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9185852

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
DNA-dependent RNA polymerases (RNApol) are Zn2+ metalloproteins where the Zn2+ ion plays both catalytic and structural roles. Although the ubiquitous presence of Zn2+ with the RNApol from eukaryotes had already been established, the exact stoichiometry of Zn2+ ion(s) per mole enzyme is not well documented, and its role in enzymatic function remains elusive. We show here that RNApolII from Saccharomyces cerevisiae has two Zn2+ ions tightly associated with it which are necessary for its transcriptional activity. Upon prolonged dialysis against 10 mM EDTA for 4-5 h, the enzyme loses one Zn2+, as well as partial activity. However, Zn2+ can be added back to the enzyme, but without recovering its total activity. 5 mM orthophenanthroline (OP) removes one Zn2+ within 2 h; the enzyme, however, cannot be reconstituted back with Zn2+. Circular dichroism (CD) studies showed that the conformation of the native enzyme is unique and cannot be reproduced with Zn2+-reconstituted RNApolII. Similarly, the rate of abortive synthesis of a dinucleotide product over a non-specific template is faster when catalyzed by two Zn2+-native enzymes. Zn2+-reconstituted RNApolII or one Zn2+-RNApolII showed a slower abortive synthesis rate. 65Zn2+-blotting experiments indicated that the removal of one Zn2+ from the enzyme destroys the Zn2+-binding ability of the larger subunits of yeast RNApolII. In order to check whether the presence of Zn2+ ions has any effect on substrate recognition, we followed the binding of (gamma-AmNS)UTP, a fluorescent substrate analog to RNApolII. It was observed that OP-treated enzyme showed non-specific substrate recognition, whereas two Zn2+-native RNApol binds substrate at a single site.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0378-1119
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
29
pubmed:volume
190
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
77-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
The presence of two tightly bound Zn2+ ions is essential for the structural and functional integrity of yeast RNA polymerase II.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, (A.P.), India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't