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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
Highly purified Escherichia coli RNA polymerase contains a small subunit termed omega that has a molecular mass of 10,105 Da and is comprised of 91 amino acids. To elucidate the function of omega, whose role is as yet undefined, the subunit was purified to over 95% purity from an overproducing strain [BL21 (pGP1-2, pE3C-2)]. Purified omega was then reconstituted with RNA polymerase isolated from an omega-less mutant. Externally added omega inhibited promoter-specific transcriptional activity at all promoters tested. Renaturation of fully denatured omega-less RNA polymerase in the presence of excess omega yielded maximum recovery of activity suggesting a structural rather than functional role for omega.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0014-2956
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
247
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
884-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Studies on the omega subunit of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase--its role in the recovery of denatured enzyme activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't