3ugp is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Thermus aquaticus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
The key step in bacterial promoter opening is recognition of the -10 promoter element (T(-12)A(-11)T(-10)A(-9)A(-8)T(-7) consensus sequence) by the RNA polymerase sigma subunit. We determined crystal structures of sigma domain 2 bound to single-stranded DNA bearing-10 element sequences. Extensive interactions occur between the protein and the DNA backbone of every -10 element nucleotide. Base-specific interactions occur primarily with A(-11) and T(-7), which are flipped out of the single-stranded DNA base stack and buried deep in protein pockets. The structures, along with biochemical data, support a model where the recognition of the -10 element sequence drives initial promoter opening as the bases of the nontemplate strand are extruded from the DNA double-helix and captured by sigma. These results provide a detailed structural basis for the critical roles of A(-11) and T(-7) in promoter melting and reveal important insights into the initiation of transcription bubble formation.
Structural basis for promoter-10 element recognition by the bacterial RNA polymerase sigma subunit.,Feklistov A, Darst SA Cell. 2011 Dec 9;147(6):1257-69. Epub 2011 Dec 1. PMID:22136875[1]
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References
↑ Feklistov A, Darst SA. Structural basis for promoter-10 element recognition by the bacterial RNA polymerase sigma subunit. Cell. 2011 Dec 9;147(6):1257-69. Epub 2011 Dec 1. PMID:22136875 doi:10.1016/j.cell.2011.10.041
