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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5901
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-24
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Structural studies of the T7 bacteriophage DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (T7 RNAP) have shown that the conformation of the amino-terminal domain changes substantially between the initiation and elongation phases of transcription, but how this transition is achieved remains unclear. We report crystal structures of T7 RNAP bound to promoter DNA containing either a 7- or an 8-nucleotide (nt) RNA transcript that illuminate intermediate states along the transition pathway. The amino-terminal domain comprises the C-helix subdomain and the promoter binding domain (PBD), which consists of two segments separated by subdomain H. The structures of the intermediate complex reveal that the PBD and the bound promoter rotate by approximately 45 degrees upon synthesis of an 8-nt RNA transcript. This allows the promoter contacts to be maintained while the active site is expanded to accommodate a growing heteroduplex. The C-helix subdomain moves modestly toward its elongation conformation, whereas subdomain H remains in its initiation- rather than its elongation-phase location, more than 70 angstroms away.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
322
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
553-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The structure of a transcribing T7 RNA polymerase in transition from initiation to elongation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, 266 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520-8114, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural