Dissection of two hallmarks of the open promoter complex by mutation in an RNA polymerase core subunit.

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Deletion of 10 evolutionarily conserved amino acids from the beta subunit of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase leads to a mutant enzyme that is unable to efficiently hold onto DNA. Open promoter complexes formed by the mutant enzyme are in rapid equilibrium with closed complexes and, unlike the wild-type complexes, are highly sensitive to the DNA competitor heparin (Martin, E., Sagitov, V., Burova, E., Nikiforov,...

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