Structural highlights
3k4g is a 8 chain structure with sequence from Ecoli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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| Gene: | b3295, JW3257, pez, phs, rpoA, sez (ECOLI) |
| Activity: | DNA-directed RNA polymerase, with EC number 2.7.7.6 |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Function
[RPOA_ECOLI] DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates. This subunit plays an important role in subunit assembly since its dimerization is the first step in the sequential assembly of subunits to form the holoenzyme.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The alpha subunit C-terminal domain (alphaCTD) of RNA polymerase (RNAP) is a key element in transcription activation in Escherichia coli, possessing determinants responsible for the interaction of RNAP with DNA and with transcription factors. Here, the crystal structure of E. coli alphaCTD (alpha subunit residues 245-329) determined to 2.0 A resolution is reported. Crystals were obtained after reductive methylation of the recombinantly expressed domain. The crystals belonged to space group P2(1) and possessed both pseudo-translational symmetry and pseudo-merohedral twinning. The refined coordinate model (R factor = 0.193, R(free) = 0.236) has improved geometry compared with prior lower resolution determinations of the alphaCTD structure [Jeon et al. (1995), Science, 270, 1495-1497; Benoff et al. (2002), Science, 297, 1562-1566]. An extensive dimerization interface formed primarily by N- and C-terminal residues is also observed. The new coordinates will facilitate the improved modeling of alphaCTD-containing multi-component complexes visualized at lower resolution using X-ray crystallography and electron-microscopy reconstruction.
Structure of the Escherichia coli RNA polymerase alpha subunit C-terminal domain.,Lara-Gonzalez S, Birktoft JJ, Lawson CL Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2010 Jul;66(Pt 7):806-12. Epub 2010, Jun 19. PMID:20606261[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
See Also
References
- ↑ Lara-Gonzalez S, Birktoft JJ, Lawson CL. Structure of the Escherichia coli RNA polymerase alpha subunit C-terminal domain. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2010 Jul;66(Pt 7):806-12. Epub 2010, Jun 19. PMID:20606261 doi:10.1107/S0907444910018470
