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Mapping ATP-dependent activation at a sigma54 promoter.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 3 Nov 2006
Leach Robert N, Gell Christopher, Wigneshweraraj Sivaramesh, Buck Martin, Smith Alastair, Stockley Peter George
Abstract excerpt
The sigma(54) promoter specificity factor is distinct from other bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) sigma factors in that it forms a transcriptionally silent closed complex upon promoter binding. Transcriptional activation occurs through a nucleotide-dependent isomerization of sigma(54), mediated via its interactions with an enhancer-binding activator protein that utilizes the energy released in ATP hydrolysis to...
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