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Structural mechanism of inhibition of the Rho transcription termination factor by the antibiotic bicyclomycin.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 1 Jan 2005
Skordalakes Emmanuel, Brogan Andrew P, Park Boon Saeng, Kohn Harold, Berger James M
Abstract excerpt
Rho is a hexameric RNA/DNA helicase/translocase that terminates transcription of select genes in bacteria. The naturally occurring antibiotic, bicyclomycin (BCM), acts as a noncompetitive inhibitor of ATP turnover to disrupt this process. We have determined three independent X-ray crystal structures of Rho complexed with BCM and two semisynthetic derivatives, 5a-(3-formylphenylsulfanyl)-dihydrobicyclomycin (FPDB)...
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