Open complex formation during transcription initiation at the Escherichia coli galP1 promoter: the role of the RNA polymerase alpha subunit at promoters lacking an UP-element.

Abstract:

:We have studied the role of the C-terminal domain of the alpha subunit (alphaCTD) of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase during transcription initiation at promoters lacking an UP-element. The temperature requirement for open complex formation was used as an indication of the kinetics of this process. We have previously shown that alphaCTD is required for transcription initiation at low temperature at the galP1 promoter, a promoter containing an UP-element. DNase I footprinting has been used to reveal the structure of open promoter complexes and the temperature requirement for open complex formation has been determined using potassium permanganate as a probe. In this work we show that, although alphaCTD is not absolutely required for transcription initiation at promoters lacking an UP-element, it does play a role during transcription initiation. This role is independent of the sequence of the promoter upstream from the -35 region and does not require stable alphaCTD-DNA interactions as determined by DNase I footprinting. The role of alphaCTD at promoters lacking an UP-element is discussed.

journal_name

Nucleic Acids Res

journal_title

Nucleic acids research

authors

Burns HD,Ishihama A,Minchin SD

doi

10.1093/nar/27.9.2051

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1999-05-01 00:00:00

pages

2051-6

issue

9

eissn

0305-1048

issn

1362-4962

pii

gkc332

journal_volume

27

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