Structural organization of the RNA polymerase-promoter open complex

被引:159
作者
Naryshkin, N [1 ]
Revyakin, A [1 ]
Kim, YG [1 ]
Mekler, V [1 ]
Ebright, RH [1 ]
机构
[1] Rutgers State Univ, Waksman Inst, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Dept Chem, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
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10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80872-7
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have used systematic site-specific protein-DNA photocrosslinking to define interactions between bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) and promoter DNA in the catalytically competent RNAP-promoter open complex (RPo). We have mapped more than 100 distinct crosslinks between individual segments of RNAP subunits and individual phosphates of promoter DNA. The results provide a comprehensive description of protein-DNA interactions in RPo, permit construction of a detailed model for the structure of RPo, and permit analysis of effects of a transcriptional activator on the structure of RPo.
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页码:601 / 611
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