The structure of RNA-free Rho termination factor indicates a dynamic mechanism of transcript capture

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 400, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-23

  Canals, Albert ^a,b   Usón, Isabel ^b,c   Coll, Miquel ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Helicase; Rho factor; RNA capture mechanism; Transcription termination; X ray crystal structure

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; HELICASE; MESSENGER RNA; RHO FACTOR; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION FACTOR RHO;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTIC CELL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA BINDING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

PROKARYOTA; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

EID: 77953709443     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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