Structural basis of Ty3 retrotransposon integration at RNA Polymerase III-transcribed genes

oleh: Guillermo Abascal-Palacios, Laura Jochem, Carlos Pla-Prats, Fabienne Beuron, Alessandro Vannini

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01

Deskripsi

Ty3 retrotransposon integrates with an exquisite specificity upstream of RNA Polymerase III-transcribed genes, such as transfer RNAs. Here the authors resolve a cryo-EM structure of an active Ty3 intasome in complex with a TFIIIB-bound tRNA promoter, shedding light into the molecular determinants of harmless retrotransposition.