Structural basis of ribosomal RNA transcription regulation

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) expression is regulated at the initiation stage of RNA synthesis. Here, the authors report cryo-EM structures of E. coli RNA polymerase and rRNA promoter complex with DksA/ppGpp on the way to open complex formation, identifying key steps in promoter recognition and opening.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yeonoh Shin, M. Zuhaib Qayyum, Danil Pupov, Daria Esyunina, Andrey Kulbachinskiy, Katsuhiko S. Murakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20776-y