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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5556
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
In bacteria, promoter recognition depends on the RNA polymerase sigma subunit, which combines with the catalytically proficient RNA polymerase core to form the holoenzyme. The major class of bacterial promoters is defined by two conserved elements (the -10 and -35 elements, which are 10 and 35 nucleotides upstream of the initiation point, respectively) that are contacted by sigma in the holoenzyme. We show that recognition of promoters of this class depends on the "flexible flap" domain of the RNA polymerase beta subunit. The flap interacts with conserved region 4 of sigma and triggers a conformational change that moves region 4 into the correct position for interaction with the -35 element. Because the flexible flap is evolutionarily conserved, this domain may facilitate promoter recognition by specificity factors in eukaryotes as well.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
295
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
855-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Allosteric Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-DNA, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Energy Transfer, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Holoenzymes, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Sigma Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11823642-Two-Hybrid System Techniques
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
A role for interaction of the RNA polymerase flap domain with the sigma subunit in promoter recognition.
pubmed:affiliation
Waksman Institute, Department of Genetics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't