Transcription Initiation in a Single-Subunit RNA Polymerase Proceeds through DNA Scrunching and Rotation of the N-Terminal Subdomains

Molecular Cell

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 567-577

  Tang, Guo Qing ^a   Roy, Rahul ^b   Ha, Taekjip ^b,c   Patel, Smita S ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; PROTEINS

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

DNA; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, GENETIC; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); ROTATION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 44449127089     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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