Structural highlights
Function
RPAC2_YEAST DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates. Common core component of RNA polymerases I and III which synthesize ribosomal RNA precursors and small RNAs, such as 5S rRNA and tRNAs, respectively.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Transcription initiation at the ribosomal RNA promoter requires RNA polymerase (Pol) I and the initiation factors Rrn3 and core factor (CF). Here, we combine X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to obtain a molecular model for basal Pol I initiation. The three-subunit CF binds upstream promoter DNA, docks to the Pol I-Rrn3 complex, and loads DNA into the expanded active center cleft of the polymerase. DNA unwinding between the Pol I protrusion and clamp domains enables cleft contraction, resulting in an active Pol I conformation and RNA synthesis. Comparison with the Pol II system suggests that promoter specificity relies on a distinct "bendability" and "meltability" of the promoter sequence that enables contacts between initiation factors, DNA, and polymerase.
Structural Basis of RNA Polymerase I Transcription Initiation.,Engel C, Gubbey T, Neyer S, Sainsbury S, Oberthuer C, Baejen C, Bernecky C, Cramer P Cell. 2017 Mar 23;169(1):120-131.e22. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.003. PMID:28340337[1]
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References
- ↑ Engel C, Gubbey T, Neyer S, Sainsbury S, Oberthuer C, Baejen C, Bernecky C, Cramer P. Structural Basis of RNA Polymerase I Transcription Initiation. Cell. 2017 Mar 23;169(1):120-131.e22. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.003. PMID:28340337 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.003
