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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
In order to identify functional residues of the bacteriophage SP6 RNA polymerase, its C-terminal one-twelfth region was randomly mutagenized using polymerase chain reactions of its gene under the conditions for reduced fidelity of Taq DNA polymerase. Using a two-vector system that permits phenotypic isolation of mutants with reduced in vivo transcription activity, 3 single and 1 multiple mutants were isolated. A single substitution of Gln for His805 resulted in complete inactivation of the enzyme. A multiple mutant carrying substitutions at 808, 820, 835, 843 and 848 also abolished the activity. However, changes of Pro856-->Ser and Asp862-->Glu individually reduced the activity only slightly. It is noteworthy that His805 is one of the two motif-C residues that are absolutely conserved among all the DNA polymerases and monomeric RNA polymerases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1039-9712
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
711-6
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
The histidine-805 in motif-C of the phage SP6 RNA polymerase is essential for its activity as revealed by random mutagenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article