Pseudomonas aeruginosa SutA wedges RNAP lobe domain open to facilitate promoter DNA unwinding

oleh: Dingwei He, Linlin You, Xiaoxian Wu, Jing Shi, Aijia Wen, Zhi Yan, Wenhui Mu, Chengli Fang, Yu Feng, Yu Zhang

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01

Deskripsi

SutA is a transcription factor which increases transcription activity of an RNA polymerase (RNAP). Here, authors present cryo-EM structures of SutA-bound RNAP-σS holoenzyme and SutA-bound transcription initiation complex, which reveals SutA wedging the RNAP-β lobe open to aid unwinding.