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Mutations in the CRE pocket of bacterial RNA polymerase affect multiple steps of transcription.
Nucleic acids research - 13 Jul 2015
Petushkov Ivan, Pupov Danil, Bass Irina, Kulbachinskiy Andrey
Abstract excerpt
During transcription, the catalytic core of RNA polymerase (RNAP) must interact with the DNA template with low-sequence specificity to ensure efficient enzyme translocation and RNA extension. Unexpectedly, recent structural studies of bacterial promoter complexes revealed specific interactions between the nontemplate DNA strand at the downstream edge of the transcription bubble (CRE, core recognition element) and...
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