the proper synthesis of messenger RNA (mRNA). Regulation of transcription is responsible for the differentiation of all the different types of cells and often for the proper cellular response to environmental signals.
Transcription Can Produce Different Kinds...
Transcription is the process of synthesizing RNA from a DNA sequence by RNA polymerase. It is the first step in producing a protein from a gene sequence. Additionally, many other proteins and regulatory sequences are involved in the proper synthesis of messenger RNA (mRNA). Regulation of transcription is responsible for the differentiation of all the different types of cells and often for the proper cellular response to environmental signals.
Transcription Can Produce Different Kinds...
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...
Transcription
Transcription is the synthesis of RNA from a DNA sequence by RNA polymerase. It is the first step in producing a protein from a gene sequence. Additionally, many other proteins and regulatory sequences are involved in correctly synthesizing messenger RNA (mRNA). Transcriptional regulation is responsible for the differentiation of different types of cells and often for the proper cellular response to environmental signals.
Transcription Can Produce Different Kinds of RNA Molecules
In eukaryotes,...
Transcription Can Produce Different Kinds of RNA Molecules
In eukaryotes,...


