Structural highlights
Function
RPAB1_YEAST DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates. Common component of RNA polymerases I, II and III which synthesize ribosomal RNA precursors, mRNA precursors and many functional non-coding RNAs, and small RNAs, such as 5S rRNA and tRNAs, respectively. Pol II is the central component of the basal RNA polymerase II transcription machinery. Pols are composed of mobile elements that move relative to each other. In Pol II, RPB5 is part of the lower jaw surrounding the central large cleft and thought to grab the incoming DNA template. Seems to be the major component in this process (By similarity).
Publication Abstract from PubMed
RNA polymerase I (Pol I) is a 14-subunit enzyme that solely synthesizes pre-ribosomal RNA. Recently, the crystal structure of apo Pol I gave unprecedented insight into its molecular architecture. Here, we present three cryo-EM structures of elongating Pol I, two at 4.0 A and one at 4.6 A resolution, and a Pol I open complex at 3.8 A resolution. Two modules in Pol I mediate the narrowing of the DNA-binding cleft by closing the clamp domain. The DNA is bound by the clamp head and by the protrusion domain, allowing visualization of the upstream and downstream DNA duplexes in one of the elongation complexes. During formation of the Pol I elongation complex, the bridge helix progressively folds, while the A12.2 C-terminal domain is displaced from the active site. Our results reveal the conformational changes associated with elongation complex formation and provide additional insight into the Pol I transcription cycle.
Molecular Structures of Transcribing RNA Polymerase I.,Tafur L, Sadian Y, Hoffmann NA, Jakobi AJ, Wetzel R, Hagen WJ, Sachse C, Muller CW Mol Cell. 2016 Nov 16. pii: S1097-2765(16)30721-3. doi:, 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.11.013. PMID:27867008[1]
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References
- ↑ Tafur L, Sadian Y, Hoffmann NA, Jakobi AJ, Wetzel R, Hagen WJ, Sachse C, Muller CW. Molecular Structures of Transcribing RNA Polymerase I. Mol Cell. 2016 Nov 16. pii: S1097-2765(16)30721-3. doi:, 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.11.013. PMID:27867008 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2016.11.013
