Structure of the bacterial RNA polymerase holoenzyme.

Accession number;03A0040612
Title;Structure of the bacterial RNA polymerase holoenzyme.
Author; SEKINE SHUN'ICHI (Inst. Physical and Chemical Res., JPN) VASSYLYEV D G (Inst. Physical and Chemical Res., JPN) YOKOYAMA SHIGEYUKI (Inst. Physical and Chemical Res., JPN)
Journal Title;Protein, Nucleic Acid and Enzyme
Journal Code:F0325A
ISSN:0039-9450
VOL.48;NO.1;PAGE.1-8(2003)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.8, REF.27
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;RNA polymerase is the enzyme to control transcription process of DNA's nucleotide sequences to RNA. In the case of procaryotes, core enzyme as a central part of RNA polymerase is bound to .SIGMA. factor, a transcription initiator,and can initiate transcription for the first time after becoming a holoenzyme.High-resolution crystal structure of holoenzyme as a minimum unit required for transcription initiation can open the gate to understand the complicated mechanisms of transcription initiation from the aspect of 3D structures.